Train like a bender ! (IRL WORKOUT)

[proper girder]

yeahh

[topaz fjord]

Out eating dinner and having some Old Fashioned's, guess I won't be working out tonight

[topaz fjord]

An hour past 10PM and I still feel bloated, no gym for me tonight :(

[tranquil ridge]

is there one for katara?

im thinking of going back into gymnastics and kataras whole thing is about being like a gymnast

and im the same hight as her

[tranquil ridge]

I found it

[real iron]

hmm, which part of katara's kit is gymnastic like? is there a certain aspect ur trying to do from the show? Katara's water bending is based off of tai chi

[tranquil ridge]

yeah but there alot of jumping and flips and stuff that ive seen alot with the water bending

[real iron]

yes! thats wushu, chinese martial arts

[tranquil ridge]

cool

[real iron]

if you're looking to do the cool kicks and flips. You're looking for longfist, which is basically waht firebenders do

so perhaps the train like zuko one would be more suited for you

wushu has a lot of components that are very gymnastics like actually, since their main competitive setting is similar to that of gymnastics (performing a routine and have judges give u a score)

[tranquil ridge]

probably more like the smoother water style instead of the fire bending style movements

[real iron]

yeah that would be the tai chi aspect.

the tai chi aspect is the silky smooth style u see in water bending, and then the ocasional cool kick or flip is more firebending (longfist)

[tranquil ridge]

yeah

i also want to look more feminine which kataras would be better for then zukos

[real iron]

mhmm! go for it!

tai chi is a very graceful martial art, very beautiful and smooth

def not the typical martial art you see

[tranquil ridge]

yeah, i went on a school excursion to a large buddhist temple (largest one in the southern hemisphere) and we got to watch and participate in the tai chi the monks where doing

it was alot of fun

[real iron]

o thats awesome!

i hope ur able to find what ur looking for! u can always combine things, dont have to only learn explciitly one thing

[tranquil ridge]

it was a few years back but we get to go again this year

[tranquil ridge]

thank you, ill focus on this one first then start other ones as well

[real iron]

also, this may be off target. But since you said you wanted to look more feminene I assume you're more interested in the aesthetics of katara's bending and you're not as interested in the practical applications right? More the "art" and less the "martial" I assume? 🤣 If that is the case, you might actually be looking more chinese traditional dance

something like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtEROmL0NzQ

[tranquil ridge]

mix of both

[real iron]

if not, just ignore it haha

ahh ok

most of the routine in the video is dancey, but a lot of chiense traditional dance also incorporates martial arts moves

i cant find a good example rn

[tranquil ridge]

im a trans girl so i want to look more girlish, and this helps with both being fit and look female

[real iron]

maybe this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrN8na6ortE

liek graceful yet pwoerful?

[tranquil ridge]

i think i might of seen some before in one of the historical chinese dramas my mum likes

[real iron]

oh ok! i think i know what ru talking about, is what ur describing similar to the sword video i just linked?

[tranquil ridge]

yes alot like this

[real iron]

nice nice! it might be more chinese traditional dance you're looking for. But like I mentioned earlier, the lines between chinese traditional dnace and contemporary wushu get blurred often

there are softer styles of wushu similar to that video

but i think ur looking for chinese traditional dance

[tranquil ridge]

yeah i can see why
they are very similar looking

[real iron]

yeah, ive done both. they have very similar training routines actually

flexibility/kicking/etc.

[tranquil ridge]

thats good

[real iron]

its almost ballet like 🤣

i hope ur able to find a school or plae that teaches that, but i think its a good starting point!

if u do a wushu/martial arts school. some keywords id keep an eye on is "contemporary wushu" NOT traditional

[tranquil ridge]

thank you
there should be a few around as my city has a large presence of uni student from asia

[real iron]

traditional focuses more on the practical aspects, and while contemporary wushu draws from traditional its been highly stylized and evovled into something of its own

into some more performative and aesthetic focused

[real iron]

thats great! if ur uni is big, there actually might be a wushu club. thats how i got into it originally!

[tranquil ridge]

it is a decently sized uni yes so hopefully
if not im sure there would be someone at the temple that would teach me tai chi instead

[real iron]

sorry for nerding out. but I wanna calrify tho, tai chi comes in many forms

theres the traditional tai chi, and then theres the tai chi in Wushu. The tai chi in wushu is what you're looking for if you wanna look like katara

chinese martial arts is confusing as heck, so sometimes i see atla fans looking for schools to learn what they do in teh show, but what they often find is the traditional stuff, which def looks a lot different, even if its the same name

[tranquil ridge]

its all good lmao i do the same thing but with bugs

[real iron]

haha thanks. anyways i hope u find waht ur looking for!

just know that if it doesnt look like what u wanna learn, its probably not, even if it does have the same name or whatever

[tranquil ridge]

thank you

[tranquil ridge]

makes sense

[real iron]

💪

[proper girder]

zhao the personal trainer aha

[real iron]

cant get like this wo some training 🤣

[proper girder]

haha fair 😭

[tranquil ridge]

I'm starting the work out routine today 🥳

[glass birch]

Good luck!

[tranquil ridge]

Thank you

[real iron]

nice, which one r u doing?

[tranquil ridge]

I'm just doing the routine that the superherojacked website has
After I get accustomed to that I'll do the martial arts part

[real iron]

awesome! good luck!

[tranquil ridge]

Thank you

[real iron]

tell us how ur workout goes! 😄

[tranquil ridge]

I will

[proper girder]

im gonna start some form of martial arts but idk which aha

[dusk lantern]

Doing this cuz of Avatar?

[proper girder]

im quitting gym so and feeling strong is what makes me wanna do shit 😭

so it seems like a cool substitute

[real iron]

do whichever one that interests u!

if u wanna do the ones shown in avatar, its contemporary wushu (chinese martial arts)

[light ember]

What are your options right now?

[dire meadow]

Can someone give me a korra-style workout lol

Oh wait it’s pinned

Nvm

Ty

[proper girder]

any lol

[proper girder]

ooh that sounds cool acc, ill look into it

[real iron]

no problem! the really cool flips and tricks and stuff you see firebenders do, is longfist style wushu, to be more specific

[proper girder]

ill try that out cus all that stuff seems cool haha

thank you zhao

[real iron]

no problem! glad i can help

[proper girder]

yess

[real iron]

I would be careful with that routine, i jsut gave it a look thru and it has some very questionable exercises

it has people benching 135lbs for 15 reps for 3 sets

thats insane for a beginner

also what the heck is this?

is that 50 reps? at 135lbs?

Even the 50 pushups seems a bit difficult for a beginner

For people trying that routine, def tone it down if u feel ur body cant take it. this is not meant for beginners lol

[proper girder]

rule 1 for online workout plans:dont follow any weights it tells you and go for what will lead you to failure upon last rep

[real iron]

yeah i know. which is why the superherojacked plan is a terrible plan

no good plan would tell u how much weight to lift

im just afraid beginners here would think its cool and all because its "train like korra" and then end up hurting themselves trying to do it

its overall not a very good plan to "trian like korra" regardless. its just a generic conditionign routine that can potentially harm some beginners

[proper girder]

lmao yea

generally , theres different training which will tone your body differently but superherojacked probably isnt the most reliable for it ngl

[real iron]

maybe they should include a warning to people potentially looking to do that program

[proper girder]

especially because its can be unrealistic

[real iron]

imho as someone that dabbles in martial arts and lifting. its a terrible plan to become "korra" or "zuko" and i wouldnt recommend it

[proper girder]

maybe but if youre messing with gym equipment you should be able to identify your limits

[real iron]

like the exercises just dont make a whole lotta sense

[proper girder]

yea lol

js train

[real iron]

hopefully. but beginners can be very reckless sometimes

[proper girder]

yea thats fair

[uncut zephyr]

@toxic mauve

Gym time

[uncut zephyr]

this is my gym rat inspiration- u might be able to ask him questions but he busy

[uncut zephyr]

He's very busy.

But he says you all have very good advice for each other

[cedar reef]

too bad this thread is kinda dead ):

i can train like a bender but the problem is i'm not able to eat like one

[real iron]

lets revive it

https://tenor.com/view/korra-gif-18506812

[void forum]

Same 💀 but ngl i need a challenge i can do to get me inspired or something

[topaz fjord]

Adopt high protein diets with low fat and high calories if you want to bulk up, or just eat a little less calories and burn more. Many of the diets are bender-like, even chicken and rice is bountiful if you prepare it right.

[real iron]

i guess it depends whihc bender body type ur going for

theres a wide range of body types in atla, some where u would train/eat differently than others

but generally high protein is good for most

[void forum]

True i just found out i need to go for a low impact type of workout ever since i got diagnosed with PCOS

But yas protein is good thankfully

[real iron]

ohhh ok, sorry to hear that. the great thing about exercise is theres a wide veriety to choose from

by low impact do u mean like, in terms of cardio? or lifting heavy?

less volume?

[void forum]

Yeah like cardio, lifting, pilates

I used to do HIIT but it didnt work out and now i know why 😂

[real iron]

ahh ok, well the good news is theres still lots of low intensity stuff to choose from to be healthy.

just walking alone is great, ppl underestimate walking but it can do wonders for ppl that arent use to exercising

yeah HIIT imo is a bit overrated. it has its benefits, but slightly overrated

[void forum]

Oh i agree with this

I didnt appreciate it much when i was a teenager

[void forum]

Fr 😂 either you get competitive of doing it better or get so overwhelmed with the limited time

[real iron]

yeah, not too long ago ppl thought hiit was ideal for "fat loss" because it burned more calories/ time spent or the whole afterburn effect. While it may be true, the issue w hiit is u can only do it so much a day (20mins or less if ur doing it right) so all in all you're burning less calories. Wheras low intensity exercises, while maybe not as efficient, can be done much longer and is less taxing on ur body, and so overall you burn more calories even tho its slightly less efficient

[real iron]

i also have this mindset and honestly its horrible. u keep trying to beat ur last session, whether its hiit, or weights, or whatever and it ends up burning u out and u have this dread of going to the gym because u "HAVE" to beat ur last time, which is unrealistic at some pt

[void forum]

I tried doing that during freshman year in college, it wasn’t as effective as what i did when i tried martial arts and yoga

But i feel like i dont have the skills anymore so im like going back to zero

[real iron]

oh yeahh! martial arts is def much better. its more fun and more interesting

[real iron]

me too, i use to do martial arts but i got too many injuries so its like not really something i actively pursue anymore

[void forum]

THIS LMAO like you could feel it but then again you get to try some other types of workouts other than HIIT nad you could tell which is better

[real iron]

yeah hiit is just too intense. I use to do it too since it was the craze back then. But it honestly should eb used sparingly, doing hiit all the time burns a body out

[void forum]

Same here, i had to give it up cause i got so preoccupied with college, the schedule didnt fit anymore plus the trainings were more brutal. I still suck at doing flips

[real iron]

yeahh it sucks, i did it during college and it was brutal. Whats worse is we did it "old school" style and the sifu had us do kciks and flips on a hardwood basketball court, which was terrible for our joints...

[void forum]

Maybe HIIT is good when you feel like going hard or so ething but i dunno

[real iron]

yeah i think the benefits of hiit are if u wanna improve ur fitness, like if ur a competing athlete or something. even then, most athletes dont do it for EVERY single session

[void forum]

Damn, what martial arts did you do? Mine was wushu. My laoshi forced me to slap the freakin floor and it had to echo. 💀

[real iron]

the idea of going hard 100% 24/7 365 is honestly a horrible mindset to have, its only in recent times have ppl been emphasizing the importance of recovery and rest, u get stronger when u recover, not when u work out

[real iron]

ME TOOO, i did contemporary wushu 😭

[void forum]

That was my mistake when i thought it was effective to do it a few sessions a week 💀💀💀

[real iron]

wheeling arms!?

[void forum]

OMG YEEES

[real iron]

i remember getting likea popped blood vessel slamming my hands on the hwardwood floor

after that i never slammed that hard again 💀

[void forum]

It was fun when i got used to it but i hated it when i was new. My body would get sore the whole week

[void forum]

Damn 💀

I felt that

[real iron]

same, i trained 3x/week for like 2-3 yrs and i was always sore

dude the strethcing was the worse 💀

[void forum]

The only good thing came out of that training was to slap hard 😂

[real iron]

hahhaa

[void forum]

Ugh flashbacks

I hated balancing the staff with my knees

[real iron]

i have decent felxibility but even then it was not enough for wushu 💀

[real iron]

omg horsestance?

bruh i ahte those

[void forum]

Or use the staff to stretch

[void forum]

YEAH

[real iron]

💀 💀 💀 💀

such pain

[void forum]

when someone wouldnt get to balance the staff all of us got an additional minute of holding it

Like

I was dying inside

[real iron]

did u have strethcing partners where u get into a split stretch and they step on u? 🤣

[void forum]

YES

it was okay if my partners would be kids

But the instructors would be brutal

They would push me so hard

[real iron]

😭

[void forum]

WAR FLASHBACKS

[real iron]

that guys felxibile tho

[void forum]

it’s sad though i didnt get to try using a sword

[real iron]

jelly

[void forum]

I always wanted to try it

[real iron]

ohhhh nooo. i started it but never got that much time w it

which one did u try, straightsword or broadsword

[void forum]

It’s the butterfly kick that im jelly about

[real iron]

aerials for me. but yeah butterflies r also so cool

[void forum]

Neither cause i needed to perfect the staff before doing swords

Then i stopped 😭

[real iron]

oh fr? my school did swords first b4 letting us touch staff/spear

[void forum]

Damn really? Im jealous

[real iron]

i wanted to do staff so bad

yeah, the snapping is harder than it looks actually. after ur all tired out from doing ur form

[void forum]

Oh yeah fr, i thought i could do it on my first try

Boy i was wrong

It would bounce whenever i try to hit the floor

And one of the instructors would make me repeat it cause i lack control

[real iron]

😭

was this a school in college/high school or was it an outside school?

[void forum]

Outside school

I begged my parents to make me do martial arts since i was the only one in the family that didnt try any type pf sports

[real iron]

arent u glad u did it tho

to be fair wushu is more intensive in terms fo athelticism. since its mostly performative they push the body to the limits

ironically more grounded or "practical" martial arts arent nearly as demanding on the body as wushu

[void forum]

Oh heck yes, even though it was brutal, it was useful when i went to college. I joined a cheer dancing competition until sophomore year

[real iron]

so u can still do martial arts! maybe just not wushu.

[void forum]

My arms were so toned back then 💀 i miss those

[real iron]

o i bet the wushu training helped lots

[void forum]

Maybe taichi giving the fact it’s been a while lmaooo

[real iron]

hahaha do it! even wushu has stylized taichi. so maybe u can look into that. my school was great it offered many styles and some of them were teaching tai chi forms as well

[void forum]

Oh yeah it did

[void forum]

If i could find one in my city hopefully

[real iron]

the wushu type taichi is much more cooler looking than traditional tai chi, so u dont have to be worried about looking like a boomber if u did tai chi 🤣

its what waterbenders use actually, the wushu type of tai chi.

[void forum]

There’s this stance that made me feel like a waterbender lmaooo

Wu bu quan?

[real iron]

yeah thats the issue, i think its not common to see many types of wushu schools. and even if u did, its hard to find an instructor that was knowledgeable enough to teach many forms. most instructors i know tend to focus on a few styles only, more commonly longfist and southern fist thats it

[real iron]

5 stance form right?

5 stance form is the basics, so it includes all styles

[void forum]

Oh yeah, youll get lucky if you found a proper teacher that teaches you a lot of stuff

[void forum]

Yaaaas

I forgot the other stances but for some reason i remembered this

[real iron]

yep, its so hard to find a legit school since the naming conventions for chinese martial arts is so confusing and all. and then theres finding the correct instructor or style too

[void forum]

Riiight? I got lucky with mine cause he was a former athlete in china that moved in the Philippines

[real iron]

oh niceee! the instructor i hd wa affiliated w the beijing wushu team, so i got lucky too

[real iron]

if hes former wushu athlete from china he must be intense and very good 💀

[void forum]

Why does that remind me of kung fu panda? Lmaoooo

[real iron]

https://tenor.com/view/kung-fu-panda-skadoosh-cheh-soupokailloux-gif-23982684

[void forum]

I guess so cause he was really strict with my forms

[void forum]

LMAOOOO

[real iron]

i knor, theyre like form police. they always tell me my stances aren't low enough 😭

thats some intense piano bending there

[void forum]

SAME LMAOOO but hey at least they taught me how to squat better

[quartz stream]

Flameo mikanlim, you just advanced to the rank of Beginner!

[void forum]

This is also giving me war flashbacks 💀💀💀 i felt this

Im guessing thats what your parents said huh? 😂

OOOOHHHH

That’s so adorable

Always wanted to have one

[real iron]

true, my flexibility is still very good after all these yrs! 😭🤣

[void forum]

Cause thats what my parents said 😂

[real iron]

thats what all our parents say 🤣

[void forum]

Eeeyyyy same

[real iron]

it was violin for me

not piano

[void forum]

Well not great as before but good enough

I love that 😭😭😭🤍

[real iron]

oh for sure, not nearly as good as before. but relative to the general popoulation yes

[void forum]

Damn

[void forum]

Hahaha yes

[real iron]

cuz of u and ur piano bending 🙃

[void forum]

Instruments are also challenges my man lmaooo

Spinning song was my enemy back in the days

[real iron]

instruments is like exercise for ur mind and fingers

[void forum]

My mind would go blank honestly

Damn youre super artistic

Yes please

Last time i tried art was last yr cause i was curious about watercolor

Then i got tired of trying cause work was making me tired

Whats your medium?

[real iron]

i have 0 art skills lol

[void forum]

At least your parents didnt force you to do art 😂

[real iron]

trueee! lol

[void forum]

Damn pencil? Im not good with that stuff

Wait lemme find mine

I had to follow a youtube video lmaoo

And i never watercolored after that

[real iron]

wtf is this art bending 😮

[void forum]

Thank you 😭

[real iron]

maybe a pabu too

[void forum]

Water bending 😛 lamooo

YEEES

[void forum]

That would be adorable 😭

It’s art

It’s creative lol

Why would they dictate your style or vision

Maybe drinking the cactus?

Or flying around the plants?

[real iron]

https://tenor.com/view/lemur-momo-dance-jumping-gif-12774016

this one

[void forum]

LMAOOOO

[real iron]

reallly? niceee! i cant wait to see it when ur done 🥹

[void forum]

Same here

Cant wait! 🤍🤍🤍🤍

If spooderman momo maybe behind the plants

If he drinks the cactus maybe beside or in front

[void forum]

If this one, front

[void forum]

Eyyy it aint done yet but i could imagine it lmaooo

Momo LMAOOOO so cute

I believe in you

Progress is progress

[real iron]

omg sho kyute

[cedar reef]

i'm so scared i also have pcos ): i heard its very common with women who weightlift

[void forum]

Ive been told by the doctors that it’s manageable

But im still trying to figure out tbh lol

And i didnt know about the weightlift part, really?

[real iron]

out of curiosity were they specific in why high impact exercise is not good for pcos?

and did they specific exactly what type of high impact? since high impact can apply to many different types

[void forum]

Based on what i learned from school, vigorous exercise would increase stress hormones like cortisol

And cortisol is not good for pcos women

Cause of the hormone imbalance

[real iron]

😭 damn that sucks? even from exercise? wow

that must be tough

[void forum]

Yeah thats why it has to be low impact or intensity

Which is frustrating to be honest

[cedar reef]

but i thought excercise also releases endorphines and stuff, the good hormones?

[real iron]

it does

[void forum]

It does but we pcos women are built different lmao

[real iron]

my understanding of cortisol levels from exercise is that it does spike cortisol, but it is usually temporary and ok for the body. Kinda like how being stressed is a normal human response, but being chronically stressed w cortisol levels remian high is a problem. However with PCOS i dont know how that changes things

that really sucks then if even temporary spikes is bad for pcos

[cedar reef]

i can't imagine how frustrating it must be, but i'm sure you will figure it out eventually (:

[void forum]

Honestly it’s kinda hard to explain it simply and my mind is kinda laggy to remember everything from clinical chem lmaooo

[cedar reef]

i hate the fact how the female body is still severely underrepresented within medicine and healthcare

like we know wayy more of the male body than of the female

[void forum]

All i could remember is that it is common for pcos women to be insulin resitant meaning the body cant use the energy (glucos) effectively

And cortisol is associated in raising blood sugar by releasing the stored glucose

[void forum]

Even in premed it was really frustrating to understand

[real iron]

no worries, its ok no need to explain haha

[real iron]

oh ok, yeah thats true

ic now, i can why its bad

[void forum]

So yeah here we go clinical chemistry 101 lmaooo intro to hormones

[cedar reef]

ohh that's interesting, thanks for explaining it like that because i never really fully understand it 💀

[void forum]

Yeah it’s more complicated lol

But this is the best thing i could explain at the moment

[real iron]

i remember in college for human reporudction class. we spent over 2 weeks covering the basic cycle of the female repoductiion. all the graphs and LH FSH hormonal spikes, eclampsia, and then the progesterone cycle and all that jazz

and then when it came time for males, we spent like 2 lectures

[void forum]

THIS

LMAOOOO

[real iron]

spermatozao goes mitosis--> mitosis --> meiosis. and then DONE u gotch yo sperm cells ready to be dpeloyed

[cedar reef]

YES.. even my biology teacher said after we finished the male cyclus ''we're now heading on to the female hormonal charts which biologist still do not fully understand''

[void forum]

LMAOOOOO FACTS

i remembered making notes and the female hormones were thiccccc

[real iron]

yeah the stark difference was so huge, that even tho ive forgotten most of it, the impression still lasted

[void forum]

LMAOOOOOO until now tbh

[cedar reef]

this is so ironic cause im currently on my period and its making me feel better to talk about the hormones and stuff

so i understand better whats happening rn 💀

[void forum]

Same here lol my notes are still alive and idk if im ready yet to study them again (even though i have to)

[void forum]

Im glad you’re comfortable

[real iron]

lol good luck! its easier the 2nd time around

[void forum]

I dunno man, i finished college since 2018. I havent touched the subject for a while

But i have to if i wanted to get a license outside my country

[real iron]

lol!! well, extra good luck then

[void forum]

Thank you 😭

[cedar reef]

oh are u both medicine majors or something

[real iron]

actually i joke, even tho its been a while its still easier when u pick it back up. the biggest challenge imo is the change in the knowledge ever since u last studied it. if its like old stuff that hasnt changed, it might not be an issue tho

[void forum]

Medical lab science, didnt proceed to medschool cause medschool’s expensive

[real iron]

hmmm sorta kinda haha

i was a bio major tho

[cedar reef]

oh you both are smarties

😭

i'm still in high school lmfao

[real iron]

u a baby

[void forum]

Thats true but a lot of the subjects are the bane of my existence especially hormones and pharmacology

[real iron]

u have potential to beat us both!

[cedar reef]

a

[void forum]

Enjoy your youth, young one 😭

[cedar reef]

oops

[real iron]

uggggghh pls, no pharma

[void forum]

True lol i think you could

[real iron]

fr right? we're all here tlaking about our martial arts days and how our bodies cant handle it no more 💀

[cedar reef]

nahh, i wont be competition for you 2 cause im prolly going into law or politics :p

[cedar reef]

real

[void forum]

Damn hey there twin 😂😂😂

[void forum]

Riiiight? Its making me sad tbh lmaooo

[real iron]

oh good! politics is important (unfortuantely) doesnt matter how developed science is, bc its usually gov and politics holding us back XD.

[void forum]

Even way better tbh

[void forum]

LMAOOOOOO

Frrrr

[real iron]

i dont like politics, but unfortuantely it is needed to make big positive changes in the world

so might as well encourage good ppl to get into it, rather than discourage them and let all the bad ppl dictate politics

[cedar reef]

true ): it really affects us more than we'd like

[void forum]

Same here

[real iron]

yeah, as much as we'd like to think it doesn't. it is very pervasive in society, we just don't notice the effects sometimes, sometimes it can be hard to notice

[cedar reef]

yeah i really find it interesting, but also because i feel like we need more extremely based hijabi girls, (satire) because unfortunately there arent too many of us in politics

[void forum]

Yeeeeees, i dont have the smarts and the mental capacity to do this

[cedar reef]

exactly and what i'm worried about most is polarisation, especially due to social media

[real iron]

exactly. ppl from all backgrounds need to be encouraged

[void forum]

OMG YEEES I LOVE THAT

[cedar reef]

THANK UU

[real iron]

same i hate studying law or theory 😭

[cedar reef]

yeah i think we can all agree that the old white men's time have come to an end

[real iron]

yeahhh, its a big issue. good luck w that!

[cedar reef]

me neither tbh

[void forum]

Did you guys have a required class to study your country’s law for one semester? Cause mine did and i hated it

[cedar reef]

but if it makes bank you know

[real iron]

https://tenor.com/view/based-based-department-communist-communism-amon-gif-24927161

[void forum]

Hijabi elle woods coming throuuuugh

[real iron]

not in college, high school yes

[cedar reef]

YESSS LMAOO i love that

[void forum]

Damn really?? That mustve suck

[cedar reef]

for medicinee?? 😭 thats so unrelated imo

[real iron]

it was, didnt remember much from it lol

[void forum]

Girl, i was also required to take phys ed and religious studies in college 💀 it was non negotiable

[void forum]

Same here lmaoooo

[real iron]

o yeah, we had to take a buncha humanities classes that dont have anyhting to do with bio. but honestlyi kinda enjoyed it

[void forum]

Me too but i hated my professors

[cedar reef]

me too, but i can imagine as a medicine major that religious studies are the least of ur interests like..

[void forum]

One was a strict nun

[real iron]

sometimes a balance is good. you get a more well rounded view of the world. If i only studied biology and nothing else, im pretty sure i would be a very different person

[cedar reef]

that's a very good insight

[void forum]

The only thing i enjoyed that wasnt related to my major was philosophy and lit

[real iron]

yeah that one is weird, usually its more flexible and u get to choose. but maybe its a religious college?

[void forum]

I agree with this

[real iron]

yeah i took like psychology and stuff. now looking back, i wish i did more politics and asian studies

[cedar reef]

oh could be! we dont really have much of those here

[void forum]

Lmaoooo wait how old are you btw?

I kept imagining youre the same age as meelo

[real iron]

lowkey same 🤣

[void forum]

Damn you got asian studies? 😭

[cedar reef]

asian studies sounds interesting, but like what are the chances you could find a job?

[real iron]

yeah, in the univeristy i was at, it was a major haha

[real iron]

none 🤣

thats why i woulda wanted to take it as like the extra humanities requirements, and not a major itself

[cedar reef]

LMAOOO

[cedar reef]

yeahh that's smart

[real iron]

yeah unfortunately the reality is, studying out of purely for interest is admirable, but in the real world it might make thigs difficult for u 😭

[void forum]

Ugh so true

I ended up being a medtech after college

[real iron]

otherwise id be so much more interested in the other stuff

[void forum]

Cause idk what else to do with my degree

[real iron]

science can get boring and tedious sometimes 💀

[real iron]

yeahh, gotta go into healthcare haha

[cedar reef]

this. if jobs and things after uni didnt matter i wouldve probably studied philosophy or history

[void forum]

Amen 💀 yet here i am doing science stuff

[void forum]

Safest bet to be honest lmaooo

[cedar reef]

i currently have an economic profile in high school, but i decided to choose bio with it too because i secretly enjoy it 😋

[real iron]

same but maye thats why it gets tedious lol

[void forum]

Whats your job?

[real iron]

yeah i think its good to explore, u never know what interests u

[void forum]

Yas queen

[real iron]

something along the lines in healthcare haha

[void forum]

Do what makes you happy

[void forum]

There’s a lot of possibilities lol

[real iron]

hahah yeah, sorry i prefer not to specify if that is ok with u

[void forum]

Nah its fine lol

[real iron]

but u can imagine its something along the lines of what ur doing as well

[void forum]

Either way, we’re just doing it to survive 💀

[real iron]

altho im not sure if medtech is the same for ur ocuntry as mines

[real iron]

yeahh

dont let ur job define who u r!

[void forum]

Lab tech? Medical lab scientist?

Researcher? Lol

Biotech?

Anyways thats all i could think of

I wont push you to answer lol

[real iron]

hhahaha

[void forum]

Bruh i do some stuff that’s not related to my job

But more of a hobby maybe

So yaaaas i agree

[real iron]

haha i know!

like i have an interest in politics now

literally nothing to do w my field

[void forum]

And thats okay

Honestly it can be mixed if you wanted to

[real iron]

yeah hahah

[void forum]

Im doing some stuff on the media(?) side but it could be mixed with my career if i can figure it out lol

[real iron]

ooo, thats cool!

i see a lot of fields mixing these days

[void forum]

Yeah cause if my parents weren’t strict with me i wouldve gone outside my city and study something else

[void forum]

Which is cool tbh

Welcome back baby meelo lol

Damn

Aang age

💀

So older than meelo

But damn

Thats so young

Yeah and thats one the last season of legend of korra 💀💀💀

Just wow

Gotta say youre a talented kid doing art and piano bending

[real iron]

ooo, strict parents. i feel ya 😭

is that u>

ur drawing skills r already better than mine!

ur momo is adorable

[void forum]

Riiiight? 😭 just wow kid youre better than us

[void forum]

Yaaas

Omg yaaaas

Momo!

[real iron]

hahah its so fitting!

[void forum]

Best decision on putting momo there

S/he should

[real iron]

yep, they better!

[void forum]

This is so good

[real iron]

yeah its super fitting, doenst look out of place at all

[void forum]

Riiight?

TALENT

I just met you but im proud of you

[cedar reef]

AWWW it looks so good, reminders me a little of the plants in spongebob

[void forum]

Keep it up 💯💯💯

[real iron]

do it! 😄

[void forum]

Whats the specific assignment for starters?

[real iron]

<--

[void forum]

Pabuuuuuu

[real iron]

https://tenor.com/view/avatar-the-last-airbender-the-last-airbender-avatar-nickelodeon-animation-gif-14828319

[void forum]

Petition for more pabu merch and art please

[real iron]

i know, why is there so little pabu

[void forum]

Justice for pabu 😭😭😭

I need a naga and momo plushie too for my appa

[real iron]

yess, where did u get ur appa plushie from

[void forum]

Online, it’s not official merch but i just wanted one

It fits with my hitc clo plushie

Since it’s a cloud

[real iron]

niceee, id like a pabu one but i think itd just look like a normla red panda

[void forum]

Yeees

I dont think ive seen one tbh

I hope someone would make one

[real iron]

same

squishymallow needs to get on it

[void forum]

YEEEES

It would sold out fast

[real iron]

seriosuly haha

[uncut zephyr]

u guys said revive this chat lmfao

[real iron]

lol, i swear, it started off with workout and exercise!

then one thing led to another somehow

[real iron]

what split r u doing?

[uncut zephyr]

split?

[void forum]

Everything changed when the piano bender attacked

[real iron]

like workout split

[real iron]

thats true! its the piano and art benders fault

we also did include a healthy dose of science and education bending tho

[uncut zephyr]

Ahhh

[void forum]

Which is a literal thinking and hormonal challenge 💀

[real iron]

it is still relevant to this thread! its health and fitness!

[void forum]

Very true, shoutout to my pcos girlies with fitness struggles 😭

[real iron]

damn right

[topaz fjord]

Was supposed to go to the gym tonight but my cousins need babysitting cause their parents are going to Chicago for a conventuon, guess I'm not going

[void forum]

No youre not 😂

[void forum]

There’s always a next time. Playing with your cousins is a mini workout imo

[real iron]

ez. deadlift the babies

🤣

[light ember]

@light ember Just wanted to reaffirm that this thread was made for working out/fitness, but #creative-corner and #creative-discussion are for art. I didn't make this thread and def not a mod, just saying

cute pabu nonetheless

[dusk lantern]

More like curl the babies

[real iron]

lateral raise the babies 🤣

[real iron]

of course we r doing cheat reps 🙂

of course, the only way to do em

https://tenor.com/view/jay-cutler-bodybuilder-shoulders-gif-20775161

[real iron]

r u an avid lifter?

[dusk lantern]

If you're gonna grab a baby like that you'd need big hands

[real iron]

perfect, grip training

https://tenor.com/view/basketball-euroleague-fcbb-fcbayernbasketball-fcbb22-gif-23263785

[cedar reef]

just went to the gym 😎

[real iron]

awesome! whatd u do

[cedar reef]

i trained chest and arms, but my legs are still sore from leg day 2 days ago 😔

i've also been trying to do a L-sit the last week but its so hard lol

[real iron]

bruh sometimes my legs are sore for like 3 days

nicee! r u following a program or anything?

[cedar reef]

tbh, no i probably should but i dont know where to begin i just do what i feel like 😭

how about you?

[real iron]

its prob ideal to have a program just to make sure u dont over/undertrain certain muscles

what r ur goals mainly?

strength, size?

[cedar reef]

gaining muscle + weight

im not sure how many lbs i am but i'm trying to gain atleast 2 kgs

i dont know how many pounds that is, i think 4?

[real iron]

yeah around!

o ok, so it looks like ur aiming for hypertrophy (increasing muscle size)

i assume gaining strenght isnt a big priroity for u right?

[cedar reef]

i mean not really, it's nice but i'd rather have the physique i want

[real iron]

thats good! if strenght isnt ur priroity, then u can be very felxible with ur weight training for gaining muscle size

rather than recommend a program and possibly overwhelm u, i think for now its ok to just train however u want. whatever gets u consistent first. the only thing id recommend keeping in mind right now is to make sure u train the muscles evenly and not only focus on a few

For example, one of the biggest pitfalls w not having a program is that some "bros" just want big arms and chest, and only train those, and while that is ok for a while, sooner or later they overdevelop thier arms and chest while their back is relatively weak, and that can cause muscle imbalances and lead to issues down the road. so as long as ur training ur muscles evenly, i think its ok. Of course having a program is ideal, but whats best is what gets u in the gym

[cedar reef]

thank you for the tip, everything is appreciated!! (:

[real iron]

💪

hope u look like korra soon!

https://tenor.com/view/korra-fogo-azul-korra-blue-fire-gif-20479977

[cedar reef]

and i can see what you mean, i try to divide my days evenly, so for example biceps + chest and then legs + back, but exactly what you said: whatever gets u in the gym you know

[cedar reef]

LMAO I WISH

[real iron]

yup! o one last thing. when u lift, make sure u properly challenge urself, because science shows thats what ultimately drives muscle growth. so if ur lifting the weight and its effortless, then u should either up the weight (ormake it harder somehow)

ideally the last few reps should be much slower than ur first few, and it doesnt have to be until u fail completely, but maybe 1-3 reps close to it

[cedar reef]

i think i've heard of that yeah, i sometimes forget to push myself a little more hehe

[real iron]

thats normal. when u first begin its expected. but ull still progress so no worries

[dusk lantern]

You can work out your hands all you want and they won't get big

They're bones, not muscles

What I said was if you're gonna grab a basketball whole or as we joked, grabbing a baby by the body, you need really large hands

Which I wish I had :/

[real iron]

grip trainings to improve ur grip strength, not hand size 🤣

but yes i realize u cant train ur hadns to be bigger, its just a joke

https://tenor.com/view/haribo-happy-cola-gunmies-haribo-gummies-gif-12399461438543950523

talking bout wokring out yet im eating that right now

😭

[uncut zephyr]

processed sugar

bad

zhao

[real iron]

its bad, but so goooood

[real iron]

@empty wigeon how long did u do wushu for

[empty wigeon]

hey

for about....

3-4 year i want to say, my main focus was kung fu when i did chinese martial arts

what i did realize...

Wushu Broadsword is like paper compared to Kung Fu Broadsword

[real iron]

hahah yeah, because wushu is mainly performative now

not really used for fighting

[light ember]

In legend of kora mako uses what looks like traditonal boxing when he fights like a pro bender and honestly its really well animaited

[empty wigeon]

western boxing?

[real iron]

yeah pro bending has a western boxing style to it

[light ember]

yup

[empty wigeon]

cool cool

you both want to visit a place and learn martial arts over there?

i want to visit Korea and Chin

a

[real iron]

wow where in china?

[empty wigeon]

i have interest in Tae Kyun

i'd like to visit Shaolin Temple and Wudan Mountain

[real iron]

oh nice nice

beijing wushu team is top notch for wushu

they're the cream of the crop

[empty wigeon]

i think Jet Li got noticed, was a part of a wushu team i think

[real iron]

yeah jet li use to be part of the beijing wushu team, then he got noticed and became a movie star 😄

[empty wigeon]

lol, i wouldnt mind getting noticed

[light ember]

Not really im fine with training anything that works

[empty wigeon]

an office job or martial arts

@light ember how about straight from the source

[real iron]

where did u learn wushu from,and what stylee of chinese kung fu

[empty wigeon]

well the Kung Fu was Tien Shan Pai

Northern shaolin Kung Fu

[real iron]

nice

like traditional? for fighting/sparring right? not wushu

[empty wigeon]

the Wushu... all i remember is that it was call Contemporary Wushu

[real iron]

yeah, contemporary wushu is a sport. it takes traditional styles and turns it into a performative art, kinda like katas in karate

[empty wigeon]

yea, i do think some peolpe practie so they can look cool

heard of XMA?

[real iron]

yeah

[empty wigeon]

Extreme Martial Arts

they do these flips and things

[real iron]

yeah

wushu is very similar haha

aerials and butterflies and flying kicks

[empty wigeon]

i have been to about 3 demonstrations btw

[real iron]

what do u like more, contemporary wushu or traditional kung fu?

[empty wigeon]

good question....

hmm

ill say traditional kung fu....

[real iron]

haha, have u tried wing chun?

[empty wigeon]

yea ha, i know some wing chun

its good stuff

[light ember]

I'd say to train like a bender you'd honestly depend on the type earth benders i reccomend a more tradtional kick boxing since heavy on your feet and gonna have to tank a few hits every now and then fire benders in korra have more boxing light on there feet

[real iron]

yeah honestly different styles of training depending on which bending u wanna imitate or which person even

[empty wigeon]

elements of martial arts

[light ember]

Martial artsx honeslty just depend on the person not the art

[empty wigeon]

well, different arts demand different things...

Kung Fu stressed the sidekick

tae kwon do the roundhouse kick

muay thai the thai kick

[real iron]

yeah its just whoevers the better fighter lmao

[light ember]

I've done all of them in kick boxing used each of them kicks just not the thai kick during sparring

[empty wigeon]

i know how to block any kick

[light ember]

no one can block any kick

[empty wigeon]

just have to know how

anyone heard of Shen Yun?

[real iron]

yes lol

be caregful w that

[cedar reef]

martial arts sound so interesting, i did karate & judo when i was younger but that didnt keep up with me lol

[empty wigeon]

i went to a Shen Yun play onc

it was good

@cedar reef how bad do you feel the fir

e

[real iron]

me too 😭

[empty wigeon]

you don't need to kick high to be a martial artist

there's a philosophy

[light ember]

Lower kicks are honestly just better for fighting

[empty wigeon]

to not kick above the waist

[real iron]

honestly u shoudlnt kick high most of the time ina real fight haha

not practical

[light ember]

I was taught when i was like 9 lower the kick the better you can get more force out its harder to block or grab and doesnt leave you open

[empty wigeon]

first kick im doing is the snap kick

to the middle section

[real iron]

thats why muy thai is OP, those sweeping kicks

[light ember]

Theres a kick i got taught that ive used abit where you'd hook your foot around the back of someones ankle then get as much force as you can with the leg thats not hooked kick right in the stomach its self destructive but it works wonders

[empty wigeon]

thats your favorite kick?

[cedar reef]

bad

no idk what u mean lmao

[empty wigeon]

how much do you wan it

[light ember]

No

my favourite kick is just a calf or just stomach kick

[empty wigeon]

my favorite kick is the snap kick

extremely easy and i see it as extremely effective

[light ember]

Just passed my karate grading, I'm now 8th Kyu!

[real iron]

https://tenor.com/view/pog-gif-19806504

congrats buddy!

[light ember]

Thanks! Did it whilst full of cold and coughing a lot too, I need some frozen frogs 🤒

[real iron]

woww

💪

[tardy tulip]

Ngl I've gotten lazy missing out on the gym for playing games here and Swedish learning

worth though

[cedar reef]

Yooo congrats!!!

[light ember]

CONGRATS

[empty wigeon]

hi

[real iron]

https://tenor.com/view/hi-hello-gif-1314135106863776295

[empty wigeon]

hey @real iron

[real iron]

hows it going

[empty wigeon]

hey, i have a martial arts equipment bag, want to see it

?

[real iron]

sure~!

[empty wigeon]

ok

it can hold way more

can see my gloves and the box thnig to th bottom right is camera and equipment

[real iron]

nice gloves, maybe next time we can see those gloves in action

[empty wigeon]

lol

you have equipment?

[real iron]

no haha, i dont do martial arts anymorw

[empty wigeon]

i would like to start a team one day

why i got the camera equipment

[real iron]

for what

mma?

[empty wigeon]

for social media

make martial arts videos

the equipment was on discount

had to get it

[real iron]

nice, which martial arts would u focus on

prob best way to start is tik tok

martial arts is good for clips

[empty wigeon]

i heard of tik tok

thing is, its just me currently

i can't do anything

theatrical martial for the focus

martial arts*

[real iron]

oh, where r u from?

[empty wigeon]

US East Coast

[real iron]

oh

yeah tik tok is super easy to start by urself

phone and record urself doing cool tricks

[empty wigeon]

ill google it one day

[real iron]

wait, u dont know tik tok?

[empty wigeon]

naw only heard of it

[real iron]

oh

its like instagram, or youtube shorts

[empty wigeon]

ill google it now

ahh

i would need people to who would want to be on a team

thats the hard part

heard of Martial Club and EMC Monkeys?

[real iron]

no

[empty wigeon]

they are teams of martial artists

they are on youtube

[real iron]

ooh, whats the mostpopular video or clip

[empty wigeon]

good question

hold on

well they have a ton of videos for Martial Club

[empty wigeon]

must go, see you Zhao

[steel atlas]

My cousin said that my back is huge

also the shoulders

proud of the work out im doing

[cedar reef]

ayooo good work 🙏

[topaz fjord]

@steel atlas Great work, champ! No one really recognizes their progress until someone else points it out

[proper girder]

oh 100%

[radiant cliff]

i wish to train

[proper girder]

then do it broo

[radiant cliff]

i willl

[light ember]

Nice work!!

[mystic flicker]

what would be a good workout plan to try and get a similar body to Korra while not having any equipment?

[light ember]

There's a link for a calisthenics oriented program pinned

#1169903023758245949 message

[mystic flicker]

thanks

[light ember]

that's aimed to train you "like Korra"

Push ups help a lot! Especially wider ones, if you have anything you could use for pull ups they are great too

Honestly for core planks are great but I don't think they are mentioned in that program

[mystic flicker]

I would honestly say work strength that push ups and planks are my favorite

[light ember]

Push ups can be SO great for the back when worked properly. I really like them

[dusk lantern]

Do planks anyway
One of the best ab exercises

[simple jungle]

i started doing standing workouts cus i dont have the motivation for anything else

[gaunt needle]

thats so amazing

[empty wigeon]

hi

[twin ledge]

any women on here working on weight training? i'm working on gen. stamina and strength training, would be cool to meet some girlies pursuing similar stuff

[light ember]

I haven't done weight training in a LONG time, but I'm going to restart it in a few days when I get back to the gym

[real iron]

no equipment, your best bet would be bodyweight exercises aka calisthenics

oops nm,someonealready answered! 😄

[dusk lantern]

Oh those are FUN

[real iron]

Calisthenics r hard 😭

[tranquil ridge]

I gotta start training again
I've been sick for weeks
But I'm finally feeling better

[real iron]

lets get it 💪

[real iron]

what do u mean where r the hip thrusts

[proper girder]

bro shes 14..

[uncut zephyr]

Um yeah

No...

Why

Please dont

[dusk lantern]

Today's gym log:
Deadlifted 315
Farmer's carries
Barbell row
Gorilla row
Ab cruncher machine
Burned 500cal on treadmill

[real iron]

nice! so r u still trying ot progress on the deadlift now? or r u maintaing?

[dusk lantern]

I'm happy where I am for the moment

[real iron]

awesome. what do u do to maintain ur progress

ive always reesarched how to progress, how to bulk/cut etc. but never thought about how to maintain when i get there

[dusk lantern]

I work and build on specific body parts that the deadlift requires

[real iron]

in terms of the actual deadlifting exercise tho, do u still do it regularly to maintain? or do u just do the exercises on the specific body parts and then take a break from the deadlift altogether?

[tranquil ridge]

Final exam over so time to get on the grind
First up 3.4km walk home in the rain

[real iron]

U got this

[tranquil ridge]

Fr fr
Going to collect some bull ant queens first tho

[real iron]

What r those

[tranquil ridge]

Tw ant

[tranquil ridge]

Also
Rain

[dusk lantern]

The former

[real iron]

o why do u need to collect those

[tranquil ridge]

Cause I keep them as pets

[real iron]

ic. so u still do the deadlift, but at a less frequency then?

[uncut zephyr]

ngl

I do deadlifts rarely

backbreakers

[real iron]

it honestly isnt needed

[uncut zephyr]

It isn't

and its not good for back-

[real iron]

only time its absolutely needed is if ur trianing to compete

[uncut zephyr]

if i need to get a chiropractor to check that then buhao

[real iron]

but other than that, just general fitness and health its not required

i just dont push myself that hard, and never do low reps

exercise itself isnt too bad, its when ppl try to go for 1 rep maxes and do super heav weight is when u begin to ahve problems

[uncut zephyr]

ye

[dusk lantern]

I'm proud of how far I've gotten

[real iron]

im just asking about how u program it when ur maintaining, vs when u r trying to increase the weight

[dusk lantern]

I increase the weight whenever I feel like it is time and when I'm taking my time that's all

[cedar reef]

who told u that 💀

deadlifts r great for your back and legs if done properly with not too heavy weights

[uncut zephyr]

A chiropractor and my PT...

[real iron]

Did u get a pt and chiropractor from deadlifts?

[uncut zephyr]

Nah

I asked

Not saying you guys can't. I'm just saying for me, it's not good.

[proper girder]

oh do NOT get me started

just do rdls

[uncut zephyr]

Yeah

It's just not

Worth the risk for me

[proper girder]

the gains<the potential injury

[uncut zephyr]

Squats I'm fine with since it's not ground up

[uncut zephyr]

Yes

[proper girder]

squats are fine cus its a natural body movement

deadlifts are more organic in a sense

if you bend ur back and then with weight

its iffy

[dusk lantern]

Yeah lemme tell ya deadlifts are what you call an important lift for long term health

[uncut zephyr]

wut

[dusk lantern]

I don't have to explain

[uncut zephyr]

10 4

[plush lintel]

Today's workout: deadlifted 10 cabbages

[novel zealot]

my mom has disc issues and our chiropractor also told her to be very careful with deadlifts and similar exercises 🫂

every exorcise is beneficial depending on the person, like someone with asthma probably shouldn’t do extensive cardio

[light ember]

Need to try that Korra workout

[topaz fjord]

All this talk on deadlifts remind me of my first time doing lower body exercises when gyms opened back up. I started doing the weight I used to do prior without taking atrophy into account.

Long story short, I stayed at home for the next month, with the first 3-4 days of said month being me laying in bed cause I couldn't get up. Remember to stretch and know your limits everyone!

[novel zealot]

stretching is so so good couldn't agree more

[plush lintel]

Today ima try deadlift 12 cabbage. New Record?

[real iron]

holy deadlift discussion lol

im not taking any sides, but the main issue w the deadlift is that ppll push it to the max with poor technique, leading to injuries. You rarely ever do that with any machine exercises, so deadlift injuries are gonna be more common, since its a competitive lift

but the same concept applies with any barbell compound movement. squats you can also easily injure yourself as much as deadlifts

so it isnt just deadlift, but all technical compound lifts that require a lot of skill to get good at

[proper girder]

i mean yeah issue is alot if people dont tend to bother at getting good if theyre casual lifters and still do it

[uncut zephyr]

I didn't even

want sides lmao I just said it wasn't for me.

[uncut zephyr]

I just fucked up my back with deadlifting stuff and combined with work

[real iron]

oh no i wanst saying u wanted sides. i just wanted to say what i said without seeming like I was defending one side or another, because it really depends on ur goals, and what u mean by bad for u, etc. etc.

but overall, i agree for the average gym goer the risk/benefit is not worth it

it definitely has its benefits and is still a great exercise, but it does have its risks

but i feel that risk is shared amongst other free weight compound lifts, like squat. if anything i feel the barbell squat is more dangerous than the deadlift

[uncut zephyr]

No no i know LMAO but it devolved into that so fast

[real iron]

yeah like i dont llike ppl arguing for one side or the other, thres a bit of nuance. what i strongly disagree tho is people saying deadlift is NECESSARY to get strong, which is just not true

and with regards to building muscle, even less so

[uncut zephyr]

everybody has a diff situation in any case

if you like DL, then do a DL

and so forth yk

[real iron]

too many gym bros saying the deadlift is NECESSARY is just harmful, bc its really not at all

[uncut zephyr]

@toxic mauveyou. I need your opinion.

Behave.

[tranquil ridge]

yeah its why i dont do bench press
i can barely do 1 rep of the bar (its 20kg)

[dusk lantern]

Well if you wanna strengthen your legs, abs, and back you would do it with proper form and take your time of course

[real iron]

haha yeah, even bench press isn't "required" Theres many other aexercises to do, and if you're only concerned with building your chest, the barbell bench press actually might not be ideal.

[plush lintel]

Guys I've been training a lot

I'm gonna try 16 cabbages

I did it!!!!!!

I'm so tired..

[tranquil ridge]

omg appa im a huge fan

[plush lintel]

[real iron]

16!? wow thats new world record

[plush lintel]

Fr

I'm training for 20

[light ember]

Does anyone here use rings?

[topaz fjord]

Rings?

[dusk lantern]

I think she means these

[tardy tulip]

I use wooden ones at this rock climbing gym I used to visit

Mostly for pull ups and L sits

[light ember]

Those yeah

Trying to find ideas of how to set up some indoors... Alternatives to trying to hang them from the ceiling or getting a power tower but still keeping them away from the walls...

[jovial radish]

Have yall heard of a dragon squat? Its a variation of the pistol squat

[cedar reef]

i can do it on my right leg but not my left leg 🙁

[jovial radish]

We’re opposites i feel more confident on my left than my right.

[shrewd abyss]

https://youtu.be/x5PeQrQsqFo?si=hzfi2OUGKxvCFYYM

This is Toph & Aang FR

[topaz fjord]

Alright, to my fellow lifters I got a question for you

When doing dropsets, do you actually have a rest time between sets or not?

I'm reworking my routine of dropsets to be more efficiently and I have come across multiple articles saying that you should not rest, while some say you should rest for 20-30 seconds and no more, while others say that you can rest for 1-2 minutes.

See my dilemma? I'm confused on whether if dropsets should have a rest time between sets, and if so then how long.

I have been holding off on committing to the gym for more than 1x a week because I'm still stuck on this

[uncut zephyr]

It's up to you ngl.

It's recommended for stamina and endurance 1-2mins. But for a lotta people they do less just cause of schedules.

I do 1 min.

[topaz fjord]

Then I'll try doing 1 minute then, my workouts used to take up 1.5 hours so I've been wanting to reduce the amount of time since I go in the late evening

[loud cliff]

hi

[real iron]

depends why ur doing dropsets in the first place, but ultimately it doesn't really matter

[real iron]

yeah just do less time then

[real iron]

hellooo

[glass birch]

if you have the time defintely recommend atleast 1.5min rest between sets.

[shrewd abyss]

https://www.tumblr.com/metellastella/748696970710990848/live-footage-of-aang-simultaneously-letting-out

“Live footage of Aang simultaneously letting out ALL, every last ounce, of his frustration at how the world has gone topsy turvy in the past 100 years and also dodging Azula like a BEAST”

[tranquil ridge]

feeling motivated to start routine again
imma finish some school work then work out

[dusk lantern]

Been getting REAL good at the pullups at the park lately

I do this along with leg raises to work my abs

[topaz fjord]

Nice! Leg raises a simple but effective way to train those abs, especially for beginners and intermediates

[ruby hollow]

idk if this thread is still active or not but i'm getting motivated into running again and kinda just wanted to share it (cuz if i put it out in the universe, then i'll have to stick to my word (maybe lol)). Anyways, its been a long time since i even jogged but i remember once i got used to it, it was fun. i just havent done that in over a year and had a pretty sedentary lifestyle since then 😅 so here's to doing a 12 week plan to get back into running/jogging. may have to repeat a lot of weeks but it'll be worth it

[tardy tulip]

are you trying to run 5k

[ruby hollow]

Yeah that's the ending goal

[tardy tulip]

cool beans

I think most 5k plans start with running in intervals

run 30 secs, walk 60 secs, etc. then progressively more running

[ruby hollow]

Yeah for now I'm gunna start off with whatever I can do and just slowly build into week 1

I haven't ran in a while

[tardy tulip]

cool beans

[proper girder]

yess do it!! i do runs too now

[glass birch]

let us know how it goes! I love running and love to hear bout ur progress!

[ruby hollow]

Sure! I think for the first 2 weeks I'm not gunna go with the plan instead I'll just slowly get back into it.

Yesterday I worked out my arms so rn they're sore but it's a good thing so I'm glad lol

[ruby hollow]

Lol everyone I know has been getting back into running

[dusk lantern]

Eat your protein ppl
Eggs on a hamburger should do it 🍔🍳

[proper girder]

its that season

[ruby hollow]

true

[empty wigeon]

hi

[topaz fjord]

I eat chicken teriyaki and brown rice almost everyday, I get most of my protein, carbs, and calories from that

[dusk lantern]

I would get so bored of the rice

[topaz fjord]

I mix the chicken and rice together so I eat both with one bite

Plus I'm Filipino so having rice with every meal was a staple for me growing up

[dusk lantern]

Oh you're Filipinoooo

[topaz fjord]

Yeah, when everyone else was having bread or mashed potatoes I had rice

[stoic island]

i am training like a bender and i lost my leg trying to be an airbender

[ruby hollow]

Today I'm about to have all three lol 😭😭😭

And unfortunately couldn't find time to run today but I can do an indoor track tmr HOPEFULLY

[gaunt needle]

My week three of back workouts its going amazing

[remote notch]

Anyone got a toph workout?

Ik alot is strenght snd like strongman training but like i want one for body

[ruby hollow]

I need to run today but my legs are close to cramping up 😭

[ruby hollow]

Yall my back is so stiff like a plank 😭

I'm trying to do stretches and I can barely touch my toes

[glass birch]

just do the stretches 3x a week and ull become a lot more flexible, but one tip is dont bounce when doing the toe touches you can damage some muscles lol

[ruby hollow]

Hmm okay! I'll take your advice. Today was the first day I started running and jogging and stuff. I could only do it for 30 seconds at a time 😭

But at least it's somethjng

[glass birch]

thats better than nothing, but yeah for beginning just try not to stand still, start running until you cant then slow down or walk. Is so much better than running then stopping running then stopping etc :D but good luck!!

[ruby hollow]

Thank you!! I actually did that today lol I'm gunna try to do some other workouts tmr

[empty wigeon]

hi

anyone on?

got to go

[gaunt needle]

hi

[real iron]

sounds delicious

[real iron]

outside of the learning/training for the actual martial arts style, theres really no big difference in terms of training for all the styles of bending. If you want bodyweight exercises only, you basically do any bodyweight routine u find online

[remote notch]

Mmm sad

Except there is one i found like been using for 2 weeks

[real iron]

not really, that means u can train many ways u want!

[real iron]

thats good!

[remote notch]

Theres even a iroh workout

Even all the elements

[ruby hollow]

My legs don't hurt today!!!! Time to go back and run (jog)!!!

[empty wigeon]

hi

[empty wigeon]

hi

[uncut zephyr]

hi

[empty wigeon]

@uncut zephyr

[empty wigeon]

hi

[stoic island]

i lost a leg bc of this training

[ruby hollow]

I haven't been able to run since the last time I tried. I'm not ar home or have a scheduled routine rn

[stoic island]

and what about my leg??

i lost it

[tardy tulip]

Did you find it

[stoic island]

NO

[tardy tulip]

Well you better keep looking

[stoic island]

with a toph emoji

[tardy tulip]

It can't be that hard to find a leg

[stoic island]

well ask to her

[tardy tulip]

But I don't run anymore. Me and my 5k running days are over

I just take my sweet time walking in a park or something

[stoic island]