Pumping Iron with Zemekone and Icehog3

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

Need some diversity. Been doing push-ups every day since September of last year. 90 - 10 breaths, then 20 slow and full is the routine for the past few months.

Tried jumping jacks for a while but popped a hammie and stopped to get ready to go skiing in January.

Need some cardio advice - seems like I'm only motivated to do things right out of bed so needs to be available right then.

The nice thing about cardio is that you can do it without any equipment at all. Aerobic workouts, plyometrics--it's all about jumping around, moving your body weight to get your heart rate into a range where you start burning calories. I'd check into a couple different DVDs, things like step aerobics, Jillian Michaels and Billy Blanks (tae bo) have some reputable videos out there--those might work for starters, and are good to ease into.

[GreekGodX]

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[Mugen910]

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

Need some cardio advice - seems like I'm only motivated to do things right out of bed so needs to be available right then.

Set a goal like a 5k race. It's a good starting point for people who want to do cardio and have a goal.

3.1 miler sounds like a lot but it's not the time you finish but just finishing one.

Even better to get one other friend or family member to run it with you since you are more likely to complete the 5k on a buddy system.

[PeteSB75]

Hmm, dropped to the third page. Not posted in a while myself, and I see everyone else has been busy too.

Anyway, went heavy this week, chest/arms tuesday, legs wednesday and shoulders and back today. Going climbing tomorrow, so didn't hit back too hard this morning. Hope you all are still hitting it hard.

[Fordman4ever]

I'm on a 2 day on 1 day off split
Chest
Back
Off
Arms
Legs/shoulders
Off

Its been a pretty good routine for me so far. I usually do 4 sets for each exercise, raising the weight and lowering the reps for each set.

example: on chest day i start off with flat bench. 155lbsx12 reps, 205x10, 225x8 and 250x6.

after about a month of that i usually go to 3 sets of 15 reps with everything for about 2 weeks then go back to my normal sets. when i started this workout back in December, my flat bench max 225lbs for 1 rep. now i'm doing 225 8 times on my 3rd set. I think I'll stick with this routine for awhile. seems to be working pretty good. I'm also taking a great pre-workout from complete nutrition called lean revolution. this stuff is great, it gets me going in the morning when i dont feel like going to the gym. only thing wrong with it is if you take it too soon before you start working out then you start to itch all over, but once you start working out it usually goes away.

[hscmit]

chest and arms monday
back and shoulders tuesday
cardio yesterday
chest and arms all sets to failure today, one of my favorite workouts, but dont get to do it very often b/c of need for a partner

[Patrick B]

Made some good gains recently with chest strength (incline db press). Our dumbbells at the gym only go to 75s so I've been counting total reps. Got 14-12-12 last night. 2 months ago was probably 10-8-8. Gonna petition for some 85s. Still a long ways from my previous 'strong' phase 10 years ago. Feeling old these days and I'm not sure if I can get back to slamming around the 120s.

Still loving the C4 Extreme, feels like a better version of Jack3d...

[GreekGodX]

Originally Posted by Patrick B

Made some good gains recently with chest strength (incline db press). Our dumbbells at the gym only go to 75s so I've been counting total reps. Got 14-12-12 last night. 2 months ago was probably 10-8-8. Gonna petition for some 85s. Still a long ways from my previous 'strong' phase 10 years ago. Feeling old these days and I'm not sure if I can get back to slamming around the 120s.

Still loving the C4 Extreme, feels like a better version of Jack3d...

Time for a new gym, Patrick.

I'm on a fierce cutting phase as my last one didn't last. 2 weeks and I'm down 15 pounds. Thinking about adding a fat burner but I don't really think I need it. Strength has remained without pushing myself which is a great sign.

[Patrick B]

How about some pics, Christos? Haven't seen you in a while.

Pecs and tri's are wicked sore. I need a massage! Haha.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Patrick B

How about some pics, Christos? Haven't seen you in a while.

Pecs and tri's are wicked sore. I need a massage! Haha.

MMM....pics of Christos in a man-thong, and a nice massage. Zemekone would be so proud.

[Patrick B]

A thong would be great! That way I could compare to the last pics he sent me.

[GreekGodX]

Pics? No problem I only get the man thong out for you guys

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Patrick B

A thong would be great! That way I could compare to the last pics he sent me.

[hscmit]

mountain run this morning, just three miles but the hills made a big difference

[76GTFan]

20 minutes with the Shake Weight today.

[hscmit]

"shake weight..."

[Patrick B]

Time for back n biceps. Time to up my deadlift weight a bit and I am tired. C4 to the rescue!

[Da Klugs]

Still havn't missed a day of push-ups since september. Have worked up to the current - 100 push-ups, rest for 10 deep breaths, then 25 more.

[icehog3]

Looking forward to seeing the pecs, Dave, maybe you should post a pic like Christos.

Waist has gotten smaller and the rest has gotten bigger since getting back into the gym this month, so I can't complain.

[bonjing]

Hopefully the start of going back to the gym for me. 5am gym kinda sucks. Strength and stamina are definitely not what it used to be after being off for almost 3 months.

Flat dumbbells
incline bench
Machine decline
cable fly's upper/lower chest
Peckdeck (SP)
crunches
leg lifts

rounded off with 15min on the treadmill