Questions tagged [training]
Working out with a purpose, in pursuit of a goal.
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How to stay fit on vacation?
I am doing CrossFit on a regular basis. However, this summer I will be on a 4-week-long vacation.
I have seen this question: What's a good exercise regime for when traveling/vacationing/etc.? ...
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How to train for carrying heavy stuff?
In two weeks I'm going to carry old furniture from my parents home to the sidewalk in front of the house.
How do I prepare for this event best? By training strength, endurance, cardio, HIIT, ...?
I ...
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Is speed muscular or technical?
Is a training a muscle to be stronger result in the muscle contracting faster thus making one's limb movements faster?
Or is speed entirely defined by structure and techniques like limb length, ...
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Guidelines on whey protein, glutamine, creatine, amino acid supplements
I am 27 and I have been underweight for many years. Recently, I began to have consistent training sessions in a nearby gym. My personal trainer advise me to buy several supplements. They include whey ...
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Working out 5 days a week when following strengthening routines
I am currently following the strengthening routine suggested by @DaveLiepmann 3 days a week.
Extracts from this thread - Are these Workout Routines right for Body Building
2.In each workout you will ...
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Best information to keep in a exercise journal and how to keep it
My main focus is on weight lifting - the big five: deadlift, squat, press, bench and row - I also add in accessory exercises and try (really I do) to get 1-2 cardio workouts in.
My current approach ...
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Should I change my workout as I get closer to a 5k (or any other short-term goal) when I have a routine that's helping me meet my long-term goals?
I've been working out with the goal of weight loss for about a month and a half now (after falling apart due to circumstances beyond my control for a couple of months) and specifically my first 5k for ...
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How do I prepare for a 10K in one week's time?
I need to prepare for a 10K in a week. This is my first 10K and till now I can only run 4K continuously.
I have problems of acidity which affects my run every other week once. How do I get ahead of ...
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How do i know if I'm working out right?
I've been doing push ups + planks + tricep dips.
My question is, how do I know if it's working? Apart from a slight, almost imperceptible, increment in muscular build at the end of my session, I just ...
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How to win in an arm wrestling?
Is there any trick to win in an arm wrestling or any training or exercises we can practice to excel in it?
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training without using wrist
I broke my wrist when I was a kid. I do body building but my wrist gets painful from time to time. I am looking for alternative workout plans without using my wrist, so I could give my wrist a rest ...
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Why is it important to recuperate between workouts?
After intensive workouts muscle soreness is a common phenomenon. I heard, that it is important to recuperate before working out again.
However, I had the following experience: During a two week bike ...
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Is that a good fitness plan to get back into shape?
Some information about me:
26 years old
90 Kg
Nearly no muscles, just all fat
Big belly
little endurance
No sport for the last 10 years
Home Office job + PC player (So sitting all day long)
My ...
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Can hyperventilating increase lung capacity or fitness?
I recently asked about underwater swimming and the topic of hyperventilating came up. If I do a 5 minute session of hyperventilating twice a week prior to swimming is this likely to have any ...
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How does stress affect results?
I have noticed that my results are poorer when I'm stressed. I have S.A.D. and this very much impedes performance for a variety of reasons, among other reasons. I wanted to ask and see how stress, ...
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Recommended repetition speed on weight lifting
I am interested to know what is the recommended speed for each repetition on weight lifting.
I have noticed that doing 4 seconds (2-up 2-down) makes my muscles very big but the amount of weight I can ...
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Gym routine for advanced taekwondo practitioner
I am 25 years old female, doing WTF taekwondo(Olympic) for over 10 years(black belt). My height is 165 cm, weight 53 kg.
My question is - what to do in the gym to help my sparring? Especially I want ...
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Max reps, boredom and carpet-burn
Is there any consensus on the maximum number of reps you should perform, before rotating?
Curious as I find I get bored, or start to get say carpet burn (sit-ups), if the number exceeds a hundred. ...
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What is an effective and safe way to train shoulders out of the gym?
I am a house call personal trainer. I go to my clients' homes and train them there. I bring along the equipment which consists of a foam roller, a mat, valslides and resistance bands.
At first I ...
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Adverse effects of NSAIDs during training?
I know that NSAIDs can worsen the healing process of certain tissues in body such as bones. It is the irony of the history that they are now so popular (they do have side-effects). I think this is ...
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Is there any science behind training masks?
I have come across a number of "training" masks which claim to reduce air intake making your lungs supposedly work harder. is this a proven science or just a gimmick?
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Is there any correlation between weightlifting and increased life expectancy?
I would like to know if, excluding genetic reasons, as much muscles I have I'll live longer and avoid more disease.
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Types of endurance and ways of training them
Ive read that there are several types of endurance.
One of them is the so called strength endurance, defined as
the body's ability for repetitive action on a moderate to high intensity level
The ...
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Training Methods for Climbing a Suspended Rope
I have been participating in Spartan Race for 2 years running. During each of those races there was an obstacle where I had to climb a suspended rope. Both times I was unable to complete the challenge ...
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How to maintain a physical level with sickness
Since I became a parent I'm permanently sick. During the summer it was quite well which means from June until November I wasn't sick once but before June and also since November now I'm sick all the ...
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Does training for running and swimming simultaneously give better combined effect?
I am now training for marathon running and marathon swimming simultaneously for coming races in both sports.
Will this be likely to give me better or worse performance than if I only do a single ...
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Need some foods or fruits recommendation for before and after gym workout
Can anybody recommends me the food or fruits or anythings which would help me in my workout before work out and after work out??
I am doing body building at the gym.
Usually before half an hour i ...
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Cardio in swimming : long distances or interval training?
I'm practicing a martial art and I'd like to work on my cardio. To do that most people run, but I've had knee problems so I'd rather pick up swimming instead (I also enjoy it more to be honest...). I'...
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Going to compete 5km outdoor breaststroke
I'm going to compete in a 5km outdoor race.
It's going to be breaststroke competition.
It's been a while since i really did any real training,
and I'm am currently not in good shape.
The competition ...
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Increase Anaerobic Energy Levels
I am trying to increase the amount of sprinting and cutting that I can do consecutively without getting burned out.
I recently started a tough workout program/plan that has me doing jumps and lunges ...
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As a beginner, should I incorporate polarized training instead of HIIT or endurance as this study says?
I'm a new triathlete, most in sprint distances. I go about 5 hours a week of training right now (im not that good yet) and will go more over the next year.
I read a study a friend gave to me (https://...
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Is this program good to achieve functional strength and fitness?
That's my plan - every week, at least two of the following:
gym, one round of upper body pushing and pulling, leg workout in the 6 reps/3 sets range (edited to add: all isolation movements) + core
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New Lactate Threshold after interval training?
I understand what lactate threshold is, and the "normal" procedure for guesstimating it (short of a lab trial with actual measurements) seems to be to run a private 20 minute race after ...
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What are normal pace ratios for different activities?
I normally try to run at around an 8 minute mile. Today I kayaked for about 2.2 miles and it took 40 minutes, so I thought of this question.
How difficult would it be to look at training records and ...
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20 non-stop pushups vs 30 with short breaks? [closed]
So I was wondering what would be more effective and make you stronger, 20 pushups without stopping, or 30 pushups with a 10 second break between each 10? So for example if I chose to do one of these ...
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Starting running
I've done plenty of high intensity sports training (kickboxing, circuit trainings etc) but never running. This fall I was bitten by the running bug. I started doing around 10km runs once or twice a ...
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What is the "kernel" for a 4 decade training program for physical fitness?
Almost all training programs or workout routines are focused on the very short term, e.g. 90 days, 12 weeks and similar.
My questions is about the "kernel" (key elements in a wide sense) for a ...
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Failure to do 16 pushups
I'm sporting moderately for about half of a year, dropped lots of weight and got some muscle. The only problem there is, is with pushup repetitions.
Previous summer I was doing 10-15 normal pushup ...
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10 days to a 5K run
I am in decent physical condition, but I have not been running for 2-3 months. I have signed up for a 5K in ten days. What training can I do in this short time for the best performance in the 5K?
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Intensity of daily cycling to and from work
I cycle daily (five days a week) to and from work. It is not far, 9 km each way, and takes me 20-25 minutes, depending on direction and intensity.
If I cycle with full intensity, my legs are quite ...
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Increased irritability with ultra-low body fat?
Yesterday, reading in my newspaper I discovered an interview with a professional boxer (at the end of his career). He said preparing for an upcoming fight has been really hard... getting body weight ...
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How to maximize the benefits of a long time at the gym?
I have been exercising regularly (daily with a resting day per week) at the gym for a couple of months now. As I am quite busy, I exercise about one hour each session. This includes intensive (for my ...
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How to listen to the body during a run?
I am newbie in running and I am not interested in long runs or any records.
I start to run weekly 10km 6 months ago, now I run for 20km (with a bit of effort).
I would like to understand what the ...
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How much exercise is "just enough"?
I'm in my early 40s, BMI=27, and my primary goal in exercising is to be healthy: to live as long and as ably/comfortably as I can. My secondary goals are to maintain a reasonably good weight (...
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Is it better to reschedule workout than skip it?
I go to gym 3 days a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (chest, shoulders, biceps/back, triceps/legs). This Friday, however, I'm going to leave the city till the next Tuesday. Is it better to ...
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Taking body muscle to next level
I started lifting around November 2014. I was 84Kgs and I had 30% body fat with waist line of 37 inches. I have reduced my weight to 74Kgs, body fat to 20.2% and waist to 32.6 inches.
I can see ...
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Are respiratory training adds dangerous?
Some time ago, I got myself an "elevation training mask", a device that basically limits airflow (with holes) and adds resistance with valves.
Sometimes, when I train with it, some friends point out ...
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How to incorporate Nuad Thai massages into the training schedule?
I am currently visiting the gym 3 times a week for about 1,5 hours to work on my upper body. My goal is to gain muscles and add a little bit of definition. On the weekends I go to the ice ring for ...
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Use lighter or heavier weight in higher or lower reps for building muscle size?
When training to build up muscle size, should I use lighter weight in higher reps and sets or use heavier weight in lower reps and sets?
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Training the legs and Muscle growth
I've heard a lot of people saying that you can help muscle growth of all your body by training your leg.
First of all why ? I know it's because the leg muscle are the biggest muscle in the body but ...