Questions tagged [training]
Working out with a purpose, in pursuit of a goal.
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Building up to distance at required speed
I need to be able to run 2.4k in about 12.5 minutes, which means I can basically do the whole run at 12kmh.
I can't do anywhere near that. I can just about run about half of that at 8kmh with a 12kmh ...
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How to figure out how long to rest in-between workouts?
I'm trying to figure out how to program rest days into my workouts so as to avoid injury. In this video, Dr Stu Mcgill explain, how even if we are working with safe tolerable loads, well under our ...
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How can you train your grip to accommodate a wide variety of holding options?
Based on this hand grip, is there a way to train your grip for different holding positions using alternative options not shown in the video? Additionally, is there an exhaustive list available that ...
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In bodybuilding, how do I train my traps and lats without involving my biceps?
Some people like to train biceps separated from the back, because "when you get to workout the biceps, it is already tired from the back exercises". Sometimes, you have a hurt biceps and ...
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How do I know if I am overtraining? [duplicate]
I've plateaued at about body weight bench, squat, deadlift and about eighty percent body weight barbell row. I believe the reason for it maybe that I am overtraining. I go to the gym everday of the ...
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How do I set interesting, achievable mid-term (strength) fitness goals?
I've been going to the gym 3-6 times a week regularly for the past 5+ years, with occasional breaks for injuries. I'm no longer a beginner, but I am having a hard time figuring out how to set ...
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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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How to practice a Revolving Pull-up Bar
How can I practice on Revolving Pull-up Bar. I do well in regular Pull-up Bar (~30 pull ups). What is the best way to practice and what is the step by step protocol to train myself for using Revolving ...
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Running medium distances with vs. without hydrating
For runs up to 10 km, I find I can go without drinking water without significant discomfort. I drink about 750ml beforehand. After coming back, I'll drink up a good amount of fluids.
Is there an ...
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Stair climbing: moderate or vigorous?
CDC recommends:
at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity
or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity,
I found it difficult to incorporate activity like swimming ...
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Need proper pace training for a 1.5 mile run on a treadmill
What is the proper pace training for a 1.5 mile run on a treadmill? When I was training for the PAT for Correction Officer in the past, I remember there being a time/speed increase at small intervals. ...
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Help? Schedule and correct exercise question
I’m 18 years old, 122 pounds, and 5’5. I do not want to be muscular I just want to lean out because I am “skinny fat”. I started doing “strength training” 30 minute videos 3 times a week with 10 pound ...
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Agility Training?
Everyone here is trying to max out their strength attribute and for some their charisma attribute with aesthetic muscles.
But what about agility?
I want to be able to dodge, fall from heights unharmed,...
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Does BMI really matter?
I've been going to the gym around 3 - 5 times a week for 2 solid months now. I do a variety of weight training exercises and up to 20 minutes of running on a treadmill. I have a fairly balanced diet ...
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Improve Sled Pull for Mountaineering
I am training to climb Mt. McKinley where I will be pulling uphill a 60lb sled with a 60lb pack on my back for 8-9 hours. I would like to know, other than actually pulling a sled, what exercises ...
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Zone 2 on stationary bike
I am currently doing my zone 2 training on a treadmill. To know how to titrate my running speed, I did a VO2Max test at a professional sports center. The upshot was that to get into zone 2 on a ...
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Am I doing something wrong with my AMRAP routine?
I like to exercise to improve my condition to improve my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Said that I like to do some bodyweight exercises, Runs, swimming and HIIT.
Recently I notice on my Garmin my HIIT benefits ...
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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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Training for Pro-Soccer Tryouts
I'm in a 1-year long journey to hopefully prepare myself to try-out for a pro-soccer team. I was hoping to get some guidance from the community, as to training workouts that I can use to prepare.
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How can you best train your labrum?
I've torn my labrum twice. Same labrum both times, right shoulder. Also- both doing the same exercise, Military Press (or shoulder press). The injuries were 10 years apart. One required surgery and ...
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What is the best time of the day for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)?
I have heard a lot about benefits of HIIT; however, nobody seems to address when is the best time for such activities. I got this question when watching "The secret life of your body clock" (BBC ...
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Why don't we train hip flexors?
I've been snooping around for a while now, and while there's no lack of reasons to stretch them, no one seems to be training their hip flexors. What's the reason for this? Because they're a smaller ...
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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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Similar exercise(s) repeated throughout the day
My current practice is to pick a single exercise or 2-3 related exercises and keep doing them throughout the day in a pyramid kinda structure.
For example, early this morning I did kettleball swings - ...
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Measure reaction time [closed]
I want to measure my reaction time.
My goal is to have a simple way to measure how fast I react.
Something like this:
light on the left side, I press a button on the left side
light on the right, ...
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What's a normal amount/rate of water loss during exercise
I've recently thought to measure my weight before and after exercise sessions, and was surprised by the result. I assume that the loss over the session is almost exclusively water loss.
Are these ...
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Shoulder Mobility: Standing and Lying Dislocation Exercise Difference
Whats the difference between the Standing Stick shoulder mobility exercise, standing up and lying down? Do they exercise different muscle groups? Trying to understand the difference between doing the ...
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Is this routine good?
https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine
Somehow my body doesn't supercompensate.
And why does the line at the end of the supercompensation goes back to the baseline? ...
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Is this normal to have a uneven chest when your a beginner to the gym [duplicate]
Hey I have a uneven chest and I just started working out will it eventually even out or do I have to do something to help it 
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Beginner work out routine review & questions
This is my routine I’ve been doing for 5 months now:
Monday - Chest, Arms, Cardio
Tuesday - Back, Shoulders.
Wednesday - Legs, Abs, Cardio
Thursday - Chest, Arms
Friday - Back, Shoulders. Cardio
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What kind of bands exercise are appropriate for mini stepper
I bought a mini stepper with bands.
But I am curious:
What kind of band movements are appropriate for the mini steppers in general?
I saw this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfkpdMXEzuQ, but ...
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Is mini stepper with bands vigorous activity?
Some recommendations state that:
do at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week or 75
minutes of vigorous intensity activity a week
My question is: is training on a mini stepper with ...
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Recommendation how to select aerobic trainer for home
I am considering buying ab aerobic trainer for my home because I have relatively high cholesterol. But I have two constraints:
I have a relatively small space with dimensions 1m x 2m.
I'd like it to ...
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Chest/Abs training for a thin young man (4 times for 6 months) [closed]
I need your advice. I'm a thin guy who spends most of his time sitting (SW developer). I'm between thin and fit, and I want to get this fit. Basically, abs and chest.
My body:
Age: 26
Height: 1.79m (...
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Weight vs resistance
I've always heard hardcore lifters saying that resistance is not the same as weight. Bascially that 100lb of resistance is not equal to 100lbs of weight. Imagine a bowflex vs a cable machine.
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Advice on How to use Westside For Skinny Bastards
So, I am currently using WS4SB3 and I have questions regarding the program.
Do I have to use the conditioning or can I just use the programs for 4 days without conditioning?
Can I modify the training ...
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Progressive greasing the groove
Attached some pull up bars all over the place, got one in my office and 5 in my home.
Gave myself a rule to always crank some bar to sternum chin ups everytime I pass by the bar.
It's been great, ...
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Are there scenarios where waist trainers..... useful?
Ok. I know almost everyone who read the title is currently typing out a big "no" as an answer. Possibly typing something about how it doesn't help with fat loss and risks reorganizing ...
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Exercises to hide bulging lower hip bone
Now, I have seen a lot of posts about individuals with wide hips, but I feel that my body structure is quite uniquely problematic.
I have relatively broad shoulders, a very thin waist, and a normal ...
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Training by faking movements
This is a strange question and it's more theoretical than practical, but still I've been thinking about this a bit and it looks like an interesting topic to talk about.
Is it possible to train muscles ...
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Breaststroke swimming - is it moderate or vigorous?
physical activity guidelines recommend
At least 150 minutes a week of moderate intensity activity such as
brisk walking
But it also says I can do for 75 minutes vigorous level activity.
My main ...
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How do I workout my heart rate zones for training?
Is there a relatively easy way to get better values for my heart rate zones if I already have a heart rate monitor?
A couple workouts I've done have my heart rate in the "hard" zone for 90-95% of the ...
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Karvonen's formula gives higher target heart rates for deconditioned individuals. How can it make any sense from a health perspective?
Notation:
T = Target heart rate
M = Maximum heart rate
R = Resting heart rate
I = Intensity (a number between 0 and 1)
Karvonen's formula:
T = (M – R) × I + R
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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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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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Should i keep running when i feel like i can't properly breathe?
I started running a couple of weeks ago and it's super fun. The past couple of years i've run a couple of times a month and done weight lifting for muscle mass. This has been fine.
Since i started ...
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On 80/20 training, what exactly counts as the "tough 20%"?
I have read JohnP (and others) say this many times:
There are two big mistakes that most amateur runners make. They go too hard on their easy days, and not hard enough on their hard days. This ...
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How to train with no offseason
I was looking at various training plans on the net, as I'm working up a routine for coaching a new team sparring group for our martial arts "circuit", and one thing struck me. All of the plans that I ...
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Low back on the way up of squat
I need some advices to understand if my low back posture is correct while squatting.
Let's consider these pictures of me, referred to the way up of squat:
Picture 1): I've arrived at the parallel. I ...
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What is the optimal length and amount of sessions per week for optimal muscle gain?
For maximum muscle gain, one is recommended to do 3-5 sets 8-12 reps, the less reps the more strength training it becomes.
Now in regard to the number of sessions per week and the length of sessions I ...
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