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During my studies I participated in an experiment where we had to maintain squats off varying degrees on and off a vibrating platform. They compared our heart rate and oxygen uptake, to see if it had any effect.
I believe the idea was that when you're in a deep squat, the blood flow in your legs gets occluded due to the pressure of the tensed muscles on ...
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One of the good uses that I'm aware of for vibrating platforms is during rehabilitation. I had an Achilles tendon surgically repaired last year, and extended time with absolutely no calf activity left it atrophied.
During rehabilitation (for my injury and other lower limb injuries), the plate was used to stand on and do various bodyweight exercises (With ...
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I would recommend the book "Never Gymless" for someone in your situation, imo it is the resource for training without equipment. It has 100s of equipment free exercises for building all aspects of fitness including strength. Some of the exercises are listed below.
Strength Exercises:
Pushups, Diamond Pushups, Clapping Pushups, One handed Pushups, Pike ...
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I find it really hard to believe that you have a meagre 15 minutes each day to exercise. If that is the case, you should take a serious look at moving around your schedule to allow more time, at least half an hour to 40 minutes. Stay up later, prepare meals in advance to reduce time spent cooking, etc.
Before I explain some things that I do without ...
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Nearly everything except eating, resting, and lifting heavy weights slows down muscle growth. So, yes, boxing will somewhat interfere with your bodybuilding. This answer may help.
However, it doesn't sound like your goal is "get bigger", it's "get fitter in every way", so your current amount of boxing is fine. Boxing will improve your conditioning, as well ...
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I have the same reservations as you about working out. I can only share what's been working for me (switched the past month or so). I don't pay too much mind to the specifics just try to workout when I can and based on how I feel (don't force it when tired).
Hight intensity means shorter workouts (less than 20mins). I sprint as fast as I can then walk and ...
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