Questions tagged [workout]
An activity that challenges one or more aspects of your body's abilities (strength, endurance, agility, etc), often with measurable resistances: weight, time, reps.
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How do I know if I’m losing fat or muscle mass?
If I work out and do treadmill to become fitter with the goal of losing weight, how do I know if I’m losing muscle mass or fat if I’m losing weight? Thanks.
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Relatively new to working out, but have made my own routine I've been trying for a bit and wanna know what I could or should change about it
So I started working out around September of last year, and along the way I sort of formed my own routine. It's a take on PPL, and so far it's not only been making alright results but it's very ...
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Creatine and Protein Intake
I have read on numerous websites that taking creatine and whey protein together adds no benefit, but then something does not make sense to me.
Muscles are made up of protein, when you drink protein ...
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Should I work out my non-injured side?
Due to severe shoulder capsule inflammation (frozen shoulder) I have been told by my doctor not to work out my shoulder, arm, chest etc for about three months
Of course I'm working out my legs and ...
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Does rest time vary depending on the exercise or muscle group? For example, do compound exercises require greater rest time than isolation exercises?
I'm curious if rest time varies depending on the exercise.
I certainly feel more tired after doing a compound exercise like squats compared to an isolation exercise like a leg press, both of which ...
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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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Sudden drop in deadlift performance
For about 2.5 weeks, I have noticed a significant decrease in my deadlift performance, while my other lifts (squat & bench press) have remained somewhat constant. I used to be able to deadlift 180 ...
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Good workout split for absolute beginner with Planet Fitness equipment? (skinny want to build muscle whole-body)
Complete beginner to any type of gym-based activity here, I'm on a budget using my friends Black Card to go to Planet Fitness. I'm trying to find a good workout split online but it's been pretty ...
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How commonplace are routines like phul/phat/gcdlz among pro bodybuilders/fitness models?
This is actually for a paper for school but I was wondering what type of workout routines professional bodybuilders/fitness models use?
Do people use routines that are commonly recommended like phul/...
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How do I complete a workout like this?
I found a workout online that would help me with my current pull-up goal. I don't know if there is a specific way to complete it, but I'll put it under here.
Perform & Progress The Following 2x/...
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Dealing with hydration for working out in the evening
when I work out during the day, I usually drink about 1.5L of water during my workout. However, sometimes the only time of day when I can work out is late in the evening and, with such a quantity of ...
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How can I have a flat tummy? [duplicate]
I work from home at my desk. I run ~8-9 miles a week and hit the gym to lift ~2 times a week. Doing barbell exercises, pushups, pullups, etc.
I'm in decent physical shape, but I can't for the life of ...
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How to transition from a bulk to a cut?
I have a quick question and it mainly revolves around the macros for transitioning from a bulk to a cut.
So when someone reaches their desired weight / goal from a bulk and they decide to cut to take ...
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How to make upper and lower abs more visible
new guy here, and I greeting everyone in Physical Fitness thread.
I have a question about my body.
On 20 December 2021, I started abs workout only until today.
1. I am doing every morning like 10 o ...
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Why not pushing the knees out of the toes in Squat?
there is lots of information on the web about feet and knees out in Squat. Firstly, I'd like to summarise it here to make it clear.
As explained here by Athlean X, in the Squat:
a bit of external ...
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How would you replace the bench press for chest hypertrophy?
although I like the bench press very much, I think I'll stop doing it as it causes me right scapula pain in the point shown in figure.
This probem occurs if I perform barbell bench press, dumbbell ...
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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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Does the often you exercise, the higher calorie intake need to gain weight and muscles? [duplicate]
I'm a hardgainer and my genetics makes me skinny. I want to get bulk and have muscle but the being a poor young asian guy hinders me to eat good foods. I cant afford mass gainers nor whey protein, I ...
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Stepper or helper to get on a stationary bike
Is there any kind of widget/equipment that helps people get on a bike who have trouble doing it on their own? Specifically stationary bikes. Looking for something simple and practical
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Training frequency in relation to recovery and soreness
Currently I am training on a 3-day full body workout split. It alternates between two workouts (A/B) with different focus, though every major muscle group is still trained in every workout. I train ...
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High-Bar Back Squat being easier than Bodyweight Squat
As difficult as it may seem, I'm able to keep a more neutral spine and feel a better balance in a high-bar back squat (and with sufficient load, obviously not so heavy to worsen my technique) as ...
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Opinions on my Workout/Diet plan
I started "Operation Christmas" last week. After losing 10-15 kg (down to 80kg) over the last few months with running 3 times a week, I now want to build some muscle, obviously without ...
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How to use the treadmill to be fit and healthy without losing muscle and shape?
I'm male, 29 years old, 72kg, 172cm height.
First of all, I don't like to look skinny. I just need to stay fit. I have a treadmill and a situp machine, I just wanted to find out what is the best ...
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Shoulder-Blades Position in Overhead Press
I still haven't found a precise description of what the shoulder blades should do during the overhead press.
Precisely:
About the sagittal plane, should they be retracted (pinched together), neutral ...
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How to be balanced and stable in Good Morning + Squat
This exercise (Good Morning + Squat) is taken from this video of Olesiy Torokhtiy:
GIF
I wanted to explore the best technique to do that.
My first doubt is about the balance. The barbell is not above ...
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Activation Cues for the Serratus Anterior
I suffer from a mild winged scapula and I wanted to train my serratus anterior to try to fix it.
There are lots exercises I've found for it. For instance:
Serratus Jabs
Wall Slides
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Why is shoulders internal rotation often seen as the devil?
Shoulders internal rotation is seen in many exercises (bench press, pull ups, barbell row etc) as the devil, whilst external rotation is suggested without limits.
This is an example, referred to a ...
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Should the barbell touch my shins in deadlift?
I'm extremely confused about this topic as each source gives a different opinion.
Here, for instance, but also in this video, it is said that the barbell must touch the shins. The first source says:
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Is the hook grip as effective as the bulldog grip in press/jerk movements?
many sources (1, 2 for instance) state that the best grip for the overhead press is the bulldog grip as it makes the moment arm between the barbell and the wrist zero.
Now let's consider a clean and ...
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Do squat and deadlift work the hip flexors and extensors in a balanced way?
I've seen plenty of leg routines based entirely (or almost entirely) on squats and deadlifts. My simple question is this routine is balanced.
Both in squat and deadlift the hip flexors shortens on the ...
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How can we be balanced during a snatch?
I'll take this video of Lü Xiaojun as a reference.
Let's consider the power phase, that is the moment I'm curious to understand better.
At this point, his hips and the bar are very close to each ...
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How much weight should we place on our heel and how much in our forefoot during squat?
it is known that the best feet setup for squat is the so called tripod stance, which wants you place your weight in three points of the foot:
Base of pinky toe
Base of big toe
Heel
My question is ...
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Analysis of the bar path in bench press
I wanted to do a deep analysis of the reason behind the ideal bar path in bench press.
There are many sources telling us that the ideal bar path is something like this (a J pattern on the way up, and ...
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Which is the proper shoulder-blades setup for front squat?
In high-bar back squat it is good to have retracted and elevated shoulder-blades in order to create a pad in the upper traps that allows us to keep the barbell in a stable position.
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Bio-mechanical analysis of squat: torque on the knee and on the hip
There are many biomechanical analyzes of the squat on the web, but there are lots of things are not clear for me.
Let's consider for instance a high-bar back squat. An analysis is provided by this ...
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Mind-muscle cues for hips flexion without tilting the pelvis
I need some cues about how to flex the hips (for instance in deadlift, squat or to get into the starting position of barbell row) without causing anterior or posterior pelvic tilt.
Of course bracing ...
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Why is (said to be) safe to posteriorly tilt the pelvis in hip thrust?
There are many people showing images and videos in which posterior pelvic tilt is suggested to maximize the glutes activation in some exercises. One of this is hip thrust.
Since glutes may ...
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Why is it said that a thumbless grip shifts the tension away from the forearms?
I've read and I've been told that using a thumbless grip, especially in pull-ups and pull-down:
It allows lessening the load on the forearm muscles and better targeting of the bigger back muscles – ...
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Why should the knee point outwards in squat?
it's known and written everywhere that knee valgus in squat is bad. But I still haven't found a mechanical explanation of this, and even the best knee setup is not clearly described by most guides (...
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When to switch to intermediate or advanced workout plan
When is the appropriate time to switch to an intermediate or advanced workout routine? A lot of articles state time as the variable, such as 3-5 years for advanced, or 1 for intermediate but I see a ...
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Why isn't a problem to arch the upper/middle back in many exercises?
it is known that keeping a neutral lower back under load is crucial to avoid injuries and/or low back pain. This because both an overextended back or a flat/flexed back squeeze the spinal discs, as ...
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How can we be in balance while performing the barbell hack squat?
Unlike conventional squat and deadlift, in the barbell hack squat the barbell won't be over our midfoot.
How can we balance properly?
I've seen also that some people start with the barbell on a ...
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How can we prevent shoulder impingement in the overhead press?
Here it is written, about the Overhead Press, that
At the bottom position, you need to be initiating the press in
something called the scapular plane. Such that at the bottom position
your elbows are ...
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Are situps considered a good core workout?
I was going through an article :
https://www.verywellfit.com/top-best-ab-exercises-1230723
This seems to be a reputable website.
I was surprised the trainer didn't mention situps in it.
What could ...
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Curious about shorter higher intensity workouts of the BeFit program
I've been working out at home for about six years using workouts I've found on the Fitness Blender website. I should note that I've never had a personal trainer. The workouts did a great deal for me ...
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Why should we put our feet forward in Smith Machine Squat?
Here (and elsewhere) this statement is written about the difference between a standard barbell squat and a smith machine squat:
One major difference between the barbell squat and the Smith machine
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How to rack/unrack the barbell properly in bench press
I have seen in my gym plenty of people unracking/racking the barbell like Jeremy Ethier in the following picture. He has the bar exactly above his eyes.
But when I bench press, I don't feel safe when ...
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Holding breath vs Inhaling in Eccentric and Exhaling in concentric
There are plenty of guides about heavy lifting which suggest to hold the breath to help brace the core.
Here there is an example with squat. Picture taken from here.
Many people agree with this as it ...
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Why should we start a pull-up with already retracted shoulder-blades?
in this video about pull-ups it is suggested to depress and retract the shoulder-blades before starting a pull-up (and keeping them depressed and retracted during the whole exercise).
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Which is the proper grip for dumbbell biceps curl?
is it better for dumbbell biceps curl:
a high palm grip (such as that of deadlift)
a bulldog low palm grip (such as that of bench press and overhead press)
a traditional low palm grip
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