Questions tagged [workout-routines]
Methods of organizing one's training.
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Can I get an honest review about my workout plan?
I'm 24, and an absolute beginner when it comes to working out. I just googled exercises that you could do at home and then decided to try them out.
Its been a few months but I don't really see any ...
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How to choose a routine for building muscles?
When searching for the internet, or even talking to trainers, you will get an infinite number of routines. How should one choose a routine that is best for him? Is there any logic about it at all?
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How do I perform an assessment workout?
I've decided to run an Olympic Triathlon:
Swim: 1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Cycle: 40 km (24.8 mi)
Run: 10 km (6.2 mi)
and need to assess where I'm at in order to build a workout schedule on my own.
How ...
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Resuming workouts after 2 months. Any beginner workout suggestions?
I had to take a break from working out for 2 months.
When resuming after a long break, are there any good alternative workout plans that you follow to gain back some of the lost strength and stamina ...
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Safe way to train for the front and back flip?
Pretty simple question:
Is there a safe way to train for the front and back flip without killing myself?
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How to harden muscles?
Specifically, harden.
To elaborate: I weight 130; my friend weighs 200. He's very muscular. But I'm strong for my weight-- we both do one arm bicep curls at 40 pounds. I have no trouble with strength....
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training for 200m freestyle swim race
I have 6 months to train for a swimming race (200m freestyle in a 50m outdoor pool). My level at the moment is beginner/intermediate, with fairly good technique. Should I focus on training longer ...
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Bodyweight exercise for traps
Does anybody know a good bodyweight exercise for traps and neck?
I have tried the inverted shoulder press but would appreciate
other suggestions.
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Bodybuilding - Myofibrillar and Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy - Building muscles
I'm training for two years, trying to develop muscles (for astethics, being big and not for strength training).
I read that in order to do that I should work more on my sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. As I'...
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Is circuit training superior to conventional weight training?
I know that there have been studies that show that more rest between sets, given the same volume, leads to significantly more gains, at the expense of more time in the gym, so circuit training would ...
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How to combine running and squating within the week so that stress on the knees is reduced?
After more than a month walking at a fast pace everyday, my body seems to be adapting and now I need to walk at a ridiculously forced high speed in order to feel it sort of challenging. So I want to ...
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Is just a pair of dumbbells enough?
I started consulting in November 2012. The 4-hour a day commute tires me out and leaves me with absolutely no time to do anything else, much less go to the gym. So, I haven't gone to the gym since ...
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Workout plan for a lazy person
I have been going to the gym (on and off) for about 20 years (I am in my late 30s). One thing that I have definitely established is that I do not like getting very tired and if I do work out hard, it ...
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Am I missing exercises for a balanced total body workout in a 3 day split?
I'm working on a 3-day split routine, about 5(+1 support) exercises per day. It's the first time I'm putting something together for myself, so I was hoping you'd be able to put in some comments.
I ...
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Is it better to take a nap or work out?
On days like today, when I've only had 5 or 6 hours of sleep, I often wonder if it would be healthier (in terms of recovery, performance, and so on) to skip my lunchtime workout and take an hour nap ...
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Gym routine with Tennis
What would be some good additional exercises to do at the gym for 2 days a week with 7 days of tennis?
Objective - Improve strength, mobility and endurance. (Not particularly in this order)
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Is this an effective military PRT training plan?
The military PRT, Physical Readiness Test, requires one to do a minimum number of pushups and situps followed by a 1.5 mile run.
I'm a good runner, so the main concern is my weak upperbody. A month ...
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Unable to use left arm, what exercises should I do?
Due to an injury I have a partial paralysis in my left arm, both shoulder and elbow.
This means I cannot do most of the upper body exercises. The only things I can do are single handed (dumbbell/...
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How to train to make the most out of only 90 minutes of training per week?
Once I'm asking a question on behalf of someone else who isn't comfortable to write on an English site:
My wife wants to get in shape, i.e. lose some fat, gain some muscle, increase stamina, increase ...
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Exercise for six pack abs
I want to have six pack abs and I am doing 6 different exercises for that. But none of them more than 10 times. Is it sufficient or do I need to increase the number of repetitions?
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Can doing the same kind of exercise workout daily provide any good improvements?
I've been learning kickboxing from a local trainer in my city for the last 2 months. I've noticed that in one hour of workout he made us to do the same workout exercises with some minor changes. I've ...
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is it necessary to do exercise that target only one muscle a day
I live in India and have joined 4-5 gyms in last 4-5 years in different cities. Every time people do and also suggest me to do exercise that target only one muscle per day. e.g. on Monday only biceps ...
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What are key points to focus on when trying to increase the size and definition of the bicep?
How does one work the bicep to it's max? Admittedly, I know I'm guilty of lack of symmetry because I do a lot of exercise that build my triceps. Therefore, I think my biceps have suffered and I ...
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Is it necessary to have a rest week?
I have seen fitness programs that focus six days of workout per week, and following three or four weeks have an entire recovery week. The term "recovery" is misleading, because you still workout six ...
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What is the best set of dumbbell exercises for a complete upper arm workout?
I'd like to find a good set of dumbbell exercises for a "complete" upper arm workout - working out the biceps, triceps, and brachialis* muscles fairly evenly. What combination of curls or other ...
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Is wearing Langot necessary to do Push ups at home?
I have been doing home workout routine of 100 Decline push ups and 50 diamond push ups. I have been wearing a Langot (loin Cloth) to cover my testicles from any harm since I stared working out 10 ...
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Tips on having six packs and losing fat and keeping the muscles I have
I use to work out 5-6days a week, 80-90mins, where I did weight training. I have a good physique, however I never had well defined abs. Now I'm working hard towards abs. I do abs workout every other ...
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Workout to the failure is enough to get stronger. What is the need to have sets?
As far as I understand, push the muscle to the failure state in 5 to 15 reps will help me increase muscle growth production. If I need to do more than 15 reps to get failure, I simply build endurance, ...
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Alternating between similar exercises
I read multiple times that the body gets used to certain exercises and will adapt to them, so the training effect for doing the same exercise minimizes. And although two quite similar exercises will ...
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Home workout exercises with minimal equipment
I'd like to start doing workouts with the goal of becoming stronger, building endurance, and being more fit in general.(Also, I don't currently need to worry about losing weight, 5'6" 125 lbs.) Why ...
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How do gymnasts and dancers remain so slim, yet so agile and strong?
Having a very small percentage of body fat definitely helps, but even so, how is it possible to do backflips etc. being so slim, while people with huge muscles can't even lift off the ground.
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Building a custom upper body routine
My doctor has instructed me to stop doing all leg exercises, and as such I know have to revise my workout routine. I am considering building a custom A/B split upper-body routine and doing my ...
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Workout Intensity vs. duration
I came across an article that said
'If you don't finish your workout in around an hour it's probably not that intense'.
How far is this true ? (Workout here refers to just the strength training ...
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Suggestions on Postpartum exercises
I know that everyone is different and you should be getting cleared by your MD, but once they do clear you, what are some good exercises to do to help your body recover? Specifically to help with ...
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What kind of muscle workout was Mike Tyson was doing?
I'm looking for the details of the muscle workouts that Mike Tyson was doing when he was training.
I need to know what muscle groups he was concentrating on, and what workouts he was doing for those ...
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Best primitive several-minute daily routine for time-restricted people?
I do every day 10 push-ups, and with that ends my daily routing.
I also do a massive 2 hours walk that includes climbing and walking for a long distance.
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Program Feedback
My intent was to run a version of 5/3/1 over the school year, as it allows for consistency and not having to worry about how much I need to lift each training session. However, my engineering design ...
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What are you views on progress between rep range vs. fixed reps?
Assuming the goal is to progress in size and strength using weight training, what are you thoughts on a routine that either:
1) Uses a rep range of 5-8 (for example), where you start workout day 1 ...
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How to manage sudden increase in appetite after new workouts
I(F22, BMI 22.1) recently swapped my fitness routine from mainly cardio and light resistance to more weight and strength training. Although Im taking it gradually my appetite has gone awol. I use to ...
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When should I use incline and speed intervals versus incline and speed ramps?
I have access to a treadmill that has speed workouts and incline workouts. There are two types of each - intervals and ramps. In an interval, it alternates between a resting speed or resting incline ...
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How long until a new workout/diet is assessed?
How long is a reasonable amount of time to assess whether or not a new workout and/or diet regimen is working?
I've heard many people complain about not losing weight after a week but I've also ...
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Working out at the playground?
So I am having financial trouble and don't want to pay for a gym membership, so I'm wondering about working out at the playground. I would probably be doing pull ups, decline push ups, one legged ...
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Long overtraining - What is the solution and how much time is needed to recover?
A week ago, followed by 4-5 months of high intensive training I decided to take a break from the gym.
I felt very disappointed and discouraged as I was training very hard and there were no gains, ...
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Help me balance my cardio, circuit-training, and weight lifting workouts
I've been off the horse for a few months now, but I'm ready to climb back on and in trying to make a schedule I'm remembering something that I've been confused about for a while. There are three "...
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How does frequency affect recovery, controlling for intensity and volume?
What exactly is the body's mechanism to recover from the stress of strength training and to adapt to greater loads, and how does frequency of training affect this mechanism?
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Is 5 to 6 times workout per Week too much for the muscles to recover?
After my time in the army (5 Months), i gained 6kg. My eating habits got lost and I ate everything and to any time. Now I gained alot of belly-fat, but when i look at the rest of my body i don't look ...
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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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Training exercises to increase speed and strength
I'm a handball trainer and coach for a couple of teams in our club. All the teams have two training's, each a hour long at minimum.
I am looking for simple exercise which can be done without using ...
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Going from training 3 days/week to 4 days/week
I've been training three days per week for about two months now and feel that I want to increase the amount of training I do. From mon - wed - fri, to mon-tue-thu-fri. Currently I have a two day ...
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Home weight gaining exercise list
I want to gain some more weight with a better shape. But unfortunately I don't have enough time to go to a gym. I am trying to some push ups (3 sets) and some free hand exercises at home.
I am not ...
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