Yea. Will be my two year "anniversary" this February. lol. What ever as long as I hit my macros .Yeah I figured eventually. Farrk that's after a year and a half of working out all natural? What did you eat to get those gains haha.
think about trying this for armsWell I don't consider myself a lifting know it all, so I'll ask. I really want to develop better forearms for better gripping. It's all about strength, but building some nice forearms would be idea too. My biceps are not that big, neither are my triceps, only reason why I look somewhat bulky is because of my naturally big shoulders, though I would trade these for a nice pair of arms any day. Any of you all have any tips for bigger arms?
I've been told about this things, but I don't know, it's not that I don't want to believe in them but I just don't think these things will give me the results I want. Have you tried them, personally? I'm not questioning your answer by the way, I've just seen this things in almost everyone's house just laying there, and I don't see them with big arms and shit.As for gripping/raw hand strength, work your way through these
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0059XGXMM?dpm=1&pi=75x75&qid=1345184043&ref_=mp_s_a_2&sr=8-2
convenient little tool...can be done just about anywhere and it goes right up to 350lbs so there's lots of room for progression. they're brutal too; I'm only on the 200lbs one and can barely close it but I'm getting more into my rock climbing so it's a little project of mine.
@waterbomb: I dunno but I quite like tricep extensions. It's easier to get up to the big hefty weights and it feels like a more functional
movement than the other exercises I mentioned (I imagine I'm taking a throw-in, football style hehe)
I forget if you have access to a gym or not, but deadlifting has been AWESOME for my forearms so far since I started working out again.I've been told about this things, but I don't know, it's not that I don't want to believe in them but I just don't think these things will give me the results I want. Have you tried them, personally? I'm not questioning your answer by the way, I've just seen this things in almost everyone's house just laying there, and I don't see them with big arms and shit.
is that...I got this from a convention for the tournament I went to, which also happened to have bodybuilding section, and a huge one:
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It doesn't look like a lot here, but I got a SHITLOAD of fat burners, creatine, and protein, BCAA samples. I think will help my body achievements, especially because it was free lol.
you should alter your schedule and add in days for straight running, if you're serious about getting your time down. You can maintain a healthy fitness schedule at 4 days of weights per week and then devote the other three days completely to running.Thanks.
I still go to the gym everyday for weights, however I usually only do a warm up run for like 5 minutes. I'll try and start running more often, however I'm not so sure if it's the best idea to run so fast for so long right before weightlifting. And I'll be too tired to run after. I'm not sure what to do, I only have time to go to the gym once a day.
I guess I can alternate between working out and running, but then my fitness schedule will get all messed up...hmmm
I'm going to have to do that it seems. Practice right now is in the mornings at my school, and I go to the gym in the evening. You're right, 4 days of weights is plenty, and 3 weeks of running sounds very reasonable. (My couches actually tell me to run 6 days a week on my own, I doubt I can do that with weightlifting also.)you should alter your schedule and add in days for straight running, if you're serious about getting your time down. You can maintain a healthy fitness schedule at 4 days of weights per week and then devote the other three days completely to running.
Agreed that treadmills are boring, it's a pain for me to even run those 5 minute warm ups, I don't know how I'd do 30+ minute running sessions. Thankfully, the gym I go to is in this huge country club-like area, with lots of fields and open spaces around the area. I'll have no problem running there!would personally avoid treadmills. Even if you were racing on road they're a poor substitute since they don't engage certain muscles as fully as traditional running, but for somebody looking to do XC it'll be much better for you to get out and do some multi-terrain running
oh and treadmills are boring too
your time is solid for a beginner of any gender and you honestly have one of the best attitudes in this thread so kudos. Start running more often but just don't increase your mileage per week too quickly...iirc the safe increase is +10% per week. Get some comfortable running shoes. Throw in some incline work. Listen to your coach, develop a healthy rivalry with your teammates and, honestly, just enjoy it. The true trick to getting better at running is to get to the stage where you truthfully enjoy it and can't wait till your next run. Once you get there, it's plain sailing.