Y2HH

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 03:55 PM) Wrong. He attacked several posters. You too, you big tree.

Reddy, what's with you trying to get people suspended for grey-area infractions all the time? What do you gain from this? If you don't like his posts, put him on ignore and be done with it.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 04:07 PM) yyyyyeah women are much more attracted to the guys in yoga class than meatheads at the gym.... we're sensitive AND sexy. You know who else is sensitive AND sexy? That's right...GIRLS.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 04:05 PM) Did you just crush a beer can on your forehead while typing that? f*** that, that'd hurt my widdle sensitive head.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 03:57 PM) Just shows you've never been to a yoga class. If you did, you'd realize that some of the best talent in town is in there, wearing skimpy clothing and contorting every which way. Keep laughing. I'll keep smiling. I already made it clear that's why men invented it. But it's still for girls. I get to see those same girls, only I watch them while lifting weights...and they look back at us...not the "guys" in their yoga class.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 03:48 PM) Yoga was developed by men... so... there goes that theory. By men for girls. For obvious reasons. Men probably developed tampons and makeup, too...do you use those, too? Theory intact.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 03:23 PM) Just got back from yoga. ...which proves my theory.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 03:41 PM) I take literally zero breaks. I group my exercises into groups of 3-6 and do 2-3 sets, grab water and back at it. I burn usually 600-900 calories that way with weight training. So much better than 2 hours with HUGE breaks like I see alot of dudes doing. Agreed. I try to do the exact same. Even when I go "slow" I'm usually going much faster than most.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 02:38 PM) Yoga is the best exercise there is. Hits every aspect of fitness AND mental Wellness. If you do nothing else, do yoga. If you're a girl. FTFY.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 02:28 PM) Have any guys on here ever tried yoga? I lift and run a couple times per week, but I'm debating about whether to give this a try. I think the increased flexibility would aid in preventing injuries as I get ready to train for a Fall marathon, and although I think I would feel ridiculous chanting, I'm intrigued by the stress relief its supposed to bring. Yea, tried it...don't like it. It's for girls. Edit: And yes, it's very hard to do, I'm not saying it's not hard. I'm merely saying it's for girls. Because it is. And I don't care what you say.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 01:52 PM) Thats a pretty short workout, like 30 min? Depends on how fast or slow I decide to go. I can probably compact that down to 15 minutes, if necessary. Usually, I go for about 30-40 minutes, and maybe 10-20 minutes of cardio work. My workouts are never more than an hour, but always target only 1 bodypart per day...that way I can maximize the lesser amount of time I want to spend in the gym. More than one bodypart at that kind of time would be inadequate, but targeting just one gives me an awesome targeted workout.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 01:35 PM) Looks like the GOP is going to go ahead and cave on this (because they made themselves look really stupid the last time, and people actually noticed) I think it's already a done deal.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 11:19 AM) YOU MUST JOIN US I retract my previous statements...for some reason I've decided I like this so much I'm doing it again.

Decided I'd share Y2HH's workout today (yes, I referred to myself in the third person), which was performed a little while ago. This was today's Chest (major target) and Ab (minor target) workout. I swap from barbell to dumbbells to machines week to week, this was a more dumbbell centric workout, as you'll be able to tell. In every set, I use smooth slow control both on the positive and negative and the final rep is concentrated on the negative over about 5 seconds (about twice as slow as normal). Warmup: Bench Press Machine (uses pullys/cables): 50lbs @12 reps Push Ups: 12 reps Workout: Incline dumbbell bench press: 50 lb db's @ 10 reps 55 lb db's @ 8 reps 60 lb db's @ 6 reps Dumbbell bench press: 70 lb db's @ max reps (9 completed) 75 lb db's @ max reps (5 completed) Fly machine (uses pullys/cables): 10 reps @ 12 8 reps @ 14 I wish I could tell you what the 12 or 14 represented...I can't, but it's not super light, nor is it super heavy. Incline dumbbell fly: 30 lb db's @ 10 reps 35 lb db's @ 8 reps Ab crunch machine (no weight added): Set 1 @ 40 reps Set 2 @ 30 reps Set 3 @ 20 reps Set 4 @ 10 reps Finish: Hammer Strength iso-lateral bench press: 2 45lb plates on each side to failure (4 completed) ----- There you have it...Friday's Chest and somehwhat Ab routine.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 11:19 AM) *sigh* we're talking about two very different things here, and you're purposefully disagreeing with something I haven't even said. I'm saying, if you continue to simply use an elliptical without 1) increasing time 2) increasing speed for a long period of time, it stops becoming effective. you and I see that as obvious, but you'd be amazed how many people don't understand that, and think that getting their 20 minutes on the elliptical is "enough" yes - you may lose some weight initially, but like I said before, you won't get much stronger, faster, more athletic, or perform any better. Ellipticals, etc are purely for achieving a moderate amount of weight loss (slowly i might add) and that's it. They're the lazy person (or morbidly obese person) workout. I have some news for you -- if you do any exercise without increasing time, speed, or weight, you'll get no where fast, no matter how much you change it up. You have to constantly push yourself, regardless of what you you enjoy doing. I say enjoy doing, because I'm convinced there IS a type of exercise out there a person will enjoy, they just have to find it. Where I find home workouts tedious and boring, I LOVE lifting weights. So that's what I concentrate on doing more than anything else...but I still try to mix it up a bit. I did some of the P90X Core workout the other day, and I'll do Plyo soon.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 11:20 AM) i'm skinny. i do cardio. because i want to increase my athletic performance and my cardiovascular strength. you can be skinny and have crappy cardio endurance I thought we were talking to cardio bunnies that do nothing else but the same thing over and over? Now you're one of them?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 11:04 AM) Pour the oats Plop the yogurt Drench in milk Shake some protein Stir that s*** Put lid on (Sleep in bed) Open the lid Drop in blueberries Close the lid Drive to work Eat at work Grow massive erection That...a...lot...of...work...for...some...cold...oatmeal. It's good, but it's a lot of work IMO. I don't like having to clean up tupperware after, either. And it's cold. I don't like cold breakfasts. I tried it...it's great. But it's not for me.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 11:00 AM) Yer doin' it wrong. Just cutting up fruit and washing it takes longer than 2 minutes. Then all the other ingredients, having to wash the tupperware, etc... It's longer than just a few minutes, no matter how many bs excuses you guys make. And it's still oatmeal. Takes too long for oatmeal.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 10:53 AM) i'm pretty sure i said organic is a piece of crap term. and maybe this is like our modern day version of natural selection. people who buy local and eat better will outlive the fatties. only downside is they'll still probably live long enough to reproduce. dumb. Ohhhh really? Tell that to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. ...oh, wait a minute. Needless to say, eating properly can help, but that doesn't mean it actually will. Moderation, moderation, moderation. Seems to me people tend to go off one deep end or the other, no matter how much they talk about moderation/balance, they don't actually have much of it.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:52 AM) It takes like 2 minutes to prep before you go to bed It takes longer than that.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:40 AM) Yeah, but you like boys. Actually, though, this was quite good...but it's kind of a lot of work. :/

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:26 AM) Too bad my overnight oats kicked in, I countered you throwing me into the mud, and in turn threw you into the mud. Checkmate! Wait...not so fast. Mine also kicked in, so I countered your counter and was able to create a stand off...when we both realized Jake was standing there laughing at the whole thing, so we decided to throw him in, instead. Laugh at that, Jakemeister.

I tried this overnight oats last night, and it sucked. Ok, it didn't suck...but still. I waited 8+ hours for some Oatmeal. This is the kind of thing that gets you beaten up on the meathead man 'da bears' 'da coach' playground. If you told me you slow cooked some ribs for 8+ hours, you da man...have a beer and chug that b****...but when you tell me you took 8 hours to make some Oatmeal, you need to be thrown in a puddle of mud. All of you.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:08 AM) exactly! that was my point. you get gym bunnies who do the same s*** every time and they get upset when they stop losing weight.. that's all im saying Those people are usually already skinny and IMO, shouldn't be doing that much cardio in the first place.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:01 AM) Example: where i live there's a huge flight of stairs coming up from the subway. it's like almost 100 stairs. there is also an escalator, but that's besides the point. I can run up those stairs and barely start breathing heavy at all. I probably don't burn many calories doing that. someone who's out of shape, attempting the same 100 stairs, will take twice, three times, maybe four times longer than me to ascend the stairs. Their weak muscles will have to work significantly harder than mine. you're saying they won't burn more calories doing that task than I did? If you run for 30 minutes when out of shape, let's say you cover 2 miles, meaning 15 minutes per mile, which is incredibly slow. Now let's say you get into shape...but you run that same 30 minutes. You shouldn't be running for only 2 miles still. Let's say a this point you're able to do 5 miles in that same 30 minutes. It's possible you'd burn even MORE calories in the same period of time because you did more. The point is, you can do something about this, and you're pretending you can't. Just because you use an elliptical machine everyday doesn't mean it becomes less effective on it's own...the person would have to allow it to become less effective by not doing more. The repetitive motion, however, has nothing to do with that.