The get in better shape thread 06/01to 12/31/12

Okay that explains a lot because I never felt those worked out very well so I stopped doing it.

But is your back suppose to be flat against the backboard?  Because I kind of arch my back.

Haha, I was gonna say the same thing but then I decided not to try to explain how to do it.    

AbRipperX from P90X?  That thing hurts so bad!    It has the V thing in there too, that's how I learned about that move.

Do planks with 90 lbs (2x 45lb plates) on your back.  Put the weight towards your lower back.  Hold it for as long as you can.  You need a spotter obviously to put the weight on your back and to take it off. 

I couldn't think of anything worse than having a leg injury again, it took me 2 years to fully recover my strength after tearing my acl

This week I'm gonna get back into it again... get my energy levels back up. hate work.. schedule is messing me up!

Gotta get back to working my core/back/ shoulders/rhomboids quads. gonna throw in a little chest workout too

I actually wanted to do a class tomorrow.. but the times they have em, suck.. argh Tuesday is looking a lot better.

well until next time

I got in a few chin ups at work on a door ledge =p 2 at a time..was struggling

Recently got at 24" on wanted a 3' one but they didn't have any..great for legs and doing core on.. can't wait to get into it.. but gonna check my gym for a 3' first.. =p

I went to do a class today and I swear I got weaker.. I dunno what's up I think its all this chiro and spine aligning... body is all out of whack and probably needs rebuilding or something Had such a hard time doing level 1 today... sigh Hoping to do another class tmr morning.. gonna keep on kick my ass until all is normal again..

=D stayin' postive

This is out in Canada, Toronto its not 24hrs lol but this place pretty much has classes all throughout the day, almost every hour up until 8 or 11 sometimes.

I did quite a few workouts that day so I'm bound to have soreness but I think with the yoga class afterwards it helped to reduce the amount of soreness you would likely to experience afterwards... my smaller muscles like the ones that control my fingers are actually still pretty tired.. i had trouble typing today, the muscles through my arms and back.

There seems to quite a variety of Yoga classes Im not sure how too classify them yet but some are more relaxing.. and others are a little bit more intense. There are some where you're doing it in a very hot room, sauna even..

LoL that is some stupid insane shit running through 10k volts? of wires... but i wanna try it.  and yes you do feel it in your nuts.. LOL great reactions from the participants. Don't like the fact that I'm running through mud with my shoes though... I think that's the biggest thing that would hold me back from doing it. weird right? and there's only a small cup of beer at the end? common!

Im gonna try to do a new class today.. suppose to be High intensity. and I'm sure it will be.. ahhh nervous. we'll see just hope I don't get hurt. its at noon!

What specifically are you referring to?

so hungry and tired.. gonna eat up slumber good.

Didn't do any workouts this weekend..

but I did do that HIIT class and holy crap.. BURPEES! I swear my body is sstill burning through all the food I'm shoving down my throat.

Anyone out there who is looking to loose a couple of pounds.. I'd totally recommend it to you.

Any HIIT will kick your ass.  I recommend trying a Tabata if you want to torture yourself.  They are very hard and you feel like you want to die afterwards, but in a good way.  You do 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off for 8 cycles totaling 4 minutes.  There was a while when I was working my way up to a full Tabata cycle on the elliptical, but I stopped when I decided I didn't care about losing weight.  I think I got up to 7 cycles, so 3.5 minutes.  I might start up again because it's good for more than just losing weight.  It can be done with any exercise really, but I think elliptical and sprints are probably the best because they are low impact and full body and are more readily attainable than say doing it with burpees.  Burpeeing it is possible but I think it would take longer to get up to a full cycle (this statement is 100% bro-science and has been reviewed for accuracy by the New England Journal of Bro-Science).