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On 5/28/2019 at 11:58 AM, NucksPatsFan said:

Definitely the push ups. 5 kip pull ups is, not easy, but not hard. It's just 20 seconds in between the squats and push ups.

 

Each set the push ups get harder and harder. 

 

You've just go to practice pushups then. If you get to the point you can do 40 in a row, the Murph should be doable, without more than a few very small breaks during your sets of 5 pushups. The whole point of the Murph is the sustained cardio hit, so it's important to make sure you can do all the movements without any breaks of more than a few seconds each. 

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7 hours ago, taxi said:

 

You've just go to practice pushups then. If you get to the point you can do 40 in a row, the Murph should be doable, without more than a few very small breaks during your sets of 5 pushups. The whole point of the Murph is the sustained cardio hit, so it's important to make sure you can do all the movements without any breaks of more than a few seconds each. 

Yeah I didn’t require too much break but my push-up pace did slow down towards the end (I also push up until my elbows lock to get a true extension whereas a lot of people will only go up to about 90%)

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Today was and will continue to be a tough one. Finished boot camp this morning, which took the place of leg day tomorrow. But then I remembered that I’m gone all day tomorrow and can’t do my arms tomorrow, so I’ll have to also do that tonight. Going to be a sore weekend.

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2 hours ago, HI5 said:

Picked up a nice new spin bike to train at home --emphasis on endurance and strength this year. I'm done with the bulksssssss!

 

Nice.   

 

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it and for how much?

 

I was looking at getting one last Xmas but the CFO (my wife) didn't approve it. :(

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56 minutes ago, BPA said:

 

Nice.   

 

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it and for how much?

 

I was looking at getting one last Xmas but the CFO (my wife) didn't approve it. :(

https://www.fitnessdepot.ca/C11FCA690367/cardio/indoor-group-cycles/rear-drive/ic-rd915w-rear-drive-indoor-cycle-w-watts.html

 

Some of them are expensive af; this one was a close middle ground. 

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9 hours ago, Monty said:

Today was and will continue to be a tough one. Finished boot camp this morning, which took the place of leg day tomorrow. But then I remembered that I’m gone all day tomorrow and can’t do my arms tomorrow, so I’ll have to also do that tonight. Going to be a sore weekend.

Just finished my second workout of the day. 10pm in MB. I’m spent!

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  1. Get the hell out of the way when someone is using the mirror - meaning don't start working out right in front of their view. Especially if you're some completely oblivious dingbat on his phone. Really try and pay attention to what is going on around you. 
     
  2. Squats without the rails - trying to prove a point or looking to break yourself on the last rep but your legs give out? If you aren't pushing yourself are you really even trying that hard?
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So in 3 weeks, I’ve gone down from 175 to 174. Down a total of 20 pounds, now. But not upset or disappointed by my slowdown in weight loss, as that was never the point. 

 

I’m more worried about the fact that I nearly sh*t my pants doing Russian Twists at the gym 5 minutes ago. That would have been pretty gross/embarrassing. Talk about a new low.

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On 6/7/2019 at 2:12 PM, Tortorella's Rant said:
  1. Get the hell out of the way when someone is using the mirror - meaning don't start working out right in front of their view. Especially if you're some completely oblivious dingbat on his phone. Really try and pay attention to what is going on around you. 
     
  2. Squats without the rails - trying to prove a point or looking to break yourself on the last rep but your legs give out? If you aren't pushing yourself are you really even trying that hard?

You been riding them bicycles bro?

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I started running last summer with the goal of doing a 5k in < 30 mins and a 10k for completion. I hit both those targets so my new one for this summer was 10k in < 60. I hit that last week.

 

New goal for this summer: 10k in 50-55 mins and a half marathon for completion. To that end I’ve started to incorporate interval training 1-2 per week and one slow long run. I’m hoping to do an 18k run tomorrow.

 

Not bad for an old guy ;)

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23 minutes ago, Shift-4 said:

 

Did this on the weekend.

Still challenged by the split squats. Pretty new to me. 

Looking forward to getting the plyo ones to the actual jump stage.

yeah; pay attention to your upper hammy too when doing that. If you are going to hurt yourself, that's where it will happen (pull or tear)

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When it comes to split squats, the most common mistake people make is focusing on loading the front knee and driving the downward movement on the front leg, rather than letting the back knee dip first allowing the front knee to follow suit. I find many patients and training clients complain of knee pain, being limited by the front leg fatiguing, or being off balance (because the front foot is carrying all the weight) when doing split squats, but when I use proprioceptive feedback to get them to relax the front leg and let the back knee drop first, it makes a world of difference.

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1 hour ago, Tortorella's Rant said:

yeah; pay attention to your upper hammy too when doing that. If you are going to hurt yourself, that's where it will happen (pull or tear)

Good point

I don't think I will be jumping anytime soon. Legs feel perfectly sore today!

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44 minutes ago, NucksPatsFan said:

When it comes to split squats, the most common mistake people make is focusing on loading the front knee and driving the downward movement on the front leg, rather than letting the back knee dip first allowing the front knee to follow suit. I find many patients and training clients complain of knee pain, being limited by the front leg fatiguing, or being off balance (because the front foot is carrying all the weight) when doing split squats, but when I use proprioceptive feedback to get them to relax the front leg and let the back knee drop first, it makes a world of difference.

Just to confirm...

I should focus on what the resting leg/knee is doing? Make that knee like a tool tapping the ground?

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