Workout routine thread

[Larali]

My feet have finally recovered, so I'm going to try to do a 3-mile jog later, will probably have to ice/compression afterwards.

[Larali]

I have the doc's go-ahead to exercise again, finally. So I jogged a couple miles with my daughter and did 30 minutes HIIT on the stationary bike, plus stretches and 15 push ups. My legs hurt SOOOOOO BAD.

[oszkar07]

For the last 6 months or so I've been slacking bad with exercising. I'm slowly working back up to what i used to be doing.

My personal favorite exercises don't include lifting any weights. My workouts were typically:


These are done every other day. Example: day 1, day 2, day 1, day 2 etc. With breaks thrown in. This is all done within under an hour.

Day 1:

200 push ups
200 sit ups
100 pull ups
Possibly some other thrown in exercises like dips or flutter kicks.

Day 2:

Some form of running:

Sprinting 1/4 miles and resting for 90 seconds and different variants of this.

Running 1 mile as fast as you can. Resting for the time it took you to run the mile and repeating this 3x.

Running 1.5 miles

Running 5-6 miles.

Running 1-3 miles with a weighted vest.

I also switch it up between running on a track, through neighborhoods, hiking trails and sometimes the beach.

I throw in 100 or more body weight squats at the end.





How about you guys?

Thats a good routine , those short sprints are really good, have you ever done the beep test ?

I am older than I used to be so dont work out to same intensity ,
I usually do pushups up to 100 a day or every 2nd day depending.
dumbbell and kettle bell workouts variable sets and routines.
I like to do punching bag work ,especially drilling 3 strike combos including a kick , eg straight right, left hook , R kick , or other variations,
I like to do speedball , double end bags and shadow boxing,
I dont do a lot of running but do more cycling,swimming and hiking.

[Gründig]

I have the doc's go-ahead to exercise again, finally. So I jogged a couple miles with my daughter and did 30 minutes HIIT on the stationary bike, plus stretches and 15 push ups. My legs hurt SOOOOOO BAD.

Nice. Usually starting up again is rough. You'll prob be sore for a bit.

Thats a good routine , those short sprints are really good, have you ever done the beep test ?

I am older than I used to be so dont work out to same intensity ,
I usually do pushups up to 100 a day or every 2nd day depending.
dumbbell and kettle bell workouts variable sets and routines.
I like to do punching bag work ,especially drilling 3 strike combos including a kick , eg straight right, left hook , R kick , or other variations,
I like to do speedball , double end bags and shadow boxing,
I dont do a lot of running but do more cycling,swimming and hiking.

What is the beep test?

Punching bag work is great, I have done boxing in the past and it's hard as hell.

I have not tried cycling but swimming laps is great and I love hiking. Hiked about 11 miles a few weeks ago.

[Gründig]

Today's workout:

Warmed up
1.5 mile run
100 ass to grass squats
Cool down lap

[DarknessWin]

For the last 6 months or so I've been slacking bad with exercising. I'm slowly working back up to what i used to be doing.

My personal favorite exercises don't include lifting any weights. My workouts were typically:


These are done every other day. Example: day 1, day 2, day 1, day 2 etc. With breaks thrown in. This is all done within under an hour.

Day 1:

200 push ups
200 sit ups
100 pull ups
Possibly some other thrown in exercises like dips or flutter kicks.

Day 2:

Some form of running:

Sprinting 1/4 miles and resting for 90 seconds and different variants of this.

Running 1 mile as fast as you can. Resting for the time it took you to run the mile and repeating this 3x.

Running 1.5 miles

Running 5-6 miles.

Running 1-3 miles with a weighted vest.

I also switch it up between running on a track, through neighborhoods, hiking trails and sometimes the beach.

I throw in 100 or more body weight squats at the end.





How about you guys?

Work your legs with a lot of weight or you doing nothing

[Gründig]

Work your legs with a lot of weight or you doing nothing

False. That is not the only way to build a strong lower half.

You can build strength through body weight movements such as squats and running (with or without weight). Especially explosive sprints.

You don't need to lift heavy weights to have a well rounded strong, muscular and in shape body...which includes your legs.

And trust me, I'm big on lower body strength.

[Gladutz]

Can someone help me get a good workout as a tall guy? i am 6'9" or 2.06 meters

[Gründig]

Can someone help me get a good workout as a tall guy? i am 6'9" or 2.06 meters

That is tall. Well, what are your options? Would you rather sign up at a gym or work out at home? do you have anything to exercise on at home? what are your preferences?

What are your goals? strength? weight loss? both?

[Insuperable]

False. That is not the only way to build a strong lower half.

You can build strength through body weight movements such as squats and running (with or without weight). Especially explosive sprints.

You don't need to lift heavy weights to have a well rounded strong, muscular and in shape body...which includes your legs.

And trust me, I'm big on lower body strength.

What people don't know is that person can hit fast twitch fibers with high reps and not only with slow reps high weights. The thing is that it has to be done to failure and over failure as some say. Body first recruits or puts more emphasis on slow twitch muscles and when that energy is depleted it switches emphasis to fast twitch muscles and that is the reason why slow reps and high weights are the fastest and the best way to hit fast twitch fibers. But they can be hit with high reps and low weights if done to failure too. Also, there is a minimum weight limit each person has. Squats with weights save time.

Calves definitely can't be build using body weight exercises (unless the person has 200kg ) only even if sets are done to failure. Calves are the densest muscles in our body and they need some serious punching to make them grow.