mytimetoshine
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Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
This looks great. Do this people!
Comment · 5 years ago
If you give it another go, I'd recommend dropping the weight again when it gets really intense. It's very ok to drop the weight and rebuild again. I do this often.
In fact, I just rebuilt back to my pr after feeling like my form was suffering under load.
You'd be surprised how much you learn with the bigger weights and then you can apply that learning in the lower weight lifts.
That said... don't worry about he program as much as worrying about working out. Stay consistent with working out. Do some body weight work. Do some mobility stuff. Revisit the big lifts again in the future.
Just keep going! Woooo!
Comment · 5 years ago
Yeah! That is a massive one. This is why going slow and making workouts easy is so important.
Never get injured lifting. Most of the time, your body will give you signals. Don't ignore them.
Comment · 5 years ago
Yeah. For sure. I may have gotten excited there. Don't focus on the numbers so much. 1km is better than 0km.
Walking 5km is a pretty doable though.
I'm just so dang amped at people starting! WOOOOO!
Comment · 5 years ago
Yeah - totally fair about skipping gyms during covid.
Same principal applies. The whole idea of "feel the burn" is stupid and doesn't get you what you want.
Just do fitness. It almost doesn't matter what you do if you do it consistently.
I'm super happy you found youtube stuff working for you.
Keep it up!
Comment · 5 years ago
Yo!
My time to shine. I'm a partner in a gym. I'm fit. I'm a full time software developer. People think I'm an athlete.
You're trying too hard. You need to develop a habit to get fit.
Consistency > intensity. Sooooo! Here is my tip.
Go to the gym. Win the day by doing really easy stuff. Everything should be easy. Then finish your session before you are tired or sore. Go get food. A shake is perfect. You need to win.
Do this 3x a week until you really enjoy going to the gym. Typically this is a month or so. You can get it going faster if you're doing this with a buddy.
I cannot stress this enough. Consistency is so much more important than intensity that it just isn't important to even think about intensity.
Thinking you will be fit by the end of the year is also a mistake. Fitness is a long term problem. Start now. Be consistent. A few years from now you'll be in a room and notice that you're fittest person in the room. Or you'll help someone move and you'll get tapped to move the heavy stuff, because obviously you'll do the heavy stuff.
People will claim "you're just fit". You'll know you're weak compared to other people. The game will just keep going.
If you want a program, you can't beat starting strength (no affiliation): https://startingstrength.com/get-started
For running. You're running too hard. Just run slower. I'm serious. Run so slow you feel like you're not running. Do 5km twice a week to start (Or even just walk 5km twice a week!). It builds from there if you just keep doing it.
When you're starting, just be weak and slow. You're putting the pressure on yourself and it wont pay off. Be consistent at all costs.
Good luck man.
This is great advice. I'm really happy to hear you found a coach that worked for you.