the general healthy lifestyle thread

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to improve my explosiveness so I need less time to accelerate

if aren't doing plyometrics, do them.  considering your time constraints, it would probably help you most to focus on your "pecs," "lats," and "abs"  (your trunk)

[Alex17]

Wow, you guys also lift weights?
I do also, i feel funny when i lift weights and then freestyle, so i decided to freestyle then lift weights. :D

[oLi]

Do you do any bicep exercises on the cable machines? I guess free weights would be a lot better anyway..

Yeah half of my bicep excercises are with cables.

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I was just wondering what you guys do for biceps

i'll do my best do describe it..:

i did 3 sets of 3 different kinds of pullups to start with:

1. chinup grip (palms facing you). 8 pullups. go down as slowly as possible. do three sets.
10 military style pushups in between
2. reverse chinup grip (palms facing forward). 8 pullups. go down as slowly as possible.
10 military style pushups in between
3. stand directly under pullup bar, face one of the uprights. grip pullup bar (thumb to pinkey on other hand). pull up on right side, then on left side. that's 1. 8 total. 3 sets.
10 military style pushups.

now that's just the warm up for the push up routine:

10 military style pushups (2 sets)
10 regular style pushups (2 sets)
10 diamond with feet as close in as possible. nose toches the ground (you essentially make an arc) (2 sets)
10 wide grip, with fingers facing the outsides. wide as possible. hold 4 seconds down, 4 seconds up. (2 sets)
10 "all the way up" pushups. extend arms as far forward and close together as possible in diamond. hold 2 seconds up, 2 down (2 sets)
10 "snake" pushups. down with one arm, face other arm. roll chest close to ground but dont touch. repeat with other arm. that's 1. (2 sets)
10 "jaguar" pushups. start at an arcing position (ass up) with arms regular width. swoop down low but don't touch the ground and push up with your arms. then do the reverse. that's 1 (2 sets)

the pushups mainly target the triceps, but this is by far the best arm workout i've ever done. no free weight workout works as well for developing size and power.

[oLi]

Pushups target mainly pectorialis, both minor and major. Biceps are worked out primarely in other movements.

[BigMac]

Pushups target mainly pectorialis, both minor and major. Biceps are worked out primarely in other movements.

and triceps

[oLi]

Pushups target mainly pectorialis, both minor and major. Biceps are worked out primarely in other movements.

and triceps

Depends on width between your hands. It's only secondary on a normal wide grip.

[manutd.]

Okay so today I did bench press, a few different variations on the cables, some free weights, and some different things with different bars.

I also tried some chinups and pushups. Thanks Bryan!

[BigMac]

I dont enjoy working out as much as i used to. =(

[G-Man]

I dont enjoy working out as much as i used to. =(

Its after you met me, you was so jelous of my body, and you know youll never get no where near this  :banana:

[BigMac]

I dont enjoy working out as much as i used to. =(

Its after you met me, you was so jelous of my body, and you know youll never get no where near this  :banana:

must be the reason lol, George you are so buff.

[TW89]

Yeah I heard George is heeeench