the general healthy lifestyle thread

[manutd.]

Thanks, what do you mean by leg lift sit ups?  :dontknow:

[TheGodEmperor]

he means leg raises I think

[oLi]

Thanks, what do you mean by leg lift sit ups?  :dontknow:

You're in a sit up position with your legs completely touching the ground and while you begin the sit up you lift your legs aswell

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No that's not what I meant by leg lifts.

Lie down on your back with your legs fully extended. Lift your legs using your hips and abs until your body forms a 90 degree angle. Your back remains grounded. Slowly bring your legs back down about 3-6 inches away from the ground. Do not touch the ground with your heels after you've begun. Do it until you cannot continute.

[oLi]

No that's not what I meant by leg lifts.

Lie down on your back with your legs fully extended. Lift your legs using your hips and abs until your body forms a 90 degree angle. Your back remains grounded. Slowly bring your legs back down about 3-6 inches away from the ground. Do not touch the ground with your heels after you've begun. Do it until you cannot continute.

That excercise is great. I do it on this bench which allows my legs do go further down.

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Yes but to keep your hipflexors working, you wouldn't want to let have your legs go further down. It works best to keep them compact and pressured by not going back to the ground or lower

[TheGodEmperor]

No that's not what I meant by leg lifts.

Lie down on your back with your legs fully extended. Lift your legs using your hips and abs until your body forms a 90 degree angle. Your back remains grounded. Slowly bring your legs back down about 3-6 inches away from the ground. Do not touch the ground with your heels after you've begun. Do it until you cannot continute.

yeah thats what I meant by leg raises. I heard that it is better to do them with less distance...as in dont bring them up so far and use only stomach muscles, no hips.

[manutd.]

Thanks, I'll try it, although I can't make a 90 degree angle with my feet.  :down:

[oLi]

Personal best in bench today; 62,5 kg. Although I don't train bench for 1max rep I'm still pretty satisfied with the result ^^

[Sander]

wtf  :saywhat: as i read how much excersize some of you guys do, that makes me scared. and still you are no arnold swarzeneggers? i only run as a special excersize besides football and freestyle. and do you guys never eat crisps or cookies in your spare time? it sounds like you are kinda dietfreaks or is it just me? anyway respect for everybody that manages to train so much. i think i'll start doing that list that TF10 mentioned some pages ago

[oLi]

wtf  :saywhat: as i read how much excersize some of you guys do, that makes me scared. and still you are no arnold swarzeneggers? i only run as a special excersize besides football and freestyle. and do you guys never eat crisps or cookies in your spare time? it sounds like you are kinda dietfreaks or is it just me? anyway respect for everybody that manages to train so much. i think i'll start doing that list that TF10 mentioned some pages ago

Currently I'm in a period called "bulk" which basicly means you eat more calories than you burn and this allows you to build muscles.
In a couple of months I'll go into "deff" which is burn more calories than you eat and it allows you to lose weight.
Going bulk > deff has in most cases shown to be the best way to gain visible muscles

[manutd.]

I'd go for bulk but it's not needed in the type of sports I do. I don't want to look too big, just defined.  :biggrin: