Your Gym Routine - Page 29

Piggymon · 20-01-2009, 19:05

No back or chest Mr B ?

Belmit · 20-01-2009, 19:37

Yeah, I lumped it in with arms and shoulders. Should have just said upper and lower body!

Piggymon · 20-01-2009, 22:10

LOL! I was wondering

I do an upper/lower split now as well

Wryel · 21-01-2009, 09:48

While its still cold I'm not riding to work at all (12km) so I'm trying to go to the gym 3 times a week to do 30-40 mins cardio (run, row, cycle). At present I'm only managing two times a week but I am climbing twice a week for a good two hours so I'm not doing too bad. I've thought about doing some work to help me climb but my arms hurt enough as it is!

Roberta · 21-01-2009, 10:41

Get a pull up bar for the house. You can do all sorts of core/back/arm work that will help with the climbing. Don't forget your legs though!

Wryel · 21-01-2009, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roberta

Get a pull up bar for the house. You can do all sorts of core/back/arm work that will help with the climbing. Don't forget your legs though!

I was thinking about this actually, I was also going to get some hand excerciser thingys. I was a little worried about using a pull up bar and leaving out parts of my upper body but I suppose I'd only be using the ones I use climbing and they're the only ones I'm fussed about!

When I'm cycling again my legs will get plenty of exercise, wouldn't have thought they need building up too much though?

Roberta · 21-01-2009, 18:34

It's just to keep you balanced. The cycling should be helping loads - especially if there are hills!

I've got a Powerball for my wrists. Is great fun and helped me loads!

Chuckles · 24-01-2009, 13:55

I don't know what half these things mean!

I tend to go about 4/5 days a week and do the following

20 mins Cross
15 mins treadmill
5 mins rowing machine
15 mins Cross
5 mins treadmill

Should I be better organised?

Belmit · 25-01-2009, 00:23

You may find it more interesting and more of a challenge to do high intensity interval training if you're currently just doing a constant speed/difficulty on all of those. To do this you can use the same equipment but you do short intervals of burst cardio and longer ones at a steadier pace. For example, my old routine was just half an hour on the treadmill at a 2% incline, with a jog speed of 10km/h for two minutes, then a run speed of 15km/h for one minute. By the time the half-hour was up I'd have done ten minute-long sprints and burnt as many calories as 50-60 minutes of standard treadmill running. It's harder to do this on a cross trainer, but running and rowing is easier to monitor. Most treadmills will have a speed interval setting - you set the jog speed and the run speed then you toggle between them when running by pressing the button.

Chuckles · 25-01-2009, 01:59

Cheers. I'm not so keen on the treadmill to be honest. I find the impact tends to put me off which I why I prefer the cross. When I do the threadmill, I tend to do a slow jog up a steep incline rather than bursting to a quick speed.

20-01-2009, 19:05	#281
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	No back or chest Mr B ? __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

20-01-2009, 19:37	#282
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Yeah, I lumped it in with arms and shoulders. Should have just said upper and lower body! __________________

20-01-2009, 22:10	#283
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	LOL! I was wondering I do an upper/lower split now as well __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

24-01-2009, 13:55	#288
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	I don't know what half these things mean! I tend to go about 4/5 days a week and do the following 20 mins Cross 15 mins treadmill 5 mins rowing machine 15 mins Cross 5 mins treadmill Should I be better organised? __________________

25-01-2009, 00:23	#289
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	You may find it more interesting and more of a challenge to do high intensity interval training if you're currently just doing a constant speed/difficulty on all of those. To do this you can use the same equipment but you do short intervals of burst cardio and longer ones at a steadier pace. For example, my old routine was just half an hour on the treadmill at a 2% incline, with a jog speed of 10km/h for two minutes, then a run speed of 15km/h for one minute. By the time the half-hour was up I'd have done ten minute-long sprints and burnt as many calories as 50-60 minutes of standard treadmill running. It's harder to do this on a cross trainer, but running and rowing is easier to monitor. Most treadmills will have a speed interval setting - you set the jog speed and the run speed then you toggle between them when running by pressing the button. __________________

21-01-2009, 09:48	#284
Wryel Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,148	While its still cold I'm not riding to work at all (12km) so I'm trying to go to the gym 3 times a week to do 30-40 mins cardio (run, row, cycle). At present I'm only managing two times a week but I am climbing twice a week for a good two hours so I'm not doing too bad. I've thought about doing some work to help me climb but my arms hurt enough as it is!

21-01-2009, 10:41	#285
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	Get a pull up bar for the house. You can do all sorts of core/back/arm work that will help with the climbing. Don't forget your legs though!

21-01-2009, 18:34	#287
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	It's just to keep you balanced. The cycling should be helping loads - especially if there are hills! I've got a Powerball for my wrists. Is great fun and helped me loads!

25-01-2009, 01:59	#290
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	Cheers. I'm not so keen on the treadmill to be honest. I find the impact tends to put me off which I why I prefer the cross. When I do the threadmill, I tend to do a slow jog up a steep incline rather than bursting to a quick speed. __________________

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