I have extremely extensive insight on bad knees, given that I walk on a cane and have had to since I was 17 due to several of the problems I just described to him.

I cannot be held liable for anything that he perceives due to my advice, and the foremost point of my advice is ALWAYS to seek out a medical professional first. However, I also feel obligated to provide some inside information as to what might be going wrong, so that the individual may look it up and see if the pains fit their description, to prevent them having to go see a specialist blindfolded as to the realities of their own health.

Also, Shabalabadoo, I feel it would be poinient to allow this type of consulting to continue occurring here, as it has been for a while. Educating people more about their bodies - in all aspects - should be the goal of this thread, if only by virtue of its name.

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Some manner of Octopus.

I'm not refuting your claims, of course - I'm just saying that the yogurt only played a small part. Sometimes, the immune system functions almost like a lynch-pinned grenade. It only takes doing one extra thing to help it, and suddenly it either starts working just right, or lets out an explosion of bad everywhere for always.

You know better than most people here that I sympathize on the lack of normality with bodily function.

However, I don't like supporting the probiotic food industry - it breeds a really unhealthy kind of attitude about medical science and practiced medicine in general. Even at its very best(which is pretty much your situation! Congratulations on being the Best-Case Scenario!), it's still unreliable, overly costly, and just not worth the hype.

LOL Hazel knows what he's talking about. Personal experience, I presume? So who in your family has GERD or bacteria overgrowth or some other disease? haha

I'm not refuting your claims, of course - I'm just saying that the yogurt only played a small part. Sometimes, the immune system functions almost like a lynch-pinned grenade. It only takes doing one extra thing to help it, and suddenly it either starts working just right, or lets out an explosion of bad everywhere for always.

You know better than most people here that I sympathize on the lack of normality with bodily function.

However, I don't like supporting the probiotic food industry - it breeds a really unhealthy kind of attitude about medical science and practiced medicine in general. Even at its very best(which is pretty much your situation! Congratulations on being the Best-Case Scenario!), it's still unreliable, overly costly, and just not worth the hype.

LOL Hazel knows what he's talking about. Personal experience, I presume? So who in your family has GERD or bacteria overgrowth or some other disease? haha

I, and four other prominent members of my family, have GERD and/or other reflux-related ailments.

My list of health problems really has no place here, as I do not like to draw attention to it beyond what is necessary. Suffice it to say, many things fall under the category of "personal experience", yes.

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Some manner of Octopus.

I see, Thanks Hazel !

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http://trobbinsfitness.blogspot.com/2011...ctors.html

http://www.beachbody.com/product/p90x-on...xnl_104.do#

http://trobbinsfitness.blogspot.com/2011...-life.html

I like that, plus the original writer's from Vancouver

I did 93 push-ups, which is a great record breaker and achievement for me. I only needed 7 more to reach 100. I might as well show you how I made it to 93 push-ups. I do push-ups 4 times a week with a backpack full ankle weights and anything thing heavy I could find(I don't know how much it weighs, but it's pretty damn heavy). And also I do about 30 dips a day(I have no idea if that's really helping me or not)......that's about it, other than that I will upload a video when ever I reach 100 push-ups.

Oh, yeah, I did 93 push-ups without the backpack.

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I'll Bite You To Death If You Disturb The Peace Or Attract A Crowd.

Does showboating belong here? I don't think it does...

Also, ankle/wrist weights will cause serious long-term damage to your joints, and sticking something like a backpack on your back during pushups will cause unnecessary strain on the spine.

Not sure what the benefit of looking like He-Man is if you're in a wheelchair, chap.

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Some manner of Octopus.

Yo, Hazel, it's actually a really common thing to do. He wanted lower reps with higher weight to increase his strength. As long as he has a strong core and not being an idiot with the weight, he's fine.

And he put the ankle and wrist weights in the backpack, not his ankles and wrists.



But anyways, I've been holding off from posting here because I didn't want to triple post, but here's some more links to interesting things:
http://trobbinsfitness.blogspot.com/2011...ogram.html
http://trobbinsfitness.blogspot.com/2011...ining.html

Is anyone even reading these links?

It's always safer to assume someone is doing something wrong than doing something right. I did misread the thing about ankle weights, though.

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Some manner of Octopus.

Yep

I do speak from experience though when I say that if done properly, a backpack is easier on the rest of your body than bench press or anything similar.

But anyways, congratulations Vongola-Hibari, that's no easy thing to do. I can't do 100, that's for sure. I've been training for different things lately though.

Is there a difference between skipping doubles and skipping singles? They're both 1 jump. Will you get more of a workout if you skip more than just at a time, like doubles?

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It's mostly that with doubles you jump higher at the same frequency.

You can get the same calorie burn out of both (by increasing frequency, jump height, adding lateral movements, adding squats, and other creative ideas), the important thing is that you mix it up and it's not the same thing.

I find skipping fun, especially when you have a good rope, so sometimes I try to go for as long as I can in a row, I even dance sometimes while jumping to have more fun. I've ran around my school track as fast as I can while skipping rope, trying to make my strides as they would normally be when I run, and it was really fun.

i really like to build up my abes..is there any efficient/quick way to get abes?
firstly..my tummy is a bit fatty since i eat a lot recently...i tried sit up...i did like more than a hundred (till my stomach cramp)..i can do more..but somehow..my butt suffer from blister due to too many sit up..anything to solve this?
i also working out my shoulder..i tried push up..but i just gained chest..lol..any idea guys?need help..lol..

Well, for "abes", you can't just do 10,000,000 sit ups. You have to have lots of moves, whether sitting, laying, planking, standing, hanging, etc. You also won't see anything until you get to a low body fat. So you also have to have cardio. Do a 20 minute Ab/core routine 2-3 times a week, and 45-60 minute cardio 2 times a week.

As for your shoulders, I really don't recommend trying to get one muscle group bigger. It causes imbalances which is the number one cause of exercise related injuries. You need a complete schedule with all muscle groups.

The key to a great abs is diet and exercise. There is no easy way. You have to regulate your diet. Monitor your body fat. Different age, ethnicity require different body fat percentage before your abs muscles start to show. You can do 1 million sit ups a day, and actually gain the abs muscles, but it still won't show, since it's hidden underneath all the fat.

Well, for "abes", you can't just do 10,000,000 sit ups. You have to have lots of moves, whether sitting, laying, planking, standing, hanging, etc. You also won't see anything until you get to a low body fat. So you also have to have cardio. Do a 20 minute Ab/core routine 2-3 times a week, and 45-60 minute cardio 2 times a week.

As for your shoulders, I really don't recommend trying to get one muscle group bigger. It causes imbalances which is the number one cause of exercise related injuries. You need a complete schedule with all muscle groups.

I'll pitch in here. First off, to address the large amount of crunches/situps you're doing - stop it. Do not push your abdominal muscles that hard, as you have to keep in mind that you're putting quite serious strain on your colon if you do not have sufficient muscle mass. Do not ever do them within an hour after a fair sized meal, either. You need to do lower numbers of reps at first, in small bursts.

And, for more information on what he's talking about with your shoulders - you can absolutely DESTROY the rotator cuff of your shoulder if you do not have a balanced shoulder/back workout that keeps all of the weight evenly handled. I know the guys doing the shoulder flexes on Bowflex commercials look RIPPED AND COOL, but they often do not show those guys doing the other excercises they had to do to get sufficient mass to handle the load.

And finally, to contribute to Uwik's point, Abdominal Muscles are typically built easily, but shown hard - you need to have cardio, a good diet, fair protein intake, and a could fiber regulation(supplement if you need to) in order to expedite the process best.

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Some manner of Octopus.

Will doing sit ups help to reduce the amount of fat in the stomach area or will I need to something else as well with it or something else entirely?

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Situps will burn some of the weight(and also force colon purging which will usually drop visible flab a slight bit), but you'll need more in order to burn actual visible weight off. My post above yours explains it, basically. Diet, cardio + situps, fiber, and protein.

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Some manner of Octopus.

What exactly is Cardio? Also i'm cycling to school three days a week so that's not the only thing i'm doing.

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Cardiovascular excercises are excercises that aren't necessarily muscularly strenuous - walking(at first, usually best starting point for people with weak joints), jogging, etc. are the most basic forms, but aerobics, stretches, cycling, etc. are all also quite valid Cardiovascular workouts.

The basic definition of them, if that is what you were asking, though, is that they get blood flowing, they get your heart rate up, and over time, they help your body deal with the stress of excercising longer better by strengthening the heart and adapting your body to the heightened blood pressure and BPM of a good workout.

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Some manner of Octopus.

oh that's fine then since I cycle at least 3 days a week for around 2 hours on one day and 1 hour on each of the other days.

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The biggest key to Cardio is that you suffer "use it or lose it" much faster than with other types of workout, so make sure you do your best to stay consistent.

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Some manner of Octopus.

Ok, Hazel, let's let the Master step in, haha.

but first:

The key to life is diet and exercise.

Fixed.

Ok, so now:

I'll pitch in here. First off, to address the large amount of crunches/situps you're doing - stop it. Do not push your abdominal muscles that hard, as you have to keep in mind that you're putting quite serious strain on your colon if you do not have sufficient muscle mass. Do not ever do them within an hour after a fair sized meal, either. You need to do lower numbers of reps at first, in small bursts.

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And finally, to contribute to Uwik's point, Abdominal Muscles are typically built easily, but shown hard - you need to have cardio, a good diet, fair protein intake, and a could fiber regulation(supplement if you need to) in order to expedite the process best.

The big reason isn't even that. First of all, it's not even beneficial to his abs if he wants a six pack or to burn fat. Second, it's mostly his back that will take the hit, moreso than his colon. Finally, it's just not worth doing the same move over and over and over, no matter what exercise.

The one hour rule goes for all exercise. Not necessarily because of injury (because only idiots exercise right after they eat), but because it allows your body to resort to burning triglicerides, rather than the food you just ate.

Will doing sit ups help to reduce the amount of fat in the stomach area or will I need to something else as well with it or something else entirely?

Situps will burn some of the weight(and also force colon purging which will usually drop visible flab a slight bit), but you'll need more in order to burn actual visible weight off. My post above yours explains it, basically. Diet, cardio + situps, fiber, and protein.

Here's the thing, it doesn't work this way. It shouldn't work this way and it's not benefitting you this way. Trying to get one specific thing is not good. Neglecting areas of fitness is not good. I think the best way to explain this would be to start from Ultrablader's question. When you have a proper training program, your metabolism is always going to be high (as long as you eat right and exercise daily). The more muscle you have, the faster you burn fat. You need strength training. Sit ups and weight training won't burn fat. You need cardio. I could babble my way on for the rest of my life about how beneficial yoga is, but you need it. When you've got everything, you're already going to be burning fat and building muscle. So you do Ab moves as well! But not as a source of cardio or strength training. Neglecting abs is also not a good thing, because it's also a muscle group, and neglecting a muscle group is like not wearing a shoe.

That's all the exercise side, but like Hazel and Uwik said, it's also about food. You need to eat food. You need to eat food frequently. Every 2-3 hours, make sure you eat at least something. If you want to burn fat, but are doing an intense program, I don't recommend trying to shoot for a calorie deficit, I recommend focussing on getting high quality foods, frequently, and consistently. It's about fuel, not starving. When you're eating proper things, you can play with the protein:carbohydrate:fat ratio. The more protein you have, the more fat you'll burn. The thing is, if you sustain that for too long, it stops working. Plus you'll bonk more often in your workouts because you have less carbohydrates. For general health, 40:40:20 is what you'd want to shoot for, but just focus on keeping it balanced nicely with something that works for you. If you are a high level athlete, training for a competition or something physical, up the carbohydrate ratio. You'll have more energy, but it'll be harder to burn fat. This is because you also have to burn carbohydrates.

What exactly is Cardio? Also i'm cycling to school three days a week so that's not the only thing i'm doing.

Hazel's explained what cardio is, I want to explain why. Firstly. It's activated a lot during cardio. BDNF is what puts smile on my face every day. I'm a happier person, more outgoing person, I can focus longer, remember better, listen better, communicate better. I'm just a better person, and I'm confident it's because of cardio (and yoga!). Secondly, if you want to be a better athlete, you need better blood flow, you need to get oxygen through your body better, and you need to transport nutrients better. Cardio does all this. Finally, although it's a simple answer, it burns fat. Is too much fat good? No. Is fat bad? No. Is too much fat bad? Yes.

oh that's fine then since I cycle at least 3 days a week for around 2 hours on one day and 1 hour on each of the other days.

The biggest key to Cardio is that you suffer "use it or lose it" much faster than with other types of workout, so make sure you do your best to stay consistent.

You'll want to not just cycle 3 days a week. I don't mean add more, I mean that if you want to improve your body, doing the same thing over and over (like I said when I spoke about abs) is not good anywhere in fitness. Cycling isn't bad, but variety is better.

There's lots of different general types of cardio you can do. The previous link I posted (the second one of the two) explains each. It's not necessarily a "use it or lose it", it's more of a "use it in the most productive way".



Talking too much

i do not have an exercise plan at the moment, but here is what i usually do

as i go on the subway every day, to and from school, instead of taking the escalator i run up and down the stairs
i also try to do gym every day at the school (this is a self directed school, so i can do whatever i want or not if i choose)
oddly, i find that i loose my breath quicker running normally then when running stairs...

my mom and dad are doing exercise with the man with the dragon tattoo, who lives in the same building with us, so i may work out with them some time

other then that, does anyone (*cough*Shabalabadoo*cough*) have any suggestions for me to do

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