(Oct. 03, 2011 3:00 AM)Sparta Wrote: [ -> ]I am a believer in pushing yourself to the limits-not so much so that you hurt yourself, but pushing your body beyond what you think you can do. This is how I think you improve your stamina and get better at what you do. By exposing your body to that new limit every time, that last one becomes "cake"
Yes, I am exaggerating, and yes that was very blunt; but I hold to my hypothesis that if you push yourself farther than you think you can then you will grow.
Now while this is somewhat true, that doesn't mean it will help you grow ( and by grow I am guessing you mean in size and strength and stamina). You should not push yourself past what your body is capable of reaching as it can result in absolute exhaustion and muscle tear. The safest option is setting a plan for yourself that you know your body can handle and work your way up from there. I'm guessing you should apply the rules of FITT into your plan (Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type).
(Oct. 04, 2011 9:33 PM)NoodooSoup Wrote: [ -> ]Personally, I think a colonoscopy is worse than an endoscopy. However, I have never had to go through any of them, and I really hope I never will.
Having had both on several occasions, I honestly find endoscopic procedures more unpleasant.
The area is just more sensitive and utilized more.
(Oct. 04, 2011 9:28 PM)Hazel Wrote: [ -> ] (Oct. 04, 2011 9:05 PM)Nwolf Wrote: [ -> ]so guys, I thought I'd update about my stomach:
Well I went to see my doctor, who gave me some more medication, but he's calling in someone who specialises in the bowels, to see if his diagnosis was correct, and I do have IBS, and it's nothing more serious that you can't see in blood.
In the event that it is IBS, that is a good sign. IBS is very easily managed with proper medication and adjustment to eating habits.
I'm surprised they didn't send you to a Gastrointerologist for an Endoscopy. They may still yet, however, if the findings are disagreed upon. I'll go ahead and warn you about those now: your throat will be raw for a week.
yeah my uncle had that and he could hardly talk for a couple of days, and it is very important if they make the right decision or not.
Its tough maintaining good physical health with scoliosis, and my back is in constant pain (it actually is as I am typing this), but when I went to the doctor in May, he told me walking is the limit, and I have found it hard to actually abide by what he said. And the pains started a year ago this month. Anyway, I was really active and is there any tips to get any physical activity in?
(Oct. 04, 2011 9:46 PM)CrystalGrabber Wrote: [ -> ]Its tough maintaining good physical health with scoliosis, and my back is in constant pain (it actually is as I am typing this), but when I went to the doctor in May, he told me walking is the limit, and I have found it hard to actually abide by what he said. And the pains started a year ago this month. Anyway, I was really active and is there any tips to get any physical activity in?
Honestly, short of taking pain medication(which I would not recommend unless the pain is extremely severe), you really cannot avoid the limitations caused by a bent spine. Limited physical activity will be your reality, I'm afraid.
(Oct. 04, 2011 9:48 PM)Hazel Wrote: [ -> ] (Oct. 04, 2011 9:46 PM)CrystalGrabber Wrote: [ -> ]Its tough maintaining good physical health with scoliosis, and my back is in constant pain (it actually is as I am typing this), but when I went to the doctor in May, he told me walking is the limit, and I have found it hard to actually abide by what he said. And the pains started a year ago this month. Anyway, I was really active and is there any tips to get any physical activity in?
Honestly, short of taking pain medication(which I would not recommend unless the pain is extremely severe), you really cannot avoid the limitations caused by a bent spine. Limited physical activity will be your reality, I'm afraid.
I know, but I'm a bit scared of the potential surgery I might need to correct it, not to mention that I'll have to have physio.
Well, really, the physical therapies will help in small ways here and there, but if the bend progresses or causes more problems as you age, a corrective brace or surgical procedure may be necessary.
They usually hold off until every other option has been exhausted, for surgery, though, as back surgeries have a very, VERY long recovery period.
Okay, so now I'm in 3 programs and it's hard as hell to manage:
1. P90X
2. Insanity
3. 6WeekSixPack
Anyways, I'm doing this:
1. P90X one day, and the next day I'll do Insanity and 6WeekSixPack.
2. When I do P90X, I will keep it at a lower pace then Insanity.
Omg, just do one of them for the designated time, then make "hybrids". (Hybrids are what people call it when you mix multiple programs).
They all have something different you can benefit from, and they all (except I have no clue what "6weeksixpack" is) use periodization training. If you don't know what you're doing it just ends up with no specificity, the opposite of what you want, and ends up as overtraining.
It's not really hard to manage by the way, it's basically the same. If you want to put it that way, I'm doing 7 programs at once. But it isn't that way. You just need to know how to schedule them properly.
"exercise bipolar disorder" fits here.
No, I am actually not "overdoing" it.
I'm taking breaks on Sundays.. and some Fridays..
I know you're not overtraining. You just have no specificity so you're most likely not going to get what you want.
Karate(depending on which sensei you have) can test your mental and physical strength. I did it for a while then I quit to focus on soccer.
I have a question this time.
What is it that makes us sore?
I know all about the stages of sleep and that, but why do we happen to be sore after we sleep?
Is the recovery of muscles basically a bit painful, which is what we feel as sore?
Is it just a warning to not vigorously use that muscle?
(Oct. 06, 2011 12:01 AM)Shabalabadoo Wrote: [ -> ]I have a question this time.
What is it that makes us sore?
I know all about the stages of sleep and that, but why do we happen to be sore after we sleep?
Is the recovery of muscles basically a bit painful, which is what we feel as sore?
Is it just a warning to not vigorously use that muscle?
Probably just the fact that most of us are very immobile in our sleep, instead of once in a while warming up the muscles.
And yes, more than likely that you worked too hard.
Hmm, but a lot goes on in your body when you progress to deeper levels of sleep ( called "RDI" I believe), and I think possibly even more than when you're awake?
I know, but your muscles do not work.
Lucky me, I just found a article on one of my favorite fitness websites:
Quote:Is being sore a good thing? A bad thing? Or both? Soreness takes many forms, and we have to understand a couple basics about soreness that will help us as we work to maximize our results.
First, you need to know going into a workout program like P90X or Insanity that the first week or so, you will be more sore than you can remember, especially if you haven’t worked out hard in a while. It’s a shock to your body and your muscles will SCREAM! You’ll find it hard to put on a shirt, to sit down, stand up, walk up or down stairs, get in and out of your car. Basically moving will HURT for a few days LOL!
I get asked a lot by folks in their first week if they should skip a day or two to let the soreness fade before doing the next workout. The answer is NO! Push through the soreness. Stick to the schedule. Force your body to get used to daily exercise. That initial soreness will fade out after a week or 2 (depending on your fitness level) and you’ll be able to sit down again without your glutes sending a stabbing sensation up your back LOL!
Second, you’ll find that anytime you shift your workouts (each training block / month) you’ll get sore all over again. This is the premise behind muscle confusion as developed by P90X. After a month of doing one type of workout routine, your body gets better at doing it and the muscles get stronger, and the workouts may not make you sore at all. Then you switch it up and all of a sudden you are sore again. Muscle confusion! You are forcing the muscles to adapt again to new workouts (and thus get stronger).
So in most cases, muscle soreness is a good sign that you are forcing your body to change, and change is good!  There is a whole other side to soreness, which is really not soreness but injury (like joints, tendons). I discuss those situations in my article “Injuriesâ€, so if those describe you then check that out.
So what is soreness? It’s basically the results of causing micro-tears in the muscle fibers, and those tears make you sore as they repair. The beauty of muscle tissue is that it repairs by making itself stronger and more resistant to those micro-tears the next time. And it takes about 2 days for the fibers to repair if you are giving your muscles proper fuel through a recovery drink and a diet with good sources of protein. This is where the “48 hour rule†comes into play (see my articles “get some rest†and “overtraining†for more on that). This process of muscle breakdown/muscle repair gives us the great ripped physiques we want! But it also means that over time we have to get creative to keep our muscles confused! I’ve found that it’s harder to make myself sore after working out with these intense workouts for a year and a half than it was when I first started out.
So, what if you are like me and your bigger challenge is not overcoming soreness, but finding new ways to cause soreness? The key is to keep variety up, and the variety works your muscles in different ways and will get you past a plateau. Techniques I’ve used to vary my workouts and keep the muscle confusion going, even after 18 months of P90X and Insanity, are:
– Adding workouts. The Tony Horton 1-on-1 series has many unique workouts that I incorporate in my hybrids for more muscle confusion and more results. I particularly like the 30-15, Just Arms, Diamond Delts, Vol 3 Shoulders and Arms, Chest Back and Balls, V Sculpt, and Upper Body X. I’ve found creating hybrids that give me different workouts every month keep me progressing, rather than repeating a single program like P90X over and over and over.
– Adding resistance. If you can knock out chest and back without any soreness the next day, try it with a weighted vest. Bam! You’ll feel it the next day.
– Concentrate on form and working to failure. The reps that really cause those micro-tears are the last ones that you struggle or fail at, so don’t stop if you’ve got a couple more reps left in you. Get every bit of work out of every exercise you do. And the better you can keep your form, even while struggling, the more concentrated your efforts will be on the muscles you are wanting to target.
– Proper nutrition. No, proper nutrition doesn’t “cause sorenessâ€, but it helps in the process of repairing the micro-tears from working out and thus getting me stronger, faster. I use a recovery drink (Results / Recovery Formula) after every intense workout to get my body out of the catabolic state (muscle break down) and back into the anabolic state (muscle repair/building) as soon as possible. I also make sure that every meal and snack I have throughout the day has some protein in it. Protein has amino acids, the building blocks of muscle fibers. The muscles need energy in the form of carbs and building blocks in the form of proteins in order to repair and grow. Be sure you are following a well-designed diet to make this possible (either the P90X nutrition guide or one of my suggested diets in the “nutrition zone†tab at the top of the screen).
That's the entire article, but the bolded part is the "how" part.
I also searched around the internet more, and each place said "Micro-Tears".
gotta get a filling tomorrow for one of my molars...
CURSE YOU 5GUM!!!
Only one of my physical education teachers ever said something about that. In another year, another one completely refuted that theory. I suppose we cannot know for sure.
Bunnii2165 Wrote:gotta get a filling tomorrow for one of my molars...
CURSE YOU 5GUM!!!
... This topic is not for that sort of health; it is for the more interesting sort of health.
Too lazy to google this since we have apparent health dudes here.
Best exercises to increase jumping strength, especially when your feet have weights on them? I've got calf exercises that I do, but I'm not sure if that's enough to help with jumping strength.
(Oct. 07, 2011 5:21 PM)bugturtles Wrote: [ -> ]Too lazy to google this since we have apparent health dudes here.
Best exercises to increase jumping strength, especially when your feet have weights on them? I've got calf exercises that I do, but I'm not sure if that's enough to help with jumping strength.
First, you need a solid base to work with. You need a functional core (no I don't mean abs), power from your legs, and a functional upper body.
Then you can do some advanced plyometrics, and explosive leg routines.
Then, if you are ready. Only if you are ready. Only. Only. If you didn't read correctly; only. You can go into some P.A.P. Routines. They're pretty much the most advanced form of exercise that professional athletes are doing, and moving e way to the top because of it.
So what I would do in your schedule:
Day one: Core. Do functional moves with exercise balls, medicine balls, plank variations, etc.
Day two: Plyometrics. Make it have deep moves, not too fast, and do circuits of 5 sets. Don't use weights.
Day three: upper body strength. Chest, back, shoulder, biceps, triceps. Go through those, non stop, with a rest between each group. Do about 4 or 5 of those rounds, each with different exercises.
Then do a short Ab/core routine
Day four: Yoga/Stretch. You're not going to get better at jumping if you don't improve your flexibility.
Day five: Total Body. Same as upper body, but with legs.
Then do a short Ab/core routine.
Day six: whatever form of cardio you would like.
Day seven: stretch/rest.
Day one: Chest and Back.
Day Two: Plyometrics. Mix deep moves with fast, explosive moves. You can use weights.
Day three: Shoulders and Arms.
Day four: yoga/stretch
Day five: Legs and Back. Do power moves for legs, rather than explosive moves.
Day six: whatever cardio you want.
Day seven: stretch/rest.
ONLY IF YOU'RE READY!
Day one: P.A.P upper.
Day two: cardio.
Day three: P.A.P middle
Day four: stretch/yoga
Day five: P.A.P. lower.
Day six: Cardio
Day seven: Rest/stretch.
So let me explain P.A.P. It involves power moves, Explosive moves, and isometric moves.
First you do a power move. 8-10 reps.
Then you do an explosive move. 30 seconds.
Then you do an isometric move. 30 seconds.
No rest in between. You do four sets of that, no rest in between throughout, and after you've done four sets, you've completed one "complex".
Then do another complex.
Examples (lower body):
Power: Dumbell lunge or squat.
Explosive: Jumping lunges or squats.
Isometric: hold lunge or squat.
Those moves are very general, but just to give you an idea.
I'm just wondering but, what are probiotics? When I watch yogurt commercials on tv, they keep saying "Good source of probiotics"
(Oct. 14, 2011 11:04 PM)Cookies^^ Wrote: [ -> ]I'm just wondering but, what are probiotics? When I watch yogurt commercials on tv, they keep saying "Good source of probiotics"
Just think of it as something that cleans your intestinal tract. Like a janitor.
And I think possibly assisting in how well your body metabolizes it's energy, but I could be wrong. You could probably Wikipedia probiotics.
(Oct. 14, 2011 11:19 PM)Shabalabadoo Wrote: [ -> ] (Oct. 14, 2011 11:04 PM)Cookies^^ Wrote: [ -> ]I'm just wondering but, what are probiotics? When I watch yogurt commercials on tv, they keep saying "Good source of probiotics"
Just think of it as something that cleans your intestinal tract. Like a janitor.
And I think possibly assisting in how well your body metabolizes it's energy, but I could be wrong. You could probably Wikipedia probiotics.
I'm going to expand upon this a bit with some insights. First off, "probiotics", as a medical term, is very generic. As a sales term, it's hullabloo. Essentially, they have simply found a way to market to medically paranoid people by slapping a fancy name on things that were often already present in foods.
Probiotics are nowhere near as effective as they claim to be, and are simply natural bacteria that provide a benefit to your body - in one way or another. A probiotic yogurt is not going to be likely to fix your life any more than a non-probiotic one. Studies done on probiotic-enhanced foods have all come back either inconclusive, barely positive(read: not usually worth the money you pay for a mis-used word), or just flat out debunking them entirely.
They can have any number of "intended" effects, as the term "probiotic" simply applies to a microorganism that provides a benefit to the consumer. The way the term is used in modern society is outright pig disgusting, to be honest, and should just be ignored whenever heard.