Posts by spookychick

i agree with rachel on the spirophobia - its hilarious. i figured that the proper answer would have been given (spiro's answer) within 5 responses... but no one asked yet why and wherefore of the chest exercises?

so, why chest exercises? there are billions online (exrx has loads of course) but advice with no background is pretty much useless... so what is the goal elbow? there are ten different answers to that question - and ya, getting some weights (5 to 25 pound bells to start i guess.... you didn't mention if you are a beginner tho) is a good idea. there are billions of chest exercises to do on the bench as panke listed.

but the why is far more important than the how.

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jazz up? hike. swim. bike. kickbox. climbing. et cetera.

i log both cardio and weights as fitness club general. keeping things simple.

i apologize but please disregard the previous post.

"If you want NO BULK, high reps low weights." wrong

"I would recommend not going over 5lbs with any excersise aside from your lower half of course." wrong

"you could end up looking like a body-builder lady" wrong

i am no expert, yet have been lifting, and know women that lift, and have done quite a bit of research along these lines and the truths are that you must lift heavy to look strong, toned, fit and sleek. the only way you will attain huge bulk is to eat mad amounts of calories, take supplements and have loads of testosterone.

if you eat carefully with a mind to body recomposition and lift heavy and never take steroids the only result is all around fitness. i have to stop before i go on a total rant here~

48 year old femme weightlifter in your face

glad you are learning and reading before hand - it will save loads of time in the gym or at home. the above book has got to be great as so many have found their new routines (and new bodies) in it~ learn and read as much as you can. this forum is a perfect start :)

one of the oft mentioned sites stumptuous.com is what really started me, and others. super helpful site.

keep in mind, there is not much difference between mens and womens bodies in regards to fitness. use information geared towards men in the same fashion~

not to keep myself mentally on track as much as turn off this world and have some time where i am not bombarded by people, electronics, music or advertising.

a helpful site on the basics.

one of my favorite speakers on the topic is brad warner. cbc interviewed him and you can listen here.

meditation requires no special instructions truly. after my weight set i often close my eyes on the cross trainer and find i slip into the same quiet-mind that i would while making a point to clear my mind. Although, in this day and age it is a lot easier to find zen in the middle of an island, on a dock, in the sun :)

(grrr)

mm hmm joekame, that is a myth. your muscles are the shape they are from now until forever. i would suppose that slight muscles with a little fat are mistaken for 'leaner' muscles and muscles that are maxed and under low body fat mistaken for 'bulky'. how ridiculous really.

melkor on reps in a previous thread.

think of muscles like a beach ball (sort of).

• when i blow into it, representing heavy shorter sets,  it turns into a taught tight sexy beach ball.
  
• when spiro blows into it, (kiddin here, i totally adore spirochete) representing short reps with pink dumbells, it still turns into a beachball... just a less bouncy, deflated not so fun one that inflates slower and does nothing to burn calories or turn you into a lean sexy beachball spiking bikini femme.

no way will the long and light approach turn it into a football either... or an air mattress, or a pony -- it is still a beachball.

there is no exercise on earth that will 'give you' longer leaner muscles (like a dancer!!! hee hee pilates advertising is so lame). the women you see with long lean muscles are likely tall, have a small bone structure, have parents who have long muscles, have low body fat or a combination of these traits. normally, when these women look super toned and sleek, they lift heavy weights.

• re-shingling the roof with my ex. it was super hot outside and fun aside from what hard work it was.
• dragonboat races
• being first mate on my cousins 24' 1972 Bristol - everyday on a sailboat is a workout - especially when the lake whips into a tempest
• piling 10 cord of firewood
• bonsai hunting - a little diggin, a little rock climbing, and a little hiking.
• cleaning a friends new house with a crew of 10 pals. the house was left a total disaster and we worked from dinnertime until 2am. it was fun but sweaty as we scrubbed every wall, washed every window, and cleaned the carpets as well as the appliances that were left.
  

perhaps, as fat is fat regardless of how it came to be. ask your doctor if this is a fatty deposit of excess skin. there is little that can be done for excess skin except lose the weight, drink lotsa water, and eat clean and healthy. good thing you are young as your skin is very elastic still (on average) and should bounce back eventually~

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"A gym, however, has a duty by virtue of its very nature..."

hm.

no

i liken gyms to the bartenders. they don't really care about your health, it's about money. if they cared about health, all the new years resolution people would stay year 'round.

if the girl is still tubby, she is not endangering her health. she is only a victim of bad information, not an exercise disorder.

Google It

"...versus using free weights and weight machines?"

um, comparing a stability ball (swiss ball, exercise ball, whatever) to weightlifting is like wondering if a green banana is the most delicious apple ever :)

flattening your tummy? Fork-Put-Downs and Table-Push-Aways are all that will whittle a flabby waist. Toning a tummy? Hard work, like Ab Boot Camp may help.

No amount of fiddling around with a swiss ball will flatten your tummy.

use the search function to search this forum for other threads on abdominals and fat loss - there are about seven million a day.

hoooo hahahah wow. nice. i have heard of using saran wrap and such as well. the effect you are after is akin to a Spa style Thermal Wrap.

It don't work that way.

this is kind of like an urban myth based partly in fact. if you pay good money to have a wrap done (with or without exercise) it will firm your skin for a short amount of time. a very short time. the effect is mostly useless save for photo shoots and wedding days.

T-Nation Knows All

but it never sees all;

as it is too bust scoping for hot babes.

(or shoveling down tuna, egg white, and millet casserole)

everytime i see these 'desk exercises' threads, i want to suggest these:

1] Desk Squats - Crawl under your desk. Somehow orient your head to the right or left and place hands squarely on the underside of desk - shoulder width apart just like everything else is always shoulder width apart. Stand with your feet flat on the floor and about shoulder width apart (toes slightly turned out). keep the abdominals tight and the lower back in a neutral position. Stand upright and squat the desk. simple as that.

2] Dead Desk Lifts - stand at your desk. grasp edge firmly, feet shoulder width apart. Grip it and Rip it! Leave your paperwork and office accoutrement on the desk for added effect.

If you can perform these 10-13 times without muscle success please increase weight of desk or have a co-worker pose as best they can on the desk for added weight.

meh, i guess you are right. Chyna is way prettier anyway.

wow. look at her closely people. the only thing fake about her is her boobs. man, she really isn't even all that big! i have seen WAY bigger chicks and while i don't think she is hot by any means (but i am also a hetro gal and think she is like really really old... too old for me anyway) she is certainly attractive. kind of. she isn't chopped liver anyway.

i can't even say if i am detecting jealousy here or what - have we forgotten that she is in competition mode? like, we all know she does not maintain this look year-round and yea, her tan and the amount of sheen is bordering obnoxious~

i would bet if she were in a more natural pose with less tan and one tiny percent more body fat we would be in some kind of awe.

besides, who is to say who takes roids or not? do these women?

these chicks

or

holy abs, batman!