Posts by smartjock256

Personally, for me, I stop getting sore within a week or so of starting a new workout. But it depends how long it's been since I worked out regually, or how active I've been, that sort of thing.

Saying fat people are unhealthy is like saying...well I can't think of a good analogy.

Having excess fat puts greater stress on the body, which adds up over the years. So yes, being "fat" is a component of unhealthiness, but it is by no means the only component. Cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, lack of exercise, diet, etc. for example, are also factors in unhealthiness. Like many things, there is no clear-cut answer :P

Oh, and I don't like BMI's either. They work decently for analyzing trends across large groups of people, but no so well for individuals, because it takes no account of body composition.

Original Post by eytttt:

P.S. Crazy jesus person needs to chill. You defending the good word on a forum online is not going to get you past the "pearly gates"...

 I personally am of the belief that God (and, by extension, Jesus) has a sense of humor. Seriously, look at His children. I know if I were up there watching, I would be laughing non-stop, haha

Honestly, it all bothers me because it just makes it harder to understand posts that are written with these type of mistakes. Same with posts that ignore punctuation and capitalization.

And I understand that it can be difficult for those people for whom English is a second language, but I think most of the people here speak English as their primary language. And I would think that those who don't would be appreciative for help in learning the rules of the language.

Original Post by se1289:

In an ideal world, the following people would not exist.  I suppose preventing them from voting would help promote that ideal world - but still really not feasible:

• anyone who would not vote for someone just because of their gender (male or female)
• anyone who would not vote for someone just because of their race (any race)
• anyone who would not vote for someone because they think they're funny looking or ugly
• anyone who would not vote for someone just because of their religion (includes refusing to vote for atheists, muslims, christians or any other religion for no other reason; "believes in god" is not a qualification for office - nor is "doesn't believe in god")

 

So..republicans shoudnt be able to vote?

WOrks for me:)

 In all fairness, that's not a situation limited to republicans, I am aware of many democrats who voted for Obama precisely because he was black.

To be fair, there are definitly people (mostly men) out there who exaggerate their grunts as a way to be "oh, look at me, I'm so strong".

That said, there is something to be said about grunting that can help get the last rep, or be able to do an extra 5 or 10 pounds.

The first, in my experience, is purely psychological. Something like a battle cry to get that adrenaline flowing. That's my experience, I don't have anything else to really back that up. Or to help with confidence (think the little engine that could, "I think I can, I think I can")

The more physical reasons, however, are probably more verifiable. Like floggingsully pointed out, holding your breath helps stabilize your core. Since pretty much every exercise you will ever do (some more than others) will involve your core for stabilization purposes, any thing that holds it in place will help. That said, any good trainer or workout program will never, ever, suggest that you hold your breath while you lift, they always say to exhale as you push out. Why? Because oxygen can pass through your lungs into the bloodstream (and carbon dioxide from the bloodstream to the lungs) much more efficiently when the air in your lungs is moving. *(see note below for an analogy why this is) And, of course, when you're holding your breath in, the air isn't not moving, so your blood, and muscles, aren't getting the oxygen it needs, and aren't getting rid of carbon dioxide. Your heart responds by beating even more vigorously, trying to get the oxygen your body needs. This causes your blood pressure to spike. You can even begin to get lightheaded, your vision can start to go black, and you can even pass out (that's bad).

Now, how does grunting fit into this? Well, it's basically a way to keep the pressure in your lungs high for stabilizing the core, while allowing you to exhale to help oxygen-CO2 transfer in the lungs. The sound of grunt just sort of naturally comes out while this forceful, controlled exhale is happening.

*Note: To understand why the oxygen and carbon dioxide will transfer trough the lung-bloodstream barrier more effectively when the air is moving, just think when you're sitting in a room. Imagine there's no wind or anything like that. Now imagine you turn on the fan. You'll start to feel cooler, even though the temperature of the air hasn't changed, the moving air is able to remove more heat from you than still air can, so you feel cooler. It's the exact same idea with molecular transport in the lungs

Original Post by fitnessgirll:

The handbook says that for poor swimmers "the energy cost of simply treading water can be as high as 7.5 calories per kilogram of body weight per minute. Elite swimmers use this same number of calories per minute to swim at 36 miles per minute whereas an unskilled swimmer might require twice that energy expenditure to maintain the same velocity." 

Novice or skilled, that's some pretty sick speed, haha

Original Post by trippythings:

god she's like 16, who's all-knowing then?

 I was all-knowing when I was 16, not so much now, but I was then. Find me a 16-year-old who doesn't know everything...

or you can forgo the boots and show off your calves....

Nope I'm completely normal in everyway, except:

• I hate how they tuck the covers under the mattresses in hotels, I always have to untuck them before I go to bed
• I sleep with one leg sticking out from under the covers, otherwise I get too hot
• I sleep best when I have a heavy comforter, I just can't fall asleep if I don't have something on me... a sheet is not enough
• I used too (and probably would still) eat fruit loops in color order, usually yellow, orange, purple, blue, red, green, thouhg I would switch it up in honor of upcoming holidays: say leaving blue and red around the 4th of July (works really well with white milk)
• I hate wearing socks when I'm not wearing shoes...I can live with walking abound in my room, but  I can't sleep wearing socks
• During the day I wear boxer briefs, but in bed I wear normal briefs
• If I workout at all I *must* take a shower before I go anywhere that's not home or the gym (and even then I prefer to shower at the gym)

Well, that's all I can think of for now...I'm sure my friends could think of a few more... :P

Original Post by pheonix12:

Original Post by coatesuwyo:

I did not read any of these posts but the title to the thread made me laugh.  I LOVE huge athletic thighs.  Love may not be a strong enough word.

I have trouble finding jeans that fit my thighs as well because I am an avid runner and I have quads that are WAYYY too big in my opinion.  But kudos to this guy, it's nice to hear that a woman can be athletic and still attractive.

 Oh, and most definitly, athletic girls are hot!

Original Post by santonacci:

Let me be one of many who will tell you that the "low weight high reps" thing is a myth, and that if you're female, "massive muscles" are impossible without chemical intervention.

As for amount, the going rule is if you can do 8-10 reps without significant effort, it's time to up the weight.

You can get a lot more additional information and advice in the weight lifting group here at CC as well (click on "groups" in the menu).

Good luck!

 I second that, and the website provided by agana is great too

Well, resting between sets is just that. It's to give your muscles the chance to

a) Remove the build up of latic acid

b) Get oxygen and nutrients back to the muscles

Since these require blood flow to the muscles, light aerobic work moving the muscles is probably not a bad thing, especially considering that your skeletal muscles help "pump" blood back to the heart. In fact, sitting and not moving at all between sets is about the worst thing you can do. Personally I just pace between sets to help keep blood flowing through my muscles

Really, let's not get caught up on semantics, technically all you can say is that "muscle is denser" but in common speech people use "heavier" to mean "denser," because if you have a given volume of substance, the denser substance is heavier. 

In any case, muscle is more dense than fat, but it's not by a factor of 5, not even close. Muscle has a density of about 1.06 g/mL, and fat is about 0.9 g/mL, so muscle is about 1.18 times as dense as fat, significant, but not 5. For reference, water is 1 g/mL.

Incidently, if muscle was 5 times as dense as fat, it would have a density of 4.5 g/mL, which is extremely dense, especially for organic material. For comparison, aluminum has a density 2.64 g/mL, concrete is about 2.4, and steel is around 7.9.

You could walk with your legs apart to keep thighs from touching.

Spiro, a solution to your problem is a little more difficult, maybe walking everywhere in a squat position :P