Getting fit with SwordsMaster

**SwordsMaster** · 06-10-2005, 21:37

Originally Posted by ah_dut

I do something very similar anyways...so I am not particularly worried. I am also very low body weight and trying to gain muscle slowly and without the 6 meals a day advised for professional bodybuilders.

I am resting at the moment due to cripping my knee in a friendly game of rugby.

but my usual routine centres around strength and speed as my cardio is ok so you know, focus on your weaknesses

3x50 bomber boy press ups
1x100 normal press ups off bars,
2x100 'frog' press ups, (for shoulders)
4x50 'hindu' squats
2x10 burpees
1x10 clapping press ups
5x8 pull ups and one set of 10 at the start

I will do all of this with 30 seconds break between sets...and afterwards I feel royally crap. I of course indulge in a heart breakfast and my cardio is quite limited but there was a paper out that said that cardio can be improved by small spurts of hardcore spriting and hill running

Not bad. I´ve also read something about the high intensity training thinghy, but I´m waiting to see it confirmed by some other sources before changing my routine dramatically.

**ah_dut** · 06-10-2005, 21:48

Originally Posted by SwordsMaster

Not bad. I´ve also read something about the high intensity training thinghy, but I´m waiting to see it confirmed by some other sources before changing my routine dramatically.

I have read a few articles...not completely sure about the high intensity thing either. But I don't really have time as a schoolboy to do hours of roadwork, I can't do work in the mornings and I need my 9 hours of sleep or I feel seriously ill. Some rugby and rowing team people do far more than me

but you know, they're fitter so they recover faster. I only started doing this kind of thing a few months ago

it was jokes, I couldn't even do 30 press ups...

What an interesting method... I might just try it, if I can find the ability to do push ups... the 2 mile run isn't too bad, though, and the good breakfast is also tempting...

Malcolm, I am not joking when I tell you that 8 weeks of press ups every day, say 3-4 sets to failure will result in a 3-5 fold improvement. I mean I was starting at 25-30 press ups before falling flat on my face, now I am over 120

It's amazing feeling like this you know? It takes a little bit of work and determination. I have been physically crap at most things for the whole of my life

of 14 years anyways...you're at an age where you can improve really quickly

**Kongamato** · 06-10-2005, 22:06

Is it normal to feel a sort of soreness not unlike a shin splint in the sternum after a weightlifting session, or is this an indicator of bad exercise form?

Are plyometric exercises a worthy pursuit, or should they be ignored?

**DemonArchangel** · 06-10-2005, 22:37

Well, AFAIK some soreness is a fact of working out.

**ah_dut** · 06-10-2005, 23:35

Originally Posted by Kongamato

Is it normal to feel a sort of soreness not unlike a shin splint in the sternum after a weightlifting session, or is this an indicator of bad exercise form?

Are plyometric exercises a worthy pursuit, or should they be ignored?

Pain is a perfectly normal part of weights...especially if you do a lot of dips etc...

Plyometrics is great. If you can do one rep, you can build on it can't you? it will really make a difference, but so will most excercises if you pursue them with dedication

**Kongamato** · 06-11-2005, 00:01

I understand the pain and muscle soreness. What I'm feeling seems more like bone stress.

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 06-11-2005, 02:57

Originally Posted by Kongamato

Is it normal to feel a sort of soreness not unlike a shin splint in the sternum after a weightlifting session, or is this an indicator of bad exercise form?

I remember feeling something similar, but it was after some intense cardio. I suspect it was something to do with breathing real hard but I don't really know.