Simple Exercise-related Question
Marik_Steele
To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
This is for those of you who actually get off your rear to exercise on occasion <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Recently I've started a much more effective exercise routine, but I've made a mistake: for arm exercises, I've been doing things like push-ups and other exercises that involve me pushing, but can't remember a way to exercise the opposing muscle. As a result, I feel a pain around my elbow whenever I bend my arm far enough to do something like, say, touching my chin, my ear, or my shoulder.
I'd imagine balancing things out by doing pull-ups would work, but I have no strong structural thing at home to pull myself up to. I also have no free weights. I also have no intention of finding a local gym or equivalent just to use their machines. Part of why I didn't work out before is because of the lack of motivation to spend time going over there and paying money, so try to think of things I can do at home.
Recently I've started a much more effective exercise routine, but I've made a mistake: for arm exercises, I've been doing things like push-ups and other exercises that involve me pushing, but can't remember a way to exercise the opposing muscle. As a result, I feel a pain around my elbow whenever I bend my arm far enough to do something like, say, touching my chin, my ear, or my shoulder.
I'd imagine balancing things out by doing pull-ups would work, but I have no strong structural thing at home to pull myself up to. I also have no free weights. I also have no intention of finding a local gym or equivalent just to use their machines. Part of why I didn't work out before is because of the lack of motivation to spend time going over there and paying money, so try to think of things I can do at home.
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I tried one listed on the US Navy page, but it ruined me.
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It's mostly stretches, push-ups, crunches, and raising my heart rate a bit by turning on some music and jumping around, shadow boxing, and doing nerdy improvised dances <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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It's mostly stretches, push-ups, crunches, and raising my heart rate a bit by turning on some music and jumping around, shadow boxing, and doing <b>nerdy improvised dances</b> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
The most wrong, yet most awesome, words ever put together in the english language.
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It's mostly stretches, push-ups, crunches, and raising my heart rate a bit by turning on some music and jumping around, shadow boxing, and doing nerdy improvised dances <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
MARIK PLAYS DDR!!!!!!!!
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I dono WHAT would give you that pain (possibly improper streching), but it isn't from over exersinsing one group.
oh, and you can actualy work out just about all of your arm muscles by varying the type of pushups you do.
Wide
regular
diamond (put handtogether so your thumb/pointers form a diamond)
fingertip
knuckle
etc etc etc
if you want a fun and easy (and incredibly painful) exersise for your foreamrs then do this:
hold your hands out to your sides
open and close your hands as fast as yuo can (kinda flinking motion)
put hands above your head, rpeate
hands out infront, repeate.
you will know you are doing it right when your forearms start burning <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> (if it dosn't try moving faster)
put a few heavy books into a bookbag. There ya go
For me, Tae Bo does it- do the advanced workout a few times a week and you'll feel GREAT. The Aerobics first, with stretching and cardiovascular after REALLY works your muscles well
Man, don't even MENTION that place. Weird **** goes on "outside".
I like to do inverted ones.
Put your feet up on your bed or the couch for example. Makes it a bit harder.
For wrists and forarms get a piece of pipe or a stick about a foot long. Tie a rope around the middle with a weight on the end.
Hold the stick out horizontal with one hand on each side. Hold it out in front of you so your arms ar straight out. Then using your wrists roll and unroll the rope up weight up and down.
Also Simply carying 2 equal weights (one in each hand) to your sides and walk up and down the hallway is good for building your forearms. I think this exercise is called the farmers carry or something like that.
This "Outside" you refer to doesn't charge money, it charges blood. Mosquitoes run the place.
Thanks for suggestions about improv weights like books in bags and milk jugs. I guess I just needed to be more resourceful.
I used to routinely lift chairs at school when no weights were nearby.
i demand pics and/or video!
<span style='font-size:4pt;line-height:100%'>zOMG torrentpls!</span>
I like to do inverted ones.
Put your feet up on your bed or the couch for example. Makes it a bit harder.
For wrists and forarms get a piece of pipe or a stick about a foot long. Tie a rope around the middle with a weight on the end.
Hold the stick out horizontal with one hand on each side. Hold it out in front of you so your arms ar straight out. Then using your wrists roll and unroll the rope up weight up and down.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
...huh? I'm having a hard time visualising this. MSPaint diagram?
<!--QuoteBegin-Marik+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Marik)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->This "Outside" you refer to doesn't charge money, it charges blood. Mosquitoes run the place.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->Oh? My local franchise is under different management. <span style='font-size:5pt;line-height:100%'>in any case, it's the most creative excuse I've heard so far for not going outside...</span>
I like to do inverted ones.
Put your feet up on your bed or the couch for example. Makes it a bit harder.
For wrists and forarms get a piece of pipe or a stick about a foot long. Tie a rope around the middle with a weight on the end.
Hold the stick out horizontal with one hand on each side. Hold it out in front of you so your arms ar straight out. Then using your wrists roll and unroll the rope up weight up and down.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
...huh? I'm having a hard time visualising this. MSPaint diagram?
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its simple
take a ruler imagine a rope is attached to the center of the ruler at the bottom of the rope there is a weight. you have each of your hands at the ends of the ruler and your basicly spinning the ruler so the rope windes around the ruler
As a result I wound up quite qualified in exercise physiology. When you work a set of muscles you always want to be cognizant of working the opposing ones as well. Quadraceps and hamstings, biceps and triceps, pecs and lats - you get the picture. Pushups of course are working the triceps, so you want to focus on the biceps as well. It also wouldn't hurt to work on the forearms.
Since you're unable to do pullups and don't have freeweights, we've got to be imaginative here. I'd recommend bicep curls, so ... do you have any heavy lumber around, like a pressure treated 4x4x8? Not knowing what your current developmental level is, it's difficult to "assign" you a piece of "equipment". But you could do bicep curls using a heavy piece of lumber, holding a couple of bricks (I have an assortment of bricks here, weighing from a few pounds, up to about 15), or even using concrete blocks (gloves recommended). If you can't find anything around your house to curl, we'll procede to the next step.
Resistance bands: these come in varying sizes and thickness and can be effectively used if done right. For curls I'd loop one end under your foot and place the other end in your hand, keeping your arms down to your sides and curling upwards.
As to the elbow pains: do not ignore them. I had an epicondylectomy (elbow surgery) performed 10 years ago for tennis elbow. It was definitely overuse related, and compounded by my weightlifting. It is now 110%. They have tennis elbow wraps that minimalize pain and injury if your elbows are a problem.
And don't forget the forearms. The simplest squeeze-grip will work. If you don't have or can't afford one, poke a small hole in a tennis ball, and squeeze it till it hurts. :>
One more piece of advice: a lot of reps at a lower weight will tone your muscles, and fewer reps at a greater weight will bulk your muscles up. I suggest toning first, then bulking up. And never stretch cold muscles. Ever.
<span style='font-size:7pt;line-height:100%'>Good luck ... that is all</span>.