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Thanks Wildsoul, I'll take any ideas. I do a lot of core exercises before I leave the gym and every morning after P.T. but sit ups have always been my weak spot.
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Chibibar
I started the 200 situp program and 100 push up. I'm on week 5 and doing good. (push up still weak vs situp)
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/
Yeah, my push ups are fine I can do about 130 in 2 minutes, and my sit ups aren't bad I am sitting at 68 right now, but I would like to max my APFT once before I get out, and it is more of a challenge now that I have the highest max scores out of any age bracket.
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Doc, what's your time on an eight mile run?
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Wasabi Poptart
Doc - I talked to him last night. We were trying to find some examples online of the exercises he's doing with not much luck. His suggestion to me was to take some pictures of him doing them so you have a visual representation to go with the description. That'll have to wait until the weekend. But it is coming!
Wasabi, if you're just going to PM those, could you fire them my way, too? I would appreciate it.
Amy: 8 miles?
The couple of times we did something like that, it was one of those "unpleasant surprise deals," so nobody timed those for us.
"We're coming to the barracks now..." "NOPE! Keep going, squad leaders!" "DAMMIT!"
Amy: 8 miles?
The couple of times we did something like that, it was one of those "unpleasant surprise deals," so nobody timed those for us. "We're coming to the barracks now..." "NOPE! Keep going, squad leaders!" "DAMMIT!"
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Wasabi Poptart
No problem, Off. Charon. I'm probably going to just post them in this thread. Mr. Wasabi isn't usually shy.Wasabi, if you're just going to PM those, could you fire them my way, too? I would appreciate it.
Amy: 8 miles?
"We're coming to the barracks now..." "NOPE! Keep going, squad leaders!" "DAMMIT!"
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Chibibar
I haven't exercise in two days 
since I fell off the roof and hurt my back (only a sprain) I should be able to walk normally tomorrow and back on track 
I have cut out soda from my diet to 1 can a week. YAY! eating mostly healthy food (no fried stuff) and try to cut down carbs
since I fell off the roof and hurt my back (only a sprain) I should be able to walk normally tomorrow and back on track I have cut out soda from my diet to 1 can a week. YAY! eating mostly healthy food (no fried stuff) and try to cut down carbs
My 5 mile time is 40 minutes, I have only run 8 miles once and it was in a formation of 130 people all singing cadence...good times
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Chibibar
my wife tells me that hip and bust goes hand in hand (at least for her) so that can be a good thing.
P90X and workout plan: acquired.
Monday is D-Day. Sunday night, I drink a gallon of water and pray heavily. *grins*
Monday is D-Day. Sunday night, I drink a gallon of water and pray heavily. *grins*
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Chibibar
YAY! I got my wife to walk a whole mile today (originally 3/4 a mile but she lost her glasses somehow - don't ask me how, and we had to backtrack the whole park. Each loop = 1/4 mile. So we did 4 loops today instead of 3 woohoo!)
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Chibibar
Yea. I just need her to go a little faster since we are on a time limit on week days. I figure we can do a mile a day and maybe 2-3 miles on weekends.That's great!
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Wasabi Poptart
Ok I have the pictures of Mr. Wasabi. I will upload them ASAP. I have a paper I need to finish writing, so I'll probably shrink them down and post them when I take a break.
Cajungal
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Can't wait to see pictures!
Ross
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Late entry: I joined a gym last week so I can finally get in shape. Got a year-long membership.
Goal 1: Consistently go 3-4 days per week.
Goal 2: Get back up to my former jogging pace (5 km / 3.1 mi jogging non-stop every time I'm on the treadmill) by June 5th (at 1.75 mi now).
Goal 3: Build upper body (I'm one scrawny bastard).
Goal 4: Jog 5 miles non-stop by Sept. 1st.
Goal 5: Add 5-10 pounds of muscle by the end of 2010 (I'm about 10 pounds underweight at the moment). This ties in a bit with Goal 3.
Goal 1: Consistently go 3-4 days per week.
Goal 2: Get back up to my former jogging pace (5 km / 3.1 mi jogging non-stop every time I'm on the treadmill) by June 5th (at 1.75 mi now).
Goal 3: Build upper body (I'm one scrawny bastard).
Goal 4: Jog 5 miles non-stop by Sept. 1st.
Goal 5: Add 5-10 pounds of muscle by the end of 2010 (I'm about 10 pounds underweight at the moment). This ties in a bit with Goal 3.
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Wasabi Poptart
Disclaimer - Try these at your own risk. If you feel like you cannot do the full set of exercises once you start, then take a break or move on to the next one. Mr. Wasabi is not a personal trainer. The U.S. Navy just lets him pretend he is one. Talk to your doctor prior to starting any exercise routine, so on and so forth.
Now, Mr.Wasabi says prepare for pain.
Ab Exercise 1 - The Sit & Reach:
You may have seen this before, where you reach between your legs for some imaginary object that is just out of your grasp. In this version you reach upward instead.
Start laying flat on the floor, arms extended up, legs bent and your heels as close to your butt as you can get them.
Come up as if you were doing a crunch, but reach upward like something is just out of your grasp, keeping your arms parallel to your legs.
Return to the starting position. Work your way up to 3 sets of 10.
Ab Exercise 2 - Leg Lift Crunch
Start laying on the floor. Your arms are behind your head to support your neck. One leg is bent with the heel against your butt while the other leg is extended straight.
While doing a crunch, lift your extended leg straight up. Do the crunch to your leg.
Work up to 3 sets of 10 for each leg (3 sets lifting your right leg, 3 sets lifting your left leg).
Ab Exercise 3 - Modified Bicycle
Start out laying on the floor with your hands behind your head. Your left leg is extended straight out while your right leg is lifted and bent at a 90 degree angle.
As you do a crunch, bring your left leg up to a bent position while extending your right leg. Do the crunch to center rather than toward your leg.
Return to the start position with right leg bent and left leg extended. Work up to 3 sets of 10 for each leg (3 sets starting with right leg extended, 3 sets starting with left leg extended).
Ab Exercise 4 - Bruce Lee Sit Ups
Start by laying flat on the floor, arms can either be over your head or at your sides, both legs extended on the floor.
Sit up, raising both legs off of the floor so your body forms a V, at the same time raise arms so they cross the outside of your knees.
Hold this position for 1 minute if you can. Hold it. Keep holding! Don't forget to breathe! Ok relax. Try to do three - 1 minute sets. As your strength and endurance improves, try to hold it as long as you can.
I do have some more for you guys, but it is getting late and my kids get me up at 0'dark-thirty.
Now, Mr.Wasabi says prepare for pain.
Ab Exercise 1 - The Sit & Reach:
You may have seen this before, where you reach between your legs for some imaginary object that is just out of your grasp. In this version you reach upward instead.
Start laying flat on the floor, arms extended up, legs bent and your heels as close to your butt as you can get them.
Come up as if you were doing a crunch, but reach upward like something is just out of your grasp, keeping your arms parallel to your legs.
Return to the starting position. Work your way up to 3 sets of 10.
Ab Exercise 2 - Leg Lift Crunch
Start laying on the floor. Your arms are behind your head to support your neck. One leg is bent with the heel against your butt while the other leg is extended straight.
While doing a crunch, lift your extended leg straight up. Do the crunch to your leg.
Work up to 3 sets of 10 for each leg (3 sets lifting your right leg, 3 sets lifting your left leg).
Ab Exercise 3 - Modified Bicycle
Start out laying on the floor with your hands behind your head. Your left leg is extended straight out while your right leg is lifted and bent at a 90 degree angle.
As you do a crunch, bring your left leg up to a bent position while extending your right leg. Do the crunch to center rather than toward your leg.
Return to the start position with right leg bent and left leg extended. Work up to 3 sets of 10 for each leg (3 sets starting with right leg extended, 3 sets starting with left leg extended).
Ab Exercise 4 - Bruce Lee Sit Ups
Start by laying flat on the floor, arms can either be over your head or at your sides, both legs extended on the floor.
Sit up, raising both legs off of the floor so your body forms a V, at the same time raise arms so they cross the outside of your knees.
Hold this position for 1 minute if you can. Hold it. Keep holding! Don't forget to breathe! Ok relax. Try to do three - 1 minute sets. As your strength and endurance improves, try to hold it as long as you can.
I do have some more for you guys, but it is getting late and my kids get me up at 0'dark-thirty.
Thanks Wasabi family, I will start doing those at the end of my work out. The modified bicycle is the only one I have done before.
This. Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Wildsoul/Wasabi! Some of these are similar to some pilates that I have done, but need to get back in to. Cheers!
I.... am going to die. P90X showed me today just how pathetic my conditioning's fallen. *grimace*
I may die, but I'll do it in the push-up position, dammit!
I may die, but I'll do it in the push-up position, dammit!
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Wasabi Poptart
This. Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Wildsoul/Wasabi! Some of these are similar to some pilates that I have done, but need to get back in to. Cheers![/QUOTE]
You're welcome! I will post the others later, when he's home from work, so I can be sure of the descriptions. He also wanted me to tell you guys that if you are just starting out doing the first three of those exercises, in as many reps as you can handle even if it's just 3 or 4 in a set, should get you going as far as strengthening your core.
Pin my medals upon my chest, and bury me in the leaning rest!
I started the Insanity work out today.
I'm going to echo Charons sentiments: this is going to kill me. I couldn't even make it through the last two work outs.
I hope I get better at it.
I also danced for a full hour today! I dance a teeny bit every day (15 mins)...this is the first time since junior high that I forced myself to dance a full hour.
All in all, feeling good.
I'm going to echo Charons sentiments: this is going to kill me. I couldn't even make it through the last two work outs.
I hope I get better at it. I also danced for a full hour today! I dance a teeny bit every day (15 mins)...this is the first time since junior high that I forced myself to dance a full hour.
All in all, feeling good.
No, YOU move.
Push up improvement: Hopscotch push ups and 5 second push!
Hopscotch? 10-9? Are those plyometric pushups?
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