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metallica81788 said:
When I'm lifting weights or doing pushups - either listen to music or nothing.

When I'm on the elliptical - listen to music or watch TV (depending on where I am).
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Haha I more meant what work outs do you do that get you results that quickly.
 
metallica81788 said:
Yeah, I have weights. I'm not buying anything else. :laugh:
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I have a pretty decent set-up in my basement which makes doing those videos pretty convenient. I like Ab Ripper X a lot and feel as though P90X is more of a whole body thing. The arms and back of Insanity was kind've a joke IMO.

I can't make a steady work-out schedule though cause my schedule is ridiculously transient. I try to hit the bench every week and try to get 2-3 runs in a week, but I even struggle to keep that up. Of course I cram junk food while studying as well and that doesn't help anything.
 
Ugh it's 2:30... Gonna try to sleep.

Thanks for the opinions and experiences 🙂 I almost expected no one to have heard of it.
 
Sammich117 said:
Haha I more meant what work outs do you do that get you results that quickly.
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That was the other route I could have gone. :laugh:

I used to just do 100 pushups almost everyday and a bunch of free weight exercises for the upper body.

Then I would elliptical about 4 or so times a week for 30 minutes on a very high resistance going pretty fast.

I had a double whey protein shake for breakfast every morning.

How I wish I could go back to those days of perseverance. :laugh:
 
Best workout ever:

brazil-butt-lift.jpg


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metallica81788 said:
Best workout for what? Just overall?

I'm actually semi-interested just because it's so unusual to hear a guy endorsing this.
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Best-butt workout. I was a pitcher in high school and you use your buttocks a ton when you pitch. A lot of the same exercises we did to strengthen our core and butt are in Leandro's workout. Squatting with weights always took a toll on my back too, but the different types of squats in his videos are easy on the joints while you still get the burn in your glutes and hams. I don't think I would do any other part of the video though. Apparently a guy lost 46 pounds doing it though.
 
sammich or anyone who gave up sweets for lent don't read this:

free cone day at ben and jerry's tomorrow!
 
I would say that my inability to sleep has become a real problem.
 
Hoody said:
also free pastry day at Starbucks (have to be there before 10:30am though)
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That's how they get you, I would never be awake that early if I had the choice. The other day Tim Horton's was doing random acts of kindness and the lady in front of me paid for my coffee which was like $1.37 and so I was supposed to pay for the person behind me. So, I say sure. Their order was like $12 and change and I just said, sorry I only have 3$ and she said don't worry about it, so I got a free coffee 🙂
 
morning. 🙂

full house here. :help:
 
oaklandguy said:
:yawn: morning?! ugh

Ahh, I'm gonna need a redbull later today.
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Me too. I get off at 0800 and teach CPR 0900-1300. Then I'm supposed to drive 45mins to another town for a NIT BB game that starts at 1900 if it doesn't drop the 6-9 inches of predicted snow. ugh.
 
lstone13 said:
Good morning!
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morning!🙂


saw shutter island last night-i really liked it!!
also had to go to this wedding expo thing-not so much fun haha. i'm so not girly when it comes to things like that, but i'm the maid of honor so i try to be as enthusiastic as possible😛 at least they had free food including delicious choc covered strawberries!

now i have to drive ~2 hours back to my house so i get there in time to pick the little one up from preschool. see you all in a bit!
 
jackson1 said:
morning!🙂


saw shutter island last night-i really liked it!!
also had to go to this wedding expo thing-not so much fun haha. i'm so not girly when it comes to things like that, but i'm the maid of honor so i try to be as enthusiastic as possible😛 at least they had free food including delicious choc covered strawberries!

now i have to drive ~2 hours back to my house so i get there in time to pick the little one up from preschool. see you all in a bit!
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good morning, 2014er's

i need to see shutter island. was it a thriller with some horror aspects? or no horror at all?
 
jackson1 said:
morning!🙂


saw shutter island last night-i really liked it!!
also had to go to this wedding expo thing-not so much fun haha. i'm so not girly when it comes to things like that, but i'm the maid of honor so i try to be as enthusiastic as possible😛 at least they had free food including delicious choc covered strawberries!

now i have to drive ~2 hours back to my house so i get there in time to pick the little one up from preschool. see you all in a bit!
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I loved Shutter Island! Definitely a top 15 movie for me!

And what's a wedding expo? Chocolate covered strawberries are always good 🙂.

Jolt21 said:
good morning, 2014er's

i need to see shutter island. was it a thriller with some horror aspects? or no horror at all?
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Shutter Island is a psychological thriller. No horror, but it had scary moments. It is an excellent movie!
 
Sammich117 said:
Have you guys seen this Insanity workout program? Way too expensive but wow it looks hard core.
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Haha it's led by Shaun T. I can't take him seriously. He did Hip Hop Abs
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW3GwZ7-lEc)
he sounds like an effeminate Will Smith.

oaklandguy said:
I've done it. I personally enjoy P90X a lot more, but insanity is nice because it doesn't take as long. I lost more weight and gained more muscle doing P90X though.
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I'm starting P90x this week -- waiting on my pullup bar to come from eBay

Looked at the nutrition guide this morning -- it actually seems like a LOT of food...not sure I can eat that much. I usually eat 1600 cals a day and its telling me to eat ~2800 😱 you don't burn 1000 cals in a workout. It's just not possible
 
caniac said:
I'm starting P90x this week -- waiting on my pullup bar to come from eBay

Looked at the nutrition guide this morning -- it actually seems like a LOT of food...not sure I can eat that much. I usually eat 1600 cals a day and its telling me to eat ~2800 😱 you don't burn 1000 cals in a workout. It's just not possible
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Oooo P90X is intense!!
 
caniac said:
I'm starting P90x this week -- waiting on my pullup bar to come from eBay

Looked at the nutrition guide this morning -- it actually seems like a LOT of food...not sure I can eat that much. I usually eat 1600 cals a day and its telling me to eat ~2800 😱 you don't burn 1000 cals in a workout. It's just not possible
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It isn't the workout that takes 1000 calories (unless you are running 10 miles lol), it is the spike in metabolism. Intense exercise does that.
 
I think I'm actually kind of addicted to the 'cramming' study method. I love the rush it gives me - trying to absorb as much as possible the night before the test and seeing what happens.

Need to change that....
 
metallica81788 said:
I think I'm actually kind of addicted to the 'cramming' study method. I love the rush it gives me - trying to absorb as much as possible the night before the test and seeing what happens.

Need to change that....
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yea i agree. its hard to kick the habit though. i think i still suffer from caffeine addiction from cramming
 
metallica81788 said:
I think I'm actually kind of addicted to the 'cramming' study method. I love the rush it gives me - trying to absorb as much as possible the night before the test and seeing what happens.

Need to change that....
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i think we all do this but i wonder if its going to come back to own me come med school. That doesnt seem like the type of thing you can cram 😛
 
metallica81788 said:
Starting when I graduate, my cramming days are over. 👍

Yall haven't been posting, which is making me study. :lame:
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I was a habitual crammer until I got into Organic Chemistry. That's when I actually formed decent study habits.
 
lstone13 said:
I was a habitual crammer until I got into Organic Chemistry. That's when I actually formed decent study habits.
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That's also when I realized it wouldn't work and I should stop.

However, I didn't form decent study habits and got Bs and here I am today, studying almost the same way. :laugh:
 
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