Fitness/Working Out

[OceanEyes28]

Haha Gypsy, you'll have to train really intensely and specifically for your arms to look like a man's arms. Just building up a little strength in your upper body will not turn you into she-hulk.

Most of my upper body workout comes from kickboxing (punches, doing the punches with weights in hand, dips, pushups, etc) and my arms are still quite pretty. There's just a little more definition in places and I really enjoy the strength that I've built up. I'm not trying to have stronger arms than a fit man (he's got testosterone that I just don't), but I want to be able to throw a good punch. And I can.

EDIT: Oh, and for your stomach: We do a lot of planks and tabletops and this thing where you sit with your knees bent and your back at a 45 degree angle, and then you move your hands from "pocket to pocket" (where a pocket would be on your pants to where one would be on the other side). If that makes sense.

[GypsyElder]

Haha Gypsy, you'll have to train really intensely and specifically for your arms to look like a man's arms. Just building up a little strength in your upper body will not turn you into she-hulk.

LOL

Most of my upper body workout comes from kickboxing (punches, doing the punches with weights in hand, dips, pushups, etc) and my arms are still quite pretty. There's just a little more definition in places and I really enjoy the strength that I've built up....but I want to be able to throw a good punch. And I can

Teach me your ways.

I'm not trying to have stronger arms than a fit man (he's got testosterone that I just don't)

Why can't the feminists at my school realize this? feminists are cool, but not the ones at my school they're crazy like they chase you around with farming tools like this:

http://www.wiiwii.tv/wp-content/uplo...7/10/a-re4.jpg

Oh, and for your stomach: We do a lot of planks and tabletops and this thing where you sit with your knees bent and your back at a 45 degree angle, and then you move your hands from "pocket to pocket" (where a pocket would be on your pants to where one would be on the other side). If that makes sense.

Ohhhh, Yeah I get it, I can feel the burn already, I'll try that tonight. How long do I do that for, or do I do it in sets?

[Josh_R]

My latest training regiment is kind of intense, and honestly it grinds my gear. If I didn't have to stay in shape I would let myself get fat. Every morning for the next four months I have to wake up early at about 5 am for an exhilerating 3 mile run. Once this is done we go to my trainers weight room where I do 10 sets of 10 bench press using 225 lbs(thats right bitches, bask in the awesomeness that is I). Then I have to get my squat's in pyramids using 325 lbs(pyramids is start at 10, rest for ten second, so nine rest for nine, and well you get the drift.. I wish my legs weren't so damn strong, cause then I wouldn't have to go so heavy with the weight. Then yay step-ups, this sucks for me cause I have to high step-ups, and my balance is shit that early in the morning.

As that isn't enough, everyday at 4 in the evening I have sparing pratice. It is tedious cause the same things happens. I step in the ring beat the shit outta my sparing partner, then repeat.

I can't complain to much though it could be alot worse. I won't get into but my training in high school to get in the shape I am currently in sucked. Plus the fact that I was pushing 255 lbs just made worse.



Gypsy if you want to get fit, and solid without getting bulky, then I have a good exercise for you. My coach in weight lifting made us do it alot cause it works all of your core muscles. It is called a Voll(probably spelled wrong). First you get a bar, then put your weight on it. Make sure it is the right amount of weight you can do, if you go to heavy you can hurt yourself. Pick up the bar with both hands, and do a hang clean(in case you don't know, pull the bar to your chin but before it gets there flip it so that your palms are facing up). Now with your hands bent do a front squat(simple enough just squat down as low as you can go with the bar still in your hand). Now jump up, and as you jump push press the bar towards the ceiling. It is rough at first, but it will make you pretty solid without making you manly. I saw a girls ROTC group doing these one time. God those chicks are scary, they could of easily kicked the ass of everyone in my weightlifting class...