Rules:
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All posts must be at least vaguely fitness related. This can include questions relating to kettlebells, barbells, martial arts, etc.
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No shills. Self promotion is allowed.
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If you're going to be an asshole, be an informative asshole.
Routines:
@Demonic_Mime's beginner routine can be found here and here. Very simple and low-volume.
Reddit's Beginner Routine (Archive Link) is well-balanced in terms of movements and goals, and popular. The bodyline drills and the dynamic stretching are optional for people looking to save time, but a wrist warm-up is strongly recommended. Needs more lower-body work.
Anthony Arvanatakis' 6-Day Beginner Routine. -Well-rounded routine for people who want to work out every day. Good for absolute beginners.
You Are Your Own Gym(Book/App) by Mark Lauren-Very solid routine, includes programming. It's more of a conditioning program than a strength program. Good exercise descriptions.
Convict Conditioning(Book) by Paul Wade-While it's an entertaining read, it's a terrible program with awful progressions. Avoid it. Convict Conditioning 2. C-Mass, and Explosive Calisthenics are all recommended for non-beginners looking for ideas.
Solitary Fitness(Book) -Charles Bronson wrote it, so naturally it's not for sane people. I would read it anyway, and make a post here if you ever try anything he suggests.
Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy(Book) by Brett Contreras-Good for finding alternative exercises and working around injuries, there's an impressive variety of leg exercises. Program is lacking in good progressions and is primarily focused on conditioning.
Overcoming Gravity(book) by Stephen Lowe -Contains a lot of useful information on program design, isometric training, and ring work. Recommended for intermediates.
Related:
/v/AdvancedFitness
/v/Bodybuilding
/v/Fitness
/v/Health
/v/Lifting
Resources:
@Agitprop on Neck Training
@Agitprop on increasing push-up repetitions.
Antranik's Video on how to do a Push-up.
@Demonic_Mime on Key Tenets of BWF.
@HumanityProxy's Thoughts on Finding Workout Equipment.
Strength Unbound Article on Rest-Pause Training.
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[–] Moonbat 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
I'm a manly man type weightlifter and power lifter. I kinda felt about yoga the way most of the others here do, until I tried it.
It helps only minimally with strength and stamina. That doesn't mean it's easy though; anybody who thinks so hasn't tried the more challenging poses. I got into it to solve some flexibility and joint problems I started having (I dead lift nearly 600). It worked.
After I started doing it though, I noticed other benefits. Things difficult to quantify. Balance, body awareness, and a general feeling of well-being. It feels good when you're done.
It's gotten to be the first thing I do when I get up. Twenty minutes a day. I don't feel right all day if I don't do it.
[–] PraiseIPU 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
it's humbling to bench and squat hundreds of pounds then struggle to do yoga while the little 100lb girls breeze through it.
yoga has had a serious positive impact on my life
[–] Moonbat 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I actually got an instructor to teach me privately, then kept building on what she taught me. Not sure I'd have the guts to embarrass myself in front of a bunch of girls in yoga pants. I'm glad I picked it up, though, it's helped me too.
[–] Gaterbate [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
My school offers a class each semester, which I'm in since I'm trying to be healthy. A lot of the dancers take it because the balance and body awareness. Talk about being shamed and humbled for inflexibility.
[–] Demonic_Mime 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I like yoga, I'd do it on my off days as a recovery/flexibility session if I knew of a good place with a qualified instructor, maybe combined with some tai chi. Unfortunately the only gym near me is a Gold's, and it's more of a sweaty old men and barbells place than a yoga and tai chi place, haha.
[–] PraiseIPU 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
there are a lot of videos on amazon
[–] Demonic_Mime 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
If you have some good online resources you should definitely make a post on here. Yoga is a kind of bodyweight fitness after all.
[–] Forbin 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I guess the most important question is what do you expect to get out of yoga? It can be really tough, and when you start you'll see a bunch of girls just kicking your ass while you groan in pain. Yoga is great, but you need to get in the right class with the right instructor otherwise it is a waste of time. If you're new to yoga, make sure you go to a beginners class. Even that can be really challenging. Lots of people swear by hot-yoga (also called Bikram); I've never tried it, but my ultra-runner friends swear by it.
[–] Agitprop 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
I know a lot of people who enjoy it, and that's fine. I really don't value flexibility, and I think it's a pretty slow strength-builder. And when people start going on about "Chi" and "Chakras" I lose all respect for them.
It's just another way of getting light exercise. Some people like dancing, some like step-aerobics, a lot of people seem to like Yoga. It's no replacement for strength training though. And none of it is more than 100 years old.
[–] RedditDead2005-2015 4 points -3 points 1 point (+1|-4) ago
If you aren't there for the view only, you're gay.