Walk/bike by default. Car-centric lifestyles genuinely feel gross.
Ask HN: How do you exercise?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#12Double kettlebells. Clean/press/squat complexes. Pullup bar. Walks if you don't have much walking in your daily life. All you need.
I think people getting into fitness focus too much on endurance, neglecting strength and it's bone health and connective tissue benefits. Lifting itself + long walks will give you all the cardio you need and then some.
Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#13Hike, cross country ski, and fat bike during the winter.
Hike, bike, and canoe or kayak during the summer.
The odd pull-up and push-up here and there.
Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#14Double kettlebells. Clean/press/squat complexes. Pullup bar. Walks if you don't have much walking in your daily life. All you need. I think people getting into fitness focus too much on endurance, neglecting strength and it's bone health and connective tissue benefits. Lifting itself + long walks will give you all the cardio you need and then some.
This lifting + "all you need is walks" meme has been making the rounds lately. Did somebody start this on a popular channel?
Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#15I’m a bodybuilder.
I train 5x per week, generally around 5.30am so I can get it done before work starts. It serves as a backbone for my day and I appreciate that no matter what happens, what I do at the gym is entirely under my control and I enjoy having that to fallback on when things are messy in life.
Health wise the benefits are obvious, but I appreciate the discipline and need to create abstract goals for the future and stick to them. Bodybuilding also taught me adaptability: conditions are not always ideal and you need to make do with what you have to get the stimuli you need. It also teaches you that sometimes the best action is no action (i.e. get some rest)
Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#16Nothing consistent, maybe go to the climbing gym (or outside in summer) once or twice a month, biking for transport or pleasure, go to real gym few times a month, working on the car/truck can really feel like a workout and things are always breaking, dog walks and runs sometimes.
Am not strong or in shape by my standards but am healthy and lean.
Eating well, not drinking a lot of alcohol, and using a standup desk are more important to me working as a developer.
Edit: and protein powder once/maybe twice a day is important since vegetarian
Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#17Double kettlebells. Clean/press/squat complexes. Pullup bar. Walks if you don't have much walking in your daily life. All you need. I think people getting into fitness focus too much on endurance, neglecting strength and it's bone health and connective tissue benefits. Lifting itself + long walks will give you all the cardio you need and then some.
This lifting + "all you need is walks" meme has been making the rounds lately. Did somebody start this on a popular channel?
Walking is considered separate from anything with kettlebells mentions by Parent, right?
Not sure if they meant farmer carry type walks with the kettlebells - regardless all are good activities
Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#18Double kettlebells. Clean/press/squat complexes. Pullup bar. Walks if you don't have much walking in your daily life. All you need. I think people getting into fitness focus too much on endurance, neglecting strength and it's bone health and connective tissue benefits. Lifting itself + long walks will give you all the cardio you need and then some.
This lifting + "all you need is walks" meme has been making the rounds lately. Did somebody start this on a popular channel?
Why would you consider it a meme? I thought that's the general consensus in recent literature.
Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#19Pure cardio(for now). With a focus on lowering my B.P. Peloton Tread thrice a week using one of their 20 min HIIT.
Re: Ask HN: How do you exercise?
#20Strength training 5-7x a week. 70mins each session. Cardio/rowing machine for 10-15 mins after.
Splits usually go Push-Pull-Legs-Push-(Core,Arms,Shoulders)-Legs. I have a weak left shoulder (injured a tendon doing snatches with bad form 3 years ago) - so I avoid heavy dead lifts. But include all the major compound lifts like Squats, Benchpress, barbell rows, Romanian deadlifts. Aim to hit every muscle group atleast 8-10 sets in a week. No supplements apart from Protein powder, and caffeine pre workout.
This has worked pretty well for me - I’ve lost around 14 kgs in the last 9 months. I avoid processed foods, only eat homemade whole foods and tracked my calories for a few weeks to get a sense of my real TDEE. I recommend an app like MacroFactor to get an accurate sense of your TDEE. Most smartwatches are shit at calculating real calorie expenditure.
Edit: most importantly, I track my recovery using HRV and Resting heart rate (recommend Training Today app for this). I take it easy (not hitting more than 60% max effort) if I don’t get enough sleep (atleast 6 hours). Listen to your body and treat it well.