wow! This article is junk it doesn't say anything. I guess in order to hit the front page It must contain the words startup and entrepreneur.
Startup Fitness: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Working Out
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#42I suggest buying Vibram shoes and start running gently. My minor back pain went away and it feels great. Gotta ease in the calves and lower legs though.
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#43This article essentially says "practice any sport, whenever and wherever, just keep at it". While that's not wrong, it's not very useful. For me personally, scooby1962's videos on Youtube were really helpful. Great advice on building muscle without doing crazy stuff, not requiring a gym and almost no equipment.
just in case somebody is searching for it on youtu.be, it is scooby1961. i discovered scooby through a friend of mine a long time ago and his tips really helped getting me started with weight lifting. i have lost all my back problems since then. just remember, as long as an exercise feels good, it is unlikely to hurt you. i had to learn this the hard way, i pushed too hard on an exercise, ignored the pain and was lef…
Another good source of information is Ross Emanait @ rosstraining.com. His plan is geared more toward boxing and other combat sports, which I just always found more fun. E.g. throwing a heavy sand bag around as if you were getting ready to fight a bear, and so on.
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#44I tell practically everyone I know to try Crossfit. There are two basic difficulties with any exercise regimen, and Crossfit nails both: 1. Figuring out what to do. 2. Actually doing it, consistently, over the long haul. Crossfit will teach you how to do the old-school, badass basics of fitness--stuff that will get you in great shape and is actually fun to do. No gimmicks, no miracles, just stuff that will kick your…
I am starting a crossFit box in Aberdeen, and def can say if you want to get fit for life, and have fun, and keep things short, do CrossFit.
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#45I like Crossfit-style WODs (Workout Of the Day) because each workout has measurement built in, and you work to perform as well as possible against that measurement, which means motivation is built in, too. They're suitable for "startup" fitness because you can do the workouts by yourself or in a small group, and because you can adapt them to whatever equipment and facilities you have available. For example, a circuit…
I regret sounding like that guy, but Crossfit didn't invent "scaling" or measuring your workouts. I know you're not making that claim explicitly, but the way you framed "Crossfit includes measurement!" can be misread.
The concepts of record keeping and adjusting volume/intensity/exercise selection to the trainee are older than dirt. I'd be surprised if there aren't clay tablets with rep counts on them in a museum somewhere.
In its defence, Crossfit:
* Gets people off their backside to do actual hard training,
* Provides social structure to encourage consistent training, and
* Introduces people to Oly lifting, which as an Oly lifter I don't begrudge at all.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Doing starting strength to get to crossfit seems a bit...backwards...to me.
It's also a bit ironic that starting strength will teach him the proper mechanics for most compound lifts, and then Crossfit will turn around and teach him how to work as quickly as possible with an often times alarming disregard for form. If anything, I'd look into barbell complexes as a way to prepare for Crossfit. http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_trai... Check out the Cosgrove Evil 8, it's o…
Your statement about CrossFit encouraging a lack of proper form is patently false. That is a common, and false, criticism of a great fitness program.
CrossFit encourages you to work fast because intensity is correlated with power and results. Power -- what we want to build a capacity for -- is simply work over time. Results come more quickly to intense training because the body has shown to adapt faster to (relatively) intense stimuli. crossfit.com is covered in references for the interested.
Form is a key part of these movements, but learning a proper squat or clean is the endeavor of a lifetime. No one is perfect at significant load here. CrossFit teaches a balance of these elements that maximizes fitness in the athletes. Injury due to improper form or overtraining is contrary to what CrossFit wants to achieve.
Some people take things too far. Some people not far enough. CrossFit simply wants you to push your relative limits each time you do a WOD. That is how you get better. You're never going to be a great race car driver taking practice laps at 30mph.
There is more to say, but I'd challenge you to find a good affiliate and try it out. Experience is a grand teacher.
I'm CrossFit certified.
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#47Disable the shower at your house so you have to shower every morning at the gym. While you are there, fit in a few sets and a run on the elliptical. I've been doing this for at least 7 years and I've got the body to show for it. (no my shower at home isn't disabled, but it is in my mind).
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#48Having just moved to SF, I knew I had to get back to a gym, so I started looking around and was shocked at how expensive the prices were. Upwards of $100/month for anything decent, which is way out of my budget. I just started P90X, I'm on day 5 and everything cost me $90 and I own the equipment, rather than paying a high monthly gym cost. I probably get better results and spend less time traveling to/from the gym be…
Stay on it! The first few weeks are the hardest. I'm just finishing my first 90 days and it has been a life changer. I could only do 1 or 2 pullups at first - I cranked out 100 pullups (in sets of 15 to 20) last week.
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's also a bit ironic that starting strength will teach him the proper mechanics for most compound lifts, and then Crossfit will turn around and teach him how to work as quickly as possible with an often times alarming disregard for form. If anything, I'd look into barbell complexes as a way to prepare for Crossfit. http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_trai... Check out the Cosgrove Evil 8, it's o…
Your statement about CrossFit encouraging a lack of proper form is patently false. That is a common, and false, criticism of a great fitness program. CrossFit encourages you to work fast because intensity is correlated with power and results. Power -- what we want to build a capacity for -- is simply work over time. Results come more quickly to intense training because the body has shown to adapt faster to (relativel…
Off topic - but does anyone know of a Crossfit gym or a Crossfit group in Tokyo?
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#50Being overweight and having lost 35 lbs this year with plenty to go(I'm still overweight), I would say that you are more likely to work out and be active if you lose weight. That doesn't require much if any exercise, just an intelligent diet. I'm not anti-exercise and I've worked out a lot in the past, but I've found that being skinnier makes being active easier and more fun. Moving sucks if you're carrying an extra…
Couldn't agree more. Most people will tell say it's 80% diet, 20% exercise... and, though that ratio may change somewhat based on weight & goals, I think it's mostly right on.