The Health/Fitness thread!

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

I thought this would be a good topic to discuss health and fitness. As i'm planning on starting a nice training regime to get me in shape for the summer, so perhaps others here can get some inspiration or add to this thread!

I'm going to get myself a punchbag in the next month to keep me active, and start hitting the weights again.

So to begin...

Anybody use ankle, wrist weights? What are your experience with them?

[scrybe]

Never used wrist or ankle weights.

Just hit the gym today for the first time in a while. Hit a mix of chest, back, and arms. I was training to run a relay next weekend but our team kind of fell apart so I don't have to worry about sticking to cardio.

[Roids]

Do not use them, as in they're bad for you.

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

Do not use them, as in they're bad for you.

Care to elaborate instead of leaving me guessing?

[Ruledbyjames]

Good ole timing Fee! I've just started marathon training today with a nice 10k run. It went well!!

What are you looking to get from your workouts fee?! If you're wanting to feel/look good when you're strutting your stuff in Blackpool or Skegness, do the natural ways of working out i.e running/cardiovascular work, sit ups, push ups, squats. No real need for the gym! You can used that save money from the gym to blow all your fitness away in the pub!!

[.666 Caliber]

ankle wieghts destroy your muscles in your legs dont they?
Or something like that right? Or your ankles get ruined.

[darkninja]

these can be tailored to your stregnth level...and they go all the way up to 75lbs...

[stevochino]

i see idiots at my gym wearing this crap sometimes. weighted anything is pretty gay.

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

What are you looking to get from your workouts fee?! If you're wanting to feel/look good when you're strutting your stuff in Blackpool or Skegness, do the natural ways of working out i.e running/cardiovascular work, sit ups, push ups, squats. No real need for the gym! You can used that save money from the gym to blow all your fitness away in the pub!!

I'm hoping to tone up the body, and greatly increase my stamina/fitness.

[FutureMcDonaldsEmployee]

first master your own weight before you move on to that crap











noobies

[darkninja]

uh....the assumption was that he had and was moving on to a specific type training scenario where added wt would help him accomplish his goals...

[ERU/ARW]

im currently on a tough fitness programme which mixes cardio and weights.man,DO NOT USE ANKLE/WRIST WEIGHTS cos they are really bad for the joints in your wrists/ankles.i recommend the book 'SWAT Fitness' if you want to know the essentials for gettin fit ALL YEAR ROUND

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

first master your own weight before you move on to that crap

noobies

Cheers amigo.

uh....the assumption was that he had and was moving on to a specific type training scenario where added wt would help him accomplish his goals...

Indeed, I've been running for years. I have only seen these getting used recently for running and was looking for some input from personal experience.

[Caper]

Do not use ankle or wrist weights. They can do alot of damage on your tendons and ligaments. Good to see this as a thread.

Will this become a sticky?

[zonk]

start off light then move up, never try to be chuck norris when you first start off