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This may sound stupid but - Alhusseini - 2015-03-20
Is there a exercise equivalent of this? Like for example one day I'll have X push-ups due and X sit ups due?
The more I think about it the dumber it sounds but at this point in the internet's life, it has to exist.
This may sound stupid but - sholum - 2015-03-20
I did something like that one month. I did one more push-up each day, starting at one on the first of the month. This is only because I couldn't do a push-up before that, though. That was perhaps too fast though, because it was too easy at the beginning and too hard at the end.
For exercise, you should do things consistently. Three sets of so many push-ups or whatever; bump up the number of reps as you get stronger. For weights, the important thing is to do the exercise properly at a manageable weight (too much weight and you'll do more damage than your body can repair before the next workout), if you don't do the exercise properly, you'll just be wasting your time. For cardio, do multiple sets of a manageable time (for jogging, I started out jogging for eight minutes and walking for one, then repeating), this allows you to get a good amount of exercise without doing yourself in. You'll get better over time, eventually getting through your whole routine without stopping (try to get thirty minutes of cardio, assuming you're in good health).
Consult a physical trainer or other trained sports-medicine professional if you're going to be doing serious weight lifting or other extreme activity; injuries with this can permanently damage your body and can even be life-threatening. Of course, I'm fairly sure this isn't the kind of stuff you're thinking about doing.
Get a whey protein mix for post-workout (immediately after you cool-down); don't pay a bunch of money for the crap at GNC or similar, 'cause it's all the same, assuming they didn't add drugs to it (well, there's different levels of purity, but that only matters if you have a dairy allergy or are lactose intolerant); I get the Pure Protein stuff from Walmart (chocolate; it actually tastes good, surprisingly); put it in milk (or soy, almond, rice, or whatever stuff that's marketed as milk but isn't), I use half a liter for one-and-a-half scoops of the powder. Unless you want to be 300 pounds of muscle, don't do this with mass builder...
In closing, there is no Anki for working out, but there doesn't need to be; backlog with workouts would be impossible to remove safely; if you're out of the game for a few weeks, you need to start back easier than where you left off, because muscle tone and mass will quickly deteriorate if those muscles aren't being used.
Hopefully something in here answers your questions...
This may sound stupid but - Zarxrax - 2015-03-20
I found this program and worked at it for a while: http://www.hundredpushups.com/
There are similar programs for other exercises linked from there. I also found android apps to help keep track.
Basically, it worked for me for a while, but at a point I felt like I couldn't keep improving at anywhere close to the rate the program wanted me to.
This may sound stupid but - TsugiAshi - 2015-03-20
I don't think that exercise necessarily works similarly to Anki reviews.
If you're just lightly working out, I would suggest something consistent and daily. Maybe if you're wanting to do push ups and sit ups, yet you find that you can't really do any, then start at 5 and every month add only a single push up, and maybe 2 sit ups.
It may seem stupid, but in two years you should be finding that you can consistently perform 29 or so successive push ups daily alongside a decent amount of daily sit ups. And who knows, during that period of time you may find that you feel your progress is too slow, so you'll have increased it or something.
Add to that something like 30 to 45 minutes of walking everyday, too.
This may sound stupid but - SellingTokyo - 2015-03-20
This one is often recommended: http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
A better place to search/request would be https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/
This may sound stupid but - drdunlap - 2015-03-20
Neila Rey also makes some interesting workouts and programs over at http://darebee.com/ .
The stand-alone workouts are nice and there are also 30, 60 and 90 day programs where you have something "due" every day. If that's what you're after. I'm currently doing the Hero's Journey on Level 3. Good times!
This may sound stupid but - cracky - 2015-03-21
Maybe this says something about me but I would rather have anki for donuts. For example I eat one regular glazed donut today and then the program reminds me the next time I should eat another donut for maximum enjoyment. It only reminds you when you'd reallly enjoy the donut though.
This may sound stupid but - john555 - 2015-03-21
Here's a question related to exercise: how many guys on this site can do chin ups i.e., start from a standing position on the floor then reach up hold a bar and pull your whole body up off the floor until your chin just clears the bar? I can't.
This may sound stupid but - SellingTokyo - 2015-03-21
If you are trying it with your fingertips on a doorframe, I can't do one either. But, I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EJMS6K/ and I can do about 5-8 per set usually.
Without a gym membership, but with one of those things, you could work up full chinups by for example putting a chair in front of you and putting your feet on it, so that your body shape is like a letter "L". Then your feet take some of the weight.
This may sound stupid but - Zarxrax - 2015-03-21
john555 Wrote:Here's a question related to exercise: how many guys on this site can do chin ups i.e., start from a standing position on the floor then reach up hold a bar and pull your whole body up off the floor until your chin just clears the bar? I can't.When I was younger (around 16) I could do it. Now I can't. I was working out a little bit for a while and got pretty close to being able to do one though.
This may sound stupid but - Zorlee - 2015-03-21
john555 Wrote:Here's a question related to exercise: how many guys on this site can do chin ups i.e., start from a standing position on the floor then reach up hold a bar and pull your whole body up off the floor until your chin just clears the bar? I can't.I couldn't either two years ago. Now I can do around 11 with good form.
It takes time and patience, just like learning Japanese.
Start with negatives (jumping up to the bar using your feet, then resist gravity and try to go as slowly as possible back down). This way you will build up the muscles in your arms / lats for you to do your first pullup. When you've gotten your first pullup down, you can start upping the reps. This takes time and effort, but it's a GREAT exercise
This may sound stupid but - anotherjohn - 2015-03-21
I've done 100 pushups (almost) every day for 2 years.
I tried various things on the way to 100, but by far the most important factor was keeping a diary.
Thanks to the diary I can see that I started the pushups on Thursday 24th January 2013, when my weight was 75.1kg, and I did two sets of 35 pushups. Back in those days I would spread the sets throughout the day, stopping each set at a fixed number, the idea being that I would raise it by 5 every week or so. Later on I just did as many as possible every set.
First achieved 100 on Monday 15 April 2013 in the third set. Reps for that day were 91, 90, 100.
SellingTokyo Wrote:If you are trying it with your fingertips on a doorframe, I can't do one either. But, I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EJMS6K/ and I can do about 5-8 per set usually.Nice, gonna get me one of those. Looks like a nice way to stretch the back too.
This may sound stupid but - EratiK - 2015-03-21
john555 Wrote:Here's a question related to exercise: how many guys on this site can do chin ups i.e., start from a standing position on the floor then reach up hold a bar and pull your whole body up off the floor until your chin just clears the bar? I can't.I used to be able to do a set a 10, but I haven't had a bar for a year. To suceed, you have to consider 3 parameters:
- are you overweight? it's easier for skinny people (I'm skinny btw).
- the grip: overhand it's called pull-ups, underhand chin-ups. Most people find it easier to do chin-ups than pull-ups, because chin-ups use biceps/shoulders more, while pull-ups rely on pectorals and triceps more. Usually people have stronger biceps than triceps.
- training: naturally when I started I could only do like 1,5 pull-up*, but do it three times a day, and a week later you can do a set of 3, then 5 the next week, and then a 2-3 more weeks and 10 is in sight. I also found doing wide push-ups helps building muscles akin to what you use for pull-ups, you can do that when you can't do a lot of pull-ups.
*disclaimer: I was exercicing before I started doing pull-ups (took me some time to invest in a pull-up bar).
This may sound stupid but - sholum - 2015-03-21
john555 Wrote:Here's a question related to exercise: how many guys on this site can do chin ups i.e., start from a standing position on the floor then reach up hold a bar and pull your whole body up off the floor until your chin just clears the bar? I can't.The last time I checked (I don't have a bar; not a single doorway in my house fit the thing), I could do two or three chin-ups or pull-ups (I managed one more using the hammer grips on the bar). I haven't been doing much in the way of weights or resistance training recently, though, so I probably can't even do that many anymore. (I weigh about 170lbs wearing shoes and light clothing.)
As Zorlee said, if you start with your feet propped straight out in front of you (resting on the heels; you'll naturally push up with them if they're flat underneath you), you can get the movement down and build up the strength in those muscles. With body-weight exercises, getting used to the movement is half the battle, since it's harder to start with less weight; I had this problem with push-ups even after I developed the muscle to do them, thus the challenge I referenced earlier.
This may sound stupid but - fzort - 2015-03-21
john555 Wrote:Here's a question related to exercise: how many guys on this site can do chin ups i.e., start from a standing position on the floor then reach up hold a bar and pull your whole body up off the floor until your chin just clears the bar?Used to do 3 sets of 10 reps every day before going to work. I've been slacking off lately but probably still can.