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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
