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/fit/erature Anonymous ## Mod ## 09/08/13(Thu)11:30 No. 2059 Stickied

Books, links, pdfs, etc. on fit-related material.

http://rapidshare.com/files/135231934/burn_the_fat__feed_the_muscle_-_tom_venuto.pdf

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Anonymous 10/08/17(Tue)15:49 No. 5387

Ross Enamait - Never Gymless

http://www.mediafire.com/?zzoditzzn5a

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FAQ Anonymous ## Mod ## 09/08/13(Thu)10:28 No. 2038 Locked

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This is the /fit/ FAQ. You should read it.

It contains a fuckton of incredibly useful information for anyone seeking to improve their physical fitness.

If you post a question which has already been answered in this FAQ, don't be surprised if you find your post mocked, saged, or missing.

It's here for a reason.

Credit belongs to ZigCat for the original FAQ, with small amendments by /fit/ as a whole. RIP ZC.

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Anonymous ## Mod ## 09/08/13(Thu)11:39 No. 2062

IRC
For general and fitness-related chat. No being retarded, it's not /b/.

Server: irc.7chan.org port: 6667
/join #/fit/

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Do you guys think I have enough time to pass the army fitness requirements Anonymous 10/09/03(Fri)04:05 No. 5488 [Reply]

Okay, so to join the British army, you need the following basic fitness levels:

1.5 mile run in 10 minutes 30 seconds or less.
44 pressups (pushups) in 2 minutes.
50 situps in 2 minutes.

My current levels are as follows:

1.5 miles in 18 minutes.
14 press ups.
22 situps.

The selection day and fitness test is in 7 weeks time, near the end of October. The running will be easy, as I can do that pretty much as many times as I want. The other two however... I'm less confident.

How do you guys think I should be training? My current pressup/situp routine is pretty much doing sets of them interspersed throughout the entire day, every other day. In the past 3 weeks I have gone from a 4 pressup max (I know... it's pretty embarrassing), to a whopping 11. I also run twice a day, every day. Speed work in the morning, distance runs in the evening.

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Bruce Lee Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)02:16 No. 5468 [Reply]

So, /fit/ lets discuss bruce lee protein shakes. That guy being small is an icon to tank body builders, anyhow... I dont want to drink protein shakes, because i dont like the idea of un-natural supplements. Bruce Lee, was basically the one who created them, he stared of by throwing raw eggs, raw steak and milk into a blender and gubbling it down. So, I know your probly gona tell me about all the diseases and all, but please could we go in-depth. Should i follow his path or not?

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Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)18:16 No. 5478

Just take whey protein. It's not unnatural. It's made from milk for fuck's sake. Besides, the body absorbs it better than any other forms of protein. If you were going to blend up raw meat and eggs with milk in a blender in front of your friends to show how hardcore you are, then go for it. If you're going to copy Bruce Lee's diet, then by that logic I suppose that eating lots of carrots would make you huge just because Arnold Schwarzenegger used to do that too.

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Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)18:17 No. 5479

>>5468
If I recall correctly, Bruce Lee's later shakes consisted of vitamins, a protein supplement (don't remember), natural peanut butter, wheat germ oil, eggs, brewer's yeast, a banana, inositol, lecithin, and bee pollen. I've probably forgotten most of it.

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Anonymous 10/09/02(Thu)19:06 No. 5487

Bruce Lee advocated using whatever works for you training. It seems silly to imitate him when the whole point of his Jeet Kune Do philosophy was not being bogged down by other people's stylistic/procedural hangups. Also, what >>5479 said.

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Anonymous 10/08/28(Sat)05:55 No. 5459 [Reply]

I have patellar tendonitis in my left knee.

Are there any other self-treatments apart from RICE and Ibruprofen?

Also, how can I keep in shape, cardio wise, without damaging it further?

Thanks.

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Anonymous 10/08/30(Mon)05:21 No. 5467

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I had it once in high school from running. The trainer just wrapped a bandage under my knee kinda tightly whenever I ran, and the pain went away in a couple weeks. Just get one of these knee wraps, use it, and you'll be fine.

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Anonymous 10/09/02(Thu)16:18 No. 5486

This might not be exactly what you were looking for, but I had tendinitis in my shin when I started running. I went to a PT who told me to fill a dixie cup with water and put it in the freezer, then after finished running, peel it back until the ice sticks out and rub the area down. It works pretty well, but then again, a knee injury could be a different story.

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Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)17:51 No. 5474 [Reply]

Hey /fit/, recently I've begun exercising because I'm sick of having to wear coats in the middle of summer to cover up my body because I'm embarrassed of it. I'm sick of never being able to go out in a t-shirt because I'm afraid of what everybody thinks about how I look. So I've decided to do something about it.

So far I'm just starting out with the physical exercise (running and cycling) which isn't a problem for me, I may get tired in the process but I can handle it. The real problem is my diet.

Basically, I've had a life-long problem with eating fruits and vegetables because of their texture (or I at least believe that is my problem with them since I don't mind the taste). I honestly can't stomach eating them, it takes me as long as 10 minutes just to eat two slices of an apple. Is there anything I can do about this? Are there certain fruits/vegetables without that awful crunchy texture, or perhaps are there other foods I could eat instead?

Thanks for any help.

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Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)18:04 No. 5475

Stick with bananas and you'll be fine.

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Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)23:55 No. 5480

Fruits: bananas, peaches, oranges, smoothies, purées

Vegetables: peas, corn, mashed, soft boiled, grated

Good luck.

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Anonymous 10/09/01(Wed)16:02 No. 5485

>>5480 smoothies, purées
just make sure you don't strain out the pulp or you'll overload on the sugars

Personally, I steam the fuck out of my vegetables if they're going to be on their own; no texture to speak of. Otherwise I'd say learn to make soups that use a lot of them.

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Protein supplements Anonymous 10/09/01(Wed)00:12 No. 5481 [Reply]

I once had a biology teacher (I seem to remember him being a doctor in some part of biology and having written textbooks on the subject) tell me that with an ordinary diet you would get a lot more protein than your body could absorb even if you train hard. And so protein supplements would be useless.

I don't know much about biology personally, but I find it hard to believe that the fitness community would not have realised that by now, if it was true.

Discuss.

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Anonymous 10/09/01(Wed)07:16 No. 5482

I'm pretty confident studies have confirmed the value of protein supplements for professional athletes, but I can't be bothered to look it up. I seem to remember a teacher in high school who told our class that water was better for you than gatorade because the water in gatorade was "bonded" to the sugar in gatorade, and your body had to digest the sugar before you could absorb the water.

A lot of teachers learn about one particular thing, and then talk like they know a lot about everything.

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fitfag 10/09/01(Wed)10:28 No. 5483

Even if your teacher gave you faulty information, they gave you what they know and that has given you cause to look further which is good.

You should read the protein bible by Lyle McDonald, it will give you all you need to know and more. Until then, from what I've gathered:

1. Muscle building prospers based on the amount of BCAA amino acids in your diet, with animal sources containing 12-15% BCAA proteins and whey containing 25%. Other sources have less.

2. When training to gain muscle mass 2g/kg of protein will also give your body a pro-growth environment.

Good luck and remember to check any information you receive from an image board against other sources.

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fitfag 10/09/01(Wed)10:29 No. 5484

Err Protein Book, by Lyle McDonald.

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Lose weight FAT MANZ 10/08/31(Tue)12:04 No. 5473 [Reply]

Ok, so i weigh 300 lb. That is alot, im obese, no questions asked. But here is the fucked up part, im a handball player too, so despite being fat, im used to running at a very fast pace, im a good player so i can take some.

But i need to lose weight, the problem is how the fuck do i do that?

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Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)18:06 No. 5476

Either cut back on what you're eating and play more handball to create a calorie deficit or just go on a ketogenic diet.

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Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)07:36 No. 5471 [Reply]

Hey /fit/, what's a good goal as far as keeping all muscles "even"? Like, making sure I don't have huge triceps then tiny biceps? Should I be benching 2x what I curl? Any answers?

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Anonymous 10/08/31(Tue)09:45 No. 5472

If you do two exercises in which your biceps are involved, you would do well to make sure you also do two exercises in which your triceps are involved. Also keep volume the same on these opposing exercises (same number of reps and sets).

Bench press focuses on more than just your triceps, while curl isolates your biceps. If you're going to do a compound exercise like bench press, you should also do bent-over row or a seated row to train the opposing muscles (which include the biceps).

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Anonymous 10/08/25(Wed)20:58 No. 5451 [Reply]

I'm looking for a good way to develop my upper body (biceps/pectoral/shoulder muscles) and my external obliques. I'm in fairly good shape, I'm a runner, but I would like a routine that I could do before bed that would enable me to gain muscle strength and definition in my upper body and obliques.

Any suggestions?

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Anonymous 10/08/28(Sat)09:40 No. 5461

I saw Kimbo Slice at a party in Delray FL. He was snorting coke.

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fitfag 10/08/29(Sun)00:56 No. 5463

good for him

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Anonymous 10/08/29(Sun)21:24 No. 5466

Push ups, invest is some weights, pull ups, etc.