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Fitness & Weight Lifting

Whether you are into freestyle or pre-choreographed aerobics, bodybuilding, weightlifting, or powerlifting, discuss your goals, worries, techniques or add some positivism and experience to the subject.

Weight Lifting as part of cycling performance

Can you give me a few tips about weight lifting as part of improving cycling performance? I’ve heard that it’s extremely important to practice weight lifting if you’re a cyclist, but honestly, I can’t see any connection between these two sports activities. What do you think...

by User avatar jedediah

How much cross training do you do?

How much do you do?? Since it gets so hot here in the Summer and the only chance I really have to run is from work at lunch I was looking at cutting back my miles even more and throw in more indoor biking, rowing and even maybe weight lifting again. Do you think just three 4 or 5 mile runs a...

by User avatar Floridaboiler

How to Strengthen the Back Muscles

PT had me modify my lifting routine a little bit why I am mending. Reduced my weight by 50%, and increased my rep's. Also when I am doing my Bench Presses and Dumbbell flies instead of having my feet on the floor and have them on the bench with my knees bent. I am also trying to get in the...

by User avatar Cappy

Weight training to increase speed

not sure if im doing it properly but are there any specific excercises aside from sprints that can help you increase you speed and power? so far I have been doing sprints, but in the weight room what else can you do? so far I have the following, walking lunges with weight, calf raises, sqauts,...

by User avatar Sith123

how many miles should i run or walk after weightlifting?

I’ve heard that I should run or take a walk after weightlifting. Is it true? If it is, why is that necessary and how many miles should I run or walk after weightlifting? I go to gym every day in order to flex my muscles and I run occasionally, but I have a mate who always runs after...

by User avatar lin

push ups for improved sprint?

I want to improve my sprints. I heard that doing some 100 push ups could help me be faster. I would like to know if I have to do all of them in one set or I can split them in say, five sets with 20 reps each set. What do you think about push ups for improved sprint?

by User avatar shurlock

Ideal exercise to remove back pain

Answered by a doctor

My back is killing me. I used to be fast moving and resourceful person capable of doing many tasks simultaneously and in the shortest period of time. I was good at basketball, swimming and karate. Now I can’t lift my leg more than few inches off the floor. I walk like a zombie. Is there an...

by User avatar ruperto

weight workouts for swimmers

I was suggested that in order to become faster and more successful swimmer I have to be stronger, have more power, stamina and endurance. I fail to see the real reason. Anyway I have decided to start lifting weights. After all, looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger can turn few female heads. I...

by User avatar quinlan

Aerobic exercises and their muscle groups

What aerobic exercises work which muscle groups. I am looking for some cross training ideas. Say if I want to cross train and work on my glutes or my hip flexors. Which ones are good for the abductors? The exercises I have available are: Treadmill Stairclimber Elliptical Exercise bike...

by User avatar Running Brewer

Weight lifting and/or cycling?

I am a cyclist who has quite a few years of riding under my shoes. I have been considering lifting weights lately. I hear that lifting weights is pretty demanding and that I will have to stop cycling when lifting weights. Is that true? What should I choose weight lifting or cycling?

by User avatar daniel