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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.

Can anyone recommend me weight training shoes?

Can anyone recommend me which model of weight training shoes should I buy? I heard Otomix shoes are very good and that they are perfect for weight lifting and power lifting which I’m training. I had Adidas training shoes for a long time but now I want to make a change because I think that they...

by User avatar ches

Whats a good off season weight training program?

I want to get stronger. I would like to develop not only my legs but my upper body as well. I was asking many people and they all agree on one thing; I have to train with weights. I would be very grateful if you can recommend me some good off season weight training.

by User avatar gawen

How many repeats should i do to tone my body down?

I know heavy weights and low reps gets you big and lighter weights with lots of reps gets you toned. Howevah.... I only have 2x15# dumbells and 2x20# dumbells in my basement. An upper body workout includes: 20# bench press flys rows (for the back) shoulder shrugs triceps obliques 15#...

by User avatar spongebob

How long do i need to stretch to see some results?

My PT for the fall I had on the ice now involves a lot of stretching. It appears that I've injured the piriformis and hamstring muscles. They are sore and tight. the PT says I'm not flexible enough, and I can tell that by the stretching exercises they have me doing. I'm following their orders,...

by User avatar keltic63

Knee Pain from Spinning

I wanted to mix up my cardio, so I started taking a few spinning classes about 2-3 times a week about two months ago. The instructor was super helpful with setting up my bike and I was pretty much pain free except for about three weeks ago. I got the horrible cold and congestion that was going...

by User avatar steph2409

Gain weight on treadmill?

Answered by a doctor

I bought a treadmill a couple of months ago. I started with 3 workouts a week and now I am running for two hours every day. I had such high hopes to lose my beer belly. However, something strange has happened. I have actually started to gain weight. How is that possible?

by User avatar wat

How do you define prone raises?

I just want to make sure I'm thinking correctly about these. These would be the opposite (sort of) of 'flys'? Instead of being on your back bring the weight up above you you are on your stomach or at least bent over 90 degrees raising the weight laterally, correct? Which makes them different that...

by User avatar cherylpf

Tingling and numbness in hands from road cycling

Answered by a doctor

I am a passionate rider. The thrill of going fast powered by your own legs and muscles is something special. Sometimes I spend hours going up and down the hill, near the lake and down to the valley. I started to feel tingling and numbness in hands lately. I am not sure what is causing it by I...

by User avatar dorie

Question about muscle imbalance

I'm currently on a 4 day lifting plan. Monday :: lower body Wednesday :: chest and arms Friday :: lower body Sunday :: back and shoulders If I cut back to a 2.5 day a week maintenance program over the summer that looks like this... Days 1 & 2 :: Full body routine utilizing mostly...

by User avatar purple hayes

Weight Training before or after swimming?

Do you think it’s better to have weight lifting training before or after swimming? I suppose that there are certain rules about that just like there are rules for eating before or after training, or when to intensify training and something like that. I don’t know what to do, since after...

by User avatar rad