Questions tagged [programming]
Questions on programming includes plans, guidelines and schedules for training and eating. Programming includes a number of principles including specificity, individuality, frequency, intensity, type of exercise, progressive overload, and variation. Programming is not limited to weight-lifting, rather, it is applicable to all fitness goals.
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Where do I start when finding/creating a fitness program for myself?
I'm a senior in college studying computer engineering, so I spend a lot of time sitting in class and/or in front of a computer. I want to commit to a fitness routine before my sedentary lifestyle ...
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How to establish a beginning weight program?
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After a long time being sedentary and amassing about 299 lbs peak, I decided to get serious about getting healthy. I first attacked my weight by diet and got down to about 210 lbs. Next ...
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Starting Strength: a practical program?
Based on this site's recommendation, I got a hold of Starting Strength. It's clearly a spectacular book. But, as a beginner, I find it hard to make practical. It has lots of deep knowledge about ...
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Doing Starting Strength once a week
I'm new to strength training, and, for the time being, can do it only 1 once a week (or maybe every other week). I do aerobic several times a week, and, currently, can't give it up.
Should I follow ...
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How to pick an exercise program to achieve my goals
I have had a desk job as a programmer for the last 3.5 years and I have gotten pretty unfit. I am not fat or overweight however I am not fit and healthy either, I struggle to run to the end of my ...
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Bodyweight Workouts Sets & Reps and Intensity & Volume - Difference in completing in Single session instead of spread over Multiple?
Lets say, I want to do 100 pushups daily in one go, or improve my overall ability to do Pull ups.
I am not strong enough now to do that now.
If I do 100 pushups, spreading over the whole day, will ...
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What is the ideal number of days of rest to take every week for a beginner/intermediate bodybuilder/powerlifter?
Assuming the person is serious and workouts consistently, how do you decide how many days of rest are necessary?
Based on previous research I had thought that the general idea was to rest for 1 or 2 ...
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Calculate burned calories (Running) without heart rate [duplicate]
I need some formulae to calculate the burned calories for jogging. The information I have would be: gender, weight, age, pace (speed), fractional grade, and time.
What I have now is the following ...
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What should I do if I can't complete my program's prescribed workout?
This is a general question, but I'll give some specifics to fill it in. I'm on the Texas Method periodization program. On Monday, I was unable to complete the prescribed workout of a 5lb increase in ...
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Recommendations for a new beginner training program
I'm a 23 year old male. 6'1" @ 84kg.
I started strength training in October 2014 and embarked on Wendler's 5/3/1+ BBB.
First off, I am aware that I may have got off on wrong foot going with that ...
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Should squats come last in a workout-plan?
I noticed that after doing squats I become very exhausted and tired, which seems to heavily affect my performance on the exercises following afterwards. Some of my collegues insist that squats should ...
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what's the reality that keeps progressive strength training from being constant?
I'm looking at my progressive intermediate weight training program, and I'm a little more than halfway through my 12 week program. As expected it's been terrific, I've steadily been gaining strength ...
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Combining weight-lifting (starting strength) with rockclimbing?
I've been following the Starting Strength program for a few weeks now, on and off. Unfortunately, I haven't been as regular as I'd like (lets chalk it up to student life), but I feel I'm making ...
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Schedule of Programming for a Powerlifting Meet
I am currently training for my first powerlifting meet. The meet I had planned to attend has been cancelled so I am looking at some new options. The new date keeps moving around because of current ...
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Body building workout equivalent to Starting Strength?
I have been following a strength training program for about 14 months (Stronglifts 2.5 months, Starting Strength the remaining time).
I'm getting a bit bored of it (going to the gym feels like a ...
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