Questions tagged [timing]
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Post-exercise muscle soreness
I’m a vigorous 72yo who enjoys pushing his limits via cycling, swimming, Pilates or weights. In the evenings on a day of a challenging 1 hr workout I will recline in my zero gravity chair to read but ...
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Tough workouts directly after waking up
I set up a new training plan for me and the only time during the day I have enough space for cycling training (with two children and a full time job) is directly after getting up. So I get up at 5am, ...
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Is protein intake before workout useful?
So to give a little concept:
My schedule:
8:30 AM I start working
9:00 AM I eat breakfast like a salad with chicken (approx 15-20g
protein).
13:00 PM Rice with chicken and veggies (30-45g)
15:00 PM ...
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Reps vs timed sets
I have researched how you should measure time under tension when exercising instead of counting reps. However, I do not always have a timer with me and I was wondering if it would still be effective ...
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Minimum time between two servings of whey protein isolate?
The study at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197704/ concludes (emphasize mine):
We suggest that instead of a single, large protein-rich meal, ingestion of multiple moderate-sized ...
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Suitable way for exercising upper body
I'm currently using 30 day fitness challenge app, Full-body workout medium plan 2, it's great and working fine but I feel that it's only exercising my lower body. I want to exercise my upper body (arm ...
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BCAA use in Fasting [closed]
I see mixed opinions about BCAA drinks while fasting such as the following variety:
BCAA drinks in low amounts do not affect a fast.
Don't use BCAA during fasting
Only use BCAA's around a workout ...
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One set 7 days/week vs 2 sets 3-4 days/week to optimize both strength and hypertrophy
For strength/hypertrophy, is there any evidence that better results are achieved by doing a lower volume workout 7 days a week instead of a higher volume workout 3-4 days a week, or vice versa, ...
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Loose fat, gain muscle simultaneously
I'm a 28 year old man having done weight training on & off for last 5 years, having height 5'11", waist 38" and weight 95 KGs. My goal is to gain muscle and loose fat simultaneously over a long ...
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Fit a good workout into the lunch hour?
I get the typical 1 hour for lunch each Monday to Friday. How can I schedule/structure a good workout which doesn't tire me out for the afternoon and lets me take it flexibly, as I don't necessarily ...
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Morning or evening exercise? [duplicate]
I looked up which is better and Google seems to give plenty articles supporting either.
I'm guessing it depends on the person's work/study schedule, being fat or not, type of exercise, exercise goals,...
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how useful short workout?
Lately I have read many articles, all of which explain that a short workout is good and even better than a longer workout. For example:
IS A SHORT BUT INTENSE WORKOUT BEST?
1 Minute of All-Out ...
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Is it better to reschedule workout than skip it?
I go to gym 3 days a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (chest, shoulders, biceps/back, triceps/legs). This Friday, however, I'm going to leave the city till the next Tuesday. Is it better to ...
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temporal instantiation of workout function [closed]
I have been contemplating my daily routine algorithm as of lately..
When should I call my workout function on $self? Before I call my daily work method? Or after I finish this method call?
What is ...
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Do you know a lap timer that 'resets' each lap?
One of the things that really motivates me when swimming, cycling or running is 'racing myself'.
However, all the lap timers I've found so far have the normal lap function of measuring the lap time, ...
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