Health, fitness, gains and wellbeing

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Heyyyy I know that show

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/

[Jimjam]

I went to pilates with the wife. Anyone else ever done that? A bunch of stretches and isometric movements that fall somewhere between being uncomfortable yet somehow also falling asleep.

[magnetaress]

Pilates is great!

[magnetaress]

Don't forget mental health.

Recommend Buddhism and people like Eckhart Tolle whom is very relatable on a basic level.

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I went to pilates with the wife. Anyone else ever done that? A bunch of stretches and isometric movements that fall somewhere between being uncomfortable yet somehow also falling asleep.

Never. Heard of it though, most of the gyms I go to have a Pilates class. I just see the word Pirates every time and get disappointed when I remember it’s not a Pirates class

I’ve done a “warrior yoga” class only at my friend’s fancy gym. It’s pretty brutal. Heated room where you sweat buckets, and I sweat more than most, and start slipping around like a wet seal trying to hold poses on my stupid rubber yoga mat they give me

And the pace is fast and the poses/exercises are tough. Well most are. I tend to do better than everyone else in the class at air squats due to being so used to squatting heavy weight regularly. And arm stuff with the small 5lb dumbbells they give you I crush at. But everything else, especially stuff where you are holding a downward dog but swinging a leg back or to the side I really struggle. I just have too high and too heavy a center of gravity compared to those petite girlies all around

Still a hard good workout though

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Never. Heard of it though, most of the gyms I go to have a Pilates class. I just see the word Pirates every time and get disappointed when I remember it’s not a Pirates class

Hah! Maybe there is a marketing gimmick to be had here!

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I’ve done a “warrior yoga” class only at my friend’s fancy gym. It’s pretty brutal. Heated room where you sweat buckets, and I sweat more than most, and start slipping around like a wet seal trying to hold poses on my stupid rubber yoga mat they give me

I've heard of 'hot yoga'. Honestly doesn't appeal.

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And the pace is fast and the poses/exercises are tough. Well most are. I tend to do better than everyone else in the class at air squats due to being so used to squatting heavy weight regularly. And arm stuff with the small 5lb dumbbells they give you I crush at. But everything else, especially stuff where you are holding a downward dog but swinging a leg back or to the side I really struggle. I just have too high and too heavy a center of gravity compared to those petite girlies all around

Still a hard good workout though

The physique of the instructor was incredible. I'm not saying she was large, but what there was of her was just ropes of dense muscle. Very impressed, but I suppose she is probably doing this all day every day.

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The physique of the instructor was incredible. I'm not saying she was large, but what there was of her was just ropes of dense muscle. Very impressed, but I suppose she is probably doing this all day every day.

That sounds like my kinda physique. Not that I have any chance with it, but it would be preference [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This girl is almost too buff, but her info is really good on something I want to get done eventually, a muscle up. I’m going to check out more of her channel sometime, she seems to know her shit and her body is ridic

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Before and after PED’s

Ho-ly shit, what are you girls doing??

(They age the faces of men too, or else cause “moon face” a weird widening of the face)

[magnetaress]

That's a big wtf from me.

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

More of the Dominican fake Wednesday stunt girl going balls deep ass to grass on squats

I actually go that slow on the Eccentric (aka the “lowering”) movement of squats and literally no. one. else. does. At least no one that I see in gyms. In fact, the most common advice anywhere is to not only drop your squat into the next rep, but “bouncing” a little at the bottom for assistance to come up is safe and ok. And it is. But IMO I think for overall strength and stability building slow eccentric is best. On everything, not just squats. Drop and bounce if you want to show off or hit a PR

I don’t go that low though, being heavier and older, too much stress on the knee joints. But I do go parallel or slightly below

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