Share your first time in the Gym

[govelson]

syempre full of determination!..kasi iniisip ko nun lalaki ng sobra ung katawan ko. at hindi ako nahiya kasi ,sila din naman payat dati hindi naman agad sila macho. para magmayabang nalang..at pareparehas naman kayong nagbabayad sa gym eh. kaya mo isipin ung mga taong mayabang dun

[pong]

grabe chubby ako nung first time kong mag-gym at nakakailang dahil puro buffs ang mga kasama ko. college pa ako noon eh, at siyempre si gym instructor kung anu-ano sinasabi (na heto ang routine, etc etc)

ang pinaka-bizarre sa first day ko sa gym eh yung mga foreigner na hubo kung hubo talaga. at mula noon, ginaya ko na sila hahaha!

[angelo]

^ haha so buff ka na rin ngayon

[pong]

^^ hindi naman. malaman lang. 

[hiei]

i started working out noong 1st year college, i was really thin as in i can scoop my obliques and able to wear my sister's jean. uso kasi noon ang boy jeans sa mga babae were girls wear jeans na panlalaki. payat rin kapatid ko 26in waist. kaya yung binili nyang 27in na jeans kasya sa akin

i started on my own kaya wala akong tanungan madalas kwentong barbero pa ang impormasyon such as para sa mga payat pataba muna kasi ang taba nagiging muscle.... biggest myth of the century.

naalala ko pa noon sa school gym, last set ng lat pulldown ko.... tricep pull down warm-up lang ng nakiki-alternate sa ayin sa lat machine... sadly naka-isang buwan lang ako nag-gym dahil ako ata pinakapayatot non. pataba na alng muna ko bago bumalik. after a year of carbo loading from 27in waist it shoot up to 30in. i gain weight and still my fats never turned to muscle hahaha then tigil  saka na lang bumalik na taon rin umabot.

lessoned learned..... READ, train, eat and rest dati focused sa bodybuilding program ko but i just recently changed it for over-all fitness... di ibig sabhin malaking muscle mass mo at may abs ka you can run across town, ride a trail, do handstands and muscle ups, agile and able to balance one's self on a ledge.... function over form.

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

^dapat pala eh nagbasa ka sa http://bodyandfitness.blogspot.com bago mag-gym.. (etsos! as though existing na to during those times.)

[maykel]

lessoned learned..... READ, train, eat and rest dati focused sa bodybuilding program ko but i just recently changed it for over-all fitness... di ibig sabhin malaking muscle mass mo at may abs ka you can run across town, ride a trail, do handstands and muscle ups, agile and able to balance one's self on a ledge.... function over form.

nice yung first sentence ah.. very good advice. question lang, what do you mean by over-all fitness?

[noyskie]

lessoned learned..... READ, train, eat and rest dati focused sa bodybuilding program ko but i just recently changed it for over-all fitness... di ibig sabhin malaking muscle mass mo at may abs ka you can run across town, ride a trail, do handstands and muscle ups, agile and able to balance one's self on a ledge.... function over form.

nice yung first sentence ah.. very good advice. question lang, what do you mean by over-all fitness?

train mo buong katawan mo not just several muscles. kasi minsan yung iba ang laki nga ng chest ang lapad nga nung back, pero isang floor lang ang inakyat hinihingal na. ibig sabihin mahina ang heart muscle. May power pero wala endurance.

[hiei]

marvin,
nice blog

maykel,
salamat kindly read addendum below

noyskie,
yup, right on the dot!

i;m currently doing crossfit SS hybrid. SS = Starting strength aka rippetoe's 5x5 dito nadevelop ang strenght ko in 12 weeks nagsimula ako ng hirap na hirap magkapag pull-ups na body weight lang but after the program kaya ko na mag-pull-ups plus 35lbs.... never imagined i can do that. pati benchpress napako ako dati sa 200lbs afrer the program max 1 rep weight ko is 325lbs.

as for the crossfit. eto ang meaning including the factors that affect our over-all fitness.

CrossFit is a core strength and conditioning program. We have designed our program to elicit as broad an adaptational response as possible. CrossFit is not a specialized fitness program but a deliberate attempt to optimize physical competence in each of ten recognized fitness domains. They are Cardiovascular and Respiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy.



    Endurance – The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen (cardiovascular/respiratory endurance).
    Stamina – The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy. (capacity to maintain repetitive muscular movements)
    Strength – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
    Flexibility – the ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
    Power – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time.
    Speed – The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
    Coordination – The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a single distinct movement.
    Agility – The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
    Balance – The ability to control the placement of the body's center of gravity in relation to its support base.
    Accuracy – The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.



to test your fitness, i got this intro WOD ng Crossfit manila... do the benchmarking work-out below for 15 minutes. A very fit person should be able to do 7 sets. On the average dapat 5 complete sets. Lower than that medyo out of shape.

Exercise Set
- Wall Balls 7 reps
- Pull Ups 7 reps
- Box Jumps 7reps
- Burpees 7reps

[maykel]

Thanks Hiei for the information. Now I am beginning to change my workout routine. hehe...

[hiei]

Your welcome chief... katatapos ko lang ng actual WOD from crossfit site pero scaled down dahil nag strenght training pa ko... i justdid these:

Strenght training: cleans 60lbs 5x3
WOD; 3 rounds of
200M run
10 pull ups
200m run
10 push ups
200m run
20.sit ups
200m run
20 air squats

Last week dito ako bumigay
100 pull ups
100 push ups
100 sit ups
100 squats... etongast exercise di ko na nagawa malapit na kong suka at hilo na s gutom... di ako naka meryenda hours before my work out and 9pm na ko nag start way past my dinner

[solomon]

Buhay pa pala ang thread na ito?

Sweat it out lang. Lumaki man ang katawan o hindi, ang mahalaga nakapagexercise. It's good for our health.

[vir]

nung first day ko, physical assesment ginawa saken,sinukat ang chest, biceps,legs,etc. tapos nirecord nila sa profile ko,nalaman dun na hindi pantay ang balikat ko,mas gamit daw yung mucles ko sa kanan,etc..tapos tinest yung resistance ko..treadmill,cycling,push ups,situps..papalit palit..
hanggang sa bumigay katawan ko at nahilo na ko at binigyan nlng nya ko ng candy,hahaha..and then second day binigyan na ko ng program at tinuro kung pano gamitin yung mga machines..hanggang sa makaya ko na mag free weights..

[eltonharveymartin]

First time ko mag-gym, binugbog ako masyado ng gym trainer (oh feeling ko lang). Ang sakit ng katawan ko pagkatapos, ansakit ng mga kamay ko, hindi halos maianggat at ang sarap hilain. hehe

[Jon]

mag register na ako sa gym after my palawan trip

excited at kinakabahan ako.