Exercise & Diet Section

[thcbongman]

Yup beer is killer for your gut, but if that's what you enjoy, hey =)

But there's alot of things you can do, even with a limited back. Don't really have the time right now cuz I gotta head to work, but when I go to the gym, I'll try to remember some exercises you can do with an injured back and try them out to see how strenous each one is. Then I'll post about them and you can try and see how well you can perform them!

[LIP]

Nice one mate, i really appreciate it. See, this forum is a great idea - it's already working!

[thcbongman]

All right, I got a couple of exercises for you.

1. Calf raises. Stand half-way on the balls of your feet on some steps and raise your heels so you are on your tip-toes. Slow raise them up, and lower them. Repeat.

2. I don't know how bad your back, so don't do it unless you are comfortable enough to do this one.

Lie down on your stomach. Raise one arm and the opposite leg as much as you can, and lower, and switch. It'll help a weak back, but it could aggravate your pain further.

3. Partial Plank. Lie face down on mat resting on the forearms, palms flat on the floor. Push off the floor, raising up onto your knees and resting on the elbows. Keep your back flat, and tilt your pelvis and contract your abs. You don't want your ass to stick in the air.

Try these 3 first, and let me know the level of pain on your back, and if you can do these, I'll suggest more.

[4twentE]

Can I vote "hell yeah" for it twice? I'm all about a diet and exercise forum. I love cooking and would like to have a motivational source for exercise. It'd be excellent to get some healthy recipes for munchies that don't include magic brownies and stoner spaghetti. And if a bunch of other stoners start talking about exercising, I might actually do it. So yeah, I believe it would be a hit. I'll post there if you make it. Hope to see it soon.

[LIP]

All right, I got a couple of exercises for you.

1. Calf raises. Stand half-way on the balls of your feet on some steps and raise your heels so you are on your tip-toes. Slow raise them up, and lower them. Repeat.

2. I don't know how bad your back, so don't do it unless you are comfortable enough to do this one.

Lie down on your stomach. Raise one arm and the opposite leg as much as you can, and lower, and switch. It'll help a weak back, but it could aggravate your pain further.

3. Partial Plank. Lie face down on mat resting on the forearms, palms flat on the floor. Push off the floor, raising up onto your knees and resting on the elbows. Keep your back flat, and tilt your pelvis and contract your abs. You don't want your ass to stick in the air.

Try these 3 first, and let me know the level of pain on your back, and if you can do these, I'll suggest more.

I tried them all, and i can do the 3rd for the longest amount of time. I can do them all, but the others make my back twinge after a little while. But it's doing something LOL, that's for sure.

I've already lost like 2 lbs in a couple of days just from not eating when im stoned.

But thanks for the ideas man, i'll keep up the healthyness - hopefully it'll pay off and i wont come out the other end crippled LOL.

[AR15]

Thanks for the support everyone :thumbsup: Glad to see we already have a few actually discussing some exercises.

Right now I'm just running for exercise, but I've kind of been falling out of that. I have been helping people move recently, that in itself is a workout (especially in the middle of summer). But I need to get back into a strict running routine and I want to start working out my arms.

Do you guys know any simple exercises with/without dumbells that I can just start to work on my arms (biceps & forearms). I just want something to get me started a little before I really get serious about it. Thanks.



And Admin(s) (or mods, I don't know what say you would have in the creation of it...), I would like to hear what you all would have to say to it? Can we get some input from you guys? It would be appreciated, thanks. :thumbsup:

[psteve]

I have the classic Homer Simpson build, but with hair.
I eat a balanced and moderate diet.
My problem is pain.
My back is so screwed up, that some days I can barely walk, let alone exercise.
I know from experience, and my doctors agree, that if I had regular chiropractic, massage, and physical therapy, I could lose weight, and live a more pain free life.
But my insurance won't pay anymore.
No more physical therapy, no matter how many times my doctor refers me.
No Chiropractic either.
Massage? HAHAHAHAHA! No.
So I keep slowly gaining weight, and the pain gets worse.
Thank God for medical marijuana. Otherwise I'd be passed out on pills all the time.

[4twentE]

^^ AR15, pushups and chinups are great for building upper arms. I picked up a piece of conduit yeasterday to make a chinup bar. If you have a couple pieces of heavy furniture close together, you can also do dips. For forearms, try doing pushups on your fingertips. Or get one of those squeeze thingys. There's also isometric exercise. Try pressing your hands flat together in front of your chest and try pushing both ways. Also clasp your fingers and try to pull them apart. This helps your chest and back as well. There's all kinds of stuff like that you can do.

[AR15]

^^ AR15, pushups and chinups are great for building upper arms. I picked up a piece of conduit yeasterday to make a chinup bar. If you have a couple pieces of heavy furniture close together, you can also do dips. For forearms, try doing pushups on your fingertips. Or get one of those squeeze thingys. There's also isometric exercise. Try pressing your hands flat together in front of your chest and try pushing both ways. Also clasp your fingers and try to pull them apart. This helps your chest and back as well. There's all kinds of stuff like that you can do.

Hey thanks 420, good advice. I don't have a place to do chin ups, but I definately can do push ups. I think I'll just start doing sets every other day. Leave the off day for my muscles to rebuild. How does 5 sets of 20 sound to start?

It sucks, I used to have a boxing bag I could use but atm there's too much stuff around it. I'll try the push ups on the finger tips, but I'm probably gonna have to start with my arms a little far apart. Hopefully I can move it in closer later.

I think I'm gonna go see if I can find some cheap dumbells. Keyword is cheap because I'm tight on cash, bah, whatever though, I'll see what I can do.

Anyways, thanks for the help, much appreciated 4twentiE :thumbsup::jointsmile:

[AR15]

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