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Physical Education

A place where comrades can

(1) discuss how best to optimize their physical health and develop “Iron Proletarian Discipline” in a healthy and holistic manner. Including but not limited to weight training, stretching, cardiovascular exercise, meditation, nutrition, sleep, and daily routines with an eye towards cultivating the best habits possible,

(2) share motivational and educational writings or videos; bonus points if the perspective is that of a Communist thinker such as Mao or Fidel Castro, and

(3) discuss the relationship between mental health and exercise.

Rule:

Approach every conversation in good faith.

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  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    CriticalResist8 @lemmygrad.ml

    The liver king saga was pretty funny in retrospect

    It's the epitome of taking this whole trad bullshit to its logical end. Dude was super famous in 2022-2023, and he's still doing stuff after the steroids stuff came out apparently. I just checked his insta.

    Anyway. If you don't know the liver king, he's a social media influencer who became famous in the early 2020s for eating raw beef liver and testicles. That was his shtick. This guy -- and I think he admitted as much -- was the kid in school that'd eat any gross thing if you gave him 5 bucks. Of course, you're allowed to enjoy the foods you enjoy. By itself this is not toxic or inedible or anything. It's just that he seems like he was the only person in the world that actually enjoys doing this. Or maybe he was pretending for the clicks. Also, we're talking raw. Because of his "ancestral lifestyle" (a bunch of nonsense he cobbled together to appeal to the trad-right man), he never cooked anything.

    His other shtick was appearing absolutely yoked, I mean completely jacked, shredded

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    Ninguém @lemmy.pt

    wger.de - anyone using? Doubts.

    Anyone using this app and site?

    How does one edit the names of the exercises chosen (among the ones suggested) to be used in a workout?

    How do we edit workouts at all (change exercises)?...

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    loathsome dongeater @lemmygrad.ml

    I need good resources on deadlift form

    My deadlift form is probably really bad. I would be able to tell if I had any idea what I was doing.

    Main problem is that I cannot tell if I am engaging my hamstrings and glutes properly or at all. I do feel a little bit of exertion in my thighs so that is a res flag.

    There are a million videos about this on YouTube but it creates a choice paralysis situation for me. Plus the "trainers" at my gym are unqualified and terrible. They have given me advice like "the barbell should touch the nipples during bench press" and "the eyes should be looking down during deadlift".

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    Rondomi🏳️‍⚧️ @lemmygrad.ml

    My Progress

    For some time now I've been working on myself, and for almost a year I've recorded my weight every morning, circumstances permitting. I am about 190cm and have a male body. These are the results so far (units are pounds).

    My current exercise routine is to run for 90 minutes every morning Monday through Friday on a trail near my house with no breaks. This was how I did last week. In those afternoons, I lift weights. My weigh-lifting routine is inspired by the advice of Soviet Powerlifter Alexander Faleev. Quality over variety. I follow the five-day schedule, though I'm absolutely not as much of a lifter as I am a runner.

    I'm able to accomplish this out of privilege. I'm on disability income on account of my autism and thus have the fr

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    നാടൻ @lemmy.ml

    Leftist fitness youtubers/online resources?

    Saw this link being shared in a previous thread:
    https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Essay:A_nutrition_and_fitness_guide#2_programmes_for_Strength_and_Muscle_building
    Are there other resources?

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    comrade_nomad @lemmygrad.ml

    cold, dark, & rainy

    Yet I completed my outdoor workout. This isn't to brag but to motivate and remind you all that despite the changing seasons it is still a good time to be doing workouts.

    The weather might be gross but don't let it be an excuse to skip your workout, get it done and keep going!

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    sevenapples @lemmygrad.ml

    Daily stretches - where to start?

    I'd like to start doing regular stretches, either daily or 3-4 times a week, whatever is best. Do you have any beginner programs and tips to share?

    I'd also like to incorporate a ~5 minute plank workout I found online. I think stretches should always been last, so I should start with the planks, right? Does doing 5 minutes of planks warrant a warm up before starting?

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    loathsome dongeater @lemmygrad.ml

    Where do you get your workout (lifting) routine from?

    I am going back to the gym tomorrow morning so you all better cough up some answers by then.

    I know there are some commonly suggested routines. Like stronglifts 5x5, then there is 6-day PPL program that is suggested often on reddit too.

    I also know that once you are experienced enough you can customise your program according to your requirements and liberties.

    But I would like some suggestions for some intermediate-level programs. It has been a while since I followed one so I would appreciate anchoring myself to something definite rather than just doing what I like.

    Thanks. Any suggestions are welcome.

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    Ninguém @lemmy.pt

    Exercises for supraspinatus muscle

    Can you point me to exercises for supraspinatus muscle. I had a partial tear of its tendon and wold like to get it in shape again.

    Does the tendon recover at all?

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    Valbrandur @lemmygrad.ml

    What is your gains goblin?

    Gains goblins. Those things in your life that rob you of what otherwise would be your hard-earned gains on strength, muscle size, endurance or whatever other thing you want to develop by training.

    It can be anything: a person (like that gym bro that maybe distracts you more than it's good for you), a medical condition, a commitment, or what is usually most common (and be honest here, because for most people it is one in this category), a bad habit of yours, amongst others.

    Feel free to share.

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    DankZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    An update on my marathon attempt

    So some weeks ago I decided that this year I will run a marathon. You'd think running would be easy, right? Just run every week and run a bit further every week.

    Wrong. There are like 600 different ways to run and train. Fast paced, slow paced, inclined, interval, you name it and it exists probably.

    I'm still in the process of finding out how I want to train. Do I take it slow and build things slow and steady? Do I want to spice thing up every now and then? I don't know yet.

    I currently go for 5-7 km at a time. I think it's okayish for now. I hope to reach 10km somewhere in March. This week I decided to go 3km but at a fast pace. I did like 4:20 (!!!) To 4:50 minutes a km and at the last 750 meters I was even going at 2:30 per km somehow.

    It's a long way to go still. It's much different than the explosivness of strength training and I have to find new ways for myself to train. But I keep going.

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    albigu @lemmygrad.ml

    Guides for starting OMAD?

    Randomly decided to start eating one meal a day (for autistic reasons, not losing weight) and couldn't find any guides that don't devolve into "it cures cancer".

    I'm doing mostly fine, but I don't want to learn that I accidentally screwed my health by doing something very wrong way after the fact.

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    Rania 🇩🇿 @lemmygrad.ml

    Need a routine so I don't collapse in boot camp.

    I got like a few months left

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    Chay @lemmygrad.ml

    Rate my workout v2

    Hi comrades, a few months passed and I improved my workout, while in the past 2 weeks I wasn't as consistent as I would've liked I think I'm still doing good. I have yet to implement squats and the other ones cause I strained my knees too much, one of the reasons I removed the leg press; I heard its because of having flat feet?

    leg curl 55kg / leg extension 3x8 leg press 3x8 30kg lat pulldown 3x8 40kg shoulderpress 3x8 30kg chestpress 3x8 25kg / inclinepress 3x8 25kg dumbell row curl 3x8 10kg dumbell row triceps exercise (no idea how its named) 3x8 15kg biceps curl barbell 20kg 3x8 / skull crushers 3x8 10kg ~~middle chest 5x8 12.5kg ~~smith machine mid row 3x8 35kg

    The new gym I'm going at has different machines so I had to remove/replace some of the exercises. The lat pulldown one is especially harder now cause the machine is made for giants; and the shoulder press works at a different angle. It's cheaper and closer to me here, though

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    DankZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    Do you have any health goals for the year?

    Currently doing Dry January as I usually do after New Year's. Maybe I'll do it for longer now, maybe not.

    I also want to train for a marathon this year. Not sure which, but it would be nice to see if I could do it. The first test will be a ten miles in april and I'll see where it goes.

    Maybe I'll do a physical exam somewhere soon to see what's going on in my body. I'm not having any problems but I'm curious if things will come up.

    What about you?

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    RedCat @lemmygrad.ml

    Received the best compliment a few days ago.

    I was wearing a short sleeve T-shirt for the first time in a while and a friend told me "Where your upper arms always this large?" and I can't stop smiling since then. First time someone said something like this to me. Feels great to see progress.

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    DankZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    Do you guys have any tips on managing energy?

    So what I mean with my question is that I'm looking for ways to manage my energy without working out. Recently office work is physically getting harder for me as I just feel done with sitting all day. Today I'd swear that I could feel my muscles screaming, wanting to be used lol. Luckily I had a workout planned today.

    But I can't workout every single day. I need to find ways to stay more active and to let out more energy, but I don't really now how.

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    DankZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    What fun things do you do that can replace a workout?

    So I went ice skating yesterday and it has left me pretty sore today. I figured it was a good workout that you could do every once in a while to spice things up.

    I also do futsal sometimes with friends and I'n considering swimming as well.

    What things do you do that are physically demanding yet not necessarily a workout?

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    starhonker @lemmygrad.ml

    Anyone else have this problem with push ups?

    I'm in IT, so generally when it comes to physical activity I'm pretty stagnant. Recently, I took it upon myself to start doing some running alongside a number of push ups and to slowly work my way up. But here's my problem: I've been reading that it's best to space out push ups so that your body gets some time to heal, since apparently it's valuable in order for the muscles to grow. So I've been doing them ever 2nd day, which has worked relatively okay so far. The first few weeks were grueling because I lacked a lot of the stamina to do them, and could only do about 5 at a time. Now I'm up to two sets of 25 push ups per day, but what worries me is this sensation that I'm plateauing. Once I reach 25, I have to stop, wait a few minutes, before I do the next 25, which is fine, but if I bother to push for a few more, let's say, 28 or 30 push ups per set, my arms literally give out.

    The good thing is they don't feel sore, but it's like my arms just physically cannot go any further. Does a

  • Physical Education @lemmygrad.ml
    lemat_87 @lemmygrad.ml

    Is getting early really good?

    I searched quite a few webpages, some says that it is beneficial (as the one I cite), some say that it is bad, especially if a person is genetically a night owl, and I suspect that websites as Fortune, Virgin, Forbes, etc. have an interest to say people that they should wake up earlier and work harder. Anyway, Harvard medical school and some researches also recommends getting up earlier (and going to bed earlier). But it seems that there is not so much scientific references about it. What are your thoughts?