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[guyledouche]

I personally like pushups a lot. They get me pumped and I get a sorta mix of cardio and muscle building at the same time. I also like bent over barbell rows, they kill you so bad.

Edited by guyledouche, 10 March 2006 - 03:29 AM.

[Shepard]

My personal favorite exercise is probably the deadlift. Also enjoy pullups.

But, if we're out of the gym....kayaking and racquetball are basically what I enjoy most of all.

[jaydfox]

In the same line as push-ups, my favorite is dips. There's a sense of accomplishment in being able to lift so much mass for 15 reps, especially considering the bulk of non-muscle (non-water, non-bone) mass I'm carrying. If I had a normal/healthy body-fat percentage, I'd be 50 pounds lighter at least, so it's like I've got a 50-pound weight belt on when I'm doing the dips.

My next favorite is mid-long distance running. I haven't done it in a long time, but I used to be able to run four miles at an 8-minute-mile pace, and I once ran a quarter marathon in under an hour. It's quite invigorating. (Yes, I realize these times are nothing to brag about, but considering that I'd only been running for three months, and I had lost 30 pounds, but I was still 30 pounds overweight, I was quite proud of myself.)

Edit: changed "heavy" to "healthy". Big difference. [wis]

Edited by jaydfox, 22 March 2006 - 02:41 PM.

[lunarsolarpower]

I've always been partial to active aerobic exercise, preferably outside. Swimming and biking are near the top of the list although flying a 2 meter kite in a stiff breeze on the beach is a fun and attention getting form of exercise.

[Kalepha]

Back when I believed there was a point to bodybuilding, before realizing it was an incognizant way of expressing that any other all-or-nothing lifestyle I could imagine at the time was pointless, I thoroughly enjoyed all exercises for all 13 areas which needed to be massive and perfectly interproportional. Since I was a bodybuilder, though, and not a power lifter, my absolute favorite day was Back Day. On that day no one around was comparable in the combination of aesthetics and the loads I used for the exercises barbell shrugs, barbell rows, and dumbbell rows.

These days, for intellectual reasons only, and not because the routine is fun, I run two miles in the morning and in the evening, daily, and do push-ups, sit-ups, lunges, hip extensions, and hip abductions, thrice weekly. I could do more, to be an object of even less mass, but the returns begin diminishing in light of nanotechnology that will eventually make me virtually nonexistent.

[Edit: Modified poor diction.]

Edited by Nate Barna, 22 March 2006 - 03:25 PM.

[guyledouche]

In the same line as push-ups, my favorite is dips. There's a sense of accomplishment in being able to lift so much mass for 15 reps, especially considering the bulk of non-muscle (non-water, non-bone) mass I'm carrying.

Im jealous. I have hardly any bodyfat and I cant even do that many dips. I dont do them very often cause they are kinda harsh on my shoulders. I can only do about 8 dips.

My personal favorite exercise is probably the deadlift. Also enjoy pullups.

Deadlifts are brutal as all hell. I used to do them about once a week back when I worked out more often. I love the feeling that I get from deadlifts. When I was doing them on a weekly basis they made my back feel way better and I didnt slouch when I would sit down. Shepard I am going to take your advice and start working out more often(my social anxiety needs it). Ive grown lazy.

Ive lost a lot of strength and am much skinnier but I will try and slowly but steadily build my strength back up. In fact I just did some lifting a few hours ago and I feel great. Do you guys have any tips so that I can consistently work out without straying away from it. It seems like every time that I get the ball rollin I get lazy and up and quit. Its not from overtraining either cause I would do only 30 min or less workouts only about 3-4 times a week. Im sick of quiting. My current regimen of pushups, situps, and bent over rows and a few other occasional exercises just isnt cutting it for me. I need more.

Edited by guyledouche, 22 March 2006 - 04:07 AM.