What is the best advice you ever were told/read when it comes to fitness?

DannyGallivan

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Get off the bench...Do as many weight training workouts standing, as possible.

Oh, and rest. Take a couple days off between heavy weight training or HIIT workouts. Over training is a thing.

Finally, your goals have to be seen as a triad - exercise, proper food intake, and proper sleep. Screw up on any of those and you're cheating yourself.
 

LarKing

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Is there any evidence to support this theory? For years I've heard that it's a myth.
https://www.howtobeast.com/proof-the-post-workout-anabolic-window-is-a-lie/

Sorry for the late reply. Saw this a while back and must’ve gotten busy and forgotten. That article tries to sell you something right away and isn’t a peer-reviewed source. Also, a lot of the seemingly legitimate sources it links to are 10+ years old. I could cherry-pick sources to convince someone of just about anything. That’s why it’s important to look at the available (and recent) information/research as a whole.

Ask any sports dietitian and they’ll tell you how important fast digesting protein and carbs are after a workout.
 

LarKing

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Get off the bench...Do as many weight training workouts standing, as possible.

Oh, and rest. Take a couple days off between heavy weight training or HIIT workouts. Over training is a thing.

Finally, your goals have to be seen as a triad - exercise, proper food intake, and proper sleep. Screw up on any of those and you're cheating yourself.

Why does it help to be standing? I’m not disagreeing I just would like to understand.

Definitely agree with rest and how important sleep and diet are.
 

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Sorry for the late reply. Saw this a while back and must’ve gotten busy and forgotten. That article tries to sell you something right away and isn’t a peer-reviewed source. Also, a lot of the seemingly legitimate sources it links to are 10+ years old. I could cherry-pick sources to convince someone of just about anything. That’s why it’s important to look at the available (and recent) information/research as a whole.

Ask any sports dietitian and they’ll tell you how important fast digesting protein and carbs are after a workout.

Do you mind actually providing some sort of evidence though? Again, I've only heard of this rule when it's been brought up as a myth from the fitness community.
 

DannyGallivan

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Why does it help to be standing? I’m not disagreeing I just would like to understand.

Definitely agree with rest and how important sleep and diet are.
It's a general rule of thumb. You indirectly involve other muscles when you're standing while exercising areas such as the biceps, shoulders, back. It's more of a full body workout, especially the core. Less chance for injury as well. Micro-targeting, such as using the preacher-bench or leg extension machine are "generally" more dangerous and offer less benefits than the meat and potatoes exercises involving more muscles. You can go a little heavier, you involve more muscles, you burn more calories, your risk of injury decreases, and you get bigger.
 

LarKing

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It's a general rule of thumb. You indirectly involve other muscles when you're standing while exercising areas such as the biceps, shoulders, back. It's more of a full body workout, especially the core. Less chance for injury as well. Micro-targeting, such as using the preacher-bench or leg extension machine are "generally" more dangerous and offer less benefits than the meat and potatoes exercises involving more muscles. You can go a little heavier, you involve more muscles, you burn more calories, your risk of injury decreases, and you get bigger.

Fair enough. I always find I accidentally use my back to cheat a bit when I stand with exercises like military press, bicep curls, etc. I feel like I get more of a workout on the areas I’m trying to hit when I’m sitting.
 
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DannyGallivan

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Fair enough. I always find I accidentally use my back to cheat a bit when I stand with exercises like military press, bicep curls, etc. I feel like I get more of a workout on the areas I’m trying to hit when I’m sitting.
I had my "preacher curl" phase and my seat barbell curl phase. I now swear by the standing as much as possible while lifting.
 

LarKing

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I had my "preacher curl" phase and my seat barbell curl phase. I now swear by the standing as much as possible while lifting.

I just feel like it hurts my back if I do too many exercises standing. I try to watch my form but I swear it always ends up with pain the next day.
 
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DannyGallivan

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I just feel like it hurts my back if I do too many exercises standing. I try to watch my form but I swear it always ends up with pain the next day.
For me, I often hurt my neck when I do the lying tricep extension/presses. I end up pressing my head against the back of the bench for added force.
 

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Whether weight loss or body building, find a regimen that is first and foremost repeatable. Is a weight loss regimen built around lifting heavy things scientifically proven to be more efficient than cardio? Maybe. But if you can't consistently lift, it's a moot point. Do what you can do every day without driving yourself crazy.
 

LarKing

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A big one I’ve seen relevant for me personally is mixing up workouts. Sometimes I become so fixated on improving certain lifts that I think I can’t add in extra exercises or I’d be at the gym for hours.

Recently, I’ve gotten away from that and have been trying new exercises and forms of cardio I never thought I’d really touch for a long time.

It definitely keeps it more interesting that’s for sure.
 

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