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Postby whufc » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:16 am

I'm going to the gym tonight to workout with the wife, we are going to concentrate on core and abs and will probably hit a treadmill or bike as a warm up and small calorie burn.

The wife is only new to the 'gym scene' and is average fitness.

We have 45 minutes to work out.

What we be a good session which I could do with her.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby Q. » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:07 am

Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby The Dark Knight » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:43 am

Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.

On top of them you could do lunges, planks and leg raises too.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby whufc » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:50 am

Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.


What sort of squat sets would u be recommending
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby Squids » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:53 am

do deadlifts if you want to be kicked out of the gym.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby Q. » Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:56 am

The Dark Knight wrote:
Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.

On top of them you could do lunges, planks and leg raises too.


We want her to walk the next day.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby Q. » Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:58 am

whufc wrote:
Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.


What sort of squat sets would u be recommending


Just teach her good form with manageable weight.

5 sets of 5 reps for each exercise will be a good starting point.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby whufc » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:10 pm

Q. wrote:
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Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.


What sort of squat sets would u be recommending


Just teach her good form with manageable weight.

5 sets of 5 reps for each exercise will be a good starting point.


No probs!!!

Also while I'm at it what muscle group would you in a lat workout with.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby The Dark Knight » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:39 pm

Q. wrote:
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Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.

On top of them you could do lunges, planks and leg raises too.

We want her to walk the next day.

Nah we don't. :P

Was just thinking of ideas for whufc to do so maybe just planks then, they're great for core strength.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby Q. » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:48 pm

whufc wrote:
Q. wrote:
whufc wrote:
Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.


What sort of squat sets would u be recommending


Just teach her good form with manageable weight.

5 sets of 5 reps for each exercise will be a good starting point.


No probs!!!

Also while I'm at it what muscle group would you in a lat workout with.


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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby Q. » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:49 pm

The Dark Knight wrote:
Q. wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:
Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.

On top of them you could do lunges, planks and leg raises too.

We want her to walk the next day.

Nah we don't. :P

Was just thinking of ideas for whufc to do so maybe just planks then, they're great for core strength.


Yep, planks are ace.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby The Big Shrek » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:52 pm

The Dark Knight wrote:
Q. wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:
Q. wrote:Teach her squats and deadlifts. They provide an excellent core workout, as well as engaging a number of lower and upper body muscles.

On top of them you could do lunges, planks and leg raises too.

We want her to walk the next day.

Nah we don't. :P

Was just thinking of ideas for whufc to do so maybe just planks then, they're great for core strength.




Can't just squat and deadlift. If you don't hit the anterior core directly you end up trying to stabilise your spine during the squats and deads with excessive lumbar extension(learnt this the hard way).

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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby Q. » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:13 pm

The Big Shrek wrote:Can't just squat and deadlift. If you don't hit the anterior core directly you end up trying to stabilise your spine during the squats and deads with excessive lumbar extension(learnt this the hard way).

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Then you were lifting too much to begin with.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby The Big Shrek » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:24 pm

Q. wrote:
The Big Shrek wrote:Can't just squat and deadlift. If you don't hit the anterior core directly you end up trying to stabilise your spine during the squats and deads with excessive lumbar extension(learnt this the hard way).

PS Planks are gay


Then you were lifting too much to begin with.


Nope, your anterior core muscles function in a number of different ways. Silly to think you can ignore targetting them more directly. Getting people squatting or deadlifting is a good start but once you start doing them semi regularly you need to make sure you balance the work on both the front and back. Some guys will be fine and never have a problem, but I bet a lot do unless they consciously adress imbalances.
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Re: Workout Tonight

Postby Q. » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:07 pm

The Big Shrek wrote:
Q. wrote:
The Big Shrek wrote:Can't just squat and deadlift. If you don't hit the anterior core directly you end up trying to stabilise your spine during the squats and deads with excessive lumbar extension(learnt this the hard way).

PS Planks are gay


Then you were lifting too much to begin with.


Nope, your anterior core muscles function in a number of different ways. Silly to think you can ignore targetting them more directly. Getting people squatting or deadlifting is a good start but once you start doing them semi regularly you need to make sure you balance the work on both the front and back. Some guys will be fine and never have a problem, but I bet a lot do unless they consciously adress imbalances.


You can directly work the rectus abdominus (which counters erector spinae shift on the spine), but you'll never be able to put the same direct load on it as you do in squats or deadlifts. You strengthen the RA by performing those exercises with correct form.
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