Honestly, that's exactly what I did to start. Initially, I did only body weight exercises. I got two pieces of equipment so I could do them and did pushups, planks, pullups (negatives til I could do 3 pullups without doing jerk-ups), squats, hanging leg lifts, backups, dips, and bicycle crunches. I always did three…

One other thing I'll mention... all these people writing books or selling DVDs about how you can do more in less time... yeah, none of them did more in less time. They all spent days and hours and years getting the sixpack you see in the picture on the book or DVD cover. The 7 Minute Abs guy? He admits it took him 3…

Which is awesome. If you're content with who you are and how you look, you're already on better footing than most. Sadly, in the case of image and weight, most women would get further by getting rid of the douchebag that makes them *feel* fat than through any cardio or muscle work. That said, I wasn't trying to imply…

So a few things here: 1) if you happen to live in North Carolina, let me know and we can work out together and I promise not to oogle you. :P 2) As for the running and cardio... if you enjoy it and aren't in pain, then keep doing what you're doing. Many people think they need cardio, but hate it or get bored. If…

P90X or Insanity

The only people that stop cardio when strength training are people that want to seriously pack on muscle... ie: body builders. If your goal is to get in shape, maybe lose some weight, trim some body fat, get better endurance, look better, and build up some muscle (not the same as bulking up) there's no reason not to…

I guess that depends on your goals. If you go read some of the stuff on marksdailyapple they'll talk about the damage of "chronic cardio". Personally, I run/do cardio to maintain a base, not to win marathons. So for me, 3 to 5 miles X 2 to 3 times a week at an 8:30 to 9:00min/mile pace helps me meet my goals. I also…

You're absolutely correct... I have not read Jen's book. I read the snippet and article here on Lifehacker. And to be clear... I wasn't bashing Jen or her book or ideas. It seems people tend to think very highly of both. Its the article on Lifehacker I took issue with. We already live in a "skim it via Google News vs…

"... Jesus Christ I wasn't trolling,"

Actually, my name is Bob...

I would sort of tend to agree, but I think it also assumes a certain level of physical fitness as a base. I'm picturing a 1980's leotard wearing aerobics chick with a 3lbs dumbbell in her hand and thinking "no problem". The problem isn't necessarily weights and cardio. The problem is there's this mindset that you can…

And it usually makes for a great night's rest too :)

Tell you what... let's meet up at gym somewhere and you can stand next to me while I do some really fast KB swings and your knee will be a source to reference soon enough.

Seriously, stop being a troll. Not everything in life needs a source or a URL you can link to. You don't need a source to know that you need to…

I agree completely. And honestly, it probably comes down to goals as well. I have no desire to "get big" or to run a marathon. I do various forms of both cardio and muscle work. My goals are to be in shape across the board. When I run its typically only 3-5 miles... 1 to 2 days a week and at an 8:30 to 9:00min/mile…

Hmmm, my source? Um, well there's my high school and college physics classes... there's common sense... there's experience... there's the laws of both gravity and diminishing returns... there's the centrifugal (or centripetal) force issues... there's the observations made by people with brains as it relates to sweaty…

I'd definitely agree with this. I do something similar where I do 5-6 exercises with no rest, but every other one works a different muscle group. An example would be to do a tricep press followed by a pullup. It works the same muscles, but in the opposite direction, though the pullups engage the core and a larger set…

Done correctly, they are definitely safe. Done faster and you risk injury to yourself and people around you. And in the case of cardio which tends to produce sweat... doing them faster with sweaty hands can only lead to more issues. I'm not against KB exercises or swings. But I am against the idea of doing them…

Depends... are you running 5 miles a day, 5 days a week cause you're in boot camp? Or are you running 5 miles a day once a week? Are you running on grass/sand or on asphalt/concrete? A 20lbs weighted vest shouldn't hurt your knees anymore than being 20lbs overweight and running to drop weight would. Knee damage is a…

Sure... and the risk of injury will go up as well, though with bodyweight exercises you're less likely to injure yourself (or the guy next to you) with an errant kettlebell swing and more likely to damage your ligaments and tendons in your elbows or shoulders, etc. Plus, for things like pullups and dips, you can't…

I'd be really careful with this one... Remember, "slow and steady wins the race". First, lifting weights *faster* dramatically increases your risk of injury, whether from swinging exercises like a kettle bell or just from moving too fast period. Ligament stresses and tears, tendon inflammation, etc are all exacerbated…

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