I think he means it cant be right that your gym is -20 C

lol, vikings gonna viking.


Anyway, my gym's heating isn't powerful enough to really heat up the place when it's really cold outside, thus the need for more clothing.

Yeah, i read it as his gym was 0 F. I get it now.

My gym is similar since it's opened up right before we train. Sweats, long johns, hoodies or flannel all pretty necessary.

I have experienced a temperature of -20C 0 times in my life. Long may it continue. Although last winter it reached -18C where I live.

I'm from Oakland and grew up the bay area. The guy still tilts me anyway no matter what video it is from him, lol.

It's not that I hate him personally or think he's "uncool" it's more like I get annoyed while listening to him. I guarantee there are people who would (do) feel this way about me. Just something I gotta deal with, .

-25 here several times last winter (which is unusual, we can blame the North Atlantic oscillation). Goddamn that's cold, at least in a city by the sea. I wore thick shorts under my jeans.

Agree about Kstarrrr, he sounds like a douche at first. I remember him tilting me a bit first few times I watched his vids.

I figured Norway got much colder than that. I was born in maine and you get the occasional -30 F days there.

In the northern/mountainous parts it gets down to -45 C/-50 F, luckily it's never that cold where I live. Gulf stream saves our asses. Didn't know it got that cold in the US apart from the inland northern parts.

Gulf stream saves our asses too. We'd all be frozen otherwise. We are level with Canada after all!

Let me know if this is the worst idea ever. So I am 24 years old, 5'6, I weigh 135 pounds, and I want to get in super shape. The plan that I have made is cross fit 2x a week, kick boxing(?) 2x a week, pilates(or yoga?) 2x a week, and then I'll mix in tennis. Is this wayyy too much?

You need to define this, please. What's your idea of being in shape? Washboard abs? Big biceps?

I am currently in shape. Round is a shape.

I want to be well rounded so muscles(abs, biceps), endurance, and flexibility are what I am shooting for. Don't want to be one of those guys that can run 10 miles but would be owned by a poodle in a fight or a guy with crazy muscles on his arms and chest and has the scrawniest legs in the world.

From my very limited experience, it's best to focus on one thing at a time. If you want to be strong, fast, endure, do several months of one, then move to the next. Combining programs and goals can have a negative impact on muscle and performance gains.

For example, before I started barbell training I was prepping to train for a half marathon. That all changed pretty quick, and the half marathon has obviously been put on hold. I don't think I'll ever get into it, since it would be counter-productive to the many months I've put into strength conditioning. The occasional few k run here and there puts a damper on my squatting.

It would be great to be able to do everything at once, but it's mostly unrealistic. You have to prioritize.

Hodge,

are your goals mainly for fun and aesthetics? Do you need enough endurance to run a marathon or to run 5 miles? Etc. If you want muscles, you need to lift heavy things. A solid novice lifting programming is ideal for that. Examples are Starting Strength, stronglifts 5x5, Greyskull Linear Program, there are many others. All good novice programs focus on compound lifts with barbells.

Currently, I'm actually only doing rows, bench, pullups, press, good-mornings etc - a nice bro routine, although with a small amount of leg accessory work. Ie. lifts that aren't technically that difficult. Sooo, there really isn't any real reason not to "super set" all my lifts on a given day? I often have the gym to myself to a large extend. A gym that currently is ~10°C imo; ie. "put on a hoodie between sets".

My issue is that I really dislike gyms. I can never motivate myself to go(I am self conscious and lazy) and feel that I would do better in an environment that is fun, group minded, and structured. Not only because these would all motivate me to work out more but also because I just recently moved to New Zealand(American expat) and would like to meet people. Doing those lifting programs as far as I know(could easily be mistaken) would have me doing them alone at a gym and thats not what I am looking for.

*reason i had crossfit is because I hear its group minded.

Hodge these are all good reasons for your decisions but you are biting off an awful lot right away.

Assuming your weightlifting experience is almost none, it will take you a fair amount of time to get really good form. Some learn faster than others, of course, but it isn't just a matter of 'going to the gym.'

I've never done kickboxing or anything of the sort but it's hard to imagine this being anything but much harder to learn. Not to mention the soreness of getting in fights all the time.

Tennis... is hard. There's a reason people play racquetball. A lot of it is proper serving which is a long battle, and it's really not fun when "playing tennis" for a while means "not actually playing at all because I keep hitting in to the net."

I say take on one thing at a time.


Oh yeah, you put yoga in there. Probably a great way to meet people, especially those who have vaginas.

is foam rolling something everybody should be doing?

is this link sufficient info for doing it?

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...44261362.hydra

O_o. Euros gunna euro.

It got to like low, single digit degrees C where I live once.

That's pretty much the gist of it, if you are more of a visual learner, here's a video doing all of the same stretches.

Yes, yes it is. Those videos are good start but don't be afraid to slowly delve into other harder to reach places and soft tissue opportunities that are hard to get with a big roller (and sometimes tough to get with a lacrosse ball unless you go at it from different angles).

I find it handy to do longer and more targeted SMR sessions while watching TV. I've really been gettin' into my side glutes/hip flexors/side hip flexors recently. @#$##$ they hurt but works well to be able to lie into them for minutes at a time rather than attempt to roll them for 30-60 seconds then switch to a new area b/c I'm at the gym and gotta lift at some point.

hell yeah!

That's a good place to start.

I was going to post that link. That's a solid routine. Note that some of it is done using a lacrosse ball. Get one - its probably even more important/useful than the roller once you start to learn how to use it.

Here are some more great links:
http://articles.elitefts.com/article...dysfunctional/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzozw2Aso3M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elWYs...layer_embedded

alright thanks guys, ill get started

my winter is likely milder than yours over the long haul, but single digit F temps are pretty common throughout the coldest months, with the occasional dip below 0.

It seems like our winters here in MN might be similar to what SM has in (central?) Norway.