Fu Fu's l337 journal

KelJu · 02-02-2008, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by fufu

Well I am training different energy systems. The CP/ATP energy system accounts for about the first 0-15 seconds of exercise. It is good for high intensity short bout training. Once I get past past that time frame I start using another primary energy system that I never train. So I just gas.

I'm the same way. I'm built for the 3-5 rep range workout. I think if you train for higher rep ranges and lower RIs long enough you will be able to adapt.

fufu · 02-02-2008, 08:39 AM

Definitely, that is what I am doing now.

fufu · 02-02-2008, 02:19 PM

Today's workout -

total body

warm up

tabata template -
tire jump
50 lb DB swing
overhead sledge hammer smash
5 push ups/5 mountain climbers alternating
repeat twice to complete full tabata

I did that three times with 2 1/2 minute rest interval in between. I also did half of one in the warm up.

15 minutes on elliptical on strength interval setting lvl 12/16

stretch

Brutal workout. Tabata is tough shit. Although for true tabata I believe you just use one exercise the entire way through. It involves doing as many reps within 20 seconds, resting 10 seconds and repeating that scheme 7 more times. So, it lasts for 3 minutes and 50 seconds straight doing an exercise, or in my case exercises, in 8 "sets".

goob · 02-02-2008, 03:02 PM

Cool ass workout fu. That rocks. What a grand idea, this sort of shit would be perfect for doing at home if you can't make it/ be assed going to the gym.

Are those exersices as they sound, i.e you had a tyre and a sledgehammer handy, or were you doing some sort of gym equipment based variation.

fufu · 02-02-2008, 03:18 PM

Yeah, except instead of a tire I bound up a bunch of rubberish packing material with duct tape and went away on that. I chunked it up a bit with the sledge hammer though. I would use a tire but I don't have a spare shitty one.

goob · 02-02-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fufu

Yeah, except instead of a tire I bound up a bunch of rubberish packing material with duct tape and went away on that. I chunked it up a bit with the sledge hammer though. I would use a tire but I don't have a spare shitty one.

Whats a mountain climber?

fufu · 02-02-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by goob

Whats a mountain climber?

You are in the basic position of the push up, except you raise your hips some. You bring one leg forward so you knee travels towards your chin, then as you bring the forward leg back you bring the back leg forward, just alternating. Like climbing a steep mountain, you can't stand so you crawl up leg after leg.

goob · 02-02-2008, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fufu

You are in the basic position of the push up, except you raise your hips some. You bring one leg forward so you knee travels towards your chin, then as you bring the forward leg back you bring the back leg forward, just alternating. Like climbing a steep mountain, you can't stand so you crawl up leg after leg.

Gotcha. THis tabata stuff sounds like excellent cardio, this sort of madness is definately my sort of thing. Lots of pain. Good job, bringing this insanity to my attention.

fufu · 02-02-2008, 03:37 PM

People say it is one of the hardests templates for conditioning. It was tough, but I am assuming it is tougher doing the same exercise for all 8 "sets". I think it was intended for that. I may try it with squats next week.

goob · 02-02-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fufu

People say it is one of the hardests templates for conditioning. It was tough, but I am assuming it is tougher doing the same exercise for all 8 "sets". I think it was intended for that. I may try it with squats next week.

I've tried it with sprints, but never made all 8 reps. That's particuarly brutal, at that point my cardio was pretty damn good, 8 mile runs in 50 minutes, 3 miles in 19 minutes etc... but I still could not do it. It's evil.

fufu · 02-02-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by goob

I've tried it with sprints, but never made all 8 reps. That's particuarly brutal, at that point my cardio was pretty damn good, 8 mile runs in 50 minutes, 3 miles in 19 minutes etc... but I still could not do it. It's evil.

Yeah, sprint would be very tough. Your steady state cardio may have been excellent but sprints are a whole other story. What goes on in your body is very different.

props for trying that with sprints, sounds really tough.

**P-funk** · 02-02-2008, 09:57 PM

try doing it with just mountain climbers. Try and do 8 rounds (4min), rest 2min. and repeat.

I garuntee you will shit your pants. We did this once and my training partner couldn't keep his arms from shaking because they were so tired from holding himself up. He was drooling on the floor (haha). Just make sure you try and go as fast as you can and really get after it on each set. No sand baggin'.

fufu · 02-02-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

try doing it with just mountain climbers. Try and do 8 rounds (4min), rest 2min. and repeat.

I garuntee you will shit your pants. We did this once and my training partner couldn't keep his arms from shaking because they were so tired from holding himself up. He was drooling on the floor (haha). Just make sure you try and go as fast as you can and really get after it on each set. No sand baggin'.

I will remember this.

fufu · 02-02-2008, 10:52 PM

oh yeah

btw P-Funk, what have you been doing with your training as of late? Ever going to start another online log?

I like the last two logs in your blog, good stuff.

**P-funk** · 02-03-2008, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fufu

oh yeah

btw P-Funk, what have you been doing with your training as of late? Ever going to start another online log?

I like the last two logs in your blog, good stuff.

Yea, I want to keep up my blog, but I get lazy as I am in school (again) and have a shit ton to read and study. I have been a reading maniac as of late, just trying to get smarter and may be looking to go for my PhD (still don't know what I want to do with my life....lol) also. I need more topics to write about in my blog. I have to sit down and get some ideas.

I don't have time to keep a training journal.

Right now though, I am going to start a density type program to try and put on some size. I have a contest with one of the physical therapists I work with to see who can get bigger in 8 weeks....lol.

fufu · 02-03-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

Yea, I want to keep up my blog, but I get lazy as I am in school (again) and have a shit ton to read and study. I have been a reading maniac as of late, just trying to get smarter and may be looking to go for my PhD (still don't know what I want to do with my life....lol) also.

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Very cool, are you looking at any schools in particular for your prospective PhD?

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I need more topics to write about in my blog. I have to sit down and get some ideas.
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If I think of anything I'll let you know. It's hard to grind out ideas like that just thinking about it, most of the time it just has to come to you.

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Originally Posted by P-funk

I don't have time to keep a training journal.

Right now though, I am going to start a density type program to try and put on some size. I have a contest with one of the physical therapists I work with to see who can get bigger in 8 weeks....lol
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good luck

AndrewSS · 02-03-2008, 01:01 PM

fufu · 02-03-2008, 01:03 PM

thanks

**P-funk** · 02-03-2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fufu

Very cool, are you looking at any schools in particular for your prospective PhD?

I am looking at ASU for my PhD in Nutrition. I really like how the program is set up. I just don't know about going to school full time for 3 years (you have to be full time as you have to do teacher assistant and research assistant work too) and it is a good chunk of change.

Other ideas may be:

1) getting a different degree in something like education so that i can hopefully be a professor (part time since I want to work with people) at a school.

2) Maybe getting my RN....for $5000 and a 16 month program at the community college I can become a nurse and try and work my way into a sports medicine facility working with athletes in that setting...but I don't know.

3) Just finish the school I am in now (working on my licensure in massage therapy) and just say fuck it and not go to school anymore and be content with my masters degree and my LMT (licensed massage therapist) and do some extra certification courses in things i like...such as ART (active release techniques).

Lots of ideas bouncing around as far as what I want to do. The main thing is that eventually I want to either have my own place or be with a team. Having my own place would be nice so long as I can make a decent living.

How are you doing in school? What are you majoring in and what are you leaning towards doing when you graduate?

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If I think of anything I'll let you know. It's hard to grind out ideas like that just thinking about it, most of the time it just has to come to you.

yea, it is brutal!

fufu · 02-03-2008, 03:20 PM

I am taking this semester off.

I got pretty damn sick of the academic environment in which I was in. The other kin majors were kind pathetic. There was no mutual drive and no competition. My TA's(which instructed alot of stuff last semester) were very lackluster. The TA's had no applied approach and seemed to have not much interest in being a good teacher. The students didn't help much either. Everyone seemed to have a textbook mentality for the material and noone really branched out and got excited about anything. I'm not saying I'm special but the others had no interest it seemed. It's sad to think these kind of people will be leading a large bulk of the field in 5 years.

I had A's in my classes but withdrew from the semester because I got really bored with the classes. Right now I am working on the ISSA certification. I have the home study test and the thing is a total breeze. I will get that and start working at a new gym opening in march 10 minutes away. I wanted to get an easier cert done just to have a credential for when the gym opens and then get a more comprehensive one later.

I also talked with this women who works as a manager for fitness consultation for an online media business. She claimed that she isn't too knowledgeble on the stuff herself and the company has been looking for a supervisor of sorts for the past 1 1/2 years. She said she may be able to set up and interview after I get the cert. That would be kind of crazy if I got that job because I would be in an authoritative position right off the bat and getting payed salary. The company does alot of online campaigns for shit like south beach diet. They did the website and marketing for that Shaq fitness show also. I can see that being alot of fluff though.

I could take 8 classes at a community college and get my AS in Fitness Science. I'd rather go back to a university and get my BS though.

I don't know though. I just want to work and get some experience in right now. I'm tired of sitting in classrooms and writing papers. I wouldn't mind doing something completely unexpected. I really want to train people and get payed for it. I've seen what I have done with alot of my friends and if I dove into a professional position spending alot more time with it I feel I could go places.

**P-funk** · 02-03-2008, 03:57 PM

I hear ya. I hate shitty teachers (or TAs) big time. I also hate when classes are boring. Moreover, I hate when you get students who don't exapnd their knowledge past the textbook. A lot of exercise phys. and exercise science programs are fucking retarded as far as what they teach and the textbooks they use. They can do so much better. This is one of the reasons I want to get into teaching at the university level. I feel like if given the chance to be the head of a department, I could make really make a difference as far as what students learn in this field.

I know it sucks, but just stick through it to finish up. The certifications and the degrees and the letters after your name mean jack shit when compared to experience. But, they do get your foot in the door and they do lend a bit of credibility to your name when speaking to the public.

tallcall · 02-03-2008, 04:07 PM

That all sounds awesome, I think you should def go for it! I think I speak for everyone here when I say that we all have faith in you, you'll do great!

fufu · 02-03-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

I hear ya. I hate shitty teachers (or TAs) big time. I also hate when classes are boring. Moreover, I hate when you get students who don't exapnd their knowledge past the textbook. A lot of exercise phys. and exercise science programs are fucking retarded as far as what they teach and the textbooks they use. They can do so much better. This is one of the reasons I want to get into teaching at the university level. I feel like if given the chance to be the head of a department, I could make really make a difference as far as what students learn in this field.

I know it sucks, but just stick through it to finish up. The certifications and the degrees and the letters after your name mean jack shit when compared to experience. But, they do get your foot in the door and they do lend a bit of credibility to your name when speaking to the public.

True story. Thanks.

02-02-2008, 08:39 AM	#5552
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,966 Photos: 4	Definitely, that is what I am doing now.
	fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-02-2008, 02:19 PM	#5553
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,966 Photos: 4	Today's workout - total body warm up tabata template - tire jump 50 lb DB swing overhead sledge hammer smash 5 push ups/5 mountain climbers alternating repeat twice to complete full tabata I did that three times with 2 1/2 minute rest interval in between. I also did half of one in the warm up. 15 minutes on elliptical on strength interval setting lvl 12/16 stretch Brutal workout. Tabata is tough shit. Although for true tabata I believe you just use one exercise the entire way through. It involves doing as many reps within 20 seconds, resting 10 seconds and repeating that scheme 7 more times. So, it lasts for 3 minutes and 50 seconds straight doing an exercise, or in my case exercises, in 8 "sets".
	fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-02-2008, 03:18 PM	#5555
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,966 Photos: 4	Yeah, except instead of a tire I bound up a bunch of rubberish packing material with duct tape and went away on that. I chunked it up a bit with the sledge hammer though. I would use a tire but I don't have a spare shitty one.
	fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-02-2008, 03:37 PM	#5559
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,966 Photos: 4	People say it is one of the hardests templates for conditioning. It was tough, but I am assuming it is tougher doing the same exercise for all 8 "sets". I think it was intended for that. I may try it with squats next week.
	fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-02-2008, 09:57 PM	#5562
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,372	try doing it with just mountain climbers. Try and do 8 rounds (4min), rest 2min. and repeat. I garuntee you will shit your pants. We did this once and my training partner couldn't keep his arms from shaking because they were so tired from holding himself up. He was drooling on the floor (haha). Just make sure you try and go as fast as you can and really get after it on each set. No sand baggin'.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

02-02-2008, 03:02 PM	#5554
goob Smartass anthropologist Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Anywhere, everywhere, nowhere.... Posts: 5,970	Cool ass workout fu. That rocks. What a grand idea, this sort of shit would be perfect for doing at home if you can't make it/ be assed going to the gym. Are those exersices as they sound, i.e you had a tyre and a sledgehammer handy, or were you doing some sort of gym equipment based variation.

02-02-2008, 10:52 PM	#5564
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,966 Photos: 4	oh yeah btw P-Funk, what have you been doing with your training as of late? Ever going to start another online log? I like the last two logs in your blog, good stuff.
	fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-03-2008, 01:01 PM	#5567
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	Height: 5'11" \| Weight: 155lbs Bench: 175lbs \| Deadlift: 265lbs \| Squat: 235lbs

02-03-2008, 01:03 PM	#5568
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,966 Photos: 4	thanks
	fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-03-2008, 03:20 PM	#5570
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,966 Photos: 4	I am taking this semester off. I got pretty damn sick of the academic environment in which I was in. The other kin majors were kind pathetic. There was no mutual drive and no competition. My TA's(which instructed alot of stuff last semester) were very lackluster. The TA's had no applied approach and seemed to have not much interest in being a good teacher. The students didn't help much either. Everyone seemed to have a textbook mentality for the material and noone really branched out and got excited about anything. I'm not saying I'm special but the others had no interest it seemed. It's sad to think these kind of people will be leading a large bulk of the field in 5 years. I had A's in my classes but withdrew from the semester because I got really bored with the classes. Right now I am working on the ISSA certification. I have the home study test and the thing is a total breeze. I will get that and start working at a new gym opening in march 10 minutes away. I wanted to get an easier cert done just to have a credential for when the gym opens and then get a more comprehensive one later. I also talked with this women who works as a manager for fitness consultation for an online media business. She claimed that she isn't too knowledgeble on the stuff herself and the company has been looking for a supervisor of sorts for the past 1 1/2 years. She said she may be able to set up and interview after I get the cert. That would be kind of crazy if I got that job because I would be in an authoritative position right off the bat and getting payed salary. The company does alot of online campaigns for shit like south beach diet. They did the website and marketing for that Shaq fitness show also. I can see that being alot of fluff though. I could take 8 classes at a community college and get my AS in Fitness Science. I'd rather go back to a university and get my BS though. I don't know though. I just want to work and get some experience in right now. I'm tired of sitting in classrooms and writing papers. I wouldn't mind doing something completely unexpected. I really want to train people and get payed for it. I've seen what I have done with alot of my friends and if I dove into a professional position spending alot more time with it I feel I could go places.
	fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-03-2008, 03:57 PM	#5571
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,372	I hear ya. I hate shitty teachers (or TAs) big time. I also hate when classes are boring. Moreover, I hate when you get students who don't exapnd their knowledge past the textbook. A lot of exercise phys. and exercise science programs are fucking retarded as far as what they teach and the textbooks they use. They can do so much better. This is one of the reasons I want to get into teaching at the university level. I feel like if given the chance to be the head of a department, I could make really make a difference as far as what students learn in this field. I know it sucks, but just stick through it to finish up. The certifications and the degrees and the letters after your name mean jack shit when compared to experience. But, they do get your foot in the door and they do lend a bit of credibility to your name when speaking to the public.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

02-03-2008, 04:07 PM	#5572
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,370 Blog Entries: 8	That all sounds awesome, I think you should def go for it! I think I speak for everyone here when I say that we all have faith in you, you'll do great!
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