fitness
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Rules
- Absolutely no fat-shaming, skinny-shaming, or shape-shaming.
- Be positive about people’s bodies but don’t be fetishistic.
- Don’t shame or disparage people for their fitness level.
- Do not offer unsolicited criticism.
- If you post a selfie, make special care that identifying marks are removed.
- No doomposting about your body.
Quotes
A fascist worked out today, did you?
“I’m an ardent believer in equality, and being in the Communist Party is a way to spread this form of socialism and freedom for all the people”-Jeff Monson
“Every worker sportsman must be a soldier of the revolution”-Spartakiad
Resources
Beginner's Health and Fitness Guide: https://liamrosen.com/fitness.html
Databases for lifts/muscles:
Flexibility:
The R*ddit Wiki:
TDEE Calculator:
Please be aware that this calculator will ask if you're male or female
Other cool shit:
How to make your own foam roller
Athletes guide to foam rolling
WIP Schedule
Friday: Weekly check-in. Discuss what went right and wrong in terms of goals from last week
Saturday: Declaration of goals+community focus. What tangible, numerical goals are you going for? Don't know? We have ideas!
Sunday: Gals and enby pals take center stage
Monday: Meme Monday
Tuesday: Toot Your Horn Tuesday. Brag about what you've done, how good your progress is, who's making googly eyes at you, etc.
Wednesday: Wing Chun Wednesday. All about martial arts
Thursday: Nutrition. What's been bothering you about nutrition? Maybe we get some comrades from c/food to see if we can't get you where you're trying to go.
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What physical activity do you currently do?
What sports or physical activities have you enjoyed doing in the past, including childhood?
Do you usually cook for yourself or do you eat out?
My general prescription: eat out at most once per week. Cook more or less healthy stuff for yourself the rest of the time (really don't need to try too hard here, you aren't trying to become a fitness influencer or whatever). Find a physical activity that you enjoy and look forward to, then do it every second day. Common "fun" physical activities for adults include vinyasa yoga, rock climbing, martial arts (BJJ, Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing), or some kind of group general fitness class. Finally, if you have a sedentary job, on the days when you aren't doing your physical activity try to go for a walk around the neighborhood of at least 1 hour duration. This will make you more physically fit than probably 90% of the population.
Regarding a lot of the other advice here: this is a bit of a hot take but going to the gym then putting in earbuds and lifting weights alone while staring at the wall is sad, boring, and lonely. I've lived that life and it fucking sucks. Mattress on floor vibes. Physical activity is an excellent way to connect with others, so choose forms of working out that do that.