"Working Out"

I do both, and unless it's an intense interval session, 'working out' aka lifting is a tougher 90 minutes for me.

I notice this as well. I try to not let it get to me because they have just been accustomed to calling it “working out” and for runners to go “running.” Most people don’t understand the difficulty in running workouts so they just refer to it as “going running.” If I was to tell the average person I am going to work out they would assume lifting weights….not doing 10x400m repeats, even though I would consider both working out (my running workouts are much tougher than what I do in the gym as well) But yeah the “not working out because it does not make you big” thing is nonsense. Let him attempt some of your workouts and see if he can last.

Cubism Cubed wrote:

Does anyone else get annoyed by this.

Only insecure twits.

where's X-fit guy in all of this? WOuldn't he say something like "slogging is not working out, it's making you SKINNY FAT." Stick to weights and compound lifts to get you RIPPED and SHREDDED. That's "working out" and the only way to attract the ladies."

I was wondering the same thing. He should have been all over this.

Working out = lifting weights = building muscle

Slogging = Long distance jogging = destroying muscle

Would you rather look like a Marathon runner or like someone like Jay Cutler?

http://hipfit.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/jay-cutler.jpg

Would you rather be able to run 3:59 or bench press 700 lbs. Most guys are going to say 3:59 because this site is letsrun not letslift. Ill take the marathon body.

G wrote:

Would you rather be able to run 3:59 or bench press 700 lbs. Most guys are going to say 3:59 because this site is letsrun not letslift. Ill take the marathon body.

Lol. Did you take a look at the picture of Cutler? Dude's insane. When he flexes his hammies, it will tear apart his pants.

Oh, definitely the marathon body.

Why?

Functional muscle, baby. Weightlifters (especially dudes that big) can't do much other than lift a bar and waddle around.

A marathon runner, however, can do every activity on the face of the planet. Except, of course, lifting a bar with metal on it. Which is completely pointless in most real-life scenarios.

Jay Cutlers muscles are groce mmmkay. Id rather be a 3:59 miler and skinny rather than have blown out joints by age 45 and wake up mid way through each night thinking im gonna have a heart attack.

"I am running, which is a form of working out"

The purpose of this topic aside, you sound like a massive tool.

Terminology as I use it:

"I'm going for a run" = I'm embarking on a slow-paced run outdoors

"I'm going to work out" = I'm going to the gym to exercise and possibly include some running-specific exercises

"I'm going to do a workout" = I'm going to do speedwork or a tempo run

It's easy. When they say "what are you doing today", you just say something like:

"I'm going to do...

2 mile warmup

6 x 100m strides coming down to about 13sec to get tuned up

10 x 400m at 4:15 mile pace

and a 2 mile cooldown"

Or just "I'm doing a hard interval session"

Just don't say "going for a run"

Then ask them how deep they squat.

eurodonkey wrote:

It's easy. When they say "what are you doing today", you just say something like:

"I'm going to do...

2 mile warmup

6 x 100m strides coming down to about 13sec to get tuned up

10 x 400m at 4:15 mile pace

and a 2 mile cooldown"

Or just "I'm doing a hard interval session"

Just don't say "going for a run"

Then ask them how deep they squat.

It doesn't matter. At the end of the day, he's the one who will go home with the bikini model girl while you can j*ck off to Japanese hentai pr0n.

My question is, because I am sure you realize how pathetic this is: why don't you do something about it?

Your lockerroom bro is right wrote:

I do both, and unless it's an intense interval session, 'working out' aka lifting is a tougher 90 minutes for me.

If you are lifting for 90 minutes you are taking way to much rest. Must be really tough for you to decide what song to play next as you procrastinate doing another set.

fairy wrote:

If you are lifting for 90 minutes you are taking way to much rest. Must be really tough for you to decide what song to play next as you procrastinate doing another set.

90 min is too long for lifting (unless you're juicing). 30-40min (excluding warmup) is where it's at.

Anyway, rest should be somewhere between 1.5 and 2.5min, depending on what your routine is like. But if you're focused on strength (and you should) then 2-3 min in between sets is best. And "no" to supersets.

Of course when you're trying to lose weight, your focus shifts and then supersets may work with a higher rep range, less weight and short rest. But that's a different story.

As a woman, I wouldn't want anything to do with anyone who looks like Cutler. I find the body-builder physique to be beyond disgusting. Eww.

ailidh wrote:

As a woman, I wouldn't want anything to do with anyone who looks like Cutler. I find the body-builder physique to be beyond disgusting. Eww.

Pretty sure this was posted by a SCRAWNY runner DUDE.

Post reported.

Big time lyfter wrote:

fairy wrote:

If you are lifting for 90 minutes you are taking way to much rest. Must be really tough for you to decide what song to play next as you procrastinate doing another set.

90 min is too long for lifting (unless you're juicing). 30-40min (excluding warmup) is where it's at.

Anyway, rest should be somewhere between 1.5 and 2.5min, depending on what your routine is like. But if you're focused on strength (and you should) then 2-3 min in between sets is best. And "no" to supersets.

Of course when you're trying to lose weight, your focus shifts and then supersets may work with a higher rep range, less weight and short rest. But that's a different story.

I talked to a guy in the weight room once, and his friend was the former strength and conditioning coach for the Seattle Seahawks and other legit college and professional teams.

The guy told me that if you're body building(lifting for aesthetics), you do 1-2 min rest between sets. If you're lifting for performance (to be a good athlete), you take 30 seconds rest between sets, and don't waste any time going from one exercise to the next.

@xfitguy, Cutler is disgusting. I'd never want to look like that. He can barely even move.