Solfire
Dec-27-06, 03:25 AM
Face it. The majority of us HATE the idea of waking up early in the morning during a great vacation like this, to "train", especially when all our previous hard efforts have failed to bring us any significant signs of progress. We do not dare putting a halt to the new videogames we've recieved over Christmas, or the many plans we make with friends and family to go out, rather than stay home and do some exercises. Hell, you're probably one of those people that think you can atleast workout your calves, yet you're so busy with other things you forget. You may be the kind of person that convinces yourself that the access you have to several tutorials with routines on this site would really make a difference. Yet you end up not even bothering to look at it once since you've read it.
So rather than giving you a tutorial that may displease your interest, I present you with a mini-procrastinator's version. Let's not think about conditioning as "training", more so, things to do while doing other things.
The Warm Up:
Lazy or not, I've always done the "easy" stretches. So whether you've just woken up, wanted to get out of laziness, or on a pee break from gaming, try these:
- Hip exercise #1: Plant your feet at shoulder width, then slowly torquing
your body left and right, for as long as you feel productive.
- Hip exercise #2: Place feet together, hands at hips, rotate your hip
clockwise, then counter clockwise.
- Arm circles: Swinging your arms both ways to create big circles, then little
circles.
- Hip/Arm: With Hip exercise #1, when shifting from left to right, drop your
arms midway (like you're throwing your arms down), then bring your arms
up to your sides as you twist.
Muscle Workout:
So what? You just did some stretches, now you're probably going to spend the rest of the day eating, going out, or in front of your computer on Myspace. Here's somethings you can do:
- Calf exercise #1: (Guys, taking a leak) You can always raise
yourself as you're standing there (as the build up of lactic acid
has always made me want to pee), then when you're walking
around the house, you can walk on the balls of your feet.
- Calf/Shin exercise: Where ever you're sitting or laying down, you
can always stretch out your shins/ankles/calves. Do this with full
extensions of your feet and rotating them.
Raag Suggests:
If you're not lazy to the point of not brushing your teeth, there's the good old stretch-your-leg-on-the-dryer-while-brushing-your-teeth thing that works nicely.
I always end up reading insane amount of stuff in front of my computer, so one thing I like to do is try to do tuck planches on my chair and other things like that which can be done while staring at a computer screen. Just make sure you have a solid chair.
Climb 3-4-5 stairs at a time instead of just one, try and get more velocity when climbing down to train your lower legs, etc. I lived on the fifth floor of a residence building this summer and running down/up those double stairways really helped a lot (although it did gather a few odd looks from strangers, but who cares?). *Note: you can also do inclined lunges on stairs to stretch.
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Kind of common sense, but people are always going to ask for things they can do to condition themselves. Although there are many tutorials and stuff out there, the lot of us won't bother to follow it if we're that lazy. I'm pretty tired myself, if anyone has any ideas for exercises they can do while in procrastinator mode, please post!
So rather than giving you a tutorial that may displease your interest, I present you with a mini-procrastinator's version. Let's not think about conditioning as "training", more so, things to do while doing other things.
The Warm Up:
Lazy or not, I've always done the "easy" stretches. So whether you've just woken up, wanted to get out of laziness, or on a pee break from gaming, try these:
- Hip exercise #1: Plant your feet at shoulder width, then slowly torquing
your body left and right, for as long as you feel productive.
- Hip exercise #2: Place feet together, hands at hips, rotate your hip
clockwise, then counter clockwise.
- Arm circles: Swinging your arms both ways to create big circles, then little
circles.
- Hip/Arm: With Hip exercise #1, when shifting from left to right, drop your
arms midway (like you're throwing your arms down), then bring your arms
up to your sides as you twist.
Muscle Workout:
So what? You just did some stretches, now you're probably going to spend the rest of the day eating, going out, or in front of your computer on Myspace. Here's somethings you can do:
- Calf exercise #1: (Guys, taking a leak) You can always raise
yourself as you're standing there (as the build up of lactic acid
has always made me want to pee), then when you're walking
around the house, you can walk on the balls of your feet.
- Calf/Shin exercise: Where ever you're sitting or laying down, you
can always stretch out your shins/ankles/calves. Do this with full
extensions of your feet and rotating them.
Raag Suggests:
If you're not lazy to the point of not brushing your teeth, there's the good old stretch-your-leg-on-the-dryer-while-brushing-your-teeth thing that works nicely.
I always end up reading insane amount of stuff in front of my computer, so one thing I like to do is try to do tuck planches on my chair and other things like that which can be done while staring at a computer screen. Just make sure you have a solid chair.
Climb 3-4-5 stairs at a time instead of just one, try and get more velocity when climbing down to train your lower legs, etc. I lived on the fifth floor of a residence building this summer and running down/up those double stairways really helped a lot (although it did gather a few odd looks from strangers, but who cares?). *Note: you can also do inclined lunges on stairs to stretch.
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Kind of common sense, but people are always going to ask for things they can do to condition themselves. Although there are many tutorials and stuff out there, the lot of us won't bother to follow it if we're that lazy. I'm pretty tired myself, if anyone has any ideas for exercises they can do while in procrastinator mode, please post!