Walk the Talk is the mantra of the fitness writers at Lounge. Our writers make sure they schedule a reasonable number of workouts and activities no matter how busy the week is. The fitness area is full of smart and useful articles written firsthand. We don’t believe in received wisdom, and we keep trying and writing about new things.
The training is a very personal experience and as you will see, each of our writers selects the exercises that work best for them. Therefore, you will find a large selection of varied exercises here, ranging from strength and mobility to fitness training. Why don’t you try some of them yourself?
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Kettlebells are a great option for weight training and HIIT.
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Sohini Sen: Sen had been a runner for many years when she first tried CrossFit. She is now a fan of your top fitness activities, Keep Running and CrossFit. “Most of all, I like the long, easy runs to relax. Of course, speed is not my strong point. At CrossFit, I also like the Long Workout of the Day (WOD) with several movements together. I’m better at getting myself through a workout, so longer workouts help me. ”Her favorite workout is the 12 days of Christmas where you have to do 12 movements in ascending order. The first round is just a repetition of the first exercise; the second is a repetition of the first exercise, two of the second; The third round has one rep of the first exercise, two repetitions of the second exercise, and three repetitions of the third exercise, and so on, until you reach 12 repetitions of the 12th exercise.
Sohini’s training
1Sumo deadlift high-pull
2 engines
3 Press Press
4 Power cleans
5 snap of power
6 kettlebell swings
7 pull-ups
8 knees to elbows
9 box jumps
10 double briefs
11 burpees
12 overhead lunges
Top: Use very light weight and try not to rush your workout.
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The glute bridge is an excellent exercise for building your rear chain muscles.
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Preeti Zacharias: Zachariah works with a coach who sends her training programs every month and tries to stay true to them. She has a back problem that prevents her from doing high-impact exercises like jumps, high-intensity interval training, or CrossFit. But she loves weights and sticks to the basic principle of including pushing and pulling movements in her training. She’s one of the group that hates leg days. “I love powerlifting and playing around with weights, especially upper body training. If I had to single out my favorite move, it would be the bench press, ”she says.
Preeti’s training
4 supersets, with a 90 second break between supersets
15 gluteal bridges
12 cup squats
12 dumbbell bench presses
12 rows with chest support
12 wide grip lat pull-ups
15 reverse crunch
Top: Use medium to moderate weights and quickly switch from one exercise to the next.
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The push-up is an excellent all-round exercise.
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Bibek Bhattacharya: He is the trekking and hiking enthusiast who holds on to exercise just to be able to go on long hikes in the Himalayas and come back smiling from them instead of shattered, battered and tired. Bhattacharya follows a week-long balancing act that focuses on strength and mobility, training different muscle groups on different days, with a recovery day after every three training days. However, he does have a favorite full body HIIT workout that he tries once a week.
Bibek’s training: 3 rounds a full body HIIT workout that alternates between weights (Bhattacharya uses dumbbells) and body weight. 45 seconds for each exercise, with a 15 second break.
climber
Overhead shoulder press
Lunges
Deadlift with dumbbells
Burpies
Squats with dumbbells
Push up rotations
Waiter curls
Jog on site
Squat press with dumbbells
Top: Before going through the entire set, practice each move until you are in perfect shape.
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Always incorporate squats into your workout.
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Pulasta Dhar: Dhar writes not only about fitness, but also about football, and he writes passionately. Dhar works full time as a football commentator and he takes sports very seriously so that he can continue to do sports to the best of his ability and stay injury free. “I like to do all kinds of sports. If I have to name my favorite fitness activity or workout, it would have to be soccer and squash. Ask me to play every day and I would be there. However, I train so that my muscles are strong enough to withstand the stresses of high-performance sports like squash and soccer, ”says Dhar. Unlike Zachariah, Dhar no longer likes weights despite having lifted heavy weights in the past. In his strongest form, Dhar deadlifted 142 pounds when he weighed 52 pounds. “I never do heavy squats or heavy deadlifts. I’m done with that, ”he says. He currently prefers bodyweight exercises, especially calisthenics.
Pulasta’s training: 3 sets of each (First set for maximum reps. Second set for half the maximum reps you can handle. Third set for half the repetitions of the second set); Rest 60-90 seconds between sets
pushups
Triceps dips (narrow grip)
Wide handle dips
Squats
Handstand pushups
Pull-ups
Romanian one leg deadlift
Pull-ups
Top: Shake your limbs out between sets and use the rest to lower your heart rate.
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Pull-ups are one of the best strength training exercises ever.
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Shrenik Avlani: I started training in 2006 so I could handle my bullet and then stuck with it so I could run faster and longer. I came across CrossFit in April 2012 while experimenting with different routines. That was also the last month that I worked in a full-time job. Since I enjoy the luxury of time, I can do long workouts, spend hours learning new skills like handstand push-ups or muscle-ups, and then I can even rest and sleep for hours to recover from those grueling workouts. I still enjoy running, but I like to limit my runs to 10km or less. It remains the best way to explore a new place after cycling. I love to play soccer and try to get at least one game a week when I can. I keep doing CrossFit-like routines, even at home. I’m trying my hand at calisthenics and I’ve found that my tough pull-ups aren’t exactly tough.
Shrenik’s training: 20 minutes of AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)
5 pull-ups
10 pushups
15 squats
Top: Start slowly, maintaining a steady pace so you can last the full 20 minutes.
Shrenik Avlani is the author and editor and co-author of The Shivfit Way, a book on functional fitness.
