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Hammerknife !7ITukp3Pj2
Oh shit /fit/.

Ok, so I just bought a bunch of weights. Two 5 pound ankle weights, four 2.5 pound forearm weights, pictured. The plan is to just wear them constantly to keep my heart rate up and burn calories.

I'm 5'8" 165lb, looking to bulk up and burn what fat I have. This a good idea, or should I only put them on while running prior to my lifting?
>> Nibbles37 !iKGMr61IHM
>>770
I would try it for a day, and see how your elbows and knees feel the next day, and possibly takes some vitamins something that is good for joints and see if things don't work out for you.
>> Anonymous
Try a vest maybe? Also, don't go full weight early. Start small for a week and add a bit more.
>> Anonymous
>>791
I was thinking of something like this.. Some kind of inconspicuous weighted clothing that would keep you at least getting some extra work, say walking around a college campus between classes. Does anything like that exist? If so, where?
>> Anonymous
talk to a doctor or fitness instructor about this, can be bad for you if not done properly
>> Hammerknife !7ITukp3Pj2
>>788

Can do. One of the reasons I got them is because I can't jog worth a damn (cut out after like 8 minutes, lolz) so I figure powerwalking while weighted would help me bulk up more.
>> Nibbles37 !iKGMr61IHM
>>806
Now theres a question I can answer. Put on two sweat shirts and two pairs of sweat pants and fill a bath tub up with water, lay down fully submerge and then get out and walk around. I tried this for about a week once and afterwards my legs were chizzled like a roman sculpture.
>> Hammerknife !7ITukp3Pj2
>>823

I know that. I bulk up by lifting for an hour every night. This is just to keep my heart rate up over the day.
>> Anonymous
>>831
That's rather impractical, dripping water around the house and whatnot.
>> Nibbles37 !iKGMr61IHM
>>861
Well you could make a pathway of towels to the outside and walk around outhere, if you dont believe it works, try it without getting out of the tub, then try adding more sweats, its a blast I just did it for fun.
>> Anonymous
>>831
no, you need to get in a sweatsuit and jog in place in steaming hot water. you sweat it all off.
>> Anonymous
>>831
you put on a sweatsuit and jog in the shower. wrestlers do it.
>> hayabusa9x9 !!j2MPZsydUjU
>>831
Unless you already have a decent muscle build up the weights and weighted clothes will just fuck up your body.

Even trying something like ramping up the wieght gradually will destroy your joints and back if you don't have the muscles there to support it.

Weighted clothes aren't like lifting. Lifting only makes the muscle work while the activity is occurring, the weighted clothes add the weight constantly. It's like trying to hold a weight all day.
>> Hammerknife !7ITukp3Pj2
>>921

I'm decently muscled. The ankle weights I can virtually ignore, it's the forearm weights that do it. QQ me and my lack of upper body strength and my inability to do more than 10 consecutive push-ups.

Well, we can see tomorrow I guess.
>> Anonymous
I once tried wearing ankle weights constantly sometime in high school. I would wear them all day going to class, and then back at home until nighttime as well. Sure, my legs felt a little lighter when I took them off, but it came at a price of really sore ankles after doing this for ~3 days. I promptly stopped wearing them. After a few days, I felt the 'strength' I had gained using the ankle weights disappear.

tl;dr - those are useless, weightlifting and running would be far less injuring (not to mention immensely more effective) than those ankle/wrist weights.
>> Anonymous
What about loading up a backpack with heavy stuff and take a walk?
>> Hammerknife !7ITukp3Pj2
>>975

Tried that, put 30 pounds into a backpack and went powerwalking.

The fact that the weights kept bouncing made my lower back hurt like shit for the rest of the day, which is why I got these weights.
>> hayabusa9x9 !!j2MPZsydUjU
>>947
Watch your step when you have the ankles on. They tend to restrict how your ankle can move and if you mis-step you can easily twist the heel out of yourself or damage the ligaments.

If you're lacking in upper body the ones on your arms are going to make your biceps sore if you keep your arms bent. Shoulders, elbows,and neck if you let them hang.

Unless you are training for something where you are going to need to keep the weight on for an extended period then you may want to skip wearing them for anything other then controlled type exercises.
>> Anonymous
>>991

So I should put off wearing the arm weights till I bulk up my biceps/pecs?
>> Hammerknife !7ITukp3Pj2
>>1013
zzz why does my trip keep dropping
>> hayabusa9x9 !!j2MPZsydUjU
>>1013
You can try wearing them and see how it feels.

How you feel is the most important part, if you start to get tired or sore, take them off. You said you got four so maybe start with two.

I've done the all-day weight training like this before and it wears you down. Take it slow and use it to supplement a more thorough workout plan and you should be okay.
>> Anonymous
The only benefit I've had from weighted clothing is from the 25lb weighted vest I ran with for a while. I was losing weight by running, but I hit a plateau about 2 months in. I added the vest to keep my body guessing and it helped contribute with the weight loss.
>> Anonymous
Don't wear too much.
Wear 5 pounds at first (I know that sounds like a little). Then gradually increase it, so you body gets used to it.

If you run with them on, do it on soft ground like grass, or your joints will be damaged.