Why you should work out!

I made myself some cardboard boxing gloves..

just me and the 4 walls now.



...I'm joking.. if you don't have to take many punches count your blessings.
 
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Cardboard boxing gloves?

Rather do calisthenics.

You can either do:

1) Weight-lifting (bodybuilding, power-lifting or strongman).

Or:

2) Calisthenics (Body-weight training).

Which one you do depends on what you're after and how much money you have. Calisthenics is free while weight training is expensive.

Calisthenics is more suitable for soldiers. Weight-lifting falls into three different categories:

1) Bodybuilding, for guys who just want to show off. Bodybuilders aren't "Strong" in the true sense. In a fight, a bodybuilder doesn't stand a chance against even an average MMA fighter. That's because bodybuilders don't care about strength; they care about form, muscles, vascularity, etc.

2) Powerlifting. This is for those who just want to be able to lift the most amount of weight. The disadvantage of powerlifting is that powerlifters become so heavy that they're unable to run, jump or even walk that much. They can just stand in one place and lift weights. Hence, powerlifters don't make good soldiers.

3) Strongman. This is for those who want all-round strength. They're almost as muscled up as bodybuilders and can lift almost as much as powerlifters. So, Strongman is the best of the three.

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On the other hand, calisthenics is free and can be done wherever you are. It will give you a high level of fitness and strength. A person good in calisthenics would be a good soldier and could go into parkour if he wanted.
 
thanks, I will Google it and see what I can improvise.

the boxing is mainly to negate a sedentary lifestyle and awkward working pattern...

keep the belly away, I'm a small guy anyway so it's not a problem..

God I miss football.

the last line of my post was being a bit self loathing, not all days are bad..

just keep moving forward really.
 
If you don't have a naturally "larger" frame and build, then don't go into weight-lifting; go into calisthenics instead.
 
:salam:I LOVE EXCERSISING!!!!!!!!!!!It is like an addiction.. In the beginning it is HARD. VERY Hard. BUT, it WILL, In shaa' Allah, become easier! Every beginning is hard! And remember, ANYTHING that is GOOD for you, is hard in the beginning. Medicine tastes bad, it may hurt, etc. BUT it will heal you, Truth may hurt, but it helps you. Allahu alam.
 
Huzaifah ibn Adam said:
If you don't have a naturally "larger" frame and build, then don't go into weight-lifting; go into calisthenics instead.
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technical body training - circuit exercising / calisthenics all good. I did Muai Thai burran, wing chun and southern style preying mantis for around 14 years total (16-30) and after that I dropped all three and got into parkour... Yet I'm getting lazy as I get older and have only been running five times this summer.

I gotta sort it out,

Scimi
 
Scimitar said:
technical body training - circuit exercising / calisthenics all good. I did Muai Thai burran, wing chun and southern style preying mantis for around 14 years total (16-30) and after that I dropped all three and got into parkour... Yet I'm getting lazy as I get older and have only been running five times this summer.

I gotta sort it out,

Scimi
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Excellent. That's a lot of different martial arts styles you've gone into. Even Wing Chun, Ip Man style.
 
Wa alaykum assalam,

I try to do an hour's exercise a day, I really can't be bothered to go to the gym lol so I do it from home.

The video above is so accurate about how rewarding daily exercise is, it just makes you feel so much better ma'sha'Allah. I was once told how our body is a trust from Allah swt, and good health is a gift, and it's our duty to take care of it - and this is a form of gratitude. The Prophet (peace be upon him) was very fit physically and encouraged physical exercise himself.

It makes sense we should keep ourselves in good health, subhanAllah Islam encompasses each and every aspect of one's life, both the spiritual and the physical.
 
I do a mix of work outs; Mon, wed, Friday: upper body (press ups, dumb bells) tues/thursday: mid body (crunches, flutter kicks, planks etc) then round it out with football and rest on the weekend. Once I get stronger I intend to add tricep curls into the mix, and hopefully join a gym too.

We should have a fitness section.
 
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Huzaifah ibn Adam said:
Excellent. That's a lot of different martial arts styles you've gone into. Even Wing Chun, Ip Man style.
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long story lol.

I stayed behind after Muai Thai class because our Acharn (guide/trainer) was expecting his friend who does wing chun to come and spar with him after class. I wanted to watch, two different and opposing styles at work against each other. Muai Thai you keep your distance usually, whereas in Wing Chun, you close that distance - this was to me, interesting.

After the spar, I asked abut Wing Chun (didnt know anythin about it) and was told to come join classes, so I did... I ended up doing both, Muai Thai and Wing Chun.

One day in Muai Thai class, I was sparring with a friend and I used a few wing chun moves and was caught out by Acharn lol - he pulled me to the side and told me that was illegal and to leave the ring - gutted I left.

After lessons he pulled me to the side and said something along the lines of "I saw what you was attempting, but your foot work was gonna let you down, you can't fuse Muai Thai with Wing Chun like that, they are polar opposites - but that's not to say it is impossible" so I asked, "how can it work?" he told me that on Saturday he is going to his other friends house to help him fix up his shed and that his other friend was a master of bagua and preying mantis, and that I should come along and ask if I can learn preying Mantis with him, southern style... I asked why, and he told me that the leg and foot movements in preying mantis will allow me to fuse Muai Thai and Wing Chun together... I was fascinated and up for it...

...and that's how two became three :)

aamirsaab said:
We should have a fitness section.
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Or we could just join a fitness forum instead :D

Scimi
 
I watched this video a while back but this comment someone made on the video 'Does the sheikh in the video even lift' had me dying
 
Among the Sahaabah, wrestling was very famous. Hadhrat Khaalid ibn al-Waleed رضي الله عنه, Hadhrat `Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه and Hadhrat Mu`aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan رضي الله عنه were all champion wrestlers.
 
I was told many years ago, that wrestling was practiced in the masjid as well - so this would make wrestling in the masjid, acceptable?

I did once school 4 kids in jamaat :D after midnight.

Scimi
 
The wrestling should be done outside of the Masjid (like in the courtyard) so as to avoid causing any Takleef to people inside who may be making `Ibaadah. The wrestling would cause a disturbance for them.
 
Raptor said:
I watched this video a while back but this comment someone made on the video 'Does the sheikh in the video even lift' had me dying
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He even drinks protein sheikhs :P.

noraina said:
I try to do an hour's exercise a day, I really can't be bothered to go to the gym lol so I do it from home.
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Home is hard for me, whereas gym you have your own crew and personal trainer :). Like a mentor accountability type of person. Does your area have female only gyms there?

Today I got lot of boxing done alhamdulilah they pushed and pushed me to the edge.
 

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