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Quote from: TheWoppity on April 26, 2012, 03:48:33 pm

Quote from: Guga on April 26, 2012, 11:27:20 am

What about male pole dancing?

Its "pole vaulting" and yeah, I think its part of the decathlon.. so good point.   

no, really, I was talking about pole dance



since flander is asking for something to focus on I just gave him and idea

Well why don't you do the "trendy" american teenage rebel thing these days by "exploring new things" and "finding out about yourself?"

Bodybuilding

From what videos I've seen of you, and how you look, def powerlifting; It would seem hard/close to impossible for a guy with your body composition to look like :   You know yourself better, but my opinion is, you can't go wrong with powerlifting.

I like to make choices so that failure still results in some measure of improvement.

I originally got back to into sprinting 18 months ago to get back in shape and see if I could beat my old PRs.  I wanted to run 10.4.  I haven't come close since deciding to train again, in fact i've only been sub 11 once in the last year.  Still... compared to a year ago my life is immeasurably better thanks to sprinting.  I'm 30 pounds lighter and I can step on the field and play a mean game of flag football or soccer.  The general increase to my athleticism is amazing, even if I haven't rediscovered what my definition of success is as a 100m sprinter....

That's why I favor the decathalon over powerlifting.  Sure you might become a powerlifting champ.  But if not you will be an overweight fat looking guy who can lift a decent amount of iron but can't chase his kids around the house because he get's out of breath too quickly!

You also might not be a great decathalete.  But you will have a remarkable level of general fitness, learn all kids of new skills like hurdling, javelin, running and be able to beat your avg guy in a sprint, a middle distance race, and a long race.  You will be able to enjoy team sports and recreation much better and be healthier for it.

Sorry, to get on the soapbox.  Obviously, I'm a big fan of track and field.  But there is a reason why you guy's call it athletics in Europe! It's the mother of all sport.  And the decathalon is the granddaddy of all events.   Also, you are lucky if you currently have access to all the implements (ie. hurdles, pole vault, etc.)... If I had access I'd probably train to be a decathlete too!  Powerlifting equipement is much easier to come by!  

I think you should become a bodybuilder, you'd find it a nice change of pace and it might be fun for a while. Do it for 12 weeks then go back to your training feeling nice and fresh and ready to tackle some new PRs.

Quote from: Flander on May 08, 2012, 06:42:48 am

Quote from: entropy on May 04, 2012, 01:25:36 pm

I think you should become a bodybuilder, you'd find it a nice change of pace and it might be fun for a while. Do it for 12 weeks then go back to your training feeling nice and fresh and ready to tackle some new PRs.

I actually had something like this in mind. Not BB, but just lifting weights for a couple of months to get my strength up a bit. Ive done this before, but only to throw better. This time it would be for pure strength gains and nothing else. Could be awesome for a period.

if you are not sure what to do, then this is the best thing to keep you busy. remember, strength gains (even with proven methods) take the longest to develop.

nothing is more helpful than getting the backbone of most of the athletic movements stronger while you procrastinate deciding what to do next.

good luck!

I say you work for relative strength for a while:



Improve strength for the reasons Kingfish said

But also cut some of that fat and get lean. Maybe you'll taking a liking to bodybuilding when you look better, who knows? In addition it'll get you lighter in the case you do train for the dec. or maybe you'll want to increase your vertical again.



Just another idea.