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| Hajime no Hibiki! Pretty enjoyable and funny episode. |
Mattinator95 said: so some women cant get abs like the boxing sister without drugs ?? even though they train in boxing , same with the women at the pool ? Core strength is super important for boxing, so they do a ton of sit ups. Still, the abs shown in show are quite extreme. It's right at the limit of possibility. Like 1% or less of women could achieve that, at a rough guess. Search female boxer on google images. There are a couple which look a bit questionable but the average abdomen you see there is the most definition an average women can get. I should say, this isn't a bad thing. Super defined abs look bad on women. I think most men and most women would agree. Sure, if a women really wants to achieve something like in this show, then what I'm saying will be discouraging, but it's the fault of the show for getting peoples hopes up. Not that it's any different from 90% of the fitness industry which sells itself using chemically enhanced phyiques. As for swimming pool women? No. Steroids 100%. For stuff like that in real life, search "female crossfit" and check out the images. Some of the most obvious steroid usage among women across all sports is in crossfit. |
| “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Aggregate scoring is bad for the anime fandom |
| I'm super glad the show addressed the fact that a good diet is critical to losing weight. That's an important step of the process a lot of newbies overlook. It's even better that it Akemi explained that you don't get the gorilla physique overnight. You'll notice yourself getting too bulky in reality, and it's something you can prevent quite easily if it isn't what you are aiming for. Also, fuck extreme dieting. I love Machio just flexing to himself in the background. Akemi made deadlifts to be scarier than they actually are. The pool scene happened sooner than I expected. The small bit about static vs dynamic stretches was good shit. Hibiki's face when her swimsuit ripped was hilarious. Dragon flags probably aren't a good beginner exercise, lol. Planks are awesome. Glad those got brought up. Hibiki apparently has super strength though, so that's nice. |
Blessed by so many muscular girls this season. I had always heard that the anabolic window thing was a myth, so good to see so many people in this thread confirming that. There's a lot of misinformation and confusion out there. Hard to keep track of it all. |
| This episode was so good as well. I laughed my ass out when Hibiki kicked the hell out of the punching bag lol |
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| Yeap definitely liking what this show does for me, for some reason it can really motivate you to work out, been doing planks, situps, squats and dumbbell liftings while watching. Also, fcking Hibiki's got crazy ass power, must be all that stuff she eats. Anyways a fun watch overall, plus hearing Amamiya Sora cleanse my soul so theres that too. Also, no offense but.. muscle girls creeps the heck out of me, even in anime form, abs tho not really, but a full muscular girl is a bit of a turn-off for me. |
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| Machio is macho af. She took 'little protein' out of context lmao |
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| Somehow I'm enjoying this a lot more than I did the manga. Between this and Fire Force, muscular girls are getting plenty of presence in this seasons shows |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| I tried doing a plank.........that shit isn't as easy as it looks. Wow. This show is fun and it is good to see they are trying to grow and expand the characters. |
| I haven't updated in years but now I have changed that. I'll be free soon. |
| Little step down when it comes to humour. It was kind of weird for the black haired girl not to melt in the bar, after her reactions in the previous episode. Still pretty enjoyable watch and a keeper in my book. Which is a damn surprise for myself. I wasn't expecting this show to be actually good. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| So normal static stretching before exercising has the opposite effect. Dynamic stretching huh. I'm actually learning some meaningful things from this anime lol. |
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| I almost freaked out at the stretching part, but then they explained the "dynamic stretching" and I realized that they were talking about warm ups. I do warm ups before my exercises, so I was like, "Oh sh*t", but my warm ups are almost exactly like the "dynamic stretching" they did, so I'm good. Can I just say I actually really like this anime? I feel like Hibiki is really adorable and I want to watch her reach her goals. The anime also tries to be informative. I'm just always laughing because some people say the form on the exercises are accurate, some say they're fine/good enough, and others say they're horrible. Anyway, I way people are interacting with each other because of it is really fun. ;o;; After so many seasons of playing catch up, being too busy to talk about what I was watching, and not even wanting to talk about what I was watching, I finally remember why I like watching seasonals. Thanks everyone for making this so fun so far! |
Apple_BS said: As I practice Teakwondo for more than 10 years, I am very aware that not doing static stretching before practicing (after warm-up) I will injure my body badly, so I would say that is pretty misleading (for me). Taekwondo require high level of flexibility as we constantly need to kick taller than head, and rotate our body, dynamic stretching is simply not enough. Might be true for Taekwondo, but it isn't true for lifting weights or any situation where you are going to loading your muscles close to their max. Static stretching temporarily increases the chance of injury and reduces strength. That's not really up for debate at this point. There's a lot of evidence for this now. I'm even a bit skeptical about how useful it is to Taekwondo. The goal of dynamic stretching / mobility is to increase range of motion which it does when done properly. The extra amount of range of motion one can get from static stretching pre-workout shouldn't be necessary. I should think one should be able to reach adequate ROM from just dynamic stretching. And if they can't then they need to focus hard on static stretching post-workout and in their spare time. |
| “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Aggregate scoring is bad for the anime fandom |
| I love this show, not only is it hilarious but it's educational and motivating to watch! I won't lie I crack up every time their trainer has no clothes on... that small head with that giant body is just hilarious. |
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| I hope they covered sleep next. Resting and getting adequate sleep does wonders for muscle gain. A lot of your muscles that are torn down from working out are rebuilt while you sleep. |
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| It's a bit late to say this but... Doga Kobo is back with their usual shenanigans! And I love it! |
| "You talk too much. Think too much." "I don't care how justified you think your reasons are. I won't tolerate liars or thieves." "If you're not going to be nice to me, don't expect me to be nice to you." "I'm a soldier, not a superhero. Don't ever think of me as one." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Get that through your thick skull." "People who live by their emotions go nowhere in their lives. They only find misery. "If you don't like the way your life is than do something about it instead of sitting there feeling sorry for yourself." "You want something go get it. Period." |
| This is great information. I really am filling out a lot of knowledge I've been missing. When we go to the gym, we never did static stretches (always dynamic stretches) but I didn't realise that was a good thing. There's something here for everyone to like and it's very educational. Loving it. |
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| Hibiki's got some fuckin STRENGTH, gahhhdamn |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
babibola said: did someone notice a cameo from kengan asura? Yep, Wongsawat's picture was on the wall of boxing champs from the gym, that was really cool. |
| The part where Hibiki destroyed the sandbag surprised me, not gonna lie. If she's strong now, I can imagine her ending as one of those pics of hyper muscled female characters you find in DeviantArt. I knew Rina Satou voiced Ayaka's sister as soon as she started talking. It's nice to see she's having a role this seaosn, even if it is a supporting character. |
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| Is that a RAIZAP commercial (slightly NSFW?*) spoof I see? * As if it's any worse than this show, but just to be safe. |
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| I love how informative this is. the information may not be 100percent exact but it can serve as a start to ones own research about exersizing. Hibiki is the best boi btw |
| i respect that they mentioned the university of zegreb to back up their claim about stretching - never thought i'd find footnotes in an anime. handy list of stretches too. edutainment at its finest. |
AnimeFreak-San said: is this a male gender issure...human issue...mental illness perhaps? |
| Dear god, that pool scene showing those muscular girls. Felt like my eyes have been eternally blessed by the heavens. Those are some of the most rocking female bodies I've ever seen in anime! Lots more information this time around, though some of them are debatable. The anabolic window is probably the most arguable theory since many fitness experts have debunked it with empirical evidence. Still, it's great to know the author of this series did a good amount of research beforehand. So Hibiki's talent is boxing? Wonder if this will turn into a half-gym half-boxing anime. Or maybe her true strength lies in her arms. That Commando spoof, though. |
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| And just after I mentioned it last episode, here's boxing. So will the next couple episodes focus on training Hibiki to be a boxer? |
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| Lmao delightfully informative and lowkey sexy |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Holy shit, Hibiki has some amazing arm strength, I can see it ... the next hajime no ippo!! Nice to learn that normal stretching can be hurtfull |
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| Really satisfying episode: the narration not only teaches many things and dispels certain beliefs, but it does so with a lot of sympathy and so much comedy. Excellent characters, they are really good at making time fly. The drawings and animations are more than good in quality. |
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| ONE PAUNNCHHHHH! |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| WTF was that destroyer punch! Caught me totally off guard! Learning something about nutrition and exercising while watching this anime is good |
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| I can feel my motivation welling up while watching this show ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Loved their reactions when Hibiki's swimsuit ripped and later Hibiki unleashing her secret power in the end lmao. |
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| That punch was from out of this world. I'm loving the comedy and all the educational parts. |
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| Another solide episode, a nice mix of working out and comedy. We also have another training member with her friend and it seems like two more girls will join the muscle club. |
| this anime is brilliant :D and great not only for young people, but also lazy mature people :D I hope they will continue making hibiki into champion :D that back to the future car :D |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
| this is more of an educational anime than i thought, new info to me that stretching is bad before exercise and that plank exercise is good enough too Hibiki is a natural boxer eh |
| Kek its suddenly steak. Way to go Sakura xd. Ah, there's no ecchi without swimsuit part. I am glad they know what i want. However, watch out, Sakura, your swimsuit was about to be burst out. Then there it go, after some dynamic stretch. Oh boy, another knowledge i missed! Ah the second part with Sakura's tan friend, and she sure helping a hardcore business around. At the end, looks like Sakurai exercise with Macho-san and muscle fetish girl, bear a fruit there. Suddenly she manage to broke out the punching bag. Way to go, Sakura xd. |
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| I could watch Akemi do those stretches for hours. Yummy! I need Ayaka in my life right now. She has decent taste in movies. Dragon flags and Plank huh. I've always been interested in building my abs. I might try that in the future if I don't get lazy. |
| So I started watching this series (saw 1st 2 episodes) and I have to say that this is a pretty good and unique anime. It is a combination of mostly realistic exercises and dieting recommendations coupled with a potential story-line of Hibiki becoming a boxer (at least the way she punched that punching bag implies a story-line there). Curious how this will end with only 12 episodes but enjoying the ride so far. |
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