Fitness 2016

[mongers]

Had to go to page three to retrieve this thread. 

Not doing a lot myself, but did have a nice 28 mile ride back from the conurbation and along the seafront earlier this evening.

[Savonarola]

My old gym closed (); it was a no-frills Anytime Fitness.  I started up at an LA Fitness which is enormous and has saunas, a pool, a Jacuzzi and all other sorts of amenities.  Every time I go in I imagine Burgess Meredith telling me "We gotta go back to the old gym."

[Grey Fox]

My girlfriend bought a threadmill.

[celedhring]

Bumped, since mongers is too lazy.

[mongers]

Bumped, since mongers is too lazy.

You should also start the Fitness 2017 thread in readiness. 

[Brazen]

Down 10lbs since I started following an actual running training programme. Twice a week I go out at lunchtime and run along the Thames or through the City for half an hour which is awesome for head-clearing, and tracking what I eat even though not specifically trying to reduce calories. Yes, we do have showers in the office.

[mongers]

Done about 500 miles on the bike this month, including a fair bit of noodly off-road.

[Brazen]

Brought running shorts today as all my running capris were in the wash. Might be a bit chilly when I start off

[alfred russel]

Crap, I found this on page 9, and the last update was November 1. Lets keep it together and finish the year strong!

Some time ago (as in months) I decided to clean up my diet. No more alcohol, drinks with calories, more salads...all good I guess, but I wasn't getting stronger. A couple weeks ago I added some pizza to my lunch (which is generally a salad), and started eating a couple bowls of cereal not long before going to the gym. Not great in terms of nutrition, but I actually have seen some strength increases. It could be a coincidence, time will have to tell. But maybe I just needed more calories. Which would be disappointing because I always eat when I get hungry (to be fair under the old diet regime I was always hungry and always snacking).

[Ideologue]

https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/collagen-an-implausible-supplement-for-joint-pain/

That is real science. I trust broscience. What is broscience? Good question. I'm glad I asked. Broscience, that's lifting advice from an unqualified bro who looks like he works out.

Broscience is great cause you don't have to waste time explaining real science. I believe it works because that guy just told me, and he's fucking huge. I don't need science, my eyes just proved it.

Learn more here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXO2azb3_PE

That was pretty good.

[mongers]

My girlfriend bought a threadmill.

You should have more self-confidence, rather than letting her walk all over you.

[alfred russel]

The first part of 2016 goals is to continue to decline in 2015 to set a low starting baseline, setting the stage for significant 2016 improvements.

More seriously, I'm climbing Rainier in June, so I need to get fit for that. I'm thinking of Elbrus in August, but I don't have a partner for that, few prospects of finding one (I'd go with a guide, not solo), and the situation there leaves me a bit hesitant. Successfully completing those climbs are the main goals. SUCCESS for both goals! I switched the dates: Elbrus in June and Rainier in August, and Rainier was much more difficult because I broke my ankle in July and toughed it out against doctor orders (fuck that guy). These two things make the year a success.

Other goals--
-Improve climbing to be able to do 5.11. In a gym I've climbed several 5.11s cleanly on top rope, and outside I've done 5.11a really ugly on top rope. Have yet to lead a 5.11 inside or out. I think I'd give myself a success on this, based on my mindset at the beginning of the year, but I'm not a 5.11 climber.
-Get back to a sub 50 minute 10k (last one run was 51 minutes, shouldn't be hard) Fail. However, I broke my ankle the day before a scheduled 10k, and based on my training runs I was probably going to be around 48 minutes. I was going to achieve this, but the broken ankle stopped me from getting an official race time.
-Stretch goal: sub 1:50 half marathon. Fail. The half marathon I was going to do was in November, and breaking my ankle meant I missed this one.
-bench my body weight I don't know. I never bench with a barbell, only dumbells. Almost certainly a fail because I'm not sure I can get up 110 with dumbbells, but if I could that would get me closish with a barbell considering some people are 20-30% less with dumbbells. But since I train with dumbbells that may not be me. I'll have to try this out.
-20 pull ups? I'm so far off right now--I can just do 7. 20 has been a goal for a long time, but getting all the way to 20 is probably not realistic. at least a dozen by the end of the year would make me happy. I can do 9-10 with good form last time I checked, and I think I've gotten marginally stronger. Will have to check at year end with a day or two of good rest. A dozen could happen.
-get under 22:00 in a 5k (there is a net downhill 5k near me, really fast track--I did it in 22:00 last time I ran, my best 5k time, I'd like to beat that. FAIL. The ran the 5k I was targeting in 22:19. I was going to try again later in the year but I broke my ankle.

Status updated.

[Eddie Teach]

What is 5.11?

[Admiral Yi]

I'm going to ignore Dorsey's shameless quote-bait.

[alfred russel]

What is 5.11?

A climbing grade under the yosemite decimal system.

5 means it is technical climbing, and the 11 reflects the difficulty.