Fitness 2011

[Brazen]

I had to drop out of a half marathon this weekend as I've been suffering from plantar fasciitis for the past couple of weeks  However, I seem to have a place in the London Marathon, so when I'm fully fixed there's something to look forward to. Keeping up the low-impact cardio and getting back into resistance training, so hopefully I'm come back stronger. Nearly at the 30lbs lost mark.

[Cecil]

I had to drop out of a half marathon this weekend as I've been suffering from plantar fasciitis for the past couple of weeks  However, I seem to have a place in the London Marathon, so when I'm fully fixed there's something to look forward to. Keeping up the low-impact cardio and getting back into resistance training, so hopefully I'm come back stronger. Nearly at the 30lbs lost mark.

1.34.32 yesterday. 

[Slargos]

So I've dropped all forms of candy and other sources of unnecessary refined sugar like sodas or white bread. In addition, I have vastly increased the vegetable content of my diet.

My target of 7 days per week of exercise isn't quite reached, though the last 7 days I have gotten 6 sessions in. Mostly cardio, but I've started hitting the weights aswell.

I've lost about 4kg since I started my new regimen, though I suspect very little of that is actually fat.

My next goal will be a reduction in dairy products and a switch to poultry and fish instead of red meat. This one is a bit more difficult since I don't really have time to cook and the only alternatives locally are very bland chicken or tuna salads which I fear will not work for the long term.

I'm feeling quite positive.

[Drakken]

My target of 7 days per week of exercise isn't quite reached, though the last 7 days I have gotten 6 sessions in. Mostly cardio, but I've started hitting the weights aswell.

You will overtrain, fast. Your muscles need recovery time. 3-4 times a week of weight lifting/cardio will suffice.

[Eddie Teach]

Nothing wrong with doing cardio every day.

[Legbiter]

So I've dropped all forms of candy and other sources of unnecessary refined sugar like sodas or white bread. In addition, I have vastly increased the vegetable content of my diet.

My target of 7 days per week of exercise isn't quite reached, though the last 7 days I have gotten 6 sessions in. Mostly cardio, but I've started hitting the weights aswell.

I've lost about 4kg since I started my new regimen, though I suspect very little of that is actually fat.

My next goal will be a reduction in dairy products and a switch to poultry and fish instead of red meat. This one is a bit more difficult since I don't really have time to cook and the only alternatives locally are very bland chicken or tuna salads which I fear will not work for the long term.

I'm feeling quite positive.

What you're basically doing is fucking around. If the goal is effortless weight loss, then what you'll need is a complete dietary overhaul that dosen't involve advice and expensive protein shakes from fag Swedish fitness ( I use the term loosely) instructors.

Eat eggs and fatty meat (free-range and grass fed is pretty good) and plenty of vegetables. Ditch grains, sugar and all and every processed vegetable oil. Doing so will eliminate pretty much everything that comes in box, hence you'll be eating way better than 95% of the slobs around you. Eating like this will train your body to use the fat that's stored as a primary energy source. So, bacon and eggs for breakfast, chicken salad for lunch followed by a juicy steak dinner. And don't forget to take your cod liver oil.

As to your workout, yes it sounds like all you've done is punished yourself on some crappy exercise machine and have nothing to show for it, aside from the effect of doing anything mildly active. You could have achieved the same results by eating right for a couple of months while taking turns rubbing one out with either the left hand or the right.

In short, you need to:

A) Get your diet in order.

B) Get your sleep squared away (actually, since I started eating like a caveman my sleep is no longer an issue, huh).

C) Ditch the chronic cardio. Unless you like pounding a treadmill for an hour+ you'll thank me for this. Besides, have you ever walked past a row of these things and seen anything other than the look of pure torture or boredom while dead eyes gaze at the overhead monitor, waiting for the pain to be over?

[HisMajestyBOB]

I haven't had much luck in losing weight these last few months, but I really haven't been trying - been pretty stressed, and when I'm stressed, I eat, especially snacks and chocolate.

But I'm now up to 50 pushups and 50 situps in one go, and about 5 miles run at 8min/mile.
I want to improve my mile time over 2 miles, eventually getting down to 2 miles in 14 min.

[Octavian]

Been sick all week so I haven't done any training. Did 7 hours of Krav Maga seminar today however. Every muscle in my body hurts.

[Cecil]

Useless run today. Really bad, didnt even look at the timer afterwards. Just happy to limp into the shower.

[fhdz]

Running and bodyweight exercises continue to go well. I had a particularly good run today.

[Slargos]

C) Ditch the chronic cardio. Unless you like pounding a treadmill for an hour+ you'll thank me for this. Besides, have you ever walked past a row of these things and seen anything other than the look of pure torture or boredom while dead eyes gaze at the overhead monitor, waiting for the pain to be over?

Yeah. Right. I'll listen to you over professionals. Come on, Legs. 

Anyway. It's going well. I'm really starting to get some confidence around the weights although I plan to take it relatively easy for a while yet with an emphasis on repetition rather than weight. I just got off my first 60 minute spinning session. It's anything but boring, and since the instructor had made a point of hazing me I never had a chance to cheat and slack off.

Sure, though, it's more fun to do sessions with instructors than pounding the cardio machines on your own. I certainly won't dispute that.

[Slargos]

Bodypump today.

EGADS I have found my weak spot. Knees and thighs are horribly underpowered for what they need to go through.



I am proceeding apace, and despite the unsightly nay-saying clamors of Legbiter, I am slowly but surely getting back in shape. All hail determined cardio! 

[Slargos]

60 minutes Spinning with an instructor who must certainly be a sadistic terminator sent from the future to make my life a living hell.

I've had to decommission all my belts, and I'm going to have to replace a lot of my wardrobe.

Feels pretty damn good! 

[Slargos]

... and another fresh hole on the belt comes into use. Looks like all the Spinning, BodyPump and CT is starting to pay off. Suck it, Legbiter. 

[fhdz]

60 minutes Spinning with an instructor who must certainly be a sadistic terminator sent from the future to make my life a living hell.

I've had to decommission all my belts, and I'm going to have to replace a lot of my wardrobe.

Feels pretty damn good! 

Those spinning classes are brutal. Way to go, Slargos!