Because it's never too early to feel guilty about letting yourself go. :P
So what are you fitness plans for 2016?
My real fitness plan for 2016 is to continue to monitor my long term declining fitness. :hmm:
My plan for 2016 is getting under 100 Kgs. I haven't been below that weight since 2007. I have improved my fitness a lot this year, and I feel I can do it.
Quote from: mongers on December 20, 2015, 09:19:46 AMSo what are you fitness plans for 2016?
Continue lifting and kicking ass.
My plan is to continue with two spinning classes throughout winter to be ready for my Balkan Bicycle Trip Spring of 2016: Trail of the Refugees - The Danes Are Coming To Take Away Your Wedding Rings.
Quote from: mongers on December 20, 2015, 09:19:46 AM
So what are you fitness plans for 2016?
The same ones I haven't accomplished the last decade.
A half in February, not sure if I will go ahead and train for a full early in 2017, so that what would be a lot of running in 2016.
I have been asked to play in a charity basketball tournament in March. I would really like to get up at the rim for that. So my plan is to do cardio (on J's old rowing machine) and stretching every day along with my weight routine (3x a week) and then when I think I am fit enough I will do some sprint training and a bit of vert training. Playing without getting winded or injured is the main goal.
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.
Other goals--
-Improve climbing to be able to do 5.11.
-Get back to a sub 50 minute 10k (last one run was 51 minutes, shouldn't be hard)
-Stretch goal: sub 1:50 half marathon.
-bench my body weight
-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.
-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.
2016 is off to a great start for me. Started running again and it went well, I could really feel all those spinning classes helping. But I feel the spinning might be more difficult for a while: in december the classes were maybe half full, tomorrow it's all booked with 15 people on the waiting list. :ultra:
My plan is to get back on track. I dropped 35 pounds on my lifting regimen, then fell off the wagon when the holidays hit. I think I have crept back up 5 or 6 pounds from my low point, though my waist is still at 38. Hopefully I don't get too much shit from my endo on Wednesday for slacking off. :P
Cycling longer and longer distances.
Quote from: Scipio on January 09, 2016, 02:28:23 PM
Cycling longer and longer distances.
I intend to do this too; today I went all of 23 miles, which is the furthest I've been since Xmas on a bike. :Embarrass:
I'll definitely be happy when the new years resolution set fades out at the gym. Too much naked booty all up on me.
ALL the young ladies are lining up at the House of Jaron. I have a feeling exercise will NOT be an issue this year.
A new gym with decent opening times has opened not too far from my place. Think I'll join despite the expense and liklihood of not sticking around here.
Quote from: Jaron on January 10, 2016, 05:28:36 PM
ALL the young ladies are lining up at the House of Jaron. I have a feeling exercise will NOT be an issue this year.
:lol:
I've entered the Brighton Half Marathon at the end of February, but not sure how feasible it will as I'm recovering from a chest infection and I'm suffering from plantar fasciitis which makes every step painful*. If I can't comfortably do 10K this weekend I'll need to find a new goal.
* Plus I'm fat, asthmatic and old.
Quote from: Brazen on January 11, 2016, 06:08:35 AM
I've entered the Brighton Half Marathon at the end of February, but not sure how feasible it will as I'm recovering from a chest infection and I'm suffering from plantar fasciitis which makes every step painful*. If I can't comfortably do 10K this weekend I'll need to find a new goal.
* Plus I'm fat, asthmatic and old.
I'm in my 30s and I can't do that without feeling like I'm about to die :lol:
Quote from: Brazen on January 11, 2016, 06:08:35 AM
* Plus I'm fat, asthmatic and old.
That's your Welshie talking. :rolleyes:
Quote from: Syt on January 11, 2016, 06:17:28 AM
That's your Welshie talking. :rolleyes:
That's my scales and my turning forty-fecking-nine this year talking :P
Great news for all Languish lifting brahs! :showoff:
QuoteWeight lifting can facilitate appreciative comprehension for museum exhibits
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00307/full (http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00307/full)
QuoteResults showed that memory performance was better and viewing duration was longer with weight lifting instruction than without instruction.
Running for buses/trains is a form of exercise, right? :unsure:
The annoying thing is it's clearly not one thing or the other, running it ain't what with the wrong clothes/shoes plus it's a bit too laboured to be considered fast walking, which one could keep up for a decent time and be considered good exercise.
In other words I think it equates to crap interval training in ones work attire. <_<
For the first time ever, to do something.
My girlfriend is the actual brain of the operation for now. She prefers HIIT, so it's what we do. The struggle is real.
[takes on hectoring tone]
Guys it hasn't been a good start to 2016, I had to rescue the thread from page 3 and 11 days ago so to speak. <_<
[ends hectoring tone]
:P
According to Endomondo I've burned 7000kcal in training so far in January. I think that's pretty decent considering how cold and sucky the weather has been (ie. not being able to take a bike ride because of snow/frost).
Quote from: Liep on January 25, 2016, 03:03:22 PM
According to Endomondo I've burned 7000kcal in training so far in January. I think that's pretty decent considering how cold and sucky the weather has been (ie. not being able to take a bike ride because of snow/frost).
OK you're excused extra homework, but the rest of you are in detention. :P
I got a weight vest over the weekend. It is only 20 pounds. I was hoping it could add extra weight while hiking, for pull ups, and for sit ups. For sit ups I think it is a fail. The weight sits to low on my torso, so it doesn't become much harder, and also because the weight is also distributed on my lower back interferes with me going down. For pull ups it is worthless since I can't do enough at the moment to make it worthwhile to add weight. :( The last hope is hiking, though in the end I could always just use water to add weight to a pack (which has the added benefit of being disposable if the hike gets to hard).
I'm thinking of taking it to work and using it at lunch to go up the stairs (I'm in a highrise). I think that would would be weird though, and some people might freak out I'm wearing a suicide vest or something.
Official diagnosis of aggravated plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy. I have to stop running and keep off my feet as much as possible for at least three months, possibly six. I've got some stretches and exercises to do and I'm off to the gym tonight to get a non-impact programme.
Absolutely nothing I would willingly do can match running for energy expenditure and duration. I've done yoga, swimming and watching my waistline expand so far. I can't even do my 30 minute lunchtime power walk because every step hurts so damn much.
Goddamn fucking trademark laws and also fuck the Danish weather. Last week I had found a bike shop that had Genesis bikes in store but couldn't test the bike itself because of snow, now it's the first sunny day with a few degrees plus but the shop had to return all the Genesis bikes this week because some jackass brand in Denmark owned the rights to the Genesis name here.
Quote from: Liep on January 28, 2016, 06:09:49 AM
Goddamn fucking trademark laws and also fuck the Danish weather. Last week I had found a bike shop that had Genesis bikes in store but couldn't test the bike itself because of snow, now it's the first sunny day with a few degrees plus but the shop had to return all the Genesis bikes this week because some jackass brand in Denmark owned the rights to the Genesis name here.
:(
I think they should have a well deserved. :rolleyes:
I instead gave my money to your country. 1 online store had it in stock, luckily they also had a sale so I got some panniers for free with the purchase. All in all I saved about £150 but I would've rather given that to be able to pick it up in a shop.
Quote from: Liep on January 28, 2016, 07:10:39 AM
I instead gave my money to your country. 1 online store had it in stock, luckily they also had a sale so I got some panniers for free with the purchase. All in all I saved about £150 but I would've rather given that to be able to pick it up in a shop.
Yeah that's a pity, but needs must and it sounded like it could be weeks before they got the problem sorted.
Enjoy your new bike when it arrives. :cool:
Quote from: Brazen on January 27, 2016, 10:00:37 AM
Official diagnosis of aggravated plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy. I have to stop running and keep off my feet as much as possible for at least three months, possibly six. I've got some stretches and exercises to do and I'm off to the gym tonight to get a non-impact programme.
Absolutely nothing I would willingly do can match running for energy expenditure and duration. I've done yoga, swimming and watching my waistline expand so far. I can't even do my 30 minute lunchtime power walk because every step hurts so damn much.
Two suggestions. First, use a rowing machine at the gym - and get someone to show you how to use it. Not just technique but also how to read the settings to make sure you are expending the proper amount of effort (it is too easy to over exert on that one). It is a much better overall exercise than running. Second, if you are able - or when you are able - try something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSdKLR0gmA it will do wonders for your feet and help you back to running.
Good advice.
Though sadly I think there comes an age when it's wisest to give up on running/jogging.
Quote from: mongers on January 28, 2016, 05:43:07 PM
Though sadly I think there comes an age when it's wisest to give up on running/jogging.
And that is the age of death?
Brazen, good luck. Injuries suck.
Again I'm considering to look into getting a decent bike. Not much fun cycling around these parts but could be nice anyway. I've got the crazy idea that if only I could find a bike in Dubrovnik or there abouts then I can have a cool holiday riding down the Montenegrin coast on it and only pay to post it once. Plus it should be cheaper in the first place. :hmm:
Quote from: mongers on January 28, 2016, 05:43:07 PM
Good advice.
Though sadly I think there comes an age when it's wisest to give up on running/jogging.
:yes:
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Quote from: crazy canuck on January 28, 2016, 05:11:35 PM
Two suggestions. First, use a rowing machine at the gym - and get someone to show you how to use it. Not just technique but also how to read the settings to make sure you are expending the proper amount of effort (it is too easy to over exert on that one). It is a much better overall exercise than running. Second, if you are able - or when you are able - try something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSdKLR0gmA it will do wonders for your feet and help you back to running.
I asked one of the trainers at the gym for a non-impact routine. He gave me a split routine consisting of HIIT on the rower, kettlebell goblet squats and bench split squats, barbell deadlifts (heavier than I'd have gone myself!), leg raises, flutter kicks, Russian twists, twisting sit-ups, mixed shoulder routine, and cable lats, biceps and triceps.
Foot exercises look good, thanks. I am swimming too, the gym pool is sadly underused and sometimes I get it all to myself!
Quote from: mongers on January 28, 2016, 05:43:07 PM
Good advice.
Though sadly I think there comes an age when it's wisest to give up on running/jogging.
Tell that to Faujah Singh.
Quote from: Brazen on January 29, 2016, 04:37:05 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 28, 2016, 05:11:35 PM
Two suggestions. First, use a rowing machine at the gym - and get someone to show you how to use it. Not just technique but also how to read the settings to make sure you are expending the proper amount of effort (it is too easy to over exert on that one). It is a much better overall exercise than running. Second, if you are able - or when you are able - try something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSdKLR0gmA it will do wonders for your feet and help you back to running.
I asked one of the trainers at the gym for a non-impact routine. He gave me a split routine consisting of HIIT on the rower, kettlebell goblet squats and bench split squats, barbell deadlifts (heavier than I'd have gone myself!), leg raises, flutter kicks, Russian twists, twisting sit-ups, mixed shoulder routine, and cable lats, biceps and triceps.
Foot exercises look good, thanks. I am swimming too, the gym pool is sadly underused and sometimes I get it all to myself!
Excellent
I've had troubles with my right knee for several years now.
3 years ago or so I went to a doctor about it and they referred me to a physio who said something about it being due to one ligament being too strong and one it works with being too weak so there's a disconnect between them.
This sounded odd but she was the pro....
I become incteasingly convinced that was utter bollocks. The pain is right in my knee.
Running isn't really possible for me and I'm restricted to very low weights and a lot of pain with leg exercises that involve pushing up (pushing out on the other hand is fine).
When I move back to the uk I really ought to see another doctor about this. Not going to lie and say I'd be super in shape without the knee trouble but dammit, when it crops up (often randomly) it hurts like hell.
Oh. And err....I'm trying to go to the gym at least twice on the weekend and twice during the week now. So far so good. Concentrating on rowing machines and then arm/core machines. Might as well try and see if I can get muscle since its the current fashion.
Managed to get out this afternoon after the rain, did a quick 25 miles, first time I've had an elevated heart rate and breathed hard on a bike in ... about 3 months. :blush:
Quote from: Tyr on January 30, 2016, 09:24:08 AM
I've had troubles with my right knee for several years now.
3 years ago or so I went to a doctor about it and they referred me to a physio who said something about it being due to one ligament being too strong and one it works with being too weak so there's a disconnect between them.
This sounded odd but she was the pro....
I become incteasingly convinced that was utter bollocks. The pain is right in my knee.
Running isn't really possible for me and I'm restricted to very low weights and a lot of pain with leg exercises that involve pushing up (pushing out on the other hand is fine).
When I move back to the uk I really ought to see another doctor about this. Not going to lie and say I'd be super in shape without the knee trouble but dammit, when it crops up (often randomly) it hurts like hell.
Oh. And err....I'm trying to go to the gym at least twice on the weekend and twice during the week now. So far so good. Concentrating on rowing machines and then arm/core machines. Might as well try and see if I can get muscle since its the current fashion.
When I was a kid/teenager, I had a some knee problems. When I first started running seriously as an adult, they came back in a big way. My doctor recommended I only run on a rubberized track to reduce pressure on my knees, but even then, I remember the first time I did a five mile run on a rubberized track--my knees hurt so bad I could barely go up a flight of stairs.
Many years later--my standard run is 6 miles, I usually do it on a road / sidewalk, and my knees never hurt anymore. Not going to play doctor and say I know what is wrong, but I think sometimes your body just needs time to adjust to new activity, and that time may be in terms of months or even years. Of course new activities are also when lots of injuries occur.
Quote from: alfred russel on January 31, 2016, 03:23:59 PM
Quote from: Tyr on January 30, 2016, 09:24:08 AM
I've had troubles with my right knee for several years now.
3 years ago or so I went to a doctor about it and they referred me to a physio who said something about it being due to one ligament being too strong and one it works with being too weak so there's a disconnect between them.
This sounded odd but she was the pro....
I become incteasingly convinced that was utter bollocks. The pain is right in my knee.
Running isn't really possible for me and I'm restricted to very low weights and a lot of pain with leg exercises that involve pushing up (pushing out on the other hand is fine).
When I move back to the uk I really ought to see another doctor about this. Not going to lie and say I'd be super in shape without the knee trouble but dammit, when it crops up (often randomly) it hurts like hell.
Oh. And err....I'm trying to go to the gym at least twice on the weekend and twice during the week now. So far so good. Concentrating on rowing machines and then arm/core machines. Might as well try and see if I can get muscle since its the current fashion.
When I was a kid/teenager, I had a some knee problems. When I first started running seriously as an adult, they came back in a big way. My doctor recommended I only run on a rubberized track to reduce pressure on my knees, but even then, I remember the first time I did a five mile run on a rubberized track--my knees hurt so bad I could barely go up a flight of stairs.
Many years later--my standard run is 6 miles, I usually do it on a road / sidewalk, and my knees never hurt anymore. Not going to play doctor and say I know what is wrong, but I think sometimes your body just needs time to adjust to new activity, and that time may be in terms of months or even years. Of course new activities are also when lots of injuries occur.
Oh I don't doubt there's something in that and Tyr is a rather tall lad, so maybe I'll take time for the whole knee to firm up and get used to the forces involved??
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Quote from: mongers on January 31, 2016, 03:35:33 PM
Oh I don't doubt there's something in that and Tyr is a rather tall lad, so maybe I'll take time for the whole knee to firm up and get used to the forces involved??
Seems likely--aside from talking to a doctor or trainer--it is probably prudent to start out slowly on flat surfaces, ideally grass, but a rubberized track being second best, followed by a paved surface. Treadmills tend cushioned but have downsides (they are boring, and the repetitiveness of the movements can also result in injuries--but it is probably easier on your knees than hilly roads if those are your only alternatives). Make sure you have good shoes--I go to a specialized running store and get shoes fitted to my gait, they will watch you run and help match you up, and also get cushioned inserts to relieve some pressure. Above all, listen to your body. If you knees hurt from a run the day before, don't go running today.
I'd also suggest setting time and distance goals, rather than calorie or time goals. Working toward a 10k in less than an hour (or 70 minutes if that seems to challenging) is better motivation than just hoping the time goes by quickly while exercising.
Nah. It's not new activity that is the issue. It has been on and off for years no matter how much or little exercise I do.
And yes. Stairs are a pita. Though I can walk all day usually with little trouble.
Tyr, knee problem are often brought on by weak gluteal (bum) muscles. Get some bodyweight squats, deadlifts, static lunges (with your back foot on a bench if you can) and core work into your routine to help stabilise your hips and back chain.
More NHS-approved exercises here:
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/knee-exercises.aspx
Weightlifting for over a year now with purpose of gaining mass and strength. I gained 5-6 kilograms pretty fast (I'm at 65 kgs now) but the progress has somewhat halted lately. Doing squats, bench press, overhead press, barbell rows and deadlifts, loosely based on stronglifts program. My local gym only has one power rack that often is occupied which limits the possibility to follow a strict regime.
Current bests:
Squat 5x5x95kg (in december, have taken a step back since then)
Bench 5x5x65kg (or almost there)
Deadlift 1x120kg (only tried 1 rep max once, lack of grip strength makes it impossible to lift more)
Spent the last hour assembling my new bike. It's so beautiful. :cry:
Quote from: Liep on February 08, 2016, 06:11:52 AM
Spent the last hour assembling my new bike. It's so beautiful. :cry:
:cool:
Post a photo, languish needs more bike porn. :)
Quote from: Brazen on February 01, 2016, 09:45:46 AM
Tyr, knee problem are often brought on by weak gluteal (bum) muscles. Get some bodyweight squats, deadlifts, static lunges (with your back foot on a bench if you can) and core work into your routine to help stabilise your hips and back chain.
More NHS-approved exercises here:
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/knee-exercises.aspx
I'll give the arse muscle ones a go.
Quite shocking on them how much more I can do with my left leg than my right.
Quote from: Brezel on February 03, 2016, 03:48:06 PM
Weightlifting for over a year now with purpose of gaining mass and strength. I gained 5-6 kilograms pretty fast (I'm at 65 kgs now) but the progress has somewhat halted lately. Doing squats, bench press, overhead press, barbell rows and deadlifts, loosely based on stronglifts program. My local gym only has one power rack that often is occupied which limits the possibility to follow a strict regime.
Current bests:
Squat 5x5x95kg (in december, have taken a step back since then)
Bench 5x5x65kg (or almost there)
Deadlift 1x120kg (only tried 1 rep max once, lack of grip strength makes it impossible to lift more)
Looks good and a year of solid lifting is just enough to get you your first taste of glory. :thumbsup: 3 years of lifting is even better so stick with your new habit.
Quote from: Tyr on February 08, 2016, 06:41:58 PM
Quote from: Brazen on February 01, 2016, 09:45:46 AM
Tyr, knee problem are often brought on by weak gluteal (bum) muscles. Get some bodyweight squats, deadlifts, static lunges (with your back foot on a bench if you can) and core work into your routine to help stabilise your hips and back chain.
More NHS-approved exercises here:
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/knee-exercises.aspx
I'll give the arse muscle ones a go.
Quite shocking on them how much more I can do with my left leg than my right.
Brazen's right, many of these nagging aches and pains in modern people are office injuries caused by lack of physical exertion. The body dumps lean muscle mass if it's not using it. Watching the New Years Resolutionists at my gym is an object lesson in what decades of inactivity does to the body.
Quote from: mongers on February 08, 2016, 07:27:17 AM
Quote from: Liep on February 08, 2016, 06:11:52 AM
Spent the last hour assembling my new bike. It's so beautiful. :cry:
:cool:
Post a photo, languish needs more bike porn. :)
Took it out for the first ride today. Very windy so it was hard work, but the bike handled admirably with smooth and stable steering.
(https://i.sohn.dk/cykel.jpg)
Quote from: Legbiter on February 09, 2016, 08:26:22 AM
Looks good and a year of solid lifting is just enough to get you your first taste of glory. :thumbsup: 3 years of lifting is even better so stick with your new habit.
Thanks. :) Yeah I'm definitely going to keep on lifting, deadlifts and squats are just too much fun to not to.
Maybe Zanza can give a few tips here (if he is reading)...
At the climbing gym I go to, they have a bunch of routes on the ceiling (you climb up the walls, and when you get to the top, you keep going on the ceiling). I've been trying the ceiling routes, and I suck so bad. I just lack any kind of strength to do it. I can get the first ceiling clip from the wall, and I can't make it to the next clip even with breaking, and even if I could, I don't think I have the strength to make a clip with just one hand.
Any tips on how to get more strength for this?
I think if I could climb on the ceiling I would look really bad ass.
Quote from: alfred russel on December 21, 2015, 03:57:00 PM
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.
Other goals--
-Improve climbing to be able to do 5.11.
-Get back to a sub 50 minute 10k (last one run was 51 minutes, shouldn't be hard)
-Stretch goal: sub 1:50 half marathon.
-bench my body weight
-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.
-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.
As an update, I just ran the 5k I was targeting - waiting for my official time but I think it was ~22:15. So I failed. I got to mile 2 and realized I could do it if I ran the last 1.1 miles at about a 6:50 / mile clip--which is really fast for me but doable--so I figured I'd pull together all my strength and gut out a massive push to do it! And then right after upping the pace and mentally girding myself for the agony to come, there was a big uphill section that took all the fight out of me, and I failed. :(
Quote from: Legbiter on February 09, 2016, 08:31:43 AM
Quote from: Tyr on February 08, 2016, 06:41:58 PM
Quote from: Brazen on February 01, 2016, 09:45:46 AM
Tyr, knee problem are often brought on by weak gluteal (bum) muscles. Get some bodyweight squats, deadlifts, static lunges (with your back foot on a bench if you can) and core work into your routine to help stabilise your hips and back chain.
More NHS-approved exercises here:
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/knee-exercises.aspx
I'll give the arse muscle ones a go.
Quite shocking on them how much more I can do with my left leg than my right.
Brazen's right, many of these nagging aches and pains in modern people are office injuries caused by lack of physical exertion. The body dumps lean muscle mass if it's not using it. Watching the New Years Resolutionists at my gym is an object lesson in what decades of inactivity does to the body.
I can testify to that, Since I started going to the gym regularly one year ago, the amount of little pains and aches in my body has dropped significantly. I haven't had back issues in a while, for example.
My knees are still problematic, but that's because I had Osgood-Schlatters disease when I was a teen, so there's no getting rid of those.
My fucking gym closed. Now i have to go back to the well-equipped, shittily-monitored student gym at the university that I work at.
FUCK FUCKING FUCKS.
Quote from: Scipio on March 05, 2016, 03:59:47 PM
My fucking gym closed. Now i have to go back to the well-equipped, shittily-monitored student gym at the university that I work at.
FUCK FUCKING FUCKS.
So no non college gym in Hattiesburg can stay in business? Way to break down stereotypes, Mississippi.
There should be cute girls at the college gym though.
Actually, there are lots of gyms. Just not in my part of town. And the college gym is free.
Still logging the weekly mid-distance bike trip, though. This week was a bit of a slacker, only 27.3 miles.
Quote from: celedhring on March 05, 2016, 09:49:17 AM
My knees are still problematic, but that's because I had Osgood-Schlatters disease when I was a teen, so there's no getting rid of those.
That doesnt sound right. Osgood Schlatters shouldn't be causing permanent trouble.
Spent all Sunday skiing (cross country) with my wife and kid. Because the weather was perfect, and it may be the last of the season (forecast calls for 12 degrees and rain this week), we skied far longer than our usual 2 hours - went for more like 4 in total, with an hour break for lunch.
We may have overdone it. Now I am sore in muscles I did not even know existed. :lol:
The kid, of course, is fine - he could go twice as long.
It was really beautiful though. Sun was shining, birds everywhere, when skiing you get so warm you don't need heavy gear - saw someone skiing in a tee shirt, which is going a little too far. ;)
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 07, 2016, 11:42:30 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 05, 2016, 09:49:17 AM
My knees are still problematic, but that's because I had Osgood-Schlatters disease when I was a teen, so there's no getting rid of those.
That doesnt sound right. Osgood Schlatters shouldn't be causing permanent trouble.
I got a bone growth in my right knee as a result of it. It causes no problems in my daily life, but I get a bit of swelling when I stress my knee significantly or for long periods. So I do little squats and such. Also means I can't do jogging regularly either (biking/trekking is allright though).
Quote from: celedhring on March 07, 2016, 12:52:33 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 07, 2016, 11:42:30 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 05, 2016, 09:49:17 AM
My knees are still problematic, but that's because I had Osgood-Schlatters disease when I was a teen, so there's no getting rid of those.
That doesnt sound right. Osgood Schlatters shouldn't be causing permanent trouble.
I got a bone growth in my right knee as a result of it. It causes no problems in my daily life, but I get a bit of swelling when I stress my knee significantly or for long periods. So I do little squats and such. Also means I can't do jogging regularly either (biking/trekking is allright though).
Still doesn't sound right. That bone growth is pretty common with OS. A funny anecdote is when my son saw a physio to help with some issues he was having the first thing she said when she say his knees was "Oh you had Osgood Schlatter when you were younger". Your soreness probably has more to do with not having enough flexibility or strength (or both) in your hips, butt, quads hamstrings, or all of them.
Guess it can't hurt to get it looked at by the doctor. And see if it's OS-based or I'm just still too fat/weak there.
Quote from: celedhring on March 07, 2016, 01:25:23 PM
Guess it can't hurt to get it looked at by the doctor. And see if it's OS-based or I'm just still too fat/weak there.
I can tell you this. I and both my boys had OS with no lasting effects. So you can look on the bright side that your knee pain is probably something you can do something about. I am getting old and have a lot of aches and pains, but that isn't one of them. :D
You should probably see a fitness related physio for the best results.
Found this thread on page four. :(
Quote from: mongers on March 22, 2016, 05:13:14 PM
Found this thread on page four. :(
I biked 87km today with full packing in preparation of my Cross Balkan Bike Voyage in a few weeks. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Liep on March 22, 2016, 08:43:59 PM
Quote from: mongers on March 22, 2016, 05:13:14 PM
Found this thread on page four. :(
I biked 87km today with full packing in preparation of my Cross Balkan Bike Voyage in a few weeks. :thumbsup:
Awesome. :thumbsup:
You need to post an AAR.
Quote from: Liep on March 22, 2016, 08:43:59 PM
Quote from: mongers on March 22, 2016, 05:13:14 PM
Found this thread on page four. :(
I biked 87km today with full packing in preparation of my Cross Balkan Bike Voyage in a few weeks. :thumbsup:
Uber :cool:
He really ought to ride his bike rather than taking a cab for the proper experience.
For Sport Relief I swam a mile on Saturday and ran three round the Olympic Park on Sunday. If, and it's a big if, their course measurement was more accurate than my GPS, I recorded a 20-year personal best. It was fast and flat, not crowded and with lots of distracting entertainment, but I'm not entirely convinced.
I think I have hit a plateau in this losing weight lark. I have been stuck at 105 Kg for a while now. I eat well, *too* well (I miss junk food :cry:) and go to the gym 3-4 times a week.
Maybe I'm doing too much strength training and should do more cardio? My lifts have been progressing slowly, but steadily. I do 45m cardio+45m weights in a typical session.
My Achilles tendon is slowly healing. I can now walk again 30 minutes nonstop without wishing a sasquash riding a t-rex in a sharknado took me out of my misery. Maybe I should have gone to a doctor. :unsure:
Quote from: celedhring on March 23, 2016, 10:43:28 AM
I think I have hit a plateau in this losing weight lark. I have been stuck at 105 Kg for a while now. I eat well, *too* well (I miss junk food :cry:) and go to the gym 3-4 times a week.
Maybe I'm doing too much strength training and should do more cardio? My lifts have been progressing slowly, but steadily. I do 45m cardio+45m weights in a typical session.
45 minutes of cardio 4 times a week seems good depending on the intensity.
Did 15km of off-road coming home, arrived back at 5.30pm and sat down; about to get changed, but notice there'd still be an hour and a bit of light left, so went out and did a 30 km loop onto the top of the forest and back. :)
So this is connected to celedhring's post...
Frequently after work I have 2 hours for the gym - which is 1.5 hours after changing, etc. I do some moderate exercise most mornings (maybe 20 minutes) just to jumpstart the day, but this is the main gym time I have. I also spend maybe 6-7 hours a week climbing, but that is somewhat social and also not so balanced.
So in my hour and a half, I spend about 5 minutes stretching (which has suddenly become necessary, not sure if I'm getting old or just tearing up my back somehow), and then run for 47 minutes on a treadmill. I go fairly hard, so after I do some more light stretching and cool down for about 10 minutes.
Now I have less than half an hour. I'm trying to go core crazy because my core seems weak, so I'm doing deadbugs, mountain climbers, pushups, and incline crunches (in addition to sit ups and crunches in the AM). I'm also doing back extensions, and for some reason my lower back has started really hurting. I think it is the effect of the core exercises rather than the back extensions, but who knows.
Anyway, the result is that I then have almost no time left for weights. And my back hurts.
My sessions are usually like this:
- 25min elliptical. I go very hard.
- 45min of weights; two muscle groups every session, changing things up from time to time. I usually rest 2min between series, 3x10 series.
- 5min ab crunches.
- 5min stretching.
- 20min treadmill. I'm usually a bit tired at this point, so I don't go as hard, maybe 75% of what I do at the elliptical.
I go in the mornings, and I finish right by lunchtime. 4 times a week. Sometimes I can't fit in the 4th session, but I never go below 3. That is the only exercise I make throughout the week. I'm considering adding some mild cardio during my rest days (go for a run through the neighborhood).
Quote from: celedhring on March 24, 2016, 04:17:54 PM
My sessions are usually like this:
- 25min elliptical. I go very hard.
- 45min of weights; two muscle groups every session, changing things up from time to time. I usually rest 2min between series, 3x10 series.
- 5min ab crunches.
- 5min stretching.
- 20min treadmill. I'm usually a bit tired at this point, so I don't go as hard, maybe 75% of what I do at the elliptical.
I go in the mornings, and I finish right by lunchtime. 4 times a week. Sometimes I can't fit in the 4th session, but I never go below 3. That is the only exercise I make throughout the week. I'm considering adding some mild cardio during my rest days (go for a run through the neighborhood).
Something that I've found I really like is to fit something into my morning routine. As you go in the morning, this may not work.
I got the idea of getting up and going pee, then doing a set of pushups, then brushing teeth, then doing another set of pushups, then shaving, then doing another set of pushups, then showering.
I have modified this so that now I get up and pee and brush my teeth, then do 5 sets on a press arm machine following by a nearly max set of crunches, using the 90 second break between sets to get my clothes out and packing for the day, then after saving and showering doing 5 sets on a pull down machine and doing a nearly max set of situps.
I also used to spend 15 minutes after lunch going up and down stairs, but I've kind of quit that.
I think of it as stealing workout time. Especially with the morning workouts, I can make use of the time between sets to be productive (by getting ready), and I dont have to rearrange my day.
On the 3x10 sets, that seems to be almost universally recommended, and I do those sets, but I tend to get much faster results when I go heavier. What have you been finding?
I haven't tried going heavier, but I tried going lighter. Like 3x15 or 4x15. Didn't get nearly as much result compared to when I switched back to 3x10.
I have been playing with 1x8+2x10 lately, though. Although I've been doing it for too little to judge yet.
Quote from: celedhring on March 25, 2016, 02:47:08 AM
I haven't tried going heavier, but I tried going lighter. Like 3x15 or 4x15. Didn't get nearly as much result compared to when I switched back to 3x10.
I have been playing with 1x8+2x10 lately, though. Although I've been doing it for too little to judge yet.
I'd worry about 1x8 + 2x10 just because you heaviest set is the first set when your muscles aren't warmed up (not that it is a big difference, so probably okay).
I think I've gotten the best results with 5x5. If I haven't warmed up I'll at least go lighter and more reps on the first two steps to do that.
Well, the idea is putting the biggest lift when the muscle is not as sore. But it's just stuff I have been playing around with, I get the feeling I'm plateauing and I need to change things up a bit. I'll probably ask a trainer for a new regime after the holidays.
I seem to be blessed regarding muscle injuries; besides my back problems (which have improved significantly since I strengthened my core) I haven't had a single muscle injury in literally decades.
Bump.
Didn't do too much this month, around 370 miles on the shopping bike.
Last year at this time I had gained weight (from 185 lbs to ~190/195) but was still able to run a half-marathon. This year I'm at 205 lbs and have been having trouble with hitting even 3 miles. Fuck grad school <_<
318km to Jutland over 3 days. Goddamn wind.
Becoming really hard to stick to a diet when you are the son of a Catholic Latin family. I feel like there's a family celebration with a big lunch every other week. Easter last week, my dad's Saint this week, my own Saint in two weeks, my brother's birthday the following week, ... won't catch a breather until May.
:D
If these are coming up every few days you should do a fasted workout before eating. Show up glycogen-depleted and give zero fucks. :thumbsup:
Alternatively, convert to Calvinism.
Quote from: Legbiter on April 01, 2016, 05:51:21 AM
:D
If these are coming up every few days you should do a fasted workout before eating. Show up glycogen-depleted and give zero fucks. :thumbsup:
Alternatively, convert to Calvinism.
I will try that. The fasted workout part I mean, not Calvinism. :D
Did 55km on the shopping bike this evening; not such a good experience, as quite a bit of off-road on an aluminium bike with 60-65psi tyres is a bit, well tiresome.
Good work out I guess, plus I got soaked on the way home. :rolleyes:
Quote from: mongers on April 03, 2016, 04:48:22 PM
Did 55km on the shopping bike this evening; not such a good experience, as quite a bit of off-road on an aluminium bike with 60-65psi tyres is a bit, well tiresome.
Good work out I guess, plus I got soaked on the way home. :rolleyes:
A good full body work out that.
Had a little trip off road too today, feeling spring like I wore my summer shoes which was all fine until my front wheel got stuck in a deep mud hole and I had to step off planting my feet in 20 cm of mud. :(
Quote from: Liep on April 03, 2016, 05:00:39 PM
Quote from: mongers on April 03, 2016, 04:48:22 PM
Did 55km on the shopping bike this evening; not such a good experience, as quite a bit of off-road on an aluminium bike with 60-65psi tyres is a bit, well tiresome.
Good work out I guess, plus I got soaked on the way home. :rolleyes:
A good full body work out that.
Had a little trip off road too today, feeling spring like I wore my summer shoes which was all fine until my front wheel got stuck in a deep mud hole and I had to step off planting my feet in 20 cm of mud. :(
:D
Though I always wimp out before the mud gets to more than 3-4cm. :blush:
I did a climbing trip this weekend, and had a long car ride back talking about fitness with someone in better shape.
I'm resolving the following:
-no more alcohol (I had basically cut this out years ago, so that isn't a major change)
-no more sugary sodas (will still drink diet sodas)
-8 hours of sleep a night
-I need to start eating breakfast, even if just a protein bar
-I need to do squats and quit ignoring legs in general
-I'm going to migrate to stand up desks
I think the tough one is going to be the 3rd one. I'm posting this after midnight, which is the first bad sign. We'll start tomorrow. :)
I have heard about stand up desks for a while now. I know a guy that even has one of those slow treadmills in his, where he works while walking really slowly. I don't think I could manage it and keep my concentration.
I signed up for a 5k.
Quote from: Jaron on April 04, 2016, 02:51:49 AM
I signed up for a 5k.
:thumbsup:
I've got a full-on NHS health check for the over-40s at the end of the month. According to friends who've had to they basically tell you to loose weight, drink less and put you on statins if your cholesterol's even slightly high. I'm making it a mission not too be nagged on too many fronts!
I do need to step up the age-appropriate exercise and lose some weight. I was the front rank kneeling in a musket volley at the weekend and had trouble getting up!
First 10K of the year at the end of May. Better get in training.
Did 39 miles on the bike late this afternoon, maybe the furthest I've gone this year. :blush:
Is the whole treating normal people like athletes and insisting they stay 'hydrated' a bit of a marketing myth?
Because I took a 3/4 of a litre with me and ended up only drinking something like 200-250ml of lemon squash, but I didn't expire. :P
Quote from: celedhring on April 04, 2016, 02:38:06 AM
I have heard about stand up desks for a while now. I know a guy that even has one of those slow treadmills in his, where he works while walking really slowly. I don't think I could manage it and keep my concentration.
I am standing up right now (I don't have a treadmill or would care to have one) and I have a balance disc that I stand on a couple of times a day. And I pace my cubicle a bit in the afternoons to try and stay awake. Mostly I just alternate sitting and standing all day.
I also spin my chair while standing and talking on the phone. So I spin my chair. And spin it. And spin it. And spin it. And spin it....
Quote from: mongers on April 08, 2016, 04:47:56 PM
Did 39 miles on the bike late this afternoon, maybe the furthest I've gone this year. :blush:
Is the whole treating normal people like athletes and insisting they stay 'hydrated' a bit of a marketing myth?
Because I took a 3/4 of a litre with me and ended up only drinking something like 200-250ml of lemon squash, but I didn't expire. :P
I gulp down 1,5 litres during a 90 minute workout. :Embarrass:
Your gym is probably considerably warmer than the English countryside.
Just walked 7 miles in 2 hours, 46 minutes and 23 seconds. 3.278 were up and down a local hiking trail. I'm totally wiped out.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2016, 03:43:46 AM
Just walked 7 miles in 2 hours, 46 minutes and 23 seconds. 3.278 were up and down a local hiking trail. I'm totally wiped out.
:cool:
I'd feel the same, that's further than I've walked in a long time.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2016, 03:43:46 AM
Just walked 7 miles in 2 hours, 46 minutes and 23 seconds. 3.278 were up and down a local hiking trail. I'm totally wiped out.
Tim, I feel like I give you a hard time a lot, but mongers comments nonwithstanding (he seems to have an unusual relationship with non bike forms of transportation), but didn't you try to sign up for the marines a while back? In OCS they do 5 mile runs in the 40:00-42:30 minute range. Unless the trail involved an elevation gain ~1 km or if you were carrying a heavy pack, for a youngish guy like yourself, you shouldn't be wiped out afterwards.
I tried to join the Marines when I was 18. That was 15 years ago, and it was before I had bone cancer requiring three kinds of chemotherapy and the complete surgical reconstruction of my lower right leg (a leg that still contains two steel plates and seventeen steel screws) after which I needed 14 months of rehab to walk again. Physically I can not run and can not jump, all I can do for exercise is walk, or are you forgetting those points?
Nothing but excuses from TO :rolleyes:
Quote from: katmai on April 10, 2016, 12:00:21 AM
Nothing but excuses from TO :rolleyes:
Alright, lets pump your body full of poison and then remove 4 inches of your tibia, replace it with bone from a cadevar and bolt it in place with metal plates and screws, and you can get back to me in a few years and tell me how easy getting back in shape was.
Wait a minute, your robot parts make fitness harder? :hmm:
That's not how it is in the movies.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 10, 2016, 12:05:09 AM
Quote from: katmai on April 10, 2016, 12:00:21 AM
Nothing but excuses from TO :rolleyes:
Alright, lets pump your body full of poison and then remove 4 inches of your tibia, replace it with bone from a cadevar and bolt it in place with metal plates and screws, and you can get back to me in a few years and tell me how easy getting back in shape was.
Nah sounds like too much work, i'll pass.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2016, 11:50:39 PM
Physically I can not run and can not jump, all I can do for exercise is walk, or are you forgetting those points?
There is a dude I work--another accountant--with who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident. He lifts almost every day, and is strong as hell, plus he does kickboxing. Not the fitness kickboxing either--the real get hit in the face kickboxing. He tries to run sometimes, but he says the physics of it really hurts.
I'm sure you can do more exercise than walking--you can lift, swim, and I presume cycle/spin even if you can't run.
I thought when you tried to join the marines they rejected you because of your leg?
You should also be able to win the Tour de France several times in a row.
So, I'm not a regular in the fitness thread. I figured I was active enough just chasing my kids down.
Mrs. B though has been on a big fitness/weight loss kick which got me thinking though - I'm 41, an age where you do start to hear of men dropping dead from heart attacks. I felt like while I don't really need to lose weight I sure would like to just be healthier and strengthen my heart.
So I've been running. :) Which was something I was bit into in high school / early university, but haven't done any more than token efforts at in 15 years or so. Last time I tried was when Timmy was born (andhe's turning 6 next month) - I think I went out three times and that was it.
Nothing crazy so far - I've gone out 4 times in the last 8 days, done about 3km each time. Already feel like I'm doing better than when I started.
I know there's one or two runners out there. Is there any sort of plan or strategy I should follow? How much is "enough" - I'm not training to do a marathon or anything. I downloaded a free running app (RunKeeper) and starting to follow a free 5km training plan which seems ok, but what do I know?
My wife is pre-diabetic so time to kick it into high gear. She cannot procrastinate on this any longer.
Quote from: Barrister on April 12, 2016, 11:14:55 AM
I know there's one or two runners out there. Is there any sort of plan or strategy I should follow? How much is "enough" - I'm not training to do a marathon or anything. I downloaded a free running app (RunKeeper) and starting to follow a free 5km training plan which seems ok, but what do I know?
I think 20 minutes is the general guideline for the minimum you want to do to get cardio improvement. Apparently you continue to get improvement up to 45 minutes, and then after that any cardio improvement can't be measured.
I tend to think mileage is a better milestone than time because if you target say 20 minutes the natural instinct is to slow down. But if you target say 3 miles, if you do it in 27 minutes versus your normal 30, you just got a more intense workout that is probably more healthy.
I've read you get significant cardio benefits from running longer up to 5 miles, minimal to any benefit from running from 5-10, and arguably no benefit to actual harm from over 10.
I think a good goal is to have a 3 mile average--if you run 4 days a week, maybe one long slow day of 5 miles. Obviously you need to build up to that. But a 3 mile run is a good distance--it should put you over 20 minutes each day.
Or, just run as far, as slow/fast and as long as you feel like. Hopefully, you get hooked and you will start running farther and faster. The one thing I recommend, is not to run too much. At our age we have the tendency to injure ourselves when we doo too much too soon. :(
If you do 30 minutes of run/walk 3 times a week, you are on your way to a healthier you.
BTW, I recommend Zombies Run instead of Runkeeper.
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 12, 2016, 12:06:05 PM
Or, just run as far, as slow/fast and as long as you feel like. Hopefully, you get hooked and you will start running farther and faster. The one thing I recommend, is not to run too much. At our age we have the tendency to injure ourselves when we doo too much too soon. :(
If you do 30 minutes of run/walk 3 times a week, you are on your way to a healthier you.
BTW, I recommend Zombies Run instead of Runkeeper.
I feel like I need some kind of schedule in case "as long as you like" becomes very short or not at all. But yeah so far I'm on track for 3x a week, 20-25 minutes full run (more with warm up and cool down). Part of me feels like I could do quite a bit more but I want to keep it fun (and not injure myself :().
How intense are the runs on Zombies Run?
Quote from: Barrister on April 12, 2016, 12:12:05 PM
I feel like I need some kind of schedule in case "as long as you like" becomes very short or not at all. But yeah so far I'm on track for 3x a week, 20-25 minutes full run (more with warm up and cool down). Part of me feels like I could do quite a bit more but I want to keep it fun (and not injure myself :().
Sign up for a 5k, set a goal for a time, go for it. :)
Quote from: alfred russel on April 12, 2016, 12:24:20 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 12, 2016, 12:12:05 PM
I feel like I need some kind of schedule in case "as long as you like" becomes very short or not at all. But yeah so far I'm on track for 3x a week, 20-25 minutes full run (more with warm up and cool down). Part of me feels like I could do quite a bit more but I want to keep it fun (and not injure myself :().
Sign up for a 5k, set a goal for a time, go for it. :)
Actually, a good idea. A race goal keeps you motivated to go out and run 3 times a week.
Zombie Run can track time or distance and you walk/run as slow as you want if you disable the random zombie chases. The chases you need to speed up I think 20% to not get "caught".
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 12, 2016, 12:29:35 PM
Zombie Run can track time or distance and you walk/run as slow as you want if you disable the random zombie chases. The chases you need to speed up I think 20% to not get "caught".
What does it do when you're not being chased?
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 12, 2016, 12:31:02 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 12, 2016, 12:29:35 PM
Zombie Run can track time or distance and you walk/run as slow as you want if you disable the random zombie chases. The chases you need to speed up I think 20% to not get "caught".
What does it do when you're not being chased?
It has a story, a well written and narrated story. Fun stuff, motivates you to get off your ass.
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 12, 2016, 12:06:05 PM
Or, just run as far, as slow/fast and as long as you feel like. Hopefully, you get hooked and you will start running farther and faster. The one thing I recommend, is not to run too much. At our age we have the tendency to injure ourselves when we doo too much too soon. :(
If you do 30 minutes of run/walk 3 times a week, you are on your way to a healthier you.
BTW, I recommend Zombies Run instead of Runkeeper.
Wise words from Lusti and AR, though clearly both know more about running than I do; when I used to run it was 5,000 metres timed, so a fairly hard run and I did that probably 4 times a week on average, along with the other stuff I used to do, I was the fittest I've ever been.
Quote from: Barrister on April 12, 2016, 11:14:55 AM
I know there's one or two runners out there. Is there any sort of plan or strategy I should follow? How much is "enough" - I'm not training to do a marathon or anything. I downloaded a free running app (RunKeeper) and starting to follow a free 5km training plan which seems ok, but what do I know?
3 miles/5K is a good initial target. Google Couch to 5K; it's pretty foolproof. You can either print out a plan or download an app. There's a Zombies, Run! 5K app too. Enter a mass-participation charity race as a target.
Word of caution, if you do a plan based on time rather than distance and you're as slow as me, 30 minutes won't get you round. If you are planning on entering a race or targetting distance rather than time, download a tracking app on your phone and set yourself a 3 mile target. Run a distance you feel comfortable. Walk until you're recovered. Repeat until you're finished. Next time, run a bit more of it.
Some more thoughts here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/BerryH/view/20-things-i-wish-i-d-known-about-running-when-i-started-103936 (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/BerryH/view/20-things-i-wish-i-d-known-about-running-when-i-started-103936)
Couch to 5K. Benefit from our taxpayers' NHS advice :p
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx (http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx)
Quote from: Brazen on April 13, 2016, 10:09:36 AM
Couch to 5K. Benefit from out taxpayers' NHS advice :p
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx (http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx)
I dunno - that seems like it is coming from an assumption of serious unfitness. I mean I started out by running 3km. I'm sure I could push myself and do 5 tonight.
Quote from: Barrister on April 13, 2016, 10:22:45 AM
Quote from: Brazen on April 13, 2016, 10:09:36 AM
Couch to 5K. Benefit from out taxpayers' NHS advice :p
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx (http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx)
I dunno - that seems like it is coming from an assumption of serious unfitness. I mean I started out by running 3km. I'm sure I could push myself and do 5 tonight.
Do it! :yeah:
And tell us how you feel tomorrow and the day after. :D
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 13, 2016, 10:27:53 AM
Quote from: Barrister on April 13, 2016, 10:22:45 AM
Quote from: Brazen on April 13, 2016, 10:09:36 AM
Couch to 5K. Benefit from out taxpayers' NHS advice :p
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx (http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx)
I dunno - that seems like it is coming from an assumption of serious unfitness. I mean I started out by running 3km. I'm sure I could push myself and do 5 tonight.
Do it! :yeah:
And tell us how you feel tomorrow and the day after. :D
Decide you're going to do the distance running and slow down as much as you need to to keep going. You'll rock it!
The key to running is to just keep going. That is the way I very slowly run 5Ks and 10Ks. The key to not having your shirt rub your nipples uncomfortably is something I haven't worked out yet :hmm:
Quote from: Valmy on April 13, 2016, 10:40:01 AM
The key to running is to just keep going. That is the way I very slowly run 5Ks and 10Ks. The key to not having your shirt rub your nipples uncomfortably is something I haven't worked out yet :hmm:
:D Bodyglide or compression clothing (you can always wear a looser top over it). Either way it has to be non-cotton technical fabric.
You wouldn't believe the number of guys I've seen cross Marathon finish lines looking like they'd been shot twice in the chest
Thanks the Lord for sports bras!
Or run shirtless.
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 13, 2016, 10:46:25 AM
Or run shirtless.
People would look at my gut then. I AM WORKING ON IT
Quote from: Valmy on April 13, 2016, 10:55:47 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 13, 2016, 10:46:25 AM
Or run shirtless.
People would look at my gut then. I AM WORKING ON IT
Ha! During summer I let my sweaty hairy gut jiggle in the wind for all to see. :)
Quote from: Brazen on April 13, 2016, 10:42:45 AM
:D Bodyglide or compression clothing (you can always wear a looser top over it). Either way it has to be non-cotton technical fabric.
You wouldn't believe the number of guys I've seen cross Marathon finish lines looking like they'd been shot twice in the chest
Thanks the Lord for sports bras!
Once I decided to run on the beach after spending sometime in the ocean. It was windy and kind of chilly so I put a shirt on. Salt water and cotton? PAIN LIKE NO OTHER.
Bodyglide seems like a cheap choice. Wearing compression clothing in the Texas heat seems like a bad idea.
Quote from: Valmy on April 13, 2016, 11:17:31 AM
Quote from: Brazen on April 13, 2016, 10:42:45 AM
:D Bodyglide or compression clothing (you can always wear a looser top over it). Either way it has to be non-cotton technical fabric.
You wouldn't believe the number of guys I've seen cross Marathon finish lines looking like they'd been shot twice in the chest
Thanks the Lord for sports bras!
Once I decided to run on the beach after spending sometime in the ocean. It was windy and kind of chilly so I put a shirt on. Salt water and cotton? PAIN LIKE NO OTHER.
Bodyglide seems like a cheap choice. Wearing compression clothing in the Texas heat seems like a bad idea.
Also, bodyglide works for your manboobs for short runs, for a 26.2? Just use band aids or you will run the second half shirtless. :bleeding:
In other stories: I had to go thru some fun training where we did not stop moving for 18 hours straight, the
first training evolution was working out at a beach shore fully clothed. We had sand everywhere. It was a very long 18 hours.
Yeah, you can survive it, but chaffing is no fun. :glare: :pinch:
A couple of days ago I went out for a spin around the forest, a 30 mile route I hadn't done in 5-6 months, so looking at how long it took me, guestimating from my incomplete gps track and my watch, seems like it's within seconds of how long it took me last time. :hmm:
I take that to mean, my fitness is back up to last Autumn's level, which is good enough for me.
So screw timing or pushing myself, henceforth I'm going to spend the next 6 month ambling and dawdling about on bike and foot. :bowler:
So for something of a fitness test before some summer climbing, I went to Stone Mountain for some up and downs. The trail is just over a mile, with 800 ft. of elevation gain. I went up and down 8 times in 6.5 hours. I was happy with that, but my legs are in a bit of pain now. I'm expecting they might be tomorrow as well.
Quote from: alfred russel on April 16, 2016, 10:11:18 PM
So for something of a fitness test before some summer climbing, I went to Stone Mountain for some up and downs. The trail is just over a mile, with 800 ft. of elevation gain. I went up and down 8 times in 6.5 hours. I was happy with that, but my legs are in a bit of pain now. I'm expecting they might be tomorrow as well.
:cool:
So that's 1 1/4 mile of ascent and equally 1 1/4 miles of descent; impressive.
Quote from: mongers on April 17, 2016, 07:46:28 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 16, 2016, 10:11:18 PM
So for something of a fitness test before some summer climbing, I went to Stone Mountain for some up and downs. The trail is just over a mile, with 800 ft. of elevation gain. I went up and down 8 times in 6.5 hours. I was happy with that, but my legs are in a bit of pain now. I'm expecting they might be tomorrow as well.
:cool:
So that's 1 1/4 mile of ascent and equally 1 1/4 miles of descent; impressive.
I feel it today. :blush:
Quote from: alfred russel on April 17, 2016, 08:45:23 AM
Quote from: mongers on April 17, 2016, 07:46:28 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 16, 2016, 10:11:18 PM
So for something of a fitness test before some summer climbing, I went to Stone Mountain for some up and downs. The trail is just over a mile, with 800 ft. of elevation gain. I went up and down 8 times in 6.5 hours. I was happy with that, but my legs are in a bit of pain now. I'm expecting they might be tomorrow as well.
:cool:
So that's 1 1/4 mile of ascent and equally 1 1/4 miles of descent; impressive.
I feel it today. :blush:
You would, it's roughly like going up and down my stairs here 600 times. Which doing 40-50 times a day, I find tiring. :hmm:
My cardio stats this week (plus 2 personal trainings):
Not a fitness expert, but I think that unless you do very high intensity training five minutes won't do anything.
Quote from: Zanza on April 17, 2016, 01:58:17 PM
Not a fitness expert, but I think that unless you do very high intensity training five minutes won't do anything.
The five minutes was just a warm up before the personal training. The other three are what counts.
Quote from: Martinus on April 17, 2016, 01:43:35 PM
My cardio stats this week (plus 2 personal trainings):
If those stats are from running, they might be a bit generous in terms of calorie burn. A rule of thumb is 100-120 calories for every 1600m run, though this also depends on other factors, like your weight, speed, hills, wind, etc.
I've never understood the calories metric.
Quote from: Martinus on April 17, 2016, 02:19:09 PM
Quote from: Zanza on April 17, 2016, 01:58:17 PM
Not a fitness expert, but I think that unless you do very high intensity training five minutes won't do anything.
The five minutes was just a warm up before the personal training. The other three are what counts.
I make that 10 minute kilometres or 16 minute miles so I'd say the burn's a little high given you're not overweight. Are you jogging or power walking, as that'd make a difference too.
My last slow run was 11.7 cals a minute at 14'18" minute miles and I'm a shade below obese.
I am a bit overweight at the moment (91 kg at 180 cm :( which gives 28 BMI) and this is half-jogging/half-power walking (the machine keeps my pulse at 140-150 at all times and adjusts both the speed and the incline if I drop below).
Edit: And yeah the incline was betwee 4.0 and 6.0 most of the time, so it was not on a flat surface.
Quote from: Martinus on April 18, 2016, 10:17:56 AM
I am a bit overweight at the moment (91 kg at 180 cm :( which gives 28 BMI) and this is half-jogging/half-power walking (the machine keeps my pulse at 140-150 at all times and adjusts both the speed and the incline if I drop below).
Just do free weights (squats, presses, deadlifts, etc) laced with the occaisonal tabata sprint 3-4 times a week. And cut back on the snacks, candy and alcohol.
I am doing weights etc. during the personal training (usually twice a week).
Cutting on booze is the hardest part. :ph34r:
The next level shit to try out after getting the diet and lifting part right is intermittent fasting. Several variations exist, find one that works. Personally I skip breakfast (except for coffee) and have lunch and dinner.
So, unexpectedly, walking is going to be the big thing for me this year.
I participated in the 75th edition of the Four Days marches 25 years ago, and recently over a few drinks we decided to sign up for the 100th edition and actually participate if we both got in. Chances of that are fairly small, only 50,000 are admitted. And of course, instead of winning the lottery, this is the kind of stuff where I beat the odds :(
Three months to go until 4x50km, I haven't walked over 20km in at least a decade. This is going to hurt.
You better start walking! That sounds painful and fun at the same time. That's a lot of podcast and audio books LOL.
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 18, 2016, 12:23:11 PM
You better start walking! That sounds painful and fun at the same time. That's a lot of podcast and audio books LOL.
No shit. I'll need a full day of every week from now on, and I'll have have to take a week off in July, and most likely still fail. <_<
Quote from: Maladict on April 18, 2016, 02:31:03 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on April 18, 2016, 12:23:11 PM
You better start walking! That sounds painful and fun at the same time. That's a lot of podcast and audio books LOL.
No shit. I'll need a full day of every week from now on, and I'll have have to take a week off in July, and most likely still fail. <_<
Mal, that's quite a challenge you've got yourself into, speaking as a fellow cyclist. :D
By coincidence I'm hoping to do some bits of walking over the next couple of weeks.
Quote from: Legbiter on April 18, 2016, 11:18:02 AM
The next level shit to try out after getting the diet and lifting part right is intermittent fasting. Several variations exist, find one that works. Personally I skip breakfast (except for coffee) and have lunch and dinner.
Yeah, I noticed that fasting sometimes helps me (I suffer from some sort of digestive disorder - it's most likely IBS, but I am too much of a pussy to get a gastroscopy - my gag reflex is horrible).
I felt proud of myself a couple years ago when I took about a six or seven mile walk; 30 miles in a day sounds pretty crazy. :sleep:
Quote from: Martinus on April 18, 2016, 10:17:56 AM
I am a bit overweight at the moment (91 kg at 180 cm :( which gives 28 BMI) and this is half-jogging/half-power walking (the machine keeps my pulse at 140-150 at all times and adjusts both the speed and the incline if I drop below).
Edit: And yeah the incline was betwee 4.0 and 6.0 most of the time, so it was not on a flat surface.
That sounds like it could be legit. :)
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2016, 02:43:59 PM
I felt proud of myself a couple years ago when I took about a six or seven mile walk; 30 miles in a day sounds pretty crazy. :sleep:
31 and change, four days in a row. :WalkingDead:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2016, 02:43:59 PM
I felt proud of myself a couple years ago when I took about a six or seven mile walk; 30 miles in a day sounds pretty crazy. :sleep:
Stonewall Jackson's "foot cavalry" would scoff at this. Iirc they could cover 30 miles a day in the mountains between fighting battles and having to carry their own gear. I think Julius Caesar also used to have his infantry covering 30 miles a day.
Quote from: Legbiter on April 18, 2016, 11:18:02 AM
Personally I skip breakfast (except for coffee) and have lunch and dinner.
I can have a very light dinner, or even miss it entirely and have a light snack, but skipping breakfast would throw me off for the whole day.
Quote from: alfred russel on April 18, 2016, 02:51:57 PM
Stonewall Jackson's "foot cavalry" would scoff at this. Iirc they could cover 30 miles a day in the mountains between fighting battles and having to carry their own gear. I think Julius Caesar also used to have his infantry covering 30 miles a day.
Yes, and then they had to construct solid defenses every night when they camped. But they only had such long marches when there was a need for it.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2016, 03:05:26 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 18, 2016, 02:51:57 PM
Stonewall Jackson's "foot cavalry" would scoff at this. Iirc they could cover 30 miles a day in the mountains between fighting battles and having to carry their own gear. I think Julius Caesar also used to have his infantry covering 30 miles a day.
Yes, and then they had to construct solid defenses every night when they camped. But they only had such long marches when there was a need for it.
And I think Caesar's men were marching between staged camps so they didn't need to carry as much and some of the camp construction/breakdown was avoided. Still impressive and intense.
Meanwhile I complain having to get out of bed and shuffle a dozen steps to pee.
Quote from: mongers on April 18, 2016, 02:40:14 PM
Mal, that's quite a challenge you've got yourself into, speaking as a fellow cyclist. :D
By coincidence I'm hoping to do some bits of walking over the next couple of weeks.
'Some bits' sounds good :)
I took up cycling because running was too hard on my knees, not sure if they can cope.
And next to no cycling until August :(
Quote from: alfred russel on April 18, 2016, 02:51:57 PM
Stonewall Jackson's "foot cavalry" would scoff at this. Iirc they could cover 30 miles a day in the mountains between fighting battles and having to carry their own gear. I think Julius Caesar also used to have his infantry covering 30 miles a day.
They also tended to be dead around my age :P
Quote from: crazy canuck on April 18, 2016, 02:58:42 PM
Quote from: Legbiter on April 18, 2016, 11:18:02 AM
Personally I skip breakfast (except for coffee) and have lunch and dinner.
I can have a very light dinner, or even miss it entirely and have a light snack, but skipping breakfast would throw me off for the whole day.
This.
I can mix and match early or evening meals, but I need a solid base to work on for the majority of the day.
Quote from: Maladict on April 18, 2016, 04:14:29 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 18, 2016, 02:51:57 PM
Stonewall Jackson's "foot cavalry" would scoff at this. Iirc they could cover 30 miles a day in the mountains between fighting battles and having to carry their own gear. I think Julius Caesar also used to have his infantry covering 30 miles a day.
They also tended to be dead around my age :P
Apparently, living a life filled with significant physical exertion will frequently lead to death, if over that time you eat inadequate food, sleep outdoors, in camps prone to disease, while inadequately clothed, often without good shoes, and every month or so line up against similarly situated people and fire rifles at each other at close range, with a bit of cannon fire added in, and with the occasional bayonet charge.
Any potential fitness benefits from strenuous marches appear to be more than offset by other negative health factors.
I have an activity tracker and aim for the default 10,000 steps/five miles a day. It's easy on week days when I get most of it through my commute and a lunchtime stroll, but I struggle at weekends unless I'm training for a longer race distance. I've linked it to a couple of reward schemes and get free coffee, cinema tickets and supermarket gift cards - not bad!
I've got a six weeks until my next 10K and I really want to get my time down from last year, but I'm really feeling my age. I've got a lot of weight to lose and I'm neglecting strength training altogether, but it's just soooo boring! I'm also rather ridiculously waiting for the results of my middle-aged people's NHS health test next Wednesday to be told what I already know I need to improve (lose 2 st/28 lbs/13 kilos in weight, drink less, do strength training - the rest depending on blood sugar and cholesterol tests).
I've been watching a great programme called "How To Stay Young" that looks at the latest scientific research into what delays the inevitable decline. Daily Fail write-up here.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3522119/From-ping-pong-taking-dog-work-Angela-Rippon-s-new-BBC-reveals-weirdest-wackiest-ways-stay-young.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3522119/From-ping-pong-taking-dog-work-Angela-Rippon-s-new-BBC-reveals-weirdest-wackiest-ways-stay-young.html)
The sit/rise test is a bit of an eye-opener and I'll be adding it to my routine. I challenge you all to try it:
QuoteIt may come as something of a surprise, but scientists have discovered one of the most reliable tests of how we will age is actually the simplest.
The sit/rise test was revealed in 2013 by Brazilian doctors convinced that it gives a good insight into how long you will live.
To perform it, stand barefoot, then cross one leg in front of the other and lower yourself gradually to the floor.
The aim is to do this without letting any part of your body, other than your bottom, touch the floor. So no hands, or knees.
Then, from that cross-legged seated position, try to get up again. Again, no hands. And definitely no asking someone else to haul you up.
In the original experiment, 2,000 people aged between 51 and 80 were monitored.
They were assessed, then marked according to a simple formula: everyone starts with ten points, then a point is subtracted each time you have to touch the floor with a hand, arm or knee. A wobble sees half a point deduced.
Volunteers were followed for six years and their health monitored.
People who scored fewer than eight points on the test were twice as likely to die within the next six years compared with those who scored higher.
Those who scored three or fewer points were more than five times as likely to die within the same period compared with those who scored more than eight points.
'It is well known that aerobic fitness is strongly related to survival, but our study also shows that maintaining high levels of body flexibility, muscle strength and co-ordination also have a favourable influence on life expectancy,' said Professor Claudio Gil Soares de Araujo, one of the study's authors.
If you do score a three or lower, it doesn't mean you have one foot in the grave. Just keep practising the technique.
It could add years to your life by strengthening your muscles and improving your balance.
Also, dancing is much better than a gym workout. So I'll keep up the Zumba classes then.
Quote from: alfred russel on April 18, 2016, 05:06:36 PM
Apparently, living a life filled with significant physical exertion will frequently lead to death, if over that time you eat inadequate food, sleep outdoors, in camps prone to disease, while inadequately clothed, often without good shoes, and every month or so line up against similarly situated people and fire rifles at each other at close range, with a bit of cannon fire added in, and with the occasional bayonet charge.
Any potential fitness benefits from strenuous marches appear to be more than offset by other negative health factors.
I will not sleep oudoors, I'll give you that. And I've only been shot at once.
But otherwise one shouldn't underestimate the dangers lurking in the Dutch countryside.
First training day, 35k.
J.F. Christ :bleeding:
Quote from: Maladict on April 20, 2016, 11:14:12 AM
First training day, 35k.
J.F. Christ :bleeding:
Good grief, I bet that was tough. :(
Quote from: Maladict on April 20, 2016, 11:14:12 AM
First training day, 35k.
J.F. Christ :bleeding:
Seriously, that is too far to walk in training. I assume that took 5-6 hours? Can you run / walk it to get the training time down?
Quote from: alfred russel on April 20, 2016, 08:36:27 PM
Quote from: Maladict on April 20, 2016, 11:14:12 AM
First training day, 35k.
J.F. Christ :bleeding:
Seriously, that is too far to walk in training. I assume that took 5-6 hours? Can you run / walk it to get the training time down?
More like 7 hours, including breaks. Actually the first 5 were a breeze (relatively speaking), the 6th was not great, the 7th really bad.
The entire ball of my left foot is one solid blister :lol:
I'll stick to this distance for the next two attempts, then move to 40 (or give up).
I need to be able to do 2x50 without too much trouble before July.
With weights how do you know you've done enough to be worthwhile?
I heard the hitting break point thing is a myth. And unpleasant. But don't want to be wasting my time.
Quote from: Tyr on April 24, 2016, 03:39:21 AM
With weights how do you know you've done enough to be worthwhile?
I heard the hitting break point thing is a myth. And unpleasant. But don't want to be wasting my time.
I don't know about weights but I like going to breaking point on the spinning bike. It is unpleasant but kind of fun too. Provided you allow sufficient recovery it should be worthwhile. Not much more you can do, right?
So I was supposed to go out running on Saturday, but I bailed because it was cold and raining.
Today it wasn't raining, but it was still pretty damn cold. 2C. But I manned up and went. It mostly sucked, but at least I finished it. :showoff:
Quote from: Barrister on April 24, 2016, 10:58:30 PM
So I was supposed to go out running on Saturday, but I bailed because it was cold and raining.
Today it wasn't raining, but it was still pretty damn cold. 2C. But I manned up and went. It mostly sucked, but at least I finished it. :showoff:
:thumbsup:
Quote from: Tyr on April 24, 2016, 03:39:21 AM
With weights how do you know you've done enough to be worthwhile?
I heard the hitting break point thing is a myth. And unpleasant. But don't want to be wasting my time.
Do a newb program that relies on a linear weekly progessive loading on the main lifts like Starting Strength or StrongLifts 5x5, etc. It's very important to approach this with a beginner's mindset, while learning the techniques. Make sure you eat enough meat and fish with vegetables and get good sleep.
Wrenched my back doing a three-minute shoulder stand in a yoga class :lol: Then I decided it would be a good idea to go straight into the body conditioning class to keep moving. Today I can sit OK and walk OK but it takes me a full five minutes to transition from one to the other. There's a good minute of penguin-like waddling to get started.
Quote from: Barrister on April 24, 2016, 10:58:30 PM
So I was supposed to go out running on Saturday, but I bailed because it was cold and raining.
Today it wasn't raining, but it was still pretty damn cold. 2C. But I manned up and went. It mostly sucked, but at least I finished it. :showoff:
Awesome!
I would have tried to find a treadmill or skipped the run. :)
Quote from: alfred russel on April 16, 2016, 10:11:18 PM
So for something of a fitness test before some summer climbing, I went to Stone Mountain for some up and downs. The trail is just over a mile, with 800 ft. of elevation gain. I went up and down 8 times in 6.5 hours. I was happy with that, but my legs are in a bit of pain now. I'm expecting they might be tomorrow as well.
I had a small taster of this sort of terrain, went up net 1120 ft in I guess about 1.5 miles, up and down in a bit under an hour, so about a sixth of your effort. :D
NHS health check this morning. Blood pressure, fasting blood sugar and cholesterol excellent. Average resting heart rate 62bpm. Cardiovascular risk half that of most people my age - most of them leave with statins. I'm 2cm shorter than I thought, but that may be the back pain preventing me from straightening up. In other bombshell news, I'm obese, my waist is too big and I drink too much.
I once had a health check where they said I was 4cm shorter than normal <_<
Quote from: Tyr on April 27, 2016, 06:01:34 AM
I once had a health check where they said I was 4cm shorter than normal <_<
Two inch heels?
Quote from: Brazen on April 27, 2016, 03:23:06 AM
NHS health check this morning. Blood pressure, fasting blood sugar and cholesterol excellent. Average resting heart rate 62bpm. Cardiovascular risk half that of most people my age - most of them leave with statins. I'm 2cm shorter than I thought, but that may be the back pain preventing me from straightening up. In other bombshell news, I'm obese, my waist is too big and I drink too much.
Not to knock your health check, but...you are active, and your cardio and blood work seems awesome. Maybe what I bolded isn't so relevant and you shouldn't beat yourself up about it? There are professional athletes that technically meet some obesity standards, after all. It can be a lame excuse, but some people really are built differently.
The waist size is the biggie as it shows fat is deposited round the organs. You're right to an extent that the blood work shows it hasn't affected my metabolism much, but just the pressure of its presence still puts a strain on the organs. Plus I'd be able to run more and faster and get injured less if I weight less. Not to mention look better. Losing about 28lbs would take me to the top end of a healthy weight range.
Quote from: Brazen on April 27, 2016, 09:26:38 AM
The waist size is the biggie as it shows fat is deposited round the organs. You're right to an extent that the blood work shows it hasn't affected my metabolism much, but just the pressure of its presence still puts a strain on the organs. Plus I'd be able to run more and faster and get injured less if I weight less. Not to mention look better. Losing about 28lbs would take me to the top end of a healthy weight range.
I was watching a guy who does rather sophisticated body fat testing, and he was asked about the percent of body fat needed to get a 6 pack. The guy said, there isn't one, because fat gets distributed differently on different people, and he had seen people in single digits of body fat without visible abs because the last traces of fat they had got distributed around the stomach, but much "fattier" people often did have a 6 pack because the fat was distributed differently.
The point is, if your fat distributes around the waist, or if you really have a large frame, you may show up worse on the obesity and waist tests than you should for your general health. I wouldn't expect an obese person to have a heart rate of 62 and normal BP.
That isn't to say dropping some weight is a bad idea. Just don't let this all drive you to drink. You know--because of the last thing they said. :P
45 minutes on the elliptical: check
7 and 7: check
Good reading material: check
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Quote from: 11B4V on April 28, 2016, 11:54:12 PM
45 minutes on the elliptical: check
7 and 7: check
Good reading material: check
....
:cool:
What's not to like.
Got four exercises from the physio for my back. Tiny pelvic tilts are a bit of a come-down from half-marathon training. :Embarrass:
Quote from: mongers on April 29, 2016, 06:34:54 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 28, 2016, 11:54:12 PM
45 minutes on the elliptical: check
7 and 7: check
Good reading material: check
....
:cool:
What's not to like.
I have gone through some great history podcasts while running the elliptical myself. It has become one of my favorite parts of the day ^_^
Haven't been able to work the alcohol into my workout yet though <_<
I think I do too much exercise given my aims and my age, I should cut back or set a limit. :hmm:
So this graph shows how many bike equivalent miles* I've done in the previous 28 days on any given day over the last 6-7 months.
Given how I feel, I think over 500 is too much? :unsure:
* Each mile of outside walking counts as 4 miles of cycling.
If you enjoy it then keep at it.
Surely you must have cycled all the possible routes a million tmes over by now though?
Quote
Do a newb program that relies on a linear weekly progessive loading on the main lifts like Starting Strength or StrongLifts 5x5, etc. It's very important to approach this with a beginner's mindset, while learning the techniques. Make sure you eat enough meat and fish with vegetables and get good sleep.
Thanks.
Seems to be a lot of emphasis on squats jn those though.
Can't really do those even without weights :(
Quote from: Tyr on May 01, 2016, 05:21:37 PM
If you enjoy it then keep at it.
Surely you must have cycled all the possible routes a million tmes over by now though?
Nope only yesterday I was going between Portland/Weymouth and Dorcester, took a different route and found a beautiful chalk stream.
Quote from: mongers on May 01, 2016, 05:13:18 PM
I think I do too much exercise given my aims and my age, I should cut back or set a limit. :hmm:
So this graph shows how many bike equivalent miles* I've done in the previous 28 days on any given day over the last 6-7 months.
Given how I feel, I think over 500 is too much? :unsure:
* Each mile of outside walking counts as 4 miles of cycling.
Hell no.
#1 you aren't that old.
#2 it isn't that much.
#3 rage against the dying of the light anyway.
I'm familiar with running distances a bit more, so to use that method, you covered probably around the equivalent around 125 miles over a 4 week period. That is 31.25 miles per week, or probably around 15-20 miles of running a week (since you a walk around just in the normal course of life). That isn't excessive--it might actually be a bit light to seriously take on a 10k race (though adequate). Biking is less wear and tear than running, so you can probably push a bit harder on a bike in any event.
I heard about a 90 something that recently fell during a regular 10 year mile he ran for fitness. Don't give up now--you are possibly just at the halftime of life. :)
Since I started running I seem to be down ~3-5 pounds. I didn't have an exact starting weight (cuz this wasn't about losing weight) but I was low-to-mid 160s, now I'm at 159.
I put on my barrister's robes today. I only wear them every couple months, so I still have the same set I had from when I first joined the Crown's office in 2004. The robes themselves are obviously one size fits all, but the vest that goes underneath was fitting much more snug than it did when I was 29. But today if fit much better. :)
A few updates:
I did a tough mudder, which was different. I've never paid anyone $140 to run through electric wires while getting shocked.
I have started getting exertion headaches from lifting weight. Not sure what is bringing this on. I've recently cut out most caloric drinks - perhaps the loss of calories without reducing workouts is a contributing factor?
Just read that Thomas Hardy was still riding a bike well into his 80s. :hmm:
Quote from: mongers on May 10, 2016, 05:09:31 PM
Just read that Thomas Hardy was still riding a bike well into his 80s. :hmm:
He would've been pretty old when cars took over the streets in Wessex.
Quote from: lustindarkness on March 23, 2016, 01:28:12 PM
My Achilles tendon is slowly healing. I can now walk again 30 minutes nonstop without wishing a sasquash riding a t-rex in a sharknado took me out of my misery. Maybe I should have gone to a doctor. :unsure:
Yesterday I ran (more like a slow jog and walk) an easy trail for the first time in forever. :w00t: And I am not in pain today! :yeah:
I think may be back to my element, just need to continue to take it easy and slowly build up again.
My elbow has been hurting for the past weeks. I took a couple weeks off exercise that requires me from gripping stuff, but it's still there. Gonna get it checked but I guess it's tennis elbow.
Almost 4 hours on the kayak pretending to fish all around the lake. Seems I was supposed to put bait on my hook? Oh well, it was some great exercise in perfect weather.
Quote from: lustindarkness on May 15, 2016, 08:18:25 PM
Almost 4 hours on the kayak pretending to fish all around the lake. Seems I was supposed to put bait on my hook? Oh well, it was some great exercise in perfect weather.
:cool:
That's the spirit.
Incidentally were any of those involved? :D
Quote from: mongers on May 15, 2016, 08:27:56 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on May 15, 2016, 08:18:25 PM
Almost 4 hours on the kayak pretending to fish all around the lake. Seems I was supposed to put bait on my hook? Oh well, it was some great exercise in perfect weather.
:cool:
That's the spirit.
Incidentally were any of those involved? :D
Water, lots of it.
So, I used up what little energy I had to make it to work, the first two hours on autopilot, so now I have to somehow convince myself to stay here another six hours. :zzz:
I will continue to run, but for the summer season I will try to kayak at least two weekends a month. Maybe add some swimming and the random hiking?
Quote from: lustindarkness on May 16, 2016, 10:17:56 AM
So, I used up what little energy I had to make it to work, the first two hours on autopilot, so now I have to somehow convince myself to stay here another six hours. :zzz:
I will continue to run, but for the summer season I will try to kayak at least two weekends a month. Maybe add some swimming and the random hiking?
Sounds like a good plan.
I'm dialling back the exercise a lot, now the summer heat and sunshine has arrived. :bowler:
This could be a fun way to twist an ankle: http://quarrycrusherrun.com/
So after a month of RunKeeper, I switched over to Zombies, Run! Was enjoyable. With RunKeeper I kept checking my phone, but Zombies just encouraged me to ignore time/distance and keep running. The story after Ep I was pretty basic, but it was something to keep you interested.
And without even knowing that I'd do it, I passed the 5k barrier, running 5.4k tonight.
One of my best friends hurt her knee a few weeks ago. She tried to keep climbing, but it kept getting worse. She went to the doctor, and she tore her ACL and MCL.
Sucks for her. Everyone was telling her to go to the doctor a while back, and she told me, "I don't want to go to the doctor because what if they say it is serious? Outside of work, my whole life is climbing, hiking, and running." I get where she is coming from.
Quote from: alfred russel on May 23, 2016, 03:17:10 PM
One of my best friends hurt her knee a few weeks ago. She tried to keep climbing, but it kept getting worse. She went to the doctor, and she tore her ACL and MCL.
Sucks for her. Everyone was telling her to go to the doctor a while back, and she told me, "I don't want to go to the doctor because what if they say it is serious? Outside of work, my whole life is climbing, hiking, and running." I get where she is coming from.
:(
Yeah I can see that too.
My solution, scale back and not especially tax myself again. :P
Am I crazy for spending 10 minutes before bed time wandering around my flat to build up my arbitrary 10,000 steps?
Quote from: Tyr on May 23, 2016, 03:55:15 PM
Am I crazy for spending 10 minutes before bed time wandering around my flat to build up my arbitrary 10,000 steps?
No, but for other reasons probably yes.
:P
Quote from: Barrister on May 18, 2016, 11:53:46 PM
So after a month of RunKeeper, I switched over to Zombies, Run! Was enjoyable. With RunKeeper I kept checking my phone, but Zombies just encouraged me to ignore time/distance and keep running. The story after Ep I was pretty basic, but it was something to keep you interested.
And without even knowing that I'd do it, I passed the 5k barrier, running 5.4k tonight.
Told you! And everyone else I know.
Quote from: lustindarkness on May 13, 2016, 10:21:45 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on March 23, 2016, 01:28:12 PM
My Achilles tendon is slowly healing. I can now walk again 30 minutes nonstop without wishing a sasquash riding a t-rex in a sharknado took me out of my misery. Maybe I should have gone to a doctor. :unsure:
Yesterday I ran (more like a slow jog and walk) an easy trail for the first time in forever. :w00t: And I am not in pain today! :yeah:
I think may be back to my element, just need to continue to take it easy and slowly build up again.
What was supposed to be a slow easy short one or two mile max trail run after work turned into 4.7 miles. I shall report back tomorrow morning. :D
Quote from: alfred russel on May 23, 2016, 03:17:10 PM
One of my best friends hurt her knee a few weeks ago. She tried to keep climbing, but it kept getting worse. She went to the doctor, and she tore her ACL and MCL.
Sucks for her. Everyone was telling her to go to the doctor a while back, and she told me, "I don't want to go to the doctor because what if they say it is serious? Outside of work, my whole life is climbing, hiking, and running." I get where she is coming from.
I went to dinner with her tonight. She said that:
a) because surgery is in two weeks, and she has to have surgery anyway, she is going to climb tomorrow (a group of us normally climb Tuesday and Thursday) because what more harm can it do?
b) she plans to climb when her leg is in a cast with just one leg.
c) I have a competition with her because we are at roughly the same level. She said she will not accept me becoming a better climber than her while she is out of the game for six months. She is going to lift weights to get stronger, and climb with one leg, so when she comes back she will be stronger than ever and having two legs to use will feel like cheating.
I like her attitude. :)
I've pretty much given up on soda. That's sort of a fitness thing.
Yesterday, for the first time in the present decade, a female member of the species without blood ties to me complimented my physical appearance. :hmm:
I'm 5 kg away from my 2016 target (99 kg).
No Achilles pain this morning. :yeah: Some soreness in my calf, need some more conditioning to get my legs back in shape.
Quote from: Razgovory on May 23, 2016, 11:15:40 PM
I've pretty much given up on soda. That's sort of a fitness thing.
Yeah, it's a pretty good step if you can keep it up, especially given the cultural assumption that it's normal to drink it.
So it's a good beginning set to get control of your diet, a good one being one of the foundations to build fitness on.
Quote from: alfred russel on May 23, 2016, 10:36:03 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on May 23, 2016, 03:17:10 PM
One of my best friends hurt her knee a few weeks ago. She tried to keep climbing, but it kept getting worse. She went to the doctor, and she tore her ACL and MCL.
Sucks for her. Everyone was telling her to go to the doctor a while back, and she told me, "I don't want to go to the doctor because what if they say it is serious? Outside of work, my whole life is climbing, hiking, and running." I get where she is coming from.
I went to dinner with her tonight. She said that:
a) because surgery is in two weeks, and she has to have surgery anyway, she is going to climb tomorrow (a group of us normally climb Tuesday and Thursday) because what more harm can it do?
b) she plans to climb when her leg is in a cast with just one leg.
c) I have a competition with her because we are at roughly the same level. She said she will not accept me becoming a better climber than her while she is out of the game for six months. She is going to lift weights to get stronger, and climb with one leg, so when she comes back she will be stronger than ever and having two legs to use will feel like cheating.
I like her attitude. :)
Hardcore; sounds a bit like some of the climbers I used to know.
I realize posting this may be a major faux pas. :)
So I was just at a climbing gym. After climbing, I hung around to work out--they have a bare bones set of equipment that very few people use. They only have one bench, and unusually today someone was using it when I wanted to get on it. No problem, so I was waiting.
And that is when I noticed the guy was benching 20 pound dumb bells. The guy was overweight, but not obese. Maybe 5-7 200 pounds. Looked to be mid 20s or so. I hadn't seen him in there before.
Credit to the guy for trying. I have to think he is some distance from being able to do a pushup.
After weeks of bronchial tube suffering I have actually been biking for the last 2 weeks. This weekend I did 2 rounds of 20 mile round trips at 16.8 mph and 17.1 mph.
I feel rather good for doing that, though on the first I did have a coughing fit 3/4 of the way through and managed to barf up all the water I took on board...that is the legacy of 3 bouts of bronchitis I had in my later 20s and early 30s, the tubes are a bit scarred from that...
103 kg. Getting close!
Quote from: celedhring on June 06, 2016, 04:49:12 AM
103 kg. Getting close!
You'll get there, no worries. Just keep on lifting and eating well. :thumbsup: In fact you probably should not be setting specific goals in such a manner because that just means that you already exist in a state of pre-failure which can then demoralize you when the gains fail to turn up when you think they should.
Setting goals is for losers. ^_^
But good job nontheless. You'll be a beast after 3 more years of steady lifting. This is just the end of the beginning.
Quote from: PDH on June 05, 2016, 07:53:13 PM
After weeks of bronchial tube suffering I have actually been biking for the last 2 weeks. This weekend I did 2 rounds of 20 mile round trips at 16.8 mph and 17.1 mph.
I feel rather good for doing that, though on the first I did have a coughing fit 3/4 of the way through and managed to barf up all the water I took on board...that is the legacy of 3 bouts of bronchitis I had in my later 20s and early 30s, the tubes are a bit scarred from that...
Good work, not too shabby.
Sorry about the lung problem, I've been pretty luck as regarding long term problems like that, so there's no excuse for me not getting out this evening. :hmm:
Quote from: Legbiter on June 06, 2016, 05:25:31 AM
Quote from: celedhring on June 06, 2016, 04:49:12 AM
103 kg. Getting close!
You'll get there, no worries. Just keep on lifting and eating well. :thumbsup: In fact you probably should not be setting specific goals in such a manner because that just means that you already exist in a state of pre-failure which can then demoralize you when the gains fail to turn up when you think they should.
Setting goals is for losers. ^_^
But good job nontheless. You'll be a beast after 3 more years of steady lifting. This is just the end of the beginning.
Thanks for the support :thumbsup: The "less than 100kg" thing has been a personal goal of mine for quite a while, I haven't weighed that in a decade or so. 18 months ago I was at 117. I'm more of a "steady does the trick" guy instead of obsessing about it, but seeing it so near is actually quite motivating.
I never thought I could find myself in the best form of my life in my late 30s. But then again "the best form of my life" was a bit of a low bar :lol:
Quote from: lustindarkness on May 17, 2016, 10:30:13 AM
This could be a fun way to twist an ankle: http://quarrycrusherrun.com/
It seemed a good idea at the time... It was fun, but I am so beat up.
Did my first 10 miles out - 2.5 mile climb - 2.5 mile descent - 10 miles back route. Almost averaged 16 mph, which means I was still able to fly on the (relatively) flat stretches. The climb is one I have talked about before, maybe 5% grade with some steep bits to kill the legs. My phone clocked me down at 42 mph.
Now to pass out.
Quote from: PDH on June 11, 2016, 11:01:41 AM
Did my first 10 miles out - 2.5 mile climb - 2.5 mile descent - 10 miles back route. Almost averaged 16 mph, which means I was still able to fly on the (relatively) flat stretches. The climb is one I have talked about before, maybe 5% grade with some steep bits to kill the legs. My phone clocked me down at 42 mph.
Now to pass out.
:cool:
I CANNOT imagine 2.5 miles of uphill in one go. :blush:
Just off out myself, up the valley, maybe I'll include some 'hills' on it's edge in your honour. :D
Just found out that one of my workmates comes to work riding a bike. That involves a 2km climb (that gets very steep in the last 500m) in the middle of the Spanish summer. I am: impressed.
Ended up doing 75-80km up the valley whilst the England game/coverage was on, took about 3 hours, excluding stops for photographs.
No Real hills were found. :Embarrass:
Come to Laramie - we'll do the Snowy Range Pass
Profile and map...
Quote from: PDH on June 11, 2016, 08:07:40 PM
Come to Laramie - we'll do the Snowy Range Pass
Profile and map...
Eeek.
Most of my life is spent at 39 feet abv. mean sea level. :blush:
Man, Friday night I Did Not Want To Run. The forecast was for a chance of rain, so I kept hoping for that as an excuse. No dice - we got a couple of drops and then it cleared up. Plus Run Zombies wanted me to do a 40 minute run - longer than I've done so far by five minutes or so.
After the first 5 minutes or so, it was great. Really good run. By being longer it was the furthest I've run so far, at 5.8km.
I know none of this is remarkable to anyone who does any kind of exercise (and it's not like my distance is any great feat). I just wanted to post this here as a reminder to myself that when I feel lazy, don't give in.
BB, three things:
1) Neither you nor i nor probably anyone else here will ever achieve anything great athletically. Even if you work really hard at running, every race you run you will probably get smoked by lots of others (I know I do). So, take pride in what you accomplish, because getting off the couch and being able to run ~4 miles is not something many people do.
2) If you keep running 40 minutes, you are going to improve quickly.
3) I think that is awesome. Seriously.
Quote from: Barrister on June 11, 2016, 10:04:39 PM
Man, Friday night I Did Not Want To Run. The forecast was for a chance of rain, so I kept hoping for that as an excuse. No dice - we got a couple of drops and then it cleared up. Plus Run Zombies wanted me to do a 40 minute run - longer than I've done so far by five minutes or so.
After the first 5 minutes or so, it was great. Really good run. By being longer it was the furthest I've run so far, at 5.8km.
I know none of this is remarkable to anyone who does any kind of exercise (and it's not like my distance is any great feat). I just wanted to post this here as a reminder to myself that when I feel lazy, don't give in.
Yeap, the hardest step of a run is always the first one. :yes:
Did a second go around of the 10-2.5 hill.
Second day felt better, but I was .1 mph slower. Guess that was the wind...or my old age.
I did this yesterday. There was very limited opportunity to actually run. I'm still washing pigment powder out of imitate parts.
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13434723_10153522370711954_7607661863438153120_n.jpg?oh=fa18348d94051761d70f3bbfd993a7ef&oe=57C43681)
Quote from: Barrister on June 11, 2016, 10:04:39 PM
Man, Friday night I Did Not Want To Run. The forecast was for a chance of rain, so I kept hoping for that as an excuse. No dice - we got a couple of drops and then it cleared up. Plus Run Zombies wanted me to do a 40 minute run - longer than I've done so far by five minutes or so.
After the first 5 minutes or so, it was great. Really good run. By being longer it was the furthest I've run so far, at 5.8km.
I know none of this is remarkable to anyone who does any kind of exercise (and it's not like my distance is any great feat). I just wanted to post this here as a reminder to myself that when I feel lazy, don't give in.
5.8km in 40 mins is pretty speedy in my book! Zombies, Run! is a great distraction; I even queue up several missions for long, painful races.
Quote from: Brazen on June 13, 2016, 04:28:33 AM
I did this yesterday. There was very limited opportunity to actually run. I'm still washing pigment powder out of imitate parts.
The central station here was filled up with many Color Run participants, and a lot of them were in a much worse state than you if that can comfort you. :P
I have been lurking this thread for a while now. It has been responsible in convincing me to step foot in a gym for the first time in my life back in the fall. Have been going ever since. Special thanks to Berry and Dorsey who have normalized and encouraged in non-competitive ways every attempt at getting in shape.
Quote from: Oexmelin on June 13, 2016, 05:57:36 PM
I have been lurking this thread for a while now. It has been responsible in convincing me to step foot in a gym for the first time in my life back in the fall. Have been going ever since. Special thanks to Berry and Dorsey who have normalized and encouraged in non-competitive ways every attempt at getting in shape.
:cool:
Excellent.
Next you'll be getting a bike? :D
Quote from: Oexmelin on June 13, 2016, 05:57:36 PM
I have been lurking this thread for a while now. It has been responsible in convincing me to step foot in a gym for the first time in my life back in the fall. Have been going ever since. Special thanks to Berry and Dorsey who have normalized and encouraged in non-competitive ways every attempt at getting in shape.
:cheers:
So there was a thunderstorm on the way home from work. Man, biking into 30 mph winds with pelting rain makes it unfun.
Quote from: alfred russel on June 12, 2016, 07:49:08 PM
BB, three things:
1) Neither you nor i nor probably anyone else here will ever achieve anything great athletically. Even if you work really hard at running, every race you run you will probably get smoked by lots of others (I know I do). So, take pride in what you accomplish, because getting off the couch and being able to run ~4 miles is not something many people do.
2) If you keep running 40 minutes, you are going to improve quickly.
3) I think that is awesome. Seriously.
Thanks so much for the kind words Dorsey, Brazen and Lusti. :hug:
I'm trying to stick with an unambitious Mon-Wed-Fri running schedule. So tonight was my first run since that other one. Completely different - I was looking forward to it since I got home (had pesky kid's soccer and bedtime before that). Went out felt great. Looking back on it my times got better every km. Did the same 5.8km despite a couple minutes less time. Felt awesome ever since.
Maybe I'm starting to get why people like doing this for fun (instead of just a generalized 'feeling good for taking care of your body').
Now a lot of that could have been due to just perfect weather - cool, not too hot. Watch my next run just suck.
Oh, and I kind of chuckled when at the end of my Zombies, Run! there was a cheesy yet touching death scene by another runner, and then Sam says "Was that just Ace Rimmer"? :D
Quote from: PDH on June 13, 2016, 11:01:18 PM
So there was a thunderstorm on the way home from work. Man, biking into 30 mph winds with pelting rain makes it unfun.
After Google converted that to a proper unit, namely m/s, I can easily agree. Actually, any of those two would make it unfun. :P
Quote from: Oexmelin on June 13, 2016, 05:57:36 PM
I have been lurking this thread for a while now. It has been responsible in convincing me to step foot in a gym for the first time in my life back in the fall. Have been going ever since. Special thanks to Berry and Dorsey who have normalized and encouraged in non-competitive ways every attempt at getting in shape.
:thumbsup:
Quote from: Barrister on June 13, 2016, 11:44:40 PM
Oh, and I kind of chuckled when at the end of my Zombies, Run! there was a cheesy yet touching death scene by another runner, and then Sam says "Was that just Ace Rimmer"? :D
I'm such a ZR fangirl. I won a draw to meet the team at the launch of season three. Would it spoil the illusion if I told you Sam is a bald, white, middle-aged guy?
Quote from: Oexmelin on June 13, 2016, 05:57:36 PM
I have been lurking this thread for a while now. It has been responsible in convincing me to step foot in a gym for the first time in my life back in the fall. Have been going ever since. Special thanks to Berry and Dorsey who have normalized and encouraged in non-competitive ways every attempt at getting in shape.
Just remember to have fun with it along the way. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Brazen on June 14, 2016, 06:04:40 AM
Quote from: Barrister on June 13, 2016, 11:44:40 PM
Oh, and I kind of chuckled when at the end of my Zombies, Run! there was a cheesy yet touching death scene by another runner, and then Sam says "Was that just Ace Rimmer"? :D
I'm such a ZR fangirl. I won a draw to meet the team at the launch of season three. Would it spoil the illusion if I told you Sam is a bald, white, middle-aged guy?
Not really. I mean it's voice work - it could be done by anyone.
Inspiring article. Note how his manlet runner syndrome went into complete remission. :thumbsup: Gonna go lift something heavy.
QuoteHall, whose personal best in the marathon was 2:04:58, retired from running at age 33, because chronically low testosterone and extreme fatigue would no longer allow him to train at the level necessary to compete....
http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/thats-not-fat-how-ryan-hall-gained-40-pounds-of-muscle (http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/thats-not-fat-how-ryan-hall-gained-40-pounds-of-muscle)
Quote from: PDH on June 13, 2016, 11:01:18 PM
So there was a thunderstorm on the way home from work. Man, biking into 30 mph winds with pelting rain makes it unfun.
But in retrospect good fun, no?
I'ts been like that for much of the week here, managed to get out for 0.75 hour this evening for a quick 12 miles in between the heavy showers. That was pretty much it for this weeks exercise. :(
Gets boring having to go find this thread and bump it, though I guess that's a form of exercise, right? :unsure:
This Sunday went for a 20 mile maintenance ride around the forest before the rain set in.
Last Sunday I was in London and reckon I walked 17-18 miles between and in museums etc.
That's a big number for me as I rarely walk anywhere, set aside I think it took my legs 3-4 days to recover, I'm thinking maybe I should do some long evening walks hereabouts.
So what's a good starting distance and walking in fields/forest/tracks should be easier than walking on hard city streets? :unsure:
My trouble walking that far isn't tiredness but the pain on my feet. It's pretty standard when I'm travelling that I cover so much in a day.
I've noticed the digital scale at the gym and my analogue scale at home give me 1.5kg different rate. My home scale says I'm lighter. I like that scale. Its friendly.
Operation weight loss seems to be going backwards, despite behaving healthier this year than last I'm also heavier and seem to have developed boobs. :(
Quote from: mongers on June 26, 2016, 01:27:38 PM
So what's a good starting distance and walking in fields/forest/tracks should be easier than walking on hard city streets? :unsure:
Depends on how hilly it is I guess, I remember London as being very flat, but forest tracks usually aren't.
I mentioned this in the other forum but I don't think I posted here. A few weeks ago I started riding my bike to work. Its a bit of a climb coming home but I have come to really enjoy it. Also I have dropped a lot of weight. I am going to wait a few more weeks and then have my suits back to the tailor to have them resized :D
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 26, 2016, 02:58:47 PM
I mentioned this in the other forum but I don't think I posted here. A few weeks ago I started riding my bike to work. Its a bit of a climb coming home but I have come to really enjoy it. Also I have dropped a lot of weight. I am going to wait a few more weeks and then have my suits back to the tailor to have them resized :D
:cool:
Yeah, having to carry extra weight up hill on a bike is a great way of shedding it, way better than just carting it around on the flat.
Quote from: mongers on June 26, 2016, 03:07:55 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 26, 2016, 02:58:47 PM
I mentioned this in the other forum but I don't think I posted here. A few weeks ago I started riding my bike to work. Its a bit of a climb coming home but I have come to really enjoy it. Also I have dropped a lot of weight. I am going to wait a few more weeks and then have my suits back to the tailor to have them resized :D
:cool:
Yeah, having to carry extra weight up hill on a bike is a great way of shedding it, way better than just carting it around on the flat.
:D
Exactly what I have been thinking...
Quote from: alfred russel on June 12, 2016, 07:49:08 PM
BB, three things:
1) Neither you nor i nor probably anyone else here will ever achieve anything great athletically. Even if you work really hard at running, every race you run you will probably get smoked by lots of others (I know I do). So, take pride in what you accomplish, because getting off the couch and being able to run ~4 miles is not something many people do.
2) If you keep running 40 minutes, you are going to improve quickly.
3) I think that is awesome. Seriously.
Yeah, good job, Beeb. If you can run 40 minutes on level terrain, you're close to being able to run more-or-less indefinitely from a cardiovascular perspective (you'll still get thirsty, tired, have to pee, and your feet and knees may start complaining). The point is, the worst is getting to where the exertion is simply normal.
I mean, I have a much easier time deciding to go out and run eight miles, even in Pittsburgh, than I do forcing myself to clean the bathroom. Which I'm avoiding right now (obviously, otherwise I wouldn't be posting).
Anyway, I ran 14 miles the other day, which I believe is the longest I've ever been out (I never time myself outside of the gym, but it was something like 100, 110 minutes). That wasn't too bad, although the elevation changes here are still just awful. For example, there's a three mile stretch between my house in Squirrel Hill and the big movie theater in Homestead, with an overall elevation change of about 400 feet, with one hill that must be 80 or so feet up and only 500 feet long--it's at about a 40 degree incline--and it's absolute murder to take it running.
Quote from: Ideologue on June 26, 2016, 04:51:19 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on June 12, 2016, 07:49:08 PM
BB, three things:
1) Neither you nor i nor probably anyone else here will ever achieve anything great athletically. Even if you work really hard at running, every race you run you will probably get smoked by lots of others (I know I do). So, take pride in what you accomplish, because getting off the couch and being able to run ~4 miles is not something many people do.
2) If you keep running 40 minutes, you are going to improve quickly.
3) I think that is awesome. Seriously.
Yeah, good job, Beeb. If you can run 40 minutes on level terrain, you're close to being able to run more-or-less indefinitely from a cardiovascular perspective (you'll still get thirsty, tired, have to pee, and your feet and knees may start complaining). The point is, the worst is getting to where the exertion is simply normal.
I mean, I have a much easier time deciding to go out and run eight miles, even in Pittsburgh, than I do forcing myself to clean the bathroom. Which I'm avoiding right now (obviously, otherwise I wouldn't be posting).
Anyway, I ran 14 miles the other day, which I believe is the longest I've ever been out (I never time myself outside of the gym, but it was something like 100, 110 minutes). That wasn't too bad, although the elevation changes here are still just awful. For example, there's a three mile stretch between my house in Squirrel Hill and the big movie theater in Homestead, with an overall elevation change of about 400 feet, with one hill that must be 80 or so feet up and only 500 feet long--it's at about a 40 degree incline--and it's absolute murder to take it running.
Ide, good to hear from you. :cheers:
Sounds like you've really found your feet with the running.
Ide that is awesome. You are now clearly better than me. :)
If those numbers indicate that, I must be estimating them wrong. :P
I broke my ankle today when rock climbing.
Supposed to do a 10k tomorrow - the largest in the world. It is such a big event in Atlanta and I do it every year, I'm considering walking it on crutches. Only my ankle hurts like hell. We shall see.
Quote from: alfred russel on July 03, 2016, 05:34:54 PM
I broke my ankle today when rock climbing.
Supposed to do a 10k tomorrow - the largest in the world. It is such a big event in Atlanta and I do it every year, I'm considering walking it on crutches. Only my ankle hurts like hell. We shall see.
:(
Damn, that's bad luck AR.
I don't think your doctor would approve of that, why not take a proper time out and come back rested and raring to go?
Quote from: mongers on July 03, 2016, 05:47:49 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 03, 2016, 05:34:54 PM
I broke my ankle today when rock climbing.
Supposed to do a 10k tomorrow - the largest in the world. It is such a big event in Atlanta and I do it every year, I'm considering walking it on crutches. Only my ankle hurts like hell. We shall see.
:(
Damn, that's bad luck AR.
I don't think your doctor would approve of that, why not take a proper time out and come back rested and raring to go?
He did actually. :)
I told him I have a race tomorrow, and he cut me off - and this is a quote - "Hell No. No fucking way,"
But then I said what if I just walk on crutches in a boot, and he said that would be fine.
There is no way I would run - it hurts like hell and a flight of stairs is my arch nemesis at the moment. I might be able to do it on crutches and I don't think I'd hurt anything.
Quote from: alfred russel on July 03, 2016, 05:55:39 PM
Quote from: mongers on July 03, 2016, 05:47:49 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 03, 2016, 05:34:54 PM
I broke my ankle today when rock climbing.
Supposed to do a 10k tomorrow - the largest in the world. It is such a big event in Atlanta and I do it every year, I'm considering walking it on crutches. Only my ankle hurts like hell. We shall see.
:(
Damn, that's bad luck AR.
I don't think your doctor would approve of that, why not take a proper time out and come back rested and raring to go?
He did actually. :)
I told him I have a race tomorrow, and he cut me off - and this is a quote - "Hell No. No fucking way,"
But then I said what if I just walk on crutches in a boot, and he said that would be fine.
There is no way I would run - it hurts like hell and a flight of stairs is my arch nemesis at the moment. I might be able to do it on crutches and I don't think I'd hurt anything.
Hell you could start a new upper body development regime, you could call it "Doing it on crutches" :P
I skipped the 10k. I realized that if it was a painful chore to get to the bathroom, it would probably really suck to do a 10k in a crowd of 50-60k people.
I may regret that in the future. I may be one day saying, "I've done this race every year for the past 30 years, except one year I broke my ankle the day before," as opposed to, "I've done this race every year for the past 30 years, even one year when I broke my ankle the day before and I had to do the whole thing on crutches."
Quote from: alfred russel on July 04, 2016, 09:46:09 AM
I skipped the 10k. I realized that if it was a painful chore to get to the bathroom, it would probably really suck to do a 10k in a crowd of 50-60k people.
I may regret that in the future. I may be one day saying, "I've done this race every year for the past 30 years, except one year I broke my ankle the day before," as opposed to, "I've done this race every year for the past 30 years, even one year when I broke my ankle the day before and I had to do the whole thing on crutches."
Look at the bright side; it gives you an out to skip it more years so that situation never presents itself.
:lol: I really love the race though.
Crap, we were so close to making fun of you for stupidly destroying your armpits. :(
Hope you heal soon, if not, I'm always available for amputations.
Quote from: alfred russel on July 04, 2016, 09:46:09 AM
I've done this race every year for the past 30 years, except one year I broke my ankle the day before
That's a really good excuse though.
Quote from: Barrister on July 04, 2016, 10:40:10 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 04, 2016, 09:46:09 AM
I've done this race every year for the past 30 years, except one year I broke my ankle the day before
That's a really good excuse though.
It is a very good excuse.
Doing the race on crutches would have been a better story, and while it might have sucked, I spent the time I'd have been in the race on the internet instead. I don't know how things would have gone, they could have gone very poorly which is why I didn't go, but today is kind of a waste.
Today was my first day back at work since breaking my ankle, and the first day I covered a lot of distance on crutches.
Let me say now that doing a 10k on crutches was a really stupid idea. That would have sucked way more than I thought.
At my gym I discovered we have a machine that you can basically spin but with your arms and no legs. This way I can get in cardio. I normally do cardio and then shift to weights, but today when I tried that I found out I will need to switch the order of those if I want to get any weights in the mix.
Did 95km on the bike on Sunday evening, including a fair bit of off-road; I think I've only just now fully recovered. :blush:
Quote from: mongers on July 06, 2016, 06:50:31 AM
Did 95km on the bike on Sunday evening, including a fair bit of off-road; I think I've only just now fully recovered. :blush:
Wow that is quite an evening outing.
Another 50km walk. It doesn't get easier. At all.
Though I must remember that it is second thing in the morning, after using the loo, and I haven't yet eaten or drank anything.... I seem to have lost 4kg in two weeks :w00t:
Quote from: Maladict on July 07, 2016, 01:17:55 AM
Another 50km walk. It doesn't get easier. At all.
:cool:
That's some going.
Do remember when you do the epic walk, the walking pace will be that of the slowest in your group, so might be easier than you think?
Threw together an emergency training plan for a 10K race I'm doing a week on Sunday, did one session and came down with a streaming cold and cough. I may skip this one. Annoying.
Quote from: mongers on July 07, 2016, 05:47:42 AM
Do remember when you do the epic walk, the walking pace will be that of the slowest in your group, so might be easier than you think?
The group consists of two people :)
We walked together a few weeks ago, interestingly our pace was higher than either of us walks individually.
I must have missed that, what and where is this epic walk?
It's not that epic really, it's just that I'm not very good at endurance stuff.
This is it, 4x50km two weeks from now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Four_Days_Marches_Nijmegen
Quote from: Maladict on July 07, 2016, 12:57:38 PM
It's not that epic really, it's just that I'm not very good at endurance stuff.
This is it, 4x50km two weeks from now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Four_Days_Marches_Nijmegen
If someone held a real gun to my head, I might just be able to do a 50km, then I'd die, whether the chap with the gun tried to make me to the other three marches or not. :D
edit:
the slightly more serious point I'd make is with age, like what I have, speed of recovery becomes an real problem. <_<
Bumping.
Not doing a lot myself, popped out this evening at 7.30pm having waited for the temperature to drop towards 80F, did 28-30 miles around the forest, not too bad weatherwise, just so long as you didn't stop.
Got home at sunset and it was still in the high 70s, I'll have to limit my littles rides for the next week to the very late evening.
After breaking my ankle July 3, I"ve been hitting the gym regularly (only 1 rest day since July 6), and doing a hand bike to try to keep up cardio, but I think i'm fucked. I'm supposed to be starting a mountaineering trip on August 8. My ankle is healing super fast, I've been taking off my air cast and walking / limping this weekend without much pain, but I can't really effectively train. I still want to give the trip a go.
Quote from: alfred russel on July 17, 2016, 06:14:38 PM
After breaking my ankle July 3, I"ve been hitting the gym regularly (only 1 rest day since July 6), and doing a hand bike to try to keep up cardio, but I think i'm fucked. I'm supposed to be starting a mountaineering trip on August 8. My ankle is healing super fast, I've been taking off my air cast and walking / limping this weekend without much pain, but I can't really effectively train. I still want to give the trip a go.
AR, I was going to ask you for an update.
Sounds like good progress, maybe 20 days is doable? Good luck.
Quote from: mongers on July 17, 2016, 06:17:40 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 17, 2016, 06:14:38 PM
After breaking my ankle July 3, I"ve been hitting the gym regularly (only 1 rest day since July 6), and doing a hand bike to try to keep up cardio, but I think i'm fucked. I'm supposed to be starting a mountaineering trip on August 8. My ankle is healing super fast, I've been taking off my air cast and walking / limping this weekend without much pain, but I can't really effectively train. I still want to give the trip a go.
AR, I was going to ask you for an update.
Sounds like good progress, maybe 20 days is doable? Good luck.
I think the ankle will be okay--I couldn't have hoped for it to heal more quickly. Every day it seems to get significantly better. But the guy I'm going mountaineering with spent the day going uphill with a 65 pound pack to train. I'd have been doing something similar. One month of barely moving my lower leg is going to be a big problem.
Just for the heck of it I tried indoor climbing today using just one leg (the other I kept away from the wall and in an aircast). Obviously didn't do anything hard, but even the easy stuff seemed hard.
I went to give the new Chief Selects a little moral support and motivation this morning, they did not expect a retired Chief to show up at 0500 and run them into the ground. :)
But please don't tell them just how much I am hurting now, OK? Thanks. ;)
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 17, 2016, 06:29:14 PM
I went to give the new Chief Selects a little moral support and motivation this morning, they did not expect a retired Chief to show up at 0500 and run them into the ground. :)
But please don't tell them just how much I am hurting now, OK? Thanks. ;)
Awesome. :)
Finished the second day, there's a butcher's shop inside my shoes.
Yesterday was unexpectedly bad because of the heat, today was even worse at 35 degrees.
I have so many blisters between my toes I could pass for a rural Pennsylvanian.
Quote from: alfred russel on July 17, 2016, 06:31:49 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 17, 2016, 06:29:14 PM
I went to give the new Chief Selects a little moral support and motivation this morning, they did not expect a retired Chief to show up at 0500 and run them into the ground. :)
But please don't tell them just how much I am hurting now, OK? Thanks. ;)
Awesome. :)
Way to show the youngsters :D
I'm just sitting here stuffing my face with junk and watching my waistline grow. I just can't get back into it. Doing a lot of travelling and long hours for work, which isn't helping. Nor is the fact the UK is yet to discover air conditioning.
Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2016, 08:38:32 AM
Finished the second day, there's a butcher's shop inside my shoes.
Yesterday was unexpectedly bad because of the heat, today was even worse at 35 degrees.
I have so many blisters between my toes I could pass for a rural Pennsylvanian.
Good grief man, epic stuff. :cool:
Should we pray for you tomorrow? :unsure:
Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2016, 08:38:32 AM
Finished the second day, there's a butcher's shop inside my shoes.
Yesterday was unexpectedly bad because of the heat, today was even worse at 35 degrees.
I have so many blisters between my toes I could pass for a rural Pennsylvanian.
Why do you need to do this when it is so hot? Can you start at 2 in the morning?
Quote from: alfred russel on July 20, 2016, 11:42:09 AM
Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2016, 08:38:32 AM
Finished the second day, there's a butcher's shop inside my shoes.
Yesterday was unexpectedly bad because of the heat, today was even worse at 35 degrees.
I have so many blisters between my toes I could pass for a rural Pennsylvanian.
Why do you need to do this when it is so hot? Can you start at 2 in the morning?
We start at 4. The shorter distances start later and were moved to an earlier time because it's for old people and kids. But it's supposed to be a challenge, so I'm glad they didn't compromise too much.
Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2016, 08:38:32 AM
I have so many blisters between my toes I could pass for a rural Pennsylvanian.
Wait did a Dutchman just make a Pennsylvania Dutch joke? Woah.
Our office formed its own soccer team and joined a league (Alstom United! :w00t:). We're about as good as you'd expect a team composed entirely of middle-aged engineers to be. To make matters worse some of our team (the players from Brazil) takes their community education soccer far too seriously. It's going to be a long season.
I must not have gotten enough potassium yesterday because my legs cramped up something fierce after running under the hot Florida sun for a few minutes. :pinch: I could barely walk after practice yesterday, it still hurts today. :(
Did the longest stretch of singletrack I've done in a while, 20km. The 30km ride back and forth to the forest was hard too, those fat tyres are not meant for asphalt.
Also, I received my new hub for the city bike and I built my first wheel, it was tiresome truing it but overall okay when using a guide. I messed up the spoke placement around the valve hole though.
I'll await using the :showoff: smiley until I've taken it for a ride without dying horribly. ;)
Quote from: Valmy on July 20, 2016, 01:00:34 PM
Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2016, 08:38:32 AM
I have so many blisters between my toes I could pass for a rural Pennsylvanian.
Wait did a Dutchman just make a Pennsylvania Dutch joke? Woah.
Alas, unintended. As far as I'm concerned all of Pennsylvania outside the two main cities qualifies.
Third day done, wasn't a pretty sight at times.
Just had my feet all bandaged up, off to bed.
Quote from: Maladict on July 21, 2016, 01:54:48 PM
Third day done, wasn't a pretty sight at times.
Just had my feet all bandaged up, off to bed.
:cool:
Good luck tomorrow.
Quote from: Liep on July 21, 2016, 11:32:28 AM
Did the longest stretch of singletrack I've done in a while, 20km. The 30km ride back and forth to the forest was hard too, those fat tyres are not meant for asphalt.
Also, I received my new hub for the city bike and I built my first wheel, it was tiresome truing it but overall okay when using a guide. I messed up the spoke placement around the valve hole though.
I'll await using the :showoff: smiley until I've taken it for a ride without dying horribly. ;)
Must be a fun sort of ride those 29ers (? my assumption).
Kudos for building a new wheel, I had a mate who was a natural genius at doing building and truing wheels, me not at all.
Also you've reminded me I've a ton of bike maintenance to do, or should I just prevaricate and go on an evening ride tomorrow instead? :blush:
Quote from: Maladict on July 21, 2016, 01:54:48 PM
Third day done, wasn't a pretty sight at times.
Just had my feet all bandaged up, off to bed.
Congrats!
You have to update us on when the last signs of blisters go away. My hunch is it will be a long long time. :P
I lost 16 pounds! I cut out soda and sugary drinks at the beginning of this summer.
Quote from: Razgovory on July 21, 2016, 08:52:44 PM
I lost 16 pounds! I cut out soda and sugary drinks at the beginning of this summer.
Helps a lot.
Quote from: Razgovory on July 21, 2016, 08:52:44 PM
I lost 16 pounds! I cut out soda and sugary drinks at the beginning of this summer.
Not really a weight loss that fits in the fitness thread :P, but congrats on a good choice!
Quote from: mongers on July 21, 2016, 06:26:36 PMMust be a fun sort of ride those 29ers (? my assumption).
It's a 26" but with 80mm rims and 4 inch tyres
Quote from: mongers on July 21, 2016, 06:26:36 PMKudos for building a new wheel, I had a mate who was a natural genius at doing building and truing wheels, me not at all.
Also you've reminded me I've a ton of bike maintenance to do, or should I just prevaricate and go on an evening ride tomorrow instead? :blush:
My wheel held up fine on a 30km ride today, but the bottom bracket gave a ticking sound at each pedal turn, more maintenance coming up! But tbh, with the weather being this nice it's hard to stay home fixing a bike when I've two others that work just fine.
Quote from: Liep on July 22, 2016, 06:55:37 AM
Quote from: mongers on July 21, 2016, 06:26:36 PMMust be a fun sort of ride those 29ers (? my assumption).
It's a 26" but with 80mm rims and 4 inch tyres
Quote from: mongers on July 21, 2016, 06:26:36 PMKudos for building a new wheel, I had a mate who was a natural genius at doing building and truing wheels, me not at all.
Also you've reminded me I've a ton of bike maintenance to do, or should I just prevaricate and go on an evening ride tomorrow instead? :blush:
My wheel held up fine on a 30km ride today, but the bottom bracket gave a ticking sound at each pedal turn, more maintenance coming up! But tbh, with the weather being this nice it's hard to stay home fixing a bike when I've two others that work just fine.
Good news on the wheel you've now got a new skill, just don't mention it too much to mates!
I've had a clicking noise from one bottom bracket for about 3-4,000 miles now, I guess I need to do it, but like you the weather is against it.
Plus it's so corroded down there, I risk trashing the frame. :hmm:
Yeah, it doesn't sound like it's going to destroy the bracket but it annoys me.
And, ugh, I hate loosening anything on older bikes. Ride through it :P
Quote from: Liep on July 22, 2016, 11:04:36 AM
Yeah, it doesn't sound like it's going to destroy the bracket but it annoys me.
And, ugh, I hate loosening anything on older bikes. Ride through it :P
Yeah wise council, just need to do another 1,500 miles and then I'll be happy to tackle the job/trash the bike trying. :D
After enjoying watching it rain in France outside in sunny Denmark I tackled the problem head on. Found nothing wrong with the bracket (one of those new ones you can't/shouldn't open :()but the chain ring had a little sway so my theory is that the chain caught on the front derailleur each time the chain ring bulged out so I adjusted the front derailleur. Will test tomorrow.
So, I made it. Last day consisted of unexpectedly cold temperatures caused by a 2.5 hour long downpour in the early morning, followed by blistering heat in the afternoon.
Going by number of dropouts this was the hardest edition ever.
That said, it is an unbelievable experience. It's basically a 200km long party. After the 4 AM sendoff by thousand of drunk students and teenagers, when you get to the first villages around 5 the locals are up and partying in the street. Half a million people flood into the city on the last day to watch the final stretch to the finish line and then party some more in the evening. I opted out of that part as I couldn't move much (at all) anyway.
Did stick around to see the final stragglers come in. A woman who must have been at least 80 was dragged over the finish line by bystanders two minutes before the cutoff time. Good stuff.
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Quote from: Maladict on July 23, 2016, 09:51:04 AM
So, I made it. Last day consisted of unexpectedly cold temperatures caused by a 2.5 hour long downpour in the early morning, followed by blistering heat in the afternoon.
Going by number of dropouts this was the hardest edition ever.
That said, it is an unbelievable experience. It's basically a 200km long party. After the 4 AM sendoff by thousand of drunk students and teenagers, when you get to the first villages around 5 the locals are up and partying in the street. Half a million people flood into the city on the last day to watch the final stretch to the finish line and then party some more in the evening. I opted out of that part as I couldn't move much (at all) anyway.
Did stick around to see the final stragglers come in. A woman who must have been at least 80 was dragged over the finish line by bystanders two minutes before the cutoff time. Good stuff.
Wow, well done Mal. :cheers:
Genuinely an epic experience. :cool:
Quote from: alfred russel on July 21, 2016, 08:41:40 PM
Congrats!
You have to update us on when the last signs of blisters go away. My hunch is it will be a long long time. :P
Blisters are a minor inconvenience
Dammit Mal, I was going to complain about my morning run. <_<
Congrats.
Quote from: Maladict on July 23, 2016, 10:07:18 AM
Blisters are a minor inconvenience
I agree. :cheers:
Quote from: Maladict on July 07, 2016, 12:57:38 PM
It's not that epic really, it's just that I'm not very good at endurance stuff.
This is it, 4x50km two weeks from now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Four_Days_Marches_Nijmegen
I did that when I was stationed in Germany. Great time.
Impressively done, Mal! :cheers:
My "go on holiday" diet plan never fails. I dropped several kg in my week away (how many is hard to know in this heat)
If I can keep up a minimum of exercise to make my metabolism go and keep eating one meal a day I might finally hit my long held target of dropping below 80.
Of course. This place being so boring that there is no drinking to be done probably contributes too. But every cloud.
Amazing performance, Maladict! :)
Quote from: Tyr on July 24, 2016, 02:14:21 PM
My "go on holiday" diet plan never fails. I dropped several kg in my week away (how many is hard to know in this heat)
If I can keep up a minimum of exercise to make my metabolism go and keep eating one meal a day I might finally hit my long held target of dropping below 80.
Of course. This place being so boring that there is no drinking to be done probably contributes too. But every cloud.
I don't think eating one meal a day is the best method to lose weight. Three small meals would be better.
Just got back from the gym after not going for an age. Feel great now but I can already tell I'll likely be crippled tomorrow. :showoff: :blush: -_-
80 km ride yesterday, the bike was rolling nice and silently.
Quote from: Liep on July 29, 2016, 04:54:07 AM
80 km ride yesterday, the bike was rolling nice and silently.
:cool:
Always a nice feeling when everything working well.
I think I'm screwed. I'm supposed to start climbing Mt. Rainier on Monday week (9 days from now).
To test my ankle, I went to Kennesaw Mountain today. I went up the mountain 3 times, probably about 2000 ft of elevation gain. I gave up after that--my ankle was really hurting, and my hip flexor a bit as well (possibly because of a limp I developed as my ankle hurt). Going down was a motherfucker.
The first day on Rainier involves 4700 feet of elevation gain, with a 40-45 pack (I wasn't carrying weight today).
The one hope I may have is that I was wearing an ankle brace under a mountaineering boot today (I'm probably the first person going up and down that mountain in Georgia in July in an insulated mountaineering boot designed for glacier travel--but it is the most stabilizing footwear I have). The pain was really concentrated along the solid part of the brace. Maybe I'll do better if I ditch the brace and just tape the ankle or maybe even skip the tape as well and rely on the boot alone for support.
I'm also have this bump on the inside of my shin - the same one with the broken ankle - about 4 inches above the ankle. It predates the break by a couple months (when I sprained the same ankle is when I noticed it).
The orthopedic doctor x-rayed it and said nothing is wrong, and my primary care doctor said it is bone that healed "extra high" from a previous injury and nothing is wrong. Ok, they went to med school, but pain is really concentrated there as well.
It really seems to me that it might be a bad shin splint. Anyone had something like this?
I go back to the orthopedic doctor on Tuesday, and I'll ask him about this again.
I've lost 75 pounds since May. So easy I did it lying down.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 30, 2016, 05:49:51 PM
I've lost 75 pounds since May. So easy I did it lying down.
That sounds really bad. is everything okay?
Except for the diabetes the busted kidneys and the rotting foot, yeah.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 30, 2016, 09:54:07 PM
Except for the diabetes the busted kidneys and the rotting foot, yeah.
That sounds really bad. Are you going to lose your foot or get on dialysis?
Been on dialysis for the last 2 months. Probably going to lose the toes.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 31, 2016, 11:25:53 AM
Been on dialysis for the last 2 months. Probably going to lose the toes.
:( Are you on a transplant list?
I have to say, though, that I have long considered you the languishite best suited for a wooden leg. :P
Quote from: alfred russel 69387661
My "go on holiday" diet plan never fails. I dropped several k
I don't think eating one meal a day is the best method to lose weight. Three small meals would be better.
Easier said than done. Cooking small meals is tough and expensive.
This way seems to be working. I'm steadily continuing to drop. Though I think I may have lost what muscle I had in the process, went to the gym for the first time in a while and couldn't lift much. Oh well. Losing the gut takes priority.
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 26, 2016, 02:58:47 PM
I mentioned this in the other forum but I don't think I posted here. A few weeks ago I started riding my bike to work. Its a bit of a climb coming home but I have come to really enjoy it. Also I have dropped a lot of weight. I am going to wait a few more weeks and then have my suits back to the tailor to have them resized :D
It has now been a couple of months of bike commuting. It has been great. I have stopped losing weight and am down about 20 lbs. Only about 15 lbs more than my weight when I played varsity round ball so I am happy about that :)
Quote from: crazy canuck on August 01, 2016, 09:27:35 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 26, 2016, 02:58:47 PM
I mentioned this in the other forum but I don't think I posted here. A few weeks ago I started riding my bike to work. Its a bit of a climb coming home but I have come to really enjoy it. Also I have dropped a lot of weight. I am going to wait a few more weeks and then have my suits back to the tailor to have them resized :D
It has now been a couple of months of bike commuting. It has been great. I have stopped losing weight and am down about 20 lbs. Only about 15 lbs more than my weight when I played varsity round ball so I am happy about that :)
Well done! Round ball though? Is it similar to rundbold (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%A4nnboll)?
Quote from: crazy canuck on August 01, 2016, 09:27:35 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 26, 2016, 02:58:47 PM
I mentioned this in the other forum but I don't think I posted here. A few weeks ago I started riding my bike to work. Its a bit of a climb coming home but I have come to really enjoy it. Also I have dropped a lot of weight. I am going to wait a few more weeks and then have my suits back to the tailor to have them resized :D
It has now been a couple of months of bike commuting. It has been great. I have stopped losing weight and am down about 20 lbs. Only about 15 lbs more than my weight when I played varsity round ball so I am happy about that :)
:cool:
Integrating exercise into ones general life is a pretty good way of making permanent worthwhile changes, rather than keeping exercise as something distinct that you have to actively decide go and do at special facility/location.
I bet your wife isn't complaining either. :P
Quote from: Liep on August 01, 2016, 09:39:49 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on August 01, 2016, 09:27:35 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 26, 2016, 02:58:47 PM
I mentioned this in the other forum but I don't think I posted here. A few weeks ago I started riding my bike to work. Its a bit of a climb coming home but I have come to really enjoy it. Also I have dropped a lot of weight. I am going to wait a few more weeks and then have my suits back to the tailor to have them resized :D
It has now been a couple of months of bike commuting. It has been great. I have stopped losing weight and am down about 20 lbs. Only about 15 lbs more than my weight when I played varsity round ball so I am happy about that :)
Well done! Round ball though? Is it similar to rundbold (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%A4nnboll)?
Slang for Basketball :)
Quote from: mongers on August 01, 2016, 09:51:18 AM
I bet your wife isn't complaining either. :P
Nope, no complaints at all :D
Bumping to hopefully motivate myself. :P
I haven't made any progress since dropping 35 pounds between April and September last year, but I haven't backslid either. I have been terrible about consistently lifting, though.
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on August 10, 2016, 01:35:39 PM
Bumping to hopefully motivate myself. :P
I haven't made any progress since dropping 35 pounds between April and September last year, but I haven't backslid either. I have been terrible about consistently lifting, though.
Good bump.
Quote from: alfred russel on July 30, 2016, 01:08:24 PM
I'm also have this bump on the inside of my shin - the same one with the broken ankle - about 4 inches above the ankle. It predates the break by a couple months (when I sprained the same ankle is when I noticed it).
The orthopedic doctor x-rayed it and said nothing is wrong, and my primary care doctor said it is bone that healed "extra high" from a previous injury and nothing is wrong. Ok, they went to med school, but pain is really concentrated there as well.
It really seems to me that it might be a bad shin splint. Anyone had something like this?
I used to get 'em when I was a kid, but I've never had one as an adult.
Sorry about your ankle, man. On the plus side, it's marginally possible I'd outrun you up Mt. Mitchell now. :hmm:
Quote from: Ideologue on August 12, 2016, 08:34:27 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 30, 2016, 01:08:24 PM
I'm also have this bump on the inside of my shin - the same one with the broken ankle - about 4 inches above the ankle. It predates the break by a couple months (when I sprained the same ankle is when I noticed it).
The orthopedic doctor x-rayed it and said nothing is wrong, and my primary care doctor said it is bone that healed "extra high" from a previous injury and nothing is wrong. Ok, they went to med school, but pain is really concentrated there as well.
It really seems to me that it might be a bad shin splint. Anyone had something like this?
I used to get 'em when I was a kid, but I've never had one as an adult.
Sorry about your ankle, man. On the plus side, it's marginally possible I'd outrun you up Mt. Mitchell now. :hmm:
I made it up Mount Rainier, though I aggravated my ankle and the last half of the descent turned into a trainwreck (though I made it down). I'm back in an aircast. If you can walk at a normal pace, you would blow by me at this point. :P
Quote from: alfred russel on August 12, 2016, 09:45:34 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on August 12, 2016, 08:34:27 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 30, 2016, 01:08:24 PM
I'm also have this bump on the inside of my shin - the same one with the broken ankle - about 4 inches above the ankle. It predates the break by a couple months (when I sprained the same ankle is when I noticed it).
The orthopedic doctor x-rayed it and said nothing is wrong, and my primary care doctor said it is bone that healed "extra high" from a previous injury and nothing is wrong. Ok, they went to med school, but pain is really concentrated there as well.
It really seems to me that it might be a bad shin splint. Anyone had something like this?
I used to get 'em when I was a kid, but I've never had one as an adult.
Sorry about your ankle, man. On the plus side, it's marginally possible I'd outrun you up Mt. Mitchell now. :hmm:
I made it up Mount Rainier, though I aggravated my ankle and the last half of the descent turned into a trainwreck (though I made it down). I'm back in an aircast. If you can walk at a normal pace, you would blow by me at this point. :P
:cool:
Now rest and properly recuperate.
Irresponsibility rules. :thumbsup:
Sometimes.
Quote from: alfred russel on August 12, 2016, 09:45:34 PM
I made it up Mount Rainier, though I aggravated my ankle and the last half of the descent turned into a trainwreck (though I made it down). I'm back in an aircast. If you can walk at a normal pace, you would blow by me at this point. :P
:cool:
Did 50km yesterday evening out to one of my favourite hill forts in Dorset, lots of noodly off-road, so the very dry countryside made it quite tiring due to rock hard ground and lots of loose gravel. :bowler:
Quote from: Maladict on August 15, 2016, 03:10:33 PM
Quote from: mongers on August 15, 2016, 06:07:05 AM
one of my favourite hill forts in Dorset
Which one?
Not one of the classic scenic ones like Maiden Castle, Hod or Hambleon hill, but this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings)
It's at least useful as two roman road cross at it, so it's a good jumping off point for a more adventurous longer off-road ride or a nice country walk.
Quote from: alfred russel
I made it up Mount Rainier, though I aggravated my ankle and the last half of the descent turned into a trainwreck (though I made it down). I'm back in an aircast. If you can walk at a normal pace, you would blow by me at this point. :P
Congratulations to reaching the summit. Too bad about your ankle. Get well soon!
Quote from: mongers on August 15, 2016, 03:16:36 PM
Not one of the classic scenic ones like Maiden Castle, Hod or Hambleon hill, but this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings)
It's at least useful as two roman road cross at it, so it's a good jumping off point for a more adventurous longer off-road ride or a nice country walk.
Thanks, interesting place, hadn't heard of it before. On the list it goes.
Quote from: Maladict on August 15, 2016, 03:19:53 PM
Quote from: mongers on August 15, 2016, 03:16:36 PM
Not one of the classic scenic ones like Maiden Castle, Hod or Hambleon hill, but this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings)
It's at least useful as two roman road cross at it, so it's a good jumping off point for a more adventurous longer off-road ride or a nice country walk.
Thanks, interesting place, hadn't heard of it before. On the list it goes.
The Roman road that lead North from there is more interesting, as it's all followable in the landscape and later sections are still well preserved under a covering of grass. It also directly cuts across, perhaps intentionally a significant neolithic/bronze age landscape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackling_Dyke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackling_Dyke)
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on August 10, 2016, 01:35:39 PM
Bumping to hopefully motivate myself. :P
I haven't made any progress since dropping 35 pounds between April and September last year, but I haven't backslid either. I have been terrible about consistently lifting, though.
That's pretty impressive. :thumbsup:
But yeah never mind what exact program you're running, it's consistency that's key to success. Lifting 3-4 times a week come what may will get you a lot of good results especially if your diet remains on point.
Quote from: mongers on August 15, 2016, 03:30:07 PM
Quote from: Maladict on August 15, 2016, 03:19:53 PM
Quote from: mongers on August 15, 2016, 03:16:36 PM
Not one of the classic scenic ones like Maiden Castle, Hod or Hambleon hill, but this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings)
It's at least useful as two roman road cross at it, so it's a good jumping off point for a more adventurous longer off-road ride or a nice country walk.
Thanks, interesting place, hadn't heard of it before. On the list it goes.
The Roman road that lead North from there is more interesting, as it's all followable in the landscape and later sections are still well preserved under a covering of grass. It also directly cuts across, perhaps intentionally a significant neolithic/bronze age landscape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackling_Dyke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackling_Dyke)
Good stuff. I envy your ancient paths.
I lost 17 pounds shlepping golf clubs this summer! :yeah:
Have you been working as a caddy?
Speaking of schlepping golf clubs, I am putting serious effort into my game again. I have been to the range on three consecutive weeks now. Have only been hitting my 5 and 9, in order to work on my swing. Still somewhat inconsistent, but when I'm on I'm getting about 120 yards off my 9 and 150 yards off my 5.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 30, 2016, 03:39:22 PM
Have you been working as a caddy?
I've been pulling my bag around on a hand cart I bought for 15 clams at a used sporting goods store. Sweating about 5 gallons of water a day. Also have a totally savage golf tan.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 30, 2016, 12:48:42 PM
I lost 17 pounds shlepping golf clubs this summer! :yeah:
:cool:
The best way to lose weight, not actively trying.
God thread bump too.
Last weekend my nephew and I made it to the Summit of Medicine Bow Peak. Only 12,000 feet, but a nice view when we got there. I should have done more of this when I was young.
(https://s21.postimg.org/l2oqbds5z/20160821_131146.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/cx6od83wz/)posted image (https://postimage.org/)
Quote from: PDH on August 30, 2016, 07:24:33 PM
Last weekend my nephew and I made it to the Summit of Medicine Bow Peak. Only 12,000 feet, but a nice view when we got there. I should have done more of this when I was young.
(https://s21.postimg.org/l2oqbds5z/20160821_131146.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/cx6od83wz/)posted image (https://postimage.org/)
That's somewhat beyond cool. :)
I found this on page 4.
So I have a question to legbiter: how many pull ups should I be able to do and how much should I be able to bench (as a percent of body weight) to stop being a kind and sensitive person or the insult of the moment?
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 09:43:05 AM
I found this on page 4.
So I have a question to legbiter: how many pull ups should I be able to do and how much should I be able to bench (as a percent of body weight) to stop being a kind and sensitive person or the insult of the moment?
Three pull ups.
(at least I hope that's the answer, I start to loose form by 4 :()
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 09:43:05 AM
I found this on page 4.
So I have a question to legbiter: how many pull ups should I be able to do and how much should I be able to bench (as a percent of body weight) to stop being a kind and sensitive person or the insult of the moment?
Depends on your fitness level but in benching for instance it's what you personally can lift with good form. You do you, and with good food and sleep the gainz will follow. Same with pull ups. You can increase your strength fairly easily with consistent training.
That said, here are some numbers on the bench.
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html (http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html)
A program with the 4 classic lifts of bench press, back squat, deadlift and overhead press will give you very good value for your time. :thumbsup:
Quote from: PDH on August 30, 2016, 07:24:33 PM
Last weekend my nephew and I made it to the Summit of Medicine Bow Peak. Only 12,000 feet, but a nice view when we got there. I should have done more of this when I was young.
Good stuff PDH. :thumbsup:
Quote from: lustindarkness on September 10, 2016, 09:53:05 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 09:43:05 AM
I found this on page 4.
So I have a question to legbiter: how many pull ups should I be able to do and how much should I be able to bench (as a percent of body weight) to stop being a kind and sensitive person or the insult of the moment?
Three pull ups.
(at least I hope that's the answer, I start to loose form by 4 :()
Yeah, but you did a stint (more than a stint) in the military with a few deployments to some unkind places. By any reasonable standard, I have a higher threshold to reach to avoid being a kind and sensitive person. :P
Popped out to the beach late this afternoon, 25 mile trip, I didn't bother hurrying on the way back, yet despite a headwind, took only about 30 seconds longer than the way there. :hmm:
Quote from: Legbiter on September 10, 2016, 12:31:11 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 09:43:05 AM
I found this on page 4.
So I have a question to legbiter: how many pull ups should I be able to do and how much should I be able to bench (as a percent of body weight) to stop being a kind and sensitive person or the insult of the moment?
Depends on your fitness level but in benching for instance it's what you personally can lift with good form. You do you, and with good food and sleep the gainz will follow. Same with pull ups. You can increase your strength fairly easily with consistent training.
That said, here are some numbers on the bench.
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html (http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html)
A program with the 4 classic lifts of bench press, back squat, deadlift and overhead press will give you very good value for your time. :thumbsup:
This was a reasonable answer. Damn it Legbiter, that isn't what I was looking for. I was hoping you would say some pull up and bench numbers I can't reach, so I would have a motivation target to stop being a kind and sensitive person. :P
Also, squats suck. Deadlifts too, but less so. I'm not knocking their value as exercises, I'm just saying it is real easy to decide, "I'll work on other stuff today." :P
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 02:13:45 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on September 10, 2016, 09:53:05 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 09:43:05 AM
I found this on page 4.
So I have a question to legbiter: how many pull ups should I be able to do and how much should I be able to bench (as a percent of body weight) to stop being a kind and sensitive person or the insult of the moment?
Three pull ups.
(at least I hope that's the answer, I start to loose form by 4 :()
Yeah, but you did a stint (more than a stint) in the military with a few deployments to some unkind places. By any reasonable standard, I have a higher threshold to reach to avoid being a kind and sensitive person. :P
The funny thing is, had I not been in the military, my shoulder would not be so fucked up and I would be able to do many many pull ups. My recommendation to you. Do more of them than you think you can, and then do some more. Often.
I finally hit 80 kg.
Though I think I'm on the way back up again.
Luckily I have two weekends away this month. That should knock me back below the barrier.
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 02:20:23 PMAlso, squats suck. Deadlifts too, but less so. I'm not knocking their value as exercises, I'm just saying it is real easy to decide, "I'll work on other stuff today." :P
:D
Most men in our age cohort have basically given up and are some version of overweight/obese or skinnyfat twinks. Weight training, lowish carbs and intermittent fasting will earn you a top 5% body and excellent general health that has tremendously positive effects on all other aspects of your life. And it's fun to do as well.
Quote from: Legbiter on September 10, 2016, 03:23:57 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 02:20:23 PMAlso, squats suck. Deadlifts too, but less so. I'm not knocking their value as exercises, I'm just saying it is real easy to decide, "I'll work on other stuff today." :P
:D
Most men in our age cohort have basically given up and are some version of overweight/obese or skinnyfat twinks. Weight training, lowish carbs and intermittent fasting will earn you a top 5% body and excellent general health that has tremendously positive effects on all other aspects of your life. And it's fun to do as well.
Running is my thing, but since I broke my ankle I've shifted a lot of that time to weights. So basically I've always tried to be balanced, and both run and hit weights, but after running for 45-50 minutes it is really easy to skip weights. Now I'm trying to exercise bike and hit weights, and the opposite is happening--I hit weights and skip the dreaded exercise bike.
When I can run again hopefully I'll find a happier medium, with a decent strength base that I'm building now.
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 08:43:33 PM
Quote from: Legbiter on September 10, 2016, 03:23:57 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on September 10, 2016, 02:20:23 PMAlso, squats suck. Deadlifts too, but less so. I'm not knocking their value as exercises, I'm just saying it is real easy to decide, "I'll work on other stuff today." :P
:D
Most men in our age cohort have basically given up and are some version of overweight/obese or skinnyfat twinks. Weight training, lowish carbs and intermittent fasting will earn you a top 5% body and excellent general health that has tremendously positive effects on all other aspects of your life. And it's fun to do as well.
Running is my thing, but since I broke my ankle I've shifted a lot of that time to weights. So basically I've always tried to be balanced, and both run and hit weights, but after running for 45-50 minutes it is really easy to skip weights. Now I'm trying to exercise bike and hit weights, and the opposite is happening--I hit weights and skip the dreaded exercise bike.
When I can run again hopefully I'll find a happier medium, with a decent strength base that I'm building now.
It's been years since you ran over your foot. Is it still that fucked up?
You should focus on the cardio, so you'll be both healthy and non-threatening. :sleep:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 11, 2016, 04:53:19 AM
You should focus on the cardio, so you'll be both healthy and non-threatening. :sleep:
I really need to focus on both, but once I can run I'll probably go more toward cardio.
I'm never going to be a body builder or threatening--I'm 6'1 and weigh 144.
Quote from: alfred russel on September 11, 2016, 11:07:10 AMI'm never going to be a body builder or threatening--I'm 6'1 and weigh 144.
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You've got quite some room to fill out.
Legbiter, it really comes down to fitness goals. I'm interested in running races, rock climbing, and hiking with occasional mountaineering. Adding 25 pounds of muscle to my upper body--in addition to requiring a ton of work and almost definitely not being feasible--is also probably counterproductive to what I'm doing.
My primary climbing partner is a beast--weighs just over 140, i think he is 5'6 or 5'7, can bench 225, and i've seen him knock out a set of 23 pull ups midway through a workout. A climbing coach actually told him that he should drop weight--all the upper body weight he is carrying in his chest is not helping him. Keep in mind his fat percentage is super low--the advice here is to drop muscle. Which he is refusing to do.
Quote from: alfred russel on September 11, 2016, 11:50:02 AM
Legbiter, it really comes down to fitness goals. I'm interested in running races, rock climbing, and hiking with occasional mountaineering. Adding 25 pounds of muscle to my upper body--in addition to requiring a ton of work and almost definitely not being feasible--is also probably counterproductive to what I'm doing.
My primary climbing partner is a beast--weighs just over 140, i think he is 5'6 or 5'7, can bench 225, and i've seen him knock out a set of 23 pull ups midway through a workout. A climbing coach actually told him that he should drop weight--all the upper body weight he is carrying in his chest is not helping him. Keep in mind his fat percentage is super low--the advice here is to drop muscle. Which he is refusing to do.
I guess in part it's still about a vanity project for him.
AR, I think you've got the most efficient approach this.
For myself, the decline continues. <_<
To be fair though, if i could bench 225, i wouldnt want to drop muscle mass to cut weight to climb better. :P
mongers, if you dont mind me asking, how old are you? from memory of your pictures, i dont think so old.
Quote from: alfred russel on September 16, 2016, 05:57:25 PM
To be fair though, if i could bench 225, i wouldnt want to drop muscle mass to cut weight to climb better. :P
mongers, if you dont mind me asking, how old are you? from memory of your pictures, i dont think so old.
:hmm:
I had to think about that, soon to enter my 54 winter.
that isnt too old. a buddy of mine is 5 years older and cranking out triathlons. a couple i climbed rainier with were 59 and just finished climbing all high points in the lower 48 states in 18 months. no excuses. :)
Quote from: alfred russel on September 16, 2016, 06:11:42 PM
that isnt too old. a buddy of mine is 5 years older and cranking out triathlons. a couple i climbed rainier with were 59 and just finished climbing all high points in the lower 48 states in 18 months. no excuses. :)
:cool:
Indeed a fine example, though probably more so to you than me. :D
Did 50 km of mixed road and noodly off-road stuff out into Dorset this evening, nice little trip. :bowler:
Played in a charity basketball tournament on Saturday. I was told it would be two games played on cross courts (so basically a shorter and narrower playing area) against mainly people about my age. Now it is true that the first two games were played on cross courts but the teams were essentially 20 somethings and some of which had been varsity players. But then we made the semi finals and finals both of which were played full court. I am still stiff and sore :D
On the bright side I am down to 248 :)
We lost in the final but the victory was in being able to actually make it to my shower and then collapse in my bed after it was all over :D
Quote from: crazy canuck on September 26, 2016, 09:35:03 AM
Played in a charity basketball tournament on Saturday. I was told it would be two games played on cross courts (so basically a shorter and narrower playing area) against mainly people about my age. Now it is true that the first two games were played on cross courts but the teams were essentially 20 somethings and some of which had been varsity players. But then we made the semi finals and finals both of which were played full court. I am still stiff and sore :D
On the bright side I am down to 248 :)
We lost in the final but the victory was in being able to actually make it to my shower and then collapse in my bed after it was all over :D
:cool:
That's not so nice hard exercise for an old'un. :P
The slow down for Autumn and Winter begins; lots of little walks planned for the darkened months.
Quote from: mongers on September 27, 2016, 03:25:25 PM
The slow down for Autumn and Winter begins; lots of little walks planned for the darkened months.
Yeah, I have retired my bike for the season. The days are now too short and I hate riding in the dark. I have to find something to replace all that great cardio I was getting.
Basketball?
Quote from: crazy canuck on September 29, 2016, 09:23:39 AM
Quote from: mongers on September 27, 2016, 03:25:25 PM
The slow down for Autumn and Winter begins; lots of little walks planned for the darkened months.
Yeah, I have retired my bike for the season. The days are now too short and I hate riding in the dark. I have to find something to replace all that great cardio I was getting.
Yeah, I'm cutting back, just need to bodge-up up a mud bike for the winter conditions to enable shopping trips etc.
Have you considered fast walking?
When I finished to day I took a bus out of the city to some archaeology, had a wander around and then walked the 2.5-3 miles back into the city at a hefty pace, so as to catch a bus home.
Add to a couple of miles walking in the city, I think it's not a bad form of exercise, if done forcefully, arms a swinging etc. :D
Swimming. Especially in Canada in winter. You go to an indoor pool and after being used to seeing women bundled up, seeing fit women training in bathing suits will provide a third leg to propel you through the water.
Quote from: crazy canuck on September 29, 2016, 05:47:13 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on September 29, 2016, 11:01:00 AM
Basketball?
too much risk of injury.
Free weights with cardio afterwards? Since you know what you're doing you could, for instance, run a relaxed 5/3/1 with whatever accessory work you thought was fun.
http://www.strengthstandards.co/ (http://www.strengthstandards.co/)
Just input your numbers, select which program you want run and the site will generate a schedule for you. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Legbiter on September 30, 2016, 05:41:32 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on September 29, 2016, 05:47:13 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on September 29, 2016, 11:01:00 AM
Basketball?
too much risk of injury.
Free weights with cardio afterwards? Since you know what you're doing you could, for instance, run a relaxed 5/3/1 with whatever accessory work you thought was fun.
http://www.strengthstandards.co/ (http://www.strengthstandards.co/)
Just input your numbers, select which program you want run and the site will generate a schedule for you. :thumbsup:
Yeah, I am going to start that sort of routine. Just need to be disciplined to do it. Biking to work was easy because it was something I needed to do. It is easier to blow off going to the gym for one reason or another. And walking the dog more along the lines of Mongers' advice.
Swimming is ok but I am less likely to do that than go to the gym.
Did 50km around the forest on the bike this afternoon, nice day.
But man there were a lot of out for a drive, usual this time of you I meet two or three cars on some of the 5-10km stretches of road, this time it was dozens, was like every other guy within 20 miles of the national park decided to go for a Sunday drive today. <_<
Ended up cutting my trip short and hurry back to keep in front of the traffic. <_<
Very excited: today I can start running again. :)
I think I've developed tendonitis or something in my left wrist. Since I broke my ankle I've been doing a lot more dumbbell exercises, and I think the combination of that and continuing to climb has just worn my wrist out. Anyone had this happen before? It is mildly painful to move - just rotating it causes some pain. I tried climbing today anyway but quit early on - I think I'll take some time off the weights and climbing. Now that I can run I have something else I can do anyway.
Quote from: alfred russel on October 03, 2016, 12:34:22 AM
Very excited: today I can start running again. :)
I think I've developed tendonitis or something in my left wrist. Since I broke my ankle I've been doing a lot more dumbbell exercises, and I think the combination of that and continuing to climb has just worn my wrist out. Anyone had this happen before? It is mildly painful to move - just rotating it causes some pain. I tried climbing today anyway but quit early on - I think I'll take some time off the weights and climbing. Now that I can run I have something else I can do anyway.
So things are looking up. :cool:
So I took yesterday off from weights and climbing, and then went climbing tonight. I might have really fucked up my wrist tonight. I gave up climbing with my left hand partway through the night and tried climbing easy routes just with my right. When I got home I was carrying things inside with my right hand, and it was a struggle to unlock and open the door with my left. Typing this is modestly painful.
I've regained a foot and lost a hand. :(
Quote from: alfred russel on October 04, 2016, 08:52:56 PM
So I took yesterday off from weights and climbing, and then went climbing tonight. I might have really fucked up my wrist tonight. I gave up climbing with my left hand partway through the night and tried climbing easy routes just with my right. When I got home I was carrying things inside with my right hand, and it was a struggle to unlock and open the door with my left. Typing this is modestly painful.
I've regained a foot and lost a hand. :(
Why do you try to do things with one hand tied behind you back? :D
Myself, still plodding along on the bike, even with the shortening evenings. :bowler:
Quote from: alfred russel on October 04, 2016, 08:52:56 PM
So I took yesterday off from weights and climbing, and then went climbing tonight. I might have really fucked up my wrist tonight. I gave up climbing with my left hand partway through the night and tried climbing easy routes just with my right. When I got home I was carrying things inside with my right hand, and it was a struggle to unlock and open the door with my left. Typing this is modestly painful.
I've regained a foot and lost a hand. :(
Take time out for as long as you need. I'll back off of my training if what I'm doing feels dicey. Could try eating more gelatinous cuts of meat and adding bone broth to your diet for joint health.
Quote from: Legbiter on October 09, 2016, 07:27:46 AM
Take time out for as long as you need. I'll back off of my training if what I'm doing feels dicey. Could try eating more gelatinous cuts of meat and adding bone broth to your diet for joint health.
What is a gelatinous cut of meat? Just a fatty one?
Quote from: alfred russel on October 09, 2016, 07:56:37 PMWhat is a gelatinous cut of meat? Just a fatty one?
Shanks, necks, feet, cheeks, oxtails, ribs. You can also just add a tablespoon here and there of hydrolysed collagen to liquids to get that extra amount of lycine. I like to put a tablespoon of it in my morning coffee but most any liquid will do.
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-reasons-to-eat-more-collagen/ (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/10-reasons-to-eat-more-collagen/)
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/collagen-an-implausible-supplement-for-joint-pain/
Quote from: garbon on October 10, 2016, 04:30:57 PM
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
Still waiting to see if I have a London Marathon place. I'm assuming not. Probably just as well as I'm only going to be able to start running again in the next week or so.
Why I shouldn't be allowed to enter races part VIII.
I entered the Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon. Realised Autofill had put in my work email address. Emailed their "contact us" address to correct it. They couldn't find me on their system and asked if I had registered with the right name. I indignantly attached my confirmation email. Turns out there are TWO Hampton Court Half Marathons, one in February and one in March and I'd entered the other one...
Having carefully checked there were plenty of people slower than me in last year's results and deciding I had a comfortable margin to get home, I now find there were just three people slower than my expected result. Out of over 3,000. FML.
Quote from: alfred russel on October 10, 2016, 10:24:27 PM
Learn more here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXO2azb3_PE
Does he even lift?
Quote from: alfred russel on October 04, 2016, 08:52:56 PM
So I took yesterday off from weights and climbing, and then went climbing tonight. I might have really fucked up my wrist tonight. I gave up climbing with my left hand partway through the night and tried climbing easy routes just with my right. When I got home I was carrying things inside with my right hand, and it was a struggle to unlock and open the door with my left. Typing this is modestly painful.
I've regained a foot and lost a hand. :(
QuoteI think I'll take some time off the weights and climbing.
:hmm: I think you found out the answer to whether one day is enough time off an activity to allow an injury to heal... Feel better soon.
Quote from: Brazen on October 11, 2016, 05:41:36 AM
Still waiting to see if I have a London Marathon place. I'm assuming not. Probably just as well as I'm only going to be able to start running again in the next week or so.
Why I shouldn't be allowed to enter races part VIII.
I entered the Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon. Realised Autofill had put in my work email address. Emailed their "contact us" address to correct it. They couldn't find me on their system and asked if I had registered with the right name. I indignantly attached my confirmation email. Turns out there are TWO Hampton Court Half Marathons, one in February and one in March and I'd entered the other one...
Having carefully checked there were plenty of people slower than me in last year's results and deciding I had a comfortable margin to get home, I now find there were just three people slower than my expected result. Out of over 3,000. FML.
At least it gives a goal for the race and motivation for training. You will not be last! :)
Had to go to page three to retrieve this thread. :hmm:
Not doing a lot myself, but did have a nice 28 mile ride back from the conurbation and along the seafront earlier this evening.
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."
My girlfriend bought a threadmill.
Bumped, since mongers is too lazy.
Quote from: celedhring on October 30, 2016, 02:17:54 PM
Bumped, since mongers is too lazy.
:hmm:
You should also start the Fitness 2017 thread in readiness. :P
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. :P
Done about 500 miles on the bike this month, including a fair bit of noodly off-road.
Brought running shorts today as all my running capris were in the wash. Might be a bit chilly when I start off :hmm:
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).
Quote from: alfred russel on October 10, 2016, 10:24:27 PM
Quote from: garbon on October 10, 2016, 04:30:57 PM
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. :lol:
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 21, 2016, 08:03:06 PM
My girlfriend bought a threadmill.
You should have more self-confidence, rather than letting her walk all over you.
Quote from: alfred russel on December 21, 2015, 03:57:00 PM
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.
What is 5.11?
I'm going to ignore Dorsey's shameless quote-bait.
Quote from: Eddie Teach on December 21, 2016, 04:47:04 PM
What is 5.11?
A climbing grade under the yosemite decimal system.
5 means it is technical climbing, and the 11 reflects the difficulty.