I know, we're not there yet. But now is the time to set some targets.
Post them here so you can be ridiculed a year from now when you failed all of them like I have this year :Embarrass:
So, to raise the bar some more, I just signed up for:
- Amstel Gold race, 250km of cycling in the Dutch hills (yes, we have some) in April
- La Marmotte, 175 excruciating km's in the French Alps in July
And I want to pick up running again, maybe a half marathon in the fall or something.
I'm thinking of buying one of those bike stands so I can ride my bike indoors, does anyone here have any experience with them?
Motherfucker. Had a long post typed out but it evaporated. :mad:
Short story:
- Sixpack (ETA: April)- 100kg bench press (ETA: December)
Weekly mountainbiking and weekly roadbiking when it gets a littler warmer.
Goals:
- Tour of Denmark, riding to places I haven't seen yet. Ca. 600km, maybe one-two weeks.
- Mountainbike trip to Nationalpark Harz with friends, and I will not lose the hill sprints!
Quote from: Maladict on December 10, 2011, 09:35:44 AM
I'm thinking of buying one of those bike stands so I can ride my bike indoors, does anyone here have any experience with them?
I bought this (http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52701) last year and it works quite well. Easy to set up too.
I'd like to weigh less than I do now.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 10, 2011, 10:41:41 AM
I'd like to weigh less than I do now.
If you really did, you would. :hmm:
Quote from: Slargos on December 10, 2011, 10:45:01 AM
If you really did, you would. :hmm:
Considering I weigh less than I did a year ago, I don't think it's that outlandish a goal. Good luck quitting the cancer sticks.
This year I dropped about 40 pounds. I'd like to drop about 30 in 2012 and I'd be happy. I've adjusted my eating habits (SUPER easy when you don't live at home and have to pay for everything you eat :P) and I joined my company gym for the ultra low price of only 15/month.
Quote from: Jaron on December 10, 2011, 11:11:30 AM
I joined my company gym for the ultra low price of only 15/month.
That's not *that* low, get offers for $100/year from Bally all the time.
It is lower than the other places around here offered. ;) And its convenient.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 10, 2011, 11:17:45 AM
Quote from: Jaron on December 10, 2011, 11:11:30 AM
I joined my company gym for the ultra low price of only 15/month.
That's not *that* low, get offers for $100/year from Bally all the time.
Do they hate money, or do they simply realize that you will never go?
Quote from: Liep on December 10, 2011, 10:11:00 AM
I bought this (http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52701) last year and it works quite well. Easy to set up too.
Thanks, I was looking at Tacx just now. I hear they generate quite a bit of wear on the tires, though.
Proabably best to get a cheap set for the indoor period.
Quote from: Slargos on December 10, 2011, 12:10:18 PM
Do they hate money, or do they simply realize that you will never go?
I think most of the gym's expenses aren't incurred on a per visit basis. Empty gym = failing gym.
I didn't renew my membership because the one I liked(with a nice pool and a basketball court) closed down. The other one nearby isn't nearly as good.
Gyms definitely love the folks who sign up, go once and then just eat pizza and chicken strips and pay until their contract ends. Its making money for doing absolutely nothing.
Last time I was member of a gym I attended 10 times over one year. I spent about the same amount on that bike stand and I've used it a bit more, it has the advantage over a gym whenever it's cold and/or raining, which happens a lot here.
I'd guess I went about 30 or 40 times in a year. Might be worth the hundred bucks if I still had reliable transportation. :blush:
Though not necessary, as I have plenty of exercise options at home.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 10, 2011, 01:11:31 PM
I'd guess I went about 30 or 40 times in a year. Might be worth the hundred bucks if I still had reliable transportation. :blush:
Though not necessary, as I have plenty of exercise options at home.
May I insert a masturbation joke? It's the obvious witless humor that I excel at the most. :P
Obvious humor is one of the cornerstones of modern civilization. :)
Quote from: Maladict on December 10, 2011, 09:35:44 AM
I know, we're not there yet. But now is the time to set some targets.
Post them here so you can be ridiculed a year from now when you failed all of them like I have this year :Embarrass:
So, to raise the bar some more, I just signed up for:
- Amstel Gold race, 250km of cycling in the Dutch hills (yes, we have some) in April
- La Marmotte, 175 excruciating km's in the French Alps in July
And I want to pick up running again, maybe a half marathon in the fall or something.
I'm thinking of buying one of those bike stands so I can ride my bike indoors, does anyone here have any experience with them?
That's certainly ambitious, I can't imagine how hard mountain biking in the Alps would be, and the road race sounds interesting. :cheers:
For myself I'm going to try and keep doing more than 500 miles a month through the spring, summer and autumn of next year.
Obviously the winters going to be a bit tricky re fitness, though living in central southern England allows me to get out all year round, just got back from a quick 40 mile spin along the Dorset coast, found out piled up beach sand and road tyres aren't compatible. :(
The one thing I'd really like to do is the idea a mate and myself have for a race to the South of Spain in the early Summer; I take my bike and he races me in his sports car, the idea being to see who can take the longest to get there. :)
Though I think money and especially time are going to be the problems, I think I need to see him in the run up to Xmas, so we can pencil in a date. Of course he's somewhat vital to the whole op as I need to get back from Southern Spain.
Quote from: mongers on December 10, 2011, 02:52:50 PM
That's certainly ambitious, I can't imagine how hard mountain biking in the Alps would be, and the road race sounds interesting. :cheers:
The Alps is a road race as well, it has the Galibier and Alpe d'Huez in it, amongst others.
Plenty of mountain bikers join in as well, doesn't really seem to matter what kind of bike you bring. It's slow going either way.
Quote from: Maladict on December 10, 2011, 03:25:09 PM
Quote from: mongers on December 10, 2011, 02:52:50 PM
That's certainly ambitious, I can't imagine how hard mountain biking in the Alps would be, and the road race sounds interesting. :cheers:
The Alps is a road race as well, it has the Galibier and Alpe d'Huez in it, amongst others.
Plenty of mountain bikers join in as well, doesn't really seem to matter what kind of bike you bring. It's slow going either way.
Good grief that's like 6000+ ft. :blink:
Rather you than me.
Quote from: mongers on December 10, 2011, 04:34:22 PM
Good grief that's like 6000+ ft. :blink:
Rather you than me.
It's about 18,000 ft of climbing altogether.
And about 18,000 ft of descending :cool:
You know that's nearly 5.5kms of 'Up' - I know of people who couldn't cycle that distance on the dead flat ! :D
Low fat and low carb diet plus jogging and no drinking is the way way to go.
Taking the bike out on New Year's Day: failed.
No possible excuse, I don't have a hangover and it's +12 degrees FFS. :(
Quote from: Maladict on January 01, 2012, 11:11:21 AM
Taking the bike out on New Year's Day: failed.
No possible excuse, I don't have a hangover and it's +12 degrees FFS. :(
:lol:
I'm in the same boat, had every intention today, but its rather wet today so I'm having a rest day. :blush:
edit:Damn you guilted me into going out in the rain, went out to get a paper and did about 9 miles on the single speed, roads rather flooded, but I guess it got me out of the house, so :cheers:
Quote from: mongers on January 01, 2012, 11:19:48 AM
Damn you guilted me into going out in the rain, went out to get a paper and did about 9 miles on the single speed, roads rather flooded, but I guess it got me out of the house, so :cheers:
:cheers:
I went out for takeaway because I was too lazy to cook :blush:
Quote from: Maladict on January 01, 2012, 01:05:17 PM
Quote from: mongers on January 01, 2012, 11:19:48 AM
Damn you guilted me into going out in the rain, went out to get a paper and did about 9 miles on the single speed, roads rather flooded, but I guess it got me out of the house, so :cheers:
:cheers:
I went out for takeaway because I was too lazy to cook :blush:
Yeah that's the next big hurdle for me tonight. :D
I might just go with the Xmas left overs or have some cheese and crackers. :)
Quote from: Maladict on January 01, 2012, 01:05:17 PM
I went out for takeaway because I was too lazy to cook :blush:
That's what frozen pizza is for. Even less effort than going out for food.
Have had a bit of a lull this last week. Unable to complete my usual half mara. Felt completely dead at 17ish k. I suspect some sort of viral thing in my body as I´ve been more tired than usual. Could be a winter thing though I suppose. :(
Had a nice 20 mile spin this afternoon, someowhat spoilt by the two G&Ts half way round. :bowler:
Succeeded in benchpressing 5x60lbs dumbbells yesterday during my chest routine, and my barbell inclined bench press keeps increasing (now at 110lbs, or bar+2x32.5lbs).
This has put a high note to a very good bulking session of four months, in which I've taken 12 pounds while keeping decreasing to 20% body fat as measured by my sport nutritionist. In other words, I've gained good lean muscle mass and kept the fat under control. :showoff:
Off to 3 months cutting now.
My New Year's Resolution was getting up early and working out before work. Doing it in the afternoon with my son just wasn't working.
I am three for three so far! :showoff:
I had hoped to do spinning like Slargos recomended but there is nothing at 5:45 in the morning at my gym. I am thinking I should hire a PT for one or two sessions to put together a workout for a half hour a day.
Quote from: Valmy on January 04, 2012, 09:47:08 AM
My New Year's Resolution was getting up early and working out before work. Doing it in the afternoon with my son just wasn't working.
I am three for three so far! :showoff:
I had hoped to do spinning like Slargos recomended but there is nothing at 5:45 in the morning at my gym. I am thinking I should hire a PT for one or two sessions to put together a workout for a half hour a day.
Good going. :cheers:
Is anyone else doing much exercise or are you all too busy at the gym to post ?
Been busy exercising my jaws. :Embarrass:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 06, 2012, 05:50:14 PM
Been busy exercising my jaws. :Embarrass:
Well it's said jaw, jaw is better than war, war. :bowler:
Quote from: mongers on January 06, 2012, 05:48:49 PM
Is anyone else doing much exercise or are you all too busy at the gym to post ?
Fit...ness?
I was running six days a week until a nasty cold. I haven't been back on the treadmill since.
The last few days, however, I have been doing pushups and some calisthenics in the mornings.
I am crash dieting. :)
Went for a 35 mile spin around the Dorset countryside to an iron age hill fort, Badbury Rings, lovely weather for early January.
Couldn't help myself, but burn off a couple of groups of mountain bikers. :blush:
Whilst out and about, I had a chat with a cyclist about running;hmm, I'm half considering taking it up again after, *cough*, *cough* years.
I've already already mapped out a 5000 metre circuit, I think currently I could manage 200 metres of that or at least to the end of the road. :hmm:
It would be madness for me to take up running. :rolleyes:
Ran six miles at a nice jogging pace today, trying to get back into shape for longer runs. Aiming for a marathon in November.
Quote from: FunkMonk on January 11, 2012, 09:38:59 PM
Ran six miles at a nice jogging pace today, trying to get back into shape for longer runs. Aiming for a marathon in November.
:cool:
I think my running days are behind me, I shall stick to bikes.
I ran a half-marathon last year in St. Louis and it was a lot of fun, even though the hilly streets kicked my ass a teeny bit. Until recently I've never really been interested in distance running because I've always considered myself a short-distance sprinter, but I've since discovered the joys of long and enjoyable runs in the countryside.
Of course there isn't much countryside in the city so I have to drive to the park or a trail. There seem to be a lot more of these where I live now that I've come back to Texas.
Quote from: FunkMonk on January 11, 2012, 10:14:38 PM
I ran a half-marathon last year in St. Louis
Did you put a 13.1 sticker on your car?
I had my first session back with the running club on Sunday. On Monday I was looking at my screen and couldn't see the centre because of a bright light. It spread into a star shape with a zig-zag black and white outline. I could now see through the centre but not past the edges of the star. Doctor Google diagnosed scary stuff, so I called the doc for and emergency appointment.
He quickly ruled out high blood pressure (mine's 107/76) but wouldn't talk to me any further without me going to the opticians to rule out a detached retina!
One eye-peering and several vision charts later, that was ruled out too, and it turns out I was seeing a migraine aura. The optician said it was obviously because I need varifocal lenses which start at £275 before the frames, thankyouverymuch. I begged to differ.
I don't know if it was just an ocular migraine as I'd already taken painkillers. Thinking back, I had the same before Christmas, also the day after heavy exercise, so I'm pretty sure it's exercise-induced migraine.
I should probably step things back a bit or get a heart rate monitor or something. I don't know if I should give up Marathon training - it hurts and I don't enjoy it, but I want the glory, damn it, and to wipe clean the slate of the disaster two years ago! Plus it's Olympic year AND my numbers 11111!
Quote from: Brazen on January 12, 2012, 09:08:21 AM
I had my first session back with the running club on Sunday. On Monday I was looking at my screen and couldn't see the centre because of a bright light. It spread into a star shape with a zig-zag black and white outline. I could now see through the centre but not past the edges of the star. Doctor Google diagnosed scary stuff, so I called the doc for and emergency appointment.
He quickly ruled out high blood pressure (mine's 107/76) but wouldn't talk to me any further without me going to the opticians to rule out a detached retina!
One eye-peering and several vision charts later, that was ruled out too, and it turns out I was seeing a migraine aura. The optician said it was obviously because I need varifocal lenses which start at £275 before the frames, thankyouverymuch. I begged to differ.
I don't know if it was just an ocular migraine as I'd already taken painkillers. Thinking back, I had the same before Christmas, also the day after heavy exercise, so I'm pretty sure it's exercise-induced migraine.
I should probably step things back a bit or get a heart rate monitor or something. I don't know if I should give up Marathon training - it hurts and I don't enjoy it, but I want the glory, damn it, and to wipe clean the slate of the disaster two years ago! Plus it's Olympic year AND my numbers 11111!
:hug:
Brazen, I hope it works out, but maybe it's time to give up on the achievement orientates stuff and get a bike. :P
You could get a small dog, put it in a wicker front basic and become more of a feature of you local community, as you sailed past people would exclaim " there goes mad dog basket lady" or some such similar affection epithet. :D
I've taken to walking in place while watching tv or movies. Seems a bit easier to find the motivation for that.
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on January 12, 2012, 12:11:03 AM
Quote from: FunkMonk on January 11, 2012, 10:14:38 PM
I ran a half-marathon last year in St. Louis
Did you put a 13.1 sticker on your car?
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Nope, did not do that.
Did 30 odd miles on Friday evening, and at the end felt like I'd lost a couple of toes; modern Brit not use to the now occasional actual winter temperatures. :(
So I got whacked in the back of my leg while playing soccer on Sunday (and the ref didn't blow his whistle :ultra:) and now I think I have a calf strain. I can't walk without considerable pain unless I raise my heel so I'm walking around like I have a peg leg. :pirate
Been doing the rest, ice, compression, elevation thing. Anyone know how long these injuries tend to last? I'm figuring at least a week, probably longer.
Quote from: FunkMonk on January 17, 2012, 12:16:25 PM
So I got whacked in the back of my leg while playing soccer on Sunday (and the ref didn't blow his whistle :ultra:) and now I think I have a calf strain. I can't walk without considerable pain unless I raise my heel so I'm walking around like I have a peg leg. :pirate
Been doing the rest, ice, compression, elevation thing. Anyone know how long these injuries tend to last? I'm figuring at least a week, probably longer.
I'd have thought Brazen is our point man for that sort of stuff.
Good luck with it, they'll still be plenty of time in the spring and summer to pick up that slack. :)
Very different day today, got off early and managed to pop over to one of my favourite hill forts ins Darset, nice little 35 mile round trip; had to stop several times to remove unnecessary clothing, didn't need gloves a hat and other than the wind requiring a light wind-cheater, I could easily have got away with just a t-shirt and this being mid-January. :hmm:
Well I stand around doing and lifting shit for 4-9 hours at a time. That's exercise, isn't it?
Quote from: Ideologue on January 18, 2012, 05:00:38 PM
Well I stand around doing and lifting shit for 4-9 hours at a time. That's exercise, isn't it?
Yep, I used to do that too, though I'd also cycle there and back at the end of the shift. :P
So how are everyone's 'programs' going ?
:showoff: ?
:) ?
:hmm: ?
:( ?
or
:ph34r: ?
:homestar:
I totally did some sit-ups and push-ups yesterday.
Not as many as I used to be able to do, when I did them regularly. :( Like, 33 and 55 percent of peak, respectively.
Quote from: Ideologue on January 20, 2012, 05:04:26 PM
I totally did some sit-ups and push-ups yesterday.
Not as many as I used to be able to do, when I did them regularly. :( Like, 33 and 55 percent of peak, respectively.
Heh, I probably haven't done a single push up or sit-up in like 15 years. <_<
You can ride your bike for 30 miles but you can't do a sit-up? :huh:
I want my proto-six-pack back. But I already own a car.
My calf injury has been preventing my usual exercise routine. I've just been getting in regular push-ups and sit-ups. :cry:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 20, 2012, 05:32:57 PM
You can ride your bike for 30 miles but you can't do a sit-up? :huh:
No, it's just I've not ever bothered to try; tell you what I'll have a go tomorrow and probably end up like Funkmonk. :(
Weird over the last couple of days I've started spontaneously running rather than walking; haven't done that in years. :)
Started my DASH diet and capping at 2,000 calories a day.
12 lbs in 2 weeks. Not bad.
Gained at least 5 kg the last few months. Missed way too much gym due to marathon hours at work and ate way too much crap from vending machine. No more.
Already reduced calorie intake and gone back to the gym. Despite being up at 5 AM today, this afternoon I decided to enjoy the stupidly warm temperatures and went biking in shorts and t-shirt right after work. Felt good. More gym tomorrow.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 04:33:54 PM
Started my DASH diet and capping at 2,000 calories a day.
12 lbs in 2 weeks. Not bad.
:thumbsup:
159 lbs. Whoa. I should probably eat something.
12 weeks until the London Marathon. I can't wait for it to be over.
Training currently on hold, thanks to strep throat. <_<
Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 01:09:44 PM
159 lbs. Whoa. I should probably eat something.
Preferably something that isn't Reese's.
Quote from: Brazen on January 26, 2012, 08:31:04 AM
12 weeks until the London Marathon. I can't wait for it to be over.
Good luck with that, rather you than me. :bowler:
Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 01:09:44 PM
159 lbs. Whoa. I should probably eat something.
I now weigh more than you, almost up to my fighting weight of 11 stone 7 lbs.
Quote from: mongers on January 26, 2012, 02:19:19 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on January 25, 2012, 01:09:44 PM
159 lbs. Whoa. I should probably eat something.
I now weigh more than you, almost up to my fighting weight of 11 stone 7 lbs.
Ha ha!
Anyway, I ate two burritos and a large pizza. I was below 160 for about three hours. :P
I'm in the :ph34r: stage. It remains too cold outside! And doubtless other excuses too. I'm just going to hope having a reasonably active lifestyle again and having to feed myself puts me back in shape naturally.
Quote from: Tyr on January 26, 2012, 11:43:50 PM
I'm just going to hope having a reasonably active lifestyle again and having to feed myself puts me back in shape naturally.
Go to law school.
Quote from: Tyr on January 26, 2012, 11:43:50 PM
I'm in the :ph34r: stage. It remains too cold outside! And doubtless other excuses too. I'm just going to hope having a reasonably active lifestyle again and having to feed myself puts me back in shape naturally.
So walk in place in front of the tv. :contract:
Been doing a lot of stretching exercise, sit-ups and more walking, less beer, fatty foods. feeling pretty good, seeing some small progress on waist flab.
small progress is way better than no progress. Belts are being tightened.
Quote from: Ideologue on January 26, 2012, 11:30:33 PM
Ha ha!
Anyway, I ate two burritos and a large pizza. I was below 160 for about three hours. :P
Jesus christ :bleeding: Slow, painful suicide by food.
Popped out on the single speed to my favourite hill fort, did a quick 30-35 miles on a rather pleasant January afternoon. :bowler:
Probably done a bit over 400 miles on the bike this month, ok for a winter month, something tells me February is going to be a b****.
Quote from: fahdiz on January 27, 2012, 05:30:04 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on January 26, 2012, 11:30:33 PM
Ha ha!
Anyway, I ate two burritos and a large pizza. I was below 160 for about three hours. :P
Jesus christ :bleeding: Slow, painful suicide by food.
Yeah, real slow, real painful--it'll take forty or fifty years and keep me sensible for all the horrors life can possibly still inflict on me.
Quote from: fahdiz on January 24, 2012, 06:27:32 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 04:33:54 PM
Started my DASH diet and capping at 2,000 calories a day.
12 lbs in 2 weeks. Not bad.
:thumbsup:
Dropped 3 more lbs this week; that's 15 in three weeks. There's a noticeable drop in my waistline now, and everybody sees the loss in my face; apparently that's the first place it goes when I gain weight.
I'd love to start working out to accelerate the process, but my BP is still far too high at this point to exert too much. New meds are wrecking havoc at the moment.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 29, 2012, 12:22:02 PM
Quote from: fahdiz on January 24, 2012, 06:27:32 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 23, 2012, 04:33:54 PM
Started my DASH diet and capping at 2,000 calories a day.
12 lbs in 2 weeks. Not bad.
:thumbsup:
Dropped 3 more lbs this week; that's 15 in three weeks. There's a noticeable drop in my waistline now, and everybody sees the loss in my face; apparently that's the first place it goes when I gain weight.
I'd love to start working out to accelerate the process, but my BP is still far too high at this point to exert too much. New meds are wrecking havoc at the moment.
Good work Money, keep it up, slowly but surely. :)
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 29, 2012, 12:22:02 PM
Dropped 3 more lbs this week; that's 15 in three weeks. There's a noticeable drop in my waistline now, and everybody sees the loss in my face; apparently that's the first place it goes when I gain weight.
I'd love to start working out to accelerate the process, but my BP is still far too high at this point to exert too much. New meds are wrecking havoc at the moment.
The first - and hardest - place the fat goes is around the belly, it's where the body naturally stores the most and the densest fat cells. But we have fat everywhere, under our skin, around our face, legs, hands, arms, and buttocks, even inside our muscle fibers.
Don't accelerate the loss too much, though, because otherwise you'll be losing lean muscle mass as well. 1-2 pounds per week is good, most of it is fat, but unless you're insanely overweight losing more than that means you're losing muscle mass as well.
Got up and ran around a bit today; first time in two weeks since my calf injury. Felt good. It feels a little bit tight still, but I'm thinking it'll be gone after one more week of light running.
That is until I got pulled into an intramural soccer game and ran my ass off for forty minutes. No injuries to report though. :)
Quote from: Drakken on January 29, 2012, 05:16:34 PMDon't accelerate the loss too much, though, because otherwise you'll be losing lean muscle mass as well. 1-2 pounds per week is good, most of it is fat, but unless you're insanely overweight losing more than that means you're losing muscle mass as well.
Dude, I stopped competitive bodybuilding almost 20 years ago. Don't tell me about muscle mass loss. What do you think I've been watching happen the last 20 years? :P
I'm glad to see you're dropping it so quickly CdM. I probably should get myself on something too. :hmm: I can't eat like Ide and lounge about like Yi.
I've got to find some kind of balance. :hmm:
I don't know whether it is due to outside freezing temps (with strong wind) but I haven't been able to sweat since noon, not even at the gym, despite plenty of exercise and warm indoor temps. Had to go throw cold water over my head every once in a while for hours.
Quote from: Iormlund on February 03, 2012, 01:12:33 PM
I don't know whether it is due to outside freezing temps (with strong wind) but I haven't been able to sweat since noon, not even at the gym, despite plenty of exercise and warm indoor temps. Had to go throw cold water over my head every once in a while for hours.
Your thermostat is broken, get one of these:
http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/greening-my-home-2.jpg
PS do you really exercise for that long ?
I worked out for a couple hours, but then I came home and still cannot sweat. My thermometer says my core temp is 35'7º C anyway, so I'm not concerned, but it is quite uncomfortable to feel hot all this time.
Quote from: Iormlund on February 03, 2012, 01:25:36 PM
I worked out for a couple hours, but then I came home and still cannot sweat. My thermometer says my core temp is 35'7º C anyway, so I'm not concerned, but it is quite uncomfortable to feel hot all this time.
Hmm, weird, no doubt Brazen will know what's up. :bowler:
Did 38 mile on the bike this evening, wasn't too cold, not much traffic about.
38 miles? :blink:
Quote from: Jaron on February 05, 2012, 10:25:15 PM
38 miles? :blink:
It's on a bike, so not quite as strenuous as Cecil's daily half-marathons. :yeahright:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 29, 2012, 12:22:02 PM
Dropped 3 more lbs this week; that's 15 in three weeks. There's a noticeable drop in my waistline now, and everybody sees the loss in my face; apparently that's the first place it goes when I gain weight.
I'd love to start working out to accelerate the process, but my BP is still far too high at this point to exert too much. New meds are wrecking havoc at the moment.
Nice work there mister. Can you walk or swim even if it's dead slow without busting an artery? Half an hour building up to an hour is a fantastic start and will help keep that rate of weight loss up.
Quote from: mongers on February 03, 2012, 01:36:00 PM
Quote from: Iormlund on February 03, 2012, 01:25:36 PM
I worked out for a couple hours, but then I came home and still cannot sweat. My thermometer says my core temp is 35'7º C anyway, so I'm not concerned, but it is quite uncomfortable to feel hot all this time.
Hmm, weird, no doubt Brazen will know what's up. :bowler:
First up, are you properly hydrated? If you haven't drunk enough water before and during, your body clings on to every drop.
Are you new to this level of exercise? Sweating is to a certain extent a learned response. I just used to go purple in the face when I started out but was of the "You don't sweat much for a fat lass" variety. Now I drip attractively all over the treadmill.
I sweat like a fire hose. When I go on one of my 30 miles bikes in the summer I can find my way home by the line of salt left on the pavement. Really, it is one of my most attractive features.
I walked from the master suite to the family room.
Quote from: Brazen on February 06, 2012, 09:30:01 AM
Quote from: mongers on February 03, 2012, 01:36:00 PM
Quote from: Iormlund on February 03, 2012, 01:25:36 PM
I worked out for a couple hours, but then I came home and still cannot sweat. My thermometer says my core temp is 35'7º C anyway, so I'm not concerned, but it is quite uncomfortable to feel hot all this time.
Hmm, weird, no doubt Brazen will know what's up. :bowler:
First up, are you properly hydrated? If you haven't drunk enough water before and during, your body clings on to every drop.
Are you new to this level of exercise? Sweating is to a certain extent a learned response. I just used to go purple in the face when I started out but was of the "You don't sweat much for a fat lass" variety. Now I drip attractively all over the treadmill.
I was properly hydrated, yes.
It seems as if my skin temperature goes out of sync with my core temperature after the transition from cold outside temperatures (mostly due to the biting wind) to warm indoor temperatures plus exercise at the gym. Today I experienced something similar, but to a lesser degree.
Wooties, 3 more lbs this week.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 06, 2012, 01:34:36 PM
Wooties, 3 more lbs this week.
:thumbsup:
Don't go too far and do an Ide on us, insisting on only chasing 'thinnies' :D
Trust me, I'd fuck a fat chick, I'm just not, as a rule, going to fantasize about it.
Quote from: Ideologue on February 06, 2012, 03:13:50 PM
Trust me, I'd fuck a fat chick, I'm just not, as a rule, going to fantasize about it.
Lane Bryant is a great pickup spot.
I've lost 7 lbs since last Monday.
I'm guessing the cold weather is hampering most peoples exercise routines ?
Saving Cecil of course, who's no doubt still grinding out the half marathons.
It's not actually too bad out in Southern England, if you keep moving at a fair old pace one doesn't seem to get cold or freeze, but damn are the road surfaces around here crap. :bowler: :mad:
Just did 13 miles, but it's still so icy out there it was more of a mince than a run, especially on the hills!
Quote from: Brazen on February 12, 2012, 08:43:46 AM
Just did 13 miles, but it's still so icy out there it was more of a mince than a run, especially on the hills!
:thumbsup:
Rather you than me, sister. And I'd hazard its a lot colder north of the River, than it is down here; as of mid-day the ground is beginning to unfreeze.
I've intensified my training, and I'm now going to the gym 5 days a week. With a bit of luck I'll drop the 5 kg or so that I got in the last few months. But there's no hurry.
Ouch, bike went from under me on a roundabout; I now have some rather painful skidmarks on my left side. :(
Quote from: mongers on February 14, 2012, 08:48:21 AM
Ouch, bike went from under me on a roundabout; I now have some rather painful skidmarks on my left side. :(
Oww, careful with those skidmarks!
I am also in agony, but from increasing my distance too quickly and not stretching properly. Dumbass.
Got my Tacx installed in front of the PC, this is really great.
Maybe I can attach a small mouse platform on the handle bars and play CK2 while cycling :cool:
Quote from: mongers on February 14, 2012, 08:48:21 AM
Ouch, bike went from under me on a roundabout; I now have some rather painful skidmarks on my left side. :(
I went down yesterday on my regular bike, reflexes are: sufficient.
:console:
I guess it's that time of year, I think it was diesel on the road that brought me down, lack of rain together with over salting often leave the roads covered with this slippery black grime.
Signs say I have a stress fracture in my foot. Made a doctor's appointment for Tuesday, but he hates running (probably because he's obese) and always tries to make me stop whenever I get anything that may be related. I foresee a low-impact weekend as the only treatment is rest anyhow. Not writing off the marathon just yet.
Quote from: Brazen on February 17, 2012, 05:28:10 AM
Signs say I have a stress fracture in my foot. Made a doctor's appointment for Tuesday, but he hates running (probably because he's obese) and always tries to make me stop whenever I get anything that may be related. I foresee a low-impact weekend as the only treatment is rest anyhow. Not writing off the marathon just yet.
Oh dear Brazen, hope it gets better in the run up to the marathon.
After that, might it be time to hand up your running shoes and take up a less stressful, high impact form of exercise ? :whistle:
Swim clubs cost money, running is free. Besides, she probably doesn't want to have big muscular arms and shoulders.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on February 17, 2012, 11:05:02 PM
Swim clubs cost money, running is free. Besides, she probably doesn't want to have big muscular arms and shoulders.
You know there are other forms of exercise. And as Brazen will attest, funning isn't without cost.
Quote from: mongers on February 18, 2012, 09:46:34 AM
You know there are other forms of exercise.
:hmm:
Well, sure, but most sports are group activities. Running and swimming are ones you can do on your own.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on February 18, 2012, 10:14:50 AM
Quote from: mongers on February 18, 2012, 09:46:34 AM
You know there are other forms of exercise.
:hmm:
Well, sure, but most sports are group activities. Running and swimming are ones you can do on your own.
Low impact, two wheels, need any more hints ? :P
You mean like that spinning ball thing from the Sims?
Wife and I been going to the YMCA every weekday at lunch, playing racquetball MWF and lifting TR. We've been sticking to this better than any other schedule; we missed twice due to trials, but we started January 2 and have gone five times a week since then.
Finally starting to lose the weight. Lent starts in a week, so I will really shed the weight then. But my overall conditioning has improved dramatically- I can run up my 36 stairs to my office without breathing hard.
Quote from: mongers on February 18, 2012, 10:28:15 AM
Low impact, two wheels, need any more hints ? :P
Sold my bike. Spent profit on running shoes :P
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on February 17, 2012, 11:05:02 PM
Swim clubs cost money, running is free. Besides, she probably doesn't want to have big muscular arms and shoulders.
I swim at least once a week anyhow. I used to be a club swimmer. I love swimmers' shoulders :wub:
I've lost 11 lbs in three weeks on a very calorie-reduced diet. Go me!
I've also worked out at the gym every day this week - mostly just running a mile and then doing some strength training business, working different muscle groups each time.
Quote from: Brazen on February 18, 2012, 12:01:36 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 18, 2012, 10:28:15 AM
Low impact, two wheels, need any more hints ? :P
Sold my bike. Spent profit on running shoes :P
:blink: just :blink:
Now done 600 miles on my bodged single speed, also rather good for an upper body workout.
I think spring has arrived in Southern England in the last couple of days, time to get out and about more. :bowler:
I used to have free gym membership when I worked. My uni's subsidised sports centre is closed for the refurbishment for the year. So I've not been able to afford the price of gym membership.
I used to go about 3-4 times a week. I'd mainly use the treadmill, occasionally the bikes and had recently started using some of those weight machines but that was novel. In the 6 months or so that I went regularly I made a lot of progress. When I didn't go I'd normally be able to play tennis (free, in Lincoln's Inn Fields) or play badminton, sometimes I'd swim. I probably lost 5 kilos, my heart rate got a lot better and all the rest.
In the 6 months since I think all of that benefit's gone :weep:
So I've decided I need to get back into shape. I'm going to do sit-ups and push-ups to replicate the weight-y bits (that works right?). My local leisure centre's swimming is extortionate so I decided to take my treadmill skills into the real world. I went for my first run this morning and almost died :weep:
My plan was to run down to the Tower of London and back. I've checked the distance and it's only about 4.5 kms, which is far less than I used to do each time on the treadmill. So it didn't seem too far and looked reasonable picturesque. I got there, more or less, and nipped into a cafe to get some water. It took me about 10-12 minutes which seemed okay but slower than I used to be. The way back was lethal. I didn't realise quite how unfit I'd got (though I think the cold didn't help, I was in shorts and t shirt and it was 4C) but clearly this is going to be a long project :(
Edit: Also I have lost my Ipod and am in a furious rage about it <_<
Shelf, have you tried the Boris bikes, those are sufficiently inefficient that using them provides one with a really good all round work out and it only costs a pound a day.
The point about they're inefficiency was made to me by a very fit female cyclist who I was chatting to, going down constitution hill; she had an uber-carbon bike, but didn't fancy bringing it into town during the working week and she figured three or so laps of Hyde Park on a Boris bike was a really good work out. And I think she's right.
I've used the Boris bikes. But I don't like cycling in London. I've generally only used them on quiet-ish weekends or late at night.
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 06, 2012, 06:15:08 PM
I've used the Boris bikes. But I don't like cycling in London. I've generally only used them on quiet-ish weekends or late at night.
Yeah, if you're not used to combative city cycling AND you're on a boris bike, it can get rather hazardous; recently I made the mistake of going around Hyde Park corner on a boris bike, at night, in the evening traffic. Slightly unsafe. :uncool:
My road to fitness recovery after my injuries is well underway: I schooled a bunch of college kids today during a few soccer pick-up games, although I tired faster than normal. I'll not be playing goalkeeper anymore. :cool:
Next up: half-marathon in November.
Quote from: FunkMonk on March 06, 2012, 10:35:08 PM
My road to fitness recovery after my injuries is well underway: I schooled a bunch of college kids today during a few soccer pick-up games, although I tired faster than normal. I'll not be playing goalkeeper anymore. :cool:
Next up: half-marathon in November.
Good luck with both the recovery and the race.
But how do you people manage to 'run' so far, I had to run 500+ yards to make sure I caught a bus and had the ignominy of having to sprint 400 yards to catch the return.
That's like over 1/2 mile of running !
Most I've done in about 15 years.
I've lost 15 lbs in 5.5 weeks.
Quote from: mongers on March 07, 2012, 04:35:23 PM
But how do you people manage to 'run' so far, I had to run to 500+ yards make sure caught a bus and had the ignomany of having to sprint 400 yards to catch the ruturn how.
Thats' like over 1/2 mile of running ! Most I've done in about 15 years.
Well the time I spent in the army inured me to short distances up to 4 miles. :P
Anything between 4-8 miles I consider to be average for me. I'll typically just go out and run for 60-90 minutes, especially on a nice day, and whatever mileage I get is just a bonus. Occasionally I'll run up to 12. I'm certainly no professional.
Had a nice leisurely 40 odd mile cycle ride this afternoon, first out into the Dorset countryside, down to Poole, along the harbour to Sandbanks, then up the seafront to Christchurch and home via the Avon valley.
And t-shirt weather to boot, not bad for early March !
Took the folding bike for a spin around the hillier bits of the New Forest, so nice I ended up going around the block to my former college, Brockenhurst college and back.
Did about 50 km over a couple of hours, perfect cycling weather, in the 60s in the late afternoon and still 50+ at dusk when I got home :-)
In the unseasonably warm March weather, I ran for about an hour. The wood trails I sometimes run to and do a five km loop were dry, air was smelling strongly of earth and pine. I haven't felt this good about running since last September.
With you, Languish, as my witness, I wow to do at least one long-distance race this summer/fall season. I'm not sure I feel like the traditional 30 km race at Lidingö, but I certainly feel like a half-marathon or two.
Quote from: Lucidor on March 24, 2012, 10:21:38 AM
In the unseasonably warm March weather, I ran for about an hour. The wood trails I sometimes run to and do a five km loop were dry, air was smelling strongly of earth and pine. I haven't felt this good about running since last September.
With you, Languish, as my witness, I wow to do at least one long-distance race this summer/fall season. I'm not sure I feel like the traditional 30 km race at Lidingö, but I certainly feel like a half-marathon or two.
:thumbsup:
It was like a June day here, popped out and did some 35 miles noodling around the Dorset countryside.
I looked at bikes in Fort Collins today.
Quote from: PDH on March 24, 2012, 05:06:37 PM
I looked at bikes in Fort Collins today.
:hmm:
My ankles hurt when I run now. This has never happened to me before. :(
Quote from: FunkMonk on March 24, 2012, 06:52:45 PM
My ankles hurt when I run now. This has never happened to me before. :(
:(
Why not get or use a bike for a while, thus giving it a rest. :cool:
Mongers is a missionary.
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Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 24, 2012, 07:08:12 PM
Mongers is a missionary.
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:cool:
:P
Quote from: mongers on March 24, 2012, 07:02:23 PM
Quote from: FunkMonk on March 24, 2012, 06:52:45 PM
My ankles hurt when I run now. This has never happened to me before. :(
:(
Why not get or use a bike for a while, thus giving it a rest. :cool:
In America bike riders are communists. :mad: :mad: :mad:
Is 19% body fat acceptable for an ordinary man?
What about for a gay man? :P
Ordinary men don't know their body fat percentage.
Quote from: mongers on March 24, 2012, 05:18:33 PM
Quote from: PDH on March 24, 2012, 05:06:37 PM
I looked at bikes in Fort Collins today.
:hmm:
Summer will be here in a couple of weeks. Due to my bad discs in the old back I can't mountain bike anymore. Instead, I plan to road bike now. I still want to do 100-120 miles a week once summer is here, now I just need someone to buy me a hugely expensive bike.
Quote from: PDH on March 25, 2012, 08:53:27 AM
Quote from: mongers on March 24, 2012, 05:18:33 PM
Quote from: PDH on March 24, 2012, 05:06:37 PM
I looked at bikes in Fort Collins today.
:hmm:
Summer will be here in a couple of weeks. Due to my bad discs in the old back I can't mountain bike anymore. Instead, I plan to road bike now. I still want to do 100-120 miles a week once summer is here, now I just need someone to buy me a hugely expensive bike.
:cool:
I'm somewhat torn on the issue of road bikes for us more elderly people, I've found the one with drops and traditional aggressive geometry, end up putting to much strain on my upper back and neck, whereas the somewhat hybrid-like one with wide flat bars is just right for me on the road, though obviously I can't reach the higher speeds due to increase drag.
And my cheap single speed, where I spend a good amount of time out of the saddle, has been a godsend for my fitness and upper body strength.
Quote from: Martinus on March 25, 2012, 05:23:44 AM
What about for a gay man? :P
How do you like bears? :P :hug:
Had a hospital appointment at the hospital further up the valley, since it was such a nice late afternoon/early evening, I ended up going onto Salisbury and then paid a quick visit to Stonehenge.
Nice little 60+ mile round trip, but I had to do it on my single speed, not the ideal choice considering some of the hills, but there's no way I'm leaving a decent bike anywhere unattended for an hour in the UK. :bowler:
Haven't been able to go to the gym in two weeks. First a business trip, then I fell ill with some shit. Head hurts, sore throat and such.
Probably because, as it turns out, my leucocites are too low. Though I thought that was the point of the whole immuno-suppression medication. Need to work on B9 and iron deficiencies as well ...
Started crossfit. So far, after a month and change, not overly impressed.
Quote from: Faeelin on March 31, 2012, 02:07:19 PM
Started crossfit. So far, after a month and change, not overly impressed.
What is it supposed to achieve, strength, stamina ?
Increase in endurance, and some toning.
I don't know. I feel like a lot of the workouts are designed to make it appear that you're lifting heavy weights, but they do so by using your body's momentum.
Well I cycled 600 miles last month, 1/3 off-road, 2/3 road/urban, which is a lot for me.
So this month I have decided to take it easy and do everything with the minimum of effort. :cool:
Quote from: Faeelin on March 31, 2012, 02:07:19 PM
Started crossfit. So far, after a month and change, not overly impressed.
Eat moar. Don't dwell on newbie gains.
And muscles take time to build, in fact their overrepair while you are asleep. Exercise stimulates them and micro-tears their tissues so that the body can repair them while you rest. If your sleeping habits suck ass results will suffer as well.
Oh, and finally squatted over my body weight today. :showoff:
Went for a nice 55 mile round trip through the Dorset countryside on my folding bike; rained a bit, but very enjoyable.
I thoroughly washed the floors before I went out and I found that more effort than the cycling.
Route here:
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150km race on the bike yesterday.
First time since October since I actually rode a bike, so it took a bit of getting used to. Everything went just fine until the rain and hailstorms came.
I got so cold I had to crash the bike into some building because I had no feeling left in my hands whatsoever. Bike survived and I did eventually finish :cool:.
Also: a 22% gradient is pretty tough going.
2012 is the year it all falls apart. At least as far as my fitness goes. :Embarrass:
Quote from: Maladict on April 15, 2012, 09:05:52 AM
150km race on the bike yesterday.
First time since October since I actually rode a bike, so it took a bit of getting used to. Everything went just fine until the rain and hailstorms came.
I got so cold I had to crash the bike into some building because I had no feeling left in my hands whatsoever. Bike survived and I did eventually finish :cool:.
Also: a 22% gradient is pretty tough going.
Good grief that's hardcore, hope you're all right.
I'm not good on gradients especially on my single speed when they're sudden sharp inclines, have have been known to get off and push. :Embarrass:
150 km makes my occasional 90-100 km on the folder or single speed look rather poor.
Good luck with you're recovery.
Quote from: mongers on April 15, 2012, 12:07:02 PM
Quote from: Maladict on April 15, 2012, 09:05:52 AM
150km race on the bike yesterday.
First time since October since I actually rode a bike, so it took a bit of getting used to. Everything went just fine until the rain and hailstorms came.
I got so cold I had to crash the bike into some building because I had no feeling left in my hands whatsoever. Bike survived and I did eventually finish :cool:.
Also: a 22% gradient is pretty tough going.
Good grief that's hardcore, hope you're all right.
I'm not good on gradients especially on my single speed when they're sudden sharp inclines, have have been known to get off and push. :Embarrass:
150 km makes my occasional 90-100 km on the folder or single speed look rather poor.
Good luck with you're recovery.
Thanks, I've been throwing up all night :(
good grief, go and see a doctor
Posting anything health advice related on languish deserves ridicule, but...
In the recent past (2011) I've had no problem hiking 20 or so miles with some moderate climbing involved. I haven't done any hiking in 2012, though I'm running regularly (about 3.25 miles 4 times a week at a 9min/mile clip, which is off from last year but not way off).
I had nothing to do today, so a little before lunch I decided to go for a 17 mile hike. It involved some climbing, but the largest hill was just about 800 ft.--this is in line with what I've done before. It was also in the upper 80s, which is the first time this year I've been out in heat (though almost all the trails were shaded). I brought along a tuna fish sandwich to eat along the way, and then really stupidly ate it in the car before beginning the hike when I realized I could just carry the water in my hand and ditch a backpack. All I had to eat was a bag of apricots, and I ate the whole damn thing in the first half of the hike (carried in my pocket).
The result: I made it to the half way point (8.5 miles) in about 4 hours and felt awful with a touch of diarrhea. I called a taxi from there to go back to my car. I still fill a bit ill.
So what did me in so quickly? I'm thinking it was eating a bag of apricots (that was about 5 servings, or 500 calories, basically of sugar) plus the heat. But I don't know if that causes diarrhea. I don't think I had heat exhaustion/sun stroke--that doesn't seem to have diarrhea as a symptom. It is also possible that I'm just not in good enough shape, but that seems crazy since I just went 8.5 miles.
Quote from: alfred russel on April 29, 2012, 07:36:22 PM
All I had to eat was a bag of apricots, and I ate the whole damn thing in the first half of the hike (carried in my pocket).
The result: I made it to the half way point (8.5 miles) in about 4 hours and felt awful with a touch of diarrhea. I called a taxi from there to go back to my car. I still fill a bit ill.
Eating Apricots during a road march will do that. Why didnt you just snack on some E-Lax. :lol:
Quote from: 11B4V on April 29, 2012, 09:38:34 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 29, 2012, 07:36:22 PM
All I had to eat was a bag of apricots, and I ate the whole damn thing in the first half of the hike (carried in my pocket).
The result: I made it to the half way point (8.5 miles) in about 4 hours and felt awful with a touch of diarrhea. I called a taxi from there to go back to my car. I still fill a bit ill.
Eating Apricots during a road march will do that. Why didnt you just snack on some E-Lax. :lol:
:blush: I don't really like apricots, so I usually don't eat them. Hence I'm unfamiliar with that effect.
This makes me feel better: I'm somewhat worried my fitness has fallen apart the past few months.
Quote from: alfred russel on April 29, 2012, 09:42:07 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 29, 2012, 09:38:34 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 29, 2012, 07:36:22 PM
All I had to eat was a bag of apricots, and I ate the whole damn thing in the first half of the hike (carried in my pocket).
The result: I made it to the half way point (8.5 miles) in about 4 hours and felt awful with a touch of diarrhea. I called a taxi from there to go back to my car. I still fill a bit ill.
Eating Apricots during a road march will do that. Why didnt you just snack on some E-Lax. :lol:
:blush: I don't really like apricots, so I usually don't eat them. Hence I'm unfamiliar with that effect.
This makes me feel better: I'm somewhat worried my fitness has fallen apart the past few months.
They will clean you out. I give my seven year old, (https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fecx.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F41LyVQJXr0L._SL500_AA300_PIbundle-24%2CTopRight%2C0%2C0_AA300_SH20_.jpg&hash=a2cba6fd06d712c7eca7e3632364892f74c1f163) when she gets stopped up.
Wow--I just googled dried apricots and diarrhea and it seems chewing on ex-lax wouldn't have been so different. This was a tough way to learn that, but at least I won't forget anytime soon.
Thanks B4.
Quote from: alfred russel on April 29, 2012, 09:48:30 PM
Wow--I just googled dried apricots and diarrhea and it seems chewing on ex-lax wouldn't have been so different. This was a tough way to learn that, but at least I won't forget anytime soon.
Thanks B4.
:lmfao:
Quote from: alfred russel on April 29, 2012, 09:42:07 PM
This makes me feel better: I'm somewhat worried my fitness has fallen apart the past few months.
Dont worry. Routines go through highs and lows. For april my workouts have gone to shit. I got over 100 hours of OT so far. ;)
Quote from: alfred russel on April 29, 2012, 09:42:07 PM
:blush: I don't really like apricots, so I usually don't eat them. Hence I'm unfamiliar with that effect.
This makes me feel better: I'm somewhat worried my fitness has fallen apart the past few months.
Dude, they're up there with prunes, for fuck's sake. Next time, just go ahead and get some Dysentery In A Can. :lol:
KNOW YOUR FRUITS
Did ten miles on the bike yesterday, the first ride over 15 minutes since the snow left. Today was a gingerly waddle on bike to work. God, the saddle gets hard after a winter off...
My little guy got on his trike for the first time. He still hasn't figured out how to peddle yet, but he sure enjoyed pushing himself along with his feet. After more than an hour and he still cried and complained when we took him off.
Can't remember if I updated that I dropped out of the Marathon with a week to go. Anyway, regrouping and going for shorter stuff for now. 15km night hike with friends at the end of the month, then a 5K hilly race and a 5K adventure race (Warrior Dash for them that knows), 10K in September and might consider a half before the year's up.
And no apricots!
I haven't done shit. Other than powerlifting the remote control.
Quote from: PDH on April 30, 2012, 08:43:39 AM
Did ten miles on the bike yesterday, the first ride over 15 minutes since the snow left. Today was a gingerly waddle on bike to work. God, the saddle gets hard after a winter off...
:thumbsup:
I think I'd go stir crazy, not being able to cycle over the winter.
Anyway, had to go to the hospital today, so used the bike and popped into Salisbury as well to do some shopping and buy some tickets; a nice little 40+ mile trip up and down the valley.
Got home early, at a loose end, wanted to go out again. :hmm:
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 30, 2012, 09:27:02 AM
I haven't done shit. Other than powerlifting the remote control.
Be careful not to get a repetitive strain injury.
Quote from: crazy canuck on April 30, 2012, 02:28:23 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 30, 2012, 09:27:02 AM
I haven't done shit. Other than powerlifting the remote control.
Be careful not to get a repetitive strain injury.
I don't masturbate, so no chance of that.
I have settled into a routine: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I lift weights. Compound stuff like squats and deadlifts. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays I run two miles and do an ab workout kind of like the Ab Ripper workout from P90X. Sundays I die and am reborn like a phoenix.
After the torture of marathon training I have done the opposite and ditched all routine in favour of doing what I feel like on the day for a bit, including trying new classes at the gym and digging out my old DVDs. It's working out at about four days strength or circuits and two plain cardio. Last night I did a bare-belly dare workout at the gym in a cropped top, so sorry world for exposing my flab!
Quote from: Brazen on May 02, 2012, 04:15:47 AM
After the torture of marathon training I have done the opposite and ditched all routine in favour of doing what I feel like on the day for a bit, including trying new classes at the gym and digging out my old DVDs. It's working out at about four days strength or circuits and two plain cardio. Last night I did a bare-belly dare workout at the gym in a cropped top, so sorry world for exposing my flab!
Or more conventionally, just get a bike. :P
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Who in the fuck wears a tie and a short sleeve button up shirt. :huh:
Mormon missionaries.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 02, 2012, 09:57:04 PM
Mormon missionaries.
So you think Brazen should take up with Mormons as a first step in her alternated fitness program ?
I did three 20 mile round trips on the bike this week - not too shabby for the beginning of the warm season. Riding at 7200 feet makes the throat feel like hamburger though the first few times out.
Goal is 80 miles a week by June, easy to reach I think as I am not crippled by this.
Got a broken toe or an inflamed joint which has put me out of action. Doctor says it doesn't make any difference as you do the same thing for both - rest, ice and ibuprofen. Though he's given me a stand-by X-ray appointment in case it doesn't go away and I want to see whether it is actually broken. Got a 10-mile charity night hike next week which could be fun :S
Biked 25 miles this morning - the last 12 into a headwind so strong I had to pedal down a 5% incline...that will sap the old energy.
Quote from: PDH on May 28, 2012, 01:17:38 PM
Biked 25 miles this morning - the last 12 into a headwind so strong I had to pedal down a 5% incline...that will sap the old energy.
Made a 40 mile round trip last night to see a gig, on the way there quite a few nice little hills, but nothing on your 7000+ altitude or proper hills/mountains.
On the way back, I had to take the main road back in the valley bottom, as I didn't fancy downhill stretches in the region of 40 mph with less than brilliant lights. :(
I'm desperate to go swimming, so I've asked Max to go with me. Our plan today: walk 3 miles to the pool, swim/lounge/canoodle/play in the water for three hours, then walk 3 miles home.
My major goal has always been to at least weigh less than my husband. I've managed that for seven years. Now, I want to have a smaller waist than him. So, my new goal is to winnow my waist down to 32" by the end of the year. Right now, I measure in at 39.5", so this is going to be hard going. The plus is that I haven't had a 32" waist since before I got pregnant with Carter and Jak. (I blossomed from 32" to 62" with that pregnancy. :D Given that I'm only 62" tall, you can imagine the state I was in.)
Quote from: mongers on May 28, 2012, 01:39:29 PM
Made a 40 mile round trip last night to see a gig, on the way there quite a few nice little hills, but nothing on your 7000+ altitude or proper hills/mountains.
On the way back, I had to take the main road back in the valley bottom, as I didn't fancy downhill stretches in the region of 40 mph with less than brilliant lights. :(
My three times weekly route is a 10 mile out (rise about 600 feet), then a 2.5 mile climb (rise about 1000-1100 feet), then back. It is a good workout - all at 7000-8500 feet.
Quote from: PDH on May 28, 2012, 06:44:09 PM
Quote from: mongers on May 28, 2012, 01:39:29 PM
Made a 40 mile round trip last night to see a gig, on the way there quite a few nice little hills, but nothing on your 7000+ altitude or proper hills/mountains.
On the way back, I had to take the main road back in the valley bottom, as I didn't fancy downhill stretches in the region of 40 mph with less than brilliant lights. :(
My three times weekly route is a 10 mile out (rise about 600 feet), then a 2.5 mile climb (rise about 1000-1100 feet), then back. It is a good workout - all at 7000-8500 feet.
:thumbsup:
Hills are good, pity the nearest hill to me approaching 1000 feet, Win Green, is 25 miles away, one or two counties over. So I'm not going to get any significant climb in, unlike your doorstep workout.
Oh and I guess it goes without saying all of England is under half the height of were you reside. :D
edit:Scafell Pike - highest mountain in England 978m 3,209 ft.:blush:
The best thing is that the worst climb around is right out of town. The interstate (legal to ride beside) goes from Laramie's 7000ish to 8600ish in about 4-5 miles of torture. The other direction, 20 miles from Laramie is the Snowy Range that climbs to 11,000 feet along the highway.
Needless to say, I stick to my route.
I have a new respect for bi-athletes. :ph34r:
Walked the six miles, but only stayed at the pool for two hours (actually in the water for probably 45 minutes to an hour). It was packed with tons of teenagers with minimal self-control. We did get to play in the water for a while, however, so I am happy.
Now, I'm completely and utterly exhausted. May take the day off from walking home from work tomorrow. (That's how I usually get my time in. It's a 3-mile walk home, and I walk another 2 miles during my breaks at work.)
EDIT: Mongers and/or PDH, question for you. I was, at one time, relegated to using a cane to walk due to serious issues with my hips, back, and weak core muscles. I was able to rid myself of the cane due to intensive physical therapy, and obviously, I'm doing much better now. My PT, however, told me that due to the problems with my hips and back, I shouldn't ever ride a bicycle again. Do you have any suggestions on a style of bike that I might be able to try that won't damage me?
I had three lumbar discs go bad (as in two compressed, one - L3 - compress with ejection of fluid) in my back three summers ago. It was agony, and I lost 20% muscle mass in my left leg as a result of this. Walking was horrible, PT was my only savior over time. I couldn't do much more than lie on the floor for quite a while. However, by working on my therapy, hydrating (very important), and slowly regaining strength in that leg I was able to regain most of my strength there, though I still sometimes have flair ups.
I was told to never jog/run again - too much pounding on the back. However, the long distance (for me never more than 2 hours) bent over on the bike was not bad, and in fact was encouraged by my physician. I bike from May-Sept/Oct (about all I can here), and I do not feel problems in that region from doing so. However, I also maintain the basic PT work to keep my back strong.
Basically, biking is hard on the back if one has muscle problems, very hard. My problems were not muscular, but spinal, and so once I had recovery in the discs I could bike again. To be bent over for a long time is hard when one has lumbar region muscle issues. About the only thing I could suggest would be a modified recumbent or higher handlebars that wouldn't have you bending over.
Quote from: merithyn on May 28, 2012, 08:13:27 PM
I have a new respect for bi-athletes. :ph34r:
Walked the six miles, but only stayed at the pool for two hours (actually in the water for probably 45 minutes to an hour). It was packed with tons of teenagers with minimal self-control. We did get to play in the water for a while, however, so I am happy.
Now, I'm completely and utterly exhausted. May take the day off from walking home from work tomorrow. (That's how I usually get my time in. It's a 3-mile walk home, and I walk another 2 miles during my breaks at work.)
EDIT: Mongers and/or PDH, question for you. I was, at one time, relegated to using a cane to walk due to serious issues with my hips, back, and weak core muscles. I was able to rid myself of the cane due to intensive physical therapy, and obviously, I'm doing much better now. My PT, however, told me that due to the problems with my hips and back, I shouldn't ever ride a bicycle again. Do you have any suggestions on a style of bike that I might be able to try that won't damage me?
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I've been floored with flu and left with catarrh that's giving me asthma when I do more than walk. I can feel my muscles atrophying as we speak.
Have you tried a recumbent bike, Meri? Though to be honest I'd take it under advisement, the whole "never ride a bike again" thing is pretty strong. I certainly can't pedal for more than half an hour without injuring myself.
I decided to change my fitness outlets/habits as I just hate gym and the whole stuff around it.
So instead I am going to do things I actually like doing:
- bike
- yoga
- walking
And I may get a rowing machine on top of that.
Quote from: Martinus on May 29, 2012, 05:43:44 AM
I decided to change my fitness outlets/habits as I just hate gym and the whole stuff around it.
So instead I am going to do things I actually like doing:
- bike
- yoga
- walking
And I may get a rowing machine on top of that.
:yes:
Quote from: Brazen on May 29, 2012, 04:28:53 AM
I've been floored with flu and left with catarrh that's giving me asthma when I do more than walk. I can feel my muscles atrophying as we speak.
Ouch! I'm sorry. :hug: Get well soon.
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Have you tried a recumbent bike, Meri? Though to be honest I'd take it under advisement, the whole "never ride a bike again" thing is pretty strong. I certainly can't pedal for more than half an hour without injuring myself.
I haven't, though I've thought about trying one. I've been pretty nervous to even try a bike since he said that. The problem is that my core muscles aren't strong enough to hold my pelvis together. I have very lax ligaments at front and at the sacrum around the coccyx, which means that my pelvis moves alarmingly more than it's supposed to. When my back goes out, it's at the tailbone, not in the lumbar (though I now have a slipped disk in my lower lumbar region, too). The PT felt that riding a bike would compromise the ligaments further. :(
Well, I'm tired of my potbelly and looking to do something about it. Any tips for a guy who's managed to get to 163 @ 5' 3" and very sedentary?
Be less sedentary and wear boots with thick soles. :P
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 29, 2012, 11:20:54 AM
Be less sedentary and wear boots with thick soles. :P
Already halfway there. ;)
Quote from: mongers on May 28, 2012, 06:55:46 PM
Quote from: PDH on May 28, 2012, 06:44:09 PM
Quote from: mongers on May 28, 2012, 01:39:29 PM
Made a 40 mile round trip last night to see a gig, on the way there quite a few nice little hills, but nothing on your 7000+ altitude or proper hills/mountains.
On the way back, I had to take the main road back in the valley bottom, as I didn't fancy downhill stretches in the region of 40 mph with less than brilliant lights. :(
My three times weekly route is a 10 mile out (rise about 600 feet), then a 2.5 mile climb (rise about 1000-1100 feet), then back. It is a good workout - all at 7000-8500 feet.
:thumbsup:
Hills are good, pity the nearest hill to me approaching 1000 feet, Win Green, is 25 miles away, one or two counties over. So I'm not going to get any significant climb in, unlike your doorstep workout.
Oh and I guess it goes without saying all of England is under half the height of were you reside. :D
edit:
Scafell Pike - highest mountain in England 978m 3,209 ft.:blush:
Luxury!
The highest point in Denmark is 147m or something like that :D
Quote from: Octavian on May 29, 2012, 02:04:37 PM
Quote from: mongers on May 28, 2012, 06:55:46 PM
:thumbsup:
Hills are good, pity the nearest hill to me approaching 1000 feet, Win Green, is 25 miles away, one or two counties over. So I'm not going to get any significant climb in, unlike your doorstep workout.
Oh and I guess it goes without saying all of England is under half the height of were you reside. :D
edit:
Scafell Pike - highest mountain in England 978m 3,209 ft.:blush:
Luxury!
The highest point in Denmark is 147m or something like that :D
Yeah, but that's a 340 miles away; I'll wager you'll find some quite decent Norwegian mountains a mere ferry journey and a bit away ? :bowler:
Otherwise around here, it undulates a bit and that's about it, I have to go 35 km to find a 200+ m hill.
Though I've a 100m climb about 8-10 km away if I head into the forest.
Well that was a good run. 19.5k, almost back to my old distance. Need to work on the speed though but thats improving too albeit slowly.
I foresee my fitness declining precipitously now that I'm back in Dixie, with all its delicious fatty food, psychotically sweet iced tea, never walking anywhere, $4.00 cigarettes and six-packs of beer at the gas station...
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 29, 2012, 06:12:32 PM
I foresee my fitness declining precipitously now that I'm back in Dixie, with all its delicious fatty food, psychotically sweet iced tea, never walking anywhere, $4.00 cigarettes and six-packs of beer at the gas station...
And Shoney's. :mmm:
Popped out to do some shopping in the late afternoon, did 28 miles.
But man, traffic in the conurbation is pretty slow and Dorset drivers seem to have very little anticipation or urban driving skills. :rolleyes:
I've changed up a few things. Thanks to B's encouragement, I've started tracking my calories and exercises online. I'm maintaining my 1200 calorie diet, BUT I count my exercise as additional calories to eat. Basically, if I'm going to go over, then I have to work it off, and if I work it off, I have to eat the calories. The bigger change may be that I've started making sure that I'm eating more veggies and fruits and less breads/crackers/etc. I haven't cut them out entirely, but I've cut down significantly.
In addition, I've changed up the intensity of my walks (speeding up in order to maintain a 125 heart rate), and doing more aerobic stuff while at the office (lunges at the copier, anyone?). I've also started to incorporate crunches while I sit at my desk. I can't do real crunches yet, but I clench my stomach and pull my shoulders to my lap while I'm at my desk. I've been trying to do 3 sets of 15 each, and damn but I'm feeling it!
I refuse to step on the damn scale until Tuesday, so I have no idea if any of this has done anything yet. I also took my measurements and am keeping track of those, too. I'm only going to check those every two weeks, though.
Oh, and I've set a goal of walking 150 miles in the month of June. :ph34r:
With the amount of OT (over 180 hrs) I've been work since 31 Mar, Ive had to get, well creative at work. It wont end till July maybe.
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and a reg old dumbbell
:lmfao:
So today was running day.
4 degrees centigrade, storm gusts and pouring rain.
I might be insane but not quite that insane.
First day back running for weeks. Still congested (I'm not man enough to blow phlegm rockets) so it was super-slow but it proved to me my legs still work. Found a 15-minute kettlebell routine in a magazine which I tagged on the end.
Got myself a new challenge, I'm going to call it the '100 miles in 4 points of the compass', simple really do a total of more than 100 miles with a day over 4 bike journeys that are roughly N,S,E,W of where you live.
The added exercises (all done without a gym, I might add) has led to a 3 pound loss this week. Yay! I've probably also done a better job of keeping track of portion sizes, etc. Regardless, for the first time in two months, I've actually watched the scale needle move in the right direction.
:showoff:
Quote from: merithyn on June 05, 2012, 08:38:13 AM
The added exercises (all done without a gym, I might add) has led to a 3 pound loss this week. Yay! I've probably also done a better job of keeping track of portion sizes, etc. Regardless, for the first time in two months, I've actually watched the scale needle move in the right direction.
:showoff:
There you go..rock on
:mad:
Im pissed, a great Mag called Maximum Fitness is no more. Apparently replaced :glare: or hopefully just renamed Reps Magazine :).
I dont know yet first issue is on the way.
http://www.energyfirst.com/whey-protein-weight-loss
Quote from: 11B4V on June 08, 2012, 06:19:10 AM
http://www.energyfirst.com/whey-protein-weight-loss
Thanks for the link. :)
Anyway my workout routine is going well.
Monday, Wednesday and Sunday = Krav Maga (Sunday i might skip Krav or go for a run instead)
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (or Saturday) = Weight training
This has been the case for quite some time now.... more or less. I usually do workouts 5-6 days a week.
Quote from: Octavian on June 08, 2012, 07:02:48 AM
Anyway my workout routine is going well.
Monday, Wednesday and Sunday = Krav Maga (Sunday i might skip Krav and go for a run instead)
Wish I had the time for Kyokushin, but dont. :(
Quote from: 11B4V on June 08, 2012, 07:10:42 AM
Quote from: Octavian on June 08, 2012, 07:02:48 AM
Anyway my workout routine is going well.
Monday, Wednesday and Sunday = Krav Maga (Sunday i might skip Krav and go for a run instead)
Wish I had the time for Kyokushin, but dont. :(
That sucks!
:(
I've fallen out of any kind of routine since I stopped running. I started upping the swimming an resistance training including kettlebells but that's only aggravated an old shoulder injury. Any ideas?
Quote from: Brazen on June 08, 2012, 08:57:50 AM
I've fallen out of any kind of routine since I stopped running. I started upping the swimming an resistance training including kettlebells but that's only aggravated an old shoulder injury. Any ideas?
:hmm:
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:lol:
:wub: you, Mongers.
Quote from: mongers on June 08, 2012, 09:23:14 AM
Quote from: Brazen on June 08, 2012, 08:57:50 AM
I've fallen out of any kind of routine since I stopped running. I started upping the swimming an resistance training including kettlebells but that's only aggravated an old shoulder injury. Any ideas?
:hmm:
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You want her to take a ride on a Viking? :hmm:
How to do squats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w6kfgdVSxk&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubOERNwfND4&feature=relmfu
How to do step ups
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ida1NQPvWLw
After I run, the touchscreen on my phone isn't very responsive--it is difficult to use at all. Does anyone have an idea why that is?
Quote from: alfred russel on June 09, 2012, 09:17:02 AM
After I run, the touchscreen on my phone isn't very responsive--it is difficult to use at all. Does anyone have an idea why that is?
Where do you carry it? Any humidity will do that, and if you carry it to close to your body, sweat can render the phone useless.
Quote from: merithyn on June 09, 2012, 09:40:45 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on June 09, 2012, 09:17:02 AM
After I run, the touchscreen on my phone isn't very responsive--it is difficult to use at all. Does anyone have an idea why that is?
Where do you carry it? Any humidity will do that, and if you carry it to close to your body, sweat can render the phone useless.
I don't carry it, I leave it at home, in a locker, or in my car. But if there is sweat on my fingers, that could be the answer.
Did 70 miles this week, not counting my commute biking. I really need to find a sugar momma who will buy me a good road bike, I would like to double that amount of miles.
Started eating again after a week or so. Not surprisingly, I feel somewhat lighter, but I don't seem to have lost much muscle volume. I think I'll try getting back to the gym tomorrow.
My current mission is:
18 yo female
5' 10"
176lbs
Lose 20 lbs in a month and a half.
Did Krav Maga for 2 hours and 30 minutes yesterday and 3 hours 15 minutes today (non stop) (graduation seminar). Every single muscle in my body hurts. Have also got several bruises and cuts. I thus complete a 7 days training week with 4 Krav training sessions and 3 weight training sessions. Last week I did a 6 days training week.
From now on things should get back to normal with 5 training sessions per week.
Tomorrow at work I'am going to take the elevator (lift). I've deserved it dammit!
Quote from: Octavian on June 10, 2012, 01:42:39 PM
Did Krav Maga for 2 hours and 30 minutes yesterday and 3 hours 15 minutes today (non stop) (graduation seminar). Every single muscle in my body hurts. Have also got several bruises and cuts. I thus complete a 7 days training week with 4 Krav training sessions and 3 weight training sessions. Last week I did a 6 days training week.
From now on things should get back to normal with 5 training sessions per week.
Tomorrow at work I'am going to take the elevator (lift). I've deserved it dammit!
Hell yea. :thumbsup: No pain no gain.
Quote from: merithyn on June 10, 2012, 10:58:14 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 10, 2012, 09:49:38 AM
My current mission is:
18 yo female
:yeahright:
:lol:
Nothing like that. My GF's daughter needs to lose that before she goes in the Corps.
I'll post weekly results. Today was Day #01.
Quote from: 11B4V on June 10, 2012, 06:49:40 PM
Quote from: merithyn on June 10, 2012, 10:58:14 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 10, 2012, 09:49:38 AM
My current mission is:
18 yo female
:yeahright:
:lol:
Nothing like that. My GF's daughter needs to lose that before she goes in the Corps.
I'll post weekly results. Today was Day #01.
Glad you explained that. :D
Tough 'assignment' for a young woman, I wish her luck.
Yesterday I did the normal 26 mile route, but the way back in the wind was howling - right in my face. Longest ride back I have ever made. You know it is rough when you're riding down a 5-6% grade and you have to pedal to keep up speed because the wind is that strong...
Quote from: PDH on June 11, 2012, 10:14:15 AM
Yesterday I did the normal 26 mile route, but the way back in the wind was howling - right in my face. Longest ride back I have ever made. You know it is rough when you're riding down a 5-6% grade and you have to pedal to keep up speed because the wind is that strong...
:thumbsup:
All exercise is good exercise, right ? :unsure:
Popped out this afternoon for a hospital appointment, nice pleasant 40 mile ride through the Hampshire and Wiltshire countryside. :bowler:
Down 5.6 pounds today from my weight two months ago. (I lost four of that in the last two weeks.) I've also lost an inch off my waist in the past two weeks, too.
More importantly, my clothes are starting to hang on me. Size 14s that were uncomfortably tight on me two months ago are now hanging low on my hips. It's an amazing feeling. I have a long way to go, still, but man, do I feel good!
I'm seriously considering trying the Couch to 5K app. My only reservation is that I have exercise-induced asthma and I'm worried that even going this slow and with a lot of walking under my belt I will end up with an attack. Suggestions on how to avoid that? :unsure:
Quote from: merithyn on June 12, 2012, 03:51:33 PM
Down 5.6 pounds today from my weight two months ago. (I lost four of that in the last two weeks.) I've also lost an inch off my waist in the past two weeks, too.
More importantly, my clothes are starting to hang on me. Size 14s that were uncomfortably tight on me two months ago are now hanging low on my hips. It's an amazing feeling. I have a long way to go, still, but man, do I feel good!
I'm seriously considering trying the Couch to 5K app. My only reservation is that I have exercise-induced asthma and I'm worried that even going this slow and with a lot of walking under my belt I will end up with an attack. Suggestions on how to avoid that? :unsure:
:thumbsup:
You need a fitness guru/MD to advise you rather than leaving it as an open question to 'semi-random' blokes on intertubs. :)
Quote from: mongers on June 12, 2012, 04:24:42 PM
:thumbsup:
You need a fitness guru/MD to advise you rather than leaving it as an open question to 'semi-random' blokes on intertubs. :)
When I have insurance, I'll go to a doctor. In the meantime.... whaddayagot? :)
Dear god... I don't ever remember being this hungry all the damn time! Is this normal??? :unsure:
Quote from: merithyn on June 14, 2012, 04:05:18 PM
Dear god... I don't ever remember being this hungry all the damn time! Is this normal??? :unsure:
I'm hungry quite often, I invariably go to bed with my stomach rumbling somewhat, as I don't eat anything late in the evening after dinner. Doesn't seem to do me any harm.
I'm not sure if that's being hungry or just having an empty stomach, besides hasn't our digestive track evolved to cope with sort periods of fasting or gaps between kills/foraging success ?
Week 1 Day 2 of C25K - Went after dinner with a full stomach (bad idea) and still managed to do the run/walk. Asthma still in check; knees, hips, and ankles holding up fine; and while I'd be happier with an H2O drip down my throat for the duration, I'm hanging in there. :showoff:
Quote from: merithyn on June 14, 2012, 04:05:18 PM
Dear god... I don't ever remember being this hungry all the damn time! Is this normal??? :unsure:
If you are in calorie deficit it's perfectly normal. You'll have to distinguish real hunger from "mental" hunger, i.e. hunger because your body is used to you eating more.
Drink lots of water, and space out your meals/snacks so that you can eat in intervals of 2/3 hours. It'll make it more bearable.
Quote from: Drakken on June 15, 2012, 07:54:56 AM
If you are in calorie deficit it's perfectly normal. You'll have to distinguish real hunger from "mental" hunger, i.e. hunger because your body is used to you eating more.
Drink lots of water, and space out your meals/snacks so that you can eat in intervals of 2/3 hours. It'll make it more bearable.
I'm eating more now than I think I ever have, and I rarely suffer from "mental" hunger. In fact, I don't remember the last time that I've suffered physical hunger before now.
No, this is a gnawing in my stomach that feels like it's trying to eat me from the inside out. And it's protein that I crave like nobody's business, and it seems unending. I ate four large sea scallops and a 4 oz pork chop last night with a cup of green beans and a cup of carrots and was famished an hour and a half later. The only thing I can think of is that my body is craving protein to build muscle. (I've upped my walking intensity by going faster, and I started the C25K program this week.)
Just didn't know this would happen!
Joined a gym Friday, and spent 2.5 hours on cardio, strength training, massage, and light therapy today. I feel fantastic! Tired, but damn good. Getting some real definition in my calves, something that I haven't seen in eight years or more.
I started the Couch to 5K over today, using the treadmill to better measure time, speed, and calories burned. Much easier on the treadmill than outside, that's for sure.
Quote from: merithyn on June 17, 2012, 05:47:16 PM
Joined a gym Friday, and spent 2.5 hours on cardio, strength training, massage, and light therapy today. I feel fantastic! Tired, but damn good. Getting some real definition in my calves, something that I haven't seen in eight years or more.
I started the Couch to 5K over today, using the treadmill to better measure time, speed, and calories burned. Much easier on the treadmill than outside, that's for sure.
:thumbsup:
I'm adopting the traditional British option of going out in the summer sunshine, which obviously translates as cloud, some wind and eventual rain:
Thursday evening, I cycled home along the sea front in the face of a 25 mph Easterly and then got drenched during the last 5-6 miles up the valley.
Today, I cycled home along the seafront again, without the wind, but through all of the sand blown on to the promenade, but the other nights storm, great fun, bike and me halfpcovered with sand. :)
Oh and of course it goes without saying I had to get soaked by the rain, that started another 5 or so miles earlier than the other evening. :bowler:
It doesn't rain here, but biking 30 miles in a 30 knot crosswind wears me down. Better than last week's headwind, but I will take yesterday's 13 miles into a 10mph wind then back with that same wind at a beam reach.
Plus, each 2 hour ride burns a fair amount of calories - the 3 mile climb in the middle also makes my legs nice and worked-outed.
Quote from: PDH on June 17, 2012, 08:28:36 PM
It doesn't rain here, but biking 30 miles in a 30 knot crosswind wears me down. Better than last week's headwind, but I will take yesterday's 13 miles into a 10mph wind then back with that same wind at a beam reach.
Plus, each 2 hour ride burns a fair amount of calories - the 3 mile climb in the middle also makes my legs nice and worked-outed.
:thumbsup:
Still haven't found and decent hills around here. :(
The climb is about 1200 feet, a couple of steepish sections, but a nice grind. I supposed people from flat places would call it a mountain, but given that the REAL riders pedal 25 miles so they can ride up 4000 feet, I will call it a hill.
Quote from: PDH on June 17, 2012, 10:35:31 PM
The climb is about 1200 feet, a couple of steepish sections, but a nice grind. I supposed people from flat places would call it a mountain, but given that the REAL riders pedal 25 miles so they can ride up 4000 feet, I will call it a hill.
So us 'flatlanders' aren't "REAL riders" ? :hmm:
Quote from: mongers on June 18, 2012, 10:49:12 AM
Quote from: PDH on June 17, 2012, 10:35:31 PM
The climb is about 1200 feet, a couple of steepish sections, but a nice grind. I supposed people from flat places would call it a mountain, but given that the REAL riders pedal 25 miles so they can ride up 4000 feet, I will call it a hill.
So us 'flatlanders' aren't "REAL riders" ? :hmm:
You're not a real rider til you've biked at 20k+ elevation. :yes:
Quote from: mongers on June 18, 2012, 10:49:12 AM
Quote from: PDH on June 17, 2012, 10:35:31 PM
The climb is about 1200 feet, a couple of steepish sections, but a nice grind. I supposed people from flat places would call it a mountain, but given that the REAL riders pedal 25 miles so they can ride up 4000 feet, I will call it a hill.
So us 'flatlanders' aren't "REAL riders" ? :hmm:
No, I am not a real rider as I only do 20-30 miles each time, the real riders around here do 100 mile round trips crossing the above mentioned mountain range twice...
Quote from: PDH on June 18, 2012, 11:41:21 AM
Quote from: mongers on June 18, 2012, 10:49:12 AM
Quote from: PDH on June 17, 2012, 10:35:31 PM
The climb is about 1200 feet, a couple of steepish sections, but a nice grind. I supposed people from flat places would call it a mountain, but given that the REAL riders pedal 25 miles so they can ride up 4000 feet, I will call it a hill.
So us 'flatlanders' aren't "REAL riders" ? :hmm:
No, I am not a real rider as I only do 20-30 miles each time, the real riders around here do 100 mile round trips crossing the above mentioned mountain range twice...
Oh, if you'd said Nutters, you'd have made yourself a lot clearer. :P
I know one guy who regularly bikes all day saturdays...50 miles over the mountain range, 40 miles south, then back over the mountain range along a different highway...
Makes me hurt just to think of it.
Quote from: PDH on June 18, 2012, 01:10:51 PM
I know one guy who regularly bikes all day saturdays...50 miles over the mountain range, 40 miles south, then back over the mountain range along a different highway...
Makes me hurt just to think of it.
Yeah, I have a friend who works in a bike shop and he's just so much fitter, he'll talk about routes he'd recommend and it'll be go this way, and take detour to this city, so you can have some urban cycling as well; so on my 60 mile round trip from A to B, he'' go via C and D racking up an extra 40-100 miles on top.
Sometimes he'll even go via E as well, I swear he suggested I get to another B from this A so to speak, which was actually all further away than the place I'd intened to go to. :hmm:
Owowowowowowow! Strength training hurts! :cry:
Small problem that I'm kinda' hoping someone can help with. I'm trying to work the ab machines to help with core muscle stuff, but even on zero weights, I can't work the two machines that use the lower ab muscles. :blush: What do I do to work on those muscles so that I can even use the machines?
Quote from: merithyn on June 19, 2012, 09:14:10 PM
Owowowowowowow! Strength training hurts! :cry:
Small problem that I'm kinda' hoping someone can help with. I'm trying to work the ab machines to help with core muscle stuff, but even on zero weights, I can't work the two machines that use the lower ab muscles. :blush: What do I do to work on those muscles so that I can even use the machines?
Start with basic lower ab exercises. IMO you don't need machines until you're pretty far along with ab workouts.
In other news, I can now squat 165 lbs, deadlift 185, push press 115, and bench 140. :showoff:
I can't decide if the paleo diet is helping or not; I've been doing a soft paleo, mostly cutting out grains but keeping greek yogurt and cottage cheese, because my cavemen ancestors drank milk.
Quote from: merithyn on June 19, 2012, 09:14:10 PM
Owowowowowowow! Strength training hurts! :cry:
Small problem that I'm kinda' hoping someone can help with. I'm trying to work the ab machines to help with core muscle stuff, but even on zero weights, I can't work the two machines that use the lower ab muscles. :blush: What do I do to work on those muscles so that I can even use the machines?
Here's some ideas
http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/ab-exercises/lower-ab-exercises/
Quote from: 11B4V on June 19, 2012, 09:22:23 PM
Here's some ideas
http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/ab-exercises/lower-ab-exercises/
:mellow:
I can't do any of those. Got anything easier? :unsure:
Quote from: merithyn on June 20, 2012, 02:06:44 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 19, 2012, 09:22:23 PM
Here's some ideas
http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/ab-exercises/lower-ab-exercises/
:mellow:
I can't do any of those. Got anything easier? :unsure:
11B4V doesn't know the meaning of easier. :ccr
Quote from: merithyn on June 20, 2012, 02:06:44 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 19, 2012, 09:22:23 PM
Here's some ideas
http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/ab-exercises/lower-ab-exercises/
:mellow:
I can't do any of those. Got anything easier? :unsure:
http://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Ab_Exercises_that_Prevent_Back_Problems_a2164.html
Quote from: merithyn on June 19, 2012, 09:14:10 PM
Owowowowowowow! Strength training hurts! :cry:
Small problem that I'm kinda' hoping someone can help with. I'm trying to work the ab machines to help with core muscle stuff, but even on zero weights, I can't work the two machines that use the lower ab muscles. :blush: What do I do to work on those muscles so that I can even use the machines?
Don't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them, use free weights instead.
In fact you can get away without doing any kind of ab-specific exercise with a good full-body weight-training routine. But if you want to feel your core burn do planks and side planks. If you want to look flash do prone jack-knives on the exercise ball. For standing exercises, try cable (or dumbbell) wood-chops. If you have access to kettelebells, do single-arm swings.
Still not convinced and want to do traditional ab exercises? Bicycles engage more of the abdominals and obliques than other lying down exercises.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqoD0Bdggto
For lower-ab specific, look to leg-lowers. Lie on your back with your feet straight up in the air and legs straight. Engages your core, push your spine towards the floor and slowly lower your legs until they're an inch off the floor (or until your back starts to peel off from the floor and you lose form).
If that's too hard, lie on your back with bent legs and slowly extend one leg at a time until it's straight and hovering an inch above the floor then draw it back.
Gave in and finally joined my local gym. Their deal for students is just about affordable.
Quote from: Brazen on June 21, 2012, 05:05:43 AM
Don't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them, use free weights instead.
In fact you can get away without doing any kind of ab-specific exercise with a good full-body weight-training routine. But if you want to feel your core burn do planks and side planks. If you want to look flash do prone jack-knives on the exercise ball. For standing exercises, try cable (or dumbbell) wood-chops. If you have access to kettelebells, do single-arm swings.
Still not convinced and want to do traditional ab exercises? Bicycles engage more of the abdominals and obliques than other lying down exercises.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqoD0Bdggto
First, I didn't understand 90% of what you said.
Second, my core isn't steady enough to use free weights yet. I have to work my way up to it, hence the machines.
Third, I'm forbidden to ride bicycles due to hip problems.
I've gotten some exercises from a Physical Therapist that I'm working with. They seem helpful. Machines are most useful at the moment, but yeah, I don't intend to stick with them long. Just enough to build some strength in the core, then on to the free weights.
Thank you! :hug:
Quote from: merithyn on June 21, 2012, 02:59:07 PM
Third, I'm forbidden to ride bicycles due to hip problems.
I've gotten some exercises from a Physical Therapist that I'm working with. They seem helpful. Machines are most useful at the moment, but yeah, I don't intend to stick with them long. Just enough to build some strength in the core, then on to the free weights.
It's the name of an exercise, not a bike, check the video :bowler:
If you're under advisement by a physical therapist, you should ignore advice from anyone else, especially me.
Good luck!
Quote from: Brazen on June 22, 2012, 06:44:18 AM
Quote from: merithyn on June 21, 2012, 02:59:07 PM
Third, I'm forbidden to ride bicycles due to hip problems.
I've gotten some exercises from a Physical Therapist that I'm working with. They seem helpful. Machines are most useful at the moment, but yeah, I don't intend to stick with them long. Just enough to build some strength in the core, then on to the free weights.
It's the name of an exercise, not a bike, check the video :bowler:
If you're under advisement by a physical therapist, you should ignore advice from anyone else, especially me.
Good luck!
No Meri should ignore advice from me first, before ignoring yours. :P
I want to be ignored too!
Not with that mustache.
Quote from: mongers on June 22, 2012, 07:19:10 AM
Quote from: Brazen on June 22, 2012, 06:44:18 AM
It's the name of an exercise, not a bike, check the video :bowler:
If you're under advisement by a physical therapist, you should ignore advice from anyone else, especially me.
Good luck!
No Meri should ignore advice from me first, before ignoring yours. :P
I never ignore advice from either of you. Sometimes I have to tuck it away until I can use it (like now), but I NEVER ignore it. You're both my fitness gurus. :hug:
Quote from: merithyn on June 22, 2012, 09:39:53 AM
Quote from: mongers on June 22, 2012, 07:19:10 AM
Quote from: Brazen on June 22, 2012, 06:44:18 AM
It's the name of an exercise, not a bike, check the video :bowler:
If you're under advisement by a physical therapist, you should ignore advice from anyone else, especially me.
Good luck!
No Meri should ignore advice from me first, before ignoring yours. :P
I never ignore advice from either of you. Sometimes I have to tuck it away until I can use it (like now), but I NEVER ignore it. You're both my fitness gurus. :hug:
:blush: :hug:
Seriously, I'm one of the last people you should listen to about fitness.
I know I don't listen to you. :P
I have lost 3 inches off my ass.. er.. hips, and an inch off my waist. Lost nothing on the boobs yet. My measurements are now: 42-37-39. :showoff:
I have GAINED an inch on my calves and half an inch on my biceps, and both are considerably more defined than before. Weight continues to refuse to budge, but I refuse to worry about it.
Additionally, I'm halfway through week two of the Couch to 5K and loving it. New goal: run a 5k this fall at a 12-minute mile pace.
Hospital called. I'm scheduled for a dilation of my scar in a week. If they don't find signs of inflammation and all goes well I'll be able to start eating veggies again and get off meds in a couple weeks.
BTW Meri, can you use the ski machines? I find that those stress my poor abs more than biking (in fact the first time I tried one after surgery I spent three days being unable to move).
Quote from: Iormlund on June 27, 2012, 12:01:36 PM
BTW Meri, can you use the ski machines? I find that those stress my poor abs more than biking (in fact the first time I tried one after surgery I spent three days being unable to move).
You mean this?
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frunningontreadmills.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F01%2FSki-Fitness-Equipment.jpg&hash=9730ce02c57299e6ba3f687d222c48903be0142b)
I use that or the stair climber three times a week. I'm noticing that my abs are stronger, but I still hate working them individually. If this thing works for that, then I'll be doing more of it, that's for sure. <_<
Yeah one of those. Don't know about the rectus, but it seems to work on the transversus (and most assuredly oblique) muscle fairly well when I do long strides. Or at least it pulls noticeably on my scar (typical one which goes from a couple inches above the bellybutton down past the six-pack).
Quote from: Brazen on June 21, 2012, 05:05:43 AM
Quote from: merithyn on June 19, 2012, 09:14:10 PM
Owowowowowowow! Strength training hurts! :cry:
Small problem that I'm kinda' hoping someone can help with. I'm trying to work the ab machines to help with core muscle stuff, but even on zero weights, I can't work the two machines that use the lower ab muscles. :blush: What do I do to work on those muscles so that I can even use the machines?
Don't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them, use free weights instead.
Wrong, sorry. Maybe if used incorrectly.
Why dont you want to use resistance machines???
Not doing much exercise at the moment, other than the usual utility cycling.
Though this evening, took the bus into my local conurbation, cycled along the 6 mile promenade, which had plenty of sand upon which to play and then up the relatively quite river valley to home; a modest 16-17 mile after 8pm.
Quote from: 11B4V on June 27, 2012, 08:03:15 PM
Quote from: Brazen on June 21, 2012, 05:05:43 AM
Don't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them, use free weights instead.
Why dont you want to use resistance machines???
:unsure:
Quote from: merithyn on June 27, 2012, 09:11:20 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 27, 2012, 08:03:15 PM
Quote from: Brazen on June 21, 2012, 05:05:43 AM
Don't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them, use free weights instead.
Why dont you want to use resistance machines???
:unsure:
If you use them wrong..yes.
If you use a kitchen knife wrong it can be bad for you. Been using machines, bands, bowflex, ellipitcals, free weights, rowing machines for a long time. I use them in combination with free weights You have to know how to use them and when to use them. To just say they are bad is horse crap.
Damn 5% short of my 500 mile monthly target. <_<
Quote from: Iormlund on June 27, 2012, 12:01:36 PM
Hospital called. I'm scheduled for a dilation of my scar in a week. If they don't find signs of inflammation and all goes well I'll be able to start eating veggies again and get off meds in a couple weeks.
Back from the hospital. Everything went fine. No signs of Crohn's down there. :yeah:
They were able to almost double the diameter of the scarred tissue. Will go back in a couple months to push further.
Quote from: Iormlund on July 05, 2012, 07:38:10 AM
Quote from: Iormlund on June 27, 2012, 12:01:36 PM
Hospital called. I'm scheduled for a dilation of my scar in a week. If they don't find signs of inflammation and all goes well I'll be able to start eating veggies again and get off meds in a couple weeks.
Back from the hospital. Everything went fine. No signs of Crohn's down there. :yeah:
They were able to almost double the diameter of the scarred tissue. Will go back in a couple months to push further.
AWESOME!! :hug:
Quote from: merithyn on June 27, 2012, 09:11:20 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on June 27, 2012, 08:03:15 PM
Quote from: Brazen on June 21, 2012, 05:05:43 AM
Don't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them, use free weights instead.
Why dont you want to use resistance machines???
:unsure:
They can isolate specific muscles too effectively, leaving the others underdeveloped that should be working in tandem. Free weight lifts are more "natural" movements, and work the small in-between muscles too. That's my understanding anyway.
80% of my pants no longer fit me. I had to go shopping this weekend.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 05, 2012, 11:48:11 AM
They can isolate specific muscles too effectively, leaving the others underdeveloped that should be working in tandem. Free weight lifts are more "natural" movements, and work the small in-between muscles too. That's my understanding anyway.
80% of my pants no longer fit me. I had to go shopping this weekend.
The smiley was on why he asked the question when Brazen had already answered it, per the bolded, underlined quote.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 05, 2012, 11:48:11 AM
They can isolate specific muscles too effectively, leaving the others underdeveloped that should be working in tandem. Free weight lifts are more "natural" movements, and work the small in-between muscles too. That's my understanding anyway.
In other words, machines use mechanics, like torsion and pulleys, to help the lifter lift the weight while working solely the targeted muscles. Free weights, well, don't. Thus the latter work stabilizers as much as the primary and secondary muscles being worked.
I wouldn't go as far as to ban resistance machines, they do serve a purpose, if only for variation. But I would use them for isolation only, and focus more on free weights to do both compounds (presses, squats, rows, etc.) and isolation exercises.
And no, machines do not encourage bad form - too heavy weights, ego, and inexperience encourage bad form.
Cycled 30 miles in the heavy rain a couple of day ago, which was fun, good exercise.
This heat is sapping my energy. Walking half as much as usual outside, and only managing half as much weight training after I walk to the gym in the heat. Mostly, I just want to curl up and sleep. How long until the heat wave breaks?? :wacko:
Quote from: merithyn on July 05, 2012, 10:37:40 PM
This heat is sapping my energy. Walking half as much as usual outside, and only managing half as much weight training after I walk to the gym in the heat. Mostly, I just want to curl up and sleep. How long until the heat wave breaks?? :wacko:
2076.
Or... last night. :D
My exercise routine has been derailed by a foot injury. Damn jump rope. <_<
Anyway, I'll still be doing upper body and ab work, just staying off the tootsies for the next week or so unless absolutely necessary. This is going to be fun.... :mellow:
Quote from: Drakken on July 05, 2012, 12:45:49 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 05, 2012, 11:48:11 AM
They can isolate specific muscles too effectively, leaving the others underdeveloped that should be working in tandem. Free weight lifts are more "natural" movements, and work the small in-between muscles too. That's my understanding anyway.
I wouldn't go as far as to ban resistance machines, they do serve a purpose, if only for variation. But I would use them for isolation only, and focus more on free weights to do both compounds (presses, squats, rows, etc.) and isolation exercises.
And no, machines do not encourage bad form - too heavy weights, ego, and inexperience encourage bad form.
:thumbsup:
Quote from: merithyn on July 05, 2012, 12:43:15 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 05, 2012, 11:48:11 AM
They can isolate specific muscles too effectively, leaving the others underdeveloped that should be working in tandem. Free weight lifts are more "natural" movements, and work the small in-between muscles too. That's my understanding anyway.
80% of my pants no longer fit me. I had to go shopping this weekend.
The smiley was on why he asked the question when Brazen had already answered it, per the bolded, underlined quote.
She didnt.
QuoteDon't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them
Hogwash
Quote from: 11B4V on July 08, 2012, 11:57:02 AM
She didnt.
She did; you just didn't agree with her position.
QuoteDon't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them
This is her answer to why to avoid them. You don't have to agree, but why ask her again why she said to avoid them?
Quote from: merithyn on July 08, 2012, 03:41:48 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 08, 2012, 11:57:02 AM
She didnt.
She did; you just didn't agree with her position.
QuoteDon't use those machines, ever. They encourage bad form and can give you bulging belly muscles and strain your back. Don't use resistance machines at all if you can avoid them
This is her answer to why to avoid them. You don't have to agree, but why ask her again why she said to avoid them?
Eh, a wrong answer is an answer I guess.
Has anyone tried TRX?
The trainer at the gym tricked me into a class and I'm hurting all over the place. Can't wait till the next day. :lol:
Great books
Strength Training Anatomy-3rd Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Strength-Training-Anatomy-3rd-Frederic-Delavier/dp/0736092269/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342210046&sr=8-1&keywords=strength+training+anatomy
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fecx.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F51mZtLjh1zL._BO2%2C204%2C203%2C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%2CTopRight%2C35%2C-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg&hash=fb36b6815b0e6801a7521fd7335b75291f372ae5)
also Strength Training Anatomy Workout and Workout II
Not doing much exercise at the moment, due to the weather, and yet I'm still losing a bit of weight, if this carries on I'll be at my old running weight in another 7 lbs. :hmm:
I've been off my feet for the past week with an injured foot. Today was my first day back to walking my regular amounts (got about 3 miles in) since last Saturday. I'm not going to run until Monday to give it a couple more days of rest and recuperation.
To avoid absolute inertia, I've been concentrating on upper body weight lifting. Heavy weights. Really heavy. I hate it, but I know I need to do it. Next week, I'll be able to get back to doing legs, abs, and cardio, too. (Yes, I know. I could have been doing abs this week, too, but I took advantage of the injury and opted out. Don't judge me.)
Hopefully, I haven't gained any of the weight back. I've watched my diet, but going from really really active to barely moving can't have been good. I'll know on Monday.
Popped out to do some shopping on the new 'shopping' bike, a bit heavy, but it gets the job done, in the end I have the shops about 10 minutes of my time and ended up going down to the beach and then for a bit of a tour around rural bits of Dorset; did about 62 km.
Went for a quick 30 km spin in the New Forest on the new steed this evening, found a 25% hill. :cool:
What I find odd is there are 3/4 million people within about 10miles distance of the 350 sq.mile national park's borders and yet it's like I have the place to myself sometimes, there's virutally no one out and about in the evenings. :hmm:
Re-injured my foot. Hurts more than before, and I'm relegated to the effing couch again. Depression is settling in... again. This is going to be a long, fucking week.
I don't know what I'm doing, but I've lost like 6 pounds since last Sunday by doing nothing. :lol: No exercise, no dietary changes. I nickname it 'The Jaron Diet' :thumbsup:
Quote from: Jaron on July 15, 2012, 10:44:16 PM
I don't know what I'm doing, but I've lost like 6 pounds since last Sunday by doing nothing. :lol: No exercise, no dietary changes. I nickname it 'The Jaron Diet' :thumbsup:
AIDS
I went to a gym yesterday. I'm just too pain averse, can't push myself to the point where it starts hurting and beyond as you're apparently meant to.
Uncertain on joining, its teh expensive.
But I do need to get in shape, the excuse of being busy with studies no longer exists. And cycling is dangerous and hard in non-exercise related ways here. And its hot outside. Think I might bite the bullet....there being pretty girls to check out there helps sell it to be somewhat.
QuoteI don't know what I'm doing, but I've lost like 6 pounds since last Sunday by doing nothing. :lol: No exercise, no dietary changes. I nickname it 'The Jaron Diet' :thumbsup:
In a week?
Different water weight between weighings?
I weighed myself before I exercised and after and I was over half a kilogram lighter after I'd sweated a bit
Quote from: 11B4V on July 15, 2012, 11:36:51 PM
Quote from: Jaron on July 15, 2012, 10:44:16 PM
I don't know what I'm doing, but I've lost like 6 pounds since last Sunday by doing nothing. :lol: No exercise, no dietary changes. I nickname it 'The Jaron Diet' :thumbsup:
AIDS
:weep:
Quote from: Jaron on July 15, 2012, 11:54:41 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 15, 2012, 11:36:51 PM
Quote from: Jaron on July 15, 2012, 10:44:16 PM
I don't know what I'm doing, but I've lost like 6 pounds since last Sunday by doing nothing. :lol: No exercise, no dietary changes. I nickname it 'The Jaron Diet' :thumbsup:
AIDS
:weep:
Bustin your chops. ;)
Quote from: Jaron on July 15, 2012, 10:44:16 PM
I don't know what I'm doing, but I've lost like 6 pounds since last Sunday by doing nothing. :lol: No exercise, no dietary changes. I nickname it 'The Jaron Diet' :thumbsup:
I believe the average human carries around 12 pounds of shit inside them at any given time. Did you, perhaps, take a crap before stepping on the scale? :hmm:
Quote from: merithyn on July 16, 2012, 12:54:39 PM
Quote from: Jaron on July 15, 2012, 10:44:16 PM
I don't know what I'm doing, but I've lost like 6 pounds since last Sunday by doing nothing. :lol: No exercise, no dietary changes. I nickname it 'The Jaron Diet' :thumbsup:
I believe the average human carries around 12 pounds of shit inside them at any given time. Did you, perhaps, take a crap before stepping on the scale? :hmm:
:hmm:
WE have been saying he's full of shit for a decade now......
That's one hell of a lot of shit, I thought food generally passed through a healthy intestinal tract in anything from a few hours to a couple of days.
I'd have thought a good diet and moderate exercise would mitigate against the shit hanging around inside some secret cubbyholes for days on end, if the 12 lbs figure is to believed.
Or is it one of those made up facts that the colonic irrigation people use to make people uncomfortable about their own bodily function; and only their special services can fully perfect/clean the person, at a rate of fifty bucks an hour ?
Quote from: mongers on July 16, 2012, 08:16:16 PM
That's one hell of a lot of shit, I thought food generally passed through a healthy intestinal tract in anything from a few hours to a couple of days.
I'd have thought a good diet and moderate exercise would mitigate against the shit hanging around inside some secret cubbyholes for days on end, if the 12 lbs figure is to believed.
Or is it one of those made up facts that the colonic irrigation people use to make people uncomfortable about their own bodily function; and only their special services can fully perfect/clean the person, at a rate of fifty bucks an hour ?
:secret: It was a joke. :secret:
:hug:
Quote from: merithyn on July 16, 2012, 09:38:38 PM
Quote from: mongers on July 16, 2012, 08:16:16 PM
That's one hell of a lot of shit, I thought food generally passed through a healthy intestinal tract in anything from a few hours to a couple of days.
I'd have thought a good diet and moderate exercise would mitigate against the shit hanging around inside some secret cubbyholes for days on end, if the 12 lbs figure is to believed.
Or is it one of those made up facts that the colonic irrigation people use to make people uncomfortable about their own bodily function; and only their special services can fully perfect/clean the person, at a rate of fifty bucks an hour ?
:secret: It was a joke. :secret:
:hug:
:hugs:
Oops my bad, missed that. :blush:
I wasn't having a go at you, but I have heard people seriously trooting out those type of 'facts' and it does make one think how much do the really know about a key part of themselves ?
I do wonder though....I mean poo obviously does weigh something...you clearly can't literally shit a stone but...I wonder how much
Quote from: Tyr on July 17, 2012, 09:51:37 AM
I do wonder though....I mean poo obviously does weigh something...you clearly can't literally shit a stone but...I wonder how much
I don't know depending on what you've eaten and how hydrated you are most of it should be water rather than solid material.
I think the upper end for bowel movement is around 1/2 kilo ? :unsure:
On Brainiac they gave someone a giant curry dinner and weighed him before and after an enormous poo. He only lost just over a pound.
Wow. Not much at all. It always feels so much heavier when I hold it.... (joke)
Though you do lose more than that in sweat so kind of surprising.
Quote from: Tyr on July 17, 2012, 10:39:29 AM
It always feels so much heavier when I hold it....
Gross.
Getting more workouts in lately. My oldest boy (now 15) works out most days in our basement and I have been joining him most of those days. My goal is to get back to pre-illness fitness levels by September.
Wifey has signed up for a 12 week fitness "bootcamp" thing she can get free through work. She said she was inspired by my progress. Really, she's just scared that her husband is getting prettier than her. :showoff:
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 17, 2012, 12:01:53 PM
Getting more workouts in lately. My oldest boy (now 15) works out most days in our basement and I have been joining him most of those days. My goal is to get back to pre-illness fitness levels by September.
:w00t:
Go, go, CC!
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 23, 2012, 11:30:17 AM
Wifey has signed up for a 12 week fitness "bootcamp" thing she can get free through work. She said she was inspired by my progress. Really, she's just scared that her husband is getting prettier than her. :showoff:
My one rule is that Max cannot weigh less than me. She may have a similar rule. :sleep:
Quote from: merithyn on July 23, 2012, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 23, 2012, 11:30:17 AM
Wifey has signed up for a 12 week fitness "bootcamp" thing she can get free through work. She said she was inspired by my progress. Really, she's just scared that her husband is getting prettier than her. :showoff:
My one rule is that Max cannot weigh less than me. She may have a similar rule. :sleep:
I'd have to be dead to weigh less than her. She's like five foot nothing and a hundred pounds. :lol:
Popped out yesterday evening, did 28 miles, came back via the seafront and river valley; bike got dusted in with a fair amount of sand. :)
Working out 5 days a week now. Ran for 30 minutes on Sunday. Lungs doing fine. Things looking good.
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 23, 2012, 03:25:29 PM
Working out 5 days a week now. Ran for 30 minutes on Sunday. Lungs doing fine. Things looking good.
:thumbsup:
Keep up the good work.
Got out all my old wardrobe and can wear it. Pants I stopped wearing two years ago because I couldn't button them. Awesome.
I am now: 42-34-37
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 26, 2012, 09:39:25 PM
Got out all my old wardrobe and can wear it. Pants I stopped wearing two years ago because I couldn't button them. Awesome.
I am now: 42-34-37
:w00t:
So am I! :D
I'm gonna be back in my 30x34 pants this year, I swear.
:lol:
@Meri: I'm sure my ribcage is bigger around than yours.
I lost 25 pounds just from lifting a year ago. That lasted a month. Then it leveled off. I gained back five, and then just got stronger. Which was great.
So I decided I wanted more definition. I looked up ways to lose only fat. I came upon Intermittent Fasting (http://www.leangains.com). I have been doing that for two weeks. Basically eating my first meal of the day at 6PM. Lost 7 pounds in that two weeks and now I need a new belt and can wear my old pants again. I'm back in time ten years. This shit works. Caveat: I have a history of being hypoglycemic, and have a standby supply of garbage to sugar me up if necessary. Caveat2: I do not adhere strictly to a low carb diet, and in fact still drink single malt scotch and good beer. Others probably do better than me. You gotta eat protein though. I have like a steak and three eggs every day, plus a 100g whey drink or two. Spent too long building all that up to lose it easy. So far it's not been a bad trade.
Hmm, as I found out a couple of days ago, cycling fairly vigerously for 2-3 hours in 85-90 degree heat doesn't agree with me. :(
I think fundamentally I'm a Autumn/Winter person; I can cope with adverse weather and the cold, much better than I can the heat of high summer. <_<
I need to re-adjust my outdoor activities/exercise for August; thinking of doing some night cycles across the forest.
So. It's the weekend and nobody cares.
But I'm down 3.5 pounds this week. And last week and probably next week too.
If I were a single man, I'd be cleaning up.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 28, 2012, 06:37:06 AM
If I were a single man, I'd be cleaning up.
You had a Sphincter issue at a nightclub ? :P
Went and did some shopping in my nearest urban area, ended up going along the seafront, down to Poole harbour and back via a loop in the Dorset countryside, did about 55 km, a cooler day made for a rather pleasant trip out, with very little traffic on the roads. (Olympics?)
Been biking all summer. I am thinking of going down to Colorado in the next couple of weekends and bike over Independence Pass - 12000 or so feet.
http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/sites/default/files/downloads/page/12%20UPC%20Stage%203%20Profile_0.pdf
If not, I will watch the pros do it in a few weeks.
Quote from: PDH on July 29, 2012, 06:40:18 PM
Been biking all summer. I am thinking of going down to Colorado in the next couple of weekends and bike over Independence Pass - 12000 or so feet.
http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/sites/default/files/downloads/page/12%20UPC%20Stage%203%20Profile_0.pdf
If not, I will watch the pros do it in a few weeks.
:cool:
Though rather you than me.
Even if I do make it, I would rather watch the peloton go over it than me.
I'm down 13 pounds as of today. I'm also down 2.5 inches on my waist, and 3 inches on my hips. So far, only down an inch in my chest, which means Max won't be sabotaging me with Dairy Queen. :P
So, as of today, I'm down one pants size, and feel much healthier, broken foot be damned. Just wait until I can run again. I'm going to be smoking!
Quote from: merithyn on July 29, 2012, 11:30:30 PM
I'm down 13 pounds as of today. I'm also down 2.5 inches on my waist, and 3 inches on my hips. So far, only down an inch in my chest, which means Max won't be sabotaging me with Dairy Queen. :P
So, as of today, I'm down one pants size, and feel much healthier, broken foot be damned. Just wait until I can run again. I'm going to be smoking!
:perv: Go Meri!
Gym is closed for a month. :(
In response I ordered some light industrial straps to make a suspension training kit.
I am now up to doing something everyday. Every second day I do a work out and in the off days running. The 38 pants I bought a few months ago are getting loose and my shoulders are coming back into definition. Soon I will be back down to a 36 waist. But I dont think I will ever see the 9-11% body fat range I had when I played round ball.
Not sure about wieght loss, that has never been a very good indicator of fitness for me so I generally ignore it.
Sometimes I have to stop to cough up a lung - but that is all good since the main problem is stuff settling in there and causing infections. Feeling much better now. I wish the doctors had told me to do this a couple years ago. Instead they told me I had to be cautious when excerising. Screw em.
Havent taken a puffer in months either. This exercise stuff really works.
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 30, 2012, 12:07:54 PM
I am now up to doing something everyday. Every second day I do a work out and in the off days running. The 38 pants I bought a few months ago are getting loose and my shoulders are coming back into definition. Soon I will be back down to a 36 waist. But I dont think I will ever see the 9-11% body fat range I had when I played round ball.
Not sure about wieght loss, that has never been a very good indicator of fitness for me so I generally ignore it.
Sometimes I have to stop to cough up a lung - but that is all good since the main problem is stuff settling in there and causing infections. Feeling much better now. I wish the doctors had told me to do this a couple years ago. Instead they told me I had to be cautious when excerising. Screw em.
Havent taken a puffer in months either. This exercise stuff really works.
:thumbsup:
Sounds good, especially as you're relishing the exercise rather than begrudgingly accepting it as a necessary evil.
From what I've heard exercise it quite a good way of getting off smokes long term. :cool:
Quote from: merithyn on July 29, 2012, 11:30:30 PM
I'm down 13 pounds as of today. I'm also down 2.5 inches on my waist, and 3 inches on my hips. So far, only down an inch in my chest, which means Max won't be sabotaging me with Dairy Queen. :P
So, as of today, I'm down one pants size, and feel much healthier, broken foot be damned. Just wait until I can run again. I'm going to be smoking!
You mean he feeds you ice cream to keep your boob size up? :lmfao:
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 30, 2012, 03:57:18 PM
Quote from: merithyn on July 29, 2012, 11:30:30 PM
I'm down 13 pounds as of today. I'm also down 2.5 inches on my waist, and 3 inches on my hips. So far, only down an inch in my chest, which means Max won't be sabotaging me with Dairy Queen. :P
So, as of today, I'm down one pants size, and feel much healthier, broken foot be damned. Just wait until I can run again. I'm going to be smoking!
You mean he feeds you ice cream to keep your boob size up? :lmfao:
He doesn't like overly small women, ie too thin. I told him that so long as there are Dairy Queens in the world, that wouldn't be a problem for me. He asked if that meant that if he thought I was getting too small, he could buy me DQ to correct the problem. And yes, boob size was specifically mentioned. :P
I've stopped going to the gym because I've got a job in a cafe/bar/restaurant in Somerset House. My normal gym times I'm too tired because I'm in a job on my feet all day, normally roaming round or climbing up or down our two flights of stairs to the 18th century basement with our storeroom.
Weirdly I feel like this is better than my gym work :mellow:
Quote from: Sheilbh on July 30, 2012, 07:35:15 PM
I've stopped going to the gym because I've got a job in a cafe/bar/restaurant in Somerset House. My normal gym times I'm too tired because I'm in a job on my feet all day, normally roaming round or climbing up or down our two flights of stairs to the 18th century basement with our storeroom.
Weirdly I feel like this is better than my gym work :mellow:
Wise decision.
Yes I think it's better than gym work, going up and down stair, especially if you can occasionally run up them is pretty good exercise.
I find being on my feet for extended periods rather tiring, no idea why, it's just the effort of standing as opposed to sitting and making the pedals go around. :D
Quote from: Sheilbh on July 30, 2012, 07:35:15 PM
I've stopped going to the gym because I've got a job in a cafe/bar/restaurant in Somerset House. My normal gym times I'm too tired because I'm in a job on my feet all day, normally roaming round or climbing up or down our two flights of stairs to the 18th century basement with our storeroom.
Weirdly I feel like this is better than my gym work :mellow:
You should think about getting a heart-rate monitor to see how many calories you burn a day. I bet you'd find it to be pretty high in that line of work. A gym doesn't seem necessary. :)
Yeah it's us suckers that have to sit all day that get screwed on this.
I'm thinking about getting one of those desks where I can stand up if I want.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 31, 2012, 01:27:15 AM
Yeah it's us suckers that have to sit all day that get screwed on this.
I'm thinking about getting one of those desks where I can stand up if I want.
I walk up eight flights of stairs to the toilets every hour (whether I need to or not!) and walk for least half an hour every lunch break. Makes a world of difference.
Ok, gang. Question time.
My family doctor advised me that I should take to running as a way of reducing my heartbeat rate (which is currently too high and apparently the main culprit in my insomnia problems). As I have never been seriously running before (other than on a treadmill at the gym), I need all kinds of advice - where, how, wearing what, when etc. Bring it on!
[raz] run into traffic [/raz]
Quote from: Martinus on July 31, 2012, 08:48:26 AM
wearing what
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Go to a running shop and get good running shoes.
I've never been able to run even when I was in shape. No idea why, always get a horrifically blocked throat :(
Anyway. For the awesome factor go running dressed like a superhero.
Quote from: Martinus on July 31, 2012, 08:48:26 AM
Ok, gang. Question time.
My family doctor advised me that I should take to running as a way of reducing my heartbeat rate (which is currently too high and apparently the main culprit in my insomnia problems). As I have never been seriously running before (other than on a treadmill at the gym), I need all kinds of advice - where, how, wearing what, when etc. Bring it on!
Don't worry about buying anything new when you first start out, just wear your usual gym kit. Use Couch To 5K to build up your running. The first link here is the basic text version; scroll down for podcasts and apps you can download to your iPhone.
http://www.c25k.com/ (http://www.c25k.com/)
Here are my beginner's running tips:
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)
Pay particular attention to point one:
When you start out, it's HARD! Even if you think you're fit, running is so different to anything else you've done before you will get out of breath quickly. Stick with it. Can't manage a minute? Go slow. Still can't? GO SLOWER!
While the weather's nice run outside. Time passes far quicker than on the treadmill, it's a completely different action, and you might meet hot guys out running.
Quote from: Sheilbh on July 30, 2012, 07:35:15 PM
I've stopped going to the gym because I've got a job in a cafe/bar/restaurant in Somerset House. My normal gym times I'm too tired because I'm in a job on my feet all day, normally roaming round or climbing up or down our two flights of stairs to the 18th century basement with our storeroom.
Weirdly I feel like this is better than my gym work :mellow:
That only works for leg muscles, though.
Thanks, Brazen and Sheilbh!
And if you need more info here is the Sun Run guide for people to go from couch to participating in the Vancouver Sun Run.
http://www.vancouversun.com/2012sunrun/pdf/InTrainingGuide2012.pdf
Martinus,
I've tried running several times in my life and failed each time but this last one. I think what made the difference this time was that I started out by walking - a lot. After two months of walking 3-5 miles a day, and then upping that to 5-7 miles a day, by the time I started the C25K program, running was the obvious next step.
Even then, I wanted to make sure I was ready. So, I did each week of the C25k twice. I was really comfortable going on to the next level by then, and I didn't feel like I was killing myself for no real reason. I wasn't on a timeline, and I wanted this to stick.
Like Brazen said, it's hard when you start. You have to seriously push yourself to go just that little bit further. Bring a water bottle; you'll need it.
Good luck!
Cycled about 750 km this month, a bit below target. <_<
I'm hitting proper middle age in six weeks and need some fitness goals to achieve by then. I've already entered a 10K. Any other ideas? And no, mongers, I'm not getting a bike.
Quote from: Brazen on August 01, 2012, 03:36:39 AM
I'm hitting proper middle age in six weeks and need some fitness goals to achieve by then. I've already entered a 10K. Any other ideas? And no, mongers, I'm not getting a bike.
A proper bi or thriathlon event? Doesn't have to be an ironman :D, but just a combination event?
If you don't want the bike, then a bi atholn of running and swimming might be it?
V
I thought biathlons were skiing and shooting. :homestar:
Quote from: Iormlund on July 31, 2012, 10:38:38 AM
That only works for leg muscles, though.
True but I'm up and down the stairs a lot because our storeroom's in the basement. So I'm always carrying a crate of some sort one way or other.
Quote from: Brazen on August 01, 2012, 03:36:39 AM
I'm hitting proper middle age in six weeks and need some fitness goals to achieve by then. I've already entered a 10K. Any other ideas? And no, mongers, I'm not getting a bike.
Don't worry sister, I've given up on making constructive fitness suggestion for you; but by all means do carry on with your Bridget Joneseque approach to exercise. ;)
The pants I wore at my wedding are too big for me now. :showoff:
I am at: college marching trumpet weight.
I think another six weeks of this and I will have to stop it. Already the hypoglycemic tendencies are beginning to bother me.
No passing out on the job!!!111
Quote from: Sheilbh on August 01, 2012, 09:51:19 AM
Quote from: Iormlund on July 31, 2012, 10:38:38 AM
That only works for leg muscles, though.
True but I'm up and down the stairs a lot because our storeroom's in the basement. So I'm always carrying a crate of some sort one way or other.
I wouldn't like to go without exercising core muscles properly.
If you don't have time to go to the gym or swim I'd suggest some suspension training (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=suspension+training) at home. I'm actually making my own kit right now for a few Euros.
Meh, there are lots of exercises you can do for your core at home that require nothing more than you and a floor.
If nothing else just do planks and side planks a few times a day.
I've been rather lax with the weightlifting recently--busy/working late/etc. But I've kept doing the intermittent fasting, and it's still working like mad. Just goes to show that it's 90% diet and 10% exercise.
Re-started C25k yesterday. Foot handled it fine; lungs and legs not so much. Harder this time around, but I'm sure that's because I haven't done any cardio for four weeks. No worries, though. It feels good to be active again, so I know I'll stick with it.
Going to stick to my original work-out schedule for four weeks. Then it'll be time to switch things up a bit. I'd like to go to free weights then, and some cross-training stuff. A month of that, then on to something else, like yoga or something.
Hopefully, I'll have dropped a bit more weight. It would be nice to be out of the "obese" category. :P
Quote from: merithyn on August 08, 2012, 12:38:21 PM
Re-started C25k yesterday. Foot handled it fine; lungs and legs not so much. Harder this time around, but I'm sure that's because I haven't done any cardio for four weeks. No worries, though. It feels good to be active again, so I know I'll stick with it.
Going to stick to my original work-out schedule for four weeks. Then it'll be time to switch things up a bit. I'd like to go to free weights then, and some cross-training stuff. A month of that, then on to something else, like yoga or something.
Hopefully, I'll have dropped a bit more weight. It would be nice to be out of the "obese" category. :P
:thumbsup:
Keep at it girl, slowly but surely.
Did 50-55km around the Dorset countryside earlier this evening, would have gone a fair bit further, but I started out late, forgot a map and it was rather humid all of a sudden. Maybe tomorrow.
Haven't really gotten back into running this season, and my usual winter gym training was cut short in january by being stationed awat from home by work.
So my usual basic fitness level were shot, and I only slowly got back up running.
But, did two times 5K last week first of the season, topped with 7K saturday, and then just for giggles tried to time my 5K on monday. 28 min. Thats OK for the third 5K since sep. last year I think.
Will try another fast one tonight, and then 7K again in the weekend. If things work out I'll start doing intervals on the 5K ones.
I do need it though :( Weight has gained uncomfortably fast over the spring with lower excersise levels and I can feel they are harder to lose than they were when I was younger :P
V
I need to get a belt....
Did my normal two weekend rides of 35 miles...today's had a weird sighting. On my way out I was passed by a guy on a time trial bike (with the full skin suit and weird helmet). You don't see that every weekend on a country road in Wyoming.
My wife suggested I do a weigh in. We figure I have lost about 30lbs. I am down to 260. Only 20 more pounds until I reach my playing weight. Ran into some guys from the old days who are still playing with the round ball and they said I should come out and play a couple times.
I am not quite there yet. Need to get my running stamina up a bit more and I want to be able to dunk again before I hit the court. But I think I might be playing in the fall - knock on wood.
I've got a lump on my leg.
Or maybe it's a tumah.
I bought a steam cooker today:
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Already cooked my lunch (chicken breast, broccoli, French beans). Tasted very good after I put some salt and basil-flavoured olive oil on it. I'm on a diet again. :P
Steaming veggies is ok (although I prefer to grill them on the barbaque) but steamed meat? :x
Did the usual, though the ride is unusual of late.
I apparently was passed by the Tour de France Peloton - about 50 riders shot by me. Before I made the turn around they were coming back. Really, is that needed? They were blocking one whole side of the county road (which has a nice wide bike lane to the right.
There needs to be a 90 year old lady in a caddy to come through and clear that up.
As of this moment, in all of my clothes (jeans, shoes, sweater, and all), on my work scale, I am no longer obese. :showoff:
My BMI is now 29.7. Go, fucking, me.
Quote from: merithyn on August 24, 2012, 11:55:26 AM
As of this moment, in all of my clothes (jeans, shoes, sweater, and all), on my work scale, I am no longer obese. :showoff:
My BMI is now 29.7. Go, fucking, me.
:thumbsup:
To work around my knee problems I started to use the barefoot running style. Though early as yet it seems to be a lot more forgiving but ouch my poor calves.....its going to take a while getting used to this.
Quote from: merithyn on August 24, 2012, 11:55:26 AM
As of this moment, in all of my clothes (jeans, shoes, sweater, and all), on my work scale, I am no longer obese. :showoff:
My BMI is now 29.7. Go, fucking, me.
:cool:
Go girl. :)
Quote from: merithyn on August 24, 2012, 11:55:26 AM
As of this moment, in all of my clothes (jeans, shoes, sweater, and all), on my work scale, I am no longer obese. :showoff:
My BMI is now 29.7. Go, fucking, me.
BMI DOESN'T MATTER. :P
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on August 24, 2012, 12:39:03 PM
Quote from: merithyn on August 24, 2012, 11:55:26 AM
As of this moment, in all of my clothes (jeans, shoes, sweater, and all), on my work scale, I am no longer obese. :showoff:
My BMI is now 29.7. Go, fucking, me.
BMI DOESN'T MATTER. :P
It matters on my fucking work insurance. :contract: :ultra: <_<
Quote from: Cecil on August 24, 2012, 12:13:28 PM
To work around my knee problems I started to use the barefoot running style. Though early as yet it seems to be a lot more forgiving but ouch my poor calves.....its going to take a while getting used to this.
Yeah, if you can run properly - ie on the balls of your feet and not on your heels, not only will you run faster but you will do so with a lot less effort. It will take your muscles some time to adjust but keep at it. The thing that makes it so much easier on your knees is that you are now engaging the spring in your achilles tendon. That makes all the difference.
The fact that your calves are aching means you are doing it right. Just dont over do it in the first few weeks. And try icing your ankles while they are getting used to the new demands on the joint.
Quote from: Cecil on August 24, 2012, 12:13:28 PM
To work around my knee problems I started to use the barefoot running style. Though early as yet it seems to be a lot more forgiving but ouch my poor calves.....its going to take a while getting used to this.
When I starting using Vibram fivefingers I had to practically learn to walk again. It was almost as if I had spent my life with both feet in a cast. Now I sprint barefoot once a week. Easy does it and it'll take a few weeks for your tendons, ligaments and muscles to get stronger but the payoff is immense.
As of this week, I've lost 8% of my body weight since April. :showoff:
At a bit of a standstill for the moment, but I put that down to an erratic exercise schedule. Time to get back on track. I've determined that I do much better if I go to the gym every day than if I only try to go a few times a week. So, that'll be the goal for the next month. We'll see how it works out.
QuoteAs of this week, I've lost 8% of my body weight since April.
At a bit of a standstill for the moment, but I put that down to an erratic exercise schedule. Time to get back on track. I've determined that I do much better if I go to the gym every day than if I only try to go a few times a week. So, that'll be the goal for the next month. We'll see how it works out.
:yeah:
I am going to start working out in the morning once my wife goes back to work in October and I no longer have to take David to day care. I really need to lose all this weight I gained during my wife's last pregnancy :blush:
Quote from: Valmy on August 30, 2012, 08:57:36 AM
QuoteAs of this week, I've lost 8% of my body weight since April.
At a bit of a standstill for the moment, but I put that down to an erratic exercise schedule. Time to get back on track. I've determined that I do much better if I go to the gym every day than if I only try to go a few times a week. So, that'll be the goal for the next month. We'll see how it works out.
:yeah:
I am going to start working out in the morning once my wife goes back to work in October and I no longer have to take David to day care. I really need to lose all this weight I gained during my wife's last pregnancy :blush:
You sure it isn't your turn to be pregnant ? :unsure:
Not doing a lot of exercise at the moment; I don;t think I've gotten out of breath/puffed on my bike in weeks.
It got warm again in Southern England so I'm not doing much, still; popped out for a spin around the forest this evening, still above 70 when I got back at 9 pm.
A pleasant little 15-16 mile spin around an all but empty forest, saw just one other cyclist and about 5 cars; why don't more people use this 350 sq.miles of national park of an evening.
Working 14 hours a day: no exercise for the last few weeks. Going back to the gym is going to hurt. :pinch:
Well, my friend finally got around to helping me join the gym last night.
Didnt do much as it was late, 5km cycling, 10 minute mile, trying to use the weight machines probally in such a way that will give me an injury, etc...
Have been reading up on what I should be doing. Apparently steak is good for you!?!? Who knew....
The plan is to try and get there right after school most days before I have time to vegetate.
Hopefully it will lead to getting in shape and being able to sleep before midnight.
Worst case: I die.
I've probably worked out as much this week as I had the previous three months. :sleep:
I'm so confused. My weight hasn't moved at all this month. If anything, I seem to have gained a pound. Just the same, I've lost another jean size.
So to sum up my "weight-loss journey", I've lost all of 15 pounds over the course of the last five months, but lost two full jeans sizes. I'm noticeably less jiggly, considerably more muscular, and my running is getting easier. But minimal actual weight loss. It's very confusing.... This has never happened to me before when I've tried to lose weight. Usually, I, you know, lose weight, as well as sizes.
Can't figure out what's different. :hmm:
Quote from: merithyn on September 07, 2012, 12:58:05 PM
I'm so confused. My weight hasn't moved at all this month. If anything, I seem to have gained a pound. Just the same, I've lost another jean size.
You have probably reached the point where your weight loss in fat is becoming counter balanced by muscle gain. ie you have arrived!
Now progress is best kept in terms of body demensions and body fat percentage. But it is probably going to get a lot easier from here on in as your increased muscle take up the work of burning more and more of the fact and calories.
Hmm. Given that I'm still eating at a deficit, I'm not sure that I'm able to build muscle. Right? :unsure:
Quote from: merithyn on September 07, 2012, 01:22:36 PM
Hmm. Given that I'm still eating at a deficit, I'm not sure that I'm able to build muscle. Right? :unsure:
Probably, but not necessarily. Most bodybuilders go in a gain-cut cycle. But you can build muscle while losing fat. It's just much slower.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on September 07, 2012, 02:40:01 PM
Quote from: merithyn on September 07, 2012, 01:22:36 PM
Hmm. Given that I'm still eating at a deficit, I'm not sure that I'm able to build muscle. Right? :unsure:
Probably, but not necessarily. Most bodybuilders go in a gain-cut cycle. But you can build muscle while losing fat. It's just much slower.
Yep, you can build muscle so long as you exercise. Much of the muscle you are building will not be apparent but if you are eating right and exercising you cannot help but build muscle.
Not doing much exercise, still trying to put on weight, but stuck at 10 stone 12 lbs. :hmm:
Haven't gymmed for the last 2 days, gonna go tonight...but I notice I'm all achy and stiff everywhere even after a big rest. Hope this doesnt last.
Played some ball for the first time in years last night. It felt great. I am now very sore.
Had a nice pootle, this evening, to one of my favourite iron age hillforts, nice Dorset countryside and a pleasant sunny 55km round trip. :)
Being back home, I finally went to the gym for the first time in weeks. Felt awesome.
I'll drop this here. (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-short-intense-health-longer-intervals.html)
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Short, intense bursts of exercise could be better for our health than longer intervals
The ability of the body to deal with fat following a high-fat meal is a marker for the likelihood that a person will develop CVD in the future. The faster the body is able to get rid of the fat in the blood following a high-fat meal, the less at risk that person is of developing CVD - for example atherosclerosis, which is the build up of fat within the blood vessels.
A study led by Dr Stuart Gray, from the University of Aberdeen's Musculoskeletal Research Programme asked participants to undertake 2.5 minutes of high-intensity exercise - 5 x 30 second sprints exerting themselves to their maximum ability with 4 minutes of rest between each sprint - before eating a high-fat meal.
Findings of the study—published in Clinical Science—showed the fat content in the blood of these participants after that meal was reduced by 33% compared to if they had not undertaken any exercise.
The fat content in the blood is only reduced by 11% if a moderate intensity exercise session - 30 minutes of brisk walking - is undertaken before the same meal is eaten.
Dr Gray said: "Although moderate intensity, longer sessions of exercise can help protect the body against CVD, the findings of our study showed that high-intensity shorter intervals of exercise might be a more effective method to improve health and reduce the time commitment to exercise. "This is highly important as time is often cited as the main barrier to taking part in exercise.
"We are now investigating how long the benefits of a short high-intensity exercise session last on the body to analyse how frequently a person should exercise at this level to help protect the body against CVD. Our initial findings suggest that this type of exercise session would need to be undertaken on most days of the week to maintain the associated health benefits for the body."
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on September 14, 2012, 04:44:41 PM
I'll drop this here. (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-short-intense-health-longer-intervals.html)
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Short, intense bursts of exercise could be better for our health than longer intervals
The ability of the body to deal with fat following a high-fat meal is a marker for the likelihood that a person will develop CVD in the future. The faster the body is able to get rid of the fat in the blood following a high-fat meal, the less at risk that person is of developing CVD - for example atherosclerosis, which is the build up of fat within the blood vessels.
A study led by Dr Stuart Gray, from the University of Aberdeen's Musculoskeletal Research Programme asked participants to undertake 2.5 minutes of high-intensity exercise - 5 x 30 second sprints exerting themselves to their maximum ability with 4 minutes of rest between each sprint - before eating a high-fat meal.
Findings of the study—published in Clinical Science—showed the fat content in the blood of these participants after that meal was reduced by 33% compared to if they had not undertaken any exercise.
The fat content in the blood is only reduced by 11% if a moderate intensity exercise session - 30 minutes of brisk walking - is undertaken before the same meal is eaten.
Dr Gray said: "Although moderate intensity, longer sessions of exercise can help protect the body against CVD, the findings of our study showed that high-intensity shorter intervals of exercise might be a more effective method to improve health and reduce the time commitment to exercise. "This is highly important as time is often cited as the main barrier to taking part in exercise.
"We are now investigating how long the benefits of a short high-intensity exercise session last on the body to analyse how frequently a person should exercise at this level to help protect the body against CVD. Our initial findings suggest that this type of exercise session would need to be undertaken on most days of the week to maintain the associated health benefits for the body."
What proportion of the adult population is able to perform several high intensity 30 second sprints ?
There was a Horizon doc about that a few months back iirc.
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 13, 2012, 01:33:18 PM
Quotegymmed
:lol:
Verbing ftw.
Quote from: mongers on September 14, 2012, 05:08:12 PM
What proportion of the adult population is able to perform several high intensity 30 second sprints ?
Most should with enough practice. Running is not exactly alien to our physiology. Being a couch potato is.
Late this afternoon popped out for a gentle ride and to do some shopping in one of the local towns, such a nice day, I ended going to the next town, got there, thought I should go down to the seafront, ended up going a bit further and ended up at Sandbanks(ultra-rich property haven) , gateway to the Isle of Purbeck.
But by then I only had an hour of daylight left, so had to step up a gear to get along the seafront. Slight diversion into Dorset's drug capital to pick up a couple of packages.. of muesli/granola, before heading to the next town along the coast and then turning up the river valley to get home before dusk.
Ended up doing 60+km, and the last bit at speed was some good unexpected exercise. :)
Races that I intend to run in the next year:
November 2012 - 5k - Hot Chocolate Run - Chicago
April 2013 - 10k - Christie Clinic 10k - Champaign/Urbana
July 2013 - Half-Marathon (running this time) - Rock & Roll Race - Chicago
My brother, sister, and I will be running the Half-Marathon together. So far, they're both better runners than I am. I'm hoping to change that in time for the race. I hope to at least keep up with them. :ph34r:
You go girl :hug:
Something is wrong.
I've been exercising well for the past two weeks. Gym three times a week and a 10km mountain hike on Saturday.
But...I come to weigh myself today and I've gained at least 1.5kg over those two weeks. I'm literally heavier than I have ever weighed myself as been. Ever. WTF.
Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2012, 08:12:20 AM
Something is wrong.
I've been exercising well for the past two weeks. Gym three times a week and a 10km mountain hike on Saturday.
But...I come to weigh myself today and I've gained at least 1.5kg over those two weeks. I'm literally heavier than I have ever weighed myself as been. Ever. WTF.
1.5 kg "weight" increase tells you nothing. I can easily swing that much on the scale just from water weight in a day. Also, 2 weeks is a very short time period.
Could be muscle gain, could also be just from crap diet, need details to tell either which way.
I've never swung 1.5 on water/needing the loo/whatever...and it normally goes down from my regular weight, not up. Maybe I just need an especially large poo today? It is weird.
Diet...I don't think I've been eating any worse than usual lately.
Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2012, 08:31:27 AM
I've never swung 1.5 on water/needing the loo/whatever...and it normally goes down from my regular weight, not up. Maybe I just need an especially large poo today? It is weird.
Diet...I don't think I've been eating any worse than usual lately.
What Legbiter said!
It's not uncommon for people to eat more when they start doing regular exercises. Watch you diet if your goal is to loose weight.
Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2012, 08:12:20 AM
Something is wrong.
I've been exercising well for the past two weeks. Gym three times a week and a 10km mountain hike on Saturday.
But...I come to weigh myself today and I've gained at least 1.5kg over those two weeks. I'm literally heavier than I have ever weighed myself as been. Ever. WTF.
You won't have gained muscle weight yet, but if you're doing new exercise or more than you're used to , your muscles retain water to repair themselves and transport new energy stores.
Quote from: merithyn on September 17, 2012, 10:47:50 PM
Races that I intend to run in the next year:
November 2012 - 5k - Hot Chocolate Run - Chicago
April 2013 - 10k - Christie Clinic 10k - Champaign/Urbana
July 2013 - Half-Marathon (running this time) - Rock & Roll Race - Chicago
My brother, sister, and I will be running the Half-Marathon together. So far, they're both better runners than I am. I'm hoping to change that in time for the race. I hope to at least keep up with them. :ph34r:
That's a great schedule :hug:
So yeah, I hit 45 last week, making me now officially middle-aged (as I fully intend to live to 90). Almost instantly my blood pressure went from being consistently low to pre-hypertensive :lol:
Going back to the quack's this week to see if it's still up there after two weeks of healthy eating, cutting back on the booze and working out more steadily and more often rather than going all-out, but I'm still getting all the symptoms. I need a new job for medical reasons.
Quote from: Brazen on September 18, 2012, 08:38:04 AM
You won't have gained muscle weight yet, but if you're doing new exercise or more than you're used to , your muscles retain water to repair themselves and transport new energy stores.
Muscles keeping water ey? hmm....that could explain it.
I definitely haven't been eating more than usual lately, that's for certain, I'm still eating pretty much the same as always- not well but not much.
Quote from: Brazen on September 18, 2012, 08:43:22 AM
So yeah, I hit 45 last week, making me now officially middle-aged (as I fully intend to live to 90). Almost instantly my blood pressure went from being consistently low to pre-hypertensive :lol:
Going back to the quack's this week to see if it's still up there after two weeks of healthy eating, cutting back on the booze and working out more steadily and more often rather than going all-out, but I'm still getting all the symptoms. I need a new job for medical reasons.
Isn't it amazing how that works? Not to freak you out or anything, but that quick-change to pre-hypertension can also be an indicator that you're heading into pre-menopause, too. :ph34r:
My doc just cut my hypertension meds in half. He doesn't think it's the weight loss, but he does believe that the running is a major factor. So long as I keep running until I die, I can keep my meds at a minimum. Yay? :unsure:
Some history and statistics:
As I have said before I started to work out (after my 4-5 year long break - my dark years when a fat guy ate me. Never again) in September 2010 by attending fencing class once a week. It wasn't until 4 months later I began on weight training again while being on paternity leave. I did fencing and weight training until august 2011 when I dropped fencing in favor of doing martial arts again (krav maga).
Anyway from 2012 I've started using Endomondo. So far I've burnt 88.175 calories (163 burgers :P). I've spent 7 days and 17 hours in total doing 185 workouts.
Krav Maga :Joos: = 50.100 calories
Weight training :showoff: = 31.075.
Walking :rolleyes: = 2800
Cycling :bowler: = 2000
Running :yuk: = 2200
I realize the above info is pretty useless but for some reason I find using endomondo to be motivating. :P
Was out the evening before last and on my way home through the forest, a kitted up cyclist on a road bike, joined my route from a side road; took a while for him to catch up to me, and as he passed me, he complimented me on the pace I was keeping up, what with me in jeans/t-shirt on my one speed sit up and beg shopping bike, I felt a tinge of pride. :)
Not too long before some starts a Fitness 2013 thread; I wonder how our individual fitness will compare with any targets set at the start of this year ?
I wonder how many weight lifts one has to do to get an effect. I've heard no pain no gain before but that seems silly and I've also read its wrong..plus I don't want to totally kill myself as it messes up the rest of my life if I can't walk right. hmm...
Quote from: Tyr on September 21, 2012, 08:55:38 PM
I wonder how many weight lifts one has to do to get an effect. I've heard no pain no gain before but that seems silly and I've also read its wrong..plus I don't want to totally kill myself as it messes up the rest of my life if I can't walk right. hmm...
I suggest you get some qualified/professional advice regarding that equipment.
Quote from: Tyr on September 21, 2012, 08:55:38 PM
I wonder how many weight lifts one has to do to get an effect. I've heard no pain no gain before but that seems silly and I've also read its wrong..plus I don't want to totally kill myself as it messes up the rest of my life if I can't walk right. hmm...
The pain thing is relative. You don't need to try so hard you injure yourself. You do, however, need to push beyond what your muscles can do for your body to conclude it needs to build up some more. Proper technique is also important to avoid damaging stuff.
In any case, how easily you bulk up depends a lot on your genes. Some people find it very hard to gain volume. Others (like me) can do so with light loads.
Quote from: mongers on September 21, 2012, 07:19:59 PM
Not too long before some starts a Fitness 2013 thread; I wonder how our individual fitness will compare with any targets set at the start of this year ?
I'm in the best shape I've been in 15 years. :)
I'm in the worst shape in years. :(
Quote from: Iormlund on September 22, 2012, 05:59:43 AM
Quote from: Tyr on September 21, 2012, 08:55:38 PM
I wonder how many weight lifts one has to do to get an effect. I've heard no pain no gain before but that seems silly and I've also read its wrong..plus I don't want to totally kill myself as it messes up the rest of my life if I can't walk right. hmm...
The pain thing is relative. You don't need to try so hard you injure yourself. You do, however, need to push beyond what your muscles can do for your body to conclude it needs to build up some more. Proper technique is also important to avoid damaging stuff.
In any case, how easily you bulk up depends a lot on your genes. Some people find it very hard to gain volume. Others (like me) can do so with light loads.
Quote from: mongers on September 21, 2012, 07:19:59 PM
Not too long before some starts a Fitness 2013 thread; I wonder how our individual fitness will compare with any targets set at the start of this year ?
I'm in the best shape I've been in 15 years. :)
How can you do this?!
Quote from: Iormlund on September 22, 2012, 05:59:43 AM
I'm in the best shape I've been in 15 years. :)
Me, too! :D
Well I'm certainly not as fit as I was 20 years ago, simply a function of age and lost muscle mass, but I probably a bit fitter than I'd otherwise think; yesterday riding my little wheeled folding bike, I overtook some guys on road bike going up a steep hill. :)
It was the best of shapes, it was the worst of shapes.
Totally fallen off the wagon lately with my food. Just can't bring myself to care much, either. Still running, though, and have signed up for two 5k runs in October. I may not lose weight with my diet, but I'm certainly not going to gain any with my running. :)
Belts no longer do. Had to have the waist on my suits taken in and I need to get new casual wear.
This fitness thing is damned expensive.
Quote from: crazy canuck on September 24, 2012, 11:17:43 AM
Belts no longer do. Had to have the waist on my suits taken in and I need to get new casual wear.
This fitness thing is damned expensive.
:thumbsup:
Though being unfit can in turn be very costly.
Late this afternoon, got talking to a cyclist in the local bike shop, he was advocating doing interval training on a static bike for up to an hour and saying the only way to make it really work was to end up feeling nearly physically sick.
Which was odd, because we discussing ways to encourage ordinary people to get on a bike and get fitter; I don't think 'fitness=puking your guts out', is a very catchy angle to emphasis.
Not that I'm saying he's wrong, just that I get on a bike, in whatever I happen to be wearing, and go somewhere, have a ride out.
Quote from: mongers on September 24, 2012, 07:23:30 PM
Late this afternoon, got talking to a cyclist in the local bike shop, he was advocating doing interval training on a static bike for up to an hour and saying the only way to make it really work was to end up feeling nearly physically sick.
Which was odd, because we discussing ways to encourage ordinary people to get on a bike and get fitter; I don't think 'fitness=puking your guts out', is a very catchy angle to emphasis.
Not that I'm saying he's wrong, just that I get on a bike, in whatever I happen to be wearing, and go somewhere, have a ride out.
He's right. One hour is probably not enough, though.
I just had burger and chips three days running.
:w00t:
Quote from: Maladict on September 25, 2012, 01:50:50 AM
Quote from: mongers on September 24, 2012, 07:23:30 PM
Late this afternoon, got talking to a cyclist in the local bike shop, he was advocating doing interval training on a static bike for up to an hour and saying the only way to make it really work was to end up feeling nearly physically sick.
Which was odd, because we discussing ways to encourage ordinary people to get on a bike and get fitter; I don't think 'fitness=puking your guts out', is a very catchy angle to emphasis.
Not that I'm saying he's wrong, just that I get on a bike, in whatever I happen to be wearing, and go somewhere, have a ride out.
He's right. One hour is probably not enough, though.
Yeah, but that's not the way to encourage ordinary people to take up cycling.
I think like quite a few cyclists, he had a bit of tunnel vision, focusing in on his own 'training regime' without considering the wider context, that for most people it's a bit extreme and hard to comprehend.
Quote from: mongers on September 25, 2012, 10:01:46 AM
Yeah, but that's not the way to encourage ordinary people to take up cycling.
I think like quite a few cyclists, he had a bit of tunnel vision, focusing in on his own 'training regime' without considering the wider context, that for most people it's a bit extreme and hard to comprehend.
Fair enough :D
I've learned an interesting thing. If I exercise, I do not lose weight, regardless of what I eat. It just doesn't happen. I went a month exercising 30 minutes three days a week and watching what I was eating. I gained one pound. (Probably water weight.) When I stopped exercising but continued to watch what I ate, I lost five pounds in a month.
Also, when I stopped exercising, I started craving dairy products in a big ugly way. As in, I'm eating on average 300% of the daily recommended Vitamin D every day.
WTF is going on here?? :huh:
Quote from: merithyn on October 02, 2012, 11:28:37 AM
I've learned an interesting thing. If I exercise, I do not lose weight, regardless of what I eat. It just doesn't happen. I went a month exercising 30 minutes three days a week and watching what I was eating. I gained one pound. (Probably water weight.) When I stopped exercising but continued to watch what I ate, I lost five pounds in a month.
Also, when I stopped exercising, I started craving dairy products in a big ugly way. As in, I'm eating on average 300% of the daily recommended Vitamin D every day.
WTF is going on here?? :huh:
30 minutes 3 times week isnt much time spent exercising. You would have to have a pretty intense workout in those few minutes to make much of an impact. That is more of a maintenance kind of routine to stop from losing fitness rather than increasing fitness.
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 02, 2012, 12:48:34 PM
Quote from: merithyn on October 02, 2012, 11:28:37 AM
I've learned an interesting thing. If I exercise, I do not lose weight, regardless of what I eat. It just doesn't happen. I went a month exercising 30 minutes three days a week and watching what I was eating. I gained one pound. (Probably water weight.) When I stopped exercising but continued to watch what I ate, I lost five pounds in a month.
Also, when I stopped exercising, I started craving dairy products in a big ugly way. As in, I'm eating on average 300% of the daily recommended Vitamin D every day.
WTF is going on here?? :huh:
30 minutes 3 times week isnt much time spent exercising. You would have to have a pretty intense workout in those few minutes to make much of an impact. That is more of a maintenance kind of routine to stop from losing fitness rather than increasing fitness.
Interesting. When I was working out 45-60 minutes 5-6 times a week, I was told that I was doing much and that I should back it down to 30 minutes three times a week. There appears to be a difference of opinion on how much exercise is enough.
My exercise routine is a run/walk interval (more running than walking now), so it is fairly intense. (And again, doesn't count the 3-5 miles I walk 4-5 days a week.)
None of what you said, however, explains why I wouldn't be losing weight when I'm exercising but do when I'm not. :hmm:
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 02, 2012, 12:48:34 PM
30 minutes 3 times week isnt much time spent exercising. You would have to have a pretty intense workout in those few minutes to make much of an impact. That is more of a maintenance kind of routine to stop from losing fitness rather than increasing fitness.
Yes, but I think it's a good start.
Thinking about it I probably do a bit over 30 hours cycling a month, often that isn't especially intensive effort, but I guess it leaves me ticking over and reasonably fit for my age.
I can't begin to imaging doing the sort of effort club cyclists or semi-pros do, I wouldn't be surprised to find many of them spend working weeks' equivalent in the saddle every week.
30min 3x a week is fine if you're going hard enough.
Quote from: merithyn on October 02, 2012, 01:01:03 PM
Interesting. When I was working out 45-60 minutes 5-6 times a week, I was told that I was doing much and that I should back it down to 30 minutes three times a week. There appears to be a difference of opinion on how much exercise is enough.
My exercise routine is a run/walk interval (more running than walking now), so it is fairly intense. (And again, doesn't count the 3-5 miles I walk 4-5 days a week.)
None of what you said, however, explains why I wouldn't be losing weight when I'm exercising but do when I'm not. :hmm:
I am not sure why you were told you were doing too much at your first level of exercise. That seems about right to me for a good fitness program.
I agree with Mongers that 30 minutes 3 times a week is a good to start out with but you are getting into much better shape from when you began. The law of diminishing returns starts to kick in and you need to do more, not less, to continue to see results. Otherwise, as I said, you really are just maintaining where you were.
Also, a walk run progam is more of a moderate exercise routine. If you are only doing that for 30 minutes thats barely meeting the minimum exercise recommended and its not surprising you would not see much if any weight loss resulting from that.
As to why you experience more weight loss when you are not exercising - that is a bit of a puzzler.
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 02, 2012, 01:43:31 PM
Also, a walk run progam is more of a moderate exercise routine. If you are only doing that for 30 minutes thats barely meeting the minimum exercise recommended and its not surprising you would not see much if any weight loss resulting from that.
Not sure what you're basing that on. According to my heart-rate, I'm doing a pretty intense work out for 30 minutes. Since it's pretty much an individual thing based on general fitness, intensity of work-out, etc., I would think going by heart-rate would be the better way to go. Mine stays in the perfect cardio range for my age, weight, and gender of ~150. Even when I walk, I keep it above 115. That's not small change. I agree that I could stand to do more (and I will once I can run 5k without stopping), but for now, I don't want to run out of steam too quickly because I overdid it.
And remember, it's a run/walk interval three times a week for 30 minutes, but then I also walk 50-70 minutes 4-5 times a week, too. That's considerably more than the minimum exercise recommendation.
QuoteAs to why you experience more weight loss when you are not exercising - that is a bit of a puzzler.
:mad:
Well that's not helpful!
You hear a lot of people get done with their workouts and then they are hungry as a result. So they consume more calories on their workout days.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on October 02, 2012, 02:24:43 PM
You hear a lot of people get done with their workouts and then they are hungry as a result. So they consume more calories on their workout days.
I track every bite I put in my mouth. I net my TDEE minus 500 calories every day regardless of exercise. If anything, I go below that but only slightly.
Quote from: merithyn on October 02, 2012, 03:02:47 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on October 02, 2012, 02:24:43 PM
You hear a lot of people get done with their workouts and then they are hungry as a result. So they consume more calories on their workout days.
I track every bite I put in my mouth. I net my TDEE minus 500 calories every day regardless of exercise. If anything, I go below that but only slightly.
Don't know what TDEE is, but maybe we should have a seperate thread about nutrition and diet ?
Quote from: merithyn on October 02, 2012, 01:53:20 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 02, 2012, 01:43:31 PM
Also, a walk run progam is more of a moderate exercise routine. If you are only doing that for 30 minutes thats barely meeting the minimum exercise recommended and its not surprising you would not see much if any weight loss resulting from that.
Not sure what you're basing that on.
I base that on the fact that a walk/run exercise routine is a entry level moderate type of exercise for people to do. By design it is not intense so that people without a high degree of fitness can begin excercising without risk of injury.
Once you are able to comfortably do a walk/run then try to increase the intensity of your workouts for better results.
Your heart rate is not an objective measure of the intensity of your workout rather it is a measure of how intense it is for you - two very different things. If you find a moderate workout to be intense then by all means you should continue with it until it becomes easier. But I think you have found the reason you are no losing weight while exercising - you need to become a bit more fit.
That doesn't really follow for me, but okay. Thanks for your suggestion. :)
On Saturday I pinched a nerve or something in my back which means any stride faster or longer than a slow mince, an overly-rapid change of direction, turning over in bed or, in fact, pretty much anything, causes my back muscles to go into agonising spasm. I am: unfit for purpose.
:hug:
Heating pad and anti-inflammatories?
Quote from: Brazen on October 03, 2012, 06:52:05 AM
On Saturday I pinched a nerve or something in my back which means any stride faster or longer than a slow mince, an overly-rapid change of direction, turning over in bed or, in fact, pretty much anything, causes my back muscles to go into agonising spasm. I am: unfit for purpose.
Welcome to the 45 and over club my dear.
Apply ice packs to the area of the spasm and then once things calm down do some stretching.
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 03, 2012, 12:29:25 PM
Quote from: Brazen on October 03, 2012, 06:52:05 AM
On Saturday I pinched a nerve or something in my back which means any stride faster or longer than a slow mince, an overly-rapid change of direction, turning over in bed or, in fact, pretty much anything, causes my back muscles to go into agonising spasm. I am: unfit for purpose.
Welcome to the 45 and over club my dear.
Apply ice packs to the area of the spasm and then once things calm down do some stretching.
Heh, you, me, Tricky and Brazen should form that; we could then have an offical platform from which to complain about the young'uns on the forum.
Quote from: mongers on October 03, 2012, 12:47:40 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 03, 2012, 12:29:25 PM
Quote from: Brazen on October 03, 2012, 06:52:05 AM
On Saturday I pinched a nerve or something in my back which means any stride faster or longer than a slow mince, an overly-rapid change of direction, turning over in bed or, in fact, pretty much anything, causes my back muscles to go into agonising spasm. I am: unfit for purpose.
Welcome to the 45 and over club my dear.
Apply ice packs to the area of the spasm and then once things calm down do some stretching.
Heh, you, me, Tricky and Brazen should form that; we could then have an offical platform from which to complain about the young'uns on the forum.
Hey that invite-only "Mature Languishites" forum is excellent, what a great idea! Large font too!
Turns out I've developed an intolerance to my painkiller of choice, ibuprofen, and that was making me feel even worse and stopping me sleeping.
Definitely hit a plateau, popped out to do some shopping late yesterday evening, did about 42km and since there was only a handful of hills, didn't really do much puffing at all.
So I suspect 2 1/4 hours of consistent, but moderate cardiovascular exercise probably doesn't benefit me much at all.
That's impressive! Well done, Mongers!
Quote from: merithyn on October 05, 2012, 01:45:36 PM
That's impressive! Well done, Mongers!
Thanks. :cheers:
Popped out this afternoon to have another go at my '4 points of the compass challenge'; the idea is to do four separate bikes from home, aiming to go in the 4 directions of the compass and ride the maximum minutes of latitude and longitude.
And in the process clock up a good mileage, each time you do it, aim to gradually extend the distances you do, building your endurance/confidence with the benefit that you'll never be more than 10/15 miles from home if anything goes wrong.
This time I did 108 km in a little under 4.75 hours.
I traversed 12.30 minutes of latitude and went back and forth across 15.36 minutes of longitude (hint this is easier for me to do than you USAians as I live at 50 degrees north :cool: )
Next time, enough daylight being available I aim to get near to 100 miles.
My first 5k is in two weeks. I haven't run in three. :ph34r:
This could end badly for me.
A friend of mine has just finished cycling solo from Land's End to Job O' Groats (874 miles) in 12 days. Comer on Mongers, up your game :P
Quote from: merithyn on October 12, 2012, 10:25:13 AM
My first 5k is in two weeks. I haven't run in three. :ph34r:
This could end badly for me.
If you've done 4k or more in training, you'll do fine. If you're not injured, run this weekend. Pick your own pace and stick to it, walk if you need to, you'll get there :hug:
I'm failing, haven't been to the gym this week, sure, I have a lot of valid excuses- super sick for 2 days, 14km hike the next day, trouble walking and broken bike since then. But still....the shame, the shame.
Ran Saturday and again today. I managed to run a full mile - very s.l.o.w.l.y. - without stopping today, too! Sounds ridiculous - I should have been able to do that ages ago - but I'm considering it progress.
The 5k in two weeks will have to be a run/walk endeavor, but I'm okay with that. It's a start. :)
Been sitting around the house eating chips and drinking soda. :Embarrass:
Quote from: merithyn on October 15, 2012, 09:30:45 AM
Ran Saturday and again today. I managed to run a full mile - very s.l.o.w.l.y. - without stopping today, too! Sounds ridiculous - I should have been able to do that ages ago - but I'm considering it progress.
The 5k in two weeks will have to be a run/walk endeavor, but I'm okay with that. It's a start. :)
:thumbsup:
Fitness test at work completed. I easily did three minutes on the step-up with a heart-rate of 112bpm when done. I managed 15 knee push-ups, and 10 (yes TEN!!!) full sit-ups in the alloted time. The squat-against-the-wall thing was hard, but I managed the full minute. And I am woefully non-limber!
It's done, though, and I'll get to see how much better I've gotten this time next year, assuming that I'm still here.
This shit is getting expensive. I have basically replaced my whole wardrobe now. Was out with Mrs MIM at the outlet mall last week. Bought pants. 33 waist pants. Even those require a belt now, and my belt is a sorry beat up thing with two additional holes in it that I made with a walnut spear. So far.
Six months ago I weighed 40 pounds more and wore a 36-37 waist.
I have lost some of the muscle that I gained in the past year from weight lifting, but the thing is positive overall. My girl likes it. She's been frantically signing up for fitness classes at the gym and shit like that. I do all my stuff at home for free, but now she's spending shitloads of (Microsoft's) cash to get more fit.
It's crazy how much you can influence each other just through your own motivation. I think Mrs. MIM is just not used to not being the hottest one in the house and doesn't know how to handle it. :lol:
On the bad side, I really have replaced most of my pants in the last six months. It's not cheap.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on October 19, 2012, 03:54:02 AM
Six months ago I weighed 40 pounds more.
Fucking men. <_<
Anyway, congrats on getting so healthy, and on getting Mrs MiM on the bandwagon. :hug:
Since I hurt my back I've become increasingly slug-like in appearance and activity level. It barely hurts any more, I just have TEH PH34R :ph34r: So I'm back at it this weekend, at least three workouts next week then back on the healthy eating the week after. One thing at a time!
I'm also getting the urge to run again, may enter a race in spring after pay day :hmm:
Walked 4 miles today. Got reminded why I need new shoes.
Quote from: merithyn on October 19, 2012, 08:32:40 AM
Fucking men. <_<
I'm too skinny now though. Not as strong as I was. I think shifting to a surplus in calories will be harder for me to accomplish. I'm just not a big eater normally.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 19, 2012, 12:06:07 PM
Walked 4 miles today. Got reminded why I need new shoes.
yeah been running three miles each day this week and making me realize how badly I need new shoes.
Bragging. :rolleyes: :P
Quote from: katmai on October 19, 2012, 12:25:11 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 19, 2012, 12:06:07 PM
Walked 4 miles today. Got reminded why I need new shoes.
yeah been running three miles each day this week and making me realize how badly I need new shoes.
:w00t:
Go you, katmai! Now you can eat those fried Snickers with impunity! :hug:
Ewwww I hate snickers. Fried or not. My biggest weakness has always been carbs.
Wait, a snickers hater? Burn him!
I don't like nuts.
Quote from: katmai on October 19, 2012, 03:45:17 PM
I don't like nuts.
There is no way I can safely reply to that.
:D
Not doing much at the moment, aiming to cut back on exercise so I can put on a bit of weight for winter.
Though I did pop out late this afternoon for a quick spin on the folding bike around the New Forest, ended up doing 50km, though certainly felt I could have done another 50km if I hadn't had run out of light.
Sorry for being a dick. I don't want to brag or whatever. But as I've found a way to get in shape and still not give up the booze, sometimes the combination of those factors creates a perfect storm of whiskey-fueled weight loss posting.
And making Meri mad at me, and praising my wife. Who is actually quite cool. :)
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on October 21, 2012, 02:19:53 AM
Sorry for being a dick. I don't want to brag or whatever. But as I've found a way to get in shape and still not give up the booze, sometimes the combination of those factors creates a perfect storm of whiskey-fueled weight loss posting.
Nothing dickish about that. Sometimes after a work day starts badly I record the calories in the wine I intend to drink that evening at 9.30am :P
If I have a weight-loss plateau, beer and pizza followed by a three-mile run the next morning gets things moving again, as it were. I've learned to plan a route with regular toilet stops though :Embarrass:
Anyway, I'm back at it. I ran outside for the first time in over a month yesterday and did circuit training today.
By the way runners and zombie fans, if you don't have it already download the "Zombies, Run!" app. Nothing like a horde of undead on your tail to make you run fast!
I would let the zombies catch me. :Embarrass:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 21, 2012, 11:27:06 AM
I would let the zombies catch me. :Embarrass:
My brain would probably make them sick.
I have a feeling the few really fit people on Languish never post in this thread and its just us aged whingers who bother. :(
Quote from: mongers on October 21, 2012, 02:25:30 PM
I have a feeling the few really fit people on Languish never post in this thread and its just us aged whingers who bother. :(
True. :D
My waist is the same as it was when I was fitted for my tux when I got married now however. Fifteen years ago. I also started going grey at age thirteen. I'll be starting a thread asking about dying your hair soon. :lol:
Quote from: mongers on October 21, 2012, 02:25:30 PM
I have a feeling the few really fit people on Languish never post in this thread and its just us aged whingers who bother. :(
I have a feeling you actually are one of the fittest people on Languish. Not counting Cecil B. DeLurk.
Quote from: mongers on October 21, 2012, 02:25:30 PM
I have a feeling the few really fit people on Languish never post in this thread and its just us aged whingers who bother. :(
I don't think so. But yes, we're getting older :)
Quote from: Maladict on October 21, 2012, 04:51:54 PM
Quote from: mongers on October 21, 2012, 02:25:30 PM
I have a feeling the few really fit people on Languish never post in this thread and its just us aged whingers who bother. :(
I don't think so. But yes, we're getting older :)
Well you've ruined my pet theory now. :hmm:
By the way how did you race in the Alps/Jura go ?
Quote from: mongers on October 21, 2012, 06:26:43 PM
Quote from: Maladict on October 21, 2012, 04:51:54 PM
Quote from: mongers on October 21, 2012, 02:25:30 PM
I have a feeling the few really fit people on Languish never post in this thread and its just us aged whingers who bother. :(
I don't think so. But yes, we're getting older :)
Well you've ruined my pet theory now. :hmm:
By the way how did you race in the Alps/Jura go ?
Just to be clear, I don't consider myself 'really fit', far from it atm actually. Hence my absence from this thread, I think most people do post here when they've been working out.
I last raced in the Alps three years ago, is that the one you're referring to?
Did one of the last weekends of biking Sat and Sun. Woke up both days and it was windy (a problem here on the High Plains) and cold, but still did two of the 25 mile round trips.
I figure I did well over 1500 miles from Spring til now - which is good, as in a couple of weeks it gets below zero and the bike stays away until April.
Quote from: PDH on October 22, 2012, 08:49:09 AM
Did one of the last weekends of biking Sat and Sun. Woke up both days and it was windy (a problem here on the High Plains) and cold, but still did two of the 25 mile round trips.
I figure I did well over 1500 miles from Spring til now - which is good, as in a couple of weeks it gets below zero and the bike stays away until April.
:thumbsup:
I guess it's swings and roundabouts, you get all of benefits of living in such spectacular country, but you have to live with the interior continental seasons; here we just seem to get variations on drizzle/mist/haze year round. :bowler:
Let me tell you, when a Barrister Boy Arctic Express rolls through and the temperature never gets above -10f all day, the last thing I want to do is bike.
Looks like it's the last day of nice weather this year. Going to take the bike out for a lap around the city, then clean it and set it up indoors for spinning season.
Quote from: PDH on October 22, 2012, 09:47:29 AM
Let me tell you, when a Barrister Boy Arctic Express rolls through and the temperature never gets above -10f all day, the last thing I want to do is bike.
such a California pussy
I have my first 5k tomorrow. It's a Zombie Run. We'll have three flags attached to us. The object is to cross the finish line with at least one of them. If the zombies get all three flags, we're infected.
There is no doubt that I will NOT be running the whole thing, but I'm hoping to run at least half of it. On top of just not being capable of doing it, I feel like crap. I'd hoped to be feeling better by today, but no such luck. Early night tonight, and we'll see how I feel tomorrow.
ive never heard of such a thing? who are the zombies? are they classic or runners? sounds cool
Quote from: Tyr on October 26, 2012, 09:50:14 AM
ive never heard of such a thing? who are the zombies? are they classic or runners? sounds cool
"It's a non-craze, not sweeping America".
Quote from: Tyr on October 26, 2012, 09:50:14 AM
ive never heard of such a thing? who are the zombies? are they classic or runners? sounds cool
Are you asking if you've never heard of such a thing? :unsure:
:P
The zombies are volunteers who dress up as zombies and chase after us. I have no idea how fast they go, but I'm seriously hoping that they're not too fast.
Brazen is talking about an app on your phone that every now and then interupts your music to tell you that you're being attacked by a zombie and need to run away. I haven't tried that yet (I'm still way too much of a novice for something like that), but it sounds really fun.
Quote from: mongers on October 26, 2012, 10:01:25 AM
Quote from: Tyr on October 26, 2012, 09:50:14 AM
ive never heard of such a thing? who are the zombies? are they classic or runners? sounds cool
"It's a non-craze, not sweeping America".
:D
Quote from: merithyn on October 26, 2012, 09:05:05 AM
I have my first 5k tomorrow. It's a Zombie Run. We'll have three flags attached to us. The object is to cross the finish line with at least one of them. If the zombies get all three flags, we're infected.
There is no doubt that I will NOT be running the whole thing, but I'm hoping to run at least half of it. On top of just not being capable of doing it, I feel like crap. I'd hoped to be feeling better by today, but no such luck. Early night tonight, and we'll see how I feel tomorrow.
There were two flags, not three, and I lost both of them. :(
I did, however, manage the 5k in 40:45 with a 12:56/mile average. :showoff:
I ate an entire order of Little Caesar's breadsticks. Then shit out a huge turd.
I think I dropped a pants size.
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 27, 2012, 03:30:57 PM
I ate an entire order of Little Caesar's breadsticks. Then shit out a huge turd.
I think I dropped a pants size.
Fucking men. :glare:
Quote from: merithyn on October 27, 2012, 03:28:48 PM
Quote from: merithyn on October 26, 2012, 09:05:05 AM
I have my first 5k tomorrow. It's a Zombie Run. We'll have three flags attached to us. The object is to cross the finish line with at least one of them. If the zombies get all three flags, we're infected.
There is no doubt that I will NOT be running the whole thing, but I'm hoping to run at least half of it. On top of just not being capable of doing it, I feel like crap. I'd hoped to be feeling better by today, but no such luck. Early night tonight, and we'll see how I feel tomorrow.
There were two flags, not three, and I lost both of them. :(
I did, however, manage the 5k in 40:45 with a 12:56/mile average. :showoff:
:cheers:
That's a whole 4,500 metres further than I could run.
Quote from: merithyn on October 27, 2012, 03:35:36 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 27, 2012, 03:30:57 PM
I ate an entire order of Little Caesar's breadsticks. Then shit out a huge turd.
I think I dropped a pants size.
Fucking men. :glare:
My power is derived from my penis.
Plus I ate all the sauce.
I'm not doing too well at the moment, one of my fitness targets, cycling the same distance as the Tour de France between its end and Xmas, is beginning to look out of sight; I need to do 800 odd miles between now and December 25th. :hmm:
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 27, 2012, 03:37:04 PM
Quote from: merithyn on October 27, 2012, 03:35:36 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 27, 2012, 03:30:57 PM
I ate an entire order of Little Caesar's breadsticks. Then shit out a huge turd.
I think I dropped a pants size.
Fucking men. :glare:
My power is derived from my penis.
Plus I ate all the sauce.
That sounds really, really wrong.
Quote from: mongers on October 28, 2012, 05:38:52 PM
I'm not doing too well at the moment, one of my fitness targets, cycling the same distance as the Tour de France between its end and Xmas, is beginning to look out of sight; I need to do 800 odd miles between now and December 25th. :hmm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2HcRl4wSk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg1GboGyxkk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg1GboGyxkk)
Quote from: merithyn on October 27, 2012, 03:28:48 PM
There were two flags, not three, and I lost both of them. :(
I did, however, manage the 5k in 40:45 with a 12:56/mile average. :showoff:
Great result and an admirable speed :cheers:
Went for my latest physical - blood pressure is perfect, cholesteral is low and I have permission to discontinue use of puffers unless I have a flair up.
Progress is being made.
Next goal - slam that damned ball again.
Quote from: Brazen on October 29, 2012, 04:52:17 AM
Quote from: merithyn on October 27, 2012, 03:28:48 PM
There were two flags, not three, and I lost both of them. :(
I did, however, manage the 5k in 40:45 with a 12:56/mile average. :showoff:
Great result and an admirable speed :cheers:
:yes:
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 29, 2012, 05:59:36 PM
Went for my latest physical - blood pressure is perfect, cholesteral is low and I have permission to discontinue use of puffers unless I have a flair up.
Progress is being made.
Next goal - slam that damned ball again.
:cheers:
or not as the case may be, if you cutting back on the stuff for fitness purposes. :)
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 29, 2012, 05:59:36 PM
Next goal - slam that damned ball again.
Don't you just have to stand on tiptoes to do that?
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 29, 2012, 06:11:51 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on October 29, 2012, 05:59:36 PM
Next goal - slam that damned ball again.
Don't you just have to stand on tiptoes to do that?
If that were true I woulda been a contenda.
Ouch, not as fit at the end of yesterday as I was at the start; had a slight prang on my bike and once again a if I'd been wearing a helmet, it would have prevented the damage to my knee, arm and thumb. :(
First time I've ever gone to the local medical centre/emergency centre following a bike accident, my lower arm when oddly numb so I thought I'd better have it checked out, having decided the other day I'm no longer indestructible. <_<
Actually today it didn't materially affect my cycling home this evening, did 9 miles in 31 minutes though that might have been aided by a tail wind.
I've managed to strain my biceps femoris (one of the hamstring muscles). It hurts. A lot. :mad:
No running until after Thanksgiving, and probably very little walking, too. What a GREAT time to have to lower my calories due to lack of exercise! :ultra: :glare:
I think I strained(or possibly even tore, dunno, haven't seen doctor) my biceps in my right arm. My arm hurts when I put weight on it or twist it too much. The first week and a half it hurt all the time.
I bought a scale today. From now on my life will be a misery, but I really need to shed some weight.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 16, 2012, 11:09:57 AM
I think I strained(or possibly even tore, dunno, haven't seen doctor) my biceps in my right arm. My arm hurts when I put weight on it or twist it too much. The first week and a half it hurt all the time.
Have it checked, but it could also be because of bad posture, especially if it hurts through your arm and you start to feel like you have carpal tunnel symptoms.
Before I went to physiotherapy, my arms would hurt all through my biceps to my wrists and my grip was horrendous to the point any bag would slip through my fingers and fall to the ground. After treatment in the neck and correcting the posture, it went away in a few weeks.
Not doing much at the moment, just pottering about; how everyone else doing ??
Spending a lot of time whinging about my leg. I had no idea that a pulled hamstring could hurt so freaking bad! It's unending, and I haven't had a decent night's sleep in a week because of it. <_<
Quote from: merithyn on November 19, 2012, 09:29:46 AM
Spending a lot of time whinging about my leg. I had no idea that a pulled hamstring could hurt so freaking bad! It's unending, and I haven't had a decent night's sleep in a week because of it. <_<
:hug:
Luckily I've never had anything like that.
Quote from: mongers on November 17, 2012, 02:43:04 PM
Not doing much at the moment, just pottering about; how everyone else doing ??
We are in that terrible period in Vancouver when it is raining hard but there isnt enough snow on the mountains yet to go skiing. As a result activity levels have dropped but still doing some workouts in the basement. On top of it all the boys are no fully occupied with other things so there is nobody there to push me.
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 19, 2012, 02:23:53 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 17, 2012, 02:43:04 PM
Not doing much at the moment, just pottering about; how everyone else doing ??
We are in that terrible period in Vancouver when it is raining hard but there isnt enough snow on the mountains yet to go skiing. As a result activity levels have dropped but still doing some workouts in the basement. On top of it all the boys are no fully occupied with other things so there is nobody there to push me.
Yeah, over here we seem to have different ideas of constitutes hard/heavy rain, the forecast todau was for 6 hours of it, this afternoon/evening and really it was only moderate drizzle compared to what your getting in you post 'rainforest' area. So it's still easy to get out and about.
Quote from: mongers on November 17, 2012, 02:43:04 PM
Not doing much at the moment, just pottering about; how everyone else doing ??
2012 has been a pretty rotten year for fitness. Been taking a heavy workload resulting in getting sick regularly.
Told my boss I was cutting back to 'normal' starting November. So far, so good :)
Put my bike on the Tacx, up to 3hrs a week now. It may cost me my job, but fitness-wise 2013 will be better.
Quote from: Maladict on November 19, 2012, 02:56:20 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 17, 2012, 02:43:04 PM
Not doing much at the moment, just pottering about; how everyone else doing ??
2012 has been a pretty rotten year for fitness. Been taking a heavy workload resulting in getting sick regularly.
Told my boss I was cutting back to 'normal' starting November. So far, so good :)
Put my bike on the Tacx, up to 3hrs a week now. It may cost me my job, but fitness-wise 2013 will be better.
:thumbsup:
Yeah there's not point allowing you job to make you ill, and by extension less happy.
Luckily it's still mild around here, so I'm pottering around, though I don't see many other cyclists about in the evenings/on weekdays.
Quote from: mongers on November 19, 2012, 03:00:42 PM
Luckily it's still mild around here, so I'm pottering around, though I don't see many other cyclists about in the evenings/on weekdays.
The weather has been icy, foggy and generally miserable. Doesn't really matter, I'm pretty much night blind so I can't cycle in the evenings until March or so.
Quote from: Maladict on November 19, 2012, 03:17:00 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 19, 2012, 03:00:42 PM
Luckily it's still mild around here, so I'm pottering around, though I don't see many other cyclists about in the evenings/on weekdays.
The weather has been icy, foggy and generally miserable. Doesn't really matter, I'm pretty much night blind so I can't cycle in the evenings until March or so.
Yeah cycling at night is probably ten times more dangerous than in daylight, so you're probably better off as you are; I do sometime wonder why I continue through the winter months.
Hmm, so one of my little fitness targets was to cycle the 3,500 km distance the Tour de France riders did this year, between race end and Xmas.
So far I'm 450 odd miles short and it's only a month to go, I have a feeling I'll be facing a deficit of about 150-200 miles to do on Christmas Eve! :hmm:
Tough challenge, but certainly possible. It would be nice if at least one of us met their target, don't let us down now.
Quote from: Maladict on December 10, 2011, 09:35:44 AM
I know, we're not there yet. But now is the time to set some targets.
Post them here so you can be ridiculed a year from now when you failed all of them like I have this year :Embarrass:
So, to raise the bar some more, I just signed up for:
- Amstel Gold race, 250km of cycling in the Dutch hills (yes, we have some) in April
- La Marmotte, 175 excruciating km's in the French Alps in July
And I want to pick up running again, maybe a half marathon in the fall or something.
I'm thinking of buying one of those bike stands so I can ride my bike indoors, does anyone here have any experience with them?
Bloody hell, I completely forgot typing all this stuff a year ago. Mongers, I now realize you were referring to this a while ago.
The Alps plans fell apart fairly quickly as nobody was willing to come along. I did do the Dutch race, but only the 150km version, again for lack of company.
I need some new friends. :grr:
Quote from: Maladict on November 28, 2012, 04:32:38 PM
Quote from: Maladict on December 10, 2011, 09:35:44 AM
I know, we're not there yet. But now is the time to set some targets.
Post them here so you can be ridiculed a year from now when you failed all of them like I have this year :Embarrass:
So, to raise the bar some more, I just signed up for:
- Amstel Gold race, 250km of cycling in the Dutch hills (yes, we have some) in April
- La Marmotte, 175 excruciating km's in the French Alps in July
And I want to pick up running again, maybe a half marathon in the fall or something.
I'm thinking of buying one of those bike stands so I can ride my bike indoors, does anyone here have any experience with them?
Bloody hell, I completely forgot typing all this stuff a year ago. Mongers, I now realize you were referring to this a while ago.
The Alps plans fell apart fairly quickly as nobody was willing to come along. I did do the Dutch race, but only the 150km version, again for lack of company.
I need some new friends. :grr:
Yeah, that's what I was remembering, I remember thinking at the time you're a good notch or two above me. :(
Doesn't sound like it's your fault, I think you're probably beginning to find what I discovered a good few years ago, family/booze/sedentary lifestyles, gradually robs you of peers to play sport with, so one ends up doing solitary activities like cycling. :hmm:
It must be donkey years since I last played any of my friends at squash or Badminton, I doubt any are now up to it without cardiac arrest risks. :D
Mal, maybe you should join a cycling road club ?
What's a good non-impact, non-swimming exercise?
Also I think I need to start doing strength work. I may have asked before but does anyone have a good guide. I feel kind of aimless just being in the gym and using the machines for a bit with some arbitrary set weight and for some random figure.
Quote from: Sheilbh on November 28, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
What's a good non-impact, non-swimming exercise?
Also I think I need to start doing strength work. I may have asked before but does anyone have a good guide. I feel kind of aimless just being in the gym and using the machines for a bit with some arbitrary set weight and for some random figure.
Brazen is your 'goto person'. :)
Quote from: mongers on November 28, 2012, 04:42:03 PM
Doesn't sound like it's your fault, I think you're probably beginning to find what I discovered a good few years ago, family/booze/sedentary lifestyles, gradually robs you of peers to play sport with, so one ends up doing solitary activities like cycling. :hmm:
It's not even gradual. Within the last 1,5 years over half my friends became parents. You can visit them at their place and that's it, they otherwise just disappear. On the other hand, I'm probably lucky they all waited until they were in their thirties.
Quote from: mongers on November 28, 2012, 04:42:03 PM
Mal, maybe you should join a cycling road club ?
I've been thinking about that, but my weekly schedule is just too irregular. And I hate to have obligations during the weekends. Next year I'll try to get some friends along one more time, then I'll probably resign myself to solitary cycling. :(
I need to learn how to run. Even when I was in shape I couldn't run very well, always ran into major breathing problems. Always guessed I had a fucked up throat or some such but I've read there's a right way to breath when running, shall have to investigate
Quote from: Sheilbh on November 28, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
Also I think I need to start doing strength work. I may have asked before but does anyone have a good guide. I feel kind of aimless just being in the gym and using the machines for a bit with some arbitrary set weight and for some random figure.
This site should give you a heads-up: http://www.exrx.net/
I agree, going aimless at the gym doing random exercises and weights is a waste of time. You need a program, lasting 6-8 weeks, and a journal to keep tab on your progression.
Bumped for an answer to Shelf's question.
the trouble with looking for good plans online is they're all pretty hardcore things based around free weights and all that.
I've really slackened off on the gym lately. I genuinely have had my time eaten by other concerns to a large extent, and much of that is exercisey, but still....I am teh suck.
Quote from: Tyr on December 05, 2012, 11:47:32 PM
the trouble with looking for good plans online is they're all pretty hardcore things based around free weights and all that.
I've really slackened off on the gym lately. I genuinely have had my time eaten by other concerns to a large extent, and much of that is exercisey, but still....I am teh suck.
How hardcore can it be? 2 body parts by day (if on three days), 2-3 exercises per body part, 3 sets of 6-10 reps per exercice, on the basis of progressive overload (if you can do one more than 10 reps on the last set you increase the weight). You don't need to do anything fancy, just change your program each 6-8 weeks (change sets and reps, change exercises, change the length of breaks between each, add supersets or dropsets, etc.).
Hell, if you really have not enough time do a full body routine twice a week only with the main compounds (bench press, deadlifts, squats, military presses, pull-ups/chin-ups, rows) and you'll be good to go. Starting Strength is just that : compounds, 3 to 5 sets, 5 reps. You go as heavy you can go while keeping good form and staying within the rep ranges you've set.
Don't base your program on what's in the muscle and fitness magazines, these are built around you training 5-6 days a week, which is only possible without overtraining if you use "supplements".
Quote from: Sheilbh on November 28, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
What's a good non-impact, non-swimming exercise?
Also I think I need to start doing strength work. I may have asked before but does anyone have a good guide. I feel kind of aimless just being in the gym and using the machines for a bit with some arbitrary set weight and for some random figure.
Basically dont go to the gym. Dont use machines. Everything you need you already have. Do squats, planks and pushups. Do them in sets (20 squats, 1 minute of plank (more if you are able) 20 pushups - rest 20 seconds and repeat to exhaustion. ie your muscles cant do another one.
When that starts getting too easy then worry about a routine.
So time for a retrospective on Fitness 2012 ?
I'm not doing much at the moment, one of my fitness targets was to cycling as far as this years Tour de France race, between the time it finished and Christmas Eve, looks like I'm gonna end up 150km short of the 3500 km total. <_<
Quote from: Sheilbh on November 28, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
What's a good non-impact, non-swimming exercise?
Tennis maybe.
Quote from: mongers on December 20, 2012, 03:23:28 PM
So time for a retrospective on Fitness 2012 ?
Doing better than I was a month ago, worse than I was a year ago.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 21, 2012, 09:57:01 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on November 28, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
What's a good non-impact, non-swimming exercise?
Tennis maybe.
No, lots of fast change of direction if played properly. Hard on the joints - especially for someone who is not fit. Also lots of repetitive stroking - but there are some here who will have significant stamina in that regard.
Quote from: Drakken on December 06, 2012, 11:22:49 AM
Quote from: Tyr on December 05, 2012, 11:47:32 PM
the trouble with looking for good plans online is they're all pretty hardcore things based around free weights and all that.
I've really slackened off on the gym lately. I genuinely have had my time eaten by other concerns to a large extent, and much of that is exercisey, but still....I am teh suck.
How hardcore can it be? 2 body parts by day (if on three days), 2-3 exercises per body part, 3 sets of 6-10 reps per exercice, on the basis of progressive overload (if you can do one more than 10 reps on the last set you increase the weight). You don't need to do anything fancy, just change your program each 6-8 weeks (change sets and reps, change exercises, change the length of breaks between each, add supersets or dropsets, etc.).
Hell, if you really have not enough time do a full body routine twice a week only with the main compounds (bench press, deadlifts, squats, military presses, pull-ups/chin-ups, rows) and you'll be good to go. Starting Strength is just that : compounds, 3 to 5 sets, 5 reps. You go as heavy you can go while keeping good form and staying within the rep ranges you've set.
Don't base your program on what's in the muscle and fitness magazines, these are built around you training 5-6 days a week, which is only possible without overtraining if you use "supplements".
Thats still all free weight stuff though, I can't do that, I go alone mostly and even basic stuff is too hard core for me. I can only use the weight machines
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 21, 2012, 09:57:01 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on November 28, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
What's a good non-impact, non-swimming exercise?
Tennis maybe.
Might be something on here
http://greatist.com/fitness/21-unexpected-low-impact-workouts-041812/
Quote from: mongers on December 20, 2012, 03:23:28 PM
So time for a retrospective on Fitness 2012 ?
I'm not doing much at the moment, one of my fitness targets was to cycling as far as this years Tour de France race, between the time it finished and Christmas Eve, looks like I'm gonna end up 150km short of the 3500 km total. <_<
3350km is pretty cool :bowler:
2012 was a colossal failure, I really need to get it together next year. It's all about regular maintenance when you're on the wrong side of 30.
Quote from: Maladict on December 22, 2012, 03:36:15 PM
Quote from: mongers on December 20, 2012, 03:23:28 PM
So time for a retrospective on Fitness 2012 ?
I'm not doing much at the moment, one of my fitness targets was to cycling as far as this years Tour de France race, between the time it finished and Christmas Eve, looks like I'm gonna end up 150km short of the 3500 km total. <_<
3350km is pretty cool :bowler:
2012 was a colossal failure, I really need to get it together next year. It's all about regular maintenance when you're on the wrong side of 30.
Thanks, the best 20kms was cycling through all the flooding a couple of days ago. :cheers:
You're absolutely right about regular maintenance, if I go three days without exercise I literally start to fall apart, need some muscles and tone to stop this bag of bones collapsing in on itself. :D
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 21, 2012, 09:57:01 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on November 28, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
What's a good non-impact, non-swimming exercise?
Tennis maybe.
I love tennis. I'm pretty woeful but only played other people so it wasn't too bad. But yeah it's as bad as running for some things.
Some good ideas though.
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 23, 2012, 03:17:16 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 21, 2012, 09:57:01 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on November 28, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
What's a good non-impact, non-swimming exercise?
Tennis maybe.
I love tennis. I'm pretty woeful but only played other people so it wasn't too bad. But yeah it's as bad as running for some things.
Some good ideas though.
What about Badminton, smaller court so it involve less sudden stops and impacts and it's more of an aerobic exercise rather than one based on strenght.
Plus can be played at most leisure centres year round.
I'd think Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe would be excellent for you Sheilbh if it's strength you're looking for. Best newbie program out there.
Let me second starting strength.
My BMI just dropped under 30 for the first time since the clinton administration. I'm proud.
Quote from: Viking on December 24, 2012, 08:03:00 AM
My BMI just dropped under 30 for the first time since the clinton administration. I'm proud.
:thumpsup:
Cool keep up the good work, Viking you do know people with regilious convictions get an automatice -2 modifier on the BMI? :cool:
Quote from: Maladict on December 22, 2012, 03:36:15 PM
Quote from: mongers on December 20, 2012, 03:23:28 PM
So time for a retrospective on Fitness 2012 ?
I'm not doing much at the moment, one of my fitness targets was to cycling as far as this years Tour de France race, between the time it finished and Christmas Eve, looks like I'm gonna end up 150km short of the 3500 km total. <_<
3350km is pretty cool :bowler:
2012 was a colossal failure, I really need to get it together next year. It's all about regular maintenance when you're on the wrong side of 30.
Well I finally managed it, 5 days late, 2173 miles and it took me 160 days from the end of the Tour de France, whereas those guys did that distance in just 23 days !
In my defence, they may have had slightly better bikes, some help from the peloton, didn't do any off road and didn't have to deal with wet winter weather, but then again they had a fair few big mountains on route, there ain't any of those in central Southern England. :blush:
Just show what an effort those guys put in.
Now I need a new challenge. :hmm:
Quote from: mongers on December 29, 2012, 03:42:45 PM
Now I need a new challenge. :hmm:
Bike to Vladivostok.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 29, 2012, 07:11:08 PM
Quote from: mongers on December 29, 2012, 03:42:45 PM
Now I need a new challenge. :hmm:
Bike to Vladivostok.
That's insane, but when Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman and Claudio von Planta did it on proper off-road bikes, that was insanely awesome.