2018 Health and Fitness Thread

[chickenstrip]

[thx1138]

feck all exercise last few days, only cycled a hundred miles in the week, did a few weights yesterday

fed up, black moods, depressed etc


I just live with it, try to avoid self sabotage and eating too much junk, if I can't run - which I just couldn't face this weekend, walk the dog or try and do something

everything just too much effort though

got a half marathon on Sunday, will probably enter it, assuming my race pack arrives

[chickenstrip]

Been resting for the last couple of days as I've managed to injure a calf muscle - stairs especially have been hell!

What worries me is that there were no signs whilst training that I was overdoing it, nor immediately afterwards. I wasn't even feeling particularly fatigued during or after the particular exercise I think caused the injury. It wasn't until next day that it was obvious, and got worse for a couple of days.

Now, I accept that I can't train like I did when I was younger - improvements will take longer, and I probably can't even reach the same levels of fitness that we can in our younger days, but if an injury can be caused with no signs or signals warning you when it's time to stop, wtf do you do?! Worrying.
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[thx1138]

Google 'doms - delayed onset muscle soreness'

Did a quick 30miles on my bicycle today, trolling leisure cyclists, see them in the distance struggling up a hill on their town bike, so i really go for it and shout good morning as i whiz past 😀

[chickenstrip]

[thx1138]

yeah it happens to me sometimes, I did a 12 mile run weekend before last, and I hurt my shoulder of all things.

legs quite strong from cycling, and I do run a lot, but the pumping my arms back and forth as a I run over an extended time caused some discomfort which got worse, and then went away by the following weekend

[chickenstrip]

Did you continue to exercise before it felt completely healed? Maybe less strenuously? Do different exercise that didn't aggravate it? (everything seems to aggravate a calf muscle injury, lol). Rest completely?
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[thx1138]

I just excercised around it, took it a bit easier

[Four5]

Oh, every year I have many tasks to do but I fail. Unfortunately. I was going to a gym in February but it was a bit expensive and I decided to work out at home. Every month I am doing some workout challange (this month 31 days plant challange). It really motivates me!

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[waffles]

I joined up to parkrun today, with the aim to do my first one in a couple of weeks when I can run a bit further.

I'm still doing C25K but had a couple of weeks away from it so restarted from scratch. I am just about to finish week 2 so would be fine to do it if I walked and ran it, I would prefer to run more than walk though! I am currently doing a little over 3k in the half hour session which is definitely progress for me
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Current rides Suzuki GSXR 600, Honda MSX125

[thx1138]

cool

Half marathon for me in the morning

[pepperami]

Trained Friday. , our instructors have decided to put a bit more emphasis on fitness.
Only 20 minutes of core exercise, but it nearly bloody killed me.
Jeez! I am so unsupple and so unfit
Some pad work and combinations, then sparing.

First spar was with a younger lad, .... wisdom and experience with a tiny dose of meanness saw me through that ok
He was glad to fight someone with more experience who could show him the gaps in his approach.

Second spar was with one of the instructors,.....ow! Ow! Ow! , took a heavy side kick to the thigh .......kin ell! I can certainly feel it today that’s for sure.
Sparing with instructor reminded me of just how much further I need to go .
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[thx1138]

Did the half marathon. 2hrs dead by my watch, not sure of my chip time yet. Struggled a little bit towards the end, but a new pb by about 15mins anyway.

Threw up everywhere when i got in 😕 but probably just energy gels and drinks disagreeing with the coffee i think.

[Sload]

Holiday, not done the morning weight in but estimate came back 8 pounds heavier.
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[thx1138]

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[waffles]

[thx1138]

[thx1138]

Attachments are my 1mile splits taken from my phone -

[thx1138]

bit sore running on Tuesday, got fatigued and needed a pause 2 miles into a 3 and a half mile run.

Cycled 50 miles today, with a short break halfway. Took a wrong turn and ended up on a bypass went fast as though

And... I just entered Millbrook Mad 5k Challenge. Millbrook is a vehicle test track.

[stephen_o]

I have been battling yet another water infection but now on the mend, last week I went jogging and did 2 and a bit miles in 25 mins, the aim is to intersperse it with cycling to get my fitness levels up. I have had real problems with sugar intolerance causing the water infections so I have doubled down on my diet and once the antibiotics have finished in a couple of days (they have sorbitol in them which constipates me) then its all go I hope. I have lost 4 kg anyway in a month by cutting out crap that makes me bad and getting back on it "helped" by 2 days of the trots after having a bacon and fries meal at a family wedding.

I think what I will do is following a bit of pain last week when running I will restart the c25k app, it is 3 months since I suspended it and I am far fitter than I was at the very begining so I hope I can pick the pace up as this is what I need to do.

Tonight I've done 5 miles on the mtb going around a former pit site.
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[stephen_o]

What's peoples thoughts about rest days? I can't decide between alternating c25k with cycling 6 days a week with 1 total rest day or day 1 run/ride, day 2 rest, day 3 what I didn't do on day 1, day 4 rest etc.
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[Sload]

Antibiotics are killer to your system so just take it easyish.

Nice thx keep it up

Back from a holiday of beer and food then had my first cold/bubonic plague for a couple of years this week.

Just did my first spin out for near a fortnight, cleared the chest out between coughing and spasms
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