2018 Health and Fitness Thread

[waffles]

I finished C25K week three and need to step up a little bit, rather than doing my running and cycling on the same night (and feeling shattered during my cycling) I think I will just focus on one thing per night and go to the gym more often.

I found the interval training program on the bikes was quite good and I could get my heartrate up and down without feeling too out of breath.

And I entered a charity 8km walk that's taking place in a couple of weeks, starts at 7pm and should take a couple of hours max. And I will get a medal if/when I finish! That's my only real goal for being more active
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Theory test - 19/8/09, CBT - 11/10/09, MOD 1 - 16/8/10, MOD 2 - 27/10/10
Past rides Yamaha XT125X, Triumph TT600, Honda XR250
Current rides Suzuki GSXR 600, Honda MSX125

[thx1138]

cool, run then cycle is hard work, but it's worth doing from time to time.

yesterday I ran 3 miles, cycled just under 25 to the cafe, and 25 back, just ran out of oomph 2/3rds of the way back

This afternoon I signed up for another half-martahon, this one is not flat and easy, it's on roads that aren't all closed, with hills. In December.

also signed up for a cycling sportive early Oct. Wanted to do the 100 miles, but signed up just for the 100km as I will have to cycle to the start point and home when I'm done, which will be a round trip of about 30miles intself

[thx1138]

Im a little overweight, well actually I'm not I'm a perfectly healthy weight and bmi etc, but slightly heavier than I'd like to be. I find it so hard to train and do enduro, and then eat with moderation. 50,60,70+ mile cycle rides leave me ravenous.

On Tuesday evening, I did the Mad 5k trail run. Haven't got any decent pics, yet, but this video from 5 years ago on youtube, is the same course.

It was tough. I did it in a sub 30minutes, and didn't walk once. Could've shaved a couple minutes off, by being up front. Struggled with the downhills on gravel. 2 days later, and I'm really sore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A151q2MLpk

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[pepperami]

Pepperami the old man missed his training on Tuesday and is hating it.
I’m going to miss training on Friday as well

I fugging hate bloody work
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[chickenstrip]

[waffles]

Friday night I did the Twilight Walk, an 8km route through town and back. I did it in 1 hour 20 (I didn’t realise that when you pause Stava the timer keeps going so my logged time is 1 hour 30) and turned down the offer of free chips and ice cream on the way back.

I was going to do Park Run for the first time yesterday morning but I overslept. I feel like I have hit a wall with running. I still feel sore the morning after and it takes me a while to get my breath back on the walking sections, but as soon as I stop I feel great. I get stitches too regardless of how much water I drink before hand.

Im up to week 5 of C25K and its taking big leaps that I don’t feel confident about yet. The last run was a 5 minute warm up walk, 5 minute run, 3 minute walk, 5 running, 3 walk, 5 run then a 5 minute cool down walk and I just about got through it once I slowed right down at the end. I think I am going to repeat it a few more times until I can do it without getting a stitch or feeling light headed halfway through.

On the plus side although I don’t feel like I have lost any weight doing this I have noticed a few changes and some muscle where there wasn’t much before. My legs look a bit better and upper arms too. Maybe a bit less fat around my hips and waist. Also I can get through the interval training program on the bike at the gym without too much hassle now!
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Theory test - 19/8/09, CBT - 11/10/09, MOD 1 - 16/8/10, MOD 2 - 27/10/10
Past rides Yamaha XT125X, Triumph TT600, Honda XR250
Current rides Suzuki GSXR 600, Honda MSX125

[chickenstrip]

[waffles]

[chickenstrip]

Self-conscious - tick!
I have had a knee problem, and still have a slight lack of flexibility in my right ankle, so I've wanted to be sure I won't just get 20 yards up the road and have to stop! When I can do 30mins jogging on the spot with a bit of a 'push' at the end, I'll get outside with it. 20mins thus far, but usually suffer from quite sore calf muscles for a day or so after. This is now easing. I can't help but think that running on the spot probably isn't using exactly the same muscle sets as proper running though, but at least it's improving my endurance - it's probably more like skipping rope.
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[kramdra]

Suffering days later is not something that stops

https://i.postimg.cc/bYMLsgdp/IMG_20180923_164117.jpg

Mri scan did not show why I get bad lower leg pain at start of road runs, then fatigue and cramp shortly after. Pain disapears at 10km, which is unusual, suspect endorphins hide it. Did a 16km technical trail Friday which was ok. 600m of climb, and dangerously low confidence downhill - its best to lean forward, efficent stride but I took small steps, with a lot of braking force - bad for knees. I need to focus on high cadence, aerobic running, without the anaerobic sprints at every opportunity, hill, downhill, corner or strava segment, but the change is really messing with my downhill form.

[chickenstrip]

Dammit, feeling lazy again today.
Is there a foolproof method to get in the right frame of mind, stoke the enthusiasm for physical exercise each day?
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[waffles]

I listen to music or audiobooks. Ive got some Ministry of Sound (includes Breathe for when I can’t!) and other tunes with louder beats that I use to keep me going. As for motivation to get out there to exercise I have built it into my daily routine so I have a set time to do it.
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Theory test - 19/8/09, CBT - 11/10/09, MOD 1 - 16/8/10, MOD 2 - 27/10/10
Past rides Yamaha XT125X, Triumph TT600, Honda XR250
Current rides Suzuki GSXR 600, Honda MSX125

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[chickenstrip]

Managed to get going

Did some light stretching, no particular plans for anything else, and then actually felt like doing the 20min jog thing

I had a slide show of mountain photography in front of me, and music on. Actually had a couple of sublime moments when the music totally fell in with my running rhythm. ELP's "Hoedown" FTW!
Got a good sweat on, heart rate up a bit, pulling in the breath a little by the end, yet didn't keel over from a heart attack, so must have done me some good - better than nothing anyway.

Will do some weights in a bit.

Edit: Turned out to be not a bad day, considering how shite I felt earlier. Not my best, but pleased enough
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[pepperami]

[Bubbs]

[thx1138]

nipped out on the road bicycle yesterday, quick 15 mile ride, and got my first ever KOM on strava - i.e I'm currently (and I am sure, very temporarily) the fastest cyclist ever on Strava over a section of road. Helped that it had just been resurfaced.

Went out tonight with my running club, and for the first time in about a year, was back in group 4 - which has a faster pace than most the other groups 9 to 10 minute miles, rather than 10-11 or 11-12 that I had been running with - as I tend to run there and back also I often run twice as far as much of the rest of the group.

So, tonight i ran just under 12miles at 9min mile pace. 6 miles (or 10k) with the club.

Maybe in a few months, I can step upto group five and run at 8min miles, not sure though.

Days trail riding in the morning, and I'm sat here all tired, trying to will myself off of the sofa to sort my kit out.

[kramdra]

Mondays run, I got a strava 10km pb with the fast group, 45 mins, couldnt keep up at the end. Then 6km run home, technical trails, in the dark. Trails are still mostly dry, its not time for trail shoes yet. One muddy puddle had me fall on my arse. 18km total. No leg pain, had a lot of pressure in my right foot at the start and keep getting instant pins and needles when I stop for crossings.

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[Diggs]

After replacing roll-ups with vape in January and building up my walks, I am finally ready to enter a gym. Two sessions done so far and I ache like a nun buying cucumber.

Oddly the thing that hurts the most is crunches. When I was a nipper I could do sit-ups all day, but doing 10-8-6-4 crunches is really painful.

Question for the gym regulars - how often should I be looking to go? I have been told 3 times a week is about right for an old bloke...
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[chickenstrip]

I get the feeling that the answer for this is going to be that we should get an assessment from a qualified fitness instructor...
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