2018 Health and Fitness Thread

[pepperami]

Christ I hate the core strength exercises! I’m shit at them and they make me hurt
I know they are necessary, but they’re still shit

Had a spar with a young whippersnaper last night, and he knocked my gum shield clean out of my mouth .

For some reason after exercises and training last night, I woke up with tennis elbow?
Might have to focus on a bit of foot work on Friday evening, to give the arms a rest.
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[Hoolie-gan]

Um, can I join in here? I've been lurking about for a long time without finding the erm, courage to post but this is my kind of thread...

Although somewhat stricken in years I do love me a good workout I train at least four times a week, a mixture of lifting, Crossfit style stuff and Cave.

I've a few targets that I'd like to reach this year, including hitting 100kg for my DL. Unassisted pullups are also on the list. And being able to do an overhead squat without feeling like I'm performing strange contortions and looking like I'm about to fall over backwards ...

[waffles]

We did hill training at my running club last night. All of us newbies were mixed in with the advanced groups and we all partnered up and went out together which was nice!

Overall I did 9km yesterday, most of it running so I am pretty proud of that.
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Past rides Yamaha XT125X, Triumph TT600, Honda XR250
Current rides Suzuki GSXR 600, Honda MSX125

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[recman]

Talking of pull ups, there's an ex army bloke I work with who thinks nothing of doing 10 in a row. I can't do any which has peaked his interest to the point where he's made me a bit of a project.
Yesterday he had me doing an exercise designed to strengthen my upper body which didn't involve pull ups but he reckons it won't be long before I can do some.
Today however, I ache like a bastard.

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[kramdra]

For pullups, I gained massive improvement from scapular work. Cable machine with arms straight infront (or a plate/dumbells) raise over head, plenty videos on youttube. When the middle of your back does its job properly, the rest of your muscles do theres much more effectively, with less risk of injury.

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[waffles]

I hit a low point with running today. One person in our newbie group fell over and we had to end the group run early but even before that I was struggling. My legs hurt and it just wasn't working for me. Im going to take a day off tomorrow and do Parkrun again on Saturday and see how I feel then.
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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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[Hoolie-gan]

[Gerald62]

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[kramdra]

This took far too much effort, but its done.

https://i.postimg.cc/Ngw79pJT/IMG-20190223-125042.jpg

[Hoolie-gan]

Oh, nice - a home made training board?

There's a climbing wall at the gym in town, that's yet another thing I must have a go at!

[thx1138]

Cycled 52miles doing Deliveroo yesterday, on and off all day finished at 9.30pm

9.30am today did a social ride with my cycling club 43 miles.

Doing Deliveroo tonight.

Just got to push a little bit harder to get my press ups etc in tonight....

[chickenstrip]

This place has got too serious for me again
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[thx1138]

Got some "proper" cycle shoes now, that clip in. not hard core though, the pedals are Shimano commuter style, clips one side flat pedals the other, and the cleats on the Shimano shoes are MTB style set into the sole to make it easier to walk.

But I've never been "clipped in" before, did a 16mile ride today, including my cycle clubs 10 mile Time Trial route. Got second ever fastest time on that, and a string of PBs on some of the sections.

Shoe definitely making a difference, they are so hard, that I'm not wasting energy compressing the soles like with trainers.

Then tonight went out with my running club, stepped up from group 1 - 5k to group 2 4miles plus optional extras. Hoping to get back up to group 4, which is 10k at 8 to 9 minute miles by the time the clocks go forward. Could probably do it now, but then I'm worried I'd pick up an injury, so will take it slowly. Doubt I'll ever get into group 5 which is 10k at least 8min miles, as this is basically my race day pace.



Did 150 squats last night (no weights), could've done more easily, but I was trying to keep my arms out stretched and they were starting to tire.

[chickenstrip]

I've just had 3 days sick, and now 3 days doing my walk/jog again. On the first one, I was dismayed to find that I had been knocked back to square one, but by today, back into it and even beginning to find I can push the jogging bits for a little further each time. Considering how short a time I've been trying this for, that pleases me

In the running shoes now, as the path has dried out quite a bit - a bit easier, but not that much over the hiking boots I use when it's wet and muddy. Likely to be back to the boots after Saturday, going by the forecast.

I keep seeing people out jogging/running properly and get very jealous!
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[waffles]

I am up to running 20 minutes without stopping now, my running club has one more week of training before we do our graduation run.

Am a teeny bit proud of myself
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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

[pepperami]

Not such a bad training session today .
I missed Friday’s session as I had other stuff to do.
I thought that today would be hard after missing the previous session, but it wasn’t to bad at all.

Two sparing bouts and I can still see straight

No core strength training tonight. I know that’s coping out but for me , happy days
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[thx1138]

I miss sparring. Though I telegraphed so much, my partners had no trouble blocking me.

Skipped run club last night, as I had a rather busy Deliveroo session yesterday lunch time. Also did the longest distance single drop ever 13 mile round trip. I was at just about the furthest point north, and they wanted me to pick up a KFC and take it to just about the furthest point south, but not from the nearest KFC, the one on the retail park to the east. So it was a 10 mile journey just to pick up and drop the food off, and then another 3 miles back into town centre. Then when my booking session finished, I logged onto Uber and did my first ever orders for them.

Was windy, but not as mad as Sunday night when I was fighting the wind out of town, heading back carrying the big food courier pack acting like a sail, I was easily hitting the 30pmh speed limit.

[chickenstrip]

Weather has been crap for the last few days, so no walk/jog

However, good workout today, including a total of 160 push-ups (in sets of 20, interspersed with all the other exercises) - most I've ever done in a day, I think; I don't think even beastings in Lau Gar classes, or later in RAF basic training got to that number, and all with this dodgy arm and shoulder

Might even manage a bit more later this evening.
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