Fitness thread

Dang man, that's smoking fast. I could only ever dream of running that fast. My oldest son, now that's a different story. He whipped my butt on Thanksgiving day, we ran a 5k race. Beat me by about 5 minutes

I'm with you on the marathon thing, I've always wanted to do one but never wanted to train for one if that makes sense.

I just don't have the want to do one at all mate..

I've never really been a 'runner', only really after I finished football and to keep fit really.. But then my competitive side kicks in and I need to better myself.. After out second kid my mrs got the bug and I went along with it then, we moved house and out in the country now so cancelled the gym.. Everyone kept saying once I'd done a 10k it would be half marathon and then you wouldn't resist a full..
I've done 4 half now and literally no intention or interest in a full

My mrs is doing one for charity with her friend who's dad passed away suddenly but I don't think it will be more than a one off, she enjoys halfs but not really into the training of a full.

Don't know what's next.. I'm doing 5ks around 18.30, I'm not sure if I'll be able to shave much more than say a minute off the 10.. So probably try for under 39 now as a target

I just don't have the want to do one at all mate..

I've never really been a 'runner', only really after I finished football and to keep fit really.. But then my competitive side kicks in and I need to better myself.. After out second kid my mrs got the bug and I went along with it then, we moved house and out in the country now so cancelled the gym.. Everyone kept saying once I'd done a 10k it would be half marathon and then you wouldn't resist a full..
I've done 4 half now and literally no intention or interest in a full

My mrs is doing one for charity with her friend who's dad passed away suddenly but I don't think it will be more than a one off, she enjoys halfs but not really into the training of a full.

Don't know what's next.. I'm doing 5ks around 18.30, I'm not sure if I'll be able to shave much more than say a minute off the 10.. So probably try for under 39 now as a target

Yea half's are about all I want to do. Now that I did this triathlon I'm kind of getting the bug to do another one of those...I've gotten pretty bored of running lately. At least being on the bike and swimming is a good mix up.

Yea half's are about all I want to do. Now that I did this triathlon I'm kind of getting the bug to do another one of those...I've gotten pretty bored of running lately. At least being on the bike and swimming is a good mix up.

They do some local 'duathlons' near me with run and bike, I've been tempted to try one of those

I'm not that quick on the bike though like

There's a 5KM on the 14th of next month that I'm hoping to run so I'm cutting my distances down for a few weeks.

I ran 3KM in 12 minutes 38 seconds today. I think with a race route where I didn't have to stop for traffic I'd take, say, 18 seconds off of that (insane roughtimation ha). Then with race day adrenaline, well, who knows how positively that'll effect me. A lot I'd imagine.

I think I could run the race in just under 21 minutes if I put the effort in, and hopefully by the summer I'll get that sub 20 minute 5KM that I dream of.

PaisleyDalglish, I'm full of envy for your running times! Someday...

FL Red, it's awesome that you get to run with your son! If I'm to ever have kids I'd love to be able to run with them.

I've little interest in a marathon (halfs all the way, without the need to refuel during it!) too, but I'd love to run a relaxed ultramarathon someday at maybe a 6KM/minute pace!

Do my first proper 5k in a year this weekend.
Haven't done any proper running for it this time.
The cold weather was F***ing up my breathing,
so I did two months of crossfit/Strength and Conditioning.

Moment of truth approaching.

Do my first proper 5k in a year this weekend.
Haven't done any proper running for it this time.
The cold weather was f**king up my breathing,
so I did two months of crossfit/Strength and Conditioning.

Moment of truth approaching.

Good luck Race, sure you'll nail it.

I've got Lanzarote in 3 weeks so desperately need to ditch the beef on some sort of crash diet and exercise programme.

Any ideas anybody?

Lanzarote

Run 3 miles in the morning and 3 miles in the evening and don't eat anything.

Seriously though, you can probably ditch 5-7 lbs in that time by eating very low fat, low calorie intake diet, but that would be pretty extreme even.

Run 3 miles in the morning and 3 miles in the evening and don't eat anything.

Seriously though, you can probably ditch 5-7 lbs in that time by eating very low fat, low calorie intake diet, but that would be pretty extreme even.

Ha ha besides the don't eat anything bit that's not too far off. Doing 2.5k morning and night from today. Been at the gym last three weeks but in no routine as there's been all sorts going on like Liverpool on the tv a lot (drink) engagement and birthday parties (drink).

The exercise bit is okay but it's the eating bit which I don't know too much about like what to have and when.

Ha ha besides the don't eat anything bit that's not too far off. Doing 2.5k morning and night from today. Been at the gym last three weeks but in no routine as there's been all sorts going on like Liverpool on the tv a lot (drink) engagement and birthday parties (drink).

The exercise bit is okay but it's the eating bit which I don't know too much about like what to have and when.

Eating is the hard part for me as well. I've been pretty active for the last 20 years or so but I like to eat and it's where I struggle.

I can do ok for a year or so but eventually I'll get tired of eating super healthy and fall off the wagon and indulge myself for a few months. I tend to bounce (in cycles) between about 175 lbs and 205 lbs. I've come to realize I'm never going to have the 6-pack abs again but I'm trying to at least not have the beer gut.

When I've done my best, it usually comes down more to portion size than anything else. I don't deny myself anything necessarily, I just try and eat smaller portions and push away from the table sooner.

Ha ha besides the don't eat anything bit that's not too far off. Doing 2.5k morning and night from today. Been at the gym last three weeks but in no routine as there's been all sorts going on like Liverpool on the tv a lot (drink) engagement and birthday parties (drink).

The exercise bit is okay but it's the eating bit which I don't know too much about like what to have and when.

There's an app Dave called My Fitness Pal which will probably keep you diciplined for that period.

You put your stats in and if you want to lose weight or maintain.. You input your food and exercise for the day which is easy to do. It sets and logs your calories and helps keep you on track

That should aid the food intake to where you wanna be

Eating is the hard part for me as well. I've been pretty active for the last 20 years or so but I like to eat and it's where I struggle.

I can do ok for a year or so but eventually I'll get tired of eating super healthy and fall off the wagon and indulge myself for a few months. I tend to bounce (in cycles) between about 175 lbs and 205 lbs. I've come to realize I'm never going to have the 6-pack abs again but I'm trying to at least not have the beer gut.

When I've done my best, it usually comes down more to portion size than anything else. I don't deny myself anything necessarily, I just try and eat smaller portions and push away from the table sooner.

****puts 2 of the 4 chicken breasts I'm about to have for tea back in the pack****

There's an app Dave called My Fitness Pal which will probably keep you diciplined for that period.

You put your stats in and if you want to lose weight or maintain.. You input your food and exercise for the day which is easy to do. It sets and logs your calories and helps keep you on track

That should aid the food intake to where you wanna be

Will have a look in a minute thanks Johnny boy.

There's an app Dave called My Fitness Pal which will probably keep you diciplined for that period.

You put your stats in and if you want to lose weight or maintain.. You input your food and exercise for the day which is easy to do. It sets and logs your calories and helps keep you on track

That should aid the food intake to where you wanna be

I used that app for about 3 weeks.

If you are religious in your use of it, it will definitely keep you disciplined, but for me it just became so tedious that it sent me over the edge.

It's really easy to use and what I was hoping is that after using it for awhile, I'd be more aware of the calories I was getting and for that I think it worked.

I used that app for about 3 weeks.

If you are religious in your use of it, it will definitely keep you disciplined, but for me it just became so tedious that it sent me over the edge.

It's really easy to use and what I was hoping is that after using it for awhile, I'd be more aware of the calories I was getting and for that I think it worked.

Yeah I used it for 6-8 weeks or so once. That's why I said for Daves short period before holiday he could stay diciplined in using it everyday for that period.

It's easy enough to use, even with scanning barcodes of food.

For a shortish timescale it's handy.. Once you have achieved your goal you tend to get bored of logging it all everyday.

But it helps you stay switched on for a bit and guilty of you go over

It should work before holiday

Yeah I used it for 6-8 weeks or so once. That's why I said for Daves short period before holiday he could stay diciplined in using it everyday for that period.

It's easy enough to use, even with scanning barcodes of food.

For a shortish timescale it's handy.. Once you have achieved your goal you tend to get bored of logging it all everyday.

But it helps you stay switched on for a bit and guilty of you go over

It should work before holiday

Yep, that's a really good shout, didn't even think about that.

It's cool for dining out as well because I noticed a lot of the places I went, someone had already logged all of the nutrionals so I just had to select my serving size and everything was there.

Good luck Race, sure you'll nail it.

I've got Lanzarote in 3 weeks so desperately need to ditch the beef on some sort of crash diet and exercise programme.

Any ideas anybody?

Quick fix?
Ditch the carbs.

Protein, fruit and veg, some rice/potatoe.
No bread, no pasta, no take aways, no beer.

Best way to lean up?

Brutal calorie reduction ie cut out carbs and sugars.
Try and live on about 550 cal a day for two days a week (three days if you are feeling masochistic).

The other days, just eat low carb low sugar etc. No alcohol etc.
Drink lots of water.
Maybe 3 days a week do some high rep weights program.
Natural fats in moderation are ok. They're needed for hormones and different processes.

Its not (that!) easy. But its simple and it WILL work.

Some/many people would rather a few weeks of sh*t, than months of it.

You can do variations of it. For instance, a week off. Or more protein.

Its called the Fast Diet (as in "fasting").

The tricky part is getting thro the 1st week. Some people get "carb fog" (their brain lacks focus due to the lack of carbs). After a while your body adapts to burning fat rather than demanding carbs/sugars etc.

Quick fix?
Ditch the carbs.

Protein, fruit and veg, some rice/potatoe.
No bread, no pasta, no take aways, no beer.

Vodka?

And thanks 

Vodka?

And thanks 

Smirnoff?
Yes.

Tequila, Bacardi/Rum, Cider.
Just be sensible.

I should quantify that.
Smirnoff is corn based, not grain, and I don't eat gluten/wheat.


Edit:
Probably going to have to miss the 5k.
Trained like mad, but picked up a bug this week and been out for 3 days.
Run is tomorrow. Bummed out.

DEERSTALKER SEASON!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh_22I8tSqQ

Three weeks ago I ran a 5KM race in 20:51 seconds, today I found out there's another local 5KM race in four weeks. So I'm going to spend a while this evening thinking up a training plan, for the next twenty eight days I'm going to work towards training to run it in 19:59 or lower! It's been a goal since I started running properly last July!

Three weeks ago I ran a 5KM race in 20:51 seconds, today I found out there's another local 5KM race in four weeks. So I'm going to spend a while this evening thinking up a training plan, for the next twenty eight days I'm going to work towards training to run it in 19:59 or lower! It's been a goal since I started running properly last July!

Nice time. Good luck!

Thankin' ya Racer!
I found out of another race I can run too, it's next weekend so I'll have two chances to try for it within two weeks.

And I ran 26KM on Monday, my longest distance to date