Building myself back up
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@mn5 said in Building myself back up:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Been a tad disrupted due to floods although I kind of feel guilty that it has really had very little effect on me. My gym and pool were unscathed as well. My eldest son's gym on the other hand went completely under!
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No run on Sunday due to the rain and the fact that my usual route was also underwater. But gym still open and spent more time there. Found time to appreciate the cardio machines there. Normally hate stuff like that but if you do a type of circuit then you can smash it without being bored shitless. Also helps that if it's almost empty. Obviously out of the question during peak times.
Was a cool experience the other day when I went to the gym for the first time with my youngest. Showing him proper form etc was so cool. Very proud dad.
Just swim instead of run. Easy.
Oldest boy came and smashed out a few chins at the pad last night after dinner. His ROM was a bit shit but the intent was there.
He even said “these are like curls…..and if you do curls, you get the girls” !
The Force is strong in that one.
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Damn 14 days....But been a pretty good 14 days. Wednesday cheat lunch doing the job and have also been able to largely control myself on Saturdays. But the Sunday run continues to be absolute hell. I think I'll be flying come taper time but that isn't for a while yet. 15 weeks until 63km in 2 days😬.
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21km yesterday was shocking. Came home, ate breakfast, tried to do some work but had to lie down. Then slept for an hour and a half. Woke up dehydrated as hell.
All I can say is do not engage in rumpy pumpy shortly before a run. It ain't worth it 😱
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
21km yesterday was shocking. Came home, ate breakfast, tried to do some work but had to lie down. Then slept for an hour and a half. Woke up dehydrated as hell.
All I can say is do not engage in rumpy pumpy shortly before a run. It ain't worth it 😱
No danger of that…..
…..the running that is
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Shit. 20 days.
Currently in Norway but decent gym and pool at hotel. Dodging the fat Danes and Germans is annoying but they don't tend to hang around long. As a man of habits and routines, this can be difficult for me but I'm trying to relax. Impossible to say no to food offered when visiting friends but it isn't too bad here. Must say that the Norwegians keep themselves in good shape generally. Lots of gyms around. -
Still suffering from some jet lag after that usual nightmare flight. Didn't help that a fat wienerschnitzel stewardess on Lufthansa woke me up and told me to pull my mask above my nose. What a joke. One great thing about Norway was zero Covid restrictions.
So jet lag and crap plane food have played havoc on my mind and guts but feeling some form of normality today. Been absolutely smashing the gym and eating is 👌. Unfortunately pool is closed this week but will make up for it.
So up at stupid o'clock this morning and had a great 2 hour session at the gym. Now the trick is staying awake until this evening and I should hopefully be back on track.
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No pool and pissing down with rain so did a mega session at gym.
4km run then
4x pullups to failure
Abs
Dips
Abs4km run
10×400 run
10 chinups
Incline push-ups to failure
Abs1 km run
4x 500m row
20 push-upsYeah pretty farked.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel you ran 13km, rowed 2km and threw a bunch of fuck off exercises in your breaks? Jesus
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@Bones said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel you ran 13km, rowed 2km and threw a bunch of fuck off exercises in your breaks? Jesus
Read this post around the time I was considering having some ice cream. I then made it a big fark off bowl. Reckon I deserved it. Cheers 👍
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Weather noticeably colder now so could go the half marathon at bit later in the day. Still an absolute cnut though.
Monday: smashed out a great shoulder session before heading off to an Anzac day service.
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@Bones said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel you ran 13km, rowed 2km and threw a bunch of fuck off exercises in your breaks? Jesus
We’re not all as inactive as you @Bones…..running 13km is just a warm up for someone like me.
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@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
@Bones said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel you ran 13km, rowed 2km and threw a bunch of fuck off exercises in your breaks? Jesus
We’re not all as inactive as you @Bones…..running 13km is just a warm up for someone like me.
You've already admitted your version of running is driving alongside the missus.
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@Bones said in Building myself back up:
@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
@Bones said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel you ran 13km, rowed 2km and threw a bunch of fuck off exercises in your breaks? Jesus
We’re not all as inactive as you @Bones…..running 13km is just a warm up for someone like me.
You've already admitted your version of running is driving alongside the missus.
In an auto, I’d hate to risk doing any cardio by changing gears.
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Tuesday: Proper leg day for the first time in a while. Damn good.
Wednesday AM: First swim in about 2 weeks and was bloody agony for the first few hundred metres. Arms and particularly tris absolutely killing me. Gradually got it under control and was happy with 3km. It's like most exercise I guess. You have to get over that hump at the start and eventually it gets better. If I pulled the pin due to the feels I wouldn't get through more than 5 minutes of my workouts.PM: Swimming training. Managed 2km. Was struggling at the end but got there. Then failed spectacularly in making low carb ice cream. Think I need a better blender.
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Twitter is generally a sewer but sometimes it throws up the odd gem 😁
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That's totally why I don't upgrade my 2013 Honda!
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Twitter is generally a sewer but sometimes it throws up the odd gem 😁
I’ve got a nice car but only through work as I keep reminding my sons who think I’m cooler because of it.
I remind ( especially the older one ) I’m still the same old Dad who drove a shitty Ford Focus that literally crapped out with smoke coming out of the bonnet as I picked them up from their Mums place years ago.
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Dang 13 days!
Been doing some experimentation with food to arrive at (for me) optimal diet/eating habits. Trick is to find a heap of food to eat that doesn't impact on the guts, mood or performance. As I have noted, I tend to get carried away when I really start chomping.
Found 3 "hacks" that are pretty damn good. The first is a serious face palm moment and one I should have been aware of decades ago, i.e. warm oats up with lots of water in the microwave. 4 min in the microwave then add protein powder and almond milk or water, then another 2 min. Add blueberries and that produces an overflowing bowl of goodness.
2nd is just basically taking 500g of chicken breast or turkey breast mince, mixing it with a shit ton of broccoli and cauliflower, adding wholegrain mustard (and also maybe eggwhites). You then flatten that out, chuck in the air fryer and it's two ridiculously healthy and delicious main meals. Can also add cheese to the top as well. The chicken breast one in particular is very low calorie. My kids even eat this one so it must be OK.
Protein icecream. Heap of ice in blender, some liquid (almond milk, water, sugar free softdrink) to just below the ice level, protein powder and spoonful of xanthan gum. Blend that mofo until it creates ice cream then mix with no sugar topping. Makes an absolute shit tonne of ice cream. Can also add frozen berries etc.
This shows that you can eat a metric shit tonne of food if you choose the right food. Doesn't have to taste like shit either. Will add the macros for these if I can be arsed later.
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Training going pretty well. Starting to really ramp up the swimming. Going 4km during the morning sessions which was unheard of not that long ago.
Sunday half marathon continues to be an absolute cnut but once I taper I reckon I'll start feeling less like shit when doing it. Have decided that my long distance running days will be over when I'm don't with the 21/42 weekend. I'm going to buy a bike and use the stupid number of bike paths out here. None of that Lycra-clad bullshit or offroad, cattle track nonsense. Just long rides taking advantage of the bike paths my taxes paid for and few people seem to use. My knees will thank me
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Stats from past 7 days. Fark me I've become an addict!