Building myself back up
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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!
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Stats from past 7 days. Fark me I've become an addict!
That resting heart rate is ridiculous !!!! Talk about fit as a fiddle.
Mine is about 60 odd but can shoot up way higher on account of my niggly issue that I have.
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@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Stats from past 7 days. Fark me I've become an addict!
That resting heart rate is ridiculous !!!! Talk about fit as a fiddle.
Mine is about 60 odd but can shoot up way higher on account of my niggly issue that I have.
Bit more sleep would be nice but can't complain. That niggle must suck but I assume it's no issue if you're careful. Are you completely off the energy drinks? I don't think I've touched them since you reported what happened?
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Stats from past 7 days. Fark me I've become an addict!
That resting heart rate is ridiculous !!!! Talk about fit as a fiddle.
Mine is about 60 odd but can shoot up way higher on account of my niggly issue that I have.
Bit more sleep would be nice but can't complain. That niggle must suck but I assume it's no issue if you're careful. Are you completely off the energy drinks? I don't think I've touched them since you reported what happened?
I haven’t had any issues lately. I’ll have a black coffee every weekday morning and will often have two in the weekend. Completely off energy drinks, kombucha is my friend now !
I need to watch spirits as well but as long as I take it easy on them everything seems to be going swimmingly!
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Been absolutely smashing it in the pool recently. Have really turned a corner and it's not agony every time I get in. Becoming seriously addicted. Wednesdays is 4km in the morning and 2km in the evening!
Weather has been absolute rat sheet here for weeks and being a massive poosey I did the half marathon on the treadmill. Fark that was boring. But - captain obvious time - was so much better on the knees and legs. I really get the point now. If I want to run for decades to come this machine is my destiny I reckon.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Been absolutely smashing it in the pool recently. Have really turned a corner and it's not agony every time I get in. Becoming seriously addicted. Wednesdays is 4km in the morning and 2km in the evening!
Weather has been absolute rat sheet here for weeks and being a massive poosey I did the half marathon on the treadmill. Fark that was boring. But - captain obvious time - was so much better on the knees and legs. I really get the point now. If I want to run for decades to come this machine is my destiny I reckon.
I'm not sure if I respect or feel sorry for somebody that can run that long on a treadmill. Isn't the treadmill the same as using a weight machines vs a free weights? It's been years since I stepped foot in a gym so not sure what the current thinking is, but I know it certainly used to be that free weights were much better.
I love running outside and would happily run in a blizzard as opposed to a treadmill inside. All part of it.
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@MajorRage said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Been absolutely smashing it in the pool recently. Have really turned a corner and it's not agony every time I get in. Becoming seriously addicted. Wednesdays is 4km in the morning and 2km in the evening!
Weather has been absolute rat sheet here for weeks and being a massive poosey I did the half marathon on the treadmill. Fark that was boring. But - captain obvious time - was so much better on the knees and legs. I really get the point now. If I want to run for decades to come this machine is my destiny I reckon.
I'm not sure if I respect or feel sorry for somebody that can run that long on a treadmill. Isn't the treadmill the same as using a weight machines vs a free weights? It's been years since I stepped foot in a gym so not sure what the current thinking is, but I know it certainly used to be that free weights were much better.
I love running outside and would happily run in a blizzard as opposed to a treadmill inside. All part of it.
It isn't about preference or choice but potential necessity. I'd love to run outside until the end of time, but the difference in what it does to the body is absolutely massive, particularly in the very hilly area I live in. My knees get farked. Just a reality unfortunately. Got to adapt.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
@MajorRage said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Been absolutely smashing it in the pool recently. Have really turned a corner and it's not agony every time I get in. Becoming seriously addicted. Wednesdays is 4km in the morning and 2km in the evening!
Weather has been absolute rat sheet here for weeks and being a massive poosey I did the half marathon on the treadmill. Fark that was boring. But - captain obvious time - was so much better on the knees and legs. I really get the point now. If I want to run for decades to come this machine is my destiny I reckon.
I'm not sure if I respect or feel sorry for somebody that can run that long on a treadmill. Isn't the treadmill the same as using a weight machines vs a free weights? It's been years since I stepped foot in a gym so not sure what the current thinking is, but I know it certainly used to be that free weights were much better.
I love running outside and would happily run in a blizzard as opposed to a treadmill inside. All part of it.
It isn't about preference or choice but potential necessity. I'd love to run outside until the end of time, but the difference in what it does to the body is absolutely massive, particularly in the very hilly area I live in. My knees get farked. Just a reality unfortunately. Got to adapt.
With running on a treadmill being so repetitive is that really better for you? As the impact is going to be centralised in exactly the same place every single time. Is that really better for you?
There is no doubt that the risk of twisted ankles etc is higher, but when you are going up / down hills round left/right corners isn't the impact spread out a bit more and thus less wearisome?
Genuine questions, and it seems my assumptions here are incorrect.
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Running of any sort should be outlawed
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@MajorRage said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
@MajorRage said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Been absolutely smashing it in the pool recently. Have really turned a corner and it's not agony every time I get in. Becoming seriously addicted. Wednesdays is 4km in the morning and 2km in the evening!
Weather has been absolute rat sheet here for weeks and being a massive poosey I did the half marathon on the treadmill. Fark that was boring. But - captain obvious time - was so much better on the knees and legs. I really get the point now. If I want to run for decades to come this machine is my destiny I reckon.
I'm not sure if I respect or feel sorry for somebody that can run that long on a treadmill. Isn't the treadmill the same as using a weight machines vs a free weights? It's been years since I stepped foot in a gym so not sure what the current thinking is, but I know it certainly used to be that free weights were much better.
I love running outside and would happily run in a blizzard as opposed to a treadmill inside. All part of it.
It isn't about preference or choice but potential necessity. I'd love to run outside until the end of time, but the difference in what it does to the body is absolutely massive, particularly in the very hilly area I live in. My knees get farked. Just a reality unfortunately. Got to adapt.
With running on a treadmill being so repetitive is that really better for you? As the impact is going to be centralised in exactly the same place every single time. Is that really better for you?
There is no doubt that the risk of twisted ankles etc is higher, but when you are going up / down hills round left/right corners isn't the impact spread out a bit more and thus less wearisome?
Genuine questions, and it seems my assumptions here are incorrect.
But the impact is much less, especially if running on a road. All I know is the difference has been massive for me.
There's also an old dude I chat to at the gym on Saturday mornings (he's like 75 and trains at 4am). He looks ridiculous for his age and swears by the treadmill for having enabled him to maintain his fitness. Buggered if I know what the science says but he's pretty damn good empirical evidence!
Ultimately, I would much prefer to run outside, but I don't want to be in pain every time I walk up stairs. Maybe I just have really weak Lil bitch knees 🤔
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@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
Running of any sort should be outlawed
Says the guy who hitched up with a runner!
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
Running of any sort should be outlawed
Says the guy who hitched up with a runner!
Shut UP
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Very good week training wise, particularly in the gym. Feel I've been phoning in the weights sessions a bit recently and want to make them count.
Was my youngest son's birthday on Thursday and looking through old photos kind of farked me up so went on a 14km run. Was very smooth and more importantly made me feel much better. Exercise really is the best medicine when done right.
