GOT Fitness LOG

[blue4eva77]

I'm 5,11 and weigh in at 14 stone at the moment. Want to get down to 13 stone, as you get older its harder to lose the weight.

My plan is healthy eating, and drinking once every two weeks ( gin and tonic ) for the next few months. Gym routine will be free weights, Four sets of 8-10 reps. I'm not training to be slim, just want to cut down on my body fat and increase my power. Plenty of dead lifts and squats is my weapon of choice.

Cardio will be swimming and plenty of long walks in the hills and stuff.

Come on mate. Don't use the arl age excuse. Doing that you're already justifying if you quit in your head.

Just work your way in mate and find a good pace that works for you

 

[Baines' left foot]

Bruce is a machine amongst men.

 

[blue4eva77]

Bruce is a machine amongst men.

incredible to be honest.

Fair play to that lad.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I've got a nice arse and legs, but stomach could be a fair bit flatter, tbh.

Coconut oil lad - get some...

Some scientific facts....Coconut Oil contains MCT's (fatty acids) that are metabolized differently - they go straight to the Liver, where they effectively kick start your metabolic rate - increasing energy expenditure by up-to 5% over a 24 hour period.

so every morning take a teaspoonful and your body will start to expend energy and burn fat more effectively throughout the day.

I started using it a few months ago and now have to move around in the shower to get wet!

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Made up lads, did nearly 9km tonight with just stopping for two sets of traffic lights! 45 minutes.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Made up lads, did nearly 9km tonight with just stopping for two sets of traffic lights! 45 minutes.

Well in mate!

I've not started yet, but made a little route (where people won't see me as much) and I'll go running after my early lectures or something similar next week, when the program's more clear (lots of unknowns and "be there at X tomorrow" as it's week 1 of the 2nd semester).

However, I've started eating a bit healthier, more fruit, more veg, less (actually none in the last 3-4 days) junk foods, which makes me proud of myself Basically trying to eat better here...

 

[obc]

6 feet, 185 pounds - put on 10 of that over the last 2 months... multiple holidays, lots of parties, bad eating, drinking, etc.

Signed up for Warrior Dash so about to hit the treadmill, etc again. oping to shave back down to 175 in time for the festivities.

Rawr.

Time to "Relight The Fire".

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Well in mate!

I've not started yet, but made a little route (where people won't see me as much) and I'll go running after my early lectures or something similar next week, when the program's more clear (lots of unknowns and "be there at X tomorrow" as it's week 1 of the 2nd semester).

However, I've started eating a bit healthier, more fruit, more veg, less (actually none in the last 3-4 days) junk foods, which makes me proud of myself Basically trying to eat better here...

Cheers bruv, was really happy with it and will try to use 7/8km as my standard now if that wasn't just a flukey one off last night in not being tired after it.

Yeah it's surprisingly not that difficult to cut out chocolate, crisps etc once you've done it for a week or so... well in!

 

[Boxcar Ira]

Cheers bruv, was really happy with it and will try to use 7/8km as my standard now if that wasn't just a flukey one off last night in not being tired after it.

Yeah it's surprisingly not that difficult to cut out chocolate, crisps etc once you've done it for a week or so... well in!

Agree with this - I was eating junk basically out of habit. Once you stop for a few days and get out of the habit it is so much easier to eat healthily. Training for 2 marathons this year so trying to get myself in proper shape to have a good go at them

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Agree with this - I was eating junk basically out of habit. Once you stop for a few days and get out of the habit it is so much easier to eat healthily. Training for 2 marathons this year so trying to get myself in proper shape to have a good go at them

Nice. God, I dread to think how long I'd need to train to get in shape for a marathon! Like I said at the moment I am comfortably doing five or six miles... maybe I could be able to drag myself to half marathon length by the end of the summer. Not that I am targetting anything like that like.

Do you find you got hooked on constantly pushing yourself after you started running/jogging? I know a few people who started off with a casual jog to get fit, and ended up doing all sorts of mad events, marathons, triathlons, etc.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

I'd love to try a triathlon one day, a short one of course, there's tons of different length ones.

 

[evilwebby]

Nice. God, I dread to think how long I'd need to train to get in shape for a marathon! Like I said at the moment I am comfortably doing five or six miles... maybe I could be able to drag myself to half marathon length by the end of the summer. Not that I am targetting anything like that like.

Do you find you got hooked on constantly pushing yourself after you started running/jogging? I know a few people who started off with a casual jog to get fit, and ended up doing all sorts of mad events, marathons, triathlons, etc.

Mate, 5-6 miles at the sort of pace you're doing is very decent. You could do a marathon much sooner than you think. The key is that you can't go 26 miles at the same pace as your usual 5-miler, so just cut back on the pace when you go for longer runs. I've gone from zero running mileage to being able to do half-marathon type distances already in under 3 months.. at a push I could probably keep going for the full marathon distance, and for me the running is just my cross training. Once you set yourself a goal and put your mind to it, draw up a realistic training plan and then set out and follow it, it will seem very doable!

For me, I have a look at the calendar and then decide which events I want to do in the coming year, and that pretty much sets my training calendar. Then the drive, motivation and appetite for training is there. Then when you go and do the races all your training will hopefully pay off. And each year, of course, the aim is to improve on last year.

 

[Baines' left foot]

I might take up running. I need to find more productive things to do with my free time, but I hate running FFS.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

I might take up running. I need to find more productive things to do with my free time, but I hate running FFS.

Buy a treadmill mate, you stay dry and you can listen to tunes/watch TV. Do high intensity training which gets you in great shape but saves you hours, as you'll only have to do about half hour per session.

 

[evilwebby]

Buy a treadmill mate, you stay dry and you can listen to tunes/watch TV. Do high intensity training which gets you in great shape but saves you hours, as you'll only have to do about half hour per session.

There's 2 schools of though on intervals training.

Regular training wisdom is that HIIT should be used at the peak of the training pyramid, ie you should do them on top of a good base built up from regular training to add the extra zip and top end performance.

However, more increasing evidence is that a short HIIT will give you many of the benefits of longer workout for a fraction of the time (eg, google "Tabata" - the miracle 4 minute workout). Unsurprisingly, a lot of people want to believe this version.

Of course it depends greatly what you are looking to get out of your training - are you actually training to participate in races, or training just for fitness? If the former, I don't think there's any substitute for proper structured training, but of course HIIT sessions on top will help. I don't think you can get away with just HIIT, especially if you're out of shape in the first place - you're quite likely to pick up injury too if you don't have good base fitness in the first place.