GOT Fitness LOG

[Bruce Wayne]

Struggling to get to the gym at the moment and it's killing me. I'm out the house from 6am - 9pm if I go during the week. Going to have to go from 4 sessions during the week to 2

Oh maaaaaaaaaan!

Just think of all those other guys at the gym who might get some action now though. Every cloud and all that...

 

[Deleted member 28206]

76kg and can't shake it. My disability has finally stopped me from walking great distances, stuck to car and couch.

 

[evertoniandy]

Dropped another 7lbs last week. 62lbs in total since November. Drank myself into comas Friday and Saturday and have eaten more chocolate this weekend than I care to imagine, but come tomorrow I'll be back on the healthy eating and at the gym. Not gonna let this weekend get me down at all as it's Easter and the mindset is still strong to improve my life.

 

[thirdmantackle]

Realised today I have not exercised in three weeks

Flu
Trip to sweden while suffering with flu
return and suffer with flu
flu will not go away

I've actually lost weight, because I have not been eating very well

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Realised today I have not exercised in three weeks

Flu
Trip to sweden while suffering with flu
return and suffer with flu
flu will not go away

I've actually lost weight, because I have not been eating very well

Similar story to me mate, 8 days and counting now and still not right, head is still all clogged up as are the lungs.

Can't wait to get back on the horse, was managing 5 days a week between weights and football.

 

[RomanReigns]

managed to lose 15 pounds this month. was aiming for 2 pounds per week absolutely chuffed to bits.

my mission is to lose 3 stone in total so to get 1 stone out the way in a month is great start. The remainder two stone will be harder to shift but I'll keep eating healthy and going to the gym and exercising and eventually get there.

aim is to try and get to lightweight / welterweight level. currently in light heavyweight territory

 

[Deleted member 28206]

managed to lose 15 pounds this month. was aiming for 2 pounds per week absolutely chuffed to bits.

my mission is to lose 3 stone in total so to get 1 stone out the way in a month is great start. The remainder two stone will be harder to shift but I'll keep eating healthy and going to the gym and exercising and eventually get there.

aim is to try and get to lightweight / welterweight level. currently in light heavyweight territory

How did you manage that?

 

[RomanReigns]

How did you manage that?

i cut out takeaways and junk food and fizzy drinks

if i wanted a change from water i'd buy diet coke or drinks with no sugar / zero calories (as a treat)

i joined the gym and just did cardio (tried to go 2-3 times a week)

i tried my best to stop eating late at night

i also play 5 aside football once a week

i also got sick for about a week and had no appetite so that may have made a huge difference too

 

[evertoniandy]

As I've not got a gym near me at home and I don't fancy taking the bike out on the road yet, could anyone recommend me a turbo trainer for a fat novice?

I've got a Giant mountain bike with some gears and pedals and stuff. Think it's got front suspension too.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Ive lost about 24 lbs in 9 weeks

 

[Bruce Wayne]

As I've not got a gym near me at home and I don't fancy taking the bike out on the road yet, could anyone recommend me a turbo trainer for a fat novice?

I've got a Giant mountain bike with some gears and pedals and stuff. Think it's got front suspension too.

I've got a Tacx Flow and it does the job nicely, but I don't know whether mountain bike tyres work very well on turbos or not (all about rolling resistance you see).

 

[jal123]

As I've not got a gym near me at home and I don't fancy taking the bike out on the road yet, could anyone recommend me a turbo trainer for a fat novice?

I've got a Giant mountain bike with some gears and pedals and stuff. Think it's got front suspension too.

You won't have much joy on a turbo with a mountain bike IMO. The noise alone from the tyre will be unbearable. Maybe get slick tyres might help, but I still wouldn't fancy it much.
You'd be better off with a proper exercise bike for the money you'd spend getting a turbo, and changing your tyres etc.
Also, be warned, turbo's and riding exercise bikes are dull as ditchwater.

 

[evertoniandy]

I've got a Tacx Flow and it does the job nicely, but I don't know whether mountain bike tyres work very well on turbos or not (all about rolling resistance you see).

You won't have much joy on a turbo with a mountain bike IMO. The noise alone from the tyre will be unbearable. Maybe get slick tyres might help, but I still wouldn't fancy it much.
You'd be better off with a proper exercise bike for the money you'd spend getting a turbo, and changing your tyres etc.
Also, be warned, turbo's and riding exercise bikes are dull as ditchwater.

Cheers lads. Problem with the exercise bike is the lack of space. Not arsed about it being boring, I'd put it in the front room in front of the TV. Need to lose weight anyway so that's focus enough.

I'll ask them at the bike shop when I get mine serviced what they'd recommend.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Cheers lads. Problem with the exercise bike is the lack of space. Not arsed about it being boring, I'd put it in the front room in front of the TV. Need to lose weight anyway so that's focus enough.

I'll ask them at the bike shop when I get mine serviced what they'd recommend.

With regards to the boredom, I tend to take a couple of approaches. For steady, tempo based sessions I'll generally stick some cycling footage on my laptop and watch that with a countdown clock in the corner. For shorter intervals, there are a load of trainer led sessions available to give you a program to follow, whether it's the Chris Carmicheal ones or the GCN ones or the many others online. Some will swear by things like Trainer Road or Sufferfest for instance. You can even get VR type trainers these days where you 'race' other people who are logged on at the same time as you.

Probably for a bit further down the road (so to speak).

 

[TheFinnFan]

i cut out takeaways and junk food and fizzy drinks

if i wanted a change from water i'd buy diet coke or drinks with no sugar / zero calories (as a treat)

i joined the gym and just did cardio (tried to go 2-3 times a week)

i tried my best to stop eating late at night

i also play 5 aside football once a week

i also got sick for about a week and had no appetite so that may have made a huge difference too

Ive lost around 24 pounds in 9 weeks basically with same tricks.
I drink Vichy like crazy...no coca colas etc...no beer... ( this doesn't aply in weekends)
Ive cut wheat and sugar 90%

Weekends are more free...I enjoy life fully...love good foods. .

Jogging every day (almost )