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A year to get fit and less fat
- Thread starter Khamelion
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hovis
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Even the most sophisticated equipment about has fundamental flaws.
We had our fitness test at work a few weeks ago and the external assessor was bragging about his new body analysis machine. ( pads on your feet and hands too measure body fat)
I got my fat measured at 9% i went away and drank 2 litres of water in 30 minutes and asked him to check me again. He looked extremely puzzled and confused. My bodyfat was now 7 %.
This type of equipment measures how fast electrical current passes through the body. The more hydrated you are the faster it passes and lower your bodyfat.
Cant beat good old fashioned skin fold calipers for body fat
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Thanks for that, so in essence with my waist and hips reducing that's a far better indicator ( or am I clutching at straws
)hovis
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Thanks for that, so in essence with my waist and hips reducing that's a far better indicator ( or am I clutching at straws
When you loose weight the loss always comes from fat and muscle. the reason why the waist and neck is such a good monitoring spot is because there's isn't that much muscle in those area's. If your waist is going down your definitely loosing fat
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Cheers mate!!
williamalex1
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It would be good if we could see some before and after pictures.
Some of you may need name tags to be recognised.
Some of you may need name tags to be recognised.
Paperboy
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Weigh in this morning 16St 8lb's. Put a pound on this week, think its a lose for the month though so not all bad.
Khamelion
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Weigh in day tomorrow 1st Dec, looks like people are sticking to their goals and some good results getting posted.
Sweep are you still in this, as I don't recall seeing a weigh in on the 1st Nov?
Sweep are you still in this, as I don't recall seeing a weigh in on the 1st Nov?
Rooter
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One for Marshy especially...
My running has been tough going with my Achilles tendon. Decided after some research that my running shoes were not right for me. I bought the cheapest pair i could from sports direct to see if i got the bug, rather than do my normal thing of getting the top of the range ones to give up after a week. These were comfy, but i realized the first time i wore them, my Achilles hurt and its been getting worse with every run. Not bad enough to stop me, just uncomfortable.
So today, i went for a fitting and assessment at my local 'proper' sports shop.
The guy said, my cheapo shoes were not actually bad! Just not right for me. Turns out i overpronate, basically, my foot rolls a bit on impact increasing stress to in my case my Achilles. So I tried on 8 different pairs of high support shoes, narrowed it to 3 and ran in them all. Decided on the final pair!
http://www.brooksrunning.com/en_gb/adrenaline-gts-15-mens-running-shoes/110181.html
OK, they are far from cheap!!! BUT!!! If it means i can run without causing injury, then worth every penny in my eyes!
Sticking to the turbo trainer for a few weeks and keeping up the heat and massage to my achilles until its much better!
My running has been tough going with my Achilles tendon. Decided after some research that my running shoes were not right for me. I bought the cheapest pair i could from sports direct to see if i got the bug, rather than do my normal thing of getting the top of the range ones to give up after a week. These were comfy, but i realized the first time i wore them, my Achilles hurt and its been getting worse with every run. Not bad enough to stop me, just uncomfortable.
So today, i went for a fitting and assessment at my local 'proper' sports shop.
The guy said, my cheapo shoes were not actually bad! Just not right for me. Turns out i overpronate, basically, my foot rolls a bit on impact increasing stress to in my case my Achilles. So I tried on 8 different pairs of high support shoes, narrowed it to 3 and ran in them all. Decided on the final pair!
http://www.brooksrunning.com/en_gb/adrenaline-gts-15-mens-running-shoes/110181.html
OK, they are far from cheap!!! BUT!!! If it means i can run without causing injury, then worth every penny in my eyes!
Sticking to the turbo trainer for a few weeks and keeping up the heat and massage to my achilles until its much better!
Marshy77
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I used to work in a sports shop when I was in my late teens so know all about running shoes and pronation. My achilles problem is kind of long term as I used to get every pre season when I played football and then every so often from then onwards. I think my problem this time may be because I played 5 a side the other week on 3g and wore moulds and similar to the hard grounds in summer it's an impact thing when I played.
Cheers for the heads up though, Brookes are great running shoes as are New Balance and Saucony too. I have been doing some massage as I bought a 3 in 1 foam roller for my achilles and my dodgy bad back and it does feel a little better but not going to rush it running, just going to do some bike work and upper body excercises.
pokerjoke
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I have had bad Achilles problems in both feet now for about 3 years and cannot run at all and even walking sometimes is painful.
Taking you back about 15 years or so I played in a football match on hardish ground with a tiny bit of give and played the whole game.
After about a week I could hardly walk so went to the docs who put me onto the specialist
who gave me some exercises to do and when this didn't work he gave me a cortisone injection.
This cured it very quickly and I played on and did this for 6 months and the pain returned.
I had 3 more cortisone injections against the specialist wishes and played like this for a couple more years.
When I retired from football I had so much pain in my Achilles I could not run for 3 years or so.
Eventually another specialist took a moulding of my foot and made some insoles and the pain disappeared virtually overnight and I started running again.
Eventually the pain reappeared and now i'm where I am now unable to run at all.
Running shoes cheap or expensive will not help at all as I have tried that[you may be different of course].
I wish I could run as its something I have loved since the age of 9.
Some consolation is I now train my son who is 8 and he is a natural and it gives me a lot of pleasure.
I hope yours clears up mate as my feet make me depressed.
BrizoH71
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Going to join in...
Haven't done other measurements, but I weighed in this morning at a scales-busting 247.7lbs!!
I used to be built like the side of a fiver until my late-20s, but have piled it on. Got down from 220lbs to 190lbs just before my 40th a few years ago, so I know I can do it if I put my mind to it.
Haven't done other measurements, but I weighed in this morning at a scales-busting 247.7lbs!!
I used to be built like the side of a fiver until my late-20s, but have piled it on. Got down from 220lbs to 190lbs just before my 40th a few years ago, so I know I can do it if I put my mind to it.
Khamelion
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Khamelion
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Speaking to Hobbit about his bad back a few weeks back, I mentioned a book I bought called 'The Permanent Pain Cure' by Ming Chew, it may help your feet and achilles , as it's all about getting you more flexible. Got to be worth a punt, when you've got nowt tlose.
pokerjoke
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Thx I will have a look
Marshy77
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Been thinking about Yoga for my back - what do you think?
hovis
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Built like the side of a fiver!!!!! Brilliant, I'm gonna use that one
Khamelion
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The book I mention to PJ above, is a good read I'm up to the stretching exercises, but the chapters before <script id="gpt-impl-0.9416717483292771" src="http://partner.googleadservices.com/gpt/pubads_impl_76.js"></script>that give insight to the stretches and one thing it mentions is that exercise when you have aches and pains could potentially make them worse.
The thing that surprised me is that your back may be hurting, but it may be as a result of an ailment else where, a dodgy knee or ankle for example.
You could have torn tendons or ligaments (very slightly) and stretching would make it worse, the book recommends drinking lots of water daily, taking supplements, some I'd not heard of, but some are the usual suspects, glucosamine, chondroitin, Omega 3 fish oil etc in quite high doses (the book recommends medical advice is unsure) for several weeks before doing any of the stretches, this helps prep the body and it also makes you feel better in yourself.
The drinking of water and taking the supplements also help hydrate and feed the fascia, it's the tissue that helps keep our muscles and organs in check, the book explains it all.
To find out if your drinking enough water, place you hand flat on a table and pinch the skin up on the back, the longer it takes to return to normal the more dehydrated your are. When I started reading the book and before I started drinking way more water than I do now, I tried the skin thing and it took a couple of seconds to return, now after a couple of weeks of drinking water and taking glucosamine it snaps back immediately.
larmen
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Once you find a pair you like, stick with it and buy in bulk.
Until April I ran a lot, and I ran Brooks GTS 12, 13 & 14. I don't get on with the 15s, so when I figured that out I bought 14s in bulk in any colour on SALE pages all over the country. The 15s I had did 20 miles each and went straight to a charity (shoes4africa). It's a shame that they changed something other than the colour this year. Having just restarted running again I have to look around again to find the new shoe.
Rooter
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Weigh in day!
11st 6lb still! Not bothered one bit, i can tell that fat is being replaced by muscle. Measurements are about the same, should have bought some body fat calipers as i can just tell i have lost a bucket load already. fitness levels way up, for example did a full 20 minute on the turbo trainer (minus warm up and down) at 90 rpm cadence with heart rate at around 145-155 and covered 13km. (39kmh average) 2 months ago, i wouldn't have been able to do half of that!
11st 6lb still! Not bothered one bit, i can tell that fat is being replaced by muscle. Measurements are about the same, should have bought some body fat calipers as i can just tell i have lost a bucket load already. fitness levels way up, for example did a full 20 minute on the turbo trainer (minus warm up and down) at 90 rpm cadence with heart rate at around 145-155 and covered 13km. (39kmh average) 2 months ago, i wouldn't have been able to do half of that!
