Losing weight/fitness thread

[PaulMdj]

A Jog/Walk/Take photos around Fall River USA, 4.5 miles in 45 minutes, took it really easy but shin still sore, but it seems to be worse doing nothing, think I might need to stick to a fast walk so no impact on it.
Not a great start to this year injury wise

If possible mate, swimming is excellent for shin splints.

 

[Paperboy]

Final got around to last weeks long run, was going to do it yesterday but was still a little sore form a sports massage on Monday.

A bit windy this morning and rained for the last mile. 9.5 miles @ 9:15 minute miles. With average HR of 146, which I'm pretty happy with as it was a little undulating!

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Upper body this morning , had to step off the weight a little as was feeling little twinges in the shoulder. But guess that’s what 2 days of consecutive golf does. Still a good overall session just wish they’d turn the bloody heating off in the gym

 

[PaulMdj]

Hill Session today, took the dog out for a walk earlier on and it was blowing a hoolie down the seafront, lovely sunny day, but bitterly cold.

So back to thermal top for workout and it was needed, Hill Session was 15 sec sprint uphill, walk 1 minute, 15 sec downhill, 9 times after warm up and cadence drills. Used the ramp from the promenade to the road for the uphill bit.

Total distance covered home to there and back was just over 5K and that was enough for today.

 

[Aztecs27]

HAd a few weeks off it entirely due to crazy work/childcare schedule not allowing for me to take lunch breaks for swimming - and become complacent in my eating too - still maintaining around the 200lb mark though, so not all bad.

Got a swim in today after 2 weeks of nothing. Found out our Lido won't be opening this summer either as it needs "emergency repairs" (that they've had over 6 months to sort FFS). Which is a shame, but it is what it is.

Got 12(ish) weeks to lock in before holiday. Finally dragged the weights out the garage that the wife got for Christmas before last (which promptly got put away because we were having our extension built last spring) - so aiming to do 3, 20 min workouts in the morning - just body weight and some free weight stuff at home - nothing too much, just enough to get the heart pumping and help re-shape the dad bod a bit.

 

[Aztecs27]

Further to the above, if anyone has any go to weight exercises (dumbells) which they’d recommend me adding into my plan, I’m all ears.

Don’t have a Bench or anything fancy to accompany.

 

[Bazz]

I'm a sweater, walking up the stairs sweater.

I've just come back from a 7 miler bone dry because of the wind.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Further to the above, if anyone has any go to weight exercises (dumbells) which they’d recommend me adding into my plan, I’m all ears.

Don’t have a Bench or anything fancy to accompany.

Keep it simple go full body. Goblet squats, Dumbell deadlifts, standing shoulder press, Floor press (think Dumbell bench press but laying on the floor instead of a bench), bicep curls and tricep extensions. Simple effective, minima kit and space required

 

[VVega]

Thought some on here might be interested in this:

His book is now available and looks good as a systematic review of his experience.

Here is a quote that underpins his approach:

Most runners go too hard on easy days and too hard on hard days. They end up in a gray zone that delivers neither optimal adaptation nor sufficient recovery.

 

[Paperboy]

In body scan this morning, fat up 0.5kg. Muscle down the same amount and weight down the same amount.
Apparently after a hard run a few days before can effect your hydration enough to mess up the machine
But at the end of the day 0.5kg loss I'm happy with that.