Losing weight/fitness thread

[Slab]

Well somehow my legs feel fine
Annoying thing happened at the weekend though, I nipped into the local micro pub for a pint and someone was in I’d not seen in a while so obviously my weight loss got mentioned. The lady behind the bar spurted out she thought I looked ill then a good friend said he thought I looked healthier when I was heavier
I’m putting it down to the fact I’ve always been a few stones overweight in the 9 years I’ve lived there so that’s all they’ve known.
For me, I’ve never felt fitter and healthier although the 6 pack isn’t there yet

I got so much of this
the ones I saw every week see the diet, the ones I see once a month (or less) thought i was seriously ill

 

[Beezerk]

I got so much of this
the ones I saw every week see the diet, the ones I see once a month (or less) thought i was seriously ill

The lad who I hadn’t seen for a while pulled me to one side and asked if I was ok

 

[pendodave]

I got so much of this
the ones I saw every week see the diet, the ones I see once a month (or less) thought i was seriously ill

Being overweight has been completely normalised over the years. It's obviously a complicated topic to talk about, but I'm not sure that our currsnt approach is helpful.
I'm just about the centre line for "normal' bmi, but I'm sure most people would think of me as skinny/thin (6ft 75kg).

 

[AmandaJR]

Being overweight has been completely normalised over the years. It's obviously a complicated topic to talk about, but I'm not sure that our currsnt approach is helpful.
I'm just about the centre line for "normal' bmi, but I'm sure most people would think of me as skinny/thin (6ft 75kg).

Agreed 100%. Some of the comments can also stem from jealousy. I've never understood how it's acceptable to call someone skinny, but not fat!

 

[Bazz]

Agreed 100%. Some of the comments can also stem from jealousy. I've never understood how it's acceptable to call someone skinny, but not fat!

I was going to comment this but you beat me to it. I've had big people tell me stop losing weight as I look gaunt (I don't, just haven't got 3 chins), always thought there was touch of the green eyed monster in there.

 

[Bazz]

Smashed 10 miles after work again, 1hr 30mins, think I'm going to have a crack at beating my longest distance of 14.5 miles in the next few weeks.

 

[BrianM]

Weights today.

4 x sets of each

Shoulder Press Machine
Close Grip Smith Machine Bench Press
Close Grip Row Machine
Isolated Machine Row
EZ Bar Bicep Curl

Great workout today.

 

[Beezerk]

Half an hour doing core stuff in my hotel room, not quite sure what the people in the next room will think of all the grunting

 

[BrianM]

Weights today.

Dumbbell Bench Press - 3 Sets
Dumbbell Incline Bench Press - 3 Sets
Cable Crossover - 4 Sets
Bent Bar Tricep Pulldown - 5 Sets
Overhead Tricep Extension - 3 Sets

Another good workout.
Plan is a Run tomorrow, then legs at the gym on Thursday night.

 

[AmandaJR]

First CrossFit induction session. Lots of work on front squats - legs feeling it now. Then a 5 minute baseline test. Cycle on the erg for 36 calories then as many burpees as you can in the remaining time. Who knew I could do 26 burpees. Knackered!!

 

[Marshy77]

First CrossFit induction session. Lots of work on front squats - legs feeling it now. Then a 5 minute baseline test. Cycle on the erg for 36 calories then as many burpees as you can in the remaining time. Who knew I could do 26 burpees. Knackered!!

Hate Burpees!!!

 

[Beezerk]

Hate Burpees!!!

I was watching a film at the weekend where they were doing burpees with a kind of "knee to chest" thing while in the plank/push up position, they looked absolutely brutal

 

[AmandaJR]

I was watching a film at the weekend where they were doing burpees with a kind of "knee to chest" thing while in the plank/push up position, they looked absolutely brutal

Mountain Climbers?

 

[Neilds]

Ski Erg and bike (alternating 2 1/2 mins for 30 mins) yesterday after a kettlebell workout with lots of squats on Monday - got really sore buttocks now!

 

[Beezerk]

Mountain Climbers?

Think so, it looked like a hybrid thing, the film is called Shot Caller and was actually much better than I anticipated.

 

[AmandaJR]

Think so, it looked like a hybrid thing, the film is called Shot Caller and was actually much better than I anticipated.

I've entered the CrossFit Open as the gym I have started with are really focussing on that. There is a beginners section where the workouts are scaled. Last year the first WOD (of 3 over consecutive weeks) was 19 one arm snatches, 19 burpees, 19 one arm snatches, 19 burpees, then 15, 15, 15, 15 then 9, 9, 9, 9. My maths says that's 86 burpees...yikes!

Oh and the female dumbbell weight was 15kg for the snatch. Flipping heck. The scaled version was the same but a 7.5kg weight.

I might be in a bad way

 

[Oddsocks]

Ski Erg and bike (alternating 2 1/2 mins for 30 mins) yesterday after a kettlebell workout with lots of squats on Monday - got really sore buttocks now!

Just been introduced to ski-erg, 3 x 1min stinks on 10 resistance and I’m blowing more steam than Thomas the tank engine!

 

[Neilds]

Just been introduced to ski-erg, 3 x 1min stinks on 10 resistance and I’m blowing more steam than Thomas the tank engine!

It's a killer but strangely satisfying

 

[BrianM]

7.04miles in 1hour 2mins, 8.49mins/mile.
Conditions absolutely brutal out there, 35mph winds gusting to 50mph.
Took everything I had to get out the door

 

[Neilds]

7.04miles in 1hour 2mins, 8.49mins/mile.
Conditions absolutely brutal out there, 35mph winds gusting to 50mph.
Took everything I had to get out the door

Should have run the other way, would have been wind assisted