Got A Fitness Regime?

Posts
2,713
Likes
28,840
Instruments of self inflicted torture, if you like suffering that much you may as well cut to the chase, and start nailing your penis to the coffee table! ::stirthepot::😁
That way you’d save on gym memberships and have more money for important stuff like more watches!
Now now reverend. I can see that you work out also. I mean, look at you! You don’t end up looking like that without some serious time in the house of pain!
 
Posts
2,170
Likes
3,736
Nah I’m just naturally buff, I gotta body that only an undertaker would want!
Even then the bastard would only wanna bury it!
Edited:
 
Posts
3,979
Likes
8,987
Seven months ago, walked away from my former career in part to better/extend/save my life.

Refocused on my health and have worked up to the following weekly routine:

• ruck (weighted backpack) 45lb up a ~1mi 800ft incline and back 3X / week (~45min)

• lift weight, 5X5 Strong Lifts program (plus isolations), 3X / week

• monotony diet (same food every day) during weekday daytime, targeting 200g of protein/day

been great for me.

that said, started a new career three weeks ago and added baby #3 two weeks ago, and have fallen off the wagon a good bit

thread was another of several reinforcements to get back up this week
 
Posts
272
Likes
848
I was slightly overweight couch potato that lost a job two weeks before covid and turned my life around. At first it was long walks, then I started running. No heavy weight lifting because of back problems. Quit smoking after some 35 years pack-a-day. Now I can easily run 10k and feel like 20 years younger.
 
Posts
4,639
Likes
17,589
I guess the real question is are there many members who can keep up with a 10 minute walk at home Jordan work out.
Double paced in-out-in-out ..no mercy and just find the beat with your feet.
I used to have a watch winder but, instead wearing one on each wrist and three of these a day, well it is a complete wind up I promise. And no batteries or mains power required.
.
Edited:
 
Posts
3,748
Likes
8,543
I aim to get to the gym each day for an hour or so with weights and mates. And, under the advice of my Greek doctor, all else in moderation.
 
Posts
245
Likes
352
I try to run 4-5 miles depending on weather and workload. Remember, weight management is 80%+ food intake. The remainder, exercise, is for mental and cardio health.
 
Posts
3,748
Likes
8,543
Have you guys tried the “125” workout? I used to try and lift heavy, and got adequate gains:



But then I tried the 125, and the additional, proximal loading made such a huge improvement in my biomechanics, and ultimate results. Remember to switch arms!


😁😁 now that's a good one! Lmao
 
Posts
417
Likes
2,111
SC1 SC1
Don't often share it, it's old news anyway so most people in the "Dazzle Me with Only New News" of the internet don't give a fυck these days, but yes -- yes I have a fitness regime.
Well done. I need to get back in the swimming pool.

From the article:
"I think people who have a problem, whether it's being overweight, or wearing women's underwear, or whatever, want easy fixes for everything," Cutshall says. "The only reason this worked is because I realized no one could fix it but me."

100% on brand.
 
Posts
16,669
Likes
150,730
Regular two dogs and on occasion three to be walked a minimum of ten miles a day at varying speeds over different terrain and in all weather conditions, in my mid seventies and on top of all the many chores I attend to it works for me just fine 👍
Edited:
 
Posts
833
Likes
1,571
In my 20s I used to row/scull religiously, at least four or five times a week, plus races throughout the year. Now it’s recreational cycling. At least one indoor velodrome session a week, once the daylight improves I’ll commute 20k on the road a day minimum, plus extended rides over the weekend. Not necessarily a regime, but I wouldn’t be without it, it does just as much if not more for my mental health than physical.
 
Posts
1,910
Likes
5,700
Well done. I need to get back in the swimming pool.

From the article:
"I think people who have a problem, whether it's being overweight, or wearing women's underwear, or whatever, want easy fixes for everything," Cutshall says. "The only reason this worked is because I realized no one could fix it but me."

100% on brand.

Thank you sir.

The pool is there, waiting... jump in - you've got this.
 
Posts
2,170
Likes
3,736
I hope all the intrepid cyclists who infest the city streets do realise that as they pedal away frantically that their breath rate increases, thus they get to breathe in much more of all those lovely exhaust fumes, and that as they’re actually on the road they are getting them at a much higher concentration than the folks on the footpath……. Sounds healthy to me!
Furthermore as you’re bullbar bait……. I fail to see that the increased likelihood of being maimed and killed in an accident makes it a healthy choice either. ::stirthepot::😁
 
Posts
3,726
Likes
36,059
I hope all the intrepid cyclists who infest the city streets do realise that as they pedal away frantically that their breath rate increases, thus they get to breathe in much more of all those lovely exhaust fumes, and that as they’re actually on the road they are getting them at a much higher concentration than the folks on the footpath……. Sounds healthy to me!
Furthermore as you’re bullbar bait……. I fail to see that the increased likelihood of being maimed and killed in an accident makes it a healthy choice either. ::stirthepot::😁

I've got a stationary bike for cycle training but I just feel like I am going nowhere with it. 🙁
 
Posts
1,910
Likes
5,700
I hope all the intrepid cyclists who infest the city streets do realise that as they pedal away frantically that their breath rate increases, thus they get to breathe in much more of all those lovely exhaust fumes, and that as they’re actually on the road they are getting them at a much higher concentration than the folks on the footpath……. Sounds healthy to me!
Furthermore as you’re bullbar bait……. I fail to see that the increased likelihood of being maimed and killed in an accident makes it a healthy choice either. ::stirthepot::😁

Clever. Never occured to me. Thanks.
 
Posts
417
Likes
2,111
SC1 SC1
The pool is there, waiting... jump in - you've got this.
I don't know, it's an outdoor pool and it looks pretty cold 😁. I jog past it a few times per week at ~7pm and it doesn't seem to bother the youngsters. I'm sure it's heated but when you get out 🤬.

I've been meaning to get into cycling, so perhaps I'll move that closer to the top of my list.
 
Posts
2,390
Likes
2,512
It's to keep any friends who come over from trying to bounce their deadlifts 😁.

I've never understood people's reliance on bumpers. There were a couple generations of people who lifted before bumpers were a thing. You just put the plates down gently and you're fine.
I do Olympic weightlifting with a lot of snatches and CJ's so you have to use bumper plates. Once the lift is complete you drop the weight. I also do a lot of high bar back squats and the only way to safely fail the lift is to throw the bar off your back (only with bumpers).
 
Posts
3,166
Likes
20,825
I do Olympic weightlifting with a lot of snatches and CJ's so you have to use bumper plates. Once the lift is complete you drop the weight. I also do a lot of high bar back squats and the only way to safely fail the lift is to throw the bar off your back (only with bumpers).

Tell that to the OGs ::stirthepot::



I'm mostly kidding of course. If I were doing more oly lifting I'd be using bumpers. But there is something darn impressive about old photos of lifters just launching 300 or 400lbs+ of iron overhead like it's a normal everyday thing.

Edit: this was 1971 Worlds, and Olympics didn't switch to bumpers until '72, I think. So, pretty sure this is iron plates:

Edited: