In Fitness and in Health
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Me and Jules (Black Orchid) completed the Frome half marathon and 10km on Sunday 17th September 2016, raising over £700 for the Rmh Bristol charity. I ran the first 10km (6.2 miles) with Jules which we completed in 1 hour 3 minutes and then I completed the remainder of the half marathon (6.9 miles) in 56 minutes. See before and after shot below . . .
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That is awesome.
Congrats @den1mhead & @Black Orchid
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Cheers @madmonday [emoji4]
I'm participating in the Bristol half marathon on 25 Sep 2016. I've got the bugSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I have been plagued by shin splints & bad knees but have been attempting to put in more road work.
Good to see couples doing things together.
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I have been plagued by shin splints & bad knees but have been attempting to put in more road work.
Good to see couples doing things together.
I used to have that issue until I started working on my hamstrings a lot. Hasn't been an issue since.
Don't ask me why it works, I got that advice from an old guy at the gym and figured I'd give it a shot. I figured a guy that's jacked at 60 probably knows a thing or two that I don't know.
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DOUGIE (big hug, hahahahaha)
@DougNg , fancy seeing you here. I'll give that a try, but I am cursed with being top heavy & my scrawny legs scream out at the extra weight I'm lugging around.
Random but I'll put it here anyway, anyone know of where I can purchase one of those punching kicking shields to wrap a column in my basement?
Will place an image one day
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good thought, might give that a try if I can't find anything.
I can just see me breaking my hand or something else stupid . . . .
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That is awesome.
Congrats @den1mhead & @Black Orchid
Thank you MM it was for a very good cause and close to our hearts..
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My programme is called "Chris the merciless fecker makes Giles pay for all past, present and future sins"…..
My brief to Chris was. "This is how I cast, this is how I play a fish, this is how large the fish are and this is the sort of seas that will be running and I need to be able to stand up and do the casting and playing whatever the sea conditions. I want to be able to cast further and fish for longer than anyone else on the boat. If I lose weight or get fitter as a result, that's a bonus."
So he's working on core (for balance) and upper body for the casting and playing.
All resistance stuff with a bit of beasting (I understand that is a oft used term in these circles as my BUPA person used it unprompted yesterday) CV for the last 5 minutes....
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Good program. Although I'd have thought some decent leg work (deadlifts, squats) would also be useful for for balance, and endurance. Stable base and all that. One things for sure any program that is giving the kind of results you're seeing will help you do most things better and longer.
I had to google beasting. Sounds uncomfortable [emoji38]
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I'm doing leg presses and barbell squats…..The one thing I have always had is pretty strong legs, so I'm not focussing on them that much, what I believe (and what the F do I know really?) will help me, is better core strength, thus enable me to deploy my legs muscles better and quicker in the right place at the right time.
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Just curious, Giles. Did they have you do a full VO2Max test on a treadmill with the respirator hookup and everything? Always wanted to do one.
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I'm doing leg presses and barbell squats…..The one thing I have always had is pretty strong legs, so I'm not focussing on them that much, what I believe (and what the F do I know really?) will help me, is better core strength, thus enable me to deploy my legs muscles better and quicker in the right place at the right time.
Makes sense about the legs and I'm sure you're right about the benefits of a strong core. Throw in back rows and you're set!
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Speaking of legs, my PT has me on German Volume Training right now. It's a pretty simple programme: Ten sets of ten reps each on a single exercise, with a couple of accessory moves to finish
youoff.I did squats today. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to walk tomorrow. :o
Yeah, those Germans, they're cruel…
