In Fitness and in Health
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@goosehd thanks! The first 200 or so activities were exclusively mountain and road biking when I lived in the Pacific Northwest. Then when I moved to the Midwest I still rode my bikes seasonally but added in a few hundred yoga sessions and walks to heal my back. The last 300 activities or so have been mostly weight training. I've been on Strava a little over 10 years now.
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I bought a lever belt around 15 years ago, it's still going strong (shame I can't say the same about myself!). It's got a wonderful patina from sweat and chalk that I'm sure would be appreciated around here.
A couple of weeks back I said my current short-term goal was to get back to running a full 5k. I've been running 1-2x a week, with walks an extra 2x or so. I can't quite hit the full 5k, but today I got 4k on the trot, a short walk to catch my breath and then finished the distance. I think next week I'll manage the whole thing!
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I made it the full 5k this morning, my very next attempt! I just kept lying to myself, just make it to the next imaginary marker, then when I get there just make it to the next!
I even made it under 30 minutes, which was a stretch goal.
Next up is to solidify the new baseline and hit the distance repeatedly for about 2 weeks. Then push on speed, I’d like to get to 25 minutes, an average of 5 minutes per kilometre.
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Starting to bring down my weight for the summer. Winter high was 198lbs, should be at 190lbs by next week. Keeping protein around 200g a day but lowering calories from 3000k to 2400k and experimenting with timing my carbohydrates around workouts. At almost 50 years old I’m finally realizing gains are made in the kitchen and on rest days.
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Concept 2 closes the season in their online logbook today, it runs from may 1st to april 30th.
I finished with 2600km. At an average of 10k per session, that equals to 260 training days, thus 5 days a week.
Not quite sure if I should have any goals for next season. Maybe I just should focus on the nutrition side, and keep rowing at that level... -
@tody that is great!
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I’ve mostly just been hanging about…
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@tody 10k five days a week is really strong. If you simply continue you’ll be very fit. Focussing on recovery and nutrition is a great plan. I’d add one or two sessions of resistance training. Could be body weight or heavyish lifting.
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A bit of kitchen window reflection posing checking on my fit for 50 progress. Over 10kg dropped so far.
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About 6 weeks ago, Brett my PT, told me to do 50 x 20kg barbell bicep curls. He did not care if I did 10 sets of 5 reps, 5 sets of 10, 2 set of 25, or even 50 sets of 1.
I just about managed 5 sets of 10. But it was messy....
So my goal was to get to 1 set of 50. My progress has been something like:
15:15:15:5
25:15:10
25:17:8
25:25
30:20
35:15
and today I did 50 in one set.I am as pleased as punch with the progress.
I guess now, he will want me to start adding weight
My Deadlifts are still maxing out at 100kg, but I know my form is getting better and I know that I will better 100 soon.......
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A few years ago I had to stop lifting due to some back problems causing chronic pain. I guess years of abuse had caught up with me and I sorta accepted defeat as I started going to all kinds of specialists and getting diagnoses that the medical community saw as unrecoverable. So I set into a rhythm of physical therapy for the last 2-3 years, and religiously kept up with it, slowly seeing small improvements. A few months ago I got to the point where I felt comfortable adding some weights and running back into the mix. So far, I think it's been taking pretty well and I've been ramping it up. I still have to constantly evaluate and manage pain issues, but I've been getting increasingly obsessed with my fitness again like I was years ago, fueled by the improvements I've been making and watching my son grow into a beast of a wrestler (as he and I are now around the same size) has been a huge motivator. He challenged me to make some gainz, as the most I've ever weighed was about 175lbs. I've been eating cleaner and drinking less. I'm now up to 185 and I'm starting to worry about my IH wardrobe lol. Sorry for the life story, most people don't really care to hear much about this stuff, but this seems like a good outlet for it. thanks.
"The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
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@tody thanks man! its kinda like the training montage in the action movies, but instead of lasting 2 minutes, it took 2 years. Not cool when you dont get a highlight reel and fast-forward. I did have a killer soundtrack though!
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@WhiskeySandwich slow and steady wins the race... it's the day to day motivation that is absolutely brutal. it took me years to get back to the training level i am now at, and i didn't have the health issues you are facing (although my lower back is pretty trashed, too).
so what is the issue with your IH wardrobe? shirts getting too tight? i'm going the other direction, pants falling down to reduced waist size
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@tody everything getting a little tight. Mostly shoulders, elbows, thighs, and a little in the waist.
Been praying to the Kami of stretch denim for another run of 888 Shinayaka. -
This bloody 100kg dead lift barrier is proving really difficult for me to break. I tried 102.5 (though Brett did not tell me till afterwards what it was), and failed. But I am sure I would have done 101, may take my fractionals next time.....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
