Fitness Thread

[Bob8]

...and 80.5kg.

Putting weight on.

[MattSantos]

118...

500 swings again. 6000 to go before end of April, so only 4 more rest days.

[Bob8]

2 hours ago, MattSantos said:

118...

500 swings again. 6000 to go before end of April, so only 4 more rest days.

I will have to get up to your pace!

[Damien]

Weights done, planks then Sally push ups 1:08 and leg raises 1:20. Always a struggle doing them on the back of weights.

[CanaBull]

Missed posting the pushups yesterday: Week 4 day 1: 21, 25, 21, 21, 32+ (45 actual).  My moobs hurt 

165lbs dead on the weight, up 1.3lbs from last week.  Ate a fair amount this weekend and the extra fluid retention from using muscles that I haven't used for a while in the pushup challenge has no doubt contributed, so I'm pretty pleased with it only going up as much as it did!

Small victories.  Celebrate 'em.

[Bob8]

Week 5, day 1:

36-40-30-24-40+(42)

Truely to failure, I could not complete 43 on the last set.

80.8kg and I was pushing every gram.

I trust @bobbruce and @Bedford Roughyed are ready for tomorrow?

Edited April 14, 2020 by Bob8

[Bob8]

2 hours ago, CanaBull said:

Missed posting the pushups yesterday: Week 4 day 1: 21, 25, 21, 21, 32+ (45 actual).  My moobs hurt 

165lbs dead on the weight, up 1.3lbs from last week.  Ate a fair amount this weekend and the extra fluid retention from using muscles that I haven't used for a while in the pushup challenge has no doubt contributed, so I'm pretty pleased with it only going up as much as it did!

Small victories.  Celebrate 'em.

Well, you beat me on the last set!

[Bedford Roughyed]

32 minutes ago, Bob8 said:

Week 5, day 1:

36-40-30-24-40+(42)

Truely to failure, I could not complete 43 on the last set.

80.8kg and I was pushing every gram.

I trust @bobbruce and @Bedford Roughyed are ready for tomorrow?

Born ready

[CanaBull]

1 hour ago, Bob8 said:

Well, you beat me on the last set!

I get points taken off for less weight and going off knees, not looking forward to week 5! LOL Tomorrow is going to be challenging enough!

[bobbruce]

1 hour ago, Bob8 said:

Week 5, day 1:

36-40-30-24-40+(42)

Truely to failure, I could not complete 43 on the last set.

80.8kg and I was pushing every gram.

I trust @bobbruce and @Bedford Roughyed are ready for tomorrow?

Impressive numbers again Bob can see why you might struggle on that last set. As for mine I’ve caught my elbow on the Scaff at work today so hoping that eases off a bit tomorrow or it’s going to be a struggle. 

[Bob8]

2 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

Impressive numbers again Bob can see why you might struggle on that last set. As for mine I’ve caught my elbow on the Scaff at work today so hoping that eases off a bit tomorrow or it’s going to be a struggle. 

I am taking long breaks, I really am at my limit.

I agree about the elbow, no point in aggrevating it.

[Bob8]

8 minutes ago, CanaBull said:

I get points taken off for less weight and going off knees, not looking forward to week 5! LOL Tomorrow is going to be challenging enough!

Points only get taken off for bad form.

[Shadow]

		23-Mar	30-Mar	06-Apr	15-Apr		Week Gain/Loss	Total Gain/Loss
Shadow		87	87	87.2	87		-0.2	-0.4
Bedford Roughyed		153.2	153.1	154.5	155.1		0.6	8.3
Moose		69.8	69.8	69.9			-69.9	-68.95
Gingerjon		87	82.5	81.5	81		-0.5	-1.5
Tim2		79.7	80.5	80.5	80		-0.5	-1.3
Wiltshire Rhino		135.26	135.26	135.26			-135.26	-133.36
Bobbruce		85.4	86	86			-86	-89.54
Niels		70.76	70.76	70.76			-70.76	-71.67
Matt Santos		118	117	117	118		1	0
Damien		104.8	105.5	106.1	106.1		0	-1.85
Bob8		81.4	78.9	79.3	80.8		1.5	1.5
Saint 1		85	85	85			-85	-87.2
CanaBull		71.67	72.94	73.57	74.84		1.27	-0.09

[Bedford Roughyed]

Week 1, day 2 = 6, 8, 6, 6, 9

[Shadow]

OK, I just went for a ride in the New Forest on my mountain bike.

18miles later and I can barely stand. The really bad news being I can barely sit down either.

[Damien]

1hr cardio, then 1:36 bring Sally push ups then 1:42 leg raises.

[bobbruce]

Push ups week 3 day 2

20,25,15,15 and 46

[CanaBull]

Push ups week 4 day 2: 25, 29, 25, 25, 36+ (44 actual)

Feckin dying lol, last three workouts I've gone over my initial test number which is pretty encouraging!

Edited April 15, 2020 by CanaBull

[MattSantos]

5000 swings done

5000 before the end of the month to go.

[Bob8]

3 hours ago, MattSantos said:

5000 swings done

5000 before the end of the month to go.

Looking good!

[Damien]

I was going to do weights but my knee felt swollen when I was warming up so I didnt bother. Then I was going to do nothing.

Then I thought to just do the Sally's and did 1:52 on bring Sally up push ups and 1:44 on the leg raises. Both new records.

I then decided because I had started i may as well do a bit of a circuit, 2 mins on a punch bag, then 2 mins exercise e.g burpees, 1 min rest x4 and a 10 minute walk to cool down. All a bit random but something I will continue and refine a bit and add to as a 3rd form of training with my existing weights and cardio days.

[GeordieSaint]

With the kids at home, the sound of more CBeebies or YouTube programmes drove me out of the house for a run this afternoon. Beautiful day but frustrating running with a double buggy!! 

[Maximus Decimus]

On 21/03/2020 at 12:51, Bob8 said:

Alright, I am posting this unless I get access to my gym again:

https://hundredpushups.com/

 

I've never taken gym type fitness seriously in my life, but have always been able to do 20-30 the odd time I've tried. 

Or so I thought.... turns out I can do about 3/4 at the moment! Nothing really has changed, I'm not heavier and I'm actually fitter cardio wise than I've probably ever been. I've always lacked upper body strength but no more so than ever before.

Think I might just give this a go, although I always find press-ups so uncomfortable.

[Maximus Decimus]

I've actually managed to hit my 5k personal best during lockdown (23:46), a few years after last beating it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not particularly fit and to many it isn't impressive, but it was a strange feeling knowing that that day was the fastest I've ever been able to run a 5k, a distance I've ran for a couple of decades and one where I've recorded my time for around the last 8/9 years.

I'm not 100% sure what has been the contributing factor. I've been running steadily for over a year but just a couple of weeks ago (about two weeks into isolation) I felt like I was really plateauing and complaining to my running group about how my running was really lethargic. The past couple of weeks, I've started doing a bit of fartlek running (which I've been meaning to for years) and also Joe Wicks steadily with the kids. His workouts aren't particularly taxing but it does mean I'm doing leg strengthening exercises everyday so there is a chance it has helped. Other than that, conditions were perfect and I just felt good getting up, some days it works some days it doesn't.

I'm planning on trying for my 10k PB tomorrow but it is probably less likely than the 5k was. Incredibly, the last 3 10ks I've attempted in a proper setting (a race or a park), I've managed 50:12, 50:12 and 50:10. The last one was just 2/3 weeks ago and at the same place I'll be trying tomorrow. My PB is 49:21 so it'll be a big ask especially as social isolation and healthy eating are much more difficult to control. 

I saw somebody tweet about a week back saying that lockdown is making them simultaneously fitter and fatter. That's exactly how I feel.

[Damien]

3 hours ago, Maximus Decimus said:

I've actually managed to hit my 5k personal best during lockdown (23:46), a few years after last beating it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not particularly fit and to many it isn't impressive, but it was a strange feeling knowing that that day was the fastest I've ever been able to run a 5k, a distance I've ran for a couple of decades and one where I've recorded my time for around the last 8/9 years.

I'm not 100% sure what has been the contributing factor. I've been running steadily for over a year but just a couple of weeks ago (about two weeks into isolation) I felt like I was really plateauing and complaining to my running group about how my running was really lethargic. The past couple of weeks, I've started doing a bit of fartlek running (which I've been meaning to for years) and also Joe Wicks steadily with the kids. His workouts aren't particularly taxing but it does mean I'm doing leg strengthening exercises everyday so there is a chance it has helped. Other than that, conditions were perfect and I just felt good getting up, some days it works some days it doesn't.

I'm planning on trying for my 10k PB tomorrow but it is probably less likely than the 5k was. Incredibly, the last 3 10ks I've attempted in a proper setting (a race or a park), I've managed 50:12, 50:12 and 50:10. The last one was just 2/3 weeks ago and at the same place I'll be trying tomorrow. My PB is 49:21 so it'll be a big ask especially as social isolation and healthy eating are much more difficult to control. 

I saw somebody tweet about a week back saying that lockdown is making them simultaneously fitter and fatter. That's exactly how I feel.

It's funny you should mention that. Before I had my meniscus operation I did a fair bit of running and I used to run for 40 mins or so max. However the best I ever ran was the first time I ran after doing the insanity workout DVD which is all about anaerobic interval training and strengthening. After doing that DVD I felt fitter and faster than I ever did and ran for 1hr. That was after not running at all for 6 weeks. The gains were phenomenal. I then had my op and have never run since!