Fitness Thread

[tim2]

10 mile run in to work this morning. Beautiful weather for it.

[Bob8]

Press ups:

32-22-18-16-32

[Moose]

5 hours ago, gingerjon said:

 

Still, the first properly active movement since mid January.

I can sympathise with you, constipation is very uncomfortable.

[gingerjon]

6 minutes ago, Moose said:

I can sympathise with you, constipation is very uncomfortable.

TMI but the painkillers I was on have a certain side effect.

Christ.

[Niels]

7 hours ago, gingerjon said:

The softest of gym visits: exercise bike and cross trainer. Gentle times.

Still, the first properly active movement since mid January.

I had a gym visit today also. Bike is always good. 

74 kg today. 

[CanaBull]

3 hours ago, gingerjon said:

TMI but the painkillers I was on have a certain side effect.

Christ.

The medicos leave that right off the memo.  Never thought I’d even consider balancing laxative intake for the rest of my days let alone have to actually do it.

[CanaBull]

209.5 lbs on weigh in day; with less exercise due to being hurt not sure where this loss has come from but I’ll take it!  Bit up and down over the last little while but at least trending the right direction.

[Bedford Roughyed]

154.9kgs this week.  Fluctuating around the same point.  Can't say I'm doing much to change that right now, so as long as its not going up...

[MattSantos]

A lot of stretching and pills and the back is getting better. I did some assault bike intervals this morning which was nice.

 

 

[Moose]

Weight 65.50 kilos, a loss of half a kilo. Probably down to walking everyday so far this week due to the exceptional weather, 35 miles in 5 days so far.

 

 

[Shadow]

42 minutes ago, Moose said:

Weight 65.50 kilos, a loss of half a kilo. Probably down to walking everyday so far this week due to the exceptional weather, 35 miles in 5 days so far.

 

 

you're just showing off now 

[Moose]

8 minutes ago, Shadow said:

you're just showing off now 

Not really, before my knees started playing up I was for many years a member of The Long Distance Walkers Association. An association made up of numerous ldwa’s located across the UK. Every Sat/Sun numerous walks/events are held varying in length from 20 miles up to 100 miles. The events are well marshalled with check ins every few miles plus a team of “sweeper-uppers” to round up any straysSome events attract up to 500 participants and are extremely competitive. These events are open to both walkers and runners and prizes are awarded.

Personally I’ve completed the Lyke  Wake Walk many times (40 miles).I’ve also completed a double LWW (there and back, 80 miles) twice. I’ve walked/climbed/run the Yorkshire Three Peaks numerous times, 24 miles with a best time of 5hrs 15mins.

[Shadow]

12 minutes ago, Moose said:

Not really, before my knees started playing up I was for many years a member of The Long Distance Walkers Association. An association made up of numerous ldwa’s located across the UK. Every Sat/Sun numerous walks/events are held varying in length from 20 miles up to 100 miles. The events are well marshalled with check ins every few miles plus a team of “sweeper-uppers” to round up any straysSome events attract up to 500 participants and are extremely competitive. These events are open to both walkers and runners and prizes are awarded.

Personally I’ve completed the Lyke  Wake Walk many times (40 miles).I’ve also completed a double LWW (there and back, 80 miles) twice. I’ve walked/climbed/run the Yorkshire Three Peaks numerous times, 24 miles with a best time of 5hrs 15mins.

I might have to look into that, my marathon running days are coming to a rapid close, 29th April will be my last. I have in the past taken part in events like the Swanton Morley marches as a civilian and Nijmegen Marches when I was still serving and thoroughly enjoyed them, I'll see what lord Google has to say about the LDWA. Thanks for the idea. 

[JohnM]

Looking at inverse pressups.

Lie on your back and gently push arms upwards.

3 sets of 20 per arm, take the rest of the day off.

[CanaBull]

40 minutes ago, Shadow said:

I might have to look into that, my marathon running days are coming to a rapid close, 29th April will be my last. I have in the past taken part in events like the Swanton Morley marches as a civilian and Nijmegen Marches when I was still serving and thoroughly enjoyed them, I'll see what lord Google has to say about the LDWA. Thanks for the idea. 

When we were kids, our Dad spent many years volunteering on the Fellsman, he did it once and said that was enough!  We'd spend an April weekend with him up there generally getting wet through up Park Rash.  Maybe that might be a challenge for you?

[Moose]

31 minutes ago, CanaBull said:

When we were kids, our Dad spent many years volunteering on the Fellsman, he did it once and said that was enough!  We'd spend an April weekend with him up there generally getting wet through up Park Rash.  Maybe that might be a challenge for you?

The Fellsman is a fiendish challenge, one I’ve never attempted. I believe it’s something like 50 miles over open moorland countryside and most of it done during nighttime. Competitors are grouped together as night falls, no one is allowed to travel on their own while it is dark, hidden checkpoints have to be located during the night. I know a few who have entered The Fellsman, not many of them completed it.

[CanaBull]

12 minutes ago, Moose said:

The Fellsman is a fiendish challenge, one I’ve never attempted. I believe it’s something like 50 miles over open moorland countryside and most of it done during nighttime. Competitors are grouped together as night falls, no one is allowed to travel on their own while it is dark, hidden checkpoints have to be located during the night. I know a few who have entered The Fellsman, not many of them completed it.

From the stats, out of around 350 who generally start, 80 or so will be stopped or voluntarily retire.  Very tough race in April across what can boot-suckingly soggy ground.  They have a good website with a ton of info, 61 miles and 11,000 vertical feet of slog.

Amazing that top athletes will run it 12 hours, fit as lops those lot.

When I think of it though, I get the overwhelming smell of bacon and porridge  

[Moose]

61 miles and 11,000 uphill, now I remember why I never entered

[CanaBull]

One other thing with it is that much of it goes across private land that’s only open for the Fellsman weekend so there aren’t paths or tracks to follow.  There are always some lost folks that need mopping up as their map skills weren’t up to snuff.

[Bob8]

Press ups:
36-22-16-16-65

That is a big step forward for me.

[JohnM]

5 hours ago, Shadow said:

you're just showing off now 

Probably just the results of a haircut and toe-nails cut 

[Shadow]

	Shadow	Matt Santos	Bedford Roughyed	Wiltshire Rhino	Gingerjon	Moose	Bob8	tim2	Saint 1	Canabull	Niels
Week 1	93.5	116	156.5	135.6	84.9	66	78.9	76		98.88
Week 2	93.5	116	155.4	134.26	89.9	66	83.9	76	82	96.61
Week 3	93.1	115	155.6	131.1	82.55	66	88.9	76	87	97.39	72.57
Week 4	93.4	116	155.4	131.1	79.37	66	80.1	76	82.5	98.43	73.03
Week 5	93.1	116	154.3	132	79.37	66	78.4	74.5	82.5	95.7	73.94
Week 6	93.4	116	155.5	132	DNR	66	78.4	74.6	DNR	96.61	73.48
Week 7	92.5	116	154.9	132	DNR	65.5	79.1	"up a bit"	DNR	95.03	74
loss/gain	-0.9	0	-0.6	0	TBA	-0.5	0.7	TBA	TBA	-1.58	0.52
Mercury	34.97	43.85	58.55	49.90		24.76	29.90			35.92	27.97

 

As it's the first day of spring I've taken us all to Mercury for some warm weather training.

DNR =  Did Not Report, I will arbitrarily decide that 4 on the trot gets you bumped off the spreadsheet.
Tim2 only reported "Up a bit" not any actual figures .

I'll make adjustments until 4pm today then it's set in stone until next week.

Edited March 1, 2019 by Shadow

[Bob8]

79.1kg

[Shadow]

7 minutes ago, Bob8 said:

79.1kg

Done.

[JonM]

18 hours ago, Moose said:

61 miles and 11,000 uphill, now I remember why I never entered

I did the Oxfam trailwalker a few years ago - 62 miles (100km) over the South Downs Way. Last 20 miles were spent promising myself I would never do it again.