Who’s in?

after today obvs 

lost 2 and a bit Stone last year. Put a bit back on last two months but nothing that can’t be shifted with a bit of graft.

 

Rivi you say.....

Bulking season bro 💪💪🤣

Day 1 of the MAF Method today. Might actually be a false start as got a couple of nights out coming up, so will stick to the low heart rate training method, but the keto diet (Phil Maffetone says its not a diet) might crash around next weekend.

Kickstarted the day with a 17 hour fast. Then prepped some chicken, salad, brocolli/cauliflower rice, and also made 4 lots of soup using the stalks from broccoli and the leaves from the cauliflower that I would normally chuck in the food waste.

Headache started already, thought it may have been in a few days. Managed to get down to 40g carbs today and just 7g of sugar. Will try and get lower tomorrow.

My daily exercise was a 3.5 mile run at a low heart rate, really struggled to keep it down and had to walk 3-4 times. From all the research I’ve done, this is harder than cutting out the carbs and sugar. Did the run in the last hour of my fast, so was running on fumes.

Sounds ace mate.

I'm starting the eating fresh air and only drinking one sip of water per week.

I'm hoping to get this down to one sip every two weeks.

I'm going to deplete by body from all it's vital resources the train intensely to deplete it just a little bit more.

Then a nice long ice bath to halt any muscle repair or growth just to suffer a bit more.

3 hours ago, gonzo said:

Sounds ace mate.

I'm starting the eating fresh air and only drinking one sip of water per week.

I'm hoping to get this down to one sip every two weeks.

I'm going to deplete by body from all it's vital resources the train intensely to deplete it just a little bit more.

Then a nice long ice bath to halt any muscle repair or growth just to suffer a bit more.

You can be my new Minister for Prisons.

13 hours ago, Smiley said:

Day 1 of the MAF Method today. Might actually be a false start as got a couple of nights out coming up, so will stick to the low heart rate training method, but the keto diet (Phil Maffetone says its not a diet) might crash around next weekend.

Kickstarted the day with a 17 hour fast. Then prepped some chicken, salad, brocolli/cauliflower rice, and also made 4 lots of soup using the stalks from broccoli and the leaves from the cauliflower that I would normally chuck in the food waste.

Headache started already, thought it may have been in a few days. Managed to get down to 40g carbs today and just 7g of sugar. Will try and get lower tomorrow.

My daily exercise was a 3.5 mile run at a low heart rate, really struggled to keep it down and had to walk 3-4 times. From all the research I’ve done, this is harder than cutting out the carbs and sugar. Did the run in the last hour of my fast, so was running on fumes.

Blimey that sounds hardcore.

And I thought I was doing well with my HIIT airbike sessions and finally getting back into pre-Covid clothes 😁

2 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Blimey that sounds hardcore.

And I thought I was doing well with my HIIT airbike sessions and finally getting back into pre-Covid clothes 😁

Probably easier or healthier to book in to a concentration camp pre 1945.

17 hours ago, Smiley said:

Day 1 of the MAF Method today. Might actually be a false start as got a couple of nights out coming up, so will stick to the low heart rate training method, but the keto diet (Phil Maffetone says its not a diet) might crash around next weekend.

Kickstarted the day with a 17 hour fast. Then prepped some chicken, salad, brocolli/cauliflower rice, and also made 4 lots of soup using the stalks from broccoli and the leaves from the cauliflower that I would normally chuck in the food waste.

Headache started already, thought it may have been in a few days. Managed to get down to 40g carbs today and just 7g of sugar. Will try and get lower tomorrow.

My daily exercise was a 3.5 mile run at a low heart rate, really struggled to keep it down and had to walk 3-4 times. From all the research I’ve done, this is harder than cutting out the carbs and sugar. Did the run in the last hour of my fast, so was running on fumes.

Sounds horrific. 
 

Is that low heart rate thing the same as zone 2? I can do that for hours on the bike. 
 

Without sounding like a broken record, getting back into road biking was the best thing I’ve ever done (prostrate and piles risks aside).

Never been fitter. 

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Probably easier or healthier to book in to a concentration camp pre 1945.

Now got my East Kent Gym Bros - seems to be very popular with plasterers my place. They seem to love a good body building sesh.

4 hours ago, mickbrown said:

Sounds horrific. 
 

Is that low heart rate thing the same as zone 2? I can do that for hours on the bike. 
 

Without sounding like a broken record, getting back into road biking was the best thing I’ve ever done (prostrate and piles risks aside).

Never been fitter. 

Very similar training to zone 2. Give or take a few heartbeats! Basically taking notice of the fact that sugar is causing far more damage to society than heroin and tobacco and fixing it. Fat for fuel!!

I have really dialled back on my ale after realising it may help me come off some medication. Noticed my blood pressure is well down which is good. Not sure what it will do to cholesterol (these are the tablets I want to fuck off as I am getting tinnitus). 
 

I’ve realised I enjoy a few beers when I want but happy to go without. Big issue has been increasing the number of crisps I have. Sat in the pub having a bag with every pop. 
 

anyway not sure the point of it all but I ran a 55min 10k which I didn’t think I could so pretty chuffed 

19 hours ago, mickbrown said:

Sounds horrific. 
 

Is that low heart rate thing the same as zone 2? I can do that for hours on the bike. 
 

Without sounding like a broken record, getting back into road biking was the best thing I’ve ever done (prostrate and piles risks aside).

Never been fitter. 

Zone 2 is great when it’s done properly. Makes me laugh people pretending to do zone 2 when they are like max heart rate 

15 minutes ago, Big E said:

I have really dialled back on my ale after realising it may help me come off some medication. Noticed my blood pressure is well down which is good. Not sure what it will do to cholesterol (these are the tablets I want to fuck off as I am getting tinnitus). 
 

I’ve realised I enjoy a few beers when I want but happy to go without. Big issue has been increasing the number of crisps I have. Sat in the pub having a bag with every pop. 
 

anyway not sure the point of it all but I ran a 55min 10k which I didn’t think I could so pretty chuffed 

A bag of crisps with every drink? Do you not get full after like one, maybe two?

10 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

A bag of crisps with every drink? Do you not get full after like one, maybe two?

You’d think so but at a push I can manage it to almost double figures. 

Had a health check last week and to my astonishment I was two stone lighter than I thought. I'm now 11st 5, don't think I've been that since I was 17 (now 37).

Not even going to the gym either, although that will change soon

I'm down to 19.5 stone now, so pretty happy with that, fitting into 38 waist (was 44).

Will start back up at the gym, still walking lots, but the last 2 weeks have derailed me massively

I've just tipped 13st for the first time in my life, I'm quite pleased about it, as I've always struggled to gain any weight really

Took me a while to realise that my Apple Watch measures the time spent in each zone. Looks like I spend 80% of my time in zone 2 when swimming but over 90% in zones 3 and 4 when on the bike. Do I need to dial down the effort on the bike?

12 lb in 12 weeks.

Still going.

Feel better for it.

19 hours ago, Sweep said:

I've just tipped 13st for the first time in my life, I'm quite pleased about it, as I've always struggled to gain any weight really

because you have ginger aids

19 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Took me a while to realise that my Apple Watch measures the time spent in each zone. Looks like I spend 80% of my time in zone 2 when swimming but over 90% in zones 3 and 4 when on the bike. Do I need to dial down the effort on the bike?

depends do you feel out of breathe / unable to chat? i seem to be able to have a slightly higher heart rate but still be able to chat to folk on our runs (probably because i don't shut up). 

i personally find the zone stuff a bit meh. unless you are elite level it doesn't change loads. i ran all my training for Berlin this time at at 5:30:00 marathon pace and was fucked but able to call people etc each run. i then produced a 5:04:56 on the day. in a similar way ive been running 10k in around 65/70 minutes in training then did a 55min 10k two weeks ago. all the runs had similar heart rates

23 hours ago, jmjhb said:

Had a health check last week and to my astonishment I was two stone lighter than I thought. I'm now 11st 5, don't think I've been that since I was 17 (now 37).

Not even going to the gym either, although that will change soon

That said, I've just been diagnosed with diabetes. Given the weight loss the doctor thinks it's been undiagnosed a while.

Might explain why I've been feeling rotten recently. Anyway, onto metformin and lifestyle changes...

3 hours ago, Big E said:

depends do you feel out of breathe / unable to chat? i seem to be able to have a slightly higher heart rate but still be able to chat to folk on our runs (probably because i don't shut up). 

i personally find the zone stuff a bit meh. unless you are elite level it doesn't change loads. i ran all my training for Berlin this time at at 5:30:00 marathon pace and was fucked but able to call people etc each run. i then produced a 5:04:56 on the day. in a similar way ive been running 10k in around 65/70 minutes in training then did a 55min 10k two weeks ago. all the runs had similar heart rates

OK. Cheers. No I never really get out of breath or can’t speak so all good

Don’t really know much about these zones but kept hearing/reading about zone 2

Have to say the air bike has been a revelation - means I get the same buzz as from running but can't mess my poor knee up which is now certainly in the 'fucked' category.

That an the skiing machine and rower - burns calories like a bastard.