The Running/Keeping Fit Thread

[baitman]

Is this a massive woosh from Shaggy? Surely he can't be this thick? "Is milk bad?" FFS

massive whoosh

milk... its brilliaaaaaaaaant

[Alex]

Awesome ....even though I hate water I'm going to be drinking much more of it now.

What about "burning off calories"? Say, when I go and pick my boy up from nursery in an hour - if I leg it all the way there, will that burn off calories and mean I can intake more than 200 for the remainder of the day?

Yea, you can log your exercise, then it adds more calories to your allowance. Its like getting bonus points.

[RichC]

ahhh cheers. 34 now and worried unless i actually start to get back into shape now I'll never manager it!

Getting older and loving beer sucks

[Lee]

This thread has just got a lot better.

Not sure the popcorn smiley is wise at the moment though, it might tempt a few people into eating things that they should be avoiding.

[smither]

I was made up to see black coffee was only 3 calories.

I'll have as much of that as I want now. Can't see anything bad coming from that.

[baitman]

I was made up to see black coffee was only 3 calories.

I'll have as much of that as I want now. Can't see anything bad coming from that.

bad breath and a heart attack

[Bender]

i'd love to losse by beer belly but working nights wreaks havoc on your body

[Shaggy]

With this 'My Fitness Pal' app....I've just completed my day's entries. Gone a bit a over the daily limit.

I got a message saying:

Entry complete. If every day were like today....

You'd weigh

3.3lbs

in 5 weeks

What the ****? Does it mean "You'd lose" rather than "You'd weigh"

[Fredo]

Do some exercise Shaggy mate. Jogging or long walks with your son. This will help.

[Fredo]

I'm in the same boat by the way. Have taken around 2/3 kgs lately, stuffing my face with Kit Kat chunkies all day, sitting on my arse at work. I don't think those apps work to be honest, you'll get bored before long.

[Lee]

I don't think you'd lose 3.3lbs by tucking into three cheese sarnies, two chocolate bars and crisps per day.

[Shaggy]

I'm in the same boat by the way. Have taken around 2/3 kgs lately, stuffing my face with Kit Kat chunkies all day, sitting on my arse at work. I don't think those apps work to be honest, you'll get bored before long.

Probably but it worked for Alex so it's worth a go

I don't think you'd lose 3.3lbs by tucking into three cheese sarnies, two chocolate bars and crisps per day.

No crisps

Also just had soup for dinner. ****in starving I am.

What took me over the limit was 8 Jelly Babies FFS

[Dan]

A lot of runners tend to strike the floor heel first when they run (and given that most running shoes are developed with big blocks on the heel area you're likely to get pushed there anyway) it's (IMO) an inefficient gait and, in my case, after 5 years of regualr running did untold damage to my knee (8-12 miles 5 times a week usually). It's more efficient to focus on landing on the fron of your foot or midstep. You get more pace, more efficient movement, it inspires better posture and takes the pressure off key joints. THere is a massive buzz around minimalist/ barefoot running at the minute and I suppose it's an extension of that.

I should stress that I'm not a fan of barefooting it (although i do own a few pairs of transitional sneakers that i use when running 10ks) but do use neutral shoes (currently Saucony Guide 5s) and have found that switching from a structured shoe and switching my gait to forefront striking has really minimised my injuries. It's also got my 10 mile averages down below 7:30 per mile. Only 4 months in but I'd recommend that people try it. Watch out though as for the few weeks your calves are going to hurt like buggary

I'm tending to agree with you. The difference a forefoot strike can make is outstanding, for pure shock absorbtion*/dispersion. (*how the **** do you spell that?). It's very difficult to adjust, conscious of your foot strike every stride and what not, but if you can do it it's so much better.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l12MAyBO5Vc"]Vibram FiveFingers Interviews | Professor Daniel Lieberman Part 1: heel strike vs. forefoot strike - YouTube[/ame]

I wear Puma Faas, they encourage the foot to land at a flatter angle than the norm with running shoes, pain in the calf can be a right cuntpunt for the first few runs but once it's past it they're lush to run in. Got a neutral pair with some custom insoles at the moment but I've just taken delivery of a pair of structured to the shop today that I'll get next week

Check em out brah, 500/550 is the neutral pair, 800 is structured.

I've also got a pair of Asics Volts, 10mm heel drop so fairly minimalist, but they **** my calves up when running so I'm waiting til I have the weight down a bit further before venturing to run in them again.


We have a deal with asics every year, for 45 euro I can get a pair of 1170s and running top/shorts/socks. The 1170s retail at 100e, and I can trade them against any other pair we stock. I've ordered two packs, gonna get my faas 800s for free and also ordered a ****ing lush pair of 2170s They'll end up costing me 15 quid extra. 105 for 2 pairs of shoes, 2 tees, 2 shorts and socks





As soon as the weight is down enough and I'm at decent fitness levels Imma start looking at venturing to minimalist, start off with the volts at 10mm heel drop, work down to 4mm new balance

[Fredo]

I don't think you'd lose 3.3lbs by tucking into three cheese sarnies, two chocolate bars and crisps per day.

I had some delicious Covent Garden soup today. Ate a french baton with it though.

[baitman]

the brown rice was a little woody, maybe slightly undercooked. £1.60 a kg for basmati brown.