The Running/Keeping Fit Thread

[Needles]

I lost 3 stone on Slimming World with no exercise. Highly recommend it. Very easy

[elrichio86]

Mate ....

On the 4th floor of the biggest City Gym in Hong Kong .... I have done 6 stations with a ****ing nutter trainer ... hes got me doing sit ups ..... Come on Nicey !! you can do it !!

No mate .. I have to stop ...

No you Dont !!! you have 20 more and you are going to finish

No seriously I cant !

Bull**** are you a pussy ..

Mate !!!

With that I Jolted up and tried to make my way to the toilets .. which were in the Basement 5 floors down. There was one giant esculator that went through all the floors with a mirror that went from the ground floor to the 4th ...I spray chundered Spag Ball and Energy Drink ... 4 times on the way down all over the mirror .... and continued to puke my guts up in the toilets for 5 mintutes .. the entire gym looked like they had just seen the worse car accident in history

[Red_Polo]

I lost 3 stone on Slimming World with no exercise. Highly recommend it. Very easy

Did it involve eating spag bol before taking the stairs?

[Neil Young]

I read some research that suggested the taste of an energy drink was as effective as actually swallowing it. The receptors all light up and your brain thinks you're going to get a sugar hit so allows you to work harder. Otherwise your brain tells your muscles to stop working so hard because it doesn't want your energy stores totally depleted.

It's my understanding that a major benefit of training is it stops your body from closing down before it needs to. So for those who aren't at that level (and few are), then surely energy drinks, whether consumed or just tasted, are useful.

But I'm sure it's right to say it all varies from one individual to the next.

[RedReet]

Am thinking of trying a no carb diet for about 12 days before my holiday if I can afford the food.

Anyone any tips or suggested meals?

And I don’t want to hear about how unhealthy it might be for me.

[RoadEnd]

Breakfast: Sirloin Steak
Lunch: Rump Steak
Dinner: Rib Eye Steak

[RedReet]

Am I allowed gravy?

[Lee]

Gravy with steak?

Gravy with steak??

Gravy with steak???????

[RedReet]

[Nicey]

Am thinking of trying a no carb diet for about 12 days before my holiday if I can afford the food.

Anyone any tips or suggested meals?

And I don’t want to hear about how unhealthy it might be for me.

Breakfast Sausages, Scrambled Egg and Grated Cheese x Every Day
Lunch Salad and Fishcakes ..or lean Chiken
Dinner ... Meat and Veggies ...

Makes it easy if you have it completely planned out. weight droppes off rapidly if you stick to it ...

[RedReet]

Breakfast Sausages, Scrambled Egg and Grated Cheese x Every Day
Lunch Salad and Fishcakes ..or lean Chiken
Dinner ... Meat and Veggies ...

Makes it easy if you have it completely planned out. weight droppes off rapidly if you stick to it ...

That's what I tried to do but got to day 2 before running out of ideas. If I was determined, I could easily force the same 3 meals down me every day, but I don't want to sicken myself and not be able to look at them again once the diet finishes, so was hoping to add a bit more variety.

[Neil Young]

Maybe it's a motivation thing. You have to choose whether you're more interested in nice food or losing weight. What's strange though is that once you've decided, it's not necessarily the either/or choice you thought it was. I find the food tastes a lot better when I remember why I'm eating the same meals day after day.

[kris90210]

Breakfast Sausages, Scrambled Egg and Grated Cheese x Every Day
Lunch Salad and Fishcakes ..or lean Chiken
Dinner ... Meat and Veggies ...

Makes it easy if you have it completely planned out. weight droppes off rapidly if you stick to it ...

Sausages? Surely not man - those things are full of **** unless you buy expensive ones. Sub sausages for bacon mate
I went through a phase of having scrambled eggs with a pack of microwavable veg (carrots, broccoli and sweetcorn) with tobasco sauce. Was far nicer than it sounds! Quick as **** to prepare as well.

[Rowan]

I read some research that suggested the taste of an energy drink was as effective as actually swallowing it. The receptors all light up and your brain thinks you're going to get a sugar hit so allows you to work harder. Otherwise your brain tells your muscles to stop working so hard because it doesn't want your energy stores totally depleted.

It's my understanding that a major benefit of training is it stops your body from closing down before it needs to. So for those who aren't at that level (and few are), then surely energy drinks, whether consumed or just tasted, are useful.

But I'm sure it's right to say it all varies from one individual to the next.

It might be a placebo thing but I think they help hugely. The taste thing is interesting though. I've tried tons of gels over the past couple of years and have found the most effective to be High 5 gels (also the plus) and I'm sure part of the reason for that is that they go down easier and taste nicer. That SIS stuff is well rank.

Actually, scratch that. GU is the most bestest but it tastes totally rank. Plus you need about a gallon of water to send it down so from a practicality standpoint it is lacking. But it gives you a real kick about 10 minutes after it goes down.

I've also been experimenting with pre-exercise protein bars and again there is definitely a difference. Stamina levels are better, post run recovery seems quicker. Fab. Personal preference but the Peanut Brittle Clif bars are bloody great!

And post run shakes. Most make me cramp then chuck. I like For Goodness Shakes though.

The big difference for me with all this is recovery time. A decent fuelling strategy both pre and post run seems to help get me back out again the next night and also seems to limit how knackered I am later in the day. For me there is value, even if the value is purely psychological.

[Neil Young]

I read the other day that some sports physiologists reckon tiredness is a mental issue. And this is after I'd achieved the same thing for myself. Last year in the Alps I was hopeless without two days rest between rides but this year I managed HC climbs every other day without any real problem. Once I did it the first time I knew it was ok.

So much of it is in the mind.

Obviously I'm not claiming it applies to impact damage, just fatigue.