The Running/Keeping Fit Thread

Red_hot · 19-04-12, 03:42 PM

Anyone got any??

Think we should have a thread to share our experiences/tips with other members.

I'll start. I started running a couple of months ago and I am loving it. Up to 5k now and doing the 5k in Liverpool on May 5th for The Stroke Association.

Started out doing interval training. Run 1 min, walk 2 and built it up like that. Struggled to walk for a minute at first and now I can run 40!

Out tonight and I can't wait. Running makes me feel great, have lost a dress size, toned up and got fitter.

What's everyone else been doing?

Oh, and today I bought a Shake Weight. You know those things that make you look like you're giving someone a wank?

Bingos will soon be history. Alex Gerrard said so.

Red_hot · 19-04-12, 03:46 PM

Oh, and my diet tip for today is flaxseed. Sprinkle over cereal/stirfrys etc

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/wha...a/flaxinfo.htm

CJ · 19-04-12, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Red_hot

Anyone got any??

Think we should have a thread to share our experiences/tips with other members.

I'll start. I started running a couple of months ago and I am loving it. Up to 5k now and doing the 5k in Liverpool on May 5th for The Stroke Association.

Started out doing interval training. Run 1 min, walk 2 and built it up like that. Struggled to walk for a minute at first and now I can run 40!

Out tonight and I can't wait. Running makes me feel great, have lost a dress size, toned up and got fitter.

What's everyone else been doing?

Oh, and today I bought a Shake Weight. You know those things that make you look like you're giving someone a wank?

Bingos will soon be history. Alex Gerrard said so.

it sounds like what your doing works anyway? and on top of that your enjoying it. so carry on i suppose and mix it up a bit if you can

Pablo · 19-04-12, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Red_hot

Anyone got any??

Think we should have a thread to share our experiences/tips with other members.

I'll start. I started running a couple of months ago and I am loving it. Up to 5k now and doing the 5k in Liverpool on May 5th for The Stroke Association.

Started out doing interval training. Run 1 min, walk 2 and built it up like that. Struggled to walk for a minute at first and now I can run 40!

Out tonight and I can't wait. Running makes me feel great, have lost a dress size, toned up and got fitter.

What's everyone else been doing?

Oh, and today I bought a Shake Weight. You know those things that make you look like you're giving someone a wank?

Bingos will soon be history. Alex Gerrard said so.

I think you forgot there's only about 2 other females that use this site

P.S. Craig just PM'd me asking if I could convince you to post pics of you using said wank device

CJ · 19-04-12, 04:25 PM

its called a hand pablo

baitman · 19-04-12, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Red_hot

Running makes me feel great, have lost a dress size, toned up and got fitter.

you're a bird, right

Red_hot · 19-04-12, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by baitman

you're a bird, right

Last time I looked.

Assassin · 19-04-12, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Red_hot

Anyone got any??

Think we should have a thread to share our experiences/tips with other members.

I'll start. I started running a couple of months ago and I am loving it. Up to 5k now and doing the 5k in Liverpool on May 5th for The Stroke Association.

Started out doing interval training. Run 1 min, walk 2 and built it up like that. Struggled to walk for a minute at first and now I can run 40!

Out tonight and I can't wait. Running makes me feel great, have lost a dress size, toned up and got fitter.

What's everyone else been doing?

Oh, and today I bought a Shake Weight. You know those things that make you look like you're giving someone a wank?

Bingos will soon be history. Alex Gerrard said so.

As you are doing things for the "Stroke Association" you can play with my "Shake weight"

Tip of the day. Eat less calories than you burn.

Craig_H · 19-04-12, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Assassin

Tip of the day. Eat less calories than you burn.

And you will die.

Assassin · 19-04-12, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig_H

And you will die.

Its great for weightloss

Craig_H · 19-04-12, 06:01 PM

Pretty good for loss of everything, really

Assassin · 19-04-12, 06:04 PM

Its a case of knowing when to stop, or you drop

Phoenix07 · 19-04-12, 06:09 PM

This was my weight loss routine when I shed 3 stone:

Breakfast: Oats with soya milk and one scoop of whey protein

Snack: Yoghurt

Lunch: Tuna sandwich OR Salmon Omelette

Snack: Apple and cottage cheese

Dinner: Salmon/Chicken/Turkey with brown rice and vegetables.

Late Snack: Oat and banana smoothie.

Exercise: 3 days of HIIT sprints for 15 mins. 3 days of 5k gentle running on alternate days. Press-ups, situps and leg squats on each day.

On my rest day, I have a cheat. This means I binge on everything sweet and fattening. Absolute boss.

Red_hot · 19-04-12, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix06

This was my weight loss routine when I shed 3 stone:

Breakfast: Oats with soya milk and one scoop of whey protein

Snack: Yoghurt

Lunch: Tuna sandwich OR Salmon Omelette

Snack: Apple and cottage cheese

Dinner: Salmon/Chicken/Turkey with brown rice and vegetables.

Late Snack: Oat and banana smoothie.

Exercise: 3 days of HIIT sprints for 15 mins. 3 days of 5k gentle running on alternate days. Press-ups, situps and leg squats on each day.

On my rest day, I have a cheat. This means I binge on everything sweet and fattening. Absolute boss.

You definitely have to have a cheat day or you'd just get fed up! I like your menu, some good ideas there! How'd you make the oat and banana smoothie? Well done on the weight loss!!

Phoenix07 · 19-04-12, 06:46 PM

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You definitely have to have a cheat day or you'd just get fed up! I like your menu, some good ideas there! How'd you make the oat and banana smoothie? Well done on the weight loss!!

I chopped up a banana, glass of milk and a mug of oats into a blender and whisked away. Don't want it too heavy, otherwise you'll be up half the night with a full stomach.

Now I make sure I stick to a calorie limit of about 1400 calories a day of food.

I can't eat any fruit after finding out I'm allergic to fructose, which is in tomatoes as well! I tend to pile my dinner plate with extra meat though just to make up for it!

On my cheat day, I do go overboard with the fructose foods, thus my skin boils like mad at night.

Assassin · 19-04-12, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix06

I chopped up a banana, glass of milk and a mug of oats into a blender and whisked away. Don't want it too heavy, otherwise you'll be up half the night with a full stomach.

Now I make sure I stick to a calorie limit of about 14000 calories a day of food.

I can't eat any fruit after finding out I'm allergic to fructose, which is in tomatoes as well! I tend to pile my dinner plate with extra meat though just to make up for it!

On my cheat day, I do go overboard with the fructose foods, thus my skin boils like mad at night.

and

Norbs · 19-04-12, 06:33 PM

That's her in her avatar, Baitman.

That's what CJ told me anyway

Craig_H · 19-04-12, 06:35 PM

baitman · 19-04-12, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Norbert Dentressangle

That's her in her avatar, Baitman.

That's what CJ told me anyway

nah, thats Pauleeeene, but without her pens

baitman · 19-04-12, 06:43 PM

does brown rice taste like shit?

Assassin · 19-04-12, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by baitman

does brown rice taste like shit?

If you can tell me what shit tastes like, it would help me to answer

baitman · 19-04-12, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Assassin

If you can tell me what shit tastes like, it would help me to answer

its not very nice, but maybe you have to develop a taste for it

i have tried brown rice, but it just tasted like wood shavings [im guessing, ok].

Phoenix07 · 19-04-12, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by baitman

does brown rice taste like shit?

It tastes nutty (not in a cock kind of way).

Suarez · 19-04-12, 06:56 PM

Carbs for breakfast and lunch and not again.

Eat lots of protein and green veg.

Do heavy work on legs and shoulders as this will increase testosterone levels and make you more up for it and you'll get bigger quicker results.

You can do a cracking workout with minimal equipment and time, I do a 35 minute strength routine using my bodyweight and a powertower and use a treadmill for 20 minutes thats it.

spud_gun · 19-04-12, 07:06 PM

Diet tips?

EAT LESS!!!!

simples

Shanks · 19-04-12, 07:26 PM

I used Alli and Diet Whey shakes.. Went from 13st 3lb to 12st 1lb in 4 weeks.

Probably not the most healthiest of ways but it worked.. Ran about 6 miles a week and stopped the wine and lager..

Alex · 19-04-12, 10:26 PM

App for most smartphones and it's a website called 'My Fitness Pal' it helped me lose 2st in about 8 weeks. It just helps you calorie control and sets you daily limits to reach your goal in the desired time. It's brilliant.

Shaggy · 24-04-12, 02:29 PM

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App for most smartphones and it's a website called 'My Fitness Pal' it helped me lose 2st in about 8 weeks. It just helps you calorie control and sets you daily limits to reach your goal in the desired time. It's brilliant.

Just downloaded.

I should be about 12 stone I reckon but I'm the heaviest I've ever been (14 st) and my gut is expanding at a frightening rate of knots. If I could lose 2st in 8 weeks I'd be ecstatic.

I have never in my entire life considered calorie intake, nor paid any attention to the nutritional info of anything I eat. Ever. Always been a naturally (very) skinny lad, but now I'm 34 and lead an entirely sedentary lifestyle (working from home is the worst for putting on weight) I'm fucking piling it on.

Is that all you did? Input your calorie intake into this app thing and make sure you didn't go over every day?

Today I've eaten a bowl of cereal, two chocolate bars and three cheese & pickle butties. Apparently I have 200 calories left for the day. No idea what that means but it doesn't sound very much

Alex · 24-04-12, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

Just downloaded.

I should be about 12 stone I reckon but I'm the heaviest I've ever been (14 st) and my gut is expanding at a frightening rate of knots. If I could lose 2st in 8 weeks I'd be ecstatic.

I have never in my entire life considered calorie intake, nor paid any attention to the nutritional info of anything I eat. Ever. Always been a naturally (very) skinny lad, but now I'm 34 and lead an entirely sedentary lifestyle (working from home is the worst for putting on weight) I'm fucking piling it on.

Is that all you did? Input your calorie intake into this app thing and make sure you didn't go over every day?

Today I've eaten a bowl of cereal, two chocolate bars and three cheese & pickle butties. Apparently I have 200 calories left for the day. No idea what that means but it doesn't sound very much

Basically yeah.

I think the 2 Chocolate bars, and the cheese in the sandwiches have something to do with it. Bread is/was a killer for me.

It basically forced me to change my eating habits. I used to sit at home and just eat. It became a habit, just picking shit up to eat. I slipped back into it. Last year I was 15st, now im nearer 18st. My fighting weight is somewhere around 14st. Thats where I feel most happy.

Ohh, and 200 calories is a tin of soup and a slice of dry brown bread

Shaggy · 24-04-12, 02:46 PM

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Basically yeah.

I think the 2 Chocolate bars, and the cheese in the sandwiches have something to do with it. Bread is/was a killer for me.

It basically forced me to change my eating habits. I used to sit at home and just eat. It became a habit, just picking shit up to eat. I slipped back into it. Last year I was 15st, now im nearer 18st. My fighting weight is somewhere around 14st. Thats where I feel most happy.

Ohh, and 200 calories is a tin of soup and a slice of dry brown bread

Fuck!

What about pasta and a sauce (got some Lloyd Grossman pasta sauces in

)?

My weight gain has definitely been a product of working at home - i.e. the furthest I have to walk is coming down the stairs, then sitting on my arse all day, slowly stuffing my face with biscuits and shit, sandwiches or pitta bread every single day etc.

So did you aim to be way under the recommended calorie intake? Or just make sure you never went over?

Alex · 24-04-12, 02:53 PM

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Fuck!

What about pasta and a sauce (got some Lloyd Grossman pasta sauces in

)?

My weight gain has definitely been a product of working at home - i.e. the furthest I have to walk is coming down the stairs, then sitting on my arse all day, slowly stuffing my face with biscuits and shit, sandwiches or pitta bread every single day etc.

So did you aim to be way under the recommended calorie intake? Or just make sure you never went over?

You can set your limits on the app. I just tried to get to the limit every day. It did get silly sometimes. Me eating and drinking so I could make it. But as long as you keep to the average over the week you should be fine.

It might not work for all though.

Think youll stick to it?

lickedlollipop · 20-04-12, 10:15 AM

fuck diet.

running 4 times a week, and no food after 7pm.

i lost 55 lbs.

kris90210 · 24-04-12, 01:39 PM

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fuck diet.

running 4 times a week, and no food after 7pm.

i lost 55 lbs.

That's bad advice, sorry mate.

Any PT will tell you that diet is just as, if not more, important than excercise. You obviously hit the excercise hard, but you would have seen even better results if you had been eating the right things.

Most of the fundementals have already been covered, but here's a couple more:

* Buy a Brita filter water jug and drink shit loads. Your piss should be clear. Keep drinking water until it is, then enough to maintain it. I've got one of these and it's fantastic:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BRITA-Marell...5270804&sr=8-2

* Take fish oil as a supplement. I know a bloke who plays rugby semi-professionaly and he says this is the best one you can get:
http://www.alimentnutrition.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=123

I take that and it's awesome. Doesn't taste fishy at all either.

* Try and pack as much veg into your food as you can. Make shit loads in one go then freeze it. I make huge batches of chilli. I put loads of different beans in there, different vegetables in there. I end up with a massive pot. Then use freezer bags to freeze portions of it. Makes it so quick and easy to prepare something nutritious.

* They reckon you should try to phase caffeine out of your diet. That's never going to happen for me, but it's good to be aware of. The PT I know reckons caffeine screws with your adrenal glans which can fuck up the breakdown of fat for energy.

dom9 · 20-04-12, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Red_hot

Anyone got any??

Think we should have a thread to share our experiences/tips with other members.

I'll start. I started running a couple of months ago and I am loving it. Up to 5k now and doing the 5k in Liverpool on May 5th for The Stroke Association.

Started out doing interval training. Run 1 min, walk 2 and built it up like that. Struggled to walk for a minute at first and now I can run 40!

Out tonight and I can't wait. Running makes me feel great, have lost a dress size, toned up and got fitter.

What's everyone else been doing?

Oh, and today I bought a Shake Weight. You know those things that make you look like you're giving someone a wank?

Bingos will soon be history. Alex Gerrard said so.

Years ago, my wife and I would go through phases of running to keep fit every now and again, and she hated it. Really hated it.

Then about 4 or 5 years ago, she decided to go on her own and she now absolutely loves it. She's stuck at it ever since, 2 or 3 times a week. She did a 10K run about 3 years ago in about 52 mins.

I rarely join her these days as I find it a bit boring (I did a lot of running / training when I was at school to the point I went from loving to hating it).

I play football instead, so that keeps me fit.

Anyway, it's good that you've found something you enjoy doing. 5K after just a couple of months is pretty good. And it's well cheap too, apart from the trainers. My only tip, don't skimp on the trainers, or let them get too worn out. They can cause you injuries if they are not right for you.

Red_hot · 24-04-12, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by baitman

does brown rice taste like shit?

No! I much prefer it to white rice. However, I'm not fussed on wholewheat pasta but I eat it anyway.

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Originally Posted by dom9

Years ago, my wife and I would go through phases of running to keep fit every now and again, and she hated it. Really hated it.

Then about 4 or 5 years ago, she decided to go on her own and she now absolutely loves it. She's stuck at it ever since, 2 or 3 times a week. She did a 10K run about 3 years ago in about 52 mins.

I rarely join her these days as I find it a bit boring (I did a lot of running / training when I was at school to the point I went from loving to hating it).

I play football instead, so that keeps me fit.

Anyway, it's good that you've found something you enjoy doing. 5K after just a couple of months is pretty good. And it's well cheap too, apart from the trainers. My only tip, don't skimp on the trainers, or let them get too worn out. They can cause you injuries if they are not right for you.

Yeah, getting myself a good pair in June when I go to America cos they're cheaper there.

dom9 · 24-04-12, 12:23 PM

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No! I much prefer it to white rice. However, I'm not fussed on wholewheat pasta but I eat it anyway.

Yeah, getting myself a good pair in June when I go to America cos they're cheaper there.

As long as you are comfortable, that is the main thing.

I personally think it might be worth paying the extra, going to a specialist running shop and having them film / analyse your running style. They then recomend a few different pairs based on how you run. So for example, extra support on one side, or a lighter pair, or whatever.

After that, you know which ones are best for you and you can order them cheaper online and stuff.

Rowan · 24-04-12, 01:56 PM

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As long as you are comfortable, that is the main thing.

I personally think it might be worth paying the extra, going to a specialist running shop and having them film / analyse your running style. They then recomend a few different pairs based on how you run. So for example, extra support on one side, or a lighter pair, or whatever.

After that, you know which ones are best for you and you can order them cheaper online and stuff.

I'm more and more coming to the conclusion that people should bin all of this over pronate, under pronate shizzle and just learn to front or mid step strike instead. Less injury risk and (if you've knackered knees like myself) it means you can still put in a risk free 40-50 miles a week.

Also running on treadmills is the devil, man. The impact is horrific and after a while you get pushed onto your heels (if you're sticking hill climbs in there too). Use the gym for crosstraining and weight work and hit the streets for your running kicks

And the best running book ever, ever EVER is Born to Run by Christopher McDougal. Everyone with any ambition of running semi-seriously should read this book. It's amazing!

dom9 · 24-04-12, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rowan

I'm more and more coming to the conclusion that people should bin all of this over pronate, under pronate shizzle and just learn to front or mid step strike instead. Less injury risk and (if you've knackered knees like myself) it means you can still put in a risk free 40-50 miles a week.

Also running on treadmills is the devil, man. The impact is horrific and after a while you get pushed onto your heels (if you're sticking hill climbs in there too). Use the gym for crosstraining and weight work and hit the streets for your running kicks

And the best running book ever, ever EVER is Born to Run by Christopher McDougal. Everyone with any ambition of running semi-seriously should read this book. It's amazing!

What is that?

ChesterDave · 20-04-12, 07:59 PM

I need to lose beer gut. When I went to uni I weighed 9 stone and had a 28 inch waist. In ym late 20's now and have a 32 inch waist and weigh 11 stone. Walking 3-4 miles a day isnt cutting it so need to step up with some proper training.

spud_gun · 20-04-12, 08:42 PM

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I need to lose beer gut. When I went to uni I weighed 9 stone and had a 28 inch waist. In ym late 20's now and have a 32 inch waist and weigh 11 stone. Walking 3-4 miles a day isnt cutting it so need to step up with some proper training.

Are you a midget?