Evilpie's get off your lazy arse and get back to the gym diaries

[outragous76]

I'm getting a bit concerned about this 3 peaks challenge thing.

I've been doing a bit on the treadmill but to be honest I find it incredibly boring. I can just about handle 15 minutes and then I have to quit.

I could easily carry on but the boredom is just too much.

How the fuck do people just run and run and run for hours on end?? I just don't get it??

So anyway my knew plan is to just hope that I'm fit enough and just wing it.

I'll have a few longer walks between now and the walk but other than that I'm not going to do too much.

I'll try to keep up the 15 minute warm up on the treadmill but there's no way I'm going to be able to get that up to the 30 minutes or hour+ that I was hoping.

It's only 23.5 miles over a few hills. It can't be that tough.

its fairly easy, its the sleep deprivation that makes it hard. Really try to sleep while travelling.

not sure what excercise can prepare you for it but coming down is what makes your legs hurt.

wrong 3 peaks he is doing yorkshire

[ACE2M]

I'm getting a bit concerned about this 3 peaks challenge thing.

I've been doing a bit on the treadmill but to be honest I find it incredibly boring. I can just about handle 15 minutes and then I have to quit.

I could easily carry on but the boredom is just too much.

How the fuck do people just run and run and run for hours on end?? I just don't get it??

So anyway my knew plan is to just hope that I'm fit enough and just wing it.

I'll have a few longer walks between now and the walk but other than that I'm not going to do too much.

I'll try to keep up the 15 minute warm up on the treadmill but there's no way I'm going to be able to get that up to the 30 minutes or hour+ that I was hoping.

It's only 23.5 miles over a few hills. It can't be that tough.

its fairly easy, its the sleep deprivation that makes it hard. Really try to sleep while travelling.

not sure what excercise can prepare you for it but coming down is what makes your legs hurt.

wrong 3 peaks he is doing yorkshire

stop being a blouse then and get it done.

[kinboshi]

I've been doing a bit on the treadmill but to be honest I find it incredibly boring. I can just about handle 15 minutes and then I have to quit.

I could easily carry on but the boredom is just too much.

Don't use a treadmill for starters.

[boldie]

Despite the bad food day (or maybe because of) I managed a decent chest session.

The dumbell pressing is now pretty much back to where it was on the 12th April. Only 3 months to get it back after an injury!!

So why was today a reasonably strong day?

1 - Unhealthy meal including sausage roll which was a very different composition to what I'd normally have?

2 - Creatine has finally kicked in?

3 - More arms training has helped improved my overall strength?

4 - It just was?

I actually find that sometimes I work out a lot better and feel a lot better if the day before I've had something like half a domino's or something (doesn't happen that often). Don't know what it is..maybe the extra calorie boost or something?

[kinboshi]

Matt - I've found the perfect way to exercise for your challenge. It should be less boring for you, but you might need a can of WD-40 as well as a protein shake:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14204717

[Marky147]

I'm not sure if you've covered this before Mark but what's the problem with your legs?

Is that a fairly standard food day for you? Looks a bit supplement heavy to me.

Do you eat much white meat? I'm thinking chicken and turkey.

What are your goals at the moment? Weight loss, muscle gain, maintenance?

I have severe spasticity in them caused by the MS and also I get Parkinsons like tremors when exercising. It's not too bad when I go into the gym, by the time I've trained though I have to sit for 10minutes to allow things to settle.

I normally have more food, I was up until 9am so didn't have any real structure to what I ate. I try to only have a shake after training and before bed normally. I have the Pro 50s as a 'dessert' so to speak.

I eat mostly white meat and am actually on chicken for my next meal today even though I've got chilli left over. I try to eat chicken/fish for most of my main meals and beef a couple times a week

I'm just trying to lose weight although how much I won't know until I am happy with where I'm at.

Got lost in the 3 peaks discussion, you got any tips on stuff I might need to change going forward with those targets Matt?

[EvilPie]

I'm not sure if you've covered this before Mark but what's the problem with your legs?

Is that a fairly standard food day for you? Looks a bit supplement heavy to me.

Do you eat much white meat? I'm thinking chicken and turkey.

What are your goals at the moment? Weight loss, muscle gain, maintenance?

I have severe spasticity in them caused by the MS and also I get Parkinsons like tremors when exercising. It's not too bad when I go into the gym, by the time I've trained though I have to sit for 10minutes to allow things to settle.

I normally have more food, I was up until 9am so didn't have any real structure to what I ate. I try to only have a shake after training and before bed normally. I have the Pro 50s as a 'dessert' so to speak.

I eat mostly white meat and am actually on chicken for my next meal today even though I've got chilli left over. I try to eat chicken/fish for most of my main meals and beef a couple times a week

I'm just trying to lose weight although how much I won't know until I am happy with where I'm at.

Got lost in the 3 peaks discussion, you got any tips on stuff I might need to change going forward with those targets Matt?

Well if you're trying to lose weight the first thing I'd do is cut out the Pro 50 desserts.

Basically you need to keep your calories down as low as possible but not burn out completely.

If you're carrying any excess body fat this shouldn't be a major problem.

Keep the shake after training for recovery purposes but remove the one before bed. Unless you're trying to bulk up you really don't need it.

By removing the pro 50 and pre bed shake you'll cut loads out of your daily intake.

Remember that supplements are there to give you the nutrition you need if you can't get it from normal food.

They just supplement your regular diet to give you whatever your body needs.

If you're trying to cut down you don't need them.

Obviously you'll need other tweaks but this would be a good place to start.

[Marky147]

Well if you're trying to lose weight the first thing I'd do is cut out the Pro 50 desserts.

Basically you need to keep your calories down as low as possible but not burn out completely.

If you're carrying any excess body fat this shouldn't be a major problem.

Keep the shake after training for recovery purposes but remove the one before bed. Unless you're trying to bulk up you really don't need it.

By removing the pro 50 and pre bed shake you'll cut loads out of your daily intake.

Remember that supplements are there to give you the nutrition you need if you can't get it from normal food.

They just supplement your regular diet to give you whatever your body needs.

If you're trying to cut down you don't need them.

Obviously you'll need other tweaks but this would be a good place to start.

Yeah my cals are generally pretty low and when I was following this diet before I was losing between 1 and 2lbs per week.

The Pro 50s are protein bars and they're low carb high protein bars. I cut them in 1/2 so it's 180cals each 1/2 I eat  with 25g/ 4g carbs, it feels like  a cheat but it's not kind of thing. I think if I just go insanely strict then as a lifelong fatty I'll probably rebound and end up donking myself back up over 16 stone. I just see it as a compromise, a pro 50 or protein bar is better than walloping a dairy milk or galaxy

Some of the stuff I read suggested a shake before bed gave you some protein through the night whilst you are sleeping and therefore was a good idea. I've read about people eating a bunch of cottage cheese before bed and there is no way I'm eating that shit so a shake was again a compromise.


Do you think the best thing is to just write down everything I eat and then adjust week on week if I stop losing weight?
 

[kinboshi]

After my silly running thing next weekend I'm going to continue running (but at a more sensible level), and also want to focus on improving core strength and also strength in upper-body/arms. 

Matt (or anyone else - except Vinny ldo) can you suggest some plans to follow for this?  Not looking to use weights or head to the gym, so am looking for stuff I can do at home, using my own bodyweight - so push-ups, planks (they look 'interesting'), etc.

Suggestions?

[boldie]

Plank the crap out of it for core strenght Boshi.

This works,

http://homemmatraining.com/men-s-fitness-mma-abs-workout/


 it takes a bit of getting used to (I still can't do that Thai plank properly TBH) but it REALLY works.

Takes approx 45 minutes to do the full workout (takes me an hour sometimes, depending on rest time) but well worth doing.

You could also get a kettlebell, doesn't need to be a heavy one (7.5Kg will do to start with). they are not expensive (Definitely less than £20), don't take up a lot of room and do a superb upper body workout. (including core...and they even do your bum )

[kinboshi]

That post was gong so well, until you mentioned my bum.  Why would you do that?

[boldie]

That post was gong so well, until you mentioned my bum.  Why would you do that?

How could I possibly not mention it? It's Gorgeous!

[EvilPie]

31st Jan 2011 25kg x 8, 25kg x 9, 25kg x 8, 25kg x 7

7th Feb 2011 25kg x 11, 27.5kg x 7, 27.5kg x 6, 27.5kg x 6

21st Feb 2011 27.5kg x 10, 30kg x 8, 30kg x 9, 30kg x 9

28th Feb 2011 30kg x 10, 32.5kg x 8, 32.5kg x 7, 32.5kg x 8

7th Mar 2011 32.5kg x 10, 35kg x 8, 35kg x 8, 35kg x 8

14th Mar 2011 35kg x 10, 37.5kg x 8, 37.5kg x 7, 37.5kg x 8

21st Mar 2011 37.5kg x 8, 37.5kg x 8, 37.5kg x 8, 37.5kg x 10

28th Mar 2011 40kg x 8, 40kg x 7, 40kg x 6, 40kg x 7

4th Apr 2011 40kg x 8, 40kg x 8, 40kg x 8, 40kg x 9

12th Apr 2011 40kg x 8, 40kg x 8, 40kg x 7, 40kg x 9

23rd May 2011 35kg x 10, 37.5kg x 8, 37.5kg x 8, 37.5kg x 8

31st May 2011 37.5kg x 10, 40kg x 6, 40kg x 5

14th June 2011 37.5kg x 6, 35kg x 8, 35kg x 8, 37.5kg x 8

20th June 2011 40kg x 6, 40kg x 6, 40kg x 6, 40kg x 7

27th June 2011 40kg x 7, 40kg x 7, 40kg x 7, 40kg x 7

4th July 2011 40kg x 8, 40kg x 7, 40kg x 7, 40kg x 7

12th July 2011 40kg x 7, 40kg x 7, 40kg x 6, 40kg x 7

19th July 2011 40kg x 8, 40kg x 8, 40kg x 8, 40kg x 8

26th July 2011 40kg x 10, 42.5kg x 10, 45kg x 6, 45kg x 6

[EvilPie]

Great chest session today. Finally cracked the 40s!!!!

Then just to take this piss I go and get 10 out first set on the 42.5s so get to step up to 45s immediately.

I have no idea why this happened. I've not been able to get off these for weeks then suddenly it becomes easy and I blitz it.

It was really difficult doing 10 on the 42.5s and it really took it out of me making the 45s really tough.

Still managed to get 6 out on both sets so that I can start on them next week.

Maybe there's hope of hitting the 50s by Christmas after all.

[EvilPie]

So what's the reason for the sudden increase in strength? I have a few potential theories:

1 - Training chest on Tuesday gives my chest a longer break from any weekend exertions including alcohol and bad food.

2 - I've been training arms recently which may have provided more stability particularly  with the triceps.

3 - Doing Boldie's planks have increased my core strength again providing more stability overall.

4 - It's just happened and that's all there is to it.

This is one of the problems with training. Occasionally you have a great day and don't know why. If you could figure it out then you could just repeat what you had done and just keep getting constantly stronger.