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I’ve been on the “climb up the fucking hills of Tennessee on a bike” exercise regimen. My new class three bike is, you no pedal you no go. More you pedal, the more you make it up the hill.
I highly recommend this method of exercise/transportation.
I’ve been on the “climb up the fucking hills of Tennessee on a bike” exercise regimen. My new class three bike is, you no pedal you no go. More you pedal, the more you make it up the hill.
I highly recommend this method of exercise/transportation.
I’ve been on the “climb up the fucking hills of Tennessee on a bike” exercise regimen. My new class three bike is, you no pedal you no go. More you pedal, the more you make it up the hill.
I highly recommend this method of exercise/transportation.
Torque sensor e-bike? Love it for hills
It "helps", just not a shit ton like my class 2. But I'm using it to get stronger. You don't get nice claves riding a moped.
Having lost 100 lbs solely on motivation, then gained it all back +15 lbs when that motivation waned, I've come to the conclusion that it's almost impossible to keep the motivation up long-term... life has highs and lows, and if you guide yourself to much with motivation you'll live a rollercoaster of a life. Have to rely on discipline/environmental design/habits to make this sort of change long-term, wish I could offer more advice on that part, but it's what I'm trying to figure out. Intermittent fasting, low carb/sugar eating, & slowly increasing exercise seem to be 3 of the habits I see most frequently come up. Thing is you have to be disciplined with them. I was on keto for 2 months and down 15 lbs, then the first weekend I broke the diet, I just started binging carbs again for several weeks. Those habits are extremely hard to start, but get easier to maintain once you're used to them... When you intermittently fast, you stop getting hungry at times you don't normally eat (for me it's skipping breakfast), and when you start going sub 50g carbs per day, you stop getting cravings for junk food. Thing is you just can't slip up and take a few days off, because it will spiral out of control, and you'll have to go through the hard process of weening off the junk again, so you have to be disciplined.
I find that for me the motivation comes from doing something I love and loving the way I feel afterwards. I didn't mean to lose my weight initially, but have maintained since 2020 because I don't do yoga to lose or maintain, I did it originally due to mental issues during covid, but I LOVE yoga. I love how I feel afterwards and all the perks that come with doing it daily (flexibility, strength, weight lose).
I know that isn't the case for everyone and even I have days that I don't feel like hitting the mat. You have to remind yourself why you doing this and make sure it is something that you actually enjoy doing, otherwise it is even harder to keep that motivation. Unfortunately, it is one of those things that you will have to find what motivates you. Maybe you have a friend that wants to as well, and you can have an accountability partner.
I hope that you find your motivation, even if it is just coming in this thread and posting about your achievements or talking about your goals.
Over the last 4 months, I managed to drop 20 pounds while not going through a crazy diet. I made small adjustments and big adjustments. Big one being, dropping alcohol entirely. The hardest part was removing myself from situations where it’ll be easy to slip. Then everything else came easy with not drinking because I used one exercise to fall back on: running.
Cardio has been so important for me in slimming down. It’s something I loved to do where I don’t feel like I’m doing it wrong. Losing motivation is the worst and you can definitely feel down on yourself if you think you’re not doing it right. But getting in a good 10k after work kept me moving with music only elevating the work.
I went from running 4-5 miles a week to now averaging 18-24 miles with my longest constant run being 9 miles. Hoping to enroll in a half marathon before the year is out then a full one next year. I’ve had great support and motivation from runner friends so that’s kept me going.
I also started with small goals instead of a long term one. That way I could see how I felt after a month then make the decision to move forward at the same rate or go even harder. I would suggest this the most. Stay consistent but don’t go overkill for an entire year. Start with one week, then a month then just keep going from there. You’ll be surprised how you feel about yourself once those small intervals pass.
Some of the small adjustments I also made included:
Eating at more appropriate times Big meals would follow little to small eating throughout the day Little to no candy or foods that are heavy in calories yet super easy to finish (you can’t just have one bag)
Doing all that still allowed me to eat 3-4 freezepops a day because fuck this heat.
I'm down about 20lbs over all. I don't weigh myself consistently maybe one a month at most but my highest weight was 220 sometime in the spring which was the most I've ever weighed by far. I'm down to 200 now and hoping to drop another 20 to be back where I was pre-lockdown (I'm 6'2" for reference). I want to get back to that weight and be in better overall shape than I was previously and then see where to go from there. 6'2" 180 lbs is pretty big by cycling standards.
Like you cutting back/eliminating booze was the biggest boost to this over all. I only drank once in August and don't plan on drinking again until my birthday in a couple of weeks, but then not again for awhile. My biggest motivator is getting rid of all this fat I put on since I turned 40 and getting back to cycling shape like I was before. I was just starting to seriously train for gran fondos and starting to keep up with the stronger riders in my group. Lockdown, illness, depression and alcohol wrecked my fitness to where I, for the first time in my life, was completely inactive for long periods of time.
I've been doing intermittent fasting and (loose) OMAD to help curb bad eating habits, with those restrictions it forces to be more picky with the food I do eat since I don't just snack whenever anymore. I do need to be better with my protein, I know I don't get nearly enough to keep up with my exercising and will have to start supplementing soon as my workouts are starting to get more intense.
I've started with jumping rope, kettlebells and calisthenics so far but I'm setting up my rings tonight now that I've dug them out of storage and I'm setting up my Wahoo trainer in my room for cycling specific workouts. I've kind of just been doing whatever for the last month to get my body used to being active but I'm settling on some programs that I plan to follow for the next 4ish weeks and will reassess and do another 4/6 week program. I'm thinking: a swing, clean and press ladder program for the kettlebells Pullups and dips progressions on the rings Some kind of V02 builder program on the trainer to help build up my endurance.
My biggest thing I'm focusing on is taking everything slow and making sure I get plenty of time for recovery between workouts along with getting good quality sleep.
My main target is to be "ready to go" by spring of next year so I'm hoping to whip my self into shape in the next 3 months or so and then just maintain it all with climbing, cycling and surfing with some targeted workouts at home where necessary. I'm not a big workout person and I don't like going to the gym, I like to stay in shape by doing activities outdoors with my friends.
I ran a half marathon today. Not competitive, just on my own. First time ever getting that far and did it at about 9 min average. Now the only thing I wanna do is vomit.
I ran a half marathon today. Not competitive, just on my own. First time ever getting that far and did it at about 9 min average. Now the only thing I wanna do is vomit.
I've went sober 48 days ago and feel great. Great sleep with memorable dreams is the best part. But I also like to tell people that I feel like I'm 13 again. Little things bring me joy now instead of glossing over them due to being hungover or stoned. Conversations are longer and mean more. I love being able to easily / quickly remember things too. Lost 5 lbs just from the booze alone.
I walk roughly 2 miles a day. Run some too. But if you can get at least 2 miles in a day it makes a big difference. Mentally for sure. I golf a lot too. Getting away from screens, phones and noise is where its at to reduce stress levels.
I have two kids (4 and 7) and I'm turning 40 in a couple weeks. Cut out the "friends" who dont support you. That helps too!
Post by 3post1jack1 on Oct 23, 2023 13:49:13 GMT -5
about six weeks ago made a decision to retake my FTP and train for it in earnest. i've been getting up at 5am, having a cup of coffee, then doing a 45 minute power zone endurance ride 3 times a week, then doing a 60-75 minute power zone endurance ride on saturday or sunday. once a week i do a regular power zone ride to push the upper zones.
i have struggled my whole life to exercise early in the morning, and have never been successful. was talking to my dad and he mentioned getting up early enough to have a cup of coffee first, and this kind of changed everything for me. i used to try to roll out of bed directly into my exercise clothes and that was always so miserable. having some water and coffee and waking up a bit has made it much more tolerable.
anyway my FTP test was scheduled for this upcoming week, but last wednesday i had a 45 minute ride where i was at the top of zone 3 for the entire 33 minutes after the warm up. i got a great night of sleep friday, woke up saturday feeling good, and said fuck it lets do this.
this was also my first time riding with my own playlist, which now i will always do for FTP tests. here was my playlist:
bit of history with AC/DC's "Shoot To Thrill". snowman shared a while back in the group playlist thread i think that this was his sports pump-up song when he was a kid (or teenager?). it is a great pump up song, so i started a thing with myself that when i was running, if this song came up on shuffle, i had to run as hard as i could for the entire song. i would shuffle like a 100 song playlist but spotify always seemed to push me this song in the last 15 minutes of an hour long run, so it became a "goddamn it" kind of moment but it always pushed me to go harder. so now i heavily associate the song with being completely exhausted but not stopping no matter what, which is just what i needed in the last 5 minutes of an FTP test.
slave is kind of chill but helped keep me mentally calm during the first 14 minutes or so of the ride. the FTP test is so terrifying, and just relaxing into that peak (and this version is a particularly transcendent peak) helped keep my breathing steady and my legs moving. and "Bob" is just a two minute rocket ship, a song i've loved since i was in grade school and know every word and beat to, so for those two minutes i'm not thinking about anything but the song.
anyway i did a 15 minute FTP warm up, then straight into the test, middle zone 4 first 5 minutes, top of zone 4 second 5 minutes, zone 5 next five minutes, up into zone 6 the next five but pulled back just a hair part way through, then all out zone 7 the last 30 seconds.
increased my FTP from 212 to 230, which i am thrilled about. i have certainly felt like my cardiovascular health is improved, but it's nice to get mathematical confirmation.
I ran a half marathon today. Not competitive, just on my own. First time ever getting that far and did it at about 9 min average. Now the only thing I wanna do is vomit.
4 months to the full marathon!
Which marathon are you running? 9 min pace for your first half is not bad at all. Did you bring gels along? I always get hit with nausea if I run 9+ miles and don't bring something to help myself with.
Getting back into the swing of things running too, I was ramping from about 35 miles a week to 50 when I got covid again. A couple weeks ago 13 min pace had me at max heart rate but I should be at 25-30 miles again this week, running a 15k saturday that will be fun.
I ran a half marathon today. Not competitive, just on my own. First time ever getting that far and did it at about 9 min average. Now the only thing I wanna do is vomit.
4 months to the full marathon!
Which marathon are you running? 9 min pace for your first half is not bad at all. Did you bring gels along? I always get hit with nausea if I run 9+ miles and don't bring something to help myself with.
Getting back into the swing of things running too, I was ramping from about 35 miles a week to 50 when I got covid again. A couple weeks ago 13 min pace had me at max heart rate but I should be at 25-30 miles again this week, running a 15k saturday that will be fun.
...is there an inforoo strava club?
For the 13 mile, I took nothing lol. But that was because it was an impromptu run that went from 6 miles to 8 to 10 to 13. I felt completely miserable after though so not doing that again. Normally, I take gel packs and salt tabs. Gonna work in another 13 miler this week as I start to do one 10-13 miler every week until the marathon. Hoping to be hitting 20 mile runs every week in January.
Which marathon are you running? 9 min pace for your first half is not bad at all. Did you bring gels along? I always get hit with nausea if I run 9+ miles and don't bring something to help myself with.
Getting back into the swing of things running too, I was ramping from about 35 miles a week to 50 when I got covid again. A couple weeks ago 13 min pace had me at max heart rate but I should be at 25-30 miles again this week, running a 15k saturday that will be fun.
...is there an inforoo strava club?
For the 13 mile, I took nothing lol. But that was because it was an impromptu run that went from 6 miles to 8 to 10 to 13. I felt completely miserable after though so not doing that again. Normally, I take gel packs and salt tabs. Gonna work in another 13 miler this week as I start to do one 10-13 miler every week until the marathon. Hoping to be hitting 20 mile runs every week in January.
Ascension Seton Austin Marathon Feb. 18th.
I was about to say that four 20-plus mile runs is pretty intense in terms of what you want to push in the month before a race, but then I remembered that my program had me do 3 and peaked out at 23 miles, so it's not that big a difference.
I had no problem doing a half-marathon without carrying water or gels, but when I got to the 15-mile mark in my marathon training, I started hitting the wall extremely hard in the last third of my long runs (didn't help that it was August). At that point, I bit the bullet and bought a water belt and started programmatically taking water and eating electrolyte gummies starting at the 50 minute mark, and it absolutely changed my life.
about six weeks ago made a decision to retake my FTP and train for it in earnest. i've been getting up at 5am, having a cup of coffee, then doing a 45 minute power zone endurance ride 3 times a week, then doing a 60-75 minute power zone endurance ride on saturday or sunday. once a week i do a regular power zone ride to push the upper zones.
i have struggled my whole life to exercise early in the morning, and have never been successful. was talking to my dad and he mentioned getting up early enough to have a cup of coffee first, and this kind of changed everything for me. i used to try to roll out of bed directly into my exercise clothes and that was always so miserable. having some water and coffee and waking up a bit has made it much more tolerable.
anyway my FTP test was scheduled for this upcoming week, but last wednesday i had a 45 minute ride where i was at the top of zone 3 for the entire 33 minutes after the warm up. i got a great night of sleep friday, woke up saturday feeling good, and said fuck it lets do this.
this was also my first time riding with my own playlist, which now i will always do for FTP tests. here was my playlist:
bit of history with AC/DC's "Shoot To Thrill". snowman shared a while back in the group playlist thread i think that this was his sports pump-up song when he was a kid (or teenager?). it is a great pump up song, so i started a thing with myself that when i was running, if this song came up on shuffle, i had to run as hard as i could for the entire song. i would shuffle like a 100 song playlist but spotify always seemed to push me this song in the last 15 minutes of an hour long run, so it became a "goddamn it" kind of moment but it always pushed me to go harder. so now i heavily associate the song with being completely exhausted but not stopping no matter what, which is just what i needed in the last 5 minutes of an FTP test.
slave is kind of chill but helped keep me mentally calm during the first 14 minutes or so of the ride. the FTP test is so terrifying, and just relaxing into that peak (and this version is a particularly transcendent peak) helped keep my breathing steady and my legs moving. and "Bob" is just a two minute rocket ship, a song i've loved since i was in grade school and know every word and beat to, so for those two minutes i'm not thinking about anything but the song.
anyway i did a 15 minute FTP warm up, then straight into the test, middle zone 4 first 5 minutes, top of zone 4 second 5 minutes, zone 5 next five minutes, up into zone 6 the next five but pulled back just a hair part way through, then all out zone 7 the last 30 seconds.
increased my FTP from 212 to 230, which i am thrilled about. i have certainly felt like my cardiovascular health is improved, but it's nice to get mathematical confirmation.
about six weeks ago made a decision to retake my FTP and train for it in earnest. i've been getting up at 5am, having a cup of coffee, then doing a 45 minute power zone endurance ride 3 times a week, then doing a 60-75 minute power zone endurance ride on saturday or sunday. once a week i do a regular power zone ride to push the upper zones.
i have struggled my whole life to exercise early in the morning, and have never been successful. was talking to my dad and he mentioned getting up early enough to have a cup of coffee first, and this kind of changed everything for me. i used to try to roll out of bed directly into my exercise clothes and that was always so miserable. having some water and coffee and waking up a bit has made it much more tolerable.
anyway my FTP test was scheduled for this upcoming week, but last wednesday i had a 45 minute ride where i was at the top of zone 3 for the entire 33 minutes after the warm up. i got a great night of sleep friday, woke up saturday feeling good, and said fuck it lets do this.
this was also my first time riding with my own playlist, which now i will always do for FTP tests. here was my playlist:
bit of history with AC/DC's "Shoot To Thrill". snowman shared a while back in the group playlist thread i think that this was his sports pump-up song when he was a kid (or teenager?). it is a great pump up song, so i started a thing with myself that when i was running, if this song came up on shuffle, i had to run as hard as i could for the entire song. i would shuffle like a 100 song playlist but spotify always seemed to push me this song in the last 15 minutes of an hour long run, so it became a "goddamn it" kind of moment but it always pushed me to go harder. so now i heavily associate the song with being completely exhausted but not stopping no matter what, which is just what i needed in the last 5 minutes of an FTP test.
slave is kind of chill but helped keep me mentally calm during the first 14 minutes or so of the ride. the FTP test is so terrifying, and just relaxing into that peak (and this version is a particularly transcendent peak) helped keep my breathing steady and my legs moving. and "Bob" is just a two minute rocket ship, a song i've loved since i was in grade school and know every word and beat to, so for those two minutes i'm not thinking about anything but the song.
anyway i did a 15 minute FTP warm up, then straight into the test, middle zone 4 first 5 minutes, top of zone 4 second 5 minutes, zone 5 next five minutes, up into zone 6 the next five but pulled back just a hair part way through, then all out zone 7 the last 30 seconds.
increased my FTP from 212 to 230, which i am thrilled about. i have certainly felt like my cardiovascular health is improved, but it's nice to get mathematical confirmation.
whenever i do a marathon i literally never stop eating snicker bars the whole run. i eat like 50+ candy bars.
This is the way, its so hard to forcefeed yourself when you arent hungry. My buddy that I long run with swears by this weird paste he makes at home and carries in ziplock bags but he also seems to have semi constant diarrhea, maybe it inspires him to run faster
This is my marathon training for the next month. Subject to change (i.e. I better stay healthy)
Monday & Wednesday: (Gym)
Stretch 20 mins stairs 3 mile run (elevated) 20 mins bike 20 mins leg strengthening 3 mile run (elevated)
Tuesday & Thursday: (Outdoors)
Stretch 6 mile runs each day
Friday: (Gym)
One hour elliptical + standard workout
Saturday: (Outdoors)
Stretch 10-13 mile run
Then by end of November, up the miles to 13-16 weekly run. Then 16-20 weekly run by end of December and finally start hitting the 20 mile weekly run by mid January into February 18th. I’m open to suggestions from other marathon runners !
This is my marathon training for the next month. Subject to change (i.e. I better stay healthy)
Monday & Wednesday: (Gym)
Stretch 20 mins stairs 3 mile run (elevated) 20 mins bike 20 mins leg strengthening 3 mile run (elevated)
Tuesday & Thursday: (Outdoors)
Stretch 6 mile runs each day
Friday: (Gym)
One hour elliptical + standard workout
Saturday: (Outdoors)
Stretch 10-13 mile run
Then by end of November, up the miles to 13-16 weekly run. Then 16-20 weekly run by end of December and finally start hitting the 20 mile weekly run by mid January into February 18th. I’m open to suggestions from other marathon runners !
Should be fun- do you mostly do junk miles? Or do you ever run intervals and speed workouts? I don't have space for a squat rack at the house anymore but I usually do 3 days of low heart rate junk miles, 2 workouts (hill sprints, speedwork, intervals, etc) and 1 long run. Cross training is just playing softball/ultimate a couple days a week.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Oct 24, 2023 12:50:10 GMT -5
the thing with posting about fitness on the internet is whenever i'm like "i've been working out 4 times a week for months, very proud of myself" somebody is going to come along and say "congrats thats awesom! here is my training schedule for my upcoming triatholon, i haven't eaten a sugar since obama and i have a perfect body and am emotionally available to my partner"
just kidding i'm proud of myself and all of y'all.
the thing with posting about fitness on the internet is whenever i'm like "i've been working out 4 times a week for months, very proud of myself" somebody is going to come along and say "congrats thats awesom! here is my training schedule for my upcoming triatholon, i haven't eaten a sugar since obama and i have a perfect body and am emotionally available to my partner"
just kidding i'm proud of myself and all of y'all.
it’s dumb that boasting your accomplishments on the internet is frowned upon. Major reason the web is such a negative echo chamber
This is my marathon training for the next month. Subject to change (i.e. I better stay healthy)
Monday & Wednesday: (Gym)
Stretch 20 mins stairs 3 mile run (elevated) 20 mins bike 20 mins leg strengthening 3 mile run (elevated)
Tuesday & Thursday: (Outdoors)
Stretch 6 mile runs each day
Friday: (Gym)
One hour elliptical + standard workout
Saturday: (Outdoors)
Stretch 10-13 mile run
Then by end of November, up the miles to 13-16 weekly run. Then 16-20 weekly run by end of December and finally start hitting the 20 mile weekly run by mid January into February 18th. I’m open to suggestions from other marathon runners !
Should be fun- do you mostly do junk miles? Or do you ever run intervals and speed workouts? I don't have space for a squat rack at the house anymore but I usually do 3 days of low heart rate junk miles, 2 workouts (hill sprints, speedwork, intervals, etc) and 1 long run. Cross training is just playing softball/ultimate a couple days a week.
I’ve incorporated more sprints during my gym miles at the suggestion of some runner friends. Usually 2 mins on and off for 2-3 miles during a 5-6 mile run. The aim is to hit 8 mins a mile for a 10 mile run before the year is out. Best I’ve gotten was 7:43 a mile for a 3 mile run. Stamina is solid just getting over that speed hump is the hard part. Right now, I just want to be able to endure a marathon run.
Post by NothingButFlowers on Oct 24, 2023 13:43:20 GMT -5
I’ve been slacking. Most weeks, I’ve at least gotten in a couple of workouts, but not always. I hurt my knee, one of our dogs died, I had colitis, I went for a long weekend at my mom’s. Those are all things that made it difficult to be consistent, but the worst part is that they start a cycle. If I don’t work out or do outside walks, I forget how good they make me feel, and it gets harder to convince myself that I want to get out of bed and hop into the gym or get off the couch and go for a walk. And I can tell that the cycle is hurting my mental health because I’ve been feeling incredibly overwhelmed with just about everything. And I’ve gained back several of the pounds that I had lost.
So I made a new plan this week. I’m just starting with three days a week of strength training (a lower day (Monday), an upper day (Tuesday), and a full body day (Thursday)). If I get out of bed on Wednesday and/or Friday and want to row, great, and if not, that’s okay. And I’m going to try to get in a couple of walks. I figure this is a very doable plan that I can build on over time (more planned cardio, more attention to what I’m eating). I’ve followed through with yesterday and today’s workouts, so it’s a start.
the thing with posting about fitness on the internet is whenever i'm like "i've been working out 4 times a week for months, very proud of myself" somebody is going to come along and say "congrats thats awesom! here is my training schedule for my upcoming triatholon, i haven't eaten a sugar since obama and i have a perfect body and am emotionally available to my partner"
just kidding i'm proud of myself and all of y'all.
be careful, if you keep working out 4x a week you will eventually be the second kind of person
Post by kingvamp999wrld on Nov 28, 2023 16:28:01 GMT -5
Fuck man I recently got a smart watch and started tracking my sleep and it records me snoring. I seriously don't sound right it kinda freaks me out. The past few months I've starting snoring. Stoped drinking for a few weeks and that didn't help. Gonna try some allergy medication tonight. Most likely it's probably my weight I think tho. 240 5'11. Really frustrated
they are renovating my floor at work so I'm gonna be WFH until mid February. Our gym at work doesn't have free weights but I still went in there about 4x a week to do some dumbbells or cardio. But I haven't done real powerlifting since before covid. My climbing gym has some free weights, but usually i'm there with the kids so I never used them. Last week I decided i'd hit the gym after getting the younger kid on the bus, and go back to my old lifting program and see what sort of progress I can make before I get called back to the office.
Really humbling to have my deadlift drop over 100lbs. Could maybe be pulling more but I don't wanna get hurt so I'm working it back up slowly. Bench and OHP are still pretty decent. Really taking is slowly on the squats bc it was always my weakest lift anyway.
Officially registered for the Austin marathon on February 18th! If I can knock it out at an average of 8:30 a mile, I’ll be elated. If I can just finish it entirely, I’ll be happy lol. 2 1/2 months to go!
Has anyone successfully lowered their cholesterol without medicine? I eat less red meat than ever and would like to think I'm in pretty good shape, but my recent lipid panel tells a different story. I'm pretty determined to quit vaping and just had Chantix prescribed, and I can up my cardio-to-weightlifting ratio, but dramatically increasing my vegetable intake is probably going to be hard esp if it's not prepared in some flavorful fat. Am I about to become an oatmeal bitch? Maybe.
