Thread: Getting fit, losing flab

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

And then I said fuck it to all running anyway. Now I only do it if/when being chased by someone with a knife.

A surprisingly common occurrence.

The bane of using your real name on a Thai internet forum.

Originally Posted by Luigi

The bane of using your real name on a Thai internet forum.

Well I was mostly thinking of my wife when I wrote that.






And psycho Smeg.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

The problem I found with treadmill was that I made steady improvement and managed to get down to X number of kms in Y amount of time but that it was impossible to replicate off it. In fact once wind resistance, variation in terrain etc., was added in I was utterly fucked. And then I said fuck it to all running anyway.

I have a great 8km run around my home 2 lakes very flat and if no wind I only lose about 1 minute over my treadmill time for 8km's. (I tend to stick to treadmill 6km's to try and preserve the old bones.)

I prefer weight training but I feel as I am an old cvnt that the cardio is more important.
I would run faster if being chased by someone with a knife, and faster again if Boringboy tried to speak to me.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

I would run faster if being chased by someone with a knife, and faster again if Boringboy tried to speak to me.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

I have a great 8km run around my home 2 lakes very flat and if no wind I only lose about 1 minute over my treadmill time for 8km's. (I tend to stick to treadmill 6km's to try and preserve the old bones.)

I mentioned wind-resistance and variation in terrain but neglected the most important factor: I'm also lazy as fuck.

Mandalay Moat has a pavement in a reasonable state of repair for an early morning jog-actually with the sun coming up over the palace it's very therapeutic. Try to do it a couple of times a week. Teaching first graders means I'm pretty active all day- easily go over 10,000 steps a day according to the Fitbit. Allegedly to grow you also need good sleep- this is something that has always alluded me, I can't remember the last time I got a full nights sleep.

10000 steps per day - I use the free "pacer" app on my iphone. Good info and historical averages etc. I usually always go over the 10k but wouldn't if I did not go to the gym.
Bit of a pain having to keep the phone in my pocket when running.

^ cheers. I just downloaded 2 of those apps for my samsung phone, walked to the balcony and back. I counted 41 steps, one app said 58 the other said 25.

^
"Pacer" and "Steps" are the ones that I have found to be most accurate.

Flailing your legs whilst wanking will also result in an inaccurate step count.

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Cheers.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

However, with the use of a treadmill I did achieve a 20 minute 5k

fookin' ell.

I have to start eating somtam and drinking lager.

those apps killss your phone battery, and when youre charging your phone and walking without it you feel youre short-changing yourself

I've noticed both of those two things today.

^
How many steps did you do?

I am on 9972 and a trip to the shitter will fix me up at 10k

Originally Posted by Luigi

I have to start eating somtam and drinking lager.

Typical fare of the great and mystical Slap of a day:

Breakfast: Porridge, banana, two apples

Lunch: Lentils, chicken breast, spinach - and I might have a pack of lightly salted popcorn if I'm feeling naughty


Dinner: Greatly varies - but usually a plate of British/Thai fusion fodder weighing in at around 700-800 calories

Evening entertainment: two tins of premium lager beer

That's Monday to Friday.

Saturday and Sunday are a whirlwind of fat and alcohol.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

^
How many steps did you do?

I am on 9972 and a trip to the shitter will fix me up at 10k

*blush*



I did take the bin out to the front gate around lunch time.

And go to the kitchen to make dinner around 5-ish.

And plan on getting off the sofa at least one more time this evening.


17 minutes of activity between 11am and 6pm isn't that bad.

To be fair, I did do a light gym workout and 2km threadmill jog about an hour after breakfast, before I installed the app.

^
Not a great result.

You will make a marked improvement tomorrow if you let the wife carry your phone.

I'd better be doing something about the 1/2 stone that has crept up on me! Don't remember the last time I weighed in at 14 stone. Too much seeing as i'm only 5`10. I'm working on my mothers garden at the moment, and could not believe how knackered was after just a few hours of manual work. Anywhere between 12 to 13 stone would suit me fine. Now where did I hide those runners?

Since i started going back to an healthy lifestyle you I realized how addictive certain foods are.
As clean as i eat, excercise, fast...everynow and then I need to eat an ice cream, or drink a beer...

Originally Posted by moonx

Since i started going back to an healthy lifestyle you I realized how addictive certain foods are.
As clean as i eat, excercise, fast...everynow and then I need to eat an ice cream, or drink a beer...

My problem too.
It would be easier if my wife stopped buying chocolate

Decided that from now on I'll go to the gym before work, going after makes me to hyper in the evening and was playing havoc when I wanted to sleep. Not really my best in the morning, but hopefully my body will get used to it. Nice to workout in a mostly empty gym. There's a new bit of equipment and the evening regulars have been rutting around it like a silverback gorilla. The same anti social lot refuse to rack weight at hog multiple benches. My anger management was suffering

^Cool.. before work..takes discipline. I go after work as id have to get up around 430 if I wanted to go before work. Hope it works for you.

Well I bumped the, 'log in your workout' thread to make people accountable again, including myself.

Congrats to Simon and others for getting fit!

I only managed early morning runs a few times! I'm back to running after work.

I was running 10 Km in just under 55 minutes, but doing fartleks, which means running fast then walking, then running again.

I've dropped that and am now running at the same pace. I'm running 5 Km every evening at a fast pace, and then increasing that pace every second day. I'm running 5 Km at a rate that's equivalent to 10 Km in 52 minutes.

I'll increase my kph up to 12 kph (ie 10 Km in 50 minutes), and then increase my distance from 5 Km up to 10 Km. Then run a tiny bit faster to get 10 Km in under 50 minutes!

Sounds like a plan...