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| Weight Loss | to eat or not to eat? | Oct 06 2010 11:01 (UTC) |
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It depends. When I'm training I'm more likely to have the calories, otherwise I suffer later for lack of energy. On a rest day, if I'm genuinely not hungry, I just listen to my body and don't have them. |
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| Weight Loss | Body fat percentage and realistic weight loss goals | Oct 06 2010 10:58 (UTC) |
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I'm 5'6". When I weighed 125lb I came in at 17% BF. |
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| Fitness | Please please please help me!!!! | Oct 05 2010 22:06 (UTC) |
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yes but I assume you're not training for an Ironman Triathlon? |
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| Weight Loss | You're missing the bigger issue. | Oct 05 2010 21:48 (UTC) |
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I thought the OP makes an interesting point in terms of people seeking to achieve positive self-worth / confidence / self esteem through weight loss... Just the other day there was another thread on "why do you really want to lose weight" - and the reasons given are 85% about women's desire to achieve self-esteem and confidence by improving their looks. Then maybe 10% give "health" answers and 5% other random reasons. I doubt for may it will be the magic bullet the expect it to be. Quite often these issues run a lot deeper and the weight becomes an excuse for not wanting to look at those issues. Someone I know was a perfect example of such false expectations. She always blamed everything on her nose (don't laugh!) - so she saved some money and had it operated on. Firstly nobody noticed... those who were told said she looked fine before... in short she didn't get the reaction she wanted off people, which she thought would magically transform her into this outgoing and confident woman. Maybe that's because the 'problem' was never the nose...?! |
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| Fitness | Please please please help me!!!! | Oct 05 2010 21:27 (UTC) |
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I trained for an ironman last year and you might not like what I have to say but here goes... maybe you can learn from my experience. Depending on what heart rate you train at you may not burn anywhere near as much as you think. A lot of LSRs or long rides will take hours and hours but not burn thousands and thousands of calories as you may think. Lots of people will tell you you'll need to eat this much during long bike rides, and have all these power bars & energy drinks... If you feel you have to have them, log them! It's very easy to go over especially with drinks. You will get a hunger like nothing you've ever experienced before. I've come home after 5 hour rides and scoffed a whole chicken by myself in a crazy protein craving etc. Finally you may want to read this. http://figureathlete.t-nation.com/free_online _article/training/the_final_nail_in_the_cardi o_coffin Rachel Cosgrove's physical experience of IM and IM training pretty much mirrors mine. It totally fecked up my body both in terms of weight gain and injuries. I'm done with ultra endurance stuff and have gone back to short fast work, HIIT & strength training. Lost 22lb so far (of my 40lb gained!!) and pain free after months of hip problems. I don't want to put you off IM, it's a great experience and you'll learn a lot about yourself, just be careful. x ps: the reason I got injured was partly because I didn't take enough time to build up my core which is hugely important when you cycle hundreds of miles a week! Learn from me and do you core strength work. Best of luck. |
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| Weight Loss | Water! | Oct 04 2010 21:14 (UTC) |
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Absolutely and every athlete knows that! By the type you feel thirsty you're already dehydrated and it's too late in the sense that your 10-20% of drop in performance has already started a long time ago. http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0824.htm Although I do agree on the statement about sports drinks. They are justifyable during a 100 mile bike ride or marathon but not a legs-bums-and-tums class. |
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| Fitness | Training for a 5K then a Half marathon! | Oct 04 2010 19:28 (UTC) |
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10 minute miling isn't fast but it's not terrible either. You've only just started so you're not ready for speed work until you've improved some more on your endurance. When noobs start running with our club we usually give the following advice:
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| Fitness | ;) | Oct 04 2010 14:38 (UTC) |
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So basically to summarise this staggering piece of insight.... Find something you genuinely enjoy... whether its
Because you're more likely to stick with it... (can you tell I lost the will to live with some letters...) Well, Sherlock... |
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| Weight Loss | Water! | Oct 04 2010 11:29 (UTC) |
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It certainly works for me that if I'm generally well hydrated I tend to suffer less water retention. |
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| Fitness | ;) | Oct 04 2010 11:24 (UTC) |
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... and there was me thinking Ashtanga or Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga was actually the same as "Power Yoga", just as Bikram Yoga is the same as "Hot Yoga"... just for people who don't want to be bothered with the Sanskrit names for the discipline... |
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| Weight Loss | long acting contraception & weight loss/gain | Oct 03 2010 17:07 (UTC) |
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hmmm... I'm 39 and whilst I'm not hugely fond of the whole procreating idea it seems a drastic step. Candy.. the IUD... I'm probably completely irrational with not liking the idea of it. How did you feel having it? I remember the horror stories about them years ago in terms of lots of heavy irregular bleeding etc but maybe these things have changed? I lurked on lots of forums and a lot of women seem to be putting on PACKS of weight on the Implanon -- like 20lb ++ My doctor did say that they don't like to take them out once they are in, so she let me try the drugs in pill form first, but soundss like a choice you need to be very sure about before you go down that road... I don't like the sound of 'digging' it out afterwards. |
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| Weight Loss | why do you REALLY want to lose weight [be honest] | Oct 03 2010 13:40 (UTC) |
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| Fitness | Best low/no impact HIIT at Gym?? | Oct 03 2010 13:24 (UTC) |
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You would have to be an extremely competent swimmer to achieve an interval heart rate that would qualifty as HI, but if you can swim that well it could be an option. |
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| Fitness | Best low/no impact HIIT at Gym?? | Oct 02 2010 21:27 (UTC) |
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Have you tried C2 rowing? A friend of mine has osteoarthritis and had to give up running but is doing fine with rowing and hasn't had any problems. Also very easy to time intervalls for HIIT sessions etc. |
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| Fitness | Weird clicking feeling in my pelvic area | Oct 02 2010 16:39 (UTC) |
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erm.... your illiotibial band is not the same as your hip flexor!!! you might want to revisit your anatomy... |
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| Fitness | New Balance Running Shoes | Oct 02 2010 16:21 (UTC) |
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Spot on!! And all this stuff of looking at a picture of foot shapes, or doing wet foot print tests is about as vague as a vague thing on a vague day... It means next to nothing... Not everyone with flat feet will necessarily need motion control shoes, not everyone with a high arch gets on with neutral shoes etc etc. Some people have high arches which look like they should be 'neutral' but their arch collapses on impact. HOW you run also makes a difference as heel strikers have different requirements in a shoe to mid/forefoot strikers. Further considerations are the surface on which you plan to run (road shoes, trail shoes, fell running shoes etc) as well as whether you're looking for a high mileage training shoe or a light racer. What it comes down to is that you need to try different pairs and someone who knows their stuff in a good running store needs to watch you run in them. |
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| Fitness | New Balance Running Shoes | Oct 02 2010 14:39 (UTC) |
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There is also ENORMOUS controversy around this subject, as can be seen on many professional podiatry fora especially since Vibrams have taken off. Personally I own a pair but I am also VERY selective about how I use them, i.e. mainly off road and for short distances. I certainly would not be mara training in them. The "minimalist footwear" trend is not anywhere as clear cut as you make out to be. |
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| Fitness | New Balance Running Shoes | Oct 02 2010 14:35 (UTC) |
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+1 The band alone means nothing. The structure of the shoe needs to fit your gait. That's what's important. Buying a shoe by branding alone is like buying a car by colour... |
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| Fitness | Gym manners? | Oct 02 2010 12:49 (UTC) |
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Teal, I think I know where you're coming from. Sometimes I look at people in the gym and think what on earth do you think you're doing... but basically in my experience people don't appreciate any advice no matter how well intentioned. You see people swinging their weights in dreadful form, you see people running in shoes that you really shouldn't be running in and watch their ankles collapse at every step, you can see people do stretches that are just utterly pointless... Let them! If you say something 99.9% of the time they won't thank you for it. In terms of people not really doing anything at the gym... I have to admit it irritates me too but that's life. The other day some dude spent about 20 minutes just sitting on the C2 just texting!!!!!!!!!! I did some other stuff, checked the rower again and he'd still not moved, so eventually I told him if he just wants to sit somewhere can he do it somewhere else please so I can use the C2 and he walked off. Women reading on the treadmill is another favourite... But... that's gym life... |
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| Fitness | Am I.. Sedentary, Lightly Active, Moderately Active, Very Active...? | Oct 01 2010 13:41 (UTC) |
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"very active" is so relative.... it all depends on your means of comparison to an extend. Colleagues in my office would think I'm very active if I did a quarter of what I do... my account is set to sedentary and I log my training on top of that and that seems to work quite well.... although I would say that CC gives some burn rates for activities I don't really regard as much of an "activity"... I mean heavy gardening ok give yourself some calories for that but "personal grooming"????!! I wonder how many people have lost weight from cleaning their teeth...? |
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