The Obesity Thread

[nsacpi]

The Covid has cancelled my last 2 half marathons, robbing me of my main motivator for staying in shape. Hopefully next spring the local race will be on again.

I didn't start running until after I turned 50, so my goal has been just to finish within the time limit, which is 2 1/2 hrs. After the 2 1/2 hrs they send a car around to make stragglers give up so they can open the road to traffic again. One year I had a cold and was plodding along really slowly. I was pissed that I wasn't going to make it and refused to quit and get in the car, just wanted to finish at my own pace. The next year they had a new rule where they take your electronic sensor from your number badge if you aren't gonna make it. My wife worked at city hall at the time and says she heard that rule was put in because some ornery foreigner refused to stop running. She kept her mouth shut about who it was.

giving the gaijin a bad rep

for being slow and ornery

[Tapate50]

Just a reminder to those that were working on this in private, keep working ! Make the right choices and it will happen.

[sturg33]

Just a reminder to those that were working on this in private, keep working ! Make the right choices and it will happen.

Tap - I've gotten out of working out the last couple months with new job and move... getting back going in July... any good strength workouts you'd recommend? I typically favor low rep heavy weight stuff

[Bluedevilruss]

Tap - I've gotten out of working out the last couple months with new job and move... getting back going in July... any good strength workouts you'd recommend? I typically favor low rep heavy weight stuff

I recommend Body Beast from Beachbody. Did it all last summer and results are noticeable. Trying to get back in the routine of it again.
I have done all the cardio Shaun T stuff and hated every bit of it. I loved Body Beast.

[Oklahomahawk]

OK, so for a guy slightly older than you guys what would you recommend to help workouts but that won't raise or interject testosterone into the body. One of the strictest warnings they give you after you've had cancer is that you aren't allowed to have anything that increases your testosterone since cancers feed on that stuff.

Suggestions?

[sturg33]

I recommend Body Beast from Beachbody. Did it all last summer and results are noticeable. Trying to get back in the routine of it again.
I have done all the cardio Shaun T stuff and hated every bit of it. I loved Body Beast.

Yeah I hate running distance. Prefer short sprints.

I will check out beast. Thanks

[sturg33]

OK, so for a guy slightly older than you guys what would you recommend to help workouts but that won't raise or interject testosterone into the body. One of the strictest warnings they give you after you've had cancer is that you aren't allowed to have anything that increases your testosterone since cancers feed on that stuff.

Suggestions?

Hmm... my focus has been on raising testosterone levels so not sure about good workouts with opposite effect

[Oklahomahawk]

Hmm... my focus has been on raising testosterone levels so not sure about good workouts with opposite effect

Yeah when you can't have testosterone or anything that raises its levels in the bloodstream it really makes working out a LOT harder. The after effects of COVID don't help either, especially in my case, the ongoing problems in breathing deeply. I hope those will go away but it's been over 5 months now and they're still with me. Strength of will is literally what gets and keeps me going through most days, especially when I start to wear down on a given day.

So, have you guys moved to San Antonio yet? I was thinking you said July but I don't recall for sure.

[sturg33]

Heading there Friday

[Oklahomahawk]

Heading there Friday

Have a nice safe trip and remember what I told about just how freakin' hot it gets/stays down there. After you're there for a while you'll get used to it but it can be brutal at first.

[Garmel]

Heading there Friday

Welcome, fellow Texan!

[Tapate50]

Shoot me a DM with what your normal routine look/looked like sturgg

My preference for results and accountability is to put the whole workout on a clock.

Rest is measured, and you don’t spend time in your phone etc. it also keeps your total time in the gym in check.

[Tapate50]

OK, so for a guy slightly older than you guys what would you recommend to help workouts but that won't raise or interject testosterone into the body. One of the strictest warnings they give you after you've had cancer is that you aren't allowed to have anything that increases your testosterone since cancers feed on that stuff.

Suggestions?

Bike riding is great for that. Rowing, walking, etch

Lungs can be worked out and conditioned just like muscles- go just a hair further than the prior day. Pretty soon 6 months go by and your ability has increased 10x

That’s how I started out getting in shape. I jogged but not very far. Did it every day- adding another block or set of mailboxes each time. Pretty soon I went from 1 mile to 5 easy.

Just don’t get defeated. Progress isn’t linear.

[McCann'sCans]

Bike riding is great for that. Rowing, walking, etch

Lungs can be worked out and conditioned just like muscles- go just a hair further than the prior day. Pretty soon 6 months go by and your ability has increased 10x

That’s how I started out getting in shape. I jogged but not very far. Did it every day- adding another block or set of mailboxes each time. Pretty soon I went from 1 mile to 5 easy.

Just don’t get defeated. Progress isn’t linear.

Couldn't agree more. I lost 100 pounds over my first two years of college with this incremental improvement mindset. At first, I was jogging down the street, then I was jogging around the neighborhood, then I was jogging across town, then I was running marathons. The hardest part is starting.

Also agreed that different things work better for different people. My dad loves his rower. My wife loves her Peloton. Whatever gets you excited.

[Tapate50]

Love my rower and also my bike erg .

Air bikes aren’t for longer style workouts imo but can be minute for minute the best cardio on the planet

[McCann'sCans]

Love my rower and also my bike erg .

Air bikes aren’t for longer style workouts imo but can be minute for minute the best cardio on the planet

Absolutely deadly. Went to a gym one time where their cardio workout for the day was doing 12 calorie sprints on the assault bike. The goal was to do 10 sprints with a minute between each, and your highest time was your score to compete against other members. My first couple took 13-15 seconds, and I think my last one was something like 28 seconds. I was completely gassed and I probably only worked out for 3 minutes total.

[Tapate50]

Absolutely deadly. Went to a gym one time where their cardio workout for the day was doing 12 calorie sprints on the assault bike. The goal was to do 10 sprints with a minute between each, and your highest time was your score to compete against other members. My first couple took 13-15 seconds, and I think my last one was something like 28 seconds. I was completely gassed and I probably only worked out for 3 minutes total.

I did 50 cal for time in my garage. It took me like 90 seconds. I have not been that decimated by a workout in a LONG time

[Runnin]

It's really shocking how completely wrong the medical community was for so long about the causes of obesity and diabetes.

Low carb and fasting works for me but I still have my sweet tooth. I can do without bread and flour products, even beer, but ice cream and chocolate is where I draw the line.

[Runnin]

Couldn't agree more. I lost 100 pounds over my first two years of college with this incremental improvement mindset. At first, I was jogging down the street, then I was jogging around the neighborhood, then I was jogging across town, then I was running marathons. The hardest part is starting.

Also agreed that different things work better for different people. My dad loves his rower. My wife loves her Peloton. Whatever gets you excited.

They say that just walking is great for burning fat because harder exercise creates the stress hormone cortisol which impedes fat burning.

[nsacpi]

I kinda miss the days when I could eat a stack of pancakes every morning.