Thread: The Fountain of Youth

Originally Posted by Big Red

I'm determined now though, especially with my 3yo girl saying "daddy you're fat", to get back into shape (which sadly requires constant work, I really get irritated by people that don't have to work to stay thin).

Ouch, she cuts to the core

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

Ouch, she cuts to the core

eh, kids are brutally honest like that.

I trained for two years from 2001-2003 to run Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, MN in '03. I got up at 4am 6 days per week to run from 3 miles all the way up to 15 miles each day. I do not have a body that's built to run like many runners do. Still, it was the best shape I've been in in my life. And you're right, the energy you have when being ultra fit is unmatched (who needs coffee with that kind of energy?).

I has a ligament injury during the race. Something that causes a person who runs to go from a regimented, enjoyable and highly valued to zero in a day is not only harsh, I could see how it could send someone into depression.

I'm way out of shape now, unfortunately and need to break the chains of gravity which seems to pull at five times the intensity for inactive people than it does for active people. I think a zero activity level can wreck a person's body faster than other things that are regarded as being "bad for you".

Chris L

Originally Posted by Big Red

diet too is critical. I am cutting out sweets almost entirely, adding salads and vegetables, and not drinking as often (no more one beer or drink with a meal, I can't feel it, so why waste the calories?)

your plan sounds great! if you keep at it it will absolutely work!

my only warning is to not get to into counting calories as it can be very decieving. perfect example is coconut oil which has 14g of fat per 1 tbsp and yet because it is a medium chain fatty acid it is not stored as fat but rather used for energy immediately. i take a spoonful before my work outs and notice more energy. if you have ever looked into MCT oil as a workout supplement, simple coconut oil is the same stuff. just something to think about.

I must have stumbled onto the fountain of youth, as my wife keeps telling me I am 52 going on 18

Personally though I think what keeps me young at heart is I am allways trying something different, wether it be food , motorbikes, tobacco, holiday destinations, I have even worked out six different routes to get to work. Sure I have got favorites but trying every thing else is what makes them so. As my dad says "life,s like riding a motorbike, it,s easy to drift into rut, but alot bloody harder to get out of it"
Variety is the spice of life !

+1 on not being built for running. I'm in that camp. I was a competitive swimmer for about 15 years and so when I feel the need to whip myself back into shape, that's the right way to go.

For the guys who are "big framed" like me, try swimming. Even if you have no technique, thrashing around in the water is still a hell of a work out if you do it for an hour.

I'd love to swim, but the chlorine just wreaks havoc with me. Even after washing it off the itching is nasty.

Ha, excuses excuses, look at me!

For my last transition from total inactivity to training to run a marathon for the first time I used a Nordic Track. After working up to 45 min - 1 hr of vigorous exercise on the Nordic Track, the excess weight just melted off.

I've got to get back on that Nordic Track.

Chris L

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

+1 on not being built for running. I'm in that camp. I was a competitive swimmer for about 15 years and so when I feel the need to whip myself back into shape, that's the right way to go.

For the guys who are "big framed" like me, try swimming. Even if you have no technique, thrashing around in the water is still a hell of a work out if you do it for an hour.

Chris,

I also get itchy from chlorine, but I find that a mild lotion takes care of it. That is unless you were happy with that excuse, in which case I'll shut up now!

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

Chris,

I also get itchy from chlorine, but I find that a mild lotion takes care of it. That is unless you were happy with that excuse, in which case I'll shut up now!

But, er, ah, the closest pool access I'd have is 60 miles away. Whew, dodged that bullet after you canceled out my chlorine excuse!

Chris L

Chris, Walmart will happily ship one to your door