Today's Workout Thread

[edhewitt]

I have never been in to working out but I am trying to change that. Maybe this thread will give me some extra motivation to keep doing it. I have a tendency to quit after a while.

Yup I am in the same boat, and until I hit 30/ came to oz it didn't matter.
To be fair I used to bike to and from work everyday, in England. And since.I have been here I am MUCH more sedentary, but it is also a lot harder to shift kilos now.

[pixelfixed]

I lost at least kilo today,pce of cake,have food poisoning,been running at both ends

[Ludvig]

I think it is important for it to be enjoyable. For instance I loathe doing abs. So I dont do them. My abs get a workout though when I kick the heavy bag, which is a blast.
Stationary biking is a drag too, but I make it more enjoyable by having it in front of Netflix on a bigscreen TV.
It is also important to remember that doing 40 minutes of anything everyday is healthier than laying on the couch watching the tube.

I think you are absolutely right on all of that.It can be a bit difficult to find exercises I like though. I had my workout as planned today and will keep going at it.

[Lumberjohn]

I did Krav Maga for a bit, I really enjoyed it, even the smashing of shin bone on shin bone.

I agree about hitting a gym right after work, esp if work tires you, unless you work close to home. By the time I drive home (an hour on the road) or bus it home (and hour and a quarter) I'm in no mood to work out.

I find krav maga to be an excellent way to get rid of some excess energy/anger issues. Been crushing manbits for about 4 years now and I love it more every day..

[Birnando]

I had the day off for the first time in a few weeks today.
So, I started the day with a good run.
Usually I run late at night, after the kids have gone to bed.
Wow, did that feel good to get a morning run in again.

I decided on a slow paced run.
After 19K I was very much ready for some eggs and bacon

[ZethLent]

I hit the weights again last Saturday and followed up the workout with a bi-monthly body scan.
I normally get the body scan just out of curiosity, but the gym was running a bulk-up campaign where the time frame was two months. Almost at the end of month two I got the scan.

The target of the campaign was to increase lean muscle by 500g (about a pound) in those two months.
I was surprised to see not only a muscle gain but even higher fat decreases. I put on 2.9kg of muscle and dropped 5.2% total body fat!

The workouts will definitely continue, but I will be taking a breather from the big supplements, and drop it down to lighter ones until February or so.

It is nice to see improvement.

[carlmaloschneider]

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A body scan seems like a great idea, I might see if I can get one done in Adelaide, we're a little backwards around here.

I got my 23 YO son a 16k kettlebell for his birthday yesterday. I had a go at swinging it around and found it's quite difficult. Having looked at a video of some kettlebell exercises I'm thinking it'd be a good thing to try...

Anyone use one?

69 Kettlebell Exercises for a Better Body - YouTube

[MickR]

A couple of my mates swear by their kettle bells. And I know they make for a good workout when they had me try them. I don't own any myself.

Today was recovery from yesterdays workout of bench press to exhaustion, Lat pull downs to exhaustion, Leg raises, Gluts and sit-ups and push-ups. Tomorrows planned workout is push-ups, sit-ups and skipping with a light weight workout to oil up the stiff muscles. Sunday gone was a gentle bike ride of 10kms, the day before that was a 35km ride.

After diet and exercise over the last month (mostly diet during that time. The exercise has only become regular during the last week) I'm now back on the scales (registering a reading), so now I will be able to track my progress and have a bit more incentive for having the visual read out as inspiration to go rather than using the towel rail to ease weight off the scales to get a reading and guess-timating my weight loss from there. No, I'm not proud that it was like that, but I'm making inroads to a healthy lifestyle now, and that is something I am proud to admit.


Mick

[MCSheets]

I have a 30lb kettle bell. It hasn't gotten a whole lot of use lately. I mainly use it for swings, which are great for the hips as well as some cardio if you want. Most of my exercise comes from mountain biking. With snow on the trails and temps in the teens, I haven't been doing much of that. I've been incredibly lazy the past month. When I do workout, I do everything at home using only that kettle bell and a pull up bar. It's amazing what you can do with just your bodyweight. There are some useful tools, such as the kettle bell, that allow you to do things body weight alone can't. For the most part, though, equipment is unnecessary. I highly suggest reading Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade if you're curious about bodyweight training.

[Wayne1963]

I have a 30lb kettle bell. It hasn't gotten a whole lot of use lately. I mainly use it for swings, which are great for the hips as well as some cardio if you want. Most of my exercise comes from mountain biking. With snow on the trails and temps in the teens, I haven't been doing much of that. I've been incredibly lazy the past month. When I do workout, I do everything at home using only that kettle bell and a pull up bar. It's amazing what you can do with just your bodyweight. There are some useful tools, such as the kettle bell, that allow you to do things body weight alone can't. For the most part, though, equipment is unnecessary. I highly suggest reading Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade if you're curious about bodyweight training.

I do the same training, kettlebells/pullup bar. I have a pair of 35/40/50 pounders.