erickUO
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Health, Exercise & Wellness
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Are you aiming for a distance/race? Usually gets me motivated to get out on the road
- Jun 27, 2020
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I'm back to the gym brethren!!
Today I did what I was most afraid of - went to the gym after work. Was so crowded but managed to cling on to one squat rack.
And I'm just not getting weak! Somewhere at the beginning of February I was squatting 150 kg, and barely trained in March and April (deloaded), and then a huge gap up until now. I can squat 100 kg no problem - my hamstrings are killing me but I feel like I would have enough strength for 110 or 120 kg squats. Which is just stunning to me.
I hope I can stay consistent and do this long-term. Going to the gym is always a huge logistics issue in my head.
Today I did what I was most afraid of - went to the gym after work. Was so crowded but managed to cling on to one squat rack.
And I'm just not getting weak! Somewhere at the beginning of February I was squatting 150 kg, and barely trained in March and April (deloaded), and then a huge gap up until now. I can squat 100 kg no problem - my hamstrings are killing me but I feel like I would have enough strength for 110 or 120 kg squats. Which is just stunning to me.
I hope I can stay consistent and do this long-term. Going to the gym is always a huge logistics issue in my head.
- Jun 27, 2020
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Why don't I go to the gym all the time?! I honestly don't know. Just feels great getting a workout in, especially on a slow Saturday morning. It will become a grind eventually - especially as I get stronger and start reaching my limits - which is usually when my motivation drops, but nothing beats feeling healthy and strong. I just hope I keep it up long-term.
3 months in, going 3 times a week to balance with work.
4k run, 1k row (warm up). Weights for 40 mins. Do 3 sets of 10 reps focusing on different different areas each visit. I've managed to up the weights by a few kg now.
- Jun 27, 2020
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Just came back home - had a 1hr lifting session, and after that a 5k run in this cold weather. Feels incredible.
Electronlyman
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I donate blood plasma twice a week,
which can burn up to 4000 calories in total!
Also I run 2-3 times a week and do strength training with bodyweight. Calisthenics and a bit of athletic and gymnastics inspired stuff.
Love to use resistance bands as well.
I also take part in local Parkrun events as often as possible.
Update:
Food is a massive factor too, of course.
I don't use processed or separated supplements. I Eat a lot of oats, fruit and vegetables. I eat whole grain bread without flour, which makes a big difference for the digestive system, but also has countless other benefits (it's called Wunderbrot).
I avoid wheat flour products and meat. Anything that's causing inflammation.
I daily use Ashwagandha powder, which is basically a dried and powdered root of the plant. Really good for lowering blood pressure, it also makes me more relaxed and at the same time makes me concentrate, focus better.
Great for sleep probs too.
I also use Moringa, it's really good for everything blood circulatory system related, another wonder plant, that has pretty much no cons.
which can burn up to 4000 calories in total!
Also I run 2-3 times a week and do strength training with bodyweight. Calisthenics and a bit of athletic and gymnastics inspired stuff.
Love to use resistance bands as well.
I also take part in local Parkrun events as often as possible.
Update:
Food is a massive factor too, of course.
I don't use processed or separated supplements. I Eat a lot of oats, fruit and vegetables. I eat whole grain bread without flour, which makes a big difference for the digestive system, but also has countless other benefits (it's called Wunderbrot).
I avoid wheat flour products and meat. Anything that's causing inflammation.
I daily use Ashwagandha powder, which is basically a dried and powdered root of the plant. Really good for lowering blood pressure, it also makes me more relaxed and at the same time makes me concentrate, focus better.
Great for sleep probs too.
I also use Moringa, it's really good for everything blood circulatory system related, another wonder plant, that has pretty much no cons.
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- Jun 27, 2020
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I've been feeling lower back pain for a couple of weeks now, but what's worrying is that it's changing a bit. First it was near the spine, then it spread to the right side, and now it's closer to the spine again.
Not sure what exactly aggravated it. When I'm training or running, I'm not feeling it almost at all, everything goes smoothly. But after a day or two, the pain slightly worsens. I also make it a point to stretch and work on my mobility after every workout...
Puzzles the fuck out of me, but what's keeping me from going to a doc is that I'll probably get told to spread an NSAID cream and rest. I don't believe that to be the solution, even if the point is only to manage the symptoms.
Not sure what exactly aggravated it. When I'm training or running, I'm not feeling it almost at all, everything goes smoothly. But after a day or two, the pain slightly worsens. I also make it a point to stretch and work on my mobility after every workout...
Puzzles the fuck out of me, but what's keeping me from going to a doc is that I'll probably get told to spread an NSAID cream and rest. I don't believe that to be the solution, even if the point is only to manage the symptoms.
Been consistently weightlifting for the last 10 years or so. I see it more as a hobby, so it was easy for it to become a lifestyle for me.
I've also gained a lot of knowledge in these years on the diet side and I eat a balanced diet without excluding anything. I'm a firm believer that in the long run exclusion diets never work and everyone should learn first and foremost how to properly include most foods that they like into a balanced diet that works for them.
I've also gained a lot of knowledge in these years on the diet side and I eat a balanced diet without excluding anything. I'm a firm believer that in the long run exclusion diets never work and everyone should learn first and foremost how to properly include most foods that they like into a balanced diet that works for them.
I guess I mentioned running earlier this year at some other topic... Anyway, I am relatively serious about it, totally over 2k km pretty much evert year. This year the figure is somewhere around 2350 kilometres total, second biggest amount of my life.
I have made the following plan to keep me motivated. Finnish winter is not really motivating for running after all.
- March I will have a vacation in Cologne and I will attend in half marathon while I'm there.
- Mid-June I will be running marathon in Finland. I registered to marathon event yesterday evening.
- If everything goes well and I don't have big injuries, I might try to improve my marathon PB somewhere around September/October.
I have made the following plan to keep me motivated. Finnish winter is not really motivating for running after all.
- March I will have a vacation in Cologne and I will attend in half marathon while I'm there.
- Mid-June I will be running marathon in Finland. I registered to marathon event yesterday evening.
- If everything goes well and I don't have big injuries, I might try to improve my marathon PB somewhere around September/October.
Jetflag
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- Jul 17, 2020
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Swim. its one of the best injury free sports there is and its a full workout.
you (almost) live in a pristine forest region with a river nearby.
- Jun 27, 2020
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You know, I might actually incorporate that into my routine, throw out one gym day. I've been thinking about it for some time now, makes a lot of sense.