Food/Diet and training hobbies
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@matt-wood I actually found it really easy, although it was hard to go slow lol
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@lee-woodman Exactly right mate!
Last lockdown turned me into a weakling and made me look like a soggy bag of oats. Also though totally killed my appetite!
Ive just spent 1k on equipment for the garage, not going without again, but stuff is sooooo pricey.
Yea I was loving the extra food as well, just got my incline dumbell press back to good standard (best exercise that seems to measure my overall strength).
Cutting weight whilst not lifting is a sure fire way to lose muscle mass
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Nightmare that the gyms are shutting again, i was just getting back into it and enjoying bulking up again! Its never normally an ideal time to cut down when stopping weight training but now might be an ideal time to cut a bit of weight for a few weeks. Shame really, i was enjoying eating upwards of 3000 calories a day
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@ryan-carruthers Yea I bet they do, make sure you stretch them out little and often. An achilles tendon problem will really set you back.
I am sure you probably stretch your calve muscles regularly. Have a google for Soleus stretches as well, from my experience they tend to get overlooked and can cause tendon issues.
How did you find the actual run in those new shoes though?
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@matt-wood Did a very small run with a low drop shoe yesterday, calves know about it today lol
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@matt-wood yes I have! I’ve watched a few of this guys videos he’s a lunatic
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@ryan-carruthers
Not read that book but methodical consistency is the way to go with almost all training disciplines. That said the fecking gyms will be shut again now, just as I was starting to feel strong again and stopped looking like a half filled bag of soggy oats
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@sam-maccuaig I mean these look unreal
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@ryan-carruthers minging mate
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@sam-maccuaig Just looked at the Nike Free Rn they aren't that pretty are they lol
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@ryan-carruthers either Altras (zero drop, wide foot box, but good cushioning), or nike frees (thin and minimal but some toe drop and a narrow toe box)
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@matt-wood Ahhh thank you! I am usually, but when it comes to sport I have to really fight that urge, especially if I was good at it before. I used to run a lot and was pretty quick.....
I have to ask myself the question of why do I want to do it in barefoot trainers? Is it because it's going to be better - when I don't currently have injuries?!
Good shout with the treadmill running!
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@sam-maccuaig I agree 100% with you on the possibility of a person strengthening and improving their arches through exercises. Something the docs would have thoroughly HAARRRRUMPHed at me when I was younger
Fitness and health is a delicate balance between keeping an open mind and having 'correct' helpful knowledge.
That makes perfect sense for the comps, flippin obvious really
I can be a proper dumbass at times 
I always remember watching Zola Budd at the Olympics, probably showing my age here
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@matt-wood to give you your dues I think you're in line with the general consensus, but a lot of the barefoot lot are challenging this and I have found it to be true, arches were flat because of weak feet, so you strengthen the feet and it fixes the problem.
I would say that the impact stuff is a double edged sword, lots of people swear by the barefoot shoes because they teach you to land lighter, but for me it's too much of a halfway house. Running 3 miles completely barefoot on gravel will do that for you perfectly, no need to adopt in everything.
No for comp's ill be in trail shoes, I always wear wide toe box zero drop shoes to mimic a more natural foot posture etc, but generally minimalist shoes or completely barefoot makes you slower and more careful (foot placement!), not a great thing for competition. I do have a longer term goal of running a road marathon completely barefoot
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@ryan-carruthers Surprises me that you say that about the time taken. You come across as a very methodical and practicable kinda guy. Probably why you are such a successful trader
Perhaps just walk in them for now but up the average daily steps to something like 10-12k. I regularly hit 15k daily and it is not as hard as it first sounds. Walking is VERY underrated as an exercise.
If you start running in them maybe try something like a treadmill to begin with as it offers a little bit of cushioning. Then maybe do smaller distances on the road and build on it each week.
If you get benefits anything like @Sam-MacCuaig has gotten they it would be worth trying.
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@sam-maccuaig Thats fantastic! My knowledge about orthotics and all matters orthopedic is probably very outdated now, also was never that extensive to begin with, something I regret a little
Yea I imagine once the distances start getting higher and higher the impact issues become much greater. Its why I cannot run for any meaningful distance now.
Will you run in such shoes for your competitions?
