Food/Diet and training hobbies
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Interesting thread and one for a bit of inspiration. A couple of years ago we found out my Mrs was celiac (allergic to gluten) which was a bit of a relief cause to be honest we thought it was something else as she just couldn’t shake feeling like crap after Hank was born. Anyway just recently I went on a bit of a whole foods kick as I was certain there was something in my diet that didn’t suit me. Anyway after kicking dairy and gluten I slowly reintroduced them to my diet and lo and behold once I got the gluten going I started feeling a bit poorly again. I dunno if I’m celiac like her but I’ve found going gluten free has worked out well and I feel better for it. When everything chills out again I’ll go see a Dr and find out if I am but if not will most likely stay Gluten Free going forward. As for exercise I walk heaps I do a 10k walk every morning once I drop the boy at school and like a good hike provided there’s a pub at the end of it. I used to run when I was in high school to a decent level and played cricket and Aussie Rules growing up but footy screwed my knees my ankles and my Achilles so now I just walk heaps which is fun and really relaxing to just get some peace n quiet. My main goal is getting off the smokes but I sound like a broken record banging on about that. So yeah walking heaps and if you’re feeling a bit NQR try eliminating foods and stuff from you’re diet eat whole foods and slowly reintroduce stuff and you’ll work out pretty quickly what it is you may have an allergy to or something that your body just doesn’t dig.
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@chris-osborne Walking is excellent, massively underrated as a form of exercise. Virtually no risk of injury and really good on joints and general heart health.
Offer to walk a friends dog or something like that, may help to get you out. Hardest part of any exercise is getting up to go and do it. Almost everyone says they dont mind once they are doing it...just the starting bit thats hard.
Swimming is something I wanted to get back into this year. Did loads as a kid but probably have all the grace of a large stone now
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@matt-wood in all honesty I’m struggling a bit, it’s mainly laziness as wfh.
Swimming was my exercise of choice, need to kick myself into gear and get out walking.
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First garage session with the home kit yesterday. First time in years I have done deadlifts with a lighter weight for volume. Spent the day today wandering around looking like I am touching with myself as my adductors (inner thigh) muscles REALLY felt it.
Well I could just be making excuses...
Good job we are all in lockdown or Id have probably been arrested!
How is everyone getting on without access to some fitness hobbies? I guess runners among us can still run
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@richard-latimer The one that you had to be insane to do? (Sorry, s**t pun!)
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@lee-woodman said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
@ben-dobie no it’s not quite the same unfortunately. I used to work out at home when I first started years ago but outgrew it and got rid of everything! If only I’d foreseen this pandemic! It’s better than nothing though and switching a few exercises should give you a decent workout nonetheless....better than nothing at least
I used to do the Shaun T stuff. Too knackering now but that's worth a go if you're looking to get a sweat on.
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@matt-wood tell me about it lol how do you run slow?!
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@ben-dobie I got rid of it all completely. Im tempted to get a few bits, like i said you can get a decent workout with some relatively light weights if you do it right. And like you said, theres some decent bodyweight exercises/routines out there
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@lee-woodman yeah I can get by just frustrating when you start getting back into it isn’t it. Have you not got any eqpt then ? Some great body weight workouts out there I found during first lockdown, got into resistance bands too. Again not the same as the gym but better than nothing
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@ben-dobie no it’s not quite the same unfortunately. I used to work out at home when I first started years ago but outgrew it and got rid of everything! If only I’d foreseen this pandemic! It’s better than nothing though and switching a few exercises should give you a decent workout nonetheless....better than nothing at least
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@matt-wood I love the analogy! Definitely stealing that one! I won’t cut massively, just drop some carbs for a few weeks and keep protein high. I’ve got into a habit of eating too much ‘crap’ so it’ll kick me back into touch there aswell
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@lee-woodman I’m gutted , just started to get some shape and muscle mass back and was planning on upping my calories this week ( which I was looking forward to)...I’ve got my garage looking like a bit of a gym now but still not enough weight to match what a I can do in the gym
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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
