Food/Diet and training hobbies
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If anyone is interested in a good workout requiring no equipment, have a look at this:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/royal-marines/get-fit-to-join/my-fitness-plan
The 4 week pre-entry one is great. Excellent mix of cardio and callisthenics.
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@chris-osborne Carpets are expensive
As you say now better weather means nicer walks outside, although it has snowed here in the last few days!!Fingers crossed you can get your swimming back, something I will be looking to do semi regular once things open up again. Yea really looking forward to the gym opening, already booked four sessions on the app next week
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@matt-wood Hi Matt its going ok slightly behind schedule which was always going to be the case during the first couple of months of the year but will catch up now the nights are getting lighter and the weather gets warmer. Walking inside is boring, must of worn out the hall carpet!!
I see no reason why the Gyms won't be reopening next week that was there plan but as it was only signed off this week hopefully will get confirmation in the next couple of days. Bet your counting down the minutes?
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@chris-osborne said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
@matt-wood said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
So glad the gyms have stayed open here, (feel bad for those of you in tier 4). Probably would have gone full Michael Douglas a la Falling Down in Ross on Wye had they shut my gym again
Not jealous much lol can’t see them reopening here for a while to be honest. As I can’t go swimming anymore and need to do something, signed up for this
Morning Chris, how is the walking challenge going? Will the swimming pools near you be opening as the country opens up again?
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@daniel-helps-0 said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
I've been doing 15m bleep test up and down my driveway and running around the block, to keep me going. But recently decided to order a NordicTrack connected exercise bike for the home.... It's absolutely brilliant. Loads of iFit programmes and interactive content, I've been cycling around French Polynesia for the last 5 days apparently!
Bleep tests suck super ass! Sounds like a great bike though
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I've been doing 15m bleep test up and down my driveway and running around the block, to keep me going. But recently decided to order a NordicTrack connected exercise bike for the home.... It's absolutely brilliant. Loads of iFit programmes and interactive content, I've been cycling around French Polynesia for the last 5 days apparently!
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@dan-mackinnon Sounds good. Once the plague has died down and its safe I would do like you say and give each class a try. Im sure you will do this, but pay attention to the environment and the other students as much as the instructor, should give you a clue as to the overall club attitude.
Well done with the fast
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At the weekend I went for a walk and spotted a 3 places which teach BJJ about 40 minutes walk from me. I've just checked online and one seems more of a fitness gym (there is no information about the instructors) but the other 2 seems reasonable. They both do free introduction classes so might give it a try later in the year. One seems to have 1 instructor who is a black belt, whereas the other has 12 instructors all 3rd - 8th Dan.
As for the fast, I'm 52 hours in and finally got over the hump. I really struggled to sleep last night and was very tempted to stop at lunch time but I've pushed on.
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@stuart-capstick Agreed 100%. I think I mentioned her somewhere, followed her career for a while, one of my fav fighters. She put on an absolute masterclass in movement in the Ronda Rousey fight, probably the best Ive ever seen.
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Holly Holm- fantastic striker and moves wonderfully. Apologies if you've already mentioned her.
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@dan-mackinnon Check out this excellent fight. Some top level striking on display here also a hell of a lot of guts.
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Agreed, his fight IQ is off the scale. I remember watching his comeback against TJ after such a long injury lay off that was an incredible performance. It is a shame, I agree, I think that artificially elevated Garbandt and I would class that as an upset.
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He is a very intelligent man. I think what he has achieved is astonishing given the injury record he has and the fact that Team Alpha Fail has done nothing for 5 years except plotting ways to beat him. Shame he lost to Garbandt, who in many way is the anti-Cruz: thick and leaden.
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@stuart-capstick Thanks, made a nice little bit of green there. Couldnt see Izzy, as good as he is, carrying that sort of weight difference.
Shame I didnt get the KO too though. Cruz winning was a shock if I'm honest, really thought this would be the end for him. Glad he did though love watching and listening to him.
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Good call on the Blachovicz victory.
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I admire you for this. I couldn't fast for 5 hours. I've got the metabolism of a hummingbird.
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@matt-wood I try and average 24 hours every 4 weeks but learnt to be flexible. The first time I did it I struggled for 24 hours and then woke up the next day and felt the best I've ever felt. Makes you wonder what they put in all the food we eat - or maybe it's best we don't think about it!
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@dan-mackinnon Yes feeling the cold is a certain side effect I have come across too.
I usually do similar to you, I have a small meal of mostly salad leaves then about an hour later some eggs. I couldnt imagine eating a full english after that long :face_screaming_in_fear:
Do you do daily too or just save for a bigger fast once a month? I tend to do a min of 16hrs everyday, usually 18-19. Then like you when I feel the need I'll drop in a 24-48 hour fast.
Something I had noticed was that my eyesight got crystal clear after about 24hrs too. You notice anything like that?
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@matt-wood water only plus the occasional black coffee. I'm planning on breaking it with some eggs but when I've done it before I don't have any issues. I think 5+ days you need to start phasing yourself back into it. I have heard of people breaking a fast with a full English but I think that would send me off to sleep!
Same, once I get past 36 hours I'm fine. The biggest downside is feeling cold all the time.
