Food/Diet and training hobbies
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I tried Adam's technique and managed a colder shower rather than a normal one followed by freezing cold. It was more manageable and I'll give it a couple of days before I turn it down some more
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@keith-anderson said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
@ryan said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
I've been cold showering for a while at the end of my showers and bloody love it, another reason I am tempted to up it and go for the full plunge!
Theres a cryo place near me might give it a whirl
I can't do the ice baths! I scream like a girl in them!!!
It seems you're in good company. Not good sporting company mind you
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@keith-anderson Lol they do have that power don't they to bring anybody to their knees!
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@ryan said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
I've been cold showering for a while at the end of my showers and bloody love it, another reason I am tempted to up it and go for the full plunge!
Theres a cryo place near me might give it a whirl
I can't do the ice baths! I scream like a girl in them!!!
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Cold showers are amazing. I just turn it all the way to cold and shower as normal for 5 mins or so. You get used to it in about 3 days.
Instant wakeup and dopamine rush!
You can use it for different purposes too. If you want to use it to become better at managing stress, try and phase out the uncomfortable cold sensation and not shiver at all. It kind of helps you separate your thoughts from your physical feelings, a bit like meditation.
If you want to use it to promote more fat burning, do the opposite and give in to the shiver, because that's what converts your beige fat to brown fat that can be burned for energy :thumbs_up:
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@karl-pick said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
Try doing the last Minute of your shower in cold, you may have to start with 10seconds and work up to it, you may end up doing longer in time......it stimulates the Vagal Nerve.
Key for me is standstill, you get used to it and it can help with all sorts of ailments and conditions.
No I am not a sadist!!I tried it this morning. I should have set 10 seconds as my goal! I lasted about 5 seconds if I'm being generous. First day back at work and really not feeling it. I'll give it a better go tomorrow.
My shower has the temperature on it so the anticipation of watching it tick down probably didn't help
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First day of my 8 week cut today and first time I’ve properly focused on a cut with a target and a plan! My starting weight is 204lbs and my initially target weight is 180lbs. I plan on loosely doing a protein sparing modified fasting for 5 days per week, 1 day I’ll add a refeed meal and the 7th day will be roughly at maintenance. The PSMF days will be about 180g of protein with as few carbs as possible (as many veggies as possible
)My workouts are 2x upper and 2x lower per week. I’ll reduce volume on some isolation exercises if necessary, keeping the compound movements. I’ll add cardio where possible, probably from dog walks and a couple of 20 minute sessions per week
I will likely drop a lot of water in the first week as I can tell im holding onto loads!
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@lee-woodman said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
@dan-mackinnon I’ll aim for a minute but might only last 10 seconds
Are we still talking about cold showers now or…..
It’s my motto for everything in life!
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@dan-mackinnon I’ll aim for a minute but might only last 10 seconds
Are we still talking about cold showers now or…..
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@karl-pick said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
Try doing the last Minute of your shower in cold, you may have to start with 10seconds and work up to it, you may end up doing longer in time......it stimulates the Vagal Nerve.
Key for me is standstill, you get used to it and it can help with all sorts of ailments and conditions.
No I am not a sadist!!I’ve never done this but heard a lot about it. I might start the next time I have a shower. I’ll aim for a minute but might only last 10 seconds
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@karl-pick said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
Try doing the last Minute of your shower in cold, you may have to start with 10seconds and work up to it, you may end up doing longer in time......it stimulates the Vagal Nerve.
Key for me is standstill, you get used to it and it can help with all sorts of ailments and conditions.
No I am not a sadist!!Funny you should say that because I read up on cold exposure and decided this is quite an easy addition….so I’m literally planning on switching to cold for the last minute of my shower after every workout
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Try doing the last Minute of your shower in cold, you may have to start with 10seconds and work up to it, you may end up doing longer in time......it stimulates the Vagal Nerve.
Key for me is standstill, you get used to it and it can help with all sorts of ailments and conditions.
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@lee-woodman said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
@adam I love running but suffer with a back issue….it might just be being heavier at 14st so I’ll see how I get on when I drop weight
I didn't used to be able to run more than a mile without my knee hurting. I dropped a couple of stone on keto (I'm just over 13.5 now) and kept dabbling in running and found that one day I was just able to carry on for 6 miles. That was enough for the appeal of running to reveal itself!
I enjoy building my own workouts. I like trying different exercises, varying grips to see what I like. I’ve picked up a good idea of what works for me so I don’t think I could personally use an app like that….though I completely see the benefit!
Yeah I never really found one that did what I wanted, but you can tell it what equipment you've got available, how you want to progress etc and it will just tell you exactly what you need to do on this next set to achieve your goals. I think it helped to remove excuses in a way.
I also like that on lower weight exercise like a single arm dumbbell move, you can't always just throw 2 more kilos on as a way of progressing, so it will get you to do more reps instead with the same weight, before eventually getting you to increase the weight and lower the rep range again.
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@matt-wood I’ve put on 30lbs so I’m now about 200lbs and a lot of it is added muscle. I feel at that point now of being a bit ‘doughy’. I can still see that I have abs but they’re fast disappearing!
. I always feel one bit of food away from being bloated and stodgy aswellAs soon as I cut for 2 weeks I will probably feel flat and tiny again but I’m going to lose 20lbs and cut hard for 8 weeks, even if I try to convince myself I’m lean enough. I’ll then review if I need to go further or bulk again. I also want to test how my body feels with certain foods, what types of food and situation sees me carrying less water weight and feeling less bloated
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Yes walking is great! It’s hard to over exercise and is brilliant for body and mind. I’ve got an adult husky and just got another pup so get plenty of walking in….the kids love it too. Either walking locally or finding some hills, parks, countryside to walk in massively chills me out.
If you struggle to fit in specific exercise then you can’t go too far wrong with ensuring you hit 10k steps per day. Being healthy and doesn’t have to come from specifically going to the gym, running or cycling
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@adam I love running but suffer with a back issue….it might just be being heavier at 14st so I’ll see how I get on when I drop weight
I enjoy building my own workouts. I like trying different exercises, varying grips to see what I like. I’ve picked up a good idea of what works for me so I don’t think I could personally use an app like that….though I completely see the benefit!
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@chris-osborne a type of exercise I always think is underrated is walking. Either get a decent audiobook or podcast and give that a listen, or go with nothing and just observe what's around you. It's not just easy exercise but good for your brain too
Also cold showers too.