Chief's big fat thread of fitness

I usually do cardio after weights, I only do a 10 min blast on the treadmill though.

 

I wouldn't be able to run after squats or anything, no.

Ordinarily though I'd finish off with a run, although perhaps not 5k! Just 20 mins or so steady jog.

 

I always do cardio first, light weights afterwards and core.

Gonna try it the other way round at the weekend, light warm up, weights first then cardio

 

Well, having slightly buggered my left knee after two weeks of jogging, I’ve joined a gym (again), and have been assigned a personal trainer.

I must say, I am very impressed.

He’s got me doing 7 core exercises, and no cardio, for 6 weeks. Apparently, it’s a high intensity fat busting program (that’s my name for it, not his). The exercises involve pressing weights, but very, very slowly.

I’m doing that for 30 minutes, 4 days a week.

After 6 weeks, the program will be revised, depending on how things have gone.

The trainer is also looking at my diet. I complete a “food intake” sheet every week.

I’ve got to say, that I much prefer this to the running!

 

Diet first remember. You cannot out-train a bad diet.

 

100% agree, Tel.

I’m being very good, so far.

Lots of fruit, nuts, oily fish, fresh veg and water.

Lots and lots of water.

 

You seem to be very attracted to nuts

 

Fruits, actually, Commie.

 

Yes, i heard about that also

 

Good stuff.

If you fall off the horse don't kill ya self just get back on

 

An interest in fruits invariably leads one to develop a keen taste for nuts, mate.

 

Bloody fire alarm in the middle of a squash match this evening. Bollocks. Would have pissed it too, my opponent is ****.

So, went to the driving range instead, where I hit a load of balls badly and ended up having a pint so not great on the old fitness front at all if I'm honest.

Have taken to my bed to listen to some music and read. Can't be arsed with the reading bit though.

 

10 miles on the bike across the coast path and moors this morning

 

Sted head

 

Long run tonight then weekend off.

Good work.

Been to the gym Monday (high intensity training + lower body weights + core) Tuesday (7k intervals + Upper body), Thursday (tabata + weights). Tonight 10k run + pliates.

May do some conditioning tomorrow before daughter's 8th birthday party; otherwise weekend off, dinner then house party in Dalston.

Same party last year attracted 550 people and finished at 130pm next day, so no training Sunday

 

Neat gin. Straight from the bottle

And eels. Gin and eels, the Dickensian diet. You didn't see many overweight Victorian street urchins.

 

That's because they all died of scurvy.

 

Same.

If I do the cardio first, I’m knackered. So, weights and machines first, then 15-20 mins run or row.

 

How is that paper round going? Pays well?

 

No it's ****. Lend us a £5 mate