The Future of Hooroo.
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<p>Short memory or should I say vacant memory as it all came flooding back quick smart.</p>
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<p>Best to say nothing and just do :)</p>
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<p>I was push a box with weights on it round the gym and was so knackered I could see someone was waiting for me to go past and I said, 'you go mate' and he just looked and said, 'nah man, you're doing awesome, keep going' It was quite nice to see the appreciated effort as I was gone.</p> -
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<p>Thanks DK.So max heart rate is 178 based on your calc which I can get to quite easily at this stage.</p>
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<p>I'm utterly convinced that the maximal heart rate calculators are wrong. Example: mountain biking New Years eve; avg 97% for 58 mins and max of 103%</p>
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<p>Same route last weekend; avg 98% for 55 mins and max 104% - but 0.8km/h faster :)</p> -
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<p>I'm utterly convinced that the maximal heart rate calculators are wrong. Example: mountain biking New Years eve; avg 97% for 58 mins and max of 103%</p>
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<p>Same route last weekend; avg 98% for 55 mins and max 104% - but 0.8km/h faster :)</p>
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<p>You are right the Max HR calc is not accurate. What I have been advised if you are regularly exceeding your calculated Max HR, then adjust your Max HR so your highest rate achieved becomes your 100% mark. For the system I use, the Myzone HR monitor automatically makes the adjustment. For me I am only reaching 97%, so it is reasonably accurate.</p> -
That seems a sensible idea.
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<p>The HB thing: I regularly used to hit 220-230+ when doing hard hill repeats-and could keep it going for 30-60 minutes. I'm early 40s. 150 steps, the HB is the highest on the last 30 steps, then turn and run down, each repeat 1:40-2 minutes total. HB would be down on 100-120 in a minute or two of rest.</p>
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<p>One month in and my fitness has improved remarkably.</p>
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<p>Had a weigh in to day and have put on 3.1kg's Ha ha!!</p>
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<p>Trainer was gobsmacked as he has been so impressed with my progress. True-love was surprised too as she has noticed that I had lost weight around the face and tumm not so big.</p>
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<p>I must have had next to no muscle ...... :)</p>
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<p>The last thing each session is on the rower when I am knackered and can now do two 1 minute sprints keeping it Under 1:50 the whole way. Nearly got to 300 metres in a minute but not quite.</p>
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<p>Absolutely takes anything I have left, out of me.</p>
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<p>Loving it.</p>
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<p>Had a wee set back last week witha gall bladder infection that also inflamed the liver so I was energy less from Saturday through to Wednesday.</p>
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<p>BAck in full swing.</p>
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<p>Will weigh myself this friday as it will be two weeks with no booze and freasonable eating. I lost 5kg while crook but that is artificial weight loss.</p>
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<p>I can row 1000m in 3:42 now. When I started I could barely do 500m in under 2mins.</p>
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<p>Can rock along 500m at around 1:45 and with a push can do 100m in my 500 under 1:40split so am definitely getting fitter.</p>
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I hear ya mate! Wish I could convert but my putting is woeful at the mo. Made no birds from about 8 or 9 shots today and only got 2 from about the same last week! -
Wow! When I started this thread I was 118.3kg.
I have had a prick of a 2018. Work was just too full on and I did next to no exercise for the year apart from the very odd game of golf and ate and drank what I pleased.
I weighed in Saturday at 131.9kg!!!!
I have watched my mate lose 10 kg over three months with the ole "nothing white" diet. Essentially a no bread, spuds, rice, pasta/noodles diet and it is really noticeable on him. But he kept having booze. I am cutting the booze out for the beginning.
2 days in and I'm not crying yet. (and feeling remarkably fresh due to the number of veges and fruit I have had)
I'm too fat to run at the moment so was going to re-join the gym this week but true-love has suggested I do "Gym@FarmWork.com" for a week and then join as there is quite a few high energy small jobs that need to be done around the place.
Anyway, let's see how I go.
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@canefan said in The Future of Hooroo.:
@Hooroo I find cutting out the carbs is hard, even harder in the winter when you want something hearty. Doesn't help that I love pasta rice and noodles 😥
Yeah, I imagine it will be hard and it's too early to tell how hard but I am doing ok so far.
It's harder knowing I'm essentially 132 KG's
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@Hooroo my 2c is to drink heaps of water and have a decent crack at portion control. Could also give the intermittent fasting a hoon - quite a few guys on the fern are doing variations of it with great success. I'm pretty much dry these days aside from the odd beer when out for dinner or at a party/gig. When I cut drinking it took a few months for things to really pick up speed around weight/fat loss. Apparently you're body/metabolism takes several weeks to realise you are actually not going to be drinking anymore!!
You could also check out food apps etc as a way to get some visibility on intake or mix of carbs/fats/protein etc? In my less disciplined days I never wanted to actually confront the volume (and type) of food I was eating. I'd just go la la la la as I smashed another pack of chips lol.
Any of the above on top of gym training will really get things moving - if you are adding muscle with your training don't get worried if you seem to hit a weight plateau - at that point looking at body shape can be a good indicator of gains.
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@Paekakboyz said in The Future of Hooroo.:
@Hooroo my 2c is to drink heaps of water and have a decent crack at portion control. Could also give the intermittent fasting a hoon - quite a few guys on the fern are doing variations of it with great success. I'm pretty much dry these days aside from the odd beer when out for dinner or at a party/gig. When I cut drinking it took a few months for things to really pick up speed around weight/fat loss. Apparently you're body/metabolism takes several weeks to realise you are actually not going to be drinking anymore!!
You could also check out food apps etc as a way to get some visibility on intake or mix of carbs/fats/protein etc? In my less disciplined days I never wanted to actually confront the volume (and type) of food I was eating. I'd just go la la la la as I smashed another pack of chips lol.
Any of the above on top of gym training will really get things moving - if you are adding muscle with your training don't get worried if you seem to hit a weight plateau - at that point looking at body shape can be a good indicator of gains.
Cheers for tips mate. I am doing ok on portion control I think. This morning was a celery stick, half an apple, half a banana and half a pear with a hunk of fresh ginger in the blender with a cup of water. Really love the flavour and I won't eat again until lunch time.
Lunch is a Sirloin (small) steak, 6 olives, a small bit of feta and 5 cheery tomatoes. Dinner is soup.
Compared to what I was eating, that is A LOT less
