The Barnya Half-Marathon Challenge (on again)
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Heard something alarming from an Institute of Sport guy on the radio: apparently your physical shape at 16 or 17 pretty much determines how much you'll weight through adult life and it's hard to change that weight. Wish someone had bloody told me at the time! I was pretty skinny in my early teenage years, turned into a tubby prick at 16-17 then lost all the weight when I was 18. So going by this guy's comments I'm fucked. Can some of the older Ferners shed some light over whether this is true or not?<br />
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I was a tubby kid. Tubby early teen, then around 16 and 17 got into fairly decent shape to try and get into the Military Academy. When that failed, I thought "fuck it" and went to Uni to laze around and get pissed <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> Now I'm a fat coont. Deal!<br />
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Nah I reckon that is bullshit Barn - its the habits you develop in the research he's talking about. Your fate is always in your hands, and the human mind can overcome anything. -
I was 53kg in my last year at school, and ballooned out to 81.8 by the time Fatbusters started, 10 years later. So it's crap.
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[quote name='Miller V Jackson']<br />
I was 53kg in my last year at school, and ballooned out to 81.8 by the time Fatbusters started, 10 years later. So it's crap. <br />
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Likewise in the 10 year progression fom 17... 63kgs to 85kgs by the start of Fat Busters... -
Yeah, I think what the guy's argument may point to instead is the influence of school sports, judging by what some of you have said and my experiences. Our coaches used to push us bloody hard in training and I thought it was excessive at the time but now that I look back on it we were super lean and super fit. Once high school was finished, I wasn't playing competitive sport, didn't have anyone to yell at me and push me to breaking point, it became a matter of self-discipline and this is much harder to maintain.<br />
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Whereas I guess people who were fat inactive bastards at high school don't have much chance of turning it around because they grew up in an environment of laziness and disregard for one's health so unless they have some sort of mid-life epiphany (like Bart) they'll carry on drifting that way. Pretty big generalisations I know but I've heard lots of stories along these lines. -
[quote name='Miller V Jackson']<br />
I was 53kg in my last year at school, and ballooned out to 81.8 by the time Fatbusters started, 10 years later. So it's crap. <br />
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concur - i was 65kg last year at school, 76 about 3-4 years later, then hit 86 at 25. about 5 months ago i was 96 at 29yo, but am down to 86 again. -
mid life thingy, why you little...<br />
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Although it doesn't take long for the weight to go on - you think that you are 'just a couple of kilos' over your playing weight, and enxt miunute it is 14 kgs... Now am about 7kg below playing weight. WOuld have been very easy to go way fatter, but am now addicted to rowing like I was to rugby, the discipline is back, and lvong it!! -
I might have to get back into the rowing machine Bart, I used to do it regularly at school but not at all since. The machines are always unoccupied at the gym for some reason.<br />
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What are the things a beginner has to think about? All about rhythm right, and push off with the knees and let the arms follow?<br />
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[quote name='Barnya']<br />
I might have to get back into the rowing machine Bart, I used to do it regularly at school but not at all since. The machines are always unoccupied at the gym for some reason.<br />
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What are the things a beginner has to think about? All about rhythm right, and push off with the knees and let the arms follow?<br />
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And what's a good time/distance to aim at first up?<br />
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Wander onto the rowing forum, there are some good tips on there about form etc. I need someone to compete with at the beginners end of the scale too, Bart's times are scary. -
16/8: A quiet day, was going to go to the gym and do the rowing machines but had to have a meeting with my supervisor instead. Did 50 sit ups and 50 push ups and some wrist exercises.<br />
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Left knee very very painful from walking downhill to uni, but went away once I rested it up again.<br />
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Breakfast: spaghetti on wholegrain toast<br />
Lunch: 2min noodles<br />
Dinner: chicken and vege pasta, no sauce<br />
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Snacking: apple, two toffee pops, some Sakata crackers.<br />
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[quote name='Barnya']<br />
some wrist exercises.<br />
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Make sure you keep your fluids up as well <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
yes, that the best thing about rowing machines - you can turn up in the busiest times, and there will always be a rower free. Local gym has 5 machines, and they are usually all empty, or a few people coming on and doing a 5 minute warmup before wieghts or something. not many sad bastards jumping on and rowing for half hours!!
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[quote name='Barnya']<br />
some wrist exercises.<br />
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Make sure you keep your fluids up as well <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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<img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> Beat me to it. Pun intended :2funny: -
It sat up and said hit me...<br />
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If Barnyard's dedication to exercise is the equal of his dedication to updating this daily, I think he's in trouble... -
I don't know how much of the credit you can take for this MVJ but definitely some; I have gotten three cheeky pashes over the last couple of weekends. One bangin' hottie and the other two more than passable. Whether or not this attributable to my weight loss or just the fact that I am an insatiable sexual predator with charm, looks and a great dress sense is debatable, but I must say that during my morning lustful gaze into the mirror lately I have noticed that my face is getting slimmer.<br />
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Breakfast: You're having a laugh.<br />
Lunch: Greaseburger and chips<br />
Dinner: One chicken drumstick, skin removed, pasta and veges.<br />
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Exercise: I went on a drunken stagger through Dunedin last night that took about 90mins. All in all a good night's work.<br />
Alcohol consumption: Beer, wine (white and red), champagne, whisky, vodka, tequila, bourbon, rum, in varying amounts. -
On the back of some credible medical advice, my mounting thesis workload and due to the utterly ludicrous $35 entry fee, I have decided not to run the HM. I will however continue my fitness program with a view to running one well prepared next year.
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[quote name='Barnya']<br />
On the back of some credible medical advice, my mounting thesis workload and due to the utterly ludicrous $35 entry fee, I have decided not to run the HM. I will however continue my fitness program with a view to running one well prepared next year.<br />
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May I refer my learned friends to the statement I gave a few pages ago ...<br />
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[quote name='Luigi']<br />
Barnya has a history of setting himself some high risk task, asking for advice, not listening to it and failing miserably (cooking duck anyone?).<br />
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I hope this isn't to be a repeat. <br />
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Bring us triumph Barnya, not disaster. <br />
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