Fit at 41
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@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:
If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them
Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.
Joey Johns is a more flattering comparison
See you do it to yourself eh. Straight to a player from the 90s.
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@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:
If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them
Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.
Joey Johns is a more flattering comparison
See you do it to yourself eh. Straight to a player from the 90s.
It’s nice you analyse my posts so much.
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@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:
If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them
Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.
Joey Johns is a more flattering comparison
See you do it to yourself eh. Straight to a player from the 90s.
It’s nice you analyse my posts so much.
Yeah. Analysis.
"Who the fuck is Joey John's? Oh that's right"
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@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:
If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them
Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.
Out of interest, what changed?
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Oh yeah, this thing.
Did some runs and workouts eh. (managed to crank a 5k at 5min/k the other day) Been hovering under 93kg over a week now.
Gym opening seems more real now (if they can on the 4th July).
Even better, rugby training on the 2nd! Will probably be my first one in over 6 years, looking forward to it! Might have to shift to openside though.
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Oh yeah, this thing.
Did some runs and workouts eh. (managed to crank a 5k at 5min/k the other day) Been hovering under 93kg over a week now.
Gym opening seems more real now (if they can on the 4th July).
Even better, rugby training on the 2nd! Will probably be my first one in over 6 years, looking forward to it! Might have to shift to openside though.
The term is loosehead I believe.
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@Catogrande said in Fit at 41:
Oh yeah, this thing.
Did some runs and workouts eh. (managed to crank a 5k at 5min/k the other day) Been hovering under 93kg over a week now.
Gym opening seems more real now (if they can on the 4th July).
Even better, rugby training on the 2nd! Will probably be my first one in over 6 years, looking forward to it! Might have to shift to openside though.
The term is loosehead I believe.
I'm almost 50, so yeah. Plus, it's probably something else Mrs Rage said. Right @JC ?
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@Catogrande I saw this post earlier and bounced around a few responses in my mind - I just couldn't find one I was happy with.
You found it, thank you 😁
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Sooo...rugby training. 32 max allowed at a time and broken up into groups of 6. Fuck maths.
Anyway, I survived eh! Thankfully due to the numbers and contact restrictions the sessions are limited to an hour so groups can fit in. fluffybunnies half my age are fit these days eh.
Training was broken up into four stations where you moved on after 15 minutes, each with different games/skills/passing/running drills. Luckily my group had bronco last.
Aaaaabsolutely fucken pissed it down and of course this noob put his touch shoes by the door so he'd remember them. And he did! Halfway to training. Running around in old flat sole sneakers on sopping grass sucks shit.
Thought I'd finished the bronco a stage early, so take away the shoes and that pissing about and I think I could have easily gone under 6 minutes - ended up at an unofficial 6:38.
5km this morning was hard to get moving eh, ankles, knees and back don't like me.
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7km yesterday, 3 and a bit today. Thank fuck for baseball caps otherwise my hair wouldn't allow me to do half of that.
Seem to be pretty much sitting just under 92kg now and noticeable body changes, especially around the midriff and thighs. What used to be a good pot belly is now more like a pouch belly and looks ridiculous though.
Rugby training again tomorrow.
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7km yesterday, 3 and a bit today. Thank fuck for baseball caps otherwise my hair wouldn't allow me to do half of that.
Seem to be pretty much sitting just under 92kg now and noticeable body changes, especially around the midriff and thighs. What used to be a good pot belly is now more like a pouch belly and looks ridiculous though.
Rugby training again tomorrow.
92kg isn’t too fat. It’s not like you’re under 5 foot....or do you pose with midgets on FB ?
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7km yesterday, 3 and a bit today. Thank fuck for baseball caps otherwise my hair wouldn't allow me to do half of that.
Seem to be pretty much sitting just under 92kg now and noticeable body changes, especially around the midriff and thighs. What used to be a good pot belly is now more like a pouch belly and looks ridiculous though.
Rugby training again tomorrow.
92kg isn’t too fat. It’s not like you’re under 5 foot....or do you pose with midgets on FB ?
6'. Or about 6'6" without a baseball cap.
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7km yesterday, 3 and a bit today. Thank fuck for baseball caps otherwise my hair wouldn't allow me to do half of that.
Seem to be pretty much sitting just under 92kg now and noticeable body changes, especially around the midriff and thighs. What used to be a good pot belly is now more like a pouch belly and looks ridiculous though.
Rugby training again tomorrow.
92kg isn’t too fat. It’s not like you’re under 5 foot....or do you pose with midgets on FB ?
6'. Or about 6'6" without a baseball cap.
Can't ever take the fro outta the Jew bro.....
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Survived rugby training number 2. Realising it's gonna be a bloody hard slog getting the rugby wits back, but ahh well might as well eh! Reactions and vision (not eyesight) just not at the level of everyone else after so many years off.
A bit frustrating but being an unco fucker that's how any sport/activity has been for me and at least I know for this one the level I can get to, so will push on.
Another 4.5km yesterday too.
Right Achilles (at the base by the heel) really starting to flare up and really stiff when not warmed up. Hopefully just getting used to movement.
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Tick for training number 3.
Right calf is threatening to blow, but managing to keep it under control so far.
Last couple of trainings, instead of the bronco, the drill we've had is 15 seconds to run 50m (or 60 or 70 depending on your bronco result), 15 secs rest, then back. That 3 times is a set. 3 sets the first night, 3.5 sets the second night.
Holding my own - particularly funny running alongside the (very handy) first five that's been there the last couple of years, mouthing off at the asst coach when told to work harder, saying he's tapering and he's old. He's 33. Pulled out shortly after when his hammy blew.
5km this morning and UB workout mid morning. Been lazy on those so last one was a week ago which made it that much harder today!
Drills and exercises luckily are exactly what I need to get back into it - all about handling and space, both on defence and attack. Sloooooowly starting to come back.
Oh and my knees fucken hate me.
