Building myself back up
-
Sounds like a bike adventure not to be repeated. I gave up on biking due to back issues. It worked.
I've been light the last 3 weeks due to work and being really busy, and 2 different cuts which kept me out of the pool 5 days each time, still on an easy 15 pull ups and easy 2 swims a week. I think using the band daily for my shoulders has made a visible and material affect, increasing strength, size, flexibility.I wanted to ask you about your eating. Do you focus on it much? Going forward I'm going to be more methodical, with a focus on regularly eating different foods containing digestive enzymes through the day, and different sources of protein also through the day....not just chicken breast.
Another thing I am working on is my awful swimming technique.
-
@wairau said in Building myself back up:
Sounds like a bike adventure not to be repeated. I gave up on biking due to back issues. It worked.
I've been light the last 3 weeks due to work and being really busy, and 2 different cuts which kept me out of the pool 5 days each time, still on an easy 15 pull ups and easy 2 swims a week. I think using the band daily for my shoulders has made a visible and material affect, increasing strength, size, flexibility.I wanted to ask you about your eating. Do you focus on it much? Going forward I'm going to be more methodical, with a focus on regularly eating different foods containing digestive enzymes through the day, and different sources of protein also through the day....not just chicken breast.
Another thing I am working on is my awful swimming technique.
Cuts and swimming do not mixš¬. Hope youāre ok now. My swimming technique is pretty crap as well. Ultimately I look at it as a means of staying fit but it would be nice to glide through the water like the good swimmers.
Iām very anal about my diet. I posted it a while back and am happy to do it again. Itās a bit boring though:
Breakfast: Cup of oats mixed with shake (2 eggs, 2 egg whites, protein powder) + berries.
Morning tea: 2 rice cakes with peanut butter.
Lunch: 1.5 chicken breasts, rice, mustard and almonds.
Afternoon: spinach/kale shake with protein powder
Dinner: Repeat lunch but with salmon, turkey or steak. No nuts.
Before bed: Protein shake.
On Saturdays I eat whatever I want from lunchtime onwards although try to lay off the sugary treats and ice cream.
Due to the marathon training Iāve also added a pasta meal to Sunday night and will probably add another on Wednesday nights.
-
Swimming wise, I am trying to do a few things-get my head down more, reach much further in a streamlined position (requiring better shoulder flexibility, which takes time), and then only apply power once catch is completed (I tend to waste effort through premature pulling haha). Then speed up the stroke a little (MN5 is getting excited reading this!). I don't want to do too much distance of endless laps of bad form, like I did last year, more drills and sprints. Do you use a snorkel? Great swim aid
You have a good diet, this is what I have or try to have:
-frozen blueberries twice a day-half bowl with a few spoons of pomegranate juice (chilled) and a teaspoon of cinnamon (the good variety, ceylon). Delicious
-Walnuts and almonds -chuck in airfryer for 3 m at 9ish with other things that purportedly assist sleep ...like tart cherry juice+water, a kiwi fruit, then blend: banana, probiotic yogurt, milk and oats, honey, protein powder.
-twice a day I'll drink some egg white, I buy it in a carton.
-before morning swim spirulina and beet juice, and egg white, and any supplements.
-after swim blended protein powder-with chia seeds, yeast flakes, ginger. also a snack of dates and pineapple
-rest of the day, 2 meals around chicken and wild salmon/beef every second day, with things like lemon juice, mango, papaya, tumeric, lentils, chick peas, green vege blend juice+ apple cider vinegar, peanut butter, avocado ...
other workouts are hike repeats 30m at pace, pull up session, walking on treadmill + pool kicking, and I a general weight session -
@wairau said in Building myself back up:
Swimming wise, I am trying to do a few things-get my head down more, reach much further in a streamlined position (requiring better shoulder flexibility, which takes time), and then only apply power once catch is completed (I tend to waste effort through premature pulling haha). Then speed up the stroke a little (MN5 is getting excited reading this!). I don't want to do too much distance of endless laps of bad form, like I did last year, more drills and sprints. Do you use a snorkel? Great swim aid
You have a good diet, this is what I have or try to have:
-frozen blueberries twice a day-half bowl with a few spoons of pomegranate juice (chilled) and a teaspoon of cinnamon (the good variety, ceylon). Delicious
-Walnuts and almonds -chuck in airfryer for 3 m at 9ish with other things that purportedly assist sleep ...like tart cherry juice+water, a kiwi fruit, then blend: banana, probiotic yogurt, milk and oats, honey, protein powder.
-twice a day I'll drink some egg white, I buy it in a carton.
-before morning swim spirulina and beet juice, and egg white, and any supplements.
-after swim blended protein powder-with chia seeds, yeast flakes, ginger. also a snack of dates and pineapple
-rest of the day, 2 meals around chicken and wild salmon/beef every second day, with things like lemon juice, mango, papaya, tumeric, lentils, chick peas, green vege blend juice+ apple cider vinegar, peanut butter, avocado ...
other workouts are hike repeats 30m at pace, pull up session, walking on treadmill + pool kicking, and I a general weight sessionThat all looks really good. I should really mix it up more and get a bit more adventurous but Iām pretty stuck in my ways when it concerns food. Problem is that it doesnāt take much to mess up the balance and then I get low blood sugar. One day Iāll go to a proper dietician and get a proper assessment of everything. Definitely have to have that cheat day though. Nice to have that day to look forward to.
My problem with swimming is that my arse isnāt high enough and I donāt āsitā properly in the water. I also tense too much in my arms and shoulders so I have issues with my arms aching like crazy after a certain distance. This is getting better but was a real problem for a long time. Same with breathing. Coach is trying me on every 3rd stroke but Iām just not comfortable breathing on my right side.
Snorkel is great. I now use it for kickboard, which makes those appalling sessions a little more tolerable.
My best friend is the pull buoy. Due to my arse raising g issues, itās an absolute dream using that thing.
Gee that last para is dodgy without context!
-
@wairau said in Building myself back up:
Swimming wise, I am trying to do a few things-get my head down more, reach much further in a streamlined position (requiring better shoulder flexibility, which takes time), and then only apply power once catch is completed (I tend to waste effort through premature pulling haha). Then speed up the stroke a little (MN5 is getting excited reading this!). I don't want to do too much distance of endless laps of bad form, like I did last year, more drills and sprints. Do you use a snorkel? Great swim aid
You have a good diet, this is what I have or try to have:
-frozen blueberries twice a day-half bowl with a few spoons of pomegranate juice (chilled) and a teaspoon of cinnamon (the good variety, ceylon). Delicious
-Walnuts and almonds -chuck in airfryer for 3 m at 9ish with other things that purportedly assist sleep ...like tart cherry juice+water, a kiwi fruit, then blend: banana, probiotic yogurt, milk and oats, honey, protein powder.
-twice a day I'll drink some egg white, I buy it in a carton.
-before morning swim spirulina and beet juice, and egg white, and any supplements.
-after swim blended protein powder-with chia seeds, yeast flakes, ginger. also a snack of dates and pineapple
-rest of the day, 2 meals around chicken and wild salmon/beef every second day, with things like lemon juice, mango, papaya, tumeric, lentils, chick peas, green vege blend juice+ apple cider vinegar, peanut butter, avocado ...
other workouts are hike repeats 30m at pace, pull up session, walking on treadmill + pool kicking, and I a general weight sessionIām quite offended. This page has much bigger piston wristed gibbons than me on it.....
-
-
@voodoo said in Building myself back up:
I have a 1.2kg pork belly just for myself tonight. I'll probably save some leftovers for the kids to eat tomorrow, will see how I go.
Cant understand why I'm not losing weight
Donāt add taters then at least you wont have carbs with it
-
@mn5 said in Building myself back up:
Iām quite offended. This page has much bigger piston wristed gibbons than me on it.....
At 95kgs and change, I thought you were easily the biggest piston wristed gibbon out there.
@Rancid-Schnitzel sounds like you are swimming uphill, not downhill. I have a possible solution. forget the snorkel for kicking (just use it for up-tempo laps, to keep good form). Grab two kick boards. Throw them at Hitler. After that, stack them and rest hands/forearms on top in standard kicking form (or as MN5 would say "Assume the position".) The added boyancy will lift your upperbody unnaturally high. Shit, use 3 haha. While you are kicking, consciously try your lower back and butt up, and hamstrings up. Then, when you return to swimming your body will be lower but hopefully you've got used to lifting the legs etc. Anyway, can't hurt to try, I think it helped me. Another thing I do would be just floating in the water, soft kicking, head down, with the snorkel, hands stretched out, to get feel for balance in the water
-
@voodoo said in Building myself back up:
I have a 1.2kg pork belly just for myself tonight. I'll probably save some leftovers for the kids to eat tomorrow, will see how I go.
Cant understand why I'm not losing weight
Don't hold yourself back! Go the whole hog! EDIT: the sandwich sounds delicious !
I guess you'd need to go hard on the rowing machine for 5 hours to compensate...Nutrition Facts
For a Serving Size of 1200 grams (1200g)
Calories 3388.2 Calories from Fat 2668.2 (78.7%)
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 296.5g -
Saturated fat 98.8g -
Cholesterol 635.3mg -
Sodium 4941.2mg 206%
Carbohydrates 0g -
Net carbs 0g -
Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 183.5g -
@mn5 said in Building myself back up:
@voodoo said in Building myself back up:
I have a 1.2kg pork belly just for myself tonight. I'll probably save some leftovers for the kids to eat tomorrow, will see how I go.
Cant understand why I'm not losing weight
Donāt add taters then at least you wont have carbs with it
Had spuds and also lightly toasted a baguette and made a pork belly roll with gravy. Double carbs, was pretty damn good
-
@wairau said in Building myself back up:
@mn5 said in Building myself back up:
Iām quite offended. This page has much bigger piston wristed gibbons than me on it.....
At 95kgs and change, I thought you were easily the biggest piston wristed gibbon out there.
@Rancid-Schnitzel sounds like you are swimming uphill, not downhill. I have a possible solution. forget the snorkel for kicking (just use it for up-tempo laps, to keep good form). Grab two kick boards. Throw them at Hitler. After that, stack them and rest hands/forearms on top in standard kicking form (or as MN5 would say "Assume the position".) The added boyancy will lift your upperbody unnaturally high. Shit, use 3 haha. While you are kicking, consciously try your lower back and butt up, and hamstrings up. Then, when you return to swimming your body will be lower but hopefully you've got used to lifting the legs etc. Anyway, can't hurt to try, I think it helped me. Another thing I do would be just floating in the water, soft kicking, head down, with the snorkel, hands stretched out, to get feel for balance in the water
Biggest #athlete definitely but thereās fat fluffybunnies on here that have me beat
-
@wairau said in Building myself back up:
@mn5 said in Building myself back up:
Iām quite offended. This page has much bigger piston wristed gibbons than me on it.....
At 95kgs and change, I thought you were easily the biggest piston wristed gibbon out there.
@Rancid-Schnitzel sounds like you are swimming uphill, not downhill. I have a possible solution. forget the snorkel for kicking (just use it for up-tempo laps, to keep good form). Grab two kick boards. Throw them at Hitler. After that, stack them and rest hands/forearms on top in standard kicking form (or as MN5 would say "Assume the position".) The added boyancy will lift your upperbody unnaturally high. Shit, use 3 haha. While you are kicking, consciously try your lower back and butt up, and hamstrings up. Then, when you return to swimming your body will be lower but hopefully you've got used to lifting the legs etc. Anyway, can't hurt to try, I think it helped me. Another thing I do would be just floating in the water, soft kicking, head down, with the snorkel, hands stretched out, to get feel for balance in the water
Cheers Mate, appreciate the tip! Will definitely give that a go. Anything to make it easier. And Hitler deserves it too š
-
Was supposed to be leg day today but entire back is still really sore. Did ABs and light stuff, calves etc but was all very limited. Super pissed off. I voiced my concerns to this bloke about injury and he assured me that they would take easier trails etc. Instead he gives me a shit bike and takes a trail heād never even been on and which 3 guys with decades of experience stacked on. Iām lucky I didnāt suffer more damage.
Its like me inviting him for a workout and doing some bullshit CrossFit thing that Iāve never done myself.
-
Due to continued back issues (fĆŗcking tardbike crĆ„p) I reluctantly avoided the gym yesterday. Didnāt help that I was chained to a desk for 12 hours. Ended up going for a long walk fairly late. Was really nice actually. Listened to a pod cast and moved the body a bit. Beats lounging on the couch watching some crap on TV. Will have to make it a more regular thing.
Back still a bit meh but went to boot camp. Went pretty well and no twinges or anything. Did 7km run after that and all good. Swimming this evening should be great for recovery. Hopefully no further issues. Definitely wonāt be going mountain biking with that dude again any time soon.
-
Was a pretty shitty week all round. Dad in hospital, work stress and eldest being horrible again. So took it out on myself on Saturday morning. Tough swim session then the half marathon. Felt good so just went for it like an idiot. Ended up at 1hr49min which was pretty crazy. A bit of a pointless exercise but obviously needed to smash myself. Certainly helped the mental side of things even though the body was a bit ravaged. Feeling ok today so thankfully wasnāt too stupid.
-
@rancid-schnitzel great run, congrats on knocking that one off after a tough week!
-
now that is how you redivert stress!! nice effort bro - sorry to hear life is being a bitch. Hope your Dad is on the improve.
But dude, how was your back after that run!
-
@paekakboyz said in Building myself back up:
now that is how you redivert stress!! nice effort bro - sorry to hear life is being a bitch. Hope your Dad is on the improve.
But dude, how was your back after that run!
Thanks Bro. Heās going home today but still waiting for pathology results (tumour in the bladder). Hopefully all good.
Back was fine actually but was walking like a gimp for 2 days!
-
@rancid-schnitzel Cracking time for the half. Well played.
