Building myself back up
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Shin healed very quickly and was able to get back into running on Wednesday. Took it pretty easy but no issues. First swimming session today going full pelt with legs and again no issue. Thrashed out the haematoma in half the time!
New relationship is going great but taking its toll on my time and sleep. Shouldn't really complain though. I'm very lucky to have found her.
Sheesh, she's the lucky one mate. It's not every day a bird stumbles across a middle-aged bloke who spends half his day on the Fern arguing with random dudes
on the internet, then the other half thrashing himself in the pool or doing ultra-endurance races that nearly kill him.If she is still around after one of your eating cheat days, you've probably got yourself a keeper.
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@voodoo said in Building myself back up:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Shin healed very quickly and was able to get back into running on Wednesday. Took it pretty easy but no issues. First swimming session today going full pelt with legs and again no issue. Thrashed out the haematoma in half the time!
New relationship is going great but taking its toll on my time and sleep. Shouldn't really complain though. I'm very lucky to have found her.
Sheesh, she's the lucky one mate. It's not every day a bird stumbles across a middle-aged bloke who spends half his day on the Fern arguing with random dudes
on the internet, then the other half thrashing himself in the pool or doing ultra-endurance races that nearly kill him.If she is still around after one of your eating cheat days, you've probably got yourself a keeper.
Being on the fern is an absolute magnet for quality poon tang.
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16 days!!!! This section of the forum is on life support. Hopefully people are more active than their accounts!
Been trying to find the right balance in recent weeks. New relationship has meant less of an obsessive focus on exercise but it's still important. Also had a couple of stupid Saturdays in terms of overindulgence. For example, I had a massive hankering for granola and ate 4 bowls. That was in addition to all the other shit. Bloats me like a farking puffer fish.
But yeah, hoping to get the balance and routines back in order. Swimming has been phenomenal recently and want to keep up the momentum on that.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
16 days!!!! This section of the forum is on life support. Hopefully people are more active than their accounts!
Been trying to find the right balance in recent weeks. New relationship has meant less of an obsessive focus on exercise but it's still important. Also had a couple of stupid Saturdays in terms of overindulgence. For example, I had a massive hankering for granola and ate 4 bowls. That was in addition to all the other shit. Bloats me like a farking puffer fish.
But yeah, hoping to get the balance and routines back in order. Swimming has been phenomenal recently and want to keep up the momentum on that.
Can confirm. I’ll try and think of something exciting to write in my thread.
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Been a while again.
Keeping on keeping on. Probably need to recalibrate a bit. New relationship and er sleeping habits have changed routines somewhat and diet has been a bit hit and miss. Bodyfat % at 6.6 so I need to eat more on training days and have less binging. New gf has been good with this and moving forward I'm going to try a few things to see what's optimal. One thing for sure is that despite being in a much better place mentally I'm loving the training. Looks like it's a part of me now which is good. Just have to fuel it better.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Been a while again.
Keeping on keeping on. Probably need to recalibrate a bit. New relationship and er sleeping habits have changed routines somewhat and diet has been a bit hit and miss. Bodyfat % at 6.6 so I need to eat more on training days and have less binging. New gf has been good with this and moving forward I'm going to try a few things to see what's optimal. One thing for sure is that despite being in a much better place mentally I'm loving the training. Looks like it's a part of me now which is good. Just have to fuel it better.
Fat cnt
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6 point fucking 6 percent! No more sniffing pies for you brah!
I think you have plenty of scope to increase the eats and throw in some treats lol
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@Rancid-Schnitzel not sure Bodyfat and 6.6% should even be put together...anything under 10% doesnt count!
I'm stoked to get under 20%!
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@Paekakboyz said in Building myself back up:
6 point fucking 6 percent! No more sniffing pies for you brah!
I think you have plenty of scope to increase the eats and throw in some treats lol
Some beers wouldn’t go amiss either
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@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
@Paekakboyz said in Building myself back up:
6 point fucking 6 percent! No more sniffing pies for you brah!
I think you have plenty of scope to increase the eats and throw in some treats lol
Some beers wouldn’t go amiss either
Ironically I had 4 beers the same day I had that test! Was the Ritchie McCaw event. So probably 7.6% now.
Ritchie looking in great shape btw. Definitely not looking to copy Brendan Llaney.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
@MN5 said in Building myself back up:
@Paekakboyz said in Building myself back up:
6 point fucking 6 percent! No more sniffing pies for you brah!
I think you have plenty of scope to increase the eats and throw in some treats lol
Some beers wouldn’t go amiss either
Ironically I had 4 beers the same day I had that test! Was the Ritchie McCaw event. So probably 7.6% now.
Ritchie looking in great shape btw. Definitely not looking to copy Brendan Llaney.
From what I’ve seen he looks more triathlete than Rugby player.
Possibly fitter than in his playing days but not sure I’d back him to take down a rampaging Billy Vunipola like back in the day.
If you gain over 1% of body fat with four beers I must be over 100% by now !!!!!
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A fair bit happened the past couple of days. The ex finally left my house and I started the move back with my youngest. I'd been living with my parents for almost 4 months. Obviously delighted and relieved to be moving back but the breakup and everything associated with it has left me so sad. When picking up the key, my ex told me that she was sorry for everything, that she had made major changes and that I was "the one" for her. I have to say that has fairly fůcked me up. Her pain, regret and sadness were so hard to witness. I feel so sorry for her despite all of this having been self-inflicted and me having been hurt so badly. It would almost be better if it was acrimonious. I was absolutely committed to seeing that relationship through to the end. Such a waste. Am really optimistic about the future but goddam this is hanging over me. I really hope she meets someone else and moves on, but it's more likely she'll get hurt in the sewer that is online dating. Wish I didn't care but I do. Why are people so blind and only act when it's far too late?
Anyway, training vital to keeping the blues away but am enjoying it. Running is much more pleasant now that I'm not training for a marathon! So body great, but mind not so much.....
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
A fair bit happened the past couple of days. The ex finally left my house and I started the move back with my youngest. I'd been living with my parents for almost 4 months. Obviously delighted and relieved to be moving back but the breakup and everything associated with it has left me so sad. When picking up the key, my ex told me that she was sorry for everything, that she had made major changes and that I was "the one" for her. I have to say that has fairly fůcked me up. Her pain, regret and sadness were so hard to witness. I feel so sorry for her despite all of this having been self-inflicted and me having been hurt so badly. It would almost be better if it was acrimonious. I was absolutely committed to seeing that relationship through to the end. Such a waste. Am really optimistic about the future but goddam this is hanging over me. I really hope she meets someone else and moves on, but it's more likely she'll get hurt in the sewer that is online dating. Wish I didn't care but I do. Why are people so blind and only act when it's far too late?
Anyway, training vital to keeping the blues away but am enjoying it. Running is much more pleasant now that I'm not training for a marathon! So body great, but mind not so much.....
Women are all mental pal, it just depends to what degree. Whilst there are some I’ll look back on and thank my lucky stars I’m not involved with in any shape or form there’s still some that make me sad when I think of them.
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Am together with a crossfitter now so gave a class a go last week. While I really like the interval training/transition aspect of crossfit, I'm no fan of lifting a bar above the head while fatigued. Still, it encouraged me to get out of comfort zone and try new things. Made me want to work on things like front squat. Been phoning legs in for a while so time to change things up.
Saw Iron Man for the first time this weekend. It's actually not bad. I realised that RD Jr was exactly my age when they filmed it. While he's obviously a recovering drug maniac, he did have the Hollywood machine behind him to get fit for that role. GF commented that I'm in considerably better shape than him. That made my decade. I like this one....
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23 days. Fark me.
Lots of training but all been a bit chaotic. I'm a creature of habit so that's been difficult. I like to have a set program but it's been quite different week to week. New relationship is in a good place so determining what our respective schedules will be going forward will have a big influence over what I'm doing. Bit of a double-edged sword: great new and important relationship, but has thrown off my routines than have been vitally important for me. Ultimately it's good for me to ramp down and be less obsessive, but structure is still important.
Anyway, dabbling in crossfit has shown me that my mobility is absolutely fůcked. Currently doing the Mobility Manual program which is headed by Olympic weightlifter Sonny Webster. It's good shit. It's just about taking the time. I've previously just been get in get out and that's stoopid if I want to continue to hammer myself into my old age!
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
23 days. Fark me.
Lots of training but all been a bit chaotic. I'm a creature of habit so that's been difficult. I like to have a set program but it's been quite different week to week. New relationship is in a good place so determining what our respective schedules will be going forward will have a big influence over what I'm doing. Bit of a double-edged sword: great new and important relationship, but has thrown off my routines than have been vitally important for me. Ultimately it's good for me to ramp down and be less obsessive, but structure is still important.
Anyway, dabbling in crossfit has shown me that my mobility is absolutely fůcked. Currently doing the Mobility Manual program which is headed by Olympic weightlifter Sonny Webster. It's good shit. It's just about taking the time. I've previously just been get in get out and that's stoopid if I want to continue to hammer myself into my old age!
Yep, mobility decreases as you age even if you’re in otherwise good shape. Fuck it sux.
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Shit. Been ages. But I keep on keeping on. Been blasting it a bit recently to offset the Christmas season blow-outs. Definitely need a new goal from the new year but no idea what. Ocean swim is up there, maybe a triathalon. But I hate bike riding.... Definitely not another marathon or Adventure Race!
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It's been months. Bloody hell. One of the few things in life that has been consistent is my training. Starting to get a real boner for the ski ergo. That's a great piece of kit if you use the butterfly technique. Thinking of maybe treating myself to one for Christmas.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
It's been months. Bloody hell. One of the few things in life that has been consistent is my training. Starting to get a real boner for the ski ergo. That's a great piece of kit if you use the butterfly technique. Thinking of maybe treating myself to one for Christmas.
Treat yourself bro, you deserve it