The Get fit club!

**52Paddy** · 21st Apr 12, 20:22

Originally Posted by Garry Walker

How many times are you currently doing it per week and how many reps?

Currently every second day (so three or four times per week, depending). It's both exercises. The 'weight on chest' exercise is 2 sets of 20 reps and a final set of 'double 20' (i.e. I move left twice, then right twice). The 'alternating leg' exercise, I do 50 reps for the first two sets and 75 for the final one.

**J4MIE** · 24th Apr 12, 19:56

I cycled 13.5km on Sunday afternoon, though to be fair I walked it up most of the hills

But it's a start.

**Big Ben** · 26th Apr 12, 14:57

well, well... My aim is 90 kilos which I consider to be the upper limit for my 190 cm.... so I need to get rid of 6 kilos... I think that will not downgrade me to Average Ben, right?

I managed to get from 118 kgs to 90.... and now it seems I'm going backwards again. It's quite depressing....

**donKey jote** · 27th Apr 12, 17:58

I'm just back from 3 days of fish & chips, pies and curries, so I probably need to get rid of 6 kilos just to get back to my normal 100kg

**fandango** · 28th Apr 12, 10:54

Originally Posted by Big Ben

well, well... My aim is 90 kilos which I consider to be the upper limit for my 190 cm.... so I need to get rid of 6 kilos... I think that will not downgrade me to Average Ben, right?

I managed to get from 118 kgs to 90.... and now it seems I'm going backwards again. It's quite depressing....

Holy s**t, that's 28kg you lost! Amazing. Don't let it get you down putting a kilo or two back on, you just need to gather mental strength and get into it again.

**fandango** · 29th Apr 12, 11:11

I'm gradually getting back my running routine. I did my early morning Sunday run today. I've always been an early riser, so it's great to get out for a run with some good music on the headphones. 15km along the seafront in Barcelona. Sun, light breeze, Mediterranean - heaven. And I managed to do it at an average of over 10km/h. And when I'm back in Dublin someone always asks if I'm thinking of moving back...

**Big Ben** · 29th Apr 12, 17:50

Thanks for the support guys.

Originally Posted by fandango

I'm gradually getting back my running routine. I did my early morning Sunday run today. I've always been an early riser, so it's great to get out for a run with some good music on the headphones. 15km along the seafront in Barcelona. Sun, light breeze, Mediterranean - heaven. And I managed to do it at an average of over 10km/h. And when I'm back in Dublin someone always asks if I'm thinking of moving back...

wow... very good pace. I envy you for the surroundings too. I'm doing my running on a treadmill usually. I go to the gym quite often so it's hard to do that and run somewhere outside too. The good thing is I don´t have mosquitos between my teeth when I finish. I usually 'do' '10 km' in one hour. i don't know if i could keep that pace in the 'real world'. I usually get really bored after an hour. It's also quite painful after that. I once ran for an hour and a half, my feet were quite damaged and there was blood on my t-shirt. I don't know how normal is that but I've decided it would be wiser to do shorter sessions more frequently.

Last week I went to tae bo for the first time. It was me and 10 girls

. It was quite intense. I sweat like a sick horse. I think I shall go again.

**52Paddy** · 7th May 12, 12:51

Originally Posted by fandango

I'm gradually getting back my running routine. I did my early morning Sunday run today. I've always been an early riser, so it's great to get out for a run with some good music on the headphones. 15km along the seafront in Barcelona. Sun, light breeze, Mediterranean - heaven. And I managed to do it at an average of over 10km/h. And when I'm back in Dublin someone always asks if I'm thinking of moving back...

Ha! Don't bother

I went on a 6k run around Drimnagh and Bluebell yesterday. I started off my running routine in Limerick, where there is some nice scenery - running in Dublin suburbs just doesn't cut it

**tfp** · 7th May 12, 23:39

Originally Posted by Big Ben

Thanks for the support guys.

Last week I went to tae bo for the first time. It was me and 10 girls

. It was quite intense. I sweat like a sick horse. I think I shall go again.

Tae bo? 10 girls? Where do I sign?

P.s, what is tae bo?

**Big Ben** · 8th May 12, 08:49

Originally Posted by tfp

Tae bo? 10 girls? Where do I sign?

P.s, what is tae bo?

Tae Bo is a portmanteau of tae kwon do and boxing. It uses the motions of martial arts at a rapid pace designed to promote fitness. This is pretty much what wikipedia says about it. Basically you pretend you are Neo beating the living days out of countless agents Smith

. You also do a lot of push-ups and stuff like that.

**donKey jote** · 17th May 12, 18:39

Originally Posted by donKey jote

I'm just back from 3 days of fish & chips, pies and curries, so I probably need to get rid of 6 kilos just to get back to my normal 100kg

Just back from 2 weeks on a forced diet

and down to 92 - or what I was 15 years ago.
Now I just have to see how long I can keep it down

**ioan** · 17th May 12, 21:54

Originally Posted by donKey jote

Just back from 2 weeks on a forced diet

and down to 92 - or what I was 15 years ago.
Now I just have to see how long I can keep it down

You can go for another 2 weeks forced diet any time!

**donKey jote** · 17th May 12, 22:07

It's not really something I'd want to go through again

**tfp** · 18th May 12, 14:26

I have a question for the get fit club...I hurt my back at work yesterday, i have middle back aches and pains, I have already missed my daily sprint last night. Is it not a good idea to go out jogging with middle back pains or will it not affect me too much? I really dont want to leave it too long before I can run again!!

**Garry Walker** · 20th May 12, 12:01

Originally Posted by tfp

I have a question for the get fit club...I hurt my back at work yesterday, i have middle back aches and pains, I have already missed my daily sprint last night. Is it not a good idea to go out jogging with middle back pains or will it not affect me too much? I really dont want to leave it too long before I can run again!!

I tend to follow the following principle - I am not a top athlete, I am not preparing for the olympics. My goal is to stay healthy and do sports for my own enjoyment. That means that whenever I suffer from some kind of injury, I try to cut down on exercises to get healthy again. So depending on how much pain you suffer from, a 2-3 day rest is not a bad idea.

**ioan** · 20th May 12, 21:30

Originally Posted by Garry Walker

I tend to follow the following principle - I am not a top athlete, I am not preparing for the olympics. My goal is to stay healthy and do sports for my own enjoyment. That means that whenever I suffer from some kind of injury, I try to cut down on exercises to get healthy again. So depending on how much pain you suffer from, a 2-3 day rest is not a bad idea.

Exactly.
Give it a rest for a couple of days, jogging with a back pain is not funny and will not help you get better, and you won't lose your form either, not even if you pause for a week.
BTW if it's not getting better within a week go see a chiropractor, they can solve the issue within 30 minutes.

**tfp** · 7th Jun 12, 23:31

Thanks to Garry and Ioan for the advice

I think we should promote these two to the fitness thread moderators

**Garry Walker** · 8th Jun 12, 21:12

Originally Posted by tfp

Thanks to Garry and Ioan for the advice

I think we should promote these two to the fitness thread moderators

Ioan and I as a team would promise more fireworks than in London on new years eve

I myself am suffering from a sickness at the moment, so all my training schedule is all messed up. Very depressing.

**tfp** · 10th Jun 12, 00:53

Originally Posted by Garry Walker

Ioan and I as a team would promise more fireworks than in London on new years eve

I myself am suffering from a sickness at the moment, so all my training schedule is all messed up. Very depressing.

Agh, no good, hope you get over the sickness soon!

I've got to be careful myself, I sprained my shoulder at work the other day, and my biking exercises are on hold