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Workout Thread IV (pg. 615)
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| MSZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by DancingMonkey
Took me some of that the other day. By the time I got to the gym my face was melting off. Eventually that feeling went away, but as I was deadlifting I almost fainted and could see through time.
BEST PRE WORKOUT EVER |
LOL BETTER THAN COKE. |
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| DancingMonkey |
| quote: | Originally posted by MSZ
LOL BETTER THAN COKE. |
I GOT SUCKER PUNCHED. TO THE EXTREME. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Urgh. I went for a run earlier and my stomach has felt extremely rough ever since. I really do wonder why I ing bother sometimes. |
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| Paradox Lost |
Not necessarily related to *my* workouts, but I'm scheduled to be interviewed for the position of head varsity cross country coach at a local high school. :)
I look forward to finally being able to impart the exhilarating misery upon others. |
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| Paradox-SJ |
| Why do people run when they want to get in shape...it's counter productive to the goal. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by Paradox-SJ
Why do people run when they want to get in shape...it's counter productive to the goal. |
Depends what you mean by "get in shape".
I also find it disturbing that your username is a mutation of mine and Paradox Lost's, and we were the last two people to post... |
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| Fledz |
Why is it counter productive? It's one of the best full body exercises there is.
If you're talking about building muscle, then excessive running is counter productive as you reduce muscle, but we're talking half marathon distances here.
HIIT is one of the most effective ways to exercise. I don't see where you're coming from. |
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| Paradox Lost |
| quote: | Originally posted by Paradox-SJ
Why do people run when they want to get in shape...it's counter productive to the goal. |
A sound cardiovascular foundation generally key to most people's comprehensive fitness goals, and running is simply an effective way to develop one (though not the only way, admittedly). In addition, high intensity interval training has been associated with fat loss for some time now, with the running (sprinting, in this case) being highly effective to that end.
Of course, not all varieties of running are conducive to every fitness goal- I wouldn't advise aspiring bodybuilders to chalk up high weekly mileages, for example.
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I also find it disturbing that your username is a mutation of mine and Paradox Lost's, and we were the last two people to post... |
Rather than just quote our individual remarks, he just came up with a username that manages to address us simultaneously...
...last year. :nervous: |
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| ziptnf |
I've decided that during my Yoga on sundays, I'm going to focus more on recovery and restoration (Yin) as opposed to lots of vinyasas and difficult poses (Yang). My weekly workouts are difficult enough, so I'd just as soon work on my flexibility and recover my sore muscles than work on durability.
Of course, there will always be days when I might like to challenge myself with a Bikram session where I'm doing some mega-yoga and sweating my balls off, but today I felt like relaxing. And it turned out great. :D
Sunsurge is an incredible DJ for Yoga sessions. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
Did my 10k for charity this morning. Woke up at 7am and it was absolutely pissing it down with rain. I had to be at the assembly point before 8.15, but the race didn't start until 9, so I had a full hour of getting soaking wet from the downpour before I even started. There was literally a current of water flowing down the street as we left the assembly point.
Still, despite the tiness of the weather and a huge amount of people clogging up the route, stopping at random or ambling along in groups, I still managed to finish in a PB of 49:46. That's almost 3 minutes faster than my previous record, which I'm pretty damn proud of, especially after posting a ty 55 minutes on Tuesday. Having lots of people to overtake is a great way to spur you on - people would overtake me, which would make me speed up and comfortably overtake them again. For the last kilometre I was going all out - my hands were tingling and going numb, which is always a sign that you're really pushing yourself.
Hopefully there'll be some photos to put up soon. I might even be in one or two. Now let the training for the half marathon commence. |
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| ziptnf |
| Hey, nice job man. I admire your work ethic. Questions: What was the hardest kilometer? What was the worst part? The best part? |
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| SYSTEM-J |
Not very insightful, but the hardest click was the last one. I was tired and my legs were starting to get very heavy, but I really kept pushing myself for the whole way. There was this guy with blonde highlights who was steaming up behind me and I bust a gut to keep ahead of him for a couple of minutes before he finally overtook me. Luckily I had that Diggers Essential Mix from 1995 on the MP3 player, and that ridiculous transition between Crescendo - Are You Out There and No Other Love gave me the energy boost to get up the final hill.
The best part was chatting to a cute girl before we started, and the worst was not being able to find her again at the end. |
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