2017 Health and Fitness Thread

How`s everybody doin?

Haven`t lost a ton of weight as I`ve been a slacker on the diet end, but man do I feel better all over from the lifting. I can probably feel it in my back the most. My posture has straightened up and I haven`t had a headache in quite awhile. I definitely took notice on our sled trip last week. Usually the first trip of the year I`m pretty sore all over. Not a bit of soreness anywhere.
 
I`m still making good progress on my less-frequent/shorter workouts. Cutting the HIIT back and doing more (very brisk and mostly inclined) walking is working well too, on the days when I *do* do HIIT it`s easier. I always tend to scoff at "overtraining", figuring it`s just excuses for slacking off, but I was definitely overtrained in the sense of outpacing my recovery ability.

House of Wax- Hey, that`s great! Nice to be able to do stuff without developing aches/pains, huh?!? I wouldn`t worry about your bodyweight but rather just concentrate on how much of it`s bodyfat. I only weigh myself once annually, at my physical; I go by how good my definition is, especially my lowermost abs.
 
Been battling a chest cold and bronchitis for almost a month now. I`ll be glad to be over and move forward again.
 
Ok, Ok, You guys have inspired me to get more active. As of today I have done (60 Calf raises, 60 sec. Wall sit, 60 sec. Plank, 30 Leg Lifts, 30 Squats and 10 Push Ups). Repeated 3 times for a total of 4 reps. I am exhausted! Two many old sport injuries for any real cardio and or heavy weight training. On to the next day. :eek:
 
Tc99m said:
Ok, Ok, You guys have inspired me to get more active. As of today I have done (60 Calf raises, 60 sec. Wall sit, 60 sec. Plank, 30 Leg Lifts, 30 Squats and 10 Push Ups). Repeated 3 times for a total of 4 reps. I am exhausted! Two many old sport injuries for any real cardio and or heavy weight training. On to the next day. :eek:
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well done. keep us up to date with your progress
 
I did one sit up (getting out of bed)
walked (to the bathroom & to get coffee)
numerous semi-burpees (getting in and out of chair)
 
Tc99m- Good on you for getting going!

jrock645- Yikes, that`s a long time to be dealing with that. You think you`ve turned the corner?

Rohkh- Yeah yeah..yuck yuck...but seriously, aren`t you the least bit concerned about experiencing some form of debilitation? Telomere shortening, gray matter shrinkage, mitochondrial vulnerability....eventually out-of-shape people can`t do Fun Stuff any more and that`s leaving aside the argument that once humans quit Hunting & Gathering the body figures !it`s time to die! and make room for the next generation. And *that`s* leaving aside how most significant others (and kids) would prefer somebody who`s in shape (for all sorts of reasons).
 
Accumulator, I hope so. Seems like I`m making progress.

Though I just found out biopsy results on a couple skin samples came back as positive for melanoma. So soon I`ll get to have some skin taken out with an ice cream scoop.
 
jrock645- Sorry to hear about the melanoma, sounds like they can get it all though. We`ve had lots of that in the family but none that had metastasized so the dermal divots aren`t news to me and they beat the alternative. A pal from my Jag Club wasn`t so lucky and his clock is ticking down :( Good on you for not letting things slide until it was too late.
 
What do all you health nuts eat for breakfast. I need to come up with something good that I can quickly make in the morning or I can premake on sunday and portion out for the week.
 
House of Wax said:
What do all you health nuts eat for breakfast. I need to come up with something good that I can quickly make in the morning or I can premake on sunday and portion out for the week.
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eat steak .. it can be cooked 90% a head of time and then finished in a couple minutes .. nice lean protein gets you moving and gives plenty of energy ... been doing it for over 6 years
 
House of Wax said:
What do all you health nuts eat for breakfast. I need to come up with something good that I can quickly make in the morning or I can premake on sunday and portion out for the week.
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Mine is probably a wildcard as I can eat small meals all through the day (retirement is great :D ) so I don`t need to "fill up" much. And I`m OK with stuff that others would find way too bland, but anyhow...

I have one cup of dry cereal from Nutritious Living (either the stuff they make for The Zone or their Hi-Lo), mixed with some Cheerios and Rice Krispies (utter rubbish but makes the taste just right for me) and 5-6 hard-boiled eggs. And a *lot* of coffee with half & half. Then I`ll eat again in a few hours, sometimes just repeating that bfast.

That`s when I don`t do my at least-weekly Denny`s, where I get a mountain of diner fare.
 
Accumulator said:
I have one cup of dry cereal from Nutritious Living (either the stuff they make for The Zone or their Hi-Lo), mixed with some Cheerios and Rice Krispies (utter rubbish but makes the taste just right for me) and 5-6 hard-boiled eggs. And a *lot* of coffee with half & half. Then I`ll eat again in a few hours, sometimes just repeating that bfast.
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I bet Ron would not go for this :ph34r:
 
Poorboy said:
I bet Ron would not go for this :ph34r:
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Yeah, and...sigh...that`s always a big stumbling block for me. People say stuff like "yeah, sure..if I could stand the boring [crap] that you like I`d be lean too". Eh, lucky me that I don`t feel a bit deprived (those Denny`s bfasts help :D ).
 
Accumulator said:
Yeah, and...sigh...that`s always a big stumbling block for me. People say stuff like "yeah, sure..if I could stand the boring [crap] that you like I`d be lean too". Eh, lucky me that I don`t feel a bit deprived (those Denny`s bfasts help :D ).
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I`m a picky eater and was sent to a nutritionist after my heart attack and by-passes .... after about 5 minutes of nice chat I told her I would rather be dead than eat what she had suggested.
 
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