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Discussion in 'Training Logs' started by Rataca100, Sep 12, 2017.

  1. Smitfire

    Smitfire Cactus Schlong

    How does that work? 5 metres isn't even enough space to break into a run. If you only literally have 5 metres to use then the best bet is some bodyweight stuff or do the prison workout. Walk across the 5 metres, do 20 burpees (or 10 to start with), walk back again, 19 burpees, walk 5 metres again, 18 burpees....etc etc until you reach zero.
     
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  2. Jaydub

    Jaydub Valued Member

  3. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

  4. Jaydub

    Jaydub Valued Member

    No, sorry. I've never been a big fan of the Men's Health website either.

    Ironically, I can't even view it on my end because of the ads. I just posted my google search results.

    I recommend that you just buy the book. Or at least check it out at your local book store.
     
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  5. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    I'm a big fan of C25K. My 13 year old son did it and enjoyed it so much he now regularly decides to go for a run, anywhere from 1 to 3 miles a few times a week.

    In my late 40's I've used it successfully to build up when I've been off running for a while.

    Anything that works for such a spread of people is good in my book.

    Everyone has to start somewhere :) Let's explain the why's and how's for people who may not know them :)

    This is great advice Rataca100.

    Years ago, my TKD class was occasionally kicked out of the large hall we hired because they had a blood donors session in there. No complaints over occasionally losing our venue to such a worthy cause once every few months.

    What we got given instead on those nights was a squash court, in an unheated brick built building with painted walls.

    I remember standing in front of a class of around 20-30 people thinking, "What the hell am I going to do with them all in one squash court?!"

    What we did was an hour of killer bodyweight exercises on the spot, relay runs and stretches.

    People barely moved from the spot they were on for the whole hour, but by the end of it the walls were literally running with our sweat. It condensed out on the cold walls and ran in little rivulets down to the floor. :)

    They don't run the blood donor sessions on the same night as us anymore, but those squash court sessions are still legendary in the club. I miss them :D

    Now, In your shoes I'd look at smitfire's advice but scale it. If you did 5+4+3+2+1 that's 15 burpees, which with the walking will take you a few minutes but is a good start. Do that for a week, every day or every other day, depending on how you feel. Next week do 6+5+4+3+2+1 and you've really progressed.

    The trick is to find some stuff you enjoy doing, do it regularly, keep doing it, and increase the load over time. If you get bored with it, change it and mix tings up, but always look for progress, especially in solid fundamental exercises :)

    Mitch
     
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  6. Knee Rider

    Knee Rider Valued Member Supporter

    Yep! I used it myself to conquer my inate hatred of running a few years back now: it simply works. I ended up running 10k and upwards 3 times a week as my Muay Thai roadwork, which was a complete miracle given my history of running.

    Not run as much lately but am planning on getting back on it.
     
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  7. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    11/10/17

    Breakfast boiled eggs on toast

    Tea: Prawns.

    after lesson, Canned Beans and sausage with two slices of white bread.

    Exercise:
    Lesson was basically warm up*, patterns and then pad work for the last section.

    White belt patterns for me.

    * by warm up, it wasnt just static, it was jogging and such like that.


    Last one for 3 weeks for reasons.

    Drinks: I had 500ml of diet cherry coke

    1 liter of sugar free coke after the lesson. (two 500ml spaced out)

    Had aprox 1.5 liters of water.
     
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  8. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    Your diet looks to be improving, maybe reduce the coke next :)
     
  9. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    They didnt have sugar free iron Bru. :p Changed it to sugar free mainly for obvious reasons.
     
  10. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    A good start then, maybe continue by swapping out one of those for water.
     
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  11. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    16/10/17

    Breakfast: Prawn cocktail (from tesco's)

    Exercise: did patterns at minimum three times for each side
    for the warmup i put actual squats instead of more stretchy ones.
    I also tried to block and side step punch usuing my punching bag ontop of just combinations and striking it.

    Tea: Cant remember but it was soemthing home cooked.

    Most i can remember is potatoe waffles and beans.
     
  12. SCA

    SCA Former Instructor

    You may want to look into trying ginkgo biloba.
     
  13. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    You will have to fill me in on what that is.

    edit: for future refrence, i cant swallow pills or tablets. so if its only available in that format i cant take it, in context of this though i found a liqud sub.
     
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  14. Pretty In Pink

    Pretty In Pink Moved on MAP 2017 Gold Award

    Are you in Scotland?
     
  15. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    :eek:
    No, why would you think that in the slightest?
     
  16. Hannibal

    Hannibal Cry HAVOC and let slip the Dogs of War!!! Supporter

    Because He is and he is trying to help
     
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  17. Dead_pool

    Dead_pool Spes mea in nihil Deus MAP 2017 Moi Award

    How can you eat a 100 tic tac's, but not a single tablet of a similar size?
     
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  18. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    You chew tic taks. (well i do) My question is now, how do you eat them? XP
     
  19. Dead_pool

    Dead_pool Spes mea in nihil Deus MAP 2017 Moi Award

    You can chew most tablets, unless they've an enteric coating, or they're in a prolonged release formula, both of which means you wouldn't be able to get liquid formulations, so if you can get a liquid formulation, you generally can also chew it.

    Also the majority of food people swallow come in larger boluses then tablet size, many people who claim they can't swallow tablets, can, it's just a carry over from when they were a child, and everything was bigger relative to their size.
     
  20. Pretty In Pink

    Pretty In Pink Moved on MAP 2017 Gold Award


    You said you wanted Irn Bru :p

    Shame though. You're more than welcome to come train with me sometime.
     
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