Wed December 20, 2017 7:27 pm
guestT wrote:washing machine wrote:guestT wrote:washing machine wrote:Need motivation to run again. Also, need upper body workouts that I can do around the house. I shed all this weight and lowered my heart rate for the wedding and want to keep it up but it's the dang holidays now. The bike ain't cutting it.
I have a very basic at-home bodyweight routine that I follow: 50 push-ups, 50 crunches, and 5 minutes of various planks and stretches before bed every night. Takes about 10 minutes total, usually while watching TV. I also keep a resistance band in the bathroom and do a couple dozen curls and flies before I shower. It's not gonna get me ripped or anything but my core feels pretty solid.
Weren't you doing couch to 5K at one point? Maybe sign up for a race and try that again?
Signing up for a race is a great idea. Several coming up in January and February. Not sure I need to regress to couch to 5k routine. I remember the first couple of weeks being very, very slow. I do need that structure again, though.
Do you use weights at all? I'm thinking of investing in those little 3 and 5 pounders you saw in everyone's living room in the 80's.
I don't do anything with weights. I just have a mental block or something when it comes to any kind of weightlifting. I don't even like walking through that area of the gym. I've thought about getting one of those "power tower" things for the garage or basement so I can do pullups, dips, etc.
Wed December 20, 2017 8:06 pm
washing machine wrote:guestT wrote:washing machine wrote:guestT wrote:washing machine wrote:Need motivation to run again. Also, need upper body workouts that I can do around the house. I shed all this weight and lowered my heart rate for the wedding and want to keep it up but it's the dang holidays now. The bike ain't cutting it.
I have a very basic at-home bodyweight routine that I follow: 50 push-ups, 50 crunches, and 5 minutes of various planks and stretches before bed every night. Takes about 10 minutes total, usually while watching TV. I also keep a resistance band in the bathroom and do a couple dozen curls and flies before I shower. It's not gonna get me ripped or anything but my core feels pretty solid.
Weren't you doing couch to 5K at one point? Maybe sign up for a race and try that again?
Signing up for a race is a great idea. Several coming up in January and February. Not sure I need to regress to couch to 5k routine. I remember the first couple of weeks being very, very slow. I do need that structure again, though.
Do you use weights at all? I'm thinking of investing in those little 3 and 5 pounders you saw in everyone's living room in the 80's.
I don't do anything with weights. I just have a mental block or something when it comes to any kind of weightlifting. I don't even like walking through that area of the gym. I've thought about getting one of those "power tower" things for the garage or basement so I can do pullups, dips, etc.
I distinguish between weights and WEIGHTS.
These are weights.
THESE are for meatheads.
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run2death wrote:Still planning on running a marathon at the end of February, but my motivation is horseshit right now. I can't see myself getting up at 4:30 consistently for the next couple of months to put the work in that I'll need for a 2:50 marathon, so I may BQ the February marathon, then shoot for 2:50 in a late Spring/early Summer mary.
Fri December 22, 2017 4:24 pm
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Sun December 24, 2017 2:19 am
guestT wrote:re: headlamps. I see a lot of runners recommending the "Sprinter" model, but I've been happy with the Black Diamond Cosmo. Quite a bit cheaper than the Sprinter, too.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Diamond-Cosmo-Headlamp-Aluminum/dp/B06WP4QBYB/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1513959511&sr=8-2&keywords=black+diamond+cosmo+headlamp+2017
Sun December 24, 2017 7:35 am