C&H Fitness Thread

whadabouchasir · 09-07-2011 11:56PM

SarahBeep! wrote: »

I miss kick boxing! The only thing stopping me going back is I'd probably have to start from scratch again. Grrrrrr.

As my Kickboxing coach used to say the only thing that's stopping you is yourself!

SarahBeep! · 10-07-2011 12:00AM

whadabouchasir wrote: »

As my Kickboxing coach used to say the only thing that's stopping you is yourself!

Ah no another thing is there's no club in college so I'd be paying full whack to go to classes somewhere and the place I used to go moved out of town and no busses pass where he is now

whadabouchasir · 10-07-2011 12:03AM

SarahBeep! wrote: »

Ah no another thing is there's no club in college so I'd be paying full whack to go to classes somewhere and the place I used to go moved out of town and no busses pass where he is now

If you're in UL i'd recommend their Taekwondo club.I fought one of their guys in a competition before,they seem good.

SarahBeep! · 10-07-2011 12:07AM

whadabouchasir wrote: »

If you're in UL i'd recommend their Taekwondo club.I fought one of their guys in a competition before,they seem good.

Sure am! Are they not totally different though?

whadabouchasir · 10-07-2011 12:29AM

SarahBeep! wrote: »

Sure am! Are they not totally different though?

I've done Taekwondo and I'm currently doing Kickboxing,I didn't find a huge difference between TKD and light contact kickboxing.If you do TKD you will have to learn some patterns and traditional stuff simialar to Karate,but that's only one aspect to it,the techniques used are very similar as is the sparringAalthough Taekwondo would probably be more orienated towards Kicking but it depends on the club.

Desire. · 10-07-2011 12:49AM

I just started running to get my fitness back two weeks ago. I was relatively fit before but I was out injured for a few months and lost my fitness completely.

I have a log here on Boards, I find it helps. I'm aiming to win a 10KM race next year.

I've also cleaned up my diet. Today is my third day without having any sweets, chocolate, crisps, biscuits, or fizzy drinks.

unknown13 · 10-07-2011 12:58AM

whadabouchasir wrote: »

I've done Taekwondo and I'm currently doing Kickboxing,I didn't find a huge difference between TKD and light contact kickboxing.If you do TKD you will have to learn some patterns and traditional stuff simialar to Karate,but that's only one aspect to it,the techniques used are very similar as is the sparringAalthough Taekwondo would probably be more orienated towards Kicking but it depends on the club.

TKD is very kicking orientated because if you are fighting a TKD and you are Kickboxer, the game plan is very simple. Turn the fight into a brawl.

Jackobyte · 10-07-2011 04:45PM

Maybe someone here could tell me this. If you do exercise, does the weight you'll lose come off straight away or is it a more gradual thing? Like, I weighed myself and I was 9 stone, 1.6 pounds. I did 25 minutes on the exercise bike, hopped in for a shower and then weighed myself again, at 9 stone, 0.2 pounds. Is that what I lost from that session or is there a more gradual loss as well?

Insect Overlord · 10-07-2011 05:41PM

Jackobyte wrote: »

Maybe someone here could tell me this. If you do exercise, does the weight you'll lose come off straight away or is it a more gradual thing? Like, I weighed myself and I was 9 stone, 1.6 pounds. I did 25 minutes on the exercise bike, hopped in for a shower and then weighed myself again, at 9 stone, 0.2 pounds. Is that what I lost from that session or is there a more gradual loss as well?

That kind of instant weight-loss is usually caused by dehydration. I remember hearing years ago that a professional soccer player can lose up to half a stone in water-weight over the course of a game. The figure might not have been accurate (and the average modern pro is much leaner than in previous decades) but the same principle applies.

Fat-loss would be more gradual, but noticeable differences can be made after 10-14 days.

Jackobyte · 10-07-2011 05:56PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

That kind of instant weight-loss is usually caused by dehydration. I remember hearing years ago that a professional soccer player can lose up to half a stone in water-weight over the course of a game. The figure might not have been accurate (and the average modern pro is much leaner than in previous decades) but the same principle applies.

Fat-loss would be more gradual, but noticeable differences can be made after 10-14 days.

Thought as much, but I wanted to check anyway. Cheers.

whadabouchasir · 10-07-2011 07:50PM

unknown13 wrote: »

TKD is very kicking orientated because if you are fighting a TKD and you are Kickboxer, the game plan is very simple. Turn the fight into a brawl.

I would consider Taekwondo as being the closest MA to light contact kickboxing though or a sparring orientated Karate club would also be quite similar.I've also done Muay Thai as well and this would be more along the lines of full contact kickboxing and is very different from light contact or semi contact kickboxing.Hope this helps!

**Timbuk2** · 10-07-2011 08:28PM

Reached 1000km on my bike computer's odometer today

Granted, 90% of that was done a while ago when I was fitter, it still feels fairly significant (to me)

Professey Chin · 11-07-2011 01:03PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

That kind of instant weight-loss is usually caused by dehydration. I remember hearing years ago that a professional soccer player can lose up to half a stone in water-weight over the course of a game. The figure might not have been accurate (and the average modern pro is much leaner than in previous decades) but the same principle applies.

Fat-loss would be more gradual, but noticeable differences can be made after 10-14 days.

The more muscle you have the more water weight you lose. Fighters do it all the time to make weight. Can pretty comfortably drop 10lbs in a day by cutting.Some do even more. Its not the nicest experience :pac:

shadowninty · 12-07-2011 05:31PM

Your brain is like 90% water sooooo.....

12-07-2011 10:44PM

70km on my bike today. Took ages though. I'm going to start taking it seriously from now on.

J_E · 12-07-2011 11:10PM

Starting to take my fitness more seriously. Not fat but a bit out of shape, especially around my posterior! Started to get into eating foods like salad in place of snacks, starting to cut out Coke for 7-Up, although I do love my glass of Coke a day, so that's hard. Started taking smallish jogs, hope to get a bike and really get into it. Gym membership when I start in UL too.

NufcNavan · 13-07-2011 02:21AM

Hate to tell you this but swapping coke for 7up will make NO difference whatsoever.

J_E · 13-07-2011 02:32AM

NufcNavan wrote: »

Hate to tell you this but swapping coke for 7up will make NO difference whatsoever.

Make that an order of fresh cranberry juice then

RHunce · 13-07-2011 01:47PM

Cydoniac wrote: »

Make that an order of fresh cranberry juice then

A pint glass of ice cold water FTW!

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 13-07-2011 07:03PM

Footing turf counts as exercise, right?

Jay P · 13-07-2011 08:17PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Footing turf counts as exercise, right?

I cut about half of our hedge today and that was a serious workout, so manual labour can definitely count as exercise!

shadowninty · 13-07-2011 08:20PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Footing turf counts as exercise, right?

Isn't that illegal?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 13-07-2011 08:34PM

shadowninty wrote: »

Isn't that illegal?

Possibly. If it is illegal in this county now, everyone is still doing it

EDIT: Its still legal in Mayo. Five miles away from my house in Roscommon its illegal.

shadowninty · 13-07-2011 08:38PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Possibly. If it is illegal in this county now, everyone is still doing it.

There's very good reasons for it being so mate.
Everyone doing it doesn't make it right.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 13-07-2011 08:40PM

shadowninty wrote: »

There's very good reasons for it being so mate.
Everyone doing it doesn't make it right.

If it was up to me I wouldn't be getting turf for the simple reason that its a pain in the hole, but as it stands I don't have much choice in the matter.

coffeelover · 13-07-2011 09:23PM

Just did 15 minutes running on the treadmill.. My first bit of exercise in ages

Cakes. · 15-07-2011 02:04AM

Right, I want to like get fitter but don't have a clue how to do it. What should I do ?

Desire. · 15-07-2011 02:05AM

Cakesofrice wrote: »

Right, I want to like get fitter but don't have a clue how to do it. What should I do ?

I'd personally recommend running, but whatever you're into really.

If you're willing to give running a go I can help you out a bit.

Cakes. · 15-07-2011 02:10AM

Desire. wrote: »

I'd personally recommend running, but whatever you're into really.

If you're willing to give running a go I can help you out a bit.

I can't run and people would laugh at me and stuff :pac:

Jackobyte · 15-07-2011 02:11AM

Desire. wrote: »

I'd personally recommend running, but whatever you're into really.

If you're willing to give running a go I can help you out a bit.

I started running a bit back and was getting pains in my knees so I stopped and went on the bike and stuff. I know you are meant to start running gradually but if I have the fitness to do a 20 minutes jog from the start, building up gradually seems ineffective.

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