Helluva Mess! - Fatso

Transform

MarcusFenix wrote: »

Ya I know it looks like that but as I said in my first post I'm not anywhere for longer than a month or so, and when I am back, I'm in leixlip which means I have to stay with friends etc (home home is Cork). So basically anything other than a skipping rope and running shoes is out of the question.



Ya I don't know really, it makes sense that as HIIT worked for me before that I should aim for that again. I'm looking at some of your home workouts and I don't see why I can't try them.

I have got an offer from someone to try out an online personal trainer free for a month so I'm going to try that for a while.

@cmyk I'm not saying it's sorted but I have a better idea of what I'm doing diet wise than workout wise, I can change my diet easily bit by bit as you said and that gets very good results.

good call on the home workouts and just make sure you do all the recovery stuff also - foam rolling, stretching etc

MarcusFenix

hardCopy wrote: »

OP, back in April I was 15 Stone 5 Lbs and living in a hotel.

Mid April I signed up to do GaelForceWest and have been training, mostly running, ever since. I'm now down to 12'12".

I did find it hard when I was in the hotel, it's definitely easier now that I'm home. Try and avoid room-service, I found the portions were usually massive.

Would it be possible for you to book a hotel with a gym on site?

If motivation is a problem maybe try signing up for a race. There are plenty of races on over the next few months, have a look at a training program like Couch to 5K and pick an event from here.

If you don't know the area your staying in, have a look on MapMyRun.com and search for routes near your hotel.

I just found out where I will be for the next year or so and it's got more prolonged spells in places so that will now make it easier to get into a routine, and as these places are for > 2 months at a time I'll most likely have an apartment so that's instantly better news.

Fair play to ya losing that much weight that's where I want to be.

Thud

if you're going to be somewhere for two months get a €20 over door chin up bar and leave it on a door you walk through a lot, do a pull up/chin up every time you pass it and build up the numbers from there.

best €20 you'll spend!

Transform

kettlebell is less than €60 also

Bands less than €30

Oryx

I agree with the comments that its all excuses youre giving! Its like you want to do it but by finding an easier way! There is no easier way. Getting back into this will hurt, but you learn to love it. If you can do HIIT sessions, then you have the right head for it.

Dont dismiss the running. You'll hurt for the first few weeks, and then all of a sudden it will click, and you wont hate it. It is worth working through those first sessions to get to a point where you can run consistently, because you can run no matter where you are.

You dont need equipment or a particular venue to train, youre just clinging to the rower and bike as comfort zones and excuses. You can work up to enjoying other disciplines just as much. So learn bodyweight and core exercises. Use hotel gyms when you have access to them. Find a way to do it. Make yourself do it till it becomes a habit you hate to miss.

MarcusFenix

Might get a kettlebell actually or a set of 6-8kg dumbells, over a few months that's nothing really.

thebiggestjim

Hey Man,

The following is a very effective and healthy way to lose weight. If you do it consistently and progressively (aim to improve, don't just stay at the same level) you will drop the lbs quickly. It will also suit your work and travel situation.

1) You have to be more careful with what you eat, cut out the carbs etc.. There is no way round this. You know this, so I won't dwell on it.

2) 6x400M runs at least 3 times a week. Your rest time between each 400M is your work time from the previous 400M. These runs need to be at a good 3/4 pace. You will need a stopwatch, you must time yourself and you must improve over the weeks. i.e. you have to push yourself.

Thats it, if you do this I guarantee the weight will fall off you.

These 400M runs with not much rest time are a lot more effective at burning calories than just running.

If you want to do this you will make excuses to get your workout done rather than make excuses to not get it done. There is plenty of ground on this earth, so should have no problem finding some no matter where you are working.

Good Luck,

Jim

MarcusFenix

Thanks for the advice, sounds like something I could do.

Could I start out with 300 meters and work up to 400? I don't think I could physically do 3/4 for 400m. The last time I ran was during the winter for GAA training and we had to do a 3/4 for 200m, jog 100m, 3/4 for 300m, jog for 100m and so on. I literally had to stop after 100m as I couldn't breath. I then would run for as long as I could and whenever I had to stop, I would walk to the next 100m marker and run again.

To me this was total torture, but as it was in the winter and on grass I would expect it to be easier on gravel/concrete now.

Basically if I tried running 400m using your advice it would be ages before I could get to a level where I would be getting up to 3/4 pace for the whole 400 and then again I don't know how long after that it would take me to be able to improve.

What do you mean on the rest time by

Your rest time between each 400M is your work time from the previous 400M.

?? I don't get it sorry

Edit: Wait....is the rest time the time it took me to do the 400m??

thebiggestjim

Yes, by all means start off with 300M that is fine as long as you up it after a few weeks or when you feel yourself improving.

When I say 3/4 pace I mean you should start your first lap at that pace. You will inevitably tire (as everyone does) and get slower. As long as you are putting in the effort to push yourself, you will get the benefit from this. What I mean by that is not run 1/4 pace on the 4th lap when you could really run 1/2 pace for most of it. You will get out of this workout what you put into it.

"Your rest time between each 400M is your work time from the previous 400M. "

What I mean by this is

Lap1 2m:00s
Rest1 2m:00s
Lap2 2m:10s
Rest2 2m:10s
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.
.

Its not an excuse to be lazy, higher lap time more rest. Push yourself and don't skip and laps towards the end because you are tired.