The Jimbo Slice memorial thread, feat Nate Dogg - The new Off Topic thread

D'Agger

Gym got one of those Air Assault bikes which I've used twice and they're the job, so hard to do HIIT on which is what I need for cardio fitness, only thing is, when you select a program it starts beeping down for the last 20 seconds of your rest section which is really annoying for people around me....or so I imagine....it's annoying me anyway. I can track myself using the timer but ideally you could reduce to 3 beeps or something

Alf Veedersane

whippet wrote: »

dunlop was a brand name that sports direct purchased and are manufacturing themselves - so i'd love to know the type of factories these are been made in for that price !!!

Dunlop no longer owned by Sports Direct but I heard that all the factory staff are paid the 'living wage' and have break out spaces to practice mindfulness.

el Fenomeno

I'll ask here because topic of resting heart rate comes up a bit in this forum - my resting HR according to me fitbit is almost consistently between 43-47. Looking at my Fitbit's history, there hasn't been a day since December when it hasn't been in this range.

Today, I feel awful and have some sort of cold / sinus infection / congestion. Big temperature, bad shivers. My resting HR as I sit at my desk is now jumping between 77-82 for the past hour, occasionally dipping down around the 70 mark. I assume your body works hard to fight off infection, so is this to be expected?

Brian?

el Fenomeno wrote: »

I'll ask here because topic of resting heart rate comes up a bit in this forum - my resting HR according to me fitbit is almost consistently between 43-47. Looking at my Fitbit's history, there hasn't been a day since December when it hasn't been in this range.

Today, I feel awful and have some sort of cold / sinus infection / congestion. Big temperature, bad shivers. My resting HR as I sit at my desk is now jumping between 77-82 for the past hour, occasionally dipping down around the 70 mark. I assume your body works hard to fight off infection, so is this to be expected?

I'd say it's normal enough when sick. The highest suffer score I've ever had cycling was a chilly day when I had a cold. It was a relatively flat spin around Meath/Kildare and I averaged 160 for 50km. I've done spins in the mountains where my heart rate average was way lower.

Blacktie.

Yeah I think some professional athletes use it to spot illness coming on and address it before it hits too bad.

Cake Man

Anyone have a look at that thread over on After Hours titled "Obesity crisis in Ireland"? Such a car crash of fatlogic, myths and other things that are just not scientifically valid. What's worse is many people then thanking posts that promote rubbish. No wonder there's an obesity crisis when the general public is clueless when it comes to basic nutrition and believe in fallacies.
The usual nonsense being spouted about calories not being equal and how one will gain weight eating 2000cals of junk food vs 2000cals of healthy food, overweight people physically not being capable of losing weight as they're stuck at that weight etc.

dastardly00

Cake Man wrote: »

Anyone have a look at that thread over on After Hours titled "Obesity crisis in Ireland"? Such a car crash of fatlogic, myths and other things that are just not scientifically valid. What's worse is many people then thanking posts that promote rubbish. No wonder there's an obesity crisis when the general public is clueless when it comes to basic nutrition and believe in fallacies.
The usual nonsense being spouted about calories not being equal and how one will gain weight eating 2000cals of junk food vs 2000cals of healthy food, overweight people physically not being capable of losing weight as they're stuck at that weight etc.

It's After Hours... so it's always car crash. Best to just ignore it

Mellor

Decided I'd do some sort of fitness challenge every month (in addition to all my regular training). Different things, like strength exercises, stretching, etc.
Jan was press-ups, trying a set or two most days getting the reps up.
Feb is horse stance stretching. 5 days a week.

I have a few more ideas but I'm looking for suggesting before I run out. Two I'm thinking of is taking 5mins to meditate everyday, and a set of pull ups everyday.

Any other suggestions.
Should take a few mins, everyday (or 4-5 days), with minimal impact of other training.

VW 1

Planks and variations of planks is quick, no equipment and effective.

Mellor

VW 1 wrote: »

Planks and variations of planks is quick, no equipment and effective.

Yeah did a plank month before. That's a good one. Added
Pull ups might be tricky as I don't have a pull up bar at home. Going to do handstands too.
So need 6 more I think

Dtp1979

Total 1500 abwheel rollouts in a month.

Mr. CooL ICE

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Total 1500 abwheel rollouts in a month.

Stop trying to kill Mellor

Mellor

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Total 1500 abwheel rollouts in a month.

Didn't think of totals per month. Good idea.
Although I don't have an ab roller

IvoryTower

Mellor wrote: »

Didn't think of totals per month. Good idea.
Although I don't have an ab roller

I got one for something like 3e in lidl, theyre pretty cheap these days!

Alf Veedersane

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

Stop trying to kill Mellor

Yeah, WTF.

50 rollouts a day :eek:

VW 1

Another would be to work on ankle mobility/single leg work to be able to build up yo do a pistol squat on either leg. (though thats assuming you arent able to do one now!)

Mellor

VW 1 wrote: »

Another would be to work on ankle mobility/single leg work to be able to build up yo do a pistol squat on either leg. (though thats assuming you arent able to do one now!)

I can do pistols in my lifting shoes. Ankle mobility is pretty good. I find hip flexion gets in the way more. Do I'd usually opt for deep step ups.

Should probably tackle hip flexion one month.
Head to toe stretches maybe? Ouch

silverharp

People doing the Leg Press with lots of weight but only doing ¼ movements, is there a legit reason? similar tend to get picked up on gym fail videos

Blacktie.

silverharp wrote: »

People doing the Leg Press with lots of weight but only doing ¼ movements, is there a legit reason? similar tend to get picked up on gym fail videos

Increase their 1/4 squat 1RM.

Alf Veedersane

silverharp wrote: »

People doing the Leg Press with lots of weight but only doing ¼ movements, is there a legit reason? similar tend to get picked up on gym fail videos

I've used it as an accessory exercise where the level of knee flexion was of the order of what you would have for a deadlift. Very distinct purpose though.

The problem is that it can be difficult to have a measure of where is 'full' ROM. In a squat it's below parallel. That's your metric for it. But with leg press, you can shorten the ROM without necessarily realising it and lads start throwing on more and more weight with shorter and shorter ROM and thinking they've increased their leg press strength but mostly all they have done is made the ROM easier.

That and they're in the Quarter-Squat Gang.

Dtp1979

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Yeah, WTF.

50 rollouts a day :eek:

Ah it’s well doable but challenging. Would only take 5 mins a day too.

Dtp1979

Mellor wrote: »

Didn't think of totals per month. Good idea.
Although I don't have an ab roller

Easy come by I’d say. Only a tenner too.

Alf Veedersane

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Ah it’s well doable but challenging. Would only take 5 mins a day too.

Lead the way so. Come back in a month and tell me about it

Dtp1979

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Lead the way so. Come back in a month and tell me about it

Well I would, if I was looking for a monthly challenge

EmptyTree

Not sure if people have seen this on the bargain alerts thread Supplements increasing by 23% on 01 March :mad:

Brian?

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I've used it as an accessory exercise where the level of knee flexion was of the order of what you would have for a deadlift. Very distinct purpose though.

The problem is that it can be difficult to have a measure of where is 'full' ROM. In a squat it's below parallel. That's your metric for it. But with leg press, you can shorten the ROM without necessarily realising it and lads start throwing on more and more weight with shorter and shorter ROM and thinking they've increased their leg press strength but mostly all they have done is made the ROM easier.

That and they're in the Quarter-Squat Gang.

It depends on the machine set up as well, the ROM can vary hugely. I very rarely use them.

I do find it hilarious how much weight you can load on to the plate loaded leg presses. I had an elbow injury once that meant I couldn’t squat or deadlift, I leg pressed nearly 700 pounds. Pounds cause it was in the Shtates.

Alf Veedersane

Brian? wrote: »

It depends on the machine set up as well, the ROM can vary hugely. I very rarely use them.

I do find it hilarious how much weight you can load on to the plate loaded leg presses. I had an elbow injury once that meant I couldn’t squat or deadlift, I leg pressed nearly 700 pounds. Pounds cause it was in the Shtates.

It didn't require a big ROM so it had a degree of use. But its something that I'd only really ever have had as an accessory doing high reps cos there is no carryover to the compounds. Don't think I've ever done sets of less than 10. Certainly no less than 8 but probably no less than 10

silverharp

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I've used it as an accessory exercise where the level of knee flexion was of the order of what you would have for a deadlift. Very distinct purpose though.

The problem is that it can be difficult to have a measure of where is 'full' ROM. In a squat it's below parallel. That's your metric for it. But with leg press, you can shorten the ROM without necessarily realising it and lads start throwing on more and more weight with shorter and shorter ROM and thinking they've increased their leg press strength but mostly all they have done is made the ROM easier.

That and they're in the Quarter-Squat Gang.

interesting, if he was using it to help deadlift it makes sense, the lad i saw looked like he was settling in for the evening with his tappa tappa tappa :pac:

Alf Veedersane

silverharp wrote: »

interesting, if he was using it to help deadlift it makes sense, the lad i saw looked like he was settling in for the evening with his tappa tappa tappa :pac:

To be honest, the majority of the time people do it with a short ROM is so they can load on more weight because ego.

coffee_cake

I was reading this and thought it was interesting

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/aorzzi/review_of_recent_fitness_studies_iv_caffeine/