BG Fitness Fanatics II: We Work Out

[Anoat]

Ayyyyyyeeee fam I did it, finished my first ever 5k at 40 years old, got a medal, feels good man

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[Petitssk]

Face of a winner, congrats! Keep at it, running is a lot of fun.

Was thinking about just sticking with the bike after I injured myself once again, but thanks to COVID, my foot had enough time to recover, apparently. Hope so at least.

[Roranora]

Anoat you are my inspiration brother

[Zetanio]

great job homie!

[Milkster]

Ayyyyyyeeee fam I did it, finished my first ever 5k at 40 years old, got a medal, feels good man

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You better not turn into one of those white people that does fun runs the morning of holidays

[Ayn]

Awesome! Big congrats man.

[Anoat]

You better not turn into one of those white people that does fun runs the morning of holidays

I ran a 5k on Christmas morning this year (but it was on a treadmill) if that counts

[Meresgi]

Kick ass congrats man

[Anoat]

After walking around Disney the last two days wearing a race medal and the amount of total strangers that have told me congrats, way to go, you rock etc. Look I am not saying I condone the behavior but I definitely see the appeal for all those stolen valor dudes lmao

[Zetanio]

FUCKIN GRAVY SEAL OVER HERE

[Gustave]

Almost time to start adding morning cardio back in to get those double days. Gonna miss the post 9PM gaming.

[Zetanio]

shifting to 5/6 days a week is fucking exhausting me. my legs are getting much much stronger though. cycling is still the worst. i'm consistently doing at least 7-8 miles on the bike and then 2 miles on the treadmill doing 4m walk -> 1m run intervals.

my most creative bad idea is 2 mile on the bike at 70% then one round of a ski workout I do on flat ground, repeat until dead.

[Gustave]

shifting to 5/6 days a week is fucking exhausting me. my legs are getting much much stronger though. cycling is still the worst. i'm consistently doing at least 7-8 miles on the bike and then 2 miles on the treadmill doing 4m walk -> 1m run intervals.

my most creative bad idea is 2 mile on the bike at 70% then one round of a ski workout I do on flat ground, repeat until dead.

Are you monitoring heart rate during your workouts? I find doing more volume at lower intensity yields better results. I still fit in some 5 minute efforts at vo2max and some 20 minute sweet spot but most of my time is around z2.
I usually do 60-90 minutes at around 140 bpms for me. Once that same power/pace dips below 140bpm average I bump it up 5-10% next week.

Mentally those z2 effort are easier to be more consistent everyday if you are at the middle of z2 vs the top of z2.

[Zetanio]

Are you monitoring heart rate during your workouts? I find doing more volume at lower intensity yields better results. I still fit in some 5 minute efforts at vo2max and some 20 minute sweet spot but most of my time is around z2.
I usually do 60-90 minutes at around 140 bpms for me. Once that same power/pace dips below 140bpm average I bump it up 5-10% next week.

Mentally those z2 effort are easier to be more consistent everyday if you are at the middle of z2 vs the top of z2.

I'm at 125-130 for the majority. I'm just bitching mostly.

[Gustave]

I'm at 125-130 for the majority. I'm just bitching mostly.

Ski workout is on the Ski erg machine? Those are brutal.

[Zetanio]

Ski workout is on the Ski erg machine? Those are brutal.

no it's a basic flatground leg workout. jump jacks, squats, lunges, wall sit, other stuff. Takes about 6 minutes per set between 2 mile sprints. those erg machines are fucking awful. i haven't been on one since weighing over 200lbs and wouldn't.

[Anoat]

It’s pretty bleh weather today so tried a home workout routine for the first time using exercises stolen from my trainers, only equipment I used was two 20lbs dumbbells and a chair & mat. Two super sets each of six different exercises for about 50 minutes playing some shitty workout playlist on YouTube. Felt good but doesn’t match the vibe of being in a real gym with other people. I never could have done this shit during COVID lockdowns.

[Milkster]

Covid and home workouts were miserable. Glad I found my little speakeasy gym then. Also probably when a lot of young males were radicalized and thrown onto the alt-right pipeline

[Zetanio]

Covid and home workouts were miserable. Glad I found my little speakeasy gym then. Also probably when a lot of young males were radicalized and thrown onto the alt-right pipeline

probably not the only pipe being laid though.

[Emphasis]

I'm still using the home setup I used during covid lockdowns. It's a combination squat, pullup, bench, and deadlift station.