2018 Health and Fitness Thread

Key thing to keep in mind is that I’ve eaten low carb for so long that I’m used to looking dry. Now all of a sudden I’m eating a substantial amount of carbs so I’d expect a significant increase in held water. I think it’s just a case of sorta going from one extreme to another, at least in relation to the first.
 
jrock645- AH, OK...see, you gotta school me on stuff related to that diet :D

I`m about "deliberate hydration", always consciously reminding myself to drink water to avoid dehydration.

I somehow always thought of the "retained water" thing as only applying to situations like Pre-Contest, where the bodyfat is already really low and the contestant is aiming for final tweaks (and a look/condition that I would never want).
 
Solid workout this morning. Wouldve been better with music. Airpods are acting funny. Twice now theyve been dead for no apparent reason.

This vitargo stuff is interesting. I take half a scoop before workouts, so about 17 grams. Fast absorbing carb but not high glycemic. The nearly immediate feeling of muscle fullness is incredible, particularly on a cardio day after doing weights the day before. Muscles go from feeling sore like youd expect to feeling FULL 20 minutes after drinking it. Decidedly different feel and its interesting to fee the change.
 
jrock645- Hey, that`s something how you notice the vitargo`s effects! And interesting that they do the fast absorbtion without a high GI.

And heh heh...I don`t envy you that workout without music! I`d die, especially if it was cardio.

Gee, guess that`s another perk to working out at home, I dunno how well I`d do with buds/etc., never liked such stuff. (Eh, just me, I don`t like wearing rings/etc. either).
 
My girlfriend just signed me up for a 5k in a few months at the Stuart Air Show. Training has begun. Failure is not an option.
 
IMO (and I`m NOT a distance runner by any means!) a 5K is a good, reachable, goal for most people. And not the sort of (IMO) goofy-extreme endeavor that`ll be counterproductive.
 
Accumulator said:
Some people really like their FitBits all right!
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My wife was doing a Fitbit group a couple years ago and wasn’t at the top I said give me the thing for a day or two I’ll get you up there. I did 30k one day between work and mowing a yard lol that catapulted to the top I asked if she wanted more lol


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MattPersman- Heh heh, that`s good :D Although I`m a little surprised that 30K was class-leading, some folks really cover a lot of ground on a regular basis.

I got at least one such gizmo as a gift, but eh...just not for me. I don`t even wear my wris````ch enough to keep it wound, and I *LOVE* everything about that thing. Haven`t worn my wedding ring more than a few times/year, just don`t like having such stuff on my and I carry enough, uhm.."daily essentials" everywhere I go as it is.

NOT knocking them in the least, think they`re really swell for most anybody...anybody but me.
 
Cardio day today. Did 8 minutes of HIIT on the bike, some stretching, 30 minutes on the elliptical and hen some more stretching.
 
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jrock645- Hey, that`s a good dose of HIIT! You still doing approx 20:40 ratio of work:rest?
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Yep. Tried your way and I just can’t sustain the max output for the full 40 seconds, so I end up actually not being able to get my HR as high. Was barely cracking 150 doing it that way, whereas it takes a couple intervals but my normal way can break 160.

Now that I’m not doing as much cardio, my resting HR has crept up a tad. I’m in the high 50’s as opposed to right at 50 a couple months ago. Not anything to worry about but something I’ve noticed.
 
jrock645- Well, your RHR is a lower than mine! No correlation with how I do my cardio that I could figure out though, just how I`m wired (it`s *always* been a bit high since I was a little kid).

Yeah, I hear you on how diff my approach is and depending how you`re doing it 40 seconds can be forever. And I gotta have a pretty intense warmup before I hit the "work" part, undoubtedly get it up over 150 during that and then move on to the "real work" before it drops much. Guess that, even though they`re awfully short, I`m actually doing two workouts between that warmup I always do on the Stair and whatever I consider the real one.

Sure give you credit for trying my oh-so-diff approach though!
 
Yeah the key seems to be going as hard as i can isnt the same as going as hard as i can go for 40 seconds. Surprisd i cant get my HR higher. I could hit 170 on the elliptical but that caused other issues. This stupid back injury really gets in the way!
 
Though, if the Hr calculators are anywhere close, getting my HR into the mid 150’s or higher should be sufficient. Ive always heard the goal is 85% of max for HIIT during work intervals, so it would appear im hitting the target.
 
jrock645- Huh, I always read that it was >90% of Max HR Reserve for HIIT/SIT, never saw a study using 85% for that. The studies I`ve read regarding 85% say that`s the level to use for extended-duration cardio to maintain arterial flexibility (although gee, doing 85% for the recommended 30min. is sure working too).

Of course any "% of max" presupposes that the max is (objectively) known, which I bet is seldom the case outside of formal studies. I trust nobody still uses that "220 minus age" to calculate the max any more..

Just using "Max HR RESERVE" rather than a straight Max HR is enough to make anything in either of those ranges awfully tough IMO.

And hey, your experiences on the Elliptical just show how different people sure are different! I can`t get a tough workout on one of those things no matter what. Too bad as I kinda like `em, but I just don`t generate the intensity that I can on the Stair (much less the AriDyne).

Eh, while I really enjoy these discussions, I do think we`re splitting hairs and I bet that in the long run such stuff doesn`t matter. The point is that we`re exercising in a demanding way on a regular basis that we can maintain forever. The actual diffs between people in "extraordinarily great" condition and those who are merely "much more active than the average person" aren`t all that significant as best I can tell.

And every time a study finds the latest Optimal Modality, the researchers observe that they have *ZERO* expectation that anybody will maintain that regimen IRL.

I mean, really....NOBODY is gonna do the actual Tabata Protocol as a lifelong regimen, even Tabata himself said so. The latest study I saw about "90% of HRmax for 4 minutes followed by ?3? minutes rest, repeated ?4? times"...I forget, but that`s close at least...I mean, NO..people aren`t gonna do 4 minutes at 90%, let alone repeat it a few times, and do that for the rest of their lives. I don`t believe it.
 
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