High intensity interval training.

[Amelie]

Or H.I.I.T as its known lol. Has anyone tryed this barrrrstard? Fuck me it is hard. I am used to doing 45 mins per day cardio, say 4-5 times per week. Now i do just 20 mins of this stuff 3 times per week and its miles harder, its all about 100% effort for short burts, then coolong down, then spazzing out again- my legs were shagged afterwards!

I don't use any of the resitance machines either now, just my own body and free weights to tone, its all bloody squats and shit. The hardest is the ab work where i have to lye on my front, and pull my body off the ground with just my tip toes and elbows tuching the ground and suspend there in some kinda sadistic David Blane stylee stunt for ages. I swear my whole body starts shaking. I am so tired today after it, but i tell you what- its ace and i love it.

Anyone else gone down the H.I.I.T route?

 

[ilovepiano]

Never tried that, but been out for a bike ride again today. Two Saturdays running now.

Route was...

Down Brinscall, up along past the quarry, down to the Hair & Hounds, turn right, straight down A676 for about 2 miles and then left into the woods, mad up and downhill bits, then back to the reservoir at Hair & Hounds, turn right, through Abbey Village, left through them houses and over the field to Pleasant View, then up Burry Lane, left over fileds back to Brinscall.

I'm shagged. But I feel refreshed!

 

[Jiglo]

I've not been getting enough sleep to be going to the gym this week, but i'm gonna try and get back into it next week.

A typical workout for me lasts about 1 1/4 - 2 hours and consists of:

6 (ish) weight machines
25-30 minutes on the running machine (6.6 - 7mph) + a cool down session of about 5 minutes.
30(ish) 25 mtr lengths of the pool (if I feel like it)

 

[Lozzie]

Or H.I.I.T as its known lol. Has anyone tryed this barrrrstard? Fuck me it is hard. I am used to doing 45 mins per day cardio, say 4-5 times per week. Now i do just 20 mins of this stuff 3 times per week and its miles harder, its all about 100% effort for short burts, then coolong down, then spazzing out again- my legs were shagged afterwards!

I don't use any of the resitance machines either now, just my own body and free weights to tone, its all bloody squats and shit. The hardest is the ab work where i have to lye on my front, and pull my body off the ground with just my tip toes and elbows tuching the ground and suspend there in some kinda sadistic David Blane stylee stunt for ages. I swear my whole body starts shaking. I am so tired today after it, but i tell you what- its ace and i love it.

Anyone else gone down the H.I.I.T route?

Alot of training I did for kickboxing, is alot like this. We had to sit in "horse stance" (for anyone who doesn't know, the is feet shoulder width appart, and bent down, so your thighs are in a line, like squatting). We had to do it for aaaaaages, and hold our arms out. I did this, and cried ALOT coz it hurt. Lots of sit ups (I still do quite a few of these everyday-well nearly), press ups, and other muscle building/toning nasties. But Amelie, there is somthing about thrashing yourself fit, that is wholy satisfying, like you say.

Nowt like going on a 6 mile run to twat you and make you feel ace!

 

[Jiglo]

I've been thinking about trying out the kickboxing classes at my gym, they're there for no extra charge, but they're held on fridays at 6pm

 

[lottie]

know exactly what you mean amelia , trainer at my gym has really stepped up my programme aparently its all about shocking your body , was shaking like a shitting dog after he had finished with me , am pretty much into boxing at the moment, actually enjoy it!

 

[Jonno]

Never tried that, but been out for a bike ride again today. Two Saturdays running now.

Route was...

Down Brinscall, up along past the quarry, down to the Hair & Hounds, turn right, straight down A676 for about 2 miles and then left into the woods, mad up and downhill bits, then back to the reservoir at Hair & Hounds, turn right, through Abbey Village, left through them houses and over the field to Pleasant View, then up Burry Lane, left over fileds back to Brinscall.

You'd have gone past our house!

 

[Jonno]

Down Brinscall, up along past the quarry, down to the Hair & Hounds, turn right, straight down A676 for about 2 miles and then left into the woods

With the risk of getting the pedantic award for 2006.... It's the A675!

 

[ilovepiano]

With the risk of getting the pedantic award for 2006.... It's the A675!

LOL, and I've only lived here 28 years....

 

[Brock Landers]

I've recently got into Need For Speed: Most Wanted on the X Box, it's pretty similar, 20 minutes of sweating with a 5 minute interval for beer and cigs inbetween, it's really taken it out of me...........

Don't feel I've gained any weight though, due to the cigarettes........

The benefits I've had are that the other day I was late for the bus into town. As it passed me I said to myself, nah bollocks to it, instead of running for it, I walked the 50 yards back to my house and drove into town quicker than usual in my Jag.

I did 3 miles in 5 minutes, which was almost a record, considering the traffic and smoked a full cigarette on the way.

It made me feel great all day, especially the feeling that as I'd drove, I didn't drink anything and felt healthier for the following 3 hours until I dropped the car off at home and went to the pub. The kebab on the way home tasted extra satisfying after all my toil.

I felt greatly relieved.

 

[Ed]

Body weight exercises (Calisthenics) are something that I've been interested in for a long time. All the martial arts emphasise them, and boxers don't have the physiques and stamina they do from doing lots of weights. Using your body weight against itself also means you are hitting a load of different muscle groups at once, rather than isolating individual ones which has been all the rage with gyms with machines in. You also have to breathe harder as well, so you are getting a respiratory/cardio workout. There's a guy in the US called Matt Furey (combat conditioning) that has been doing this stuff for ages, and it really works. Check out his website, he's got verbal diarrhoea, but a lot of what he says is really interesting.

He's also really interested in using the breath to lose weight, deep breathing exercises. I've got back into the gym and been doing some of the breath work for about the last month. The weight is dropping off really quickly, and naturally, I'm still eating the same. The breath stuff is really interesting, it links in with yoga/tai chi/qi gong. Essentially (from my limited understanding) human existance can be diluted to breathing in, breathing out, and the space in between where you are doing nothing. That's it, the meaning of life. All meditations are based on this. The exercises Furey teaches essentially get you breathing in a way that brings 'whole' development i.e. physical, mental and spiritual. By spiritual I mean 'understanding of the self in relation to the universe'. I used to get these moments when I was doing Karate really seriously 4/5 times a week. Suddenly you feel something 'drop' within you, and you get insights not only into the exercise you were doing, but into yourself, your own mind. Western exercise can achieve this, but the East seems to have connected it the the whole self. That's really interesting don't you think?

I totally agree with Lozzie that there's something about thrashing yourself to your physical limits. It gives you a high and a sense of well being like nothing else, makes you feel invincible after a while.

Gone off on a bit of a tangent there, but hopefully some of you find it interesting!

 

[Jonno]

There's a guy in the US called Matt Furey (combat conditioning) that has been doing this stuff for ages, and it really works. Check out his website, he's got verbal diarrhoea, but a lot of what he says is really interesting.

That sounds pretty good. I personally follow a disipline called Rex Kwan Do. It's a specialist system developed by Rex from two seasons in the Octagon.

When I get into a fight I can just break the wrist and walk away.

 

[Ed]

That sounds pretty good. I personally follow a disipline called Rex Kwan Do. It's a specialist system developed by Rex from two seasons in the Octagon.

When I get into a fight I can just break the wrist and walk away.

Dang!
You guys are retarded!

napolean smilie:

 

[Jonno]

Dang!
You guys are retarded!

napolean smilie:

Lol, you've seen it then.

Bow to your sensai!

 

[Ed]

Lol, you've seen it then.

Bow to your sensai!

BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!!!

Seen it about 6 times in the last 2 months. Been laughing about it ever since.

Hey Tina, come get your dinner!

 

[Jonno]

BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!!!

Seen it about 6 times in the last 2 months. Been laughing about it ever since.

Hey Tina, come get your dinner!

Lol, you know what I think I'm gonna watch it tonight.

Either that or I'm gonna work on my skills!

 

[Ed]

Lol, you know what I think I'm gonna watch it tonight.

Either that or I'm gonna work on my skills!

Girls like guys with skills. Hacking skills, bow hunting skills.....

 

[oldskoolkidder]

used to do so much of this at college - in my lesson training & fitness - was so tiring! used to do this 2 or 3 times a week - along with training 3 times a week and a game! was really hard - dont to so much nowadays as ive left but will probably be doin something similar at uni..

 

[sweet sensation]

Body weight exercises (Calisthenics) are something that I've been interested in for a long time. All the martial arts emphasise them, and boxers don't have the physiques and stamina they do from doing lots of weights. Using your body weight against itself also means you are hitting a load of different muscle groups at once, rather than isolating individual ones which has been all the rage with gyms with machines in. You also have to breathe harder as well, so you are getting a respiratory/cardio workout. There's a guy in the US called Matt Furey (combat conditioning) that has been doing this stuff for ages, and it really works. Check out his website, he's got verbal diarrhoea, but a lot of what he says is really interesting.

He's also really interested in using the breath to lose weight, deep breathing exercises. I've got back into the gym and been doing some of the breath work for about the last month. The weight is dropping off really quickly, and naturally, I'm still eating the same. The breath stuff is really interesting, it links in with yoga/tai chi/qi gong. Essentially (from my limited understanding) human existance can be diluted to breathing in, breathing out, and the space in between where you are doing nothing. That's it, the meaning of life. All meditations are based on this. The exercises Furey teaches essentially get you breathing in a way that brings 'whole' development i.e. physical, mental and spiritual. By spiritual I mean 'understanding of the self in relation to the universe'. I used to get these moments when I was doing Karate really seriously 4/5 times a week. Suddenly you feel something 'drop' within you, and you get insights not only into the exercise you were doing, but into yourself, your own mind. Western exercise can achieve this, but the East seems to have connected it the the whole self. That's really interesting don't you think?

I totally agree with Lozzie that there's something about thrashing yourself to your physical limits. It gives you a high and a sense of well being like nothing else, makes you feel invincible after a while.

Gone off on a bit of a tangent there, but hopefully some of you find it interesting!

I found it interesting Im constantly looking for new exercises cos I get bored really easily :S Tbh when I was doing Tai chi, I felt really fit, had loads of stamina and excellent balance Hmmm I need to find a class I think! Ill try and remember that one in Archway cos he was ace and you never know Roland might still be going

 

[MizzDeedz]

I did an aerobics sesh the other night for the first time in about 3 weeks!! i thought i was going to die....hahaha - my legs were wobbling so bad i thought i was going to spaz out in the middle of the gym. Had to calm meself down by going into the pool for a leisurely paddle, lol (which involved lying on the steps of the pool trying to find the energy to even get to the shallow end,