Gym & Misc General Health and Fitness Thread

[phantom13]

Fwiw I tend to agree, if you were looking at the liver king thinking you could look like that by eating some bull testicle and not juicing then you’re about as sharp as a bowling ball but do these guys have a responsibility to be open about what drives their physiques.

 

[The hands of stone]

Anyone who thought liver king was natty probably needs their head read .

To be honest I watch most of the influencers and take it with a grain of salt.
Good advice , yes depending who you listen too .

Anyone seen Tanner Shuck , Ive just started following him .....real straight shooter

 

[No Quarter]

I might sound naive here but has The Rock ever spruiked that do this and be natural like me?

If not, play on really it's his choice

I know people have spruiked his diet n stuff but not sure I ever saw it come direct from him

 

[Jugada]

I might sound naive here but has The Rock ever spruiked that do this and be natural like me?

If not, play on really it's his choice

I know people have spruiked his diet n stuff but not sure I ever saw it come direct from him

Very heavily suggests he is clean by saying he only ever tried it once when he was young and didn't like it

 

[SnakeMan86]

Interested in the health and fitness crews thoughts on the current wildfire of juicing accusations of high profile fitness influencers, athletes and movie stars?

Actors i couldn't care less about. being on the gear to look jacked for a role harms no one and is for the purpose of entertainment.

Infuensers can get fecked though. They straight up cycle for 3 months, take a bunch of photos, then cycle off (Mainly in winter), continually posting those past photo's as "Current' in order to sell products. The industry is actually disgusting.

 

[SnakeMan86]

Anyone who thought liver king was natty probably needs their head read .

To be honest I watch most of the influencers and take it with a grain of salt.
Good advice , yes depending who you listen too .

Anyone seen Tanner Shuck , Ive just started following him .....real straight shooter

James Smith is great as well

 

[AvantGardener]

Anaerobic training.

Its always spruiked as being 80-90% of Max Heart rate.

But isn't it about intensity? I could sprint for 30 seconds and this is using predominately my anaerobic system even if my heart rate only reached 70% of Max.

Whereas I could go out jog for an hour, finish a bit speedier and work my heart rate up to 90%. Thats still just (mainly) aerobic system.

Am I correct here?

 

[Pugz89]

Anaerobic training.

Its always spruiked as being 80-90% of Max Heart rate.

But isn't it about intensity? I could sprint for 30 seconds and this is using predominately my anaerobic system even if my heart rate only reached 70% of Max.

Whereas I could go out jog for an hour, finish a bit speedier and work my heart rate up to 90%. Thats still just (mainly) aerobic system.

Am I correct here?

I would assume it's a combination of which HR zone you're in and how long you spend in it. What you say is correct to a point, but to train anaerobically, it needs to be a prolonged period in that zone to get maximum benefits. It's part of HIIT, but because of the rest periods, I'd imagine anaerobic impact is low-moderate in that style of workout.

But im no expert and could easily be wrong

 

[Glorfindel]

Its always spruiked as being 80-90% of Max Heart rate.

tbh I haven’t really heard that (at least not independent of other variables).
I’ve always thought (and been taught from certificate to masters level) that anaerobic exercise just meant exercise done without oxygen. If it’s related to 80-90% of something it would be intensity of effort rather than heart rate.

 

[Pugz89]

tbh I haven’t really heard that (at least not independent of other variables).
I’ve always thought (and been taught from certificate to masters level) that anaerobic exercise just meant exercise done without oxygen. If it’s related to 80-90% of something it would be intensity of effort rather than heart rate.

I would imagine intensity of effort and heart rate go hand in hand. Pretty hard to get your heart rate up without intensity, and hard to keep it low with significant intensity.

Again, not an expert, but I would also hypothesise that 80-90% heart rate correlates pretty strongly to exercise without oxygen, as the higher the heart rate, the less efficient you will be with oxygen over time.

 

[Glorfindel]

I would imagine intensity of effort and heart rate go hand in hand. Pretty hard to get your heart rate up without intensity, and hard to keep it low with significant intensity.

Again, not an expert, but I would also hypothesise that 80-90% heart rate correlates pretty strongly to exercise without oxygen, as the higher the heart rate, the less efficient you will be with oxygen over time.

These Reddit users are running marathons at >80% max HR

 

[Mofra]

Very heavily suggests he is clean by saying he only ever tried it once when he was young and didn't like it

Doesn't preclude HGH, SARMS, etc
I think he was being pretty deliberate in his language.

 

[phantom13]

These Reddit users are running marathons at >80% max HR

When I was running (currently working distance back up from Achilles rupture) my half was done at a 175 average bpm.

180 was pretty much my redline, if I was going over that I knew I was cooking myself.

Doing tris I Coukd feel like I was working way way harder on the swim or cycle but heart rate rarely topped 150.

Running is tough work.

 

[Kram]

Went for a for a first brief swim after over a week off with covid, still not feeling 100% but it's funny kind of felt good being physically fresh for once after the break.

 

[revival_mode]

have put on a good 12kg since xmas
fml. lets cut for a couple of months i guess

 

[Cuzz09]

Haven't weighed myself since getting under 100kg for the first time in ages in like november

Feeling pretty good right now but a bit nervous about feeling disappointed if I've gone back over.

Prob should rip the bandaid off then I can re focus

On SM-S908E using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[peternorth]

Had Mackers for lunch this week. Surprisingly felt ok 24 hours later.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Depending on your age, to have an average HR of 177 for an entire marathon is very high.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Went for a for a first brief swim after over a week off with covid, still not feeling 100% but it's funny kind of felt good being physically fresh for once after the break.

Tough to get in the pool after being sick, but you'll feel better for going for sure. Swimming is a great way to get your muscles back into it too.

Assume you're in the pool and not open water in WA?

 

[Kram]

Tough to get in the pool after being sick, but you'll feel better for going for sure. Swimming is a great way to get your muscles back into it too.

Assume you're in the pool and not open water in WA?

Yeah pool I live in the country so don't swim in the ocean much.

 

[And_ROOS]

How effective are those "couch to 5km" guides? Need to get back into running for sports later in the year after an ankle injury ruined my preseason.

 

[Cuzz09]

We did it years ago and it was effective.

Walk 1 min jog 1 min etc ramping up to 30 mins or whatever 5kms is.

Prob should try it again

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[phantom13]

How effective are those "couch to 5km" guides? Need to get back into running for sports later in the year after an ankle injury ruined my preseason.

I know a few people who have done them. It’s certainly an effective model but still takes a degree of discipline, if you don’t follow it it won’t work.

 

[mcgarnacle]

When I was running (currently working distance back up from Achilles rupture) my half was done at a 175 average bpm.

180 was pretty much my redline, if I was going over that I knew I was cooking myself.

Doing tris I Coukd feel like I was working way way harder on the swim or cycle but heart rate rarely topped 150.

Running is tough work.

Physiologically, there are central and peripheral CV adaptations to exercise. Unless you're an elite cyclist or swimmer, peripheral muscle fatigue will get you with cycling and swimming, rather than central factors.

That's a fairly decent heart rate to hold for an extended period of time. Much easier to do when young, but I know some freaks who were in their 40s who could hold 180bpm on the bike for 2-3 hours. In contrast, my zone 5 as a 45yo kicks in about 171bpm. I can hold high 160s, but once I got into the 170s, the hydrogen ion build-up would render me cooked within 10-20 mins. I can't clear it quicker than it was building.

 

[faible]

Physiologically, there are central and peripheral CV adaptations to exercise. Unless you're an elite cyclist or swimmer, peripheral muscle fatigue will get you with cycling and swimming, rather than central factors.

That's a fairly decent heart rate to hold for an extended period of time. Much easier to do when young, but I know some freaks who were in their 40s who could hold 180bpm on the bike for 2-3 hours. In contrast, my zone 5 as a 45yo kicks in about 171bpm. I can hold high 160s, but once I got into the 170s, the hydrogen ion build-up would render me cooked within 10-20 mins. I can't clear it quicker than it was building.

All depends what your max is really, the 220 - age is very approximate, some people will find it's reasonably close (for me it is) for others it'll be 20-30 BPM out.