Gym & Misc General Health and Fitness Thread

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Kram said:
Said it loads of times but just a 2km run is the sweet spot for me, long enough to get you puffing a bit but short enough to be pretty easy on the body.
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Just got a Garmin Fenix for my birthday. Holy shit, it is so much better than the Apple Watch.

I'm a sucker for metrics and numerical analyses for running, especially getting the validation for improvement. The adventure options are also very interesting. But **** me, the fact I don't have to charge it every night and can track my sleep could be my favourite part.

Massive price point, but I haven't spoken to a single person who has said that it's a waste of money.
 
conrad_437 said:
Just got a Garmin Fenix for my birthday. Holy s**t, it is so much better than the Apple Watch.

I'm a sucker for metrics and numerical analyses for running, especially getting the validation for improvement. The adventure options are also very interesting. But * me, the fact I don't have to charge it every night and can track my sleep could be my favourite part.

Massive price point, but I haven't spoken to a single person who has said that it's a waste of money.
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What is the battery life like? Ive got an apple watch now and its fine but its not great.
 
phantom13 said:
What is the battery life like? Ive got an apple watch now and its fine but its not great.
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Charged it up fully yesterday, it says I have 19 days of battery left. GPS usage is meant to compromise it a little bit, pretty sure it has 25-30 hours of that. Unless you're an ultra-marathoner, you'll easily see it last 10 more days even consistently running solid distances and working out a lot.

The Apple Watch was immensely frustrating in that you were lucky to see it last more than a day and a half, without even using the GPS functions.

I think if you're serious about training and working towards a performance goal or an event such as a marathon, a Garmin is a much better option. It does everything the Apple Watch does, but better.

The only real POD with an Apple Watch is the fact it's essentially a phone on your wrist. But I carry my phone everywhere, so that doesn't really do anything for me.
 
conrad_437 said:
Charged it up fully yesterday, it says I have 19 days of battery left. GPS usage is meant to compromise it a little bit, pretty sure it has 25-30 hours of that. Unless you're an ultra-marathoner, you'll easily see it last 10 more days even consistently running solid distances and working out a lot.

The Apple Watch was immensely frustrating in that you were lucky to see it last more than a day and a half, without even using the GPS functions.

I think if you're serious about training and working towards a performance goal or an event such as a marathon, a Garmin is a much better option. It does everything the Apple Watch does, but better.

The only real POD with an Apple Watch is the fact it's essentially a phone on your wrist. But I carry my phone everywhere, so that doesn't really do anything for me.
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Yeh im not so much a runner (just blew out my Achilles 16 months after blowing out my other achilles) but i assume its better on HR and Calories and stuff, the sleep thing would be massive too i reckon.

Did you get the 6 or the 7?
 
phantom13 said:
Yeh im not so much a runner (just blew out my Achilles 16 months after blowing out my other achilles) but i assume its better on HR and Calories and stuff, the sleep thing would be massive too i reckon.

Did you get the 6 or the 7?
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Went the 6x Pro, could get it for around $680 from JB. Couldn't really rationalise spending $1300+ on a watch, but the fenix range is meant to be the best sports watch on the market so I see why some will still purchase in that price range.

Of course, the most important function of the watch is the fact you can download golf course maps from all around the world. And it can tell you how far you've hit your ball!
 
Kram said:
The other problem with running around an oval is It's boring as hell.
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And the "outside the boundary line of the aussie rules being played there" is always muddier than the main part of the oval in Winter because of all of the runners/walkers... annoying to say the least :p just do no cardio other than getting my heart rate up from lifting weights :)
 
I've got a WhatsApp with some mates where we post gym selfies, videos etc. It's a bit wanky I guess but designed to inspire each other and to prove you've actually exercised. The level of accountability to your mates and not wanting to be a weak campaigner is a good motivator, got a few of my mates off their lazy arse.
 
the_interloper said:
I've got a WhatsApp with some mates where we post gym selfies, videos etc. It's a bit wanky I guess but designed to inspire each other and to prove you've actually exercised. The level of accountability to your mates and not wanting to be a weak campaigner is a good motivator, got a few of my mates off their lazy arse.
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A massive part of my fitness journey was the fear of being left behind by my close mates. I was always the athletic kid who was the fastest, strongest, best endurance out of my mates, and much of my pride resided in that fact. Once I turned 18 and my metabolism diminished, my work ethic was behind them and it didn't take long to be overtaken in most of these areas.

Proud to say that I'm back to that level, and it was certainly the motivation you speak about that was a massive factor in me getting off my arse and putting the time and effort in, whether it be running, gym work or swimming.
 

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phantom13 said:
Yeh im not so much a runner (just blew out my Achilles 16 months after blowing out my other achilles) but i assume its better on HR and Calories and stuff, the sleep thing would be massive too i reckon.

Did you get the 6 or the 7?
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I've had a 6 Pro for a few years now, it's been bombproof. Water, sand, sweat, sun, cold, travel, everything and anything.

14 day battery life if you don't really do any activities, for me who uses the GPS for ~ 10 hours or so a week, I get a bit over a week between charges. That's wearing it all day every day but not sleeping with it (sleeping with anything on my wrist annoys me so it's not Fenix specific).
 
conrad_437 said:
Went the 6x Pro, could get it for around $680 from JB. Couldn't really rationalise spending $1300+ on a watch, but the fenix range is meant to be the best sports watch on the market so I see why some will still purchase in that price range.

Of course, the most important function of the watch is the fact you can download golf course maps from all around the world. And it can tell you how far you've hit your ball!
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I've just ordered a Fenix 7 solar for exactly this reason!

I'm a massive Garmin fanboy after switching from Fitbit the better part of 10 years ago, already got a Forerunner and the surf edition Instinct.

I thought about just buying their entry level golf watch, but I've wanted a Fenix for ages and it has all the same golf capabilities as the specialised golf range. I figure I'll protect my (considerable!) investment by continuing to use the above two watches for running and surfing and using the Fenix as my daily driver.
 
We should do a death list for this forum for all the online bodybuilding freaks

Sam Sulek who has been going viral recently

21 years old. Think he will see 30?


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Glorfindel said:
imo this is overblown. apart from maybe some soft tissue approximation at certain joints (elbow & knee) I think you'll find most elite bodybuilers are deceptively flexible and at least on par with the general population or even ahead eg Flex Wheeler can/could do the splits.
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I assume they mean mobility.

Bodybuilders mobility is usually trash.
 
phantom13 said:
Bodybuilders mobility is usually trash.
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I'd still say the mobility of a sub-section of bodybuilders would be on par with (or ahead of) the mobility of a sub-section of the gen pop.
The guys in the Olympia can do poses that I don't have the shoulder mobility for, and I definitely don't have the ROM to do this lol.


Rich Piana was also deceptively mobile despite being massive (although most of what he says is a bit mumbo jumbo)


(this isn't to say they can't have bad mobility - more that as a general rule their mobility probs isn't "trash")
 

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