The Swamp

Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:48 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:35 am

EdRomero wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:48 pm Had a great run 2 weeks ago..until my calf started to hurt. Was in a lot of pain after, but felt a little better the next day, and it seemed to be improving. However after a week (when there was almost no pain from walking), I did a really slow run, and it didn't feel right. I had a minor calf injury years before and tried to race with it the following week which caused a major calf strain (never got it diagnosed). I'm not so stupid now that I'll try to race but I'm probably being stupid to try to run through it. We've had perfect weather and I feel I'm losing so much progress. I'm wearing a compression band and looking to buy a deep muscle massager, but I don't know what to do. Some days I feel I'm babying it because of my former experience; other days I feel like I'm on the road to re-injury. This all happened after a year of no injuries and right when I started looking for marathon training plans.

Those massage guns are worth every penny. Bought one about two years ago to help with some trigger points in my lower legs and back, and it's been one of the best investments I've ever made. Working out those trigger points hurt like hell, but it was necessary to get everything healthy again.

I think they've come down in price considerably over the last couple years too. I saw the $1k variants being hocked on Instagram all the meanwhile you could get a $50 Black and Decker jigsaw and get a few attachments from this site:

https://jigsawmassage.store/collections/all

EdRomero wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:56 am Thanks. Just ordered a $40 one on Amazon. Will try that before trying to find a sports massage therapist.

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:26 pm I am below 250 on the home scale. 25.8 total pounds lost since mid february last year. Still increasing veggies and eating smaller lunch portions. Taking off more nights drinking, too. I'd be fairly pleased if I could get into the mid 230s and stay there. I will say that after I shaved to just a goatee, I can really tell the weight loss in my face and others do too. I looked like a zombie on a zoom call the first time after shaving.

I still have a gut, but it's definitely smaller. I also bought 36 in waist jeans for the first time in probably 20 years.

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:26 pm I am below 250 on the home scale. 25.8 total pounds lost since mid february last year. Still increasing veggies and eating smaller lunch portions. Taking off more nights drinking, too. I'd be fairly pleased if I could get into the mid 230s and stay there. I will say that after I shaved to just a goatee, I can really tell the weight loss in my face and others do too. I looked like a zombie on a zoom call the first time after shaving.

I still have a gut, but it's definitely smaller. I also bought 36 in waist jeans for the first time in probably 20 years.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:48 am
I think they've come down in price considerably over the last couple years too. I saw the $1k variants being hocked on Instagram all the meanwhile you could get a $50 Black and Decker jigsaw and get a few attachments from this site:

https://jigsawmassage.store/collections/all

Shirley wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:47 pm Damn, I don't really know those measurements, but those are some serious numeric drops. Great work.

Giff wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:49 pm Thanks guys. It almost makes me think the January numbers were inflated somehow, but I'll take it.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 4:05 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:47 pm Damn, I don't really know those measurements, but those are some serious numeric drops. Great work.

It's enormous! Congrats, Giff. Amazing how quickly a the body adjusts to a few changes. I need to get my ass back in gear. I'm up 20 pounds from my lowest. When I lost weight, I kept good habits but didn't really police what I ate. The gain was really a slow creep, but I need to stop the slide.

Giff wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:32 pm Ended up not doing the colonoscopy due to poor insurance planning, but did go back for a three-month checkup after having crazy high cholesterol in January. After taking meds, cutting down on red meat to ~2-3 servings a week, replacing most beer with either bourbon/seltzer, and having at least a 50-minute walk every morning, I've made huge strides losing about 20 pounds overall. The results came in the mail today and my total cholesterol decreased from 316 to 168. Triglycerides from 395 to 134. The bad cholesterol is now 80 and the good increased as well. This is really the first time I've tried something like this and it has stuck. And no grapefruit-induced side effects thanks to this board. I'm fucking pumped!

bfj wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:15 pm

bfj wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:18 pm Still on the wagon. The scale (which I hate) read 295 this morning. That’s 30 lbs lost since November. I’m still trying to walk 30 minutes or more 4 days a week. I’m still eating the way I’m supposed to eat as a T2 diabetic. Low carbs, low sugar is a huge pain in the ass. I haven’t touched chocolate since November. In my head, it is the trigger that may start my backslide, so I won’t touch it.

I fully expect to fall off the wagon again, but for now, I’m still behaving.

Thanks for listening.

Almost a year later and as I predicted, the wheels and I fell off the cart. Scale at the doctor's office showed me a number I had never seen (not in a good way). I'm back on the wagon, but more in a "hanging on to the bumper as it drives away" fashion as opposed to "driving the wagon" as I should be.

elflaco2 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:53 pm -Hotel Food-Airport Bars + Longer daily walks w dog and mrs + more alcohol + Steady gym attendance + more soccer - take out + home cooking = 15 lbs less than a year ago.

bfj wrote: ↑Tue May 11, 2021 7:02 am Down 20 lbs since getting on the scale at the docs office that day.

rass wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:33 am Ran 12+ miles this morning. 9:10ish per pace which is quicker than I normally go in the AM, especially starting out that early (before 7).

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:33 am Ran a 10k in gorgeous weather this morning. 52:43

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:47 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:33 am Ran 12+ miles this morning. 9:10ish per pace which is quicker than I normally go in the AM, especially starting out that early (before 7).

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:33 am Ran a 10k in gorgeous weather this morning. 52:43

Jesus, you fuckers are fast. I just started adding a regular run day to my routine - lift two days and run on my off day. I'm still not able to finish my ~2.5 mile loop without walking a bit in the middle. And even then, the parts that I do run fully are around 10 min pace (except the last part which is mostly downhill). I never was a good distance runner. I was fast up to 400 meters, but fell off a cliff after that.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 9:55 amMy wife beat m...y ... 2 ...nut...s ... well. Couldn't get my breathing to settle down until at least 1.5 ... in.

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:47 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:33 am Ran 12+ miles this morning. 9:10ish per pace which is quicker than I normally go in the AM, especially starting out that early (before 7).

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:33 am Ran a 10k in gorgeous weather this morning. 52:43

Jesus, you fuckers are fast. I just started adding a regular run day to my routine - lift two days and run on my off day. I'm still not able to finish my ~2.5 mile loop without walking a bit in the middle. And even then, the parts that I do run fully are around 10 min pace (except the last part which is mostly downhill). I never was a good distance runner. I was fast up to 400 meters, but fell off a cliff after that.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 10:17 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:47 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:33 am Ran 12+ miles this morning. 9:10ish per pace which is quicker than I normally go in the AM, especially starting out that early (before 7).

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:33 am Ran a 10k in gorgeous weather this morning. 52:43

Jesus, you fuckers are fast. I just started adding a regular run day to my routine - lift two days and run on my off day. I'm still not able to finish my ~2.5 mile loop without walking a bit in the middle. And even then, the parts that I do run fully are around 10 min pace (except the last part which is mostly downhill). I never was a good distance runner. I was fast up to 400 meters, but fell off a cliff after that.

Shirley, don't beat yourself up over pacing. First off, if you're running with a group, you'll get faster times mainly due to everyone's subconscious competitive streaks kicking in. For me, the consistently best mile times have always been timed races, and some of my best mile times were longer races like the Philly Ten-Miler (the biggest 10-mile run in the country as it's completely downhill the entire course). Also, depending on what you're listening to will change your pace. My daily runs starts with me listening to old podcasts, but switching over to music, primarily hip-hop, shows up in my running app as faster times.

Since I'm now 2nd shot + more than 2 weeks, I'm going to start going back to the gym for weights again. I'm thinking 2 upper body days and 1 lower body day per week, and occasionally flip it. Can anyone recommend a good weight training app? Best use to track sets and suggest numbers?

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 10:17 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:47 pm

rass wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:33 am Ran 12+ miles this morning. 9:10ish per pace which is quicker than I normally go in the AM, especially starting out that early (before 7).

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:33 am Ran a 10k in gorgeous weather this morning. 52:43

Jesus, you fuckers are fast. I just started adding a regular run day to my routine - lift two days and run on my off day. I'm still not able to finish my ~2.5 mile loop without walking a bit in the middle. And even then, the parts that I do run fully are around 10 min pace (except the last part which is mostly downhill). I never was a good distance runner. I was fast up to 400 meters, but fell off a cliff after that.

Shirley, don't beat yourself up over pacing. First off, if you're running with a group, you'll get faster times mainly due to everyone's subconscious competitive streaks kicking in. For me, the consistently best mile times have always been timed races, and some of my best mile times were longer races like the Philly Ten-Miler (the biggest 10-mile run in the country as it's completely downhill the entire course). Also, depending on what you're listening to will change your pace. My daily runs starts with me listening to old podcasts, but switching over to music, primarily hip-hop, shows up in my running app as faster times.

Since I'm now 2nd shot + more than 2 weeks, I'm going to start going back to the gym for weights again. I'm thinking 2 upper body days and 1 lower body day per week, and occasionally flip it. Can anyone recommend a good weight training app? Best use to track sets and suggest numbers?

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 11:32 am i've done a variation of that principle and have been debating going back to it after I get sick of 5/3/1 in a few months. it's enjoyable. and leads to some fun soreness

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 11:43 am

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 11:32 am i've done a variation of that principle and have been debating going back to it after I get sick of 5/3/1 in a few months. it's enjoyable. and leads to some fun soreness

I don't want to do too much of the 5-3-1 type stuff because - again, usually no spotter, and I also don't want to risk fucking up my back on a deadlift or squat.