Health and Fitness

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:02 pm

This getting old stuff blows. I’ll be 37 by the end of the month. I’ve squatted 400 lbs since I was like 19. I’ve been getting some knee pain after leg days and I’m wondering if the old hinges don’t want to throw that amount of weight around anymore. It’s weird because I feel stronger than I ever have been, but the joints just don’t want that strain anymore. I’ve even done some joint strengthening work, but I don’t know. Might be time to lighten the load

Same bro. Not a 400 squatter, to be real, but certainly up there. More than 2x my body weight at my best. But I've scaled it down to that power squat machine, I don't need that kind of weight on my back and shoulders any more. I have done much more one leg stuff. I've lightened everything up and add some additional movements to try to help out my ligament and joint health. My shoulders have always been trash, but they're getting dinged up a lot now...now my elbows and knees are feeling it, which is rare...so I've scaled it down, slower more concentrated movements, no ego lifts...I'm liking it and still keep everything tight.

Postby **meow** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:12 pm

I need to reevaluate. I’m afraid my self-esteem is directly tied to my 400 lb squat and 300 lb calf raises.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:25 pm

I bought some more home gym equipment so that I would less tempted to ego lift...

Postby **RonnieFranchise** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:31 pm

I only drink on Friday and Saturday, and other non-work nights. I keep it to 4, tops. Was coughing up a lung last Friday but had 3 vodka limeades anyway, I felt like absolute trash on Saturday.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:10 am

I had to drop back squats 5+ years ago due to spinal compression concerns. Regardless, I still go HAM like a dumbass on heavy front squats, goblet squats, split squats, etc. I've noticed that while my muscular recovery tends to be fine, my joints/ligaments/tendons feel like **** and take longer to be ready for another go.

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:30 am

I usually have a beer with dinner each night and occasionally on the weekend a small glass of bourbon or Scotch. Before the baby, I used to have a couple beers on the weekend or a beer and that small glass was a medium.

Postby **shoeshine boy** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:21 am

Wait till you hit 40 fellas.

Postby **meow** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:50 am

I had to drop back squats 5+ years ago due to spinal compression concerns. Regardless, I still go HAM like a dumbass on heavy front squats, goblet squats, split squats, etc. I've noticed that while my muscular recovery tends to be fine, my joints/ligaments/tendons feel like **** and take longer to be ready for another go.

yeah. when my knee starts shaking on a leg press, I can’t just say “f you knees, you’re pushing this weight up” like I used to.

Postby **iamjs** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 7:29 am

If I have more two drinks at night, I won't really be hungover to a point but I will always wake up in the wee hours wide awake and anxious. That came on in my late 30s

That's the way that I am. I cut back on my drinking majorly. I usually don't drink during the week and might have a beer or two with dinner if I go out somewhere on the weekend. But anything beyond two beers is a guaranteed 3 AM wakeup call for me. I don't get it.

Postby **iamjs** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 7:32 am

Wait till you hit 40 fellas.

40 I was fine with. Even when I was 44, I was like "what's the big deal about turning 40?? I feel fine."

The **** second I turned 45, everything went downhill for me.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:05 pm

Olivia is blonde now. I haven't been gone that long.

Postby **skullman80** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:09 pm

I very rarely do a Jenn Sherman ride...one because I hate her taste in music, and two she just kind of annoys me. They had a 10 year sing along ride though with her, Cody, Alex, Matty M. etc that was on Demand so I took that this morning. It was pretty fun even if it ended with Bruce Springsteen at the end.

Postby **Morkle** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:07 pm

Jenn Sherman the few times I did her rides, she ended up standing or not riding most of the time. Just don't care for that.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:18 pm

Yup, same. Long stretches of her not even pedaling. No thanks.

Postby **shoeshine boy** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:32 pm

I like Sherman ok and her not pedaling doesn't bother me. it's my ride, not hers but I do wish she wouldn't sing a long.

Postby **Morkle** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:39 pm

It's more of a mental thing I guess. I like when they're doing it with me, I'd be fine if there was a person that interacted just a bit, not much, and just worked out lol.

She does too much yapping. Her and Kendall both just talk way too much. Leats Kendall is busting her ass lol.

Postby **iamjs** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:59 pm

I did the drum and bass ride with Mila Lazar last week. I think she was trying to kill me. I'm not quite ready for doing mid 50s resistance late into a 30 minute ride.

Also, kinda disappointed that the Peleton app doesn't track well inside. On Thursdays, I'll run the app while I'm curling. It counts calories but it shows my distance as --. Kinda odd to see an exercise of 1600 calories and no distance.
When I ran it through Apple's app on the watch, it tracked my distance between 2 and 2.5 miles in a six end match. We typically do an 8 end match, so I'm guessing it would be closer to 3 or 3.25 mi.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:31 pm

I joined a Peloton group on Facebook. I'm thinking about starting some strength routines over the winter and wanted someone that would just pick the classes for me so I could stack them and go. My request to join was approved. I start looking through the discussion and there is not a single male name anywhere. So now I feel like a creep.

Postby **shoeshine boy** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:35 pm

I recommend the group Hardcore on The Floor. they have an excellent calendar.

Postby **skullman80** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:40 pm

Just do crush your core 1 and 2 with Emma....your body will both love you and hate you at the same time.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:42 pm

I recommend the group Hardcore on The Floor. they have an excellent calendar.

This is the group.

I still had my Facebook profile picture from veterans day, so me on a C-130 with an M-16. Went ahead and changed that.

Postby **shoeshine boy** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:54 pm

I recommend the group Hardcore on The Floor. they have an excellent calendar.
This is the group.

I still had my Facebook profile picture from veterans day, so me on a C-130 with an M-16. Went ahead and changed that.

lol! I wouldn't worry about it. there's plenty of dudes in that group and of course, on Peleton but I think guys want to be seen as lifting "heavy weights" like Power Lifting. I made the mistake of doing the 10 min Glutes and Legs class from last Monday with heavy weights when I hadn't done a G&L class in MONTHS. for the next 4 days, anytime I stood up or sat down it was, "OW! OW! OW! OW!"

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:56 pm

Nah, I'm not looking for MAD GAINS. I'm looking for functional fitness and toning. I am very tentative about doing any kind of lifting while I'm actively trying to lose weight. So I'm hoping this program will make me functionally better without packing on pounds and pounds of muscle weight. If all goes well by next summer I'll have less fat and a better baseline of functional fitness and then I can transition to free weights.

Postby **shoeshine boy** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:46 pm

Postby **dodint** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:45 pm

I set a new 30 minute PR on the Peloton. I guess I'm back.

Olivia is the best.

Total Output 434kj
Distance 11.47mi
Avg Output 242watts
Avg Cadence 79rpm
Avg Resistance 56%
Avg Speed 22.9mph
Calories 562kcal

I'm close to being able to average 250 watts. I bet I can get there in a few weeks. I was over 245 for most of the ride but I was hanging on for dear life the last 5 minutes and gave some back.