Medicals
#93
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Re: Medicals
Well, heavy weights are way more taxing on the body than a moderate jog for 40 minutes. If you deplete your glycogen stores (energy) before you even start your weight training, the amount of weight you can push/pull will suffer.
#94
Re: Medicals
Seeing as this has turned into the fitness/gym thread, might be as good a place as any to ask. What is recommended when you are training for high fitness, plus good body strength? I don't like the notion that cardio is working against muscle building.
I had a trainer a few years ago who had me doing cardio on increasing resistance treadmills etc. almost like HIT but just getting progressively harder. He was keenly focused on heart rate recovery times.And then medium weights with a lot of repetitions.
My mate is trying to talk me into a last hurrah 6 day off road motorcycle race at the end of the year but I'm not going to commit until at least I can be confident of being physically capable or at risk of being airlifted off a mountain somewhere with a blown up heart.
I had a trainer a few years ago who had me doing cardio on increasing resistance treadmills etc. almost like HIT but just getting progressively harder. He was keenly focused on heart rate recovery times.And then medium weights with a lot of repetitions.
My mate is trying to talk me into a last hurrah 6 day off road motorcycle race at the end of the year but I'm not going to commit until at least I can be confident of being physically capable or at risk of being airlifted off a mountain somewhere with a blown up heart.
Obviously not at the same time. Crossfit themed exrecises that do everything to time or failure plus the boring stuff .
#95
Re: Medicals
Went to the doctor last night about my poorly finger (don't laugh it's bloody painful). Took my BP and it was like 180/100. Oops. Came down a bit later to 167/100, but still way high. Doctor suggested ****ing weight loss surgery before settling on trying a new pharma cocktail!
Need to do something drastic. A bit of walking hasn't made any difference. I'm drinking too much. Got that 7 minute exercise app...worried it would kill me if I tried doing it!
Need to do something drastic. A bit of walking hasn't made any difference. I'm drinking too much. Got that 7 minute exercise app...worried it would kill me if I tried doing it!
#96
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Re: Medicals
Went to the doctor last night about my poorly finger (don't laugh it's bloody painful). Took my BP and it was like 180/100. Oops. Came down a bit later to 167/100, but still way high. Doctor suggested ****ing weight loss surgery before settling on trying a new pharma cocktail!
Need to do something drastic. A bit of walking hasn't made any difference. I'm drinking too much. Got that 7 minute exercise app...worried it would kill me if I tried doing it!
Need to do something drastic. A bit of walking hasn't made any difference. I'm drinking too much. Got that 7 minute exercise app...worried it would kill me if I tried doing it!
#97
Re: Medicals
Went to the doctor last night about my poorly finger (don't laugh it's bloody painful). Took my BP and it was like 180/100. Oops. Came down a bit later to 167/100, but still way high. Doctor suggested ****ing weight loss surgery before settling on trying a new pharma cocktail!
Need to do something drastic. A bit of walking hasn't made any difference. I'm drinking too much. Got that 7 minute exercise app...worried it would kill me if I tried doing it!
Need to do something drastic. A bit of walking hasn't made any difference. I'm drinking too much. Got that 7 minute exercise app...worried it would kill me if I tried doing it!
#98
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Joined: Jan 2015
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Re: Medicals
Having said that, this could be the exception don't fool around with your health. If something seems of concern seek other consultants and get a range of opinions. And then go home and do what your UK doctor tells you.
#99
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Yeah...simple when you say it like that, the same way "eat less, move more" sounds simple.
:LOL: Well, it seems to be routine here to check the BP every time you go in, even if it's just for a sore finger. As it happens, the treatment for the sore finger has made it worse!
:LOL: Well, it seems to be routine here to check the BP every time you go in, even if it's just for a sore finger. As it happens, the treatment for the sore finger has made it worse!
#100
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Re: Medicals
Yeah...simple when you say it like that, the same way "eat less, move more" sounds simple.
:LOL: Well, it seems to be routine here to check the BP every time you go in, even if it's just for a sore finger. As it happens, the treatment for the sore finger has made it worse!
:LOL: Well, it seems to be routine here to check the BP every time you go in, even if it's just for a sore finger. As it happens, the treatment for the sore finger has made it worse!
https://www.resperate.com/
For me, the following cocktail works, but need to be fairly consistent:
* Beetroot juice (a big glass each day -- you'll pee and poo red). Either ready made, or DIY with a juicer. Dunno if you can get ready made in UAE, but easily available in UK (try to get neat rather than including apple juice); DIY is a doddle but messy -- best to make a biggish batch and freeze.
* HIIT (5 mins warm up, 20 mins HIIT, 5 mins cool down), 4 or more times a week. Rower's best for me, but you can do it walking / power walking at first.
* Heavy weights. 45 min session, 3 times a week.
* New Atkins.
#101
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Just tried the 7 minute exercise plan. My god...it's amazing how you can get the heart rate going so quickly. It was 30 seconds of weight-bearing exercises with 10 seconds rest between each. I had to adapt press-ups and couldn't manage proper planks, but I did something and I'm sweating like mad now!
#102
Re: Medicals
This works:
https://www.resperate.com/
For me, the following cocktail works, but need to be fairly consistent:
* Beetroot juice (a big glass each day -- you'll pee and poo red). Either ready made, or DIY with a juicer. Dunno if you can get ready made in UAE, but easily available in UK (try to get neat rather than including apple juice); DIY is a doddle but messy -- best to make a biggish batch and freeze.
* HIIT (5 mins warm up, 20 mins HIIT, 5 mins cool down), 4 or more times a week. Rower's best for me, but you can do it walking / power walking at first.
* Heavy weights. 45 min session, 3 times a week.
* New Atkins.
https://www.resperate.com/
For me, the following cocktail works, but need to be fairly consistent:
* Beetroot juice (a big glass each day -- you'll pee and poo red). Either ready made, or DIY with a juicer. Dunno if you can get ready made in UAE, but easily available in UK (try to get neat rather than including apple juice); DIY is a doddle but messy -- best to make a biggish batch and freeze.
* HIIT (5 mins warm up, 20 mins HIIT, 5 mins cool down), 4 or more times a week. Rower's best for me, but you can do it walking / power walking at first.
* Heavy weights. 45 min session, 3 times a week.
* New Atkins.
#103
Re: Medicals
Yeah...simple when you say it like that, the same way "eat less, move more" sounds simple.
:LOL: Well, it seems to be routine here to check the BP every time you go in, even if it's just for a sore finger. As it happens, the treatment for the sore finger has made it worse!
:LOL: Well, it seems to be routine here to check the BP every time you go in, even if it's just for a sore finger. As it happens, the treatment for the sore finger has made it worse!
#104
Re: Medicals
Those BP numbers are high. If you're not on medication they would almost certainly be recommending it. If you are already, then you need to change it. Pre-medication, my genetic pre-disposition had me at 180/120 which is alarmingly high. Now, a number of years later and much fatter, I average about 130/80.
#105
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Yep, changes are being made to the meds I take. I was on a 3-a-day thing but kept forgetting to take them. I'm also going to make some much-needed lifestyle changes. I know I can do it; I've done it before. I went on the Wheat Belly diet a couple of years back and my BP normalised within 2 weeks.
You need to learn to embrace and control the feeling of hunger and to restructure the macros. I have about 1-2kg to lose right now that I’ll start on when I get back (currently in the US and all the food here is shit so you just have to embrace it for the week.