Did you exercise today?

[Dirty Frank]

I like this style of treadmill. Not necessarily from bells as my experience with them is meh
Wooden Residential Manual Treadmill (Ships by May 31st)

 

[GreyGhost]

I like this style of treadmill. Not necessarily from bells as my experience with them is meh
Wooden Residential Manual Treadmill (Ships by May 31st)

Wow. More money than I expected.

Wife wanted a treadmill for running a couple years ago. Bought one from Costco. They delivered to front hall. I took out as many loose pieces as possible, taped box shut and tobogganed it into the basement (controlled, not bombs away). It's fine. It is for occasional use only as she vastly prefers outside. Iirc, it was on sale for just over 1000.

 

[bigpoppa]

Back in the cold, finally got a hard workout in.

 

[Hardwrkr13]

I've been battling a shoulder and bicep strain so I've switched to lighter weights going with sets in the 20 range and going to failure on every set. Working well, causing soreness in a good way. Yesterday I started doing 30sec sprints x3 to finish my weight training as a change as well.

 

[LePhillou]

Anyone have thoughts on those small ‘walking treadmills’ for the house? Thinking of one of those simply for price and convenience factor.

Not sure I want a full on treadmill.

My coworker uses one. He likes the "brag" how he got 10k steps before 9am (he starts working around 6am), so he's got his standing desk setup and takes his meetings walking etc etc. Easy win.

 

[mimico_polak]

My coworker uses one. He likes the "brag" how he got 10k steps before 9am (he starts working around 6am), so he's got his standing desk setup and takes his meetings walking etc etc. Easy win.

What’s the speed on those things? I assume they’re just for walking and not actual jogging / running.

 

[GreyGhost]

What’s the speed on those things? I assume they’re just for walking and not actual jogging / running.

The one Frank linked is fully manual. No motor. Goes as fast as you do (until friction is too much and you run off the front).

Fwiw, for most people, top speed on a treadmill isn't used much. They are good for walking, marginal for jogging and while running at 10 mph is possible on most, it is not fun and any variation in pacing quickly gets you in trouble.

My wifes treadmill is 20x60". The manual one linked above is 17x47". You'd have real trouble picking up the pace with such a short surface.

 

[mimico_polak]

The one Frank linked is fully manual. No motor. Goes as fast as you do (until friction is too much and you run off the front).

Fwiw, for most people, top speed on a treadmill isn't used much. They are good for walking, marginal for jogging and while running at 10 mph is possible on most, it is not fun and any variation in pacing quickly gets you in trouble.

My wifes treadmill is 20x60". The manual one linked above is 17x47". You'd have real trouble picking up the pace with such a short surface.

Agreed. I wouldn’t mind one of those walking pads simply for under the desk during work, or letting my wife or MIL to use it as they’re not comfortable going out in the evening for a walk when it’s dark out.

By the time the kids are down it’s close to 9pm. Ok for me. Not for them.

 

[bigpoppa]

I've been battling a shoulder and bicep strain so I've switched to lighter weights going with sets in the 20 range and going to failure on every set. Working well, causing soreness in a good way. Yesterday I started doing 30sec sprints x3 to finish my weight training as a change as well.

That doesn’t aggravate the strained muscle? I usually take it as a sign of rest days

 

[LePhillou]

Agreed. I wouldn’t mind one of those walking pads simply for under the desk during work, or letting my wife or MIL to use it as they’re not comfortable going out in the evening for a walk when it’s dark out.

By the time the kids are down it’s close to 9pm. Ok for me. Not for them.

ok walk while watching tv
or even better while eating paczki

 

[GreyGhost]

ok walk while watching tv
or even better while eating paczki

It takes some effort to get fatter while actively exercising.

 

[mimico_polak]

It takes some effort to get fatter while actively exercising.

Sounds like a challenge here more than anything….i have been known to eat paczki in between weight lifting sets…

 

[Amazon]

Anyone have thoughts on those small ‘walking treadmills’ for the house? Thinking of one of those simply for price and convenience factor.

Not sure I want a full on treadmill.

I bought a fold up one 2 months ago and use it most nights. Works out way better for me. I set it up in front of my kitchen island and walk watching a show on my lap top or reading a book.

My job has me sitting at a desk, so I found by the end of most days I'd only done 3,000 steps

This is the one I have https://www.amazon.ca/WALKINGPAD-Smart-Walk-Folding-Treadmill/dp/B07SJCZLPQ

 

[mimico_polak]

Question for the fitness guys here. Gut has grown larger than I’d like.

I understand that there’s no such thing as ‘spot’ weight loss. But…is it a combination of the abdominal muscles loosened up with the fat. Or is typically one more prevalent than the other.

Effectively while I do large compound exercises I’m wondering if i should do more specific exercises to tighten up the abs WHILE I try and better my diet.

 

[bigpoppa]

Question for the fitness guys here. Gut has grown larger than I’d like.

I understand that there’s no such thing as ‘spot’ weight loss. But…is it a combination of the abdominal muscles loosened up with the fat. Or is typically one more prevalent than the other.

Effectively while I do large compound exercises I’m wondering if i should do more specific exercises to tighten up the abs WHILE I try and better my diet.

the layer of fat only really makes up like 1" of your mid section. Your "stomach" includes all your abdominal muscles, as well as the actual organs used in digesting food etc.

In effect your abdominal muscles act like a 'bra' holding everything up, supporting everything and make it look good. When they're weak, everything is sagging and it doesnt look flattering.

If you dont like the posture of your mid section(sagging etc), doing core strengthening exercises will do a lot to help with that.

More importantly you'll never have back pain/leg/sciatica and your riding stamina will improve.

(I devote a significant amount of time torturing my core muscles on a regular basis and now have a titanium core)

 

[mimico_polak]

the layer of fat only really makes up like 1" of your mid section. Your "stomach" includes all your abdominal muscles, as well as the actual organs used in digesting food etc.

In effect your abdominal muscles act like a 'bra' holding everything up, supporting everything and make it look good. When they're weak, everything is sagging and it doesnt look flattering.

If you dont like the posture of your mid section(sagging etc), doing core strengthening exercises will do a lot to help with that.

More importantly you'll never have back pain/leg/sciatica and your riding stamina will improve.

(I devote a significant amount of time torturing my core muscles on a regular basis and now have a titanium core)

Ok good to know then. I’ll have to focus more on the core exercises above and beyond the big compound exercises.

Thanks!

Recommendations for any specific ones? I’m thinking planks, squats, plyobox jumps, medicine ball something something. Etc.

 

[Amazon]

Ok good to know then. I’ll have to focus more on the core exercises above and beyond the big compound exercises.

Thanks!

Recommendations for any specific ones? I’m thinking planks, squats, plyobox jumps, medicine ball something something. Etc.

I find a quick way to set my abs on fire is to do hanging knee tucks from the chin up bar.

 

[LePhillou]

I find a quick way to set my abs on fire is to do hanging knee tucks from the chin up bar.

Also that works your grip. Which is great. And you can somewhat decompress the spine a bit which can feel nice.

As for Mimico's gut, i see it as onion layers. The center layers are thicker, the edges can be super thin. No matter how much you peel the onion, theres a bit that comes off the whole onion but the center is still thicker relatively. So you gotta remove enough layers of fat to show what's under. If you've been doing core, itll be a 6 pack otherwise...a flattish belly

 

[bigpoppa]

Recommendations for any specific ones? I’m thinking planks, squats, plyobox jumps, medicine ball something something. Etc.

I posted an instagram account a while back (https://www.instagram.com/senada.greca/?hl=en) her ab workouts are great, I also do resistance band routines that work the legs(and lower back aka core)

If you want more specifics I can always drop by and show you some

 

[shanekingsley]

As you get older, you can do core til you're blue in the face... if your diet is crap, your gut will look like poo.

That said, those basic pillow exercises that @bigpoppa linked earlier are excellent and thoroughly work the front, back and sides of the core. And plank is awesome - my wife and I used to do plank every night and add 15 seconds on per week. By the time a few months go by, we're up to 4-5 minutes per session and for people with very busy lives, it takes very little time out of the day to dedicate towards it.