☕ Fitness and Health Discussion Thread ☕

[Pacomia]

I’ve actually never worked out. In fact, I’ve never even used a gym for its intended purpose. I walk around 45 minutes per day every workday, but otherwise I get basically 0 excercise. I’m pretty physicals unfit and VERY physically incapable, but my health is decent (I’m never fully healthy, but I’m rarely actually sick.). I’m actually okay how I am, though. I see no reason to change my lifestyle.

[Tyr]

I've recently transitioned from strength training (doing compound exercises) to start training for boxing.

[Pacomia]

I’ve actually never worked out. In fact, I’ve never even used a gym for its intended purpose. I walk around 45 minutes per day every workday, but otherwise I get basically 0 excercise. I’m pretty physicals unfit and VERY physically incapable, but my health is decent (I’m never fully healthy, but I’m rarely actually sick.). I’m actually okay how I am, though. I see no reason to change my lifestyle.

? If you have decent health what do u mean by very physically incapable then?

I mean, like, I can’t run for over 10 seconds, I can’t lift anything heavy, I can’t apply much force to anything, I have terrible reflexes, I can’t even do one push-up, I’m not at all flexible, I have very little upper or lower body strength, I get winded walking up a flight of stairs, and my limbs barely work past moving around and picking things up (basic functions), yet I still have okay physical health (I don’t get sick often for example), although maybe not as much so in the case of mental health.

[Piacentini]

I've been working out for a while now. Last year, I went way too hard and overtrained for over 8 months. I never noticed it, but once I stopped working out (multiple injuries) my overtrained body hit me like a train. I had constant back pain, constant chest pain, heart pain, shoulder pain, tendonitis, everything basically. It took me 8 months to get well again and I'm still not entirely better (although i was finally able to begin sprinting again without heart pain). I lost most of my strength gains and got fat for a period of time. Thankfully, I've slimmed down again, but now my workouts are a lot less intense than they used to be. I have to stretch a lot more to avoid pains and the like. Thats just the price of overtraining. Make sure that when you work out, you don't go too hard for too long and push yourself past what your body can do to recover.

[Rojava Free State]

I've been working out for a while now. Last year, I went way too hard and overtrained for over 8 months. I never noticed it, but once I stopped working out (multiple injuries) my overtrained body hit me like a train. I had constant back pain, constant chest pain, heart pain, shoulder pain, tendonitis, everything basically. It took me 8 months to get well again and I'm still not entirely better (although i was finally able to begin sprinting again without heart pain). I lost most of my strength gains and got fat for a period of time. Thankfully, I've slimmed down again, but now my workouts are a lot less intense than they used to be. I have to stretch a lot more to avoid pains and the like. Thats just the price of overtraining. Make sure that when you work out, you don't go too hard for too long and push yourself past what your body can do to recover.

One tip I would give for any bodybuilders/strength trainers is that you shouldn't lift to failure on every set. Let's say I'm doing dumbbell curls with 4 sets of 6 reps. I will lift until I feel I couldn't do another full rep and then on the final set I'll push myself to failure. If you push yourself to muscle failure on every set, bad things will happen to youn

[Piacentini]

I've been working out for a while now. Last year, I went way too hard and overtrained for over 8 months. I never noticed it, but once I stopped working out (multiple injuries) my overtrained body hit me like a train. I had constant back pain, constant chest pain, heart pain, shoulder pain, tendonitis, everything basically. It took me 8 months to get well again and I'm still not entirely better (although i was finally able to begin sprinting again without heart pain). I lost most of my strength gains and got fat for a period of time. Thankfully, I've slimmed down again, but now my workouts are a lot less intense than they used to be. I have to stretch a lot more to avoid pains and the like. Thats just the price of overtraining. Make sure that when you work out, you don't go too hard for too long and push yourself past what your body can do to recover.

Holy fuck, this is scary. How come you didn't notice the effect overexertion was having on you until after you stopped?

I was addicted as fuck to the feeling working out gave me. I was also young and I thought that if i just pushed through, it would go away. I should have listened to my body when I suddenly dropped like 60 pounds off of my bench and suddenly moving weird would strain random muscles and the like. I pay very close attention to it now since i love working out and I’d rather have light workouts and be able to do it for 40 years than have super heavy workouts and permenantly fuck my body again.

[Kowani]

Dead thread but does anyone here have any mental health exercises to share? I dont wanna talk to some rando about "feelings".

Writing works for me.

[Kowani]

Writing works for me.

Same but I prefer writing with others though and setting up casual roleplays is not easy. Only doing a couple atm too.

Eh, it’s pretty rare that I RP, so I can’t relate there. I like solo writing.

[Piacentini]

I was addicted as fuck to the feeling working out gave me. I was also young and I thought that if i just pushed through, it would go away. I should have listened to my body when I suddenly dropped like 60 pounds off of my bench and suddenly moving weird would strain random muscles and the like. I pay very close attention to it now since i love working out and I’d rather have light workouts and be able to do it for 40 years than have super heavy workouts and permenantly fuck my body again.

I totally understand loving the sensations and results hard exercise gives you. Never experienced any of the things you have described, at least not from overexertion, but now that I know it can happen I will be more mindful of my sessions and recovery from this point forth.

It feels kind of like how some former bodybuilders are now experiencing medical issues as a result of their years of heavy work in the gym. Like Ronnie Coleman for example.

EXACTLY. Thank God I can help people avoid what I had to go through. Your serotonin levels drop ridiculously hard as well during it, so I became severely depressed during my overtraining stint. It was definitely not a fun experience to go through. You really just have to know your body. A one size fits all training approach doesn’t really work. Some people are just meant for more cardio based exercise with calisthenics while others can crunch 255lbs on the bench like its nothing and then go the next day and squat 350 lbs (exaggerated numbers but you get the point I’m trying to make). For example, I’m 5’10” 155-160 pounds with very low levels of body fat now, and I got into incredible shape doing mainly cardio and super light weights with a ton of reps focusing on form and making sure I executed the exercise properly, as opposed to late last year, where I was 180 with a lot of fat (dirty bulking) and my chest would randomly begin hurting and some days my back would just kill me. Fat does terrible things to your body. Literally the loss of 20-25 pounds completely changed my life.

[Kowani]

Been a while but I enjoy bumping inactive threads of mine.

-Returned to gym but f legs. I do cali for legs

-Joined fight club, I got fucked by a dude smaller than me in grappling. Only hold i kno is rearnak3d

-Think im reachin max height soon. Must spam milk so i reach that nice 6 foot physique

How short are you?

[Kowani]

How short are you?

5 10 beta asf

That’s not that bad.

Shrimp.

[Kowani]

That’s not that bad.

Shrimp.

shrimp my dik bich

…I have an 8-pack.

[Norfshire]

New lad here with a friendly reminder to keep doing cardio and eat your oats.

[Thepeopl]

New lad here with a friendly reminder to keep doing cardio and eat your oats.

Cardiovascular health is most important yes. Run away from zombies

Welcome to NS

Zombieland! Always double tap

[Uinted Communist of Africa]

*raises hand*
Excuse me why does the fitness thread have coffee instead of kale or carrots ?

[Frisbeeteria]

Been a while but I enjoy bumping inactive threads of mine.

We don't enjoy it all that much. It's called 'gravedigging' and it's against site rules. Thread locked.