Can't be bothered with hangovers these days, not enough fun being drunk to get punished so i'm all about getting merry whilst remaining cogent enough to say no

davyK wrote:

I now have hangovers that last 2 days.

Had one the other week that lasted four days.

FML

g.man

I've always been slim, without doing anything to maintain it.

Couple weeks ago though, while walking through a shopping centre with the mrs, i felt my belly jiggling. Fuck, I'm getting a paunch.

Not having that. Fuck a gym though, surrounded by people that know what they're doing. And I don't particularly want to bulk up, just shift the belly that's starting and improve my general fitness. I've decided to start running (well, probably closer to sporadic jogging in between coughing my lungs up), even went and bought a pair of trainers yesterday just for that purpose.

What else are you meant to wear while exercising? Particularly if you're 6 foot 4 and built like the gable end of a fiver? Struggled to find tracksuit bottoms that go all the way down to my feet, or am i meant to wear those spandex tights?

This is it. Beginning of the midlife crisis.

Kow wrote:

Spandex tights are good for running as they don't chafe. You have to get over the looking like a prick part, though.

Think that's probably gonna be the hardest part. I've got one of those under armour long sleeve t shirt things. Look a complete dobber in it.

Meh. You are better off going to the gym and doing an all body weight routine 2-3 times a week.
You'll get rid of the paunch and gain a bit of strength here and there on top.

Ooh I like his bounty Hunter compression top but don't know if I have the stones to wear it in the gym.

I was in a similar position to Baws, was always rake thin with no care given for what I put in my body. The paunch started to develop a couple of years back, early 30s. Got pretty out of proportion 6 odd months ago, still a thin guy but this belly. People would look surprised when I said I had fat to lose, to everyone else I was this skinny guy. It's all about proportion though - I was skinny everywhere apart from the gut.

I lost a stone over the last 6 weeks though (12.5 to 11.5) with no exercise at all, just my own personal new age, refined regime of no breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, then drink and marijuana for dinner.

Joking aside, I know it's not at all healthy and I'll likely put the weight right back on once I get my shit sorted; at the moment though my appetite has plummeted and I find it difficult to eat large meals at times. I think panty has it right, some general exercise along with some strength training is meant to be the best way to burn fat down, I think.

nick_md wrote:

I was in a similar position to Baws, was always rake thin with no care given for what I put in my body. The paunch started to develop a couple of years back, early 30s. Got pretty out of proportion 6 odd months ago, still a thin guy but this belly. People would look surprised when I said I had fat to lose, to everyone else I was this skinny guy. It's all about proportion though - I was skinny everywhere apart from the gut.

I lost a stone over the last 6 weeks though (12.5 to 11.5) with no exercise at all, just my own personal new age, refined regime of no breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, then drink and marijuana for dinner.

Joking aside, I know it's not at all healthy and I'll likely put the weight right back on once I get my shit sorted; at the moment though my appetite has plummeted and I find it difficult to eat large meals at times. I think panty has it right, some general exercise along with some strength training is meant to be the best way to burn fat down, I think.

This. I mention i want to lose weight then i get all the 'fuck off, you're built like a racing snake' etc, then it becomes a competition to see who's actually the fattest and i should just shut up.

Especially with preggatron......

Extra cardio and free Buckfast. Win.

I'm not stocking your wank bank for you. Don't want an angry Spanish bird phoning my house.

HawBawJawsI've decided to start running (well, probably closer to sporadic jogging in between coughing my lungs up), even went and bought a pair of trainers yesterday just for that purpose. What else are you meant to wear while exercising? Particularly if you're 6 foot 4 and built like the gable end of a fiver? Struggled to find tracksuit bottoms that go all the way down to my feet, or am i meant to wear those spandex tights? This is it. Beginning of the midlife crisis.

I decided mid-holiday that I needed to get back on the fitness trail and challenged myself to run every day for a year. Currently 28 days in a row and 90 miles later and it's got easier and I feel much better. Having run a fair bit in the past, it all does come down to what feels best for you and you'll only find out through a bit of trial and error. A few tips below, not all will be relevant or applicable to your situation but hopefully you'll get some benefit. 

1. Far less likely to get blisters with decent socks. Hilly are the best bet for a fairly casual runner. Two pairs of these for a tenner. 


2. Running tights are very hit and miss and a lot of people find them uncomfortable. If you're just starting out, just get a cheap pair of compression shorts and wear them under shorts you already have (footie shorts, etc.) These are fine and are only £12. 


3. Runners nipple is truly awful. Just look at this poor chap. 

Right, bought myself some sondeco compression shorts, and looser ones for over the top of them. Found an armband that'll fit my phone on Amazon, also found some Swedish style goggles for t'swimming. And bought one of those poncey arsed water bottles with a fruit defuser in it. Plan is to drastically reduce daily energy juice intake and increase water intake.

If I'm working a close shift (like tonight) I'll exercise in the house before i leave, push ups, sit ups etc. She's got herself a yoga ball from pregnancy exercises, i might give it a bash. If I'm a dayshift, I'll go for a run or really long walk after work. Day off, swimming.

Got a Marin mountain bike in a shed at my old dears gaff, I'll look into getting that refurbished (bearings, brakes, cables etc) and going out on it.

I'm not gonna enjoy it i don't think, but fuckit, has to be done.

HawBawJaws wrote:

Got a Marin mountain bike in a shed at my old dears gaff, I'll look into getting that refurbished (bearings, brakes, cables etc) and going out on it. I'm not gonna enjoy it i don't think, but fuckit, has to be done.

If you're not actually going out on trails, then make sure you buy some road tyres, they'll make everything much easier. I stopped riding my hartdtail to work because it was a faff changing tyres to go downhilling, and such hard work riding knobblies to work

Aye, it'd be mainly off road. There's plenty trails near my house, round chatelherault country park/Strathclyde park.

If you regularly do stuff, you won’t be a fat bastard.

Here, this fitness coaching lark is easy. I should write a book.