Bodybuilding/Powerlifting

slightly off lifting but fitness anyway. In 90 minutes I will taking off on my first running race in over 10 years. 10K distance. Training went well up until 2 weeks ago when I buggered my Hamstring. Couple of good therapy sessions on it and feels like I should be able to go. My goal isn't to win, would love to place top 3 in my age group, but with the hamstring injury, lack of training in last two weeks and a really good field running, it won't happen. But I feel blessed right now that I am even able to partake when 2 weeks ago I thought I would have to bow out.
 
kbalaz said:
slightly off lifting but fitness anyway. In 90 minutes I will taking off on my first running race in over 10 years. 10K distance. Training went well up until 2 weeks ago when I buggered my Hamstring. Couple of good therapy sessions on it and feels like I should be able to go. My goal isn't to win, would love to place top 3 in my age group, but with the hamstring injury, lack of training in last two weeks and a really good field running, it won't happen. But I feel blessed right now that I am even able to partake when 2 weeks ago I thought I would have to bow out.
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Good luck buddy, I hope it go's well for you
 
Tripp said:
Good luck buddy, I hope it go's well for you
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Well, its over. At the 4K mark I felt my hamstring pop, again. I think I was more pissed off than feeling the pain. No way I was going to bow out so gritted my teeth and pushed on. Eventually it just started going numb but I knew I was going to finish. I somehow managed a 10K time of 51:47 and came in 3rd in my age group (40-49). Overall I was pleased, can't help but wonder what I would have ran had it held out, but that will be next year. for now it hurts to sit, hurts to stand, just a dull ache in general no matter what. Not sure if I tore it or just strained it badly, will assess tomorrow morning.
 
ShaunB-91 said:
Does anybody know the number of calories you can burn by climbing stairs?
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It depends on your weight, height and stuff like that. Plus the speed you'd climb the stairs at, to get the exact number it'd be quite complex.

You could estimate it from:
your weight x acceleration due to gravity (9.81) x the height of the stairs in total.
Then convert the number you get for work done (in Joules) to kcal.

There's probably an easier way mind you. :p
 
Zoot said:
It depends on your weight, height and stuff like that. Plus the speed you'd climb the stairs at, to get the exact number it'd be quite complex.

You could estimate it from:
your weight x acceleration due to gravity (9.81) x the height of the stairs in total.
Then convert the number you get for work done (in Joules) to kcal.

There's probably an easier way mind you. :p
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Oh jees lol.

I'm not happy, so two weeks ago I only trained once that week because I injured my back, last week I left all my training till the end of the week and then got a bug. Now my arms have shrunk a few cm! Why does it have to be a constant fight to gain or even maintain!
 
Discovered a technique a couple weeks back that seems to work pretty well, 50 reps with your body weight on the bar, example if you weigh 75kg, you do 75kg squats for 50 reps in the least time possible so no breaks, no sets, one huge set. My legs feel like imploding now :P
 
ShaunB-91 said:
I'm feeling a bit weak today so think I'll miss the weights today, just got cardio done though. :)
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To be honest I didn't smash it as much as I did last week, as I feared not being able to walk again, an I might be going climbing tonight
 
maniac said:
Discovered a technique a couple weeks back that seems to work pretty well, 50 reps with your body weight on the bar, example if you weigh 75kg, you do 75kg squats for 50 reps in the least time possible so no breaks, no sets, one huge set. My legs feel like imploding now :P
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Great idea isn't it? ;) Doing a mega workout like that is great I find to mix things up so the muscles stay confused and annihilate that particular bodypart in the process, but you probably should only do it once per month if not less, and give yourself extra recovery time than normal not to lead to over-training.

My favourite when it comes to marathon squat workouts is to do:
My standard workset, then drop the weight by 10-15kg, do 3x8 or something until my form starts to suffer, the drop by 10kg, and repeat until my form suffers, and then keep dropping the weight down along when my form starts to suffer.

It normally amounts to something like:
105kg 3x5 (workset)
90kg 3x6
80kg 3x7
70kg 3x8
60kg 3x10
40kg 3x12

You'd be amazed how hard squatting something as low as 40kg can be after all those squats. Needless to say, walking for the week afterwards - forget about it!! :D
 
been eating like a pig, let the bulking season begin! :)

Already got an extra 3 kg on my bench max, now set at 103kg :)
 
Well the cold is out so my boss has allowed me to bring bench/weights/bars to work. So much better. Had done chest/tri's by 10am this morning. :)

Doing HIIT every other day again too so hopefully get a bit leaner, going to change meals shortly too.
 
ShaunB-91 said:
Well the cold is out so my boss has allowed me to bring bench/weights/bars to work. So much better. Had done chest/tri's by 10am this morning. :)

Doing HIIT every other day again too so hopefully get a bit leaner, going to change meals shortly too.
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Your boss lets you train at work!!

what do you do?
 
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