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Annual medical results are in.
My fitness results were in the āExcellentā category. For an 18 to 25 year old. Trust the process.
We go again today. You never own fitness. You have to pay a daily rent.
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Would you be a big fun runner?
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I havenāt run more than 400m apart from during the Covid madness since I hung up my spikes.
Iām all about strength training, functional conditioning and reformer Pilates and the data suggests itās working thus far.
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Iād say the fun running is taking years off some lads lives. Chasing rainbows.
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Sure if you read the thread on here they are always carrying injuries or working back from one. Putting physioās kids through college.
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Muscle strains are a leading cause of mortality to be fair
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Lads swallowing ibuprofen like smarties just to tie their laces.
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I was in the car with the father one day going to pick up a part for a combine. We go by a lad in his 40s out running the road in the middle of the day. Whats that eejit at he says. Ah thats Seanie, heās Working From Home and doing a bit of running there. Jaysus I didnt recognise him says me aul fella, heās lost a sight of weight, he wasnāt that size when he was trying to kick a bit. Aye he has says I. The aul lad drives on, says nothing for a bit. Then turns to me and says
āFucking gobshite wouldnt do when he should have been doing itā
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That sweet sweet cardiovascular health though 
I just did 44.5 pushups after reading that. Unrealā¦ Iāve been telling strangers on the internet for 10 years nowā¦ Lifting = longer life.
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Alarm blanked me this morning so missed the lads but i still did the weights and then a hiit session on the bag. Get out and fucking do it is the motto
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I need to add some lifting into my exercise routine alright. My life partner has some 4kg, 6kg & 8kg weights so Iāll incorporate some squats, lunges, Belgium flapjacks & Kenyan coffee surges into my regime. Should be bulked up nicely by late May & ready to carry that strength into H2 road races.
Thereās something very unsettling about auld lads lined up in a sweat box, necks & eyes bulging, trying to lift pieces of metal above their heads. Youād thinkā¦would they not just get out in the fresh air for a jog in the park? But I guess there are benefits to both approaches.
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My like is specifically for the top half of your post.
The second half is nonsense. Running is killing lads
Did a 110kg deadlift with just my left hand there. Itās possible I might never die
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Running has great benefits for mental health and insomnia
Iām sure lifting would make similar claims but it would do you no harm to give it a go
I walk a lot, rather than running. Find the running affects my recovery from heavy leg lifts.
Iāll respectfully agree to differ with you there. Like I said, thereās surely room for some strength AND cardio activities. Whatās certainly more important than both is incorporating affirmation cards into oneās daily routine. I just took possession of my 2024 delivery today.
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Yeah strength and cardio is key I suppose. A lot of the HEADBANGER PODCASTS I listen to swear by strength as a means to stave off looking like an old man.
Most of the cardio I do now is very heavily weighted. Iāve a 70kg sandbag which I carry, do kettle bell swings, farmers carries and prowler pushes.
I guess those heavy leg lifts are very important to you?
Anyway, Iām blessed with great health, besides a couple of bouts of Covid which didnāt bother me in the least I havenāt missed a day work for sickness in well over 10 years
Running helps me to stay sane and sleep well
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