The Pretend Fitness Thread

Fran · February 3, 2011, 2:55pm

Brown rice

mickee321 · February 3, 2011, 3:04pm

sound kev
as i was working offshore for all of jan i coildnt get near a track and was only training in a gym doing circuits and treadmills
ill give the frontal squat a blast, im nverous of doing this stuff w/o someone giving me a spot with regard to form and control of the bar / weight

im combining the squats with burpees , lunges ( using a 10kg dumbell in each hand) and fontal leg presses.
then for the core basic sits ups and the good morning excercise ( utilising the big bar) for the lower back.

The_Puke · February 3, 2011, 3:09pm

puke i don’t know what your current diet is like but if like me you are deciding to do some serious treadmill running over the next few weeks id advise on loading up on the carbs early on ( about 2 weeks before start) and then toning it down to something like the diet plan i have advised above.
Right now id try for ~3.4k, in 30 minutes on the threadmill, this may not sound a lot but the great advantage of the threadmill is that the heat in the gym can really help if you are looking to burn weight fast and also mimick olympic marathon conditions and also the fact that you can add an incline to your run gives you a huge advantage to say regular running track users.
a word of caution tho, always wear 2 pairs of socks on a treadmill to prevent shin splints from the incessant clattering motion that you will probaby develope. this should not be treated as poor form, if you have any pain a few paracetemol mixed in a creatine shake 3 times a day will put you right

the plan you have docimented above seems very hurling oriented so i assme you are playing at a serious level this year, badminton obviously is the best game to get the eye in, the fast - very slow movement of the shuttlecock is great for hand / eye coordination and changing of body position, i actually know of 2 senior hurling goalkeepers in cork who play badminton but insead of using raquets they use hurleys to hit the shuttlecock around,

the 50-70 run is perfect 3 times a week, a match at your level i presume is 70 minutes long, self explanatory really

Just did the running for the last month or so to blow out the dirty diesal and build up the level of fitness…Pretty much stuck at a desk from 8-4 5 days a week so I like to try and do something in the evenings to burst a sweat…

Was think of moving back towards the gym the week after next now that i have mastered a decent time/distance in the running…Was thinking of doing soemthing along the lines of 20 minutes on the bike, first 10 fairly easy, 5 minutes hard and then ease off for the last 5 minutes to get warmed up…What i used to do on the threadmile was five 6 minute intervals with 2 minutes at 9kph, 2 minutes at 11kph, 1 minute at 12.5 kph and 1 at 15 kph…Then follow this up with a bit of weights/rowing machine, beofre another 10 minutes on the bike to warm down

count_of_monte_crist · February 3, 2011, 4:54pm

fook the gym…

gola · February 3, 2011, 5:12pm

8-4? Thickly veiled ‘I work shift in a call centre’ post from puke there.

The_Puke · February 3, 2011, 5:13pm

:rolleyes:

I am in the fast paced world of IS…

fenwaypark · February 3, 2011, 5:20pm

ran ten miles in 73 minutes today.

Thrawneen · February 3, 2011, 6:25pm

Not too shabby at all, fenway. Are you a competitive/club affiliated runner?

fenwaypark · February 3, 2011, 6:44pm

no thrawneen, just a casual runner. do a lot of running during the summer, but then pack it up during the winter. ive kept up the running this year as im running the ballycotton 10 at the beginning of march. it’ll be the first road race ive done.

mickee321 · February 3, 2011, 7:51pm

Puke,
ive been at this on the threadmill lately

5min warm up at 9kph
5 min at 11.5 kph
5 min at 13 kph
5 min at 14.5 kph ( incline 3.0)
2 min at 10 kph
5 min at 14.5 kph

im generally a mess of sweat after this and have been a bit sick once or twice
id never ever go on a treadmil for > 25-30 mins and usually i work to that program but mya vary the times slightly

after this id take a break for 10 mins and do some dynamic stretching
then id do whatever weights i was at
id do this 2-3 times a week and i do this when im on an oil rig and only have access to a gym

when im at home i never go to the threadmill , intead i go to a running track and would so something like below on different nights

a)
3 lap warm up
stretch
8*100m ( at 100%) with 100m jog in between, this is a brutal session
3 lap warm down

B )
warm up
30 min run at 60%
weights

c)
warm up
fartlek training
i.e
jog 100m, sprint 100m
jog 200m , sprint 200m
jog 400m, sprint 400m
jog 200m, sprint 200m
jog 100m , sprint 100m
circuits

The_Puke · February 3, 2011, 7:53pm

Puke,
ive been at this on the threadmill lately

5min warm up at 9kph
5 min at 11.5 kph
5 min at 13 kph
5 min at 14.5 kph ( incline 3.0)
2 min at 10 kph
5 min at 14.5 kph

im generally a mess of sweat after this and have been a bit sick once or twice
id never ever go on a treadmil for > 25-30 mins and usually i work to that program but mya vary the times slightly

after this id take a break for 10 mins and do some dynamic stretching
then id do whatever weights i was at
id do this 2-3 times a week and i do this when im on an oil rig and only have access to a gym

when im at home i never go to the threadmill , intead i go to a running track and would so something like below on different nights

a)
3 lap warm up
stretch
8*100m ( at 100%) with 100m jog in between, this is a brutal session
3 lap warm down

B )
warm up
30 min run at 60%
weights

c)
warm up
fartlek training
i.e
jog 100m, sprint 100m
jog 200m , sprint 200m
jog 400m, sprint 400m
jog 200m, sprint 200m
jog 100m , sprint 100m
circuits

Good stuff mickee, that looks like some very sound advise

gola · February 3, 2011, 7:56pm

Puke,
ive been at this on the threadmill lately

5min warm up at 9kph
5 min at 11.5 kph
5 min at 13 kph
5 min at 14.5 kph ( incline 3.0)
2 min at 10 kph
5 min at 14.5 kph

im generally a mess of sweat after this and have been a bit sick once or twice
id never ever go on a treadmil for > 25-30 mins and usually i work to that program but mya vary the times slightly

after this id take a break for 10 mins and do some dynamic stretching
then id do whatever weights i was at
id do this 2-3 times a week and i do this when im on an oil rig and only have access to a gym

when im at home i never go to the threadmill , intead i go to a running track and would so something like below on different nights

a)
3 lap warm up
stretch
8*100m ( at 100%) with 100m jog in between, this is a brutal session
3 lap warm down

B )
warm up
30 min run at 60%
weights

c)
warm up
fartlek training
i.e
jog 100m, sprint 100m
jog 200m , sprint 200m
jog 400m, sprint 400m
jog 200m, sprint 200m
jog 100m , sprint 100m
circuits

:rolleyes:
Jesus you’re putting some effort into this. And I’m not talking about the exercise regime.

W_B_Yeats · February 3, 2011, 8:00pm

Exactly… :rolleyes:

mickee321 · February 3, 2011, 8:04pm

in general no-one really knows or cares what you are talking about mate

mickee321 · February 3, 2011, 8:06pm

+1
gola is a spastic.

what do you think of fartlek training Yeats?
i think it is a fantastic way of improving stamina whilst also developing speed , any opinions on this?

gola · February 3, 2011, 8:13pm

Yeah, whatever you reckon. You weird bastard.

mickee321 · February 3, 2011, 8:25pm

you’re not very good at this internet thing are you mate?

W_B_Yeats · February 3, 2011, 8:32pm

softly soflty catchee monkey
Try Kev, see if he’s biting

Mac · February 3, 2011, 10:09pm

Puke,
ive been at this on the threadmill lately

5min warm up at 9kph
5 min at 11.5 kph
5 min at 13 kph
5 min at 14.5 kph ( incline 3.0)
2 min at 10 kph
5 min at 14.5 kph

im generally a mess of sweat after this and have been a bit sick once or twice
id never ever go on a treadmil for > 25-30 mins and usually i work to that program but mya vary the times slightly

after this id take a break for 10 mins and do some dynamic stretching
then id do whatever weights i was at
id do this 2-3 times a week and i do this when im on an oil rig and only have access to a gym

when im at home i never go to the threadmill , intead i go to a running track and would so something like below on different nights

a)
3 lap warm up
stretch
8*100m ( at 100%) with 100m jog in between, this is a brutal session
3 lap warm down

B )
warm up
30 min run at 60%
weights

c)
warm up
fartlek training
i.e
jog 100m, sprint 100m
jog 200m , sprint 200m
jog 400m, sprint 400m
jog 200m, sprint 200m
jog 100m , sprint 100m
circuits

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

count_of_monte_crist · February 4, 2011, 12:30am

http://www.ijwsoft.com/books/The%20Off%20Season%20Football%20Speed%20Training%20Workout.pdf

ouch…