The Future of Hooroo.

antipodean

That seems a sensible idea.

Wairau

The HB thing: I regularly used to hit 220-230+ when doing hard hill repeats-and could keep it going for 30-60 minutes. I'm early 40s. 150 steps, the HB is the highest on the last 30 steps, then turn and run down, each repeat 1:40-2 minutes total. HB would be down on 100-120 in a minute or two of rest.
So, the formula of 220 minus age is not applicable for me.

Hooroo

One month in and my fitness has improved remarkably.
 
Had a weigh in to day and have put on 3.1kg's Ha ha!!
 
Trainer was gobsmacked as he has been so impressed with my progress. True-love was surprised too as she has noticed that I had lost weight around the face and tumm not so big.
 
I must have had next to no muscle ...... :)
 
The last thing each session is on the rower when I am knackered and can now do two 1 minute sprints keeping it Under 1:50 the whole way. Nearly got to 300 metres in a minute but not quite.
 
Absolutely takes anything I have left, out of me.
 
Loving it.
 
Doing measurements on Monday as Trainer was too confused :)

JK

Top stuff mate!

Hooroo

Really noticed the difference in Golf, JK.
 
Saw your comment on dotgolf and that is easily my best round at Whangamata. No coincidence it is timed with my training

JK

I was actually gonna comment that on my previous post but was in a rush for a meeting.
 
I reckon it makes a huge difference with the golf eh.

Hooroo

Massive.
 
We have a back tee on a par 5 measuring 560m and I was just out the back of the green for 2 on Saturday. I have never made the green off the normal and closer tee before, so it has made a huge difference

Hooroo

Had a wee set back last week witha gall bladder infection that also inflamed the liver so I was energy less from Saturday through to Wednesday.
 
BAck in full swing.
 
Will weigh myself this friday as it will be two weeks with no booze and freasonable eating. I lost 5kg while crook but that is artificial weight loss.
 
I can row 1000m in 3:42 now. When I started I could barely do 500m in under 2mins.
 
Can rock along 500m at around 1:45 and with a push can do 100m in my 500 under 1:40split so am definitely getting fitter.
 
Heaps more birdies and birdie opportunities with golf too.

Kirwan

You're height is a big advantage for rowing, should be right up your alley. I have to rock along at 30 spm to maintain that sort of rate, a bit knackering!

JK

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="475002" data-time="1425347103">
 
Heaps more birdies and birdie opportunities with golf too.</blockquote>
 
I hear ya mate! Wish I could convert but my putting is woeful at the mo. Made no birds from about 8 or 9 shots today and only got 2 from about the same last week!

Hooroo

My putting has been pretty good. My drives however are becoming a bit erratic.

Hooroo

Just wrote massive post for it to disappear.
 
still at starting weight, cm's off in right places and on in right places.
 
Golf is good.
 
F&*k this site, sometimes

Hooroo

Wow! When I started this thread I was 118.3kg.

I have had a prick of a 2018. Work was just too full on and I did next to no exercise for the year apart from the very odd game of golf and ate and drank what I pleased.

I weighed in Saturday at 131.9kg!!!!

I have watched my mate lose 10 kg over three months with the ole "nothing white" diet. Essentially a no bread, spuds, rice, pasta/noodles diet and it is really noticeable on him. But he kept having booze. I am cutting the booze out for the beginning.

2 days in and I'm not crying yet. (and feeling remarkably fresh due to the number of veges and fruit I have had)

I'm too fat to run at the moment so was going to re-join the gym this week but true-love has suggested I do "Gym@FarmWork.com" for a week and then join as there is quite a few high energy small jobs that need to be done around the place.

Anyway, let's see how I go.

canefan

@Hooroo I find cutting out the carbs is hard, even harder in the winter when you want something hearty. Doesn't help that I love pasta rice and noodles

Hooroo

@canefan said in The Future of Hooroo.:

@Hooroo I find cutting out the carbs is hard, even harder in the winter when you want something hearty. Doesn't help that I love pasta rice and noodles

Yeah, I imagine it will be hard and it's too early to tell how hard but I am doing ok so far.

It's harder knowing I'm essentially 132 KG's

Paekakboyz

@Hooroo my 2c is to drink heaps of water and have a decent crack at portion control. Could also give the intermittent fasting a hoon - quite a few guys on the fern are doing variations of it with great success. I'm pretty much dry these days aside from the odd beer when out for dinner or at a party/gig. When I cut drinking it took a few months for things to really pick up speed around weight/fat loss. Apparently you're body/metabolism takes several weeks to realise you are actually not going to be drinking anymore!!

You could also check out food apps etc as a way to get some visibility on intake or mix of carbs/fats/protein etc? In my less disciplined days I never wanted to actually confront the volume (and type) of food I was eating. I'd just go la la la la as I smashed another pack of chips lol.

Any of the above on top of gym training will really get things moving - if you are adding muscle with your training don't get worried if you seem to hit a weight plateau - at that point looking at body shape can be a good indicator of gains.

Hooroo

@Paekakboyz said in The Future of Hooroo.:

@Hooroo my 2c is to drink heaps of water and have a decent crack at portion control. Could also give the intermittent fasting a hoon - quite a few guys on the fern are doing variations of it with great success. I'm pretty much dry these days aside from the odd beer when out for dinner or at a party/gig. When I cut drinking it took a few months for things to really pick up speed around weight/fat loss. Apparently you're body/metabolism takes several weeks to realise you are actually not going to be drinking anymore!!

You could also check out food apps etc as a way to get some visibility on intake or mix of carbs/fats/protein etc? In my less disciplined days I never wanted to actually confront the volume (and type) of food I was eating. I'd just go la la la la as I smashed another pack of chips lol.

Any of the above on top of gym training will really get things moving - if you are adding muscle with your training don't get worried if you seem to hit a weight plateau - at that point looking at body shape can be a good indicator of gains.

Cheers for tips mate. I am doing ok on portion control I think. This morning was a celery stick, half an apple, half a banana and half a pear with a hunk of fresh ginger in the blender with a cup of water. Really love the flavour and I won't eat again until lunch time.

Lunch is a Sirloin (small) steak, 6 olives, a small bit of feta and 5 cheery tomatoes. Dinner is soup.

Compared to what I was eating, that is A LOT less

Hooroo

@Paekakboyz I would be interested if you thought what I had listed for todays meals as a lot of food or not?

Rembrandt

@Hooroo Google up some ultra low carb or keto meal alternatives. Cauliflower pizza and cauliflower rice are actually bloody tasty, have heard zucchini noodles also work well.

Hooroo

@Rembrandt said in The Future of Hooroo.:

@Hooroo Google up some ultra low carb or keto meal alternatives. Cauliflower pizza and cauliflower rice are actually bloody tasty, have heard zucchini noodles also work well.

Zucchini noodles are AWESOME!! Do like cauliflower rice too but never been a fan of Pizza.

I will do that though, thanks as I know my tolerance for what I am currently eating will wane and I will need food inspiration.

Thanks again

The Silver Fern

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