The Gym and Fitness Thread

[brokencrossbar1]

Diets are a real fad. Portion size and quality of the food are key. Smaller plates and better food and you'd lose a pile of weight

[Tony Baloney]

Diets are a real fad. Portion size and quality of the food are key. Smaller plates and better food and you'd lose a pile of weight

I've got half of that combo right.

[charlieTully]

Be in a slight calorie deficit and move. The weight will come off.

[tonto1888]

It's a cult. Has its own language. Full of potentially joint damaging exercises too. Anyone who spends £60 a month to do star jumps in a warehouse has too much money.

As for the "paleo diet", I'm not following the diet of a group of people who had a life expectancy of 35.

Here we have another know it all

[nrico2006]

What's everyone's doing fitness wise? Any CrossFit fans?
I've a good lockdown stone to shift! I've been doing a lot on concept 2 machines lately and loving them. Aiming for a sub 7 min 2k row.

CrossFit fanatic here. Sub 7 would be good going

What gym you in? I was actually a member of the first CrossFit gym in Northern Ireland back in the day. Maybe around 2009? But I went to Oz for a year and half and then I've stopped and started since then. I'm now at Boundary CrossFit and it's a serious setup with some complete freaks at it .

I used to be able to do a sub 7 about 10 years ago and now the closest I've got is 7.11 the other day. It's going to happen though. I'm getting more efficient and fitter each month so hopefully I'll get it soon. It's such a brutal distance though. Staying injury free is the key!

What gym was that? I go to 8020. I'm possibly biased but I think it's the best in the country. I've heard good things about Boundary though. My mate goes  there

It was called Elite 400 and it was run by 2 headers called Jonny and Helen. I think they've opened other CrossFit gyms since then. I've been to 8020 once before. Class gym but it's just a wee bit too far for me to go. Also, it's in Portadown lol

I remember going to that Crossfit gym in 2009/10 down near Fyfes, two complete roots that ran it.

[JimStynes]

What's everyone's doing fitness wise? Any CrossFit fans?
I've a good lockdown stone to shift! I've been doing a lot on concept 2 machines lately and loving them. Aiming for a sub 7 min 2k row.

CrossFit fanatic here. Sub 7 would be good going

What gym you in? I was actually a member of the first CrossFit gym in Northern Ireland back in the day. Maybe around 2009? But I went to Oz for a year and half and then I've stopped and started since then. I'm now at Boundary CrossFit and it's a serious setup with some complete freaks at it .

I used to be able to do a sub 7 about 10 years ago and now the closest I've got is 7.11 the other day. It's going to happen though. I'm getting more efficient and fitter each month so hopefully I'll get it soon. It's such a brutal distance though. Staying injury free is the key!

What gym was that? I go to 8020. I'm possibly biased but I think it's the best in the country. I've heard good things about Boundary though. My mate goes  there

It was called Elite 400 and it was run by 2 headers called Jonny and Helen. I think they've opened other CrossFit gyms since then. I've been to 8020 once before. Class gym but it's just a wee bit too far for me to go. Also, it's in Portadown lol

I remember going to that Crossfit gym in 2009/10 down near Fyfes, two complete roots that ran it.

They really were. 2 unlikeable people!

[manfromdelmonte]

It's a cult. Has its own language. Full of potentially joint damaging exercises too. Anyone who spends £60 a month to do star jumps in a warehouse has too much money.

As for the "paleo diet", I'm not following the diet of a group of people who had a life expectancy of 35.

Here we have another know it all

the problem with Crossfit is that the people running the 'box' generally aren't that well qualified (they buy 100% into the whole crossfit approach) and aren't really aware of proper programming and loading for members to ensure it is sustainable

very easy to get burnt out or injuries at crossfit when you are doing excessive numbers of the same lifts in each session and the met con at the end is always trying to get you to your lactic and/or anaerobic threshold

just my opinion having done it a few years back

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Don't do diets . They are disastrous.

[Baile an tuaigh]

I used to do one called caveman for over five years. Typical drills would be pushing the weighted sleigh. Bear crawling on sliders under your feet and hands. Pull ups, chin ups, lifting tires
Beating tyres with sledges alot of skip roping, kettle bells.

Last two years I changed to treadfit training. Which is a ton of cardio mixed with bodyweight and dumbbells. Throw in a couple of yoga classes aweek should be grand.

I think it is ideal for hurling/football.

[Milltown Row2]

Hurling drills and football drills will make you a better player, keeping yourself fit and strong should be arranged by your trainer/coach who'll (should have) the skills to do that

[Main Street]

It's a cult. Has its own language. Full of potentially joint damaging exercises too. Anyone who spends £60 a month to do star jumps in a warehouse has too much money.

As for the "paleo diet", I'm not following the diet of a group of people who had a life expectancy of 35.

What's the paleo diet thing?

Theres a fad out there that we should be eating what cave men ate.

So it's not just a Tyrone thing?

[JimStynes]

It's a cult. Has its own language. Full of potentially joint damaging exercises too. Anyone who spends £60 a month to do star jumps in a warehouse has too much money.

As for the "paleo diet", I'm not following the diet of a group of people who had a life expectancy of 35.

Here we have another know it all

the problem with Crossfit is that the people running the 'box' generally aren't that well qualified (they buy 100% into the whole crossfit approach) and aren't really aware of proper programming and loading for members to ensure it is sustainable

very easy to get burnt out or injuries at crossfit when you are doing excessive numbers of the same lifts in each session and the met con at the end is always trying to get you to your lactic and/or anaerobic threshold

just my opinion having done it a few years back

This is true. I don't really think extremely technical Olympic lifts should be done at speed and only the elite and get away with not getting injured. One thing that really pisses me off about it is the obsession that Americans have with the military and that feeds into some of the workouts. Dedicated to some soldiers. The general American influence on it is cringe. But there are loads of great things about CrossFit and that style of training. CrossFit has also made lifting weights popular. Lifting platforms, rigs, olympic weights and bumper plates are now common place in gyms. Before CrossFit you'd have had very few gyms that had that sort of equipment. The standard of coaching varies massively. The one I go to has Irish record holding weight lifters who insist of good form and using light weights until ready to move up to heavier. Another CrossFit gym close by has a fella who got his level 1 and then opened up a gym.

[redzone]

Anyone making there own protein bars got a recipe.
Thanks

[manfromdelmonte]

Anyone making there own protein bars got a recipe.
Thanks

Yes. Vegan bars actually (though they don't have to be)

https://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/homemade-protein-bars/

[jcpen]

Put on some serious weight the last few months.
Used to be pretty consistent going to the gym, swimming,running etc and played hurling for many a year.
Lost motivation during the summer when I injured myself and didn't train for about 4 weeks.
Need to get back into it soon, but the lack of motivation is high.
I entered the Dublin Marathon ballot also and actually got a place so will need to get a plan together for that at some point.