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I've been feeling a bit unfit lately, but can't stand gyms. All about being outside or doing something fun, or best- a mixture of the two like mountain biking or climbing.

My main piece of advice is don't expect things to be easy if you want to see changes. From the casual gym-goers at my gym, there's far too many I've seen go a couple of times a week and do absolutely nothing of any worth while they're there, not that I'm a complete sted-head, about 5'11" and 11-something stone, but I'm seeing big changes after a couple of months of real effort compared to 6-or-so months of pissing around. Could never be properly hench though, wouldn't look right on me, plus I don't have the drive to maintain things perfectly.

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garethom wrote:My main piece of advice is don't expect things to be easy if you want to see changes. From the casual gym-goers at my gym, there's far too many I've seen go a couple of times a week and do absolutely nothing of any worth while they're there, not that I'm a complete sted-head, about 5'11" and 11-something stone, but I'm seeing big changes after a couple of months of real effort compared to 6-or-so months of pissing around. Could never be properly hench though, wouldn't look right on me, plus I don't have the drive to maintain things perfectly.

This.

I see so many people not be "serious" on the gym. I've seen big differences on my 6 months of gym going. I've lost 11kg and I'm not a fatty anymore. Just hang in there and HAVE PATIENCE. Gym going/bodybuilding is all about patience. I've seen many people end because they didn't have enough patience and didn't see results quickly. It goes quick in the beginning but it's gonna get hard

Also, it's good to set up at goal. For example, a goal to drop to a special weight or lift a special weight!

Anybody here ever had any problems with shin-splints?

Bit of a back story: Between the age of about 16-19 used to go running EVERY night, about 2 or 3 miles, stupidly in crap trainers with no support, but was feeling good, and I was a MACHINE. By the end of the run though, I'd be hobbling home, slower than walking pace because my legs were killing, but put it down to just being completely mashed off the run. Read up a bit, got the feeling it might be shin splints and stopped running for about a year or so.

This year (now 21 in a few weeks) I decided to start running to the gym every night (Treadmill is the most boring thing in the world, fuck that), about 1.5 miles each way, so bought some sweet K-Swiss running trainers (they're so comfortable) and for the first couple of months I was fine, but after that, I'd barely get half-way to the gym before my shins would proper hurt again. Got a feeling I might roll my feet out slightly when I land, but other than that, I'm not so sure.

Any advice?

^^^ I was getting pains in my shins, it even happened if I walked quickly for more than five minutes. It almost felt like the tendons where slapping against my shins.

I stopped running on concrete.(well pretty much altogether lol, still go on the bike though)

No pain in over a year.

garethom wrote:Anybody here ever had any problems with shin-splints?

Bit of a back story: Between the age of about 16-19 used to go running EVERY night, about 2 or 3 miles, stupidly in crap trainers with no support, but was feeling good, and I was a MACHINE. By the end of the run though, I'd be hobbling home, slower than walking pace because my legs were killing, but put it down to just being completely mashed off the run. Read up a bit, got the feeling it might be shin splints and stopped running for about a year or so.

This year (now 21 in a few weeks) I decided to start running to the gym every night (Treadmill is the most boring thing in the world, fuck that), about 1.5 miles each way, so bought some sweet K-Swiss running trainers (they're so comfortable) and for the first couple of months I was fine, but after that, I'd barely get half-way to the gym before my shins would proper hurt again. Got a feeling I might roll my feet out slightly when I land, but other than that, I'm not so sure.

Any advice?

Try running on soft clay or grass, or switching to a toe-to-toe running style. Shin splints happen, as im sure you know, from impacts caused when your heel hits the ground. Switching running styles or running on a softer surface will help with that.

i've always found running extremely hard, its almost certainly from the way i walk/run, my feet used to turn in when i was a kid, wearing inner soles did pretty much nothing so i taught myself to turn my feet out when i walk and now i walk pretty much fine

but when i run i think because of the shape of my legs, i put a lot of pressure on my shins, for a long time now i just haven't ran because after a certain amount of time my shins cramp so hard its impossible to run, i get lumps or knots forming in the muscle down my shin

shin splints??

i used to cycle a lot, almost everywhere, bmx, mountain bike, do martial arts, and it stopped me playing football

yeah i cant run very well, fucked my toes up playing rugby when i was young, two of the joints died in my toes and now the ball joints are square instead of round going to do rowing and cycling instead

borrowed wrote:
Try running on soft clay or grass, or switching to a toe-to-toe running style. Shin splints happen, as im sure you know, from impacts caused when your heel hits the ground. Switching running styles or running on a softer surface will help with that.

Yeah, will give this a go, grass is probably the more practical option, bit disappointing though, started running to the gym again because running on the spot (treadmill) or circuits (field outside the gym) is boring as shit to me because I'm not running TO somewhere.

Have upped the cardio in the gym, but really want to do a marathon/half-marathon at some point, but can't see that happening because of bastard shin-splints.

Thanks man.

garethom wrote:Yeah, will give this a go, grass is probably the more practical option, bit disappointing though, started running to the gym again because running on the spot (treadmill) or circuits (field outside the gym) is boring as shit to me because I'm not running TO somewhere.

Have upped the cardio in the gym, but really want to do a marathon/half-marathon at some point, but can't see that happening because of bastard shin-splints.

Thanks man.

What about rowing? It gets me sweaty.

Icey wrote:

garethom wrote:Yeah, will give this a go, grass is probably the more practical option, bit disappointing though, started running to the gym again because running on the spot (treadmill) or circuits (field outside the gym) is boring as shit to me because I'm not running TO somewhere.

Have upped the cardio in the gym, but really want to do a marathon/half-marathon at some point, but can't see that happening because of bastard shin-splints.

Thanks man.

What about rowing? It gets me sweaty.

Again, it's the being in one place for ages that does my head in, I can tolerate the bikes, but rowing/treadmill/cross trainer just really bores me Saying that, I think I'm the only non-middle aged woman at my gym that uses that little stepper machine that's like running up stairs.

garethom wrote:Again, it's the being in one place for ages that does my head in, I can tolerate the bikes, but rowing/treadmill/cross trainer just really bores me Saying that, I think I'm the only non-middle aged woman at my gym that uses that little stepper machine that's like running up stairs.

You're an picky bastard You can't steal a boat and row either? I guess I'm too used to having the beach 200meters from my house then and having 3 boats

Icey wrote:

garethom wrote:Again, it's the being in one place for ages that does my head in, I can tolerate the bikes, but rowing/treadmill/cross trainer just really bores me Saying that, I think I'm the only non-middle aged woman at my gym that uses that little stepper machine that's like running up stairs.

You're an picky bastard You can't steal a boat and row either? I guess I'm too used to having the beach 200meters from my house then and having 3 boats

Badman.

And thanks Noam for the translation! Don't think I can do some of them things though since I just had an operation and it'll take like 6 months for my stomach muscles to be kinda repaired.

Anyone recommend anything that doesn't work the stomach muscles too hard?? I need to start getting fit man.

i used to use the X-trainer... pretty girly

apmje wrote:Badman.

And thanks Noam for the translation! Don't think I can do some of them things though since I just had an operation and it'll take like 6 months for my stomach muscles to be kinda repaired.

Anyone recommend anything that doesn't work the stomach muscles too hard?? I need to start getting fit man.

I thank thee.

Are you looking to work the whole body? http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5- ... g-program/ ? I'm not too good on how all the muscles are "put together" but I think that none of those should work the stomach too much.

Icey wrote:

garethom wrote:Again, it's the being in one place for ages that does my head in, I can tolerate the bikes, but rowing/treadmill/cross trainer just really bores me Saying that, I think I'm the only non-middle aged woman at my gym that uses that little stepper machine that's like running up stairs.

You're an picky bastard You can't steal a boat and row either? I guess I'm too used to having the beach 200meters from my house then and having 3 boats

I know I'll go on the treadmill, set say, 15 minutes, about 3 minutes I'll think "This is so boring, I'll just do 10 minutes", by the time 5 minutes comes, I'm like "Ok, I'm stopping now".

My gym has just got a couple of those Spinning Class bikes, with some guy on a video display telling me to "feel the vibe" constantly. Come off sweating like a beast after one of those sessions, people getting out of your way and shit, I must look like I've experienced some real sexual abuse at the back of the gym.

garethom wrote:I know I'll go on the treadmill, set say, 15 minutes, about 3 minutes I'll think "This is so boring, I'll just do 10 minutes", by the time 5 minutes comes, I'm like "Ok, I'm stopping now".

My gym has just got a couple of those Spinning Class bikes, with some guy on a video display telling me to "feel the vibe" constantly. Come off sweating like a beast after one of those sessions, people getting out of your way and shit, I must look like I've experienced some real sexual abuse at the back of the gym.

Haha

You can't powerwalk either?