40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are
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@b3achy Thanks for the idea for a new "hunting" ground! My daughter likes Safety Harbor, too.
Bummer about the water being too choppy right now. However, I love the cooler temperatures blowing in! Now, if we could just turn those clocks back so the sun comes up earlier, I'd be thrilled! I just can't muster any enthusiasm at 7AM if it's still dark!1 -
@BettyM1017 - do you make homemade soap? I have always wanted to try it. Last year I made lavender salts for gifts.
I sure do. I have 40 bars curing right now, but I need about 100 more!
An easy way to get started is to use melt and pour soaps. A lot less stress since you're not using lye. Check out a few books from the library and definitely hit YouTube. You'll get a lot of great ideas there. Let me know if you try it!3 -
Hi. Had a awesome ride with my bicycle today. It is realy hot here in the mid of summer2
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Easy day today - Radio Taiso, Sumo Squats, and hit the gym - abs, arms and legs. Was hoping to do some balance work, but they don't really have what I need at my gym, so had to make a few requests. Had thought I'd have to walk to the gym, but my car registration tags came in the mail today (2 days early)! I was glad because I didn't really have the extra time to do the walking either, but it's still on the table for those days when I want some extra cardio.3
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Hi y'all. Been lurking but not posting much.
After a fun summer of sprint triathlons and 5ks, I went and did it...signed up for a half marathon in April. And an Olympic length triathlon in June. I've lost my marbles.
I jokingly asked my 16-year-old, who is, shall we say, not athletically inclined, if he wanted to do the half-mary with me, since we had six months to train. Expected him to laugh at me. He did not, to my utter shock and delight. I set him up with a C25k app on his phone, and he's been training religiously for the last month, even when he is at his dad's. This kid is going to SMOKE me. He's 6'2" (and 36 years younger!!) and I can't even keep up with his warmup walking pace, never mind his running. He's a natural runner...I'm hoping he's finally found his "thing." I am just beside myself at all of this.8 -
Hi y'all. Been lurking but not posting much.
After a fun summer of sprint triathlons and 5ks, I went and did it...signed up for a half marathon in April. And an Olympic length triathlon in June. I've lost my marbles.
Sounds like you'll double your fun next season. The good news is that marbles are not a requirement for either HM running or Oly distance triathlons.
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"P90X2 X2 Recovery + Mobility"=Done!3
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Laying low this couple days coz I've got a cycling weekend coming up. Today is the second day of no biking, i hit the gym instead and did an hour of some light full body workout.4
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Only made it to one workout class yesterday. On Wednesdays I like to do 2 back to back workouts. It was a good one though. The things she makes us do! I think she thinks up new ways to torture us. lol.
Curled my first game of the season on Tuesday. Have to admit my upper body was a tad sore yesterday.
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Shortcut to Size: Shoulders, Traps and Calves done. Shoulders workouts are the toughest for me. Still ahh and oohhing when using my arms and shoulders3
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Sdereski, so nice to see a post from you. On Wednesdays, I normally do 2 classes also, TRX and Barre/Balletone afterwards. I am covering for a coworker this week and took boot camp at 6 a.m. Any races coming up?
Has anyone heard from Larro? I truly miss him. Well it's back, legs and glutes day. Have a wonderful weekend everyone.2 -
Today is just a 3 mile shake out run to loosen up the legs for a half marathon trail race tomorrow. Going to get in "full racing mode" tonight, as my wife and I are entered in the Urban Challenge, a local version of the Amazing Race. Dinner to follow with some tri club friends and then I will be prepped and ready for Saturday morning's race.
Happy Friday, all.4 -
Sounds like a lot of fun! ;good luck n your race and urban challengeToday is just a 3 mile shake out run to loosen up the legs for a half marathon trail race tomorrow. Going to get in "full racing mode" tonight, as my wife and I are entered in the Urban Challenge, a local version of the Amazing Race. Dinner to follow with some tri club friends and then I will be prepped and ready for Saturday morning's race.
Happy Friday, all.
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"P90X2 P.A.P. Lower"=Done!3
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*Raises Hand* - Hi, my name is Jeremy, and I am 43 years old. I took my first successful journey towards a healthy lifestyle 4 years ago. I started off at 370 lbs and couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without a sherpa. I got down to 250 lbs, rode a couple of hundred miles on my bike a week, and for the first time in a long time actually LIVED LIFE! A couple of shoulder surgeries later while not eating properly and with my road bike sitting on the rack at home I got back up to 350 lbs. Just starting back here for the second go round on MFP. My goals are simple...get my health back under control and stop letting my current poor health control me. I'm coming off of another recent surgery and just back to walking a few minutes a day. My goal for next week is to get the trainer set up for my road bike and start logging miles and minutes on it with the end goal being another Century Ride next summer. Anyway...thanks for letting me share with all you awesome and amazing people. Good luck, Gob bless, and please continue spreading your amazingness all over the place.6
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P90X Day 12: Legs & Back and a 3-mile fartlek run...DONE! Wow! That hurt! I haven't done a fartlek run in a month. That kicked my booty today!4
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Yoga today. I am getting (have) a cold which is sapping my exercise motivation. Hope everyone has a good weekend3
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*Raises Hand* - Hi, my name is Jeremy, and I am 43 years old. I took my first successful journey towards a healthy lifestyle 4 years ago. I started off at 370 lbs and couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without a sherpa. I got down to 250 lbs, rode a couple of hundred miles on my bike a week, and for the first time in a long time actually LIVED LIFE! A couple of shoulder surgeries later while not eating properly and with my road bike sitting on the rack at home I got back up to 350 lbs. Just starting back here for the second go round on MFP. My goals are simple...get my health back under control and stop letting my current poor health control me. I'm coming off of another recent surgery and just back to walking a few minutes a day. My goal for next week is to get the trainer set up for my road bike and start logging miles and minutes on it with the end goal being another Century Ride next summer. Anyway...thanks for letting me share with all you awesome and amazing people. Good luck, Gob bless, and please continue spreading your amazingness all over the place.
Hi Jeremy, welcome. 200 miles/wk is some serious riding! Do you use a particular bike trainer program while you train, or do you watch movies/listen to music while you ride? There are some great training apps out there these days: Trainerroad, Zwift, Sufferfest, CyclOps virtual training, etc. Curious to know if you have favorite, since I've just put my bike back on the trainer for the winter.
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"P90X2 P.A.P. Upper"=Done!4
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*Raises Hand* - Hi, my name is Jeremy, and I am 43 years old. I took my first successful journey towards a healthy lifestyle 4 years ago. I started off at 370 lbs and couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without a sherpa. I got down to 250 lbs, rode a couple of hundred miles on my bike a week, and for the first time in a long time actually LIVED LIFE! A couple of shoulder surgeries later while not eating properly and with my road bike sitting on the rack at home I got back up to 350 lbs. Just starting back here for the second go round on MFP. My goals are simple...get my health back under control and stop letting my current poor health control me. I'm coming off of another recent surgery and just back to walking a few minutes a day. My goal for next week is to get the trainer set up for my road bike and start logging miles and minutes on it with the end goal being another Century Ride next summer. Anyway...thanks for letting me share with all you awesome and amazing people. Good luck, Gob bless, and please continue spreading your amazingness all over the place.
Hi Jeremy, welcome. 200 miles/wk is some serious riding! Do you use a particular bike trainer program while you train, or do you watch movies/listen to music while you ride? There are some great training apps out there these days: Trainerroad, Zwift, Sufferfest, CyclOps virtual training, etc. Curious to know if you have favorite, since I've just put my bike back on the trainer for the winter.
During the winter I sometimes watch indoor cycling workout YouTube videos. But tend to enjoy just blasting some tunes or watching Netflix and working sprints/recoveries with the clock. I may try an app though. I remember loving C25K when I would run because I could jam out and still get my prompts. Which app do you use/like?2 -
Dreading half for tomorrow. Haven't been able to get for past two weeks as I'm super busy at work, been eating too much (I'm blaming it on work
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it's a new race for me so maybe I'll treat it more like a training run and just enjoy it as I hear it's a pretty course 5 -
Well I woke up with a full blown head colf. Took some meds and went back to bed instead of kettlebell class. Got up at 8:30 and went to kickboxing class and decided the meds had kicked in so I stayed for the 10 am class too!2
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Feel better soon @3furballs !!
Since I missed it yesterday, got my gym workout done today after helping to set up/tear down at a church event today. Strength training, some Calisthenics on 360 Balance Step (including Sumo Squats), Radio Taiso stretching and Planks. Didn't get much sleep, so I'm tired. Probably going to crash early, AND get an extra hour of sleep since we fall back this weekend!
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*Raises Hand* - Hi, my name is Jeremy, and I am 43 years old. I took my first successful journey towards a healthy lifestyle 4 years ago. I started off at 370 lbs and couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without a sherpa. I got down to 250 lbs, rode a couple of hundred miles on my bike a week, and for the first time in a long time actually LIVED LIFE! A couple of shoulder surgeries later while not eating properly and with my road bike sitting on the rack at home I got back up to 350 lbs. Just starting back here for the second go round on MFP. My goals are simple...get my health back under control and stop letting my current poor health control me. I'm coming off of another recent surgery and just back to walking a few minutes a day. My goal for next week is to get the trainer set up for my road bike and start logging miles and minutes on it with the end goal being another Century Ride next summer. Anyway...thanks for letting me share with all you awesome and amazing people. Good luck, Gob bless, and please continue spreading your amazingness all over the place.
Hi Jeremy, welcome. 200 miles/wk is some serious riding! Do you use a particular bike trainer program while you train, or do you watch movies/listen to music while you ride? There are some great training apps out there these days: Trainerroad, Zwift, Sufferfest, CyclOps virtual training, etc. Curious to know if you have favorite, since I've just put my bike back on the trainer for the winter.
During the winter I sometimes watch indoor cycling workout YouTube videos. But tend to enjoy just blasting some tunes or watching Netflix and working sprints/recoveries with the clock. I may try an app though. I remember loving C25K when I would run because I could jam out and still get my prompts. Which app do you use/like?
I have a subscription to Trainerroad. It is a great program for building systematic improvement in your cycling, since there are various base and sport specific programs to follow. For example, last winter, I did the 6 week Sweet Spot Low Volume Base Building plan Phase 1, which was two 60 minute workouts and one 90 minute workout per week. I followed it up with the Phase 2, which was similar. TR also has sport specific plans for roadies, triathletes, etc.
TR is very LOW on entertainment value, but very HIGH on skills improvement. You follow the graph and match your speed/cadence to the levels indicated. (I listen to a Spotify Playlist while punishing myself on the trainer) TR works great either with or without a power meter on your bike trainer. If you're like me and don't yet have a power meter, you can get VERY good results using TR's Virtual Power feature. You simply enter your trainer model (CycleOps Fluid 2 in my case) then hook up your speed/cadence sensor(wahoo) and your Heart Rate Monitor(Polar). TR then uses the known resistance curve info from your trainer, coupled with the speed/cadence info, to derive a power estimate. Very cool. But enough geekiness from me.
The other app I like is TheSufferFest cycling videos. These are either downloaded to your pc/iPad, or run as an app. The two that I really like are a 51 minute interval workout called " A Very Dark Place" and a 60minute climbing video called "The Hunted". Sufferfest videos put you in a bike race setting and you just follow the on screen commands. Guaranteed to leave a large puddle on the floor beneath your bike.
I have some friends who love the fancier apps like Zwift, where a group of riders can log on together and do a virtual race on any course in the world. Very cool, but a bit much for me.
The other approach is to skip the indoor training completely, and just ride to China and back like fellow Cool Kid, @narak_lol.! She's a cycling machine!1 -
Did a trail run half marathon race this morning. Finished in 2:00:17, or a 9:05 pace. No PR, but I was ok with the results given my current fitness. I started out easy for the first 5 miles, knowing that miles 6-13 were a long constant uphill grade. Was able to run the second half faster than the first, so my endurance is getting better. Speed will improve when I finally commit to shedding more weight!4
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