The Fatographers get fysically Phit thread.......

[joeblack2022]

Originally Posted by alex.hondsmerk

I have, without fail, vomited after every single rowing race or extreme test I have performed in the last two years...

Well, that's a different situation and how often would that be though? I doubt you push yourself to that extreme every single workout?

[alex.hondsmerk]

Well, I train 15 times a week:
3 morning runs
5 afternoon rows on the water
4 indoor training sessions
3 evening weights sessions
In the summer we compete weekly, in the winter perhaps once a month.

[Littlejon Dsgn]

Originally Posted by alex.hondsmerk

Well, I train 15 times a week:
3 morning runs
5 afternoon rows on the water
4 indoor training sessions
3 evening weights sessions
In the summer we compete weekly, in the winter perhaps once a month.

It also sounds like you are in shape Unlike me

[alex.hondsmerk]

Oops, missed the whole point of the post...
Most of the water and ergometer training is steady-state; no lactic acid buildup, just a steady, draining effort. We do maybe 3 or 4 really intense sessions a week (interval training, sprints, plyometrics or something like that). I get a bit nauseous during those sometimes; it's good, it shows me I'm working in the right 'zone'. The races (and ergometer tests) are proper maximal efforts (as in, rolling on the floor puking and unable to walk maximal!).

[joeblack2022]

Originally Posted by Littlejon Dsgn

It also sounds like you are in shape Unlike me

And me!

Originally Posted by alex.hondsmerk

The races (and ergometer tests) are proper maximal efforts (as in, rolling on the floor puking and unable to walk maximal!).

That's what I was getting at, I doubt someone could put in maximal effort every single workout and be able to sustain that. And even if they were able to, you'd probably notice a performance drop instead of an increase!

[Littlejon Dsgn]

I just wish I had enough time for that many workouts in a week.

5:00am Wake up
5:45am Leave for Work
6:30am Get to work and Start
3:00pm Get off work and head home
4:00pm Get home and get daughter from bus
5:30pm Finished her homework and house duties
6:00pm Dinner

Now if I am lucky I can get to the gym about 5:30pm when the soon to be wife gets home and we can get an hour to hour and a half workout, and it pushes the rest of the evening back.

Weekends I try to get a workout in, in the morning before the kiddo wakes up, and then we try and get to the pool at the gym at least one time on the weekend.

I have however said to wife and kiddo that I will be going to the gym every night between now and the wedding at the end of August.

[Jericobot]

thats a tough regiment but will power will get you to your goals

[Littlejon Dsgn]

Yup, the travel time is the price I pay to live out of the city and in the country where I can see the stars at night (when its not raining so like 2 nights a year lol), I don’t hear sirens all night long or traffic. My neighbor is like a mile away On the up side a walk around the block is 5 miles.

[alex.hondsmerk]

Originally Posted by joeblack2022

That's what I was getting at, I doubt someone could put in maximal effort every single workout and be able to sustain that. And even if they were able to, you'd probably notice a performance drop instead of an increase!

Yeah, you need time to recover properly too. You damage your tissues during a workout, then they heal; in fact, they heal stronger than they were to begin with. This is called overcompensation. However, if you don't leave enough time to recover between sessions, the tissues don't reach their original state and you end up in a downward spiral of decreasing performance, chronic pain and missed goals. This is failing adaptation, aka overtraining (or as some prefer, 'under-recovery').
I try to keep in shape - the nice thing about rowing is that you can eat pretty much whatever you want and not get fat I am trying to cut a bit of weight though; I'm aiming to compete as a lightweight at uni, so I need to drop about 8 kilos. Should be doable, since I still have my 'winter coat'!

[Littlejon Dsgn]

Yup part of the reason I am going to see a trainer to help me get on a weekly cycle, and to figure out which days to work what groups Just changing my eating habits have helped and I no longer stay up pat 10pm on a week night lol, most nights I am sleeping on the couch by 9.

[joeblack2022]

Originally Posted by Littlejon Dsgn

most nights I am sleeping on the couch

Not married yet and already in the doghouse?

Sorry, couldn't resist...

[Littlejon Dsgn]

Originally Posted by joeblack2022

Not married yet and already in the doghouse?

Sorry, couldn't resist...

lol nope I get woke up and told its time to go to bed, lucky for me she cant sleep without me in the bed too ..... at least not yet lol.

When I get put in the dog house my toys get taken away lol, no camera or RC cars

[Jericobot]

rc cars... you need an active hobby unless you're running with the cars

[peeaanuut]

Originally Posted by Jericobot

rc cars... you need an active hobby unless you're running with the cars

you apparently have never worked at the track running around and flipping cars over that have crashed. Its quite a workout.

[Littlejon Dsgn]

Originally Posted by Jericobot

rc cars... you need an active hobby unless you're running with the cars

Yup flipping cars when I am not driving is very much a workout, however I am taking the summer off from toy cars to work on my photography some more and give more time to boating.