Exercise and weight loss advice thread

Touch my toes, what kind of stretch Armstrong do you think I am?

Mines the top of my back, just by my shoulder blade. Seems to effect my neck too, sometimes it feels like I've got whiplash.

Think it's my desk set up at work not being the best but getting to the point where I'm thinking about physio/Chiropractor to try and sort it.

So much this. I have never been able to do that. Definitely not flexible enough for that. I have a weird long body/shorter legs thing though, so I'll blame that.

My greatest achievement was breeding that trait out for our son who as long legs and a normal length body! 

All this Huel, creatine and broccoli has my farts absolutely reeking. Honestly they're so bad they make me feel sick.

Do this a few times and it'll be gone. Then just do it every now and again when you feel it tightening up. 

Ha. Honestly it's crazy people living with muscle pain when 20 minutes focusing on stretching the right area will sort out 99% of it. I used to have shit loads of lower back pain until someone pointed out it was my hamstrings, I haven't had a problem since. Now I feel I need to spread the good word.

I really got into yoga during lockdown, really helped when we were doing that forum press up challenge. Slowly stopped doing it when I had to go back to work and then the back pain started. Amazing I never thought to carry on with the yoga again.

Had a lovely Asian lady with the most calming voice doing the classes too.

“you can move the fleshy part of your buttocks apart”

Just push through it. Working the muscle again will make doms go away. Resting it will just make it last longer.

Managed the gym three times since the new year, hadn't been since I had COVID last April. Epic DOMS in the arse cheeks, triceps and lats, but didn't last all that long.

Twenty minutes on the elliptical for a warm up and light cardio. Then onto weights, using the machines because I'm a wuss and also worried about form after so long away. Steps with a medicine ball, 10-15 minutes on a bike, then stretches. Works out about 90 minutes.

I generally used to go to classes, weights and spin, so I actually don't really have a structured plan with weights. I guess I should concentrate on one or two areas each time I go? I have no fucking idea.

Other than that I need to get cycling again. I'll probably go back to spin classes as well. Need to start yoga, but I need the most beginner's class imaginable.

Going to try and incorporate two or three twenty minute walks into my work day, although the cyclone is making that hard right now.

Cut down on beer and shite too, but need to go much further.

Anyone that says they like leg day is pretending and hyping themselves up for their own leg day.

I've noticed since covid that I get cramp really easily in my calves when I run, even doing my full warm ups. This only happened when I started running again 2 years ago.

Did anyone else notice that?

After far too long doing no exercise at all, I've started going for walks on my lunch break every day for the past couple of weeks now to build myself up to starting jogging (and feel immensely better just for that short bit of exercise)

Left calf feels a bit fucked though now that you mention it. Needed a good massage last night.

Even when I moan about it there's a big part of me that's pleased