I need to that. I've always had shitty knees but never been a huge problem. Lately I started running and my knees feel terrible at the end and later on in the day. No swelling but very stiff and brittle feeling.

Time stands still when I'm on a treadmill for more than a few minutes... I've tried music, watching sports, shows... doesn't seem to matter.

I find outdoor walks/jogs/hikes far more enjoyable.

All I can say is in my personal experience running just makes me feel great psychologically & physically. Sometimes I just need a run to clear my head and be at peace. Then I will feel better for the rest of the day as well. I was big into strength training from 18 to 28. Not always but many times I dreaded it. I am an extreme hard gainer so I felt lethargic and bloated alot of times since I really had to bust my ass to ever gain weight and add strength.

I absolutely HATED running for the first month or two. I had shin splints. My knees were getting shredded. Had no idea how people could ever run so much mileage in a week. Now I get it. I guess I didn't have enough ATP in my muscles. I changed my gait to supinate more and land more on the outside of my foot on my easy runs. Changed everything. Now no knee pain even on 30 to 35 miles per week. When I run I get to be outside on the trails. See a little bit of nature. While I did use the mill this winter it is really boring especially if I would just be walking.

I imagine if I keep running as much as I do maybe I will eventually get knee problems but for right now it really has changed my life. Of course to each their own. Obviously doing both is the best but there is only so much time in the day and I am training for time right now.

Agreed. I love being outside. The sun, the trees, the breeze - so much better than a climate controlled, stale gym with boring ass white walls.

Outdoor is undefeated but I figured out that if I find a show or movie I'm really into, it's real easy to make 30 minutes pass on the treadmill. But before that, I tried music, podcasts etc and I'd be dead bored within a few minutes. Needed something visually stimulating that I could focus on and allow me to forget that I'm on a treadmill.

Comp is 9 weeks and already hitting gym PR's every week. Looking forward to a record or two.

These are the fitness rabbit holes I dive into... LMAO

It started with an interesting Short tidbit about sternum angle when bench pressing and how a steeper sternum angle means you're basically decline pressing when you're on a flat bench, then the longer video about it, then a sidebar video that sort of disputes much of it in terms of upper/lower chest gains, but also throws in tidbits about how arching your back matters to the angle in which you're pressing, too.

And it's nothing I stress out about or really even change in my routines, just find all the studies on biomechanics and so forth interesting.


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Treadmills are a last resort for me. I don't enjoy them at all. I discovered recumbent stationary bikes a while back, though, and those are great. I can bring a book and just sit and read and pedal, and if you can crank it up to a really tough level it actually gives you a pretty good leg workout. So maybe I make it a little more of an anaerobic exercise than aerobic.

Having said that, I was in a hotel a while back and they had a really bizarre treadmill that I tried. It didn't have any power, and it was essentially a belt on two big drums that were in front of me and behind me. When I stood on it, the belt sagged under my weight and kept me stable between the two wheels. I seldom use treadmills, so I'm not good at them. This one kind of freaked me out, but at the same time I think it may have been a much better design for actual running. I'd like to try it again. I think that is actually a treadmill that I would use once I got used to it.

Heh, sounds like something from the Flintstones.

I do a quick 3-5 minute warm up on a treadmill before every workout, but depending on how many people are there, it also doubles as a way to wait for the first machine/bench/etc. of the workout to become available so I can swoop in and grab it at a moment's notice.

I have seen people really going at it on the stair climbers before and if I had to pick indoor cardio, that would probably be it (and it would probably become just as much a hamstring workout).

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The calorie tracker on Apple Watches are not even close to accurate. They do track your heart rate and sleep patterns really well though. It also helps as a nudge to workout or move around if you’re not a morning workout person.


Good job on the weight loss. Just keep moving, every day. You’ll never regret it afterwards but you will regret not doing it if you don’t.


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Finally hit the 1000 pound club. At 44 I’m good with that as a lifetime achievement. If I’m lucky enough to see my 60s I’m sure my joints will thank me for not going for 1100.

455 - Deadlift
315 - Squat (ass to grass)
270 - Bench (full ROM with a 1 second pause at the bottom)


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You guys are a buncha meatheads.

I won my first 5k a couple weeks ago, for my age division anyway.

Lifting weights is for young men wanting to pick up chicks.

I will lift weights again when I can get my girlfriend to leave me.

3 months of Hotworx, and gave up booze for Lent...down about 8 pounds in 3 months. Balance is insanely better as is flexibility. I feel really pretty good.

Gonna have to continue serious regulation of booze if I want to reach my goal though.

Dammit. I hate getting old...

Legs are starting to lean out. Upper body is always harder to shed fat for me.

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There's a half-marathon in about six weeks that I'd like to do, and I'm trying to gird up the courage to sign up. I haven't run one in over five years, and I know it'll be brutal, but I want to do it.

I did a 13 mile jog a month ago in pretty cool weather, and did just fine. I tried to do one last week (while recovering from a cold), and I completely ran out of gas at Mile 10.5.

If I sign up, I'll gut my way through it and finish, but I'd really prefer from an ego perspective to not come in last place.