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NM_Mitchell · Mar 9, 2015

Bryce_Jersey17 said:
Ive been losing weight in order to. Does that count?

I could probably be able to play out most of a game, it just wouldnt be a pretty sight trying to fit into a guernsey smaller than a XL

kind of.
that's part of the reason i joined a gym, so i could have a run around again after i finish school.
i definitely wouldn't fit into a XL, though i'm nearly 2m, soooo

undefined · Mar 9, 2015

Bryce_Jersey17 said:
Ive been losing weight in order to.

Good on you. :thumbsu:

What sort of routine/diet are you practising in order to do so?

Dylan8 · Mar 9, 2015

NM_Mitchell said:
is anyone here actually still playing football?
or at least in good enough shape to play out a game?

I signed up after a 3 year absence, pre season has killed and continues to kill me.

Gibbsy · Mar 9, 2015

NM_Mitchell said:
is anyone here actually still playing football?
or at least in good enough shape to play out a game?

I could play but I just can't be ****ed training haha

Dylan8 · Mar 9, 2015

I'm missing out on what is probably the last of my high school friends' 18ths this weekend due to footy practice matches being at Phillip Island. Thanks, footy.

undefined · Mar 9, 2015

Dylan8 said:
I signed up after a 3 year absence, pre season has killed and continues to kill me.

Before his problematic knees got the better of Handy by restricting him to just Soccer/Cricket, Handy found that completing 50 pushups (5 sets, 10 reps) and a 1 minute plank each day during pre-season maximised his physical ability before a Footy season.

Dylan8 · Mar 9, 2015

Arm2Leg said:
Before his problematic knees got the better of Handy by restricting him to just Soccer/Cricket, Handy found that completing 50 pushups (5 sets, 10 reps) and a 1 minute plank each day during pre-season maximised his physical ability before a Footy season.

I used to do 80+ pushups every couple of days in four sets a couple of years ago but I slacked out of it. The running is the real problem with footy though, it's all about building an engine to play through fatigue.

I was super lazy post-high school in December/Jan last year and received a rude awakening at preseason.

undefined · Mar 9, 2015

I still struggle to do more than 15 in a set. Push ups are just something I've always battled with. It's no reflection on my upper body strength I don't think. I'm a strong lad; maybe not for my height but I take some tackling.

undefined · Mar 9, 2015

And hell, who didn't slack off after their VCE?

I spent 3 months waking up at 10am, eating whatever I felt like, watching the Comedy Channel all day and going on a Goon-frenzy at night with my equally irresponsible friends. It takes a while to get your body back into that mature, disciplined mindset but if you want to be happy, healthy and pleased with your appearance then there's only one way to go about it.

Dylan8 · Mar 10, 2015

word, waking up in the a.m. wasn't on though

Greater Gattsby · Mar 10, 2015

Arm2Leg said:
I still struggle to do more than 15 in a set. Push ups are just something I've always battled with. It's no reflection on my upper body strength I don't think. I'm a strong lad; maybe not for my height but I take some tackling.

Man, I feel you with push ups. I'll struggle with 10. Have a quick break. Struggle getting to 8. Have a quick break. Punch out the hardest 5. Collapse. Wake up the next day with the sorest shoulders. I just can't do it. My twig arms aren't meant for push-ups. Swimming is also a weakness of mine.

In saying that, endurance running and sit ups I find not too bad.

Bryce_Jersey17 · Mar 10, 2015

Arm2Leg said:
Good on you.

What sort of routine/diet are you practising in order to do so?

Its nothing drastic. From memory I limit my intake to 2200 calories a day, exercising every day Im not at uni (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) for 45 mins a routine. I bought a Fitbit for Christmas so thats helped me stick to my goals big time, and with some great results so far

undefined · Mar 10, 2015

Dylan8 said:
word, waking up in the a.m. wasn't on though

akkaps · Mar 10, 2015

I've never been able to a push-up.

. Physical exercise was never my thing growing up.

Greater Gattsby · Mar 10, 2015

Bryce_Jersey17 said:
Its nothing drastic. From memory I limit my intake to 2200 calories a day, exercising every day Im not at uni (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) for 45 mins a routine. I bought a Fitbit for Christmas so thats helped me stick to my goals big time, and with some great results so far

That's awesome man, keep it up! What's the Fitbit like? I'm interested in them, but I think I'm just going to go and buy a nike+ chip instead.

Bryce_Jersey17 · Mar 10, 2015

Im pretty good with pushups. Twenty is pretty alright for me. I struggle with chinups though, thats my weakness

akkaps · Mar 10, 2015

Chin-ups I find much easier, and sit-ups are a breeze.

I don't mind trying out push-ups from time to time, but I can never get the hang of burpees.

Bryce_Jersey17 · Mar 10, 2015

Greater Gattsby said:
That's awesome man, keep it up! What's the Fitbit like? I'm interested in them, but I think I'm just going to go and buy a nike+ chip instead.

I love it to be honest, it syncs to my phone via bluetooth (I have the Charge variety) so I can be notified when I get a call as well as track steps taken, calories burned, distance traveled, and flights of stairs climbed. It can also set silent vibration alarms.

Essentially, the Fitbit is one of the top of the market products, but well worth the cost.

Bryce_Jersey17 · Mar 10, 2015

akkaps said:
Chin-ups I find much easier, and sit-ups are a breeze.

I don't mind trying out push-ups from time to time, but I can never get the hang of burpees.

I actually cant do burpees, old football injury means I have to be careful with my knees with those sort of exercises

undefined · Mar 10, 2015

Greater Gattsby said:
Man, I feel you with push ups. I'll struggle with 10. Have a quick break. Struggle getting to 8. Have a quick break. Punch out the hardest 5. Collapse. Wake up the next day with the sorest shoulders. I just can't do it. My twig arms aren't meant for push-ups. Swimming is also a weakness of mine.

In saying that, endurance running and sit ups I find not too bad.

Living on the Sunshine Coast for a bit as a kid (and now recently moving here), I've frequently been exposed to swimming/surfing and find simple & tireless.

Endurance is something that came natural to me until I had bad run of knee injuries in my mid-late teens. SitUps are simple, yet uncomfortable. We're on the exact same page with pushups, mayn. My inability to do a set without feeling exhausted in the arms is borderline embarrassing. Just one of those things unfortunately... it doesn't help that everyone else seems to have no trouble doing 25-30 in succession.

E92_ · Mar 10, 2015

I like the look of the Microsoft band (name?), but it's US only at the moment as far as I'm aware.

akkaps · Mar 10, 2015

Are Fitbits those new bracelet things that keep being advertised?

The ever happened to power bands? Does anyone still use them?

Dylan8 · Mar 10, 2015

When I was hitting my stride with push ups I'd do something around 14/18/22/26+ in my sets, the last until fail. I'm not strong or fit either, to think people struggle with them is news to me.

akkaps · Mar 10, 2015

E92_ said:
I like the look of the Microsoft band (name?), but it's US only at the moment as far as I'm aware.

Kinda like the Zoom?

akkaps · Mar 10, 2015

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