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>>2356 No.22232 KONTRA
>>22226>>22228I have been in two gyms that also provide dance classes that I attend. I rarely see buff shredded gym sharks in the locker rooms there at all. It's mostly unfit or rather fit people yet miles away from the influencer physiques
which does not mean people there are unattractive or anything.
You might want to avoid places/times with lots of teenagers, though. They might feel the need to be cool and laugh about other people. The gyms I go to I don't see those anyway, though.
No.22248
>>22232Depends on the gym in my opinion. I have also been to two different ones, one was mostly normies, also lots of courses, aerobics and shiet. The other one was more of an MMA club with attached gym, this one had mostly buff guys with haircuts in the milimeter range, and lots of tattoos. Not as bad as one would think though, the buff guys are either bros and really helpful, or they are a walking mess of insecurities themselves. But they never annoyed me in any way.
>You might want to avoid places/times with lots of teenagers, though.This, absolutely. They want to prove their ego, talk too loudly about the last party and brag about chicks they scored with, and tend to hog the bench press forever. Those are also the only ones who would make fun of lesser built guys.
No.22254
>>22226Reminds me of a gym I passed in my way to uni. One guy who was always there has a matte green lotus and always wore wife beaters. Lots of tuned VWs and Hyundais in the parking lot.
No.22255
>>22248>>22232>>22228>>22226Thanks, guys. I fear that I don't choice anymore and really need hit the gym, so, the best thing I can do is avoid eye contact with other people there and avoid cry before arrive home.
No.22315
Went running on Saturday again. Still no sub-hour time, but I managed to startle a woman so much she jumped. At least she took it with humor, heard her say something like "I really need to visit an ear doctor". I really don't know why it's always women who seem to be completely oblivious of their surroundings. And this is not the first time something like this has happened (like when I was approaching a couple walking on the pavement from behind. Hard rubber soles on stone. The man pulled his wife towards him to make room for me because she just didn't notice me coming).
You would think between the loud stomping of my feet, the jingling of the keys around my neck and the heavy breathing one would hear me from far enough to not be startled, and because she was alone I didn't bother yelling something like COMING THROUGH which I normally do when groups of people are clogging the entire width of the path. Oh, and while I was approaching she actually turned back several times, so I assumed she had seen me.
Apart from that, there was surprisingly little traffic overall, especially since it was such a nice day. Running is really not fun though, I don't think I could ever work up the will to run a marathon.
No.22366
Am I getting sick?
Am I not getting sick?
Who knows, not me!
Still going for my every-other-day 5k. Eventually something MUST happen, and I don't care if I get sick or become fit again, but this dumb limbo of "I have this weird feeling in my head, but nothing comes from it" is way more irritating.
No.22389 KONTRA
>>22224>Risperidone Do you have bipolar or are you a literal schizo?
No.22390 KONTRA
>>22389This is not meant to be demeaning. Risperidone is not usually a first line treatment for BP1.
No.22407
>>22389I'm extremely psychotic, anti social, hate be around other people and had take Risperidone because thanks to an episode that I almost killed some people.
The fun thing about take 8mg of Risperidone everyday and a zero caffeine is that you become "docile" and "under control" as the doctors say, but I fear that I'm way more anti social and cold toward people than before, avoiding social interactions and enjoying my time alone more than ever.
No.22419
Another 10k. Same time as last week.
Although today I deliberately did not try to run "fast" but keep it slow-paced. This means that I have gotten faster overall, right?
No.22463
Managed to swim for 30min without cramps. Huge improvement… used to be ~15min. When I’ll be able to swim an hour at any pace I’ll start to prepare more constructed sessions and state my objective in distance and swimming types.
No.22471
>>22463That's good!
>crampsI sometimes suddenly have painful foot cramps while lying in bed half asleep. It's always the same side. It makes me jolt up and push all my weight onto that foot to force the foot's insides back to normal to make the pain go away. I should probably ask for medical advice on an anonymous imageboard populated by misanthropic clowns.
No.22472
>>22471>on an anonymous imageboard populated by misanthropic clowns.Hey now, this is not 4chan, I am not a clown. I am a jester.
That said, do you check your electrolyte intake? Cramps are a common symptom of some kind of salt deficiency.
No.22476
>>22471It can be a whole lot of things. I know magnesium makes my cramps instantly go away from experience. I also heard lactic acid tend to be produced slower and slower the more your body is used to exercise. Some sport bro even recommended me to just have a bottle of citrus with me at the pool.
It usually strikes at my calves. As a teenager, I wanted to impress a crush with my relatively good swimming skills at the time; she ended up fishing me out of the pool as I was drowning.
No.22479
>>22472>>22476Thanks, I'll look into that.
>the more your body is used to exerciseDefinitely doesn't apply to me.
With me it's calf or foot. For unrelated reasons (don't like public pools and hardly ever travel anymore), I've hardly been in water during the last 25 years. When I did, I made sure to be in view of other people.
No.22856
For some reason I don't feel like running at the moment.
Something happened last week; I was going for another 10k, but to make it less boring I went into the other direction. It was not even five minutes and I was already not feeling it anymore. I was also feeling "heavier" than usual and it took me indeed 5 minutes more than usual, which is a lot for a 10k, but I also hated every single second of it.
And ever since I felt the same way anytime I went running, and I can't even tell why. If you remember my posts, I never actually did go running because I enjoyed it, but at least it was bearable, but at the moment it only feels like a chore.
And I am surprised by how quickly running sessions come. I go every other day, and today was one and I thought "huh, didn't I already go yesterday? No, it was actually on monday. And now I have to go AGAIN" instead of thinking "I can do sports again".
Maybe I should do something else under the week and only do a single 10k on the weekends, that should still be enough.
No.23319
It almost feels like a dream, but the facts don't lie. I've gone 16 whole days without binge eating and without exceeding the 2000 calorie limit that I set for myself as part of my billionth weight loss attempt.
This time I somehow didn't relapse even once, which allowed me to go down from 88kg to 85 kg in these two weeks. Maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel after all.
P.S. My mood also got better, or at least a lot more stable ever since I stopped binge eating ultraprocessed trash masquerading as food.
No.23323
>>23319Congrats. We're all gonna make it.
>>22828Haven't run since. It got cold again and the few days we have seen above 40° I've been stuck at work. Soon, though. Soon...
No.23332
Ernst now has a pullup bar. Together with his dumbbells, he can now put together a solid workout.
Dumbbell deadlifts are awesome, no bully! No heavy weights available, so no beast mode activation for Ernst, but it's enough to stay in shape. Sure beats being untrained by a mile.
>>23319>since I stopped binge eating ultraprocessed trash masquerading as food.Cool. I think that's one of the best things you can do for yourself, even when it's not about exercise benefits.
No.23344
>>22856I'm running three times a week, between 8 and 12km excluding long runs (>15k for me), and it's a pretty recurring feeling, especially if I run in the evening, where I have less energy, the heada full of what happened during the day, and a non-empty stomach.
There are moments when I really HATE it and even speed up the pace to get home faster. Sometime straight up shouting things like "it really piss me up" if nobody is around.
I just try to be mindful of my feelings and generally feel at least contempt to get outside with the birds, the sun and life bubbling around. I don't have time to think, be bored and worried about my knee during speed work, just to feel like shit, so that's an option too aside taking a week break.
I'm supposed to run a marathon in a few months. I failed to run 30km a few weeks ago. I don't feel ready but I want to try, even if it takes me 5h.
No.23390
>>23344>it really piss me up" if nobody is around. I used to yell at myself. 'go on, you lazy dog.' The worst thing is when you find out that someone was around and spaghetti is dropped.
No.23400
>>23332I've started using mine again. Still can't do more than 3, but I am also pretty heavy as it seems; I have calluses on my fingers like I had when I first took up lifting and had a shitty grip for deadlifts. In fact it hurts when I start hanging from that thing.
No.24109
Ernst is now back to 10 pullups, feels good man. Tight grip, wide grip it's still 8-9. Losing 2kg would do the trick here. Can't do though, going to overdose on eggs and cheese now...
>>23400>I have calluses on my fingers like I had when I first took up lifting and had a shitty grip for deadliftsSame here, but it got better after a while.
No.24111
>>24109I'm actually up to 6 now (not wide grip, just regular shoulder width). And yeah, the calluses get less.
No.24304
I don't even know my weight anymore.
I don't have courage do step on the scale.
Depression is truly dangerous.
No.24327
Having a good mix of cycling and weight training going, nothing excessive, just a basic and consistent routine. Feels pretty good. It's impressive how much even basic weight and stamina training helps in everyday life. Better posture, better breathing, less exhaustion and less stress. I hope I can keep this going for as long as possible. Usually, at some point a disease or damaged joint kick in to fuck everything up.
>>24304Sounds bad mang, hope you can get rid of that depression somehow.
No.24388
Gym routine reestablished. Once a week for the last 5 weeks. More would be better, but you know. Work. Even with limited visits, notable progress is being made. Some beats none every time.
>>24109I am up to 7 wide grip pull-ups. Neutral-grip have always been my favorite. More engagement of the bicep so I can hit 10.
No.24400
>>24399Bicep has better leverage, more muscles overall are involved (as shown in your pictures), most people's lats are very underdeveloped.
No.24491
At 82kg, I've never been this light for a year and a half.
I've just been skipping breakfast, avoiding carb and walking a lot so far. I'd like to go down to around 75kg.
No.24492
>>24491Nice.
>avoiding carbWorks fine for me, too. It's not even necessary to cut them too strictly, I just got rid of excessive sugar consumption, especially sugar in my drinks, and I try to avoid carbs before I go to bed. Add in regular movement, problems weren't.
No.24539 KONTRA
Went from 82 to 80,5
No.24636
>>24635Ohh, I surely would. I would offer my face as a chair
No.24742
>>22407I finally won the fight against my mental health issues and joined the gym.
I also free from refined carbohydrates cravings...
I'm proud of myself.
No.24744
I recently realized just how little running I have done this season. That episode last month with my lungs reacting to high ozone has made me too cautious. No more.
Been hitting the gym, at least. For weight training, but not their treadmills. I like running because it is a solo activity. Me outside with no one else around. At the gym I would have someone at my elbows no matter how fast my pace. That kills my motivation.
>>24742Congrats.
No.25267
>>25256Good one, keep going, Champ!
No.25269
I have decided to stop running for a week (at least) because for the past few I always got a weird pain in the arches, mostly left foot, but also sometimes, and less, right foot. I can definitely say it gets worse from running, probably because of the excentric load (I'm a fore-middle-foot runner).
No idea why now, I have been running for a few years with the current shoes on the current course without problems. I was on vacation and was hiking a lot across weird terrain, maybe that did something.
Anyway, I might use this running break to get back into lifting again. Doing a "where do I stand" workout will probably be enough to give me DOMS for a week, so everything should be in order after that.
No.25283
>>25269I had a similar experience while biking when the clip on one foot was ever so slightly misaligned.
Maybe your soles are chaffed of unsymmetrical?
Or the shoe laces just got loose on one side?
When showering you can finish with hot-cold-hot-cold changes on your feet, this can accelerate regeneration due to an increase in blood flow.
I myself really enjoy walking to work.
Already had better Mercedes F(eet) class commutes in other jobs, when both ways was nicely done via rural foot paths towards the outside of the city for 30 minutes each.
Right now one way is about an hour right into the city center and my boss pays for the bus ticket, so on my way home I take the sour pill and squeeze myself into this stinking aluminum can with that society that I want to opt-out ASAP.
No.25287
>>25283The scum on public transport is so disgusting. True luxury is avoiding poor people. You don't shop at Edeka instead of Netto because of the better produce, you shop there to avoid the netto customers.
No.25300 KONTRA
>>25287> you shop there to avoid the netto customers.tbf, Netto is only the most bydlo store where there is no Kaufland.
No.25302
>>25300Kaufland has all the Slavs, but Netto has the gypsies. Kaufland has the Turks, but Netto has the Arabs. Netto has one dirty, crusty deposit machine with a UI that should only be touched with gloves, and it is out of order 50% of the time. Kaufland has four in a row, all of them working, and they at least look clean. In the netto parking lot, the local alcoholics hold their meetings. In the Kaufland parking lot, the disco-pumper meet. Kaufland is proletarian mixed with uncultured middle class, netto is pure lumpen.
No.25304
>>25302Please note that the other Ernst is not me, but at least in my experience (southwest/central) Kaufland is always the worst.