Then we’ll argue about the answer in the comments
I’ve graduated to “late thirties” now and I’ve picked up so many small injuries that won’t go away. Twisted my ankle 2 years back, still hurts but doesn’t prevent me from doing anything. Fell while skiing a year back and my shoulder hurts whenever I do anything.
Any tips on how to:
- Prevent further injuries
- Heal the ones I got I try to warm up, stretch, use hot packs etc but maybe I missing something basic.
Obviously nobody can diagnose injuries based on Lemmy comments. My advice is to find a good physical therapist. I found one who specializes in my sport (powerlifting) and he fixed a nagging injury I’d had for years.
Hot packs might help discomfort but they won’t help heal anything. Warming up is certainly important. Stretching could be important but the hard part is figuring out what you specifically need to stretch, which is where a physical therapist can help.
I’m running, doing core and arm workouts and eating well, and losing weight - but I can’t seem to shift the belly fat.
Is it just a case of “keep going” and it’ll go?
(I’ve been working out / watching calories for about 2 months and dropped 4 kg, and gone from a 34 to a tight 32 on my pants (trousers). It’s just the damn spare tire.)
I’m running, doing core and arm workouts and eating well, and losing weight - but I can’t seem to shift the belly fat.
Just to be unambiguous, the only thing really affecting your amount of belly fat is the amount of fat you lose. You can’t spot reduce fat by doing core workouts. It’s good for general health and fitness to work out, but training abs won’t decrease belly fat at all - you need the calorie deficit for that (which you apparently do have, so that’s good, and you should work out to make sure you don’t lose 80% muscle weight but mostly fat).
Where you lose fat just depends on genetics. For me belly fat is some of the last fat to go when losing weight and some of the first to come back when gaining - results really tend to come in at the end of a cut.
dropped 4 kg, and gone from a 34 to a tight 32 on my pants (trousers)
Sounds like there’s progress. If you want more, continue.
Thanks friend! I appreciate the advice and encouragement. Down to below 80kgs for the first time in 25 years now!
As an on and off workout person, I usually see more meaningful results at month 3.
And as someone whose fat is on my Calves and thighs, sometimes it’s just genetics.
Thanks! I’ll have some patience and see how it goes. Have a good one!
Timely thread for a question I have!
So I did barbell squats today for the first time. Immediately afterwards, I had some pain in the inner arches of my feet. Is this indicative of a problem with my form or my shoes?
I was wearing running shoes today but I’m planning to try it barefooted during my next workout.
Running shoes can definitely be the problem. It’s a layer of squishy-ness between you and the ground, which counteracts the taut-ness your body will get from good form. There are tons of options for shoes that have solid, non-squishy soles, but I prefer to just go barefoot.
Thanks, I’ll def try going barefoot then!
Bit late but I wanted to update, it was definitely the shoes. Barefoot let me go deeper with no pain :) thanks again!
For assistance work is it better to
- run the same exercises each week for multiple cycles
- run the same exercises for one cycle and switch it up the next one
- choose new assistance work each week
Bonus question
Should you run the same push/pull/leg assistance exercises every workout or one set for each day?I want to run the 531 beginner program from the wiki but it is a bit unclear about that. They just say to not overthink it but I would like to do it right.
What are some good knee exercises? Anytime I sit on the train for more than an hour my knees are just crying out in pain
I would try getting up and walking around every 15 minutes or so if you can. If that doesn’t work or you can’t, I’d see a doctor or physical therapist. Diagnosing pain from a comment on the Internet is a recipe for a bad time.
Does anyone know anything about cortisol and running fasted when you wake up? I’ve been reading online that running when your cortisol levels are high in the AM ‘can be bad for your muscles’. My goal is weight loss not performance so I’m wondering if it’s really a concern.
(I’m not so worried I think my muscles will vaporize lol)
I don’t know a lot about running but that sounds a lot like majoring in the minors. When you get to be an elite level runner maybe worry about things like that but until then I’d just run when it works for you. Your muscles will be fine, although I do know some runners who do a little strength training which you can consider.