Fitness Chat (Personal Development)

I was looking at the tactical instinct 3. Seems more every day also

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I have the mk1 very happy with it.

Doesn’t even need charging that often unless you’re using the GPS

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Can’t fault my Apple Watch, which has the benefit of not being too obviously a sports / fitness watch.

But obviously needs the Apple ecosystem.

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Yeah i havent sold my soul yet

I just upgraded to the Garmin Fenix 8 from a 7 Pro, expensive but amazing bits of kit and don’t have to charge it all the time so you get decent sleep data.

:point_up_2: what @bob1 said. I’m still on my Fenix 6 Pro but it’s an amazing bit of kit. Use it for all my outdoors activities as well as fitness, sleep tracking etc.

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However, DC Rainmaker has suggested that the Enduro 3 Is a better Fénix than all the actual Fénix watches:

I do get tempted to move over to the Garmin watches
Think I’m too much of a Apple Fanboy to move away, that and the Ultra 3 is due out soon

That doesn’t have the OLED display or dive rating of the Fenix 8 and the OLED display is really good.

It is more akin to a Fenix 7 Pro on steroids. A great watch by all accounts, especially for people who will be away using GPS for 7 days+.

First run done with Runna i like it!

Unfortunatly it didnt track most the laps but had my old fit bit tracking too which linked to strava

There’s a setting in the watch connection to have it send the workouts to your watch. That might make a difference?

Question aimed at the lifters:

I’m heading to the gym tomorrow; it’s just reopened today following a lengthy recommissioning & refurbishment.

What should I be looking at if my overall aim is being more lean rather than bulking?

Lean/Bulk is not so much a matter of training, more nutrition.

Rep ranges and weight more affects how your muscles work with the load. For example:

Want to lift heavy? (Powerlifting) Low reps, high weight (85-100%) of your 1 rep max.
Muscular endurance? High reps, lower weight (60-80%) of your 1RM.

So if you want to lean, train in a calorie deficit. If you want to bulk, train in a surplus. Then tailor the rep range to your lifting end goal.

I personally do the big three lifts (Bench, squat and deadlift) as the low reps and then accessories as the higher range.

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Any tips for fighting the onset of a beer belly (not drinking beer not being an option)?

:joy:
Just do what I do and say I’m permanently bulking.

Pretty much what @Horriblelittletechie has said above.

Leaning up is a diet thing so focus on making sure you are getting lots of protein, carbs only on days you are training etc.

Get yourself MacroFactor and do whatever you want (though for beginner lifting the StrongLifts app is fab).

MacroFactor will tell you exactly what to do to achieve the outcome you’re after. It’s literal science magic.

It’s a shame they don’t do a 7 day trial without the subscription requirement.

Yeh I complained about that, because the app takes something like 2 weeks to really dial in on what’s going on, so the trial, while good and the initial estimates are pretty much on point, doesn’t actually give you the real stuff.

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Rather than post twice, I’ve put an update about my charity thing…