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…
I was really frustrated by my parkrun times when I returned - my first UK parkrun this year being 3 weeks ago at Battersea and it took me more than 30 mins! Before I headed to Peru, I was a smidge over 20 mins, so a 50% gain in my time away!
Today’s run, 3 weeks later, and 6 minutes have come off the time - I’ve recouped over half the time that I lost!
Maybe I can be back around the 22 min mark soon. Once the Peru belly comes off too…
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Some fresh short distance training + those high altitude gainz!
Flog it before you lose the edge!
Sadly, I didn’t spend long enough at altitude for it to make much difference; no more than a week at a time and even then only to around 3,000m/9,800ft amsl usually (with an exceptional day at 5,200m/17,000ft).
That said, I’d like to find a way to spend more time at altitude. The first week is really tough; going uphill at all puts me straight into Z3 training and sleep quality becomes terrible, but after a few days back at sea level you really do notice the improvement… for about a week.
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A good choice; I’ve been looking at Instincts for when I need to replace my Enduro just because of the theoretically unlimited battery life. Just a shame Garmin no longer do military discounts.
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They don’t but I found Amazon beat them anyway. And my local John Lewis matched Amazon.
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I know this is the fitness chat, but while you’re all talking watches, I do have a Q!
Do any of you know of a decent rugged smartwatch. It doesn’t need to be super feature heavy. Basic heart rate, bit of GPS for recording walks. Sleep tracking etc.
I ask as I’d love the daily health tracking stuff, but given my line of work, I need something that can get covered in oil and other nasties and get smashed about a fair bit. I don’t need high precision running recording as the furthest I ever run is, well, I just don’t… Not even for the bus or train
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For basic rugged if you want HR and GPS probably the Instinct.
There are some gshocks that would fit the bill but they looked more expensive for the gps models
I had a basic one before the Garmin though and it was great for fieldcraft etc
If it’s genuinely rugged, I’m not too worried about cost. But I don’t want to spend money on something that looks rugged then breaks straight away!
Likewise, happy to take a risk on something cheap. Looking at Garmins website I find it made that one is £260 and another is £1600!!
The model back from what Alex has just bought is still a strong choice and a bit cheaper:
Edit: the link is showing the wrong one. This is what you’re looking for:
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That’s a good point; Go Outdoors do this too from any site if the model is the same and the site is UK registered.
The battery life seems pretty insane on that thing looking at the reviews! That’s a decent contender.
If you have blue light you can save 10%
I’ve seen them as low as £130 for the mk1 (which is what I have and it’s fine for my needs)