Kidding indeed. Supposedly it takes more calcium to digest milk than you gain from drinking it... assuming it's cow's milk anyway. Not sure how other milk fares.gamezombieghgh said:
Quickest way to get fit?
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Don't do longer runs, that will increase the impact on your joints, not decrease them, even if you run more slowly. Get better shoes, that will protect your joints, as will a soft pressure sleeve, and if it's been sore for 4 weeks go talk to a doctor, that could be serious, and running on it again without seeing a doctor could ruin it for good.theparsonski said:
what do you mean by get fit? Do you want to be healthy? Lose weight? Increase your endurance? To accomplish the first two, I suggest you do weight training. Building muscle is the best way to burn fat and to increase your level of health, other than monitoring your diet, which sucks. To increase your endurance, high intensity interval training will do a good job. You might want to do some weight training as well. Also, a good way to increase your endurance is to do something like slow squats. Very slow, so slow your almost not moving. That will build a lot of lactic acid in your legs which is a good way to build endurance in your legs.
Running with a 40 lb backpack is a great way to destroy your knees. Don't do it. If your ankle hurts, try something low impact, like swimming, at least until your ankle gets back into shape.
HIIT is great, it worked for me at least.
HIIT is great, it worked for me at least.
Eh, I just remember reading a link somewhere that said that it takes more effort for the human body to digest the ultra-fatty cow milk so it has to pull resources, namely calcium, from the bones.gamezombieghgh said:
I'll be damned if I can remember where I read it, mind you.
Skim milk. Your argument is invalid.Loop Stricken said:
It's not "ultra-fatty" anyways, unless you're drinking cream.
Correct me if I'm wrong OP, but presumably you run in the city (IE on pavements), with reasonably thick shoes, and you don't run on your toes?
I damaged my knee doing the above, and couldn't run for a while. Learn to run on your toes, with thin shoes, and try to do so on grass. The 40 KG backpack is a very bad idea, the extra weight will just be more strain on your joints, even if you aren't running as far.
You may also want to consider taking glucosamine hydrochloride, you can buy it in Holland and Barrett, I found it help a lot in helping my knee get better
EDIT: This guy speaks a lot of sense
I damaged my knee doing the above, and couldn't run for a while. Learn to run on your toes, with thin shoes, and try to do so on grass. The 40 KG backpack is a very bad idea, the extra weight will just be more strain on your joints, even if you aren't running as far.
You may also want to consider taking glucosamine hydrochloride, you can buy it in Holland and Barrett, I found it help a lot in helping my knee get better
EDIT: This guy speaks a lot of sense
RamirezDoEverything said:
There are plenty of ways to get fit, however it depends on what your goals, resources and restictions are. Your first concern should be managing that ankle injury. If after a month you're still having difficulty with pain or mobility then it's definitely time to see a doctor, or in the very least a physio. (Google MD not advised)
If you're comfortable with how your ankle is mending on its own then any sort of high intensity interval training would be suitable for general fitness. Rowing, boxing or swimming to start while you're still healing then you can go back to whatever takes your fancy so long as it works you hard enough for long enough, without having long break periods during a session.
Using calcium to digest fat.... would lead to 15% of the world not having bones at all!
If you're comfortable with how your ankle is mending on its own then any sort of high intensity interval training would be suitable for general fitness. Rowing, boxing or swimming to start while you're still healing then you can go back to whatever takes your fancy so long as it works you hard enough for long enough, without having long break periods during a session.
Using calcium to digest fat.... would lead to 15% of the world not having bones at all!
I highly recommend martial arts training and mix it up.
What worked really well for me was jeet kun do (Bruce Lee's invention) which is an amalgamation of many styles but I added iron shirt to it which I would recommend for OP on account of that ankle. Iron shirt qigong or yoga (might be easier to find a trainer for that) or something. I really think it was the reason I was the only one in class who didn't bruise.
My jeet kun do teacher used an old method of jujitsu that was created for healing; some real mr Miagi shit.
Drumming is also really great.
Either way, the best motivation is when working out is entertaining and those are the two best I can think of.
What worked really well for me was jeet kun do (Bruce Lee's invention) which is an amalgamation of many styles but I added iron shirt to it which I would recommend for OP on account of that ankle. Iron shirt qigong or yoga (might be easier to find a trainer for that) or something. I really think it was the reason I was the only one in class who didn't bruise.
My jeet kun do teacher used an old method of jujitsu that was created for healing; some real mr Miagi shit.
Drumming is also really great.
Either way, the best motivation is when working out is entertaining and those are the two best I can think of.
Free weight I'd say.
Squats, Pull-ups, Sit-ups and Push-ups.
And running to build some stamina, build a schedule slowly and keep doing it every day. You'll be fit in no time.
Also drink lot's of water and keep tabs on what you eat.
Squats, Pull-ups, Sit-ups and Push-ups.
And running to build some stamina, build a schedule slowly and keep doing it every day. You'll be fit in no time.
Also drink lot's of water and keep tabs on what you eat.
1) Find out what's wrong with your ankle. If it's cartilage (which will never heal), do what's comfy. Go to a doc to find this out.theparsonski said:
2) Don't jump into heavy training. Start at 30%-50% of your old max. You will have lost quite a bit of muscle or O2 utilization in 4 weeks without trainin.
3) If your ankle won't heal, choose an easier exercise. Biking, swimming, etc.