Weight Loss Thread

Hey jocks. What fitness armband do you guys use? I'm looking at the Fitbit Charge HR - cont heart rate, sleep tracking, alarm and good battery life. GPS is not so important vs battery life to me.

I have yet to see an in-shape person wearing a fitbit

Fitbit only exists so out of shape people can brag about how many steps they took that day. Fit people and people really working to become fit broke a sweat in the gym and don't give a shit about steps.

I know this toolbag trainer who's admittedly pretty ripped, but weak as shit. He hit a 295 squat (ankles caving too) on his IG like it was some fucking accomplishment. Mind you, he's been lifting for about 7 years.

Literally the only person I know who wears one. Pretty sure it gives AIDS.

Izo_sl said:

Hey jocks. What fitness armband do you guys use? I'm looking at the Fitbit Charge HR - cont heart rate, sleep tracking, alarm and good battery life. GPS is not so important vs battery life to me.

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My wife has that one, works fine but takes a while to charge USB only. Has Bluetooth to connect to phone and you can sync up a myfitnesspal account to it to track workout sessions. I use a normal heart rate monitor myself, wouldn't use all the fit bit stuff.

Anything an armband can track is basically worthless to a non professional athlete.

Izo_sl said:

Hey jocks. What fitness armband do you guys use? I'm looking at the Fitbit Charge HR - cont heart rate, sleep tracking, alarm and good battery life. GPS is not so important vs battery life to me.

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I got one after my heart attacks for the heart rate monitor, and to make sure I am walking enough overall. It holds a charge for about 5-6 days. Charges up in about 2 hours from any usb charger, but it does have it's own cable that is built just for it. Overall I am happy with it but the Heart rate is only polled per every 30 seconds or so, so it is decent for overall info not instant changes.

Oh and I am a semi fatty. 6 foot 210 pounds. But over the last 2 years I lost 60 pounds and had 2 heart attacks and 2 surgeries. Age 45 too. Bleh

Tenks_sl said:

I have yet to see an in-shape person wearing a fitbit

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Who are you to judge who is in shape or not by their outer appearance, maybe they are transmuscular. Check your privilege, shitlord.

Round is a shape.

fifey_sl said:

Who are you to judge who is in shape or not by their outer appearance

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The sad part is so many fatties on the internet say this

You guys with issues should check out Becoming a Supple Leopard by Kelly Starrett. Using a lacrosse ball to roll out knots is actually covered in the book, among other useful things to alleviate nagging aches and pains.

I think I'm gonna try that lacrosse ball trick for my shoulders. I already use a foam roller for my legs and back.

McQueen_sl said:

You guys with issues should check out Becoming a Supple Leopard by Kelly Starrett. Using a lacrosse ball to roll out knots is actually covered in the book, among other useful things to alleviate nagging aches and pains.

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This is the second recommendation for that book I've seen. Though I've always had terrible flexibility. Like remember those Presidential Fitness tests you'd take in gym class in elementary school? I'd get presidential marks in everything except the flexibility tests. I'd get like a 10 on that thing where you sit down and try to touch your toes and presidential was like 70.

How do you guys not know about using a lacrosse ball? That's like foam rolling 101, great way to loosen up your hamstrings/flutes too or is it because no one ever does leg day?

fifey_sl said:

How do you guys not know about using a lacrosse ball? That's like foam rolling 101, great way to loosen up your hamstrings/flutes too or is it because no one ever does leg day?

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I use an actual foam roller for legs. Never seen anyone use a lacrosse ball at all for anything so it was news to me.

It's a pretty good book. Kelly Starrett is a crossfitter, which actually lends itself pretty well to dealing with fucked up sports injuries and imbalances.

I follow the supple leopard on ig. Dude knows his shit. I don't do any of it, but yeah.

McQueen_sl said:

It's a pretty good book. Kelly Starrett is a crossfitter, which actually lends itself pretty well to dealing with fucked up sports injuries and imbalances.

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Because crossfit is dumb as shit and a great way to injure yourself while doing retarded "moves" that don't add any benefit to fitness? The amount of people I see doing olympic lifts at my gym now is absurd.

Khane_sl said:

Because crossfit is dumb as shit and a great way to injure yourself while doing retarded "moves" that don't add any benefit to fitness? The amount of people I see doing olympic lifts at my gym now is absurd.

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That's a blanket statement. There's plenty of crossfit coaches who aren't dumbfucks.

Khane_sl said:

Because crossfit is dumb as shit and a great way to injure yourself while doing retarded "moves" that don't add any benefit to fitness? The amount of people I see doing olympic lifts at my gym now is absurd.

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Pretty much. I know crossfit is stupid beyond belief, but it does give plenty of opportunity for professionals to treat a wide range of injuries. The place I went to for PT had to bring on a crossfit specialist just to deal with that army of retards and their injuries. Listening to crossfit fatties with blown shoulders and knees talking about buying lifting shoes to improve their olympic lifts provided hours of entertainment.