The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[EspaDa]

Waitin for tomorrow Champions League matches. Go Legia!

 

[EternalMetal]

Do you mean pre or post run stretching? I'm a believer that the latter isn't especially useful and that the former, at best, also does little, but can often increase the risk of injury. I don't run much these days but I used to go a fair bit. Things improved lots when I stopped stretching beforehand. Now I just do what I do before deadlifts/squats which is bodyweight squats, cossack lunges and leg swings followed by warm up sets (in the case of running that'd be brisk walking for a a couple of minutes, old man jogging for a couple and then running).

Stretching is one of those things that you benefit more from doing just to stay limber, rather than as a before/after thing. Personally I believe that if you warm up properly (like you mentioned), pre-workout stretching is unnecessary. Some really light stretching after a strenuous workout or long run might be good for relieving some impending muscle stiffness, but it is one of those things that you need to feel rather than just following black and white guidelines.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

The greatest advice I ever got for staying reasonably 'fit' is changing your day to day motions. I.e., stretch out a leg and arch your back when you're opening the fridge. Skip sometimes. Contort yourself in weird ways when you're bending over to pick something up. Trapeze along parking blocks instead of walking on the concrete. Plus it's more fun.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Contort yourself in weird ways when you're bending over to pick something up.

This is really good advice on how to injure your back as even small things can put a lot of strain on your back muscles if you try to lift them while bent in a weird way. Don't do this unless you want to enjoy a good back injury, as this makes injury significantly more likely.

 

[EternalMetal]

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I was thinking about that video after reading what @Carpe Mortem posted.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

Alright, so that part may have been a bit overzealous...

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

about to go for a walk with the pre-wife
she said she wants to go to bed early tonight, so I may start reading LOTR again... or watch Predator

 

[EspaDa]

Watching 'Vikings' series.

 

[The Ozzman]

Watching 'Vikings' series.

It's amazing

 

[EspaDa]

Yeah, the best tv series I've watched since GoT.

 

[Matt]

Working. Had to take my car into the shop to get a minor problem fixed and despite getting it in when they opened I still have to wait like all day for them to do it. Fuckers.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Yeah, that Vikings show is fun but it's hardly the best thing on TV. Pretty much every drama on HBO and AMC are better than it.

 

[Satanstoenail]

I couldn't get into Vikings at all, just seemed like a poor mans GoT.

 

[The Ozzman]

GoT can't keep my attention. I watch an episode and then lose interest immediately after it's over. As a result I've only watched like 3 episodes.

 

[CiG]

Vikings and Game of Thrones are barely similar.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I didnt like Vikings at all
GoT is pure titties

 

[CiG]

Honestly I like both about the same (which is a general "meh s'okay") but Vikings has a shield maiden, so...

 

[Master_Yoda77]

I mean, if we are talking TV Dramas all you really need to watch is Madmen.

 

[CiG]

I actually do need to watch that.