I Trained PROPERLY For 60 Days - But Am I Happy?
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- I'm 2 months into a 6 month journey to be VERY above average - but is it making me HAPPY?
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I've achieved Above Average performance dissatisfaction 😂 Anyone else got better...felt worse? 🤣🤪
joe momma
I've never had enough drive to explore the "what if". A few goals ticked off - go sub-7 for 2k on the erg (did it once), run a marathon (did it once), ride the Fred Whitton (rode it twice) - but that's about it. A lot of goals I completely failed or gave up on, mind (close a CoC 2 gripper for one). I know my limits - of enthusiasm, if not performance 🤣🤣
Yes Mark. Always enjoyed the sweet spot based of my natural ability. Started running seriously and despite actually running 'decent' times I'm less happy than when I was running slower (but I was still fast). I think when you put so much into it, it becomes much more important to your self worth and that's the trap
I'm very results oriented, so it's not hard for me to become fixated by fitness / nutritional goals. I take satisfaction out of achieving those goals and setting the new ones.
However... in the back of my mind has always been the thought, "This isn't sustainable. How the hell am I going to do this when I'm 40, 50, etc?"
Now, I'm also 50 and I can still do much of what I did when I was 20, but I don't look like I did when I was 20, so that's a bit depressing. Also, sustaining those goals for 20+ years hasn't been possible, due to life disruptions (starting a business, growing that business, travelling, becoming a parent) and loss of motivation.
So, is it worth getting in and staying in fantastic shape? It depends on your goals and your life circumstances. For my wedding / honeymoon? You betcha! For busy times of the year? Good shape is good enough for me these days, and I'm learning to accept that I while I still lift decent weights for my body size and do a good amount of cardio / HIIT, I'll never really look like those 20 year olds in the gym who, frustratingly, don't even seem to do anything while they're in there to get those physiques.
I'm trying to find the sweet spot where I can get down to a weight that I look great while maintaining some muscle (which isn't easy these days) while still living a life with my wife and kid. I never get that right, and I get angry with myself when I knowingly less myself go, because I know how hard it was to get to that point.
Personally, apart from those years past, in my 40s I was pretty good .. In my teens was GBR level .. Now in 50s am finding it harder; but why? This week 200 miles on Zwift including races but damn ManFlu kicked in 😂 I've had a TRX fitted in the pain cave now so will I use it 🤔 Yes, because a friend sorted it out for me, and that will provide the impetus to do so. I have some goals but life also takes over and with rising bills focus has to change 🤬 I cannot think of not being involved in Sport but darn it does get harder.
Mark, I'm one of those little old ladies. 61yo. You helped take me from my comfy couch with a 29 BMI and unable to walk the SLIGHT uphill grade to my mailbox with out panting, to a 24.3 BMI jogging a 5K a couple of times a week and daily 'warming up' with a 2 mile jog before my weights. It took 4 months, but it was WORTH it, because of your simple approach, be Above Average..and now, I am. And very happy with it. Thanks, Mark! And good luck with your new/temporary regimen.
Brilliant to hear 🙏 makes this worth doing
Well done Jen, extending healthy life, rather than dying slowly on the couch. That’s awesome!❤
You’re not old! Ok, I’m 64 so I’m bound to say that. Good on you.
That’s great!
Every time I think, will he use that fast walking clip again? still makes me laugh
It’s a tightrope of overuse v still gold 😂
@@MarkLewisfitness your mum is a tightrope of overuse, jk, love this bald fitness guy
@@connorjoe579You've made the same "Ur mama" joke three times on the same video, get some air Joe
@@MarkLewisfitnessstill comedy gold
@@connorjoe579you're not a nice person, you don't know the man but you make some thinly veiled insult about his Mum. Something I hate about social media, you can't punch someone in the face when they say something that deserves a punch in the face...
I’ve run my first sub 30m 5k today. I know it’s nothing special, but for me it’s a step forward. Thanks for motivation! :-)
Getting a new PB is always amazing. Doesn't matter if it's 15 min or 50 min. Well done 👏, keep it up, and I'm sure there will be another one soon
You'll do 60m 10k before the end of the month! And, yes, it is special. You're doing 10km/h for half an hour - not bad!
I go running round a lake near an elite sports centre. This is the area with the highest education-level attainment in the country, which means people of all ages tend to be health-conscious and take the extra time to accomodate for sports. In my observation, most people run at 9km/t ±0.5, even those young, sporty couples in same-model track suits. The only ones faster are pro and semi-pro athletes in their 20s and those crazy obsessed 50-year olds running for their life.
Whatever 30+ minute jog you can do at 10km/h is good! Cheers.
Well done m8.
great job man, keep going at it 💪🏃
"Comparison is the thief of joy" - put that on a t-shirt. It's been an interesting journey for me to discover the right balance between working at something to be able to see improvement and becoming obsessed to the point where it's no longer fun. My preference and passion is activities that are more weighted towards developing skills and less about raw fitness and strength - it has always seemed to me that this leads to more enjoyment - but we're all different.
@@irfuel Excellent point; especially true if you learn when younger.
This video hits a certain spot for me and is why I stopped competitive AG Ironman racing. The end of your race and your thoughts are very relatable to what I would go through after every damn race. It did not matter if I finished 1st or 101st. The immediate thought was how can I get better? I did this for years and FINALLY at 50 I stopped. I stopped seriously training, being cached, dieting, constantly looking to improve, etc. I stopped cold turkey.
Couple of months would pass and I tried racing again. Something weird happened, I walked during the run. Not because I was injured, simply because I did not want to put up with the pain of racing again. I was done.
Looking back now, I should have maybe stopped after 10 Ironman races. I don't know however.
I do know that I like where I am at now. I workout 7 times a week for about an hour. I swim bike and run when I feel like it. I eat sensibly and probably have too much wine. I am in a happy place fitness and health wise. A bit above average but a bit below where you are.
Thanks for the great video and good luck going forward. Do it while you can but don't be a dick. Having that one meal with your wife, won't make a difference in your performance but it will make for a happy house hold and that will have a huge impact on your training.
Good luck!
It's sorta like an eating disorder, isn't it? Endurance Bigorexia perhaps.
@@Emiljon it sort of is. Even if you win you can find a way to go faster. Save a minute here and there.
I needed my wife to set me straight once in a while. Told me to get over myself. This was regardless or good or bad race or training day.
That why I told Mark not to be a dick.
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I won my age group in one of the less known New York Half Marathons, the organiser and other competitors were so happy for me and all I could think was I missed my target by 12 seconds. Thinking back I must have sounded like a whinging jerk. It was a PB, but I was gutted. Having targets you don’t hit take the joy out of everything even when you achieve more than you ever have before.
Very refreshing having someone being super fit, dedicated - and still down to earth. That‘s an enormous differentiator to 99% other utubers. Kept it up, Mark.
Hey Mark. Currently using your videos as inspiration. I’m a fit 36 year old, who got completely floored by Covid and spent 2 months needing an inhaler to walk up a flight of stairs. Thankfully I’m all clear now but struggling to get the motivation to get back to where I was. Thanks for the content as always, it’s really helpful
Thank you for the honest feedback on how this journey makes/is making you feel.
I really enjoy the honesty and relatability you provide in your videos
Hi! Your channel inspired me to partake in my first 50K Ultra (having never done more than about 30K before). And I literally just finished it a few hours ago! I was pretty slow, but so happy that it's done and accomplished. 🥳😄
Just wanted to say thank you! 😊😊
Awesome - 50 K is probably my favourite distance event
@georgeharrold2986, I am doing my first 50km race in 13 days. I mostly feel ready. I have done one HM, six months ago and that's my race history. My goal is to finish, much like Mark's partner did a few months back.
Fitness is a journey without an end. It is dotted with self chosen destination's. Skinny place, fat place, 10k place, weight loss place, CrossFit place, donut place. Your videos show your journey and what can be if we choose a similar path. Very entertaining and motivational.
Just landed on your channel, you seem like a humble Bloke ,, I was really into spinning, swimming , and a bit of planking , all for my slalom waterskiing , then in December my stage 4 cancer struck , oh Shit !!!!, but after 4 rounds of double drip immunotherapy , I eat loads of Doughnuts to get my weight back on it was 82 kg but went down to 66 kg .sort of recovered m back up to 90 lengths front crawl, longer time on the bike and 5 minute planks followed by a 3 minute planks ,I intend to extend this ,, I don’t follow any sports , but love exercise , and know how important it is . Keep it up 👍👍
Hi Mark, your videos are possibly the best ones when it comes to fitness.
Your content strikes in a different way, you make it clear: this is what works for you and it may not apply to others, it does not feel that you are trying to sell us fried air or repetitive, boring stuff. Nevertheless, you manage to get us to rethink how we train, and this is spectacular!
Good luck with your quest for excellence!
(BTW, I have no interest in comparing you with others, “comparison is the thief of joy”, rather just want to say thank you for the content you make.”)
“Always hungry” and “comparison is thief of joy” rings loud and clear. Training can be a tightrope at times.
Love you videos and your self deprecating humour
1 month ago I tried "slow running"(MAF/Zone 2), rather surprisingly I liked it. Now I'm able to run longer & more often. I feel happy & are more refreshed after a run. I would never had thought happiness would increase that much by running slow 😅 Thank you for great content & the motivation it brings☺
Have done the same, seems like an excellent way to get into running with less chance of injury, and less fatigue.
Yeah running seems fun I just don’t seem to get fitter fast enough for cross country 😢will do long term 100%
Might give that a go. Just off a 6 month HIIT block and need to put together something to keep me ticking over through winter. I get asthma if I run in cold air but I bet I could slow run.
When you fell off the bike😂😂😂I felt so bad for you but I couldn’t stop laughing.
I like your ability to keep perspective whatever the goal. The example can apply to goals of any kind. Will you be filming more fell runs with Nixon and Jenna? They are favorites, too.
Yep - it gets too hot in the summer but will get some in the diary. Will be something we jump into a lot after I finish this process in Jan and the late winter/early spring is a great time for it.
Hi Mark. I've recently come back to the channel after some time away and I'm so glad I did. Love the content, I find it very relatable. I was a very healthy, contented runner until 18 months ago, almost 30 years running, I found it great for mind and body (maybe not knees). back to 18 months ago, a small, strange, feeling in my leg at the end of a PB 10k attempt turned in to a progressive neurological issue and an end to my running career some 9 month later. After another 9 months of not being able to bear watching anyone else running of exercising, I'm now trying to pick myself up... hence coming back to the channel. Now, I'm trying to just to work out what my new normal is and how 'above average' relates to me. I'm not debilitated, but much compromised compared to my peak, but watching your (and Jen's) content has at least inspired me to get back on the horse and see what's possible. keep up the great work.
Welcome back 🙏
Ran my second 10k race yesterday with a target of 55 minutes (going off Garmin estimates) and shocked myself with a 50:39 finish. I'm really enjoying this stage of my fitness journey as there are constant targets that I can strive for. I can imagine in the future when I have marathons and triathlons behind me it might be harder to find that same satisfaction. Will be curious to see where this journey continues to take you and if there's more for me to learn from it
Dude, I absolutely love your content, keep it up!!! Down 13lbs in 2 months taking a similar approach right now
Keep it up 🙏
Great sane advice thank you ...and the silly walk is nearly priceless
Thanks for sharing your results Mark, this conclusion makes a lot of sense. I devoted my life to bodybuilding in my late teens through mid 20s. Relatively no partying, vodka was the only thing I'd go near, only grilled chicken, cheat meals once every 6 weeks. I learned a lot about discipline but was pretty down on myself whenever I was at my leanest.
Fast forward to happiest, still hitting the gym at 60-70% intensity with a girlfriend who also likes the gym but enjoys a few cheat meals per week. Much more sustainable and healthier in the long term. Our relationship with fitness should be a positive one, not one that leaves us beating ourselves up constantly. Few years ago I twisted my ankle running and it took 3 months to be able to walk over a half mile again without it swelling up significantly. I was under 4,000 steps per day. You can't (well you probably can) imagine the joy I had the first time I went for a run without pain/swelling.
The racewalking clip and the duck pond gets me every time.. 😂
You had me at "I pay for it all myself." I think you are the last youtuber that has not whoored himself out to sponsorhips. Well done.
Yep - I have a standard email that goes out AT LEAST once a day to companies, simply stating "I make videos, not adverts". We turn down tens of thousands of pounds a year - but on the upside, I don't have to see myself trying to sell somebody else's tat, which would cause me to punch myself in the face repeatedly. Swings & roundabouts. 😂
I remember reading a quote once to the effect of 'that those who we look up too for being incredible at something have probably sacrificed huge other areas of their life to get good at this one thing!' ... and it's true.
This is great! Incredibly motivating- I hate it 😂 [puts donut down]
This channel is Gold!! Nothing like it Mark. Being 49, funny thing is that I can somehow relate. Time for the popcorn. 👌
Always get so much joy from the snippets of your walking challenge. Looks exactly like me trying to make it to the loo when turtleheading.
Mark, great stuff as usual. You mentioned about not partnering with any brands, and I wanted to let you know how fresh and different this makes your content these days.
Very much enjoyed this honest video, subbed and looking forward to watching more content 👍
Always enjoy your content. I’m in my early 50’s and currently super focused on my running and diet. Gotta use it or lose it…
Absolutely fantastic video. 👌 love your "sweet spot" analogy. I was a competitive amateur bodybuilder some years back (very average). Dieting for comps have probably been the most boring, frustrating and un exciting times of my life. The results were plain to see to people looking at me....but the misery was not. I know aim for the sweet spot on a daily basis, and am much happier for it.
Hi Mark... not to side track this... I had always been a decent golfer among my friends, but certainly not good. Anyway, I took lessons for the first time last winter and have improved significantly... I whole hardheadedly understand that feeling the feeling of finishing a round of golf and scoring better than I ever have and thinking how I still need to improve the way I did that one shot. I am not having any more fun than I was before (I almost always have a blast out there either way), but am playing significantly better... its odd!
Keep up the great work on here, you are a great personality!
Reason I never played golf - I thought I'd get obsessed 😂
Who cares about fun. Take even more lessons - they need you at the next Ryder Cup!
Epic humor + Above average fitness = excellent content
You motivated me to get back to consistent exercising, in I recently finished the Oslo Marathon 10k in 38:57 minutes - my first sub 40 10k in over two years. Cheers mate!
Love your honesty, humility, and humour!!
You had me at the “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” clip. 😂
😂 🛸
I did a 3:05 marathon yesterday, which was over an hour faster than last century. But then I trained for this one. It was less effort than the other one, where I was hanging on 'heroically'. This one I was mostly thinking 'that's about the right pace' etc. I spoke to the broom wagon man today and he said a diabetic 'unfit' lady, weaving from early on, kept going for over 8 hrs to finish. That's just so much more impressive isn't it. I didn't try nearly as hard as that.
I definitely agree with your closing comment about leaving the sweet spot and pushing for the summit. I decided a few months back to lose some weight to see how it affects my race times (after all physics simply doesn't care about how great you feel in a larger body). I've lost 5kg so far and just broken my parkrun PB and gone under 21 mins for the first time ever - and I truly believe now that sub 20 is possible. I'm also very confident of getting my first ever sub-45 10k this weekend too. So, cutting back on all the sweets, biscuits, crisps, chocolate etc hasn't been easy, but it's definitely been worth it!
The question is , if you feel happier in general. Sure it helped your racing time, but how does it for example infect your social life or do you go through the day with constant hunger? you maybe feel depressed because have to leave the snacks?
@@christianf.8973 The hunger is somewhat annoying at times - but it's really just a question of choosing healthy snacks to tide me over until the next meal time. No real effect on my social life as I don't go out much (a wife and two kids under 10 will put pay to going out drinking for the most part). I just tend to remind myself how much healthier I'm feeling, think back to the moments where I got my recent 5k and 10k PBs (I did 43:47 BTW) and also look ahead to my next treat day - that helps with motivation when I'm feeling hungry!
I think you filled a bingo card with all the best clips (bike fall, duck pond, speed walking) used in multiple videos. 😄
Your honesty is very refreshing! Keep up the great vids!
The elderly lady and the dog clip...😂😂😂
Honestly speaking, slacking a little then going back with vengeance to above average is a vicious cycle that I like. Enjoy the good things that life has to offer( donuts), then suffer shedding that goodness. Pain and plessure.
I’m here for the honesty Mark. Great video.
This is refreshingly honest, and seriously comforting ..because I’m now 47 and was at ‘my best fitness’ up until 4 yrs ago when due to Covid & then becoming a father I ‘retired’ from competitive boxing. Waving goodbye to ‘peak fitness’ was hard ..not as hard as being a parent btw! ..but nonetheless very hard.
I’ve felt a tinge of guilt ever since, with a want to return back to ‘peak fitness’ but realistically knowing I won’t/can’t ..and it’s always dogged me. Until watching this and realising that actually I just need to be happy not having to make weight anymore, ticking over at the local gym, enjoying the odd donut …and being above average.
Thanks Mark.
Ps, Subscribed …mainly for the dry wit
Hey man you help keep me motivated every time I see your videos. As someone who is physically handicapped, I know that I'll never get to your level, but it's inspiring to continue to hear be the best version of YOU. Keep up the inspirational work.
@9.35 in, the unexpected appearance of my mate Ian attempting to sidestep the gaze of Jens camera, made me chuckle!
Especially since he spent most of the day trying to get in front of it!
Been subscribed to this channel for a very long time, and the content gets better and better! I have let myself get considerably below average, so time to get as above average as possible for a half marathon next may!
At 41 you are a big inspiration to those over 35 crowd and I appreciate your content for that
Hey thanks Mark for this video. I’ve been average for a long time and never thought I could be anything more. Recently, I’ve been pushing further and surprising myself. What is incredible, and you hit it on the head, is that as I get better at my sport (ultimate frisbee), the more dissatisfied I am with my own performance. That said, I’m ok with that for now. Best of luck in your above averageness. I hope to see you there in 15 years or so
Hi Mark, I got to your channel by looking for tips for my first OCR and I gotta say I love your autenticity. If I understood correctly you said you don't do commercial collaboration. Speaking for me solely I wouldn't mind you doing promotional content as long as it's labelled correctly, I wouldn't feel as something negative and surely helps pay the bills. all the best anyway, good luck with your journey!
He does patreon I think
Spot on. He should at least be getting something from Hirox.
Hi Mark, when i first started watching your channel i got inspired to run. Your positive vibes and sometimes funny jokes entertained me a lot. I just got home from running my first half marathon in under 2 hours and it would not have been possible without you. I wanted to thank you for this and keep up the great content. Greetings Yannick (from Belgium)
That is awesome! Although - "sometime" funny???? 😂
@@MarkLewisfitnesscouldn’t suck up too much am i right?
Above average funny. @@MarkLewisfitness
@@MarkLewisfitness your humour is above average, Mark 😜
Sometimes I am just finding myself up at rediculous hours, watching your video for the sassy jokes xD
Mark’s timing and delivery always leave me impressed-to say nothing of his level of fitness. Bravo!
@@dimitar297 what would you like it to be, loverboy?
@@dimitar297 let’s just say you’ll have a lingering taste of warm meat in your mouth for days to come.
How do you keep a straight face making jokes lol. Good video
Hey Mark, I really enjoy your channel and this video hit a nerve with me - it drives to something that's bugged me for the last thirty years. I'm a cardio dolphin too, and as a teenager was a top rower in the UK. However, the one year where we were at our peak, we had our fastest crew and where we'd had the best season of training, our event at the national championships was cancelled. I'm not worried about winning, it's likely that we would have taken silver, as that's where we'd been placing against our main rivals during early season events. The frustration that I still hold is putting abolsutley everything into a year of training (on top of the previous few years of training) and then have no race at the end of it. Satisfaction in sport doesn't come from winning, although that is nice. Satisfaction comes from training hard and then knowing you did your absolute best in the race and you've got an amazing chance to throw everything at 6 months of, and at the end of it you can be proud that you really tried your absolute best. Even with another year of training, the law of diminishing returns means you'll only have marginal gains.
After that, you'll probably have a rest then try to do it once more next year 😂 this stuff's addictive
Mark, thank you for your honesty and hard work. You are going to finish those 6 months, because that's what above average means. Keep pushing!!
There is always a lot of relateablity in your vids. I'm 54 and gave up trying my hardest some time ago - now I just try hard enough to be happy. Happiness while trying hard is important because without it, you wouldn't try hard at all. But happily trying hard keeps your motivation and maintains you're on the right side of that bell curve. The rest of it doesn't matter imho. I had my best shot about 25yrs ago and I look on those times fondly - I did alright. Partly from the achievement and partly because I don't have to do that again...
got my first indoor bike, 100% wouldn't done that without watching your videos...
above average is where I wanna get, on the one hand, I have friends who run spartan races, maratons... on the other, I still have over 120kg and I'm slow as snail, but progress is there, that's all that counts for now
Well, the ‘9 donuts after the speed walk clip’ laugh was all worth it for me.
I get this for sure. I got super lean over the winter and then ended up burning out and binging myself past where I'd maintained for over a year. I've gotten back to where I'm comfortable and now know just to maintain and not over reach
Maybe when you are finished this project maybe do a cheap edition.
Where you use cheap trainers and highly accessible exercise to show a low bar into fitness and see what the progress is Vs the super expensive option. Park runs Vs hyrox , decathlon trainers Vs vaporflys , PT app Vs PT, cheap protein sources and diet etc
thats coming - I'll tell you now....ParkRun over Hyrox anyday for long term well being!
I got 650km out of my first $15 k-mart running shoes before I decided that I might be really going to continue on with it. I'm now at about the same distance on their $200 replacement shoes, and really it's not about the shoes. It's about getting out and going.
Love your sprinkling of humour in such a serious video!!
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Your edits are too funny, on point, and make your videos fly by : )
What you said about not letting yourself enjoy the results of your hard work is 100% true. One year I got a coach and was training super hard, weighing my food and counting calories. All that stuff. Super lean, constantly hungry, 2-3 workouts per day. I finished 3rd in a local sprint distance triathlon but didn't let myself enjoy it at all. Just immediately thought about what I needed to change to improve. The process itself can be very satisfying, I love to see the changes in my body as I get leaner. But it's important to allow yourself to be happy about steps forward. I think this is important to retain long term discipline.
Am I lucky or stupid? That brought a big chuckle. Lots of food for thought for us older 'athletes' in this video. Cheers Mark.
As someone who pushes myself quite hard with my training in my running, I can definitely somewhat relate to the issue of never being satisfied. I think partially I am just naturally competitive but I am always disappointed with anything that isn't 1st place (or a PB), even though in most races I am not at the level yet to be guaranteed a decent chance at 1st. I think it's just when you push yourself so hard and you feel like you are doing more than anyone else, not coming back with a 1st place result can feel like a kick in the butt. Having said that, my drive to win things and improve myself is always so high I am willing to make the sacrifices to do it, but understandably not so many are!
Good luck with the rest of your journey!
The dissatisfaction you feel with not getting first place might come from comparing yourself with others. Example is that one race you get 3rd. The next race you train harder and hit faster times for yourself. But this next race now you get 5th because there were a different set of people this time. But your personal time is better.
@@zonefreakman Oh I am more than aware that it's because I compare myself with others, my point was I think that comparison issue comes into play when you start excessively going for it and training harder than normal people could and should 😂
Although don't get me wrong, PBs do still make me very very happy. Mainly this issue comes in cross country races and other races where Pbs aren't on the cards
Here I am, sitting getting ready for a race in a week, looking for inspiration to achieve more, Let’s Gooo Mark!!!
Love your honesty…. I’ve always said, for me to get my results I have to keep myself on the edge of hunger. To get leaner, It’s all about a caloric deficit.
Love the honesty of this sort of content. I find you very inspiring.
Very informative video Mark! Thanks for this :)!
Really appreciate you doing this experiment to test the whole premise of your channel that being better than average is a sweet spot that provides a good balance between comfort and feeling great. Really interesting that pursuing an elite level of fitness just isn’t worth the marginal gains. It’s a type of high-cost perfectionism that makes you appreciate the sacrifices of elite athletes but also the battle of living with constant discontentment and dissatisfaction.
Oh man, I recently finished an 8 week cut and the "always hungry" is so true. After a while you just get incredibly fixated on food. I don't have any issues with disordered eating, but coming off the cut it's like flood gates opened up and I've been eating a lot more for a lot longer than I thought I would. There is definitely a huge impetus for the body to just regain all the fat it just lost. Gotta stay vigilant.
Just found this one, another awesome video. Now to find the followup one
Is it even a Mark Lewis video without a Rocky reference.
Fancy like being my personal Goggins for Peak District Challenge 100km next year for Mind? With all the goggins quotes but in a rocky mantre.
Stay hard! Adrienne!
Love the videos and your sense of humour!!
Totally get this. I am a 56 year "advanced" level runner and I just PB-ed my half marathon time at the weekend in a 1:36:18. Came first in age, 10the overall (filed of 144) and was left feeling strangely disappointed in not going sub 1:35. WTF is wrong with me? So anyway, I've just entered another one to get that next milestone dealt with :) Great content, as usual. Thank you.
Hi Mark, i'd love an in depth episode on how you manage your cravings and calorie deficit, eg, how do you know calories from home cooked meal?
You need to be having fun no matter what you do. I know I don’t like cold water, I don’t need an ice bath to remind me. I recall a time 34 years ago when I jumped in the sea a bit early in the season even for the Mediterranean. Took my breath away, I struggled to get out for a few minutes. It’s never been repeated
Mark, you make the most awesome fitness content! You get across a decent kind of motivation and constantly make me giggle out of relatability! Keep up the above average work! ;)
Very interesting, your best videos are the self-reflection ones. Thanks for posting.
"That's the sort of thing I'd say if I did deals". Legend 🙌
Great vid, as always. Appreciate your honesty. I believe the pot of gold is not always at the end of the rainbow so the most important thing is to enjoy the journey. Stay hard.
Watching this video while my legs are incapable of doing the stairs and my whole body kinda hurts because I did a 10k titan run this morning while jet lagged because Mark decided to start a YT channel and get me into OCRs.
Thanks
Also, my toilet is on a different floor and I'm now scared of drinking water.
Haha just hold on bro wait next week to go to the bathroom.
I am very lucky to have discovered your channel yesterday Mark🤩. At 51 and about to embark on life altering missions. I typed in running 100 miles without any training 🤣 because that’s what I was about to attempt 😅 then I saw your 100 km video which probably saved my life. So thanks for that 🙏. Watching a few of your vids and listening to what you are saying is literally like listening to my own mind🤔. It’s nice to know there are more of me out there, probably a foot taller 🤣 but still a member of this human race. Looking forward to learning from your experience. Still going to try a challenge tomorrow morning 5am, 12 hours of running (walking )between Whitley bay lighthouse and Tynemouth priory approx 4.4 miles to see how far I get. Not looking for anything special just knowledge about my current abilities, mental and physical 🤔. If I survive I’ll post the km just to tie up any curiosity. Have a great day!!!
Both funny, honest and on the point 👍. The "making content" part of it works!
Great video. Makes me feel like I should work a little harder at my own stuff…. Video was meaningful and funny at the same time. Loved it
Just an observation, I think you can achieve this without being hungry all the time. Obviously what you're doing works, but I don't think approaches that require constant application of willpower will stand the test of time. Ideally, if you eat in a way that doesn't create cravings then willpower isn't a constant need, just an occasional moment here and there. Love your videos! I identify with much of it, at 56 I can't touch your aerobic efforts but I do have the strength. I celebrated my 56th birthday with 56 ring muscleups for time. Hoping to beat my time when I turn 57.
How long did that 56 take.?
@@dotcomboss72 15:37 or 15:36. It was a good one!
Very impressive
Thanks for not selling out. Finish this 6 month journey for us!
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New subscriber. Really interesting video that waas and your funny clipymade me chuckle. Especially the dodgeball ones. 😂
4:08 I killed myself laughing. I have a great dane, I know the feeling of being pulled around. Luckily at 92 kg it's not like that poor granny! 🤣 Always love your humour and thoughts in all your videos.
Great video Mark. I’m struggling to be consistent with diet and working out. Your videos are motivating me for sure! Keep up the good work. Good luck with your journey!
Thanks for making your videos funny and approachable.
The cutaways are always hilarious, especially that Gandalf one
thank s- fun is the number 1 aim !
Great video as always......just after your "wit" thats all. 😂 Started this running thing 6 months ago, following your journey and now moving to 10km distances. I'm competing against myself but use others as a little motivation. Cheers.
Thanks for the inspirational fitness content and the humor too😊
Hilarious little inserts make me laugh out loud. Im the same as you. Train every day. Overeat every day 😂
Great content spoken with truth, keep up the good work.💪🏻💪🏻
0:02thanks Mark, given me a bit more motivation to train for my “ 10 marathons in 10 days in Dec”- I’ve done it before and did 10 x 27 Malinke “ultras” then in 2020 in between COVID lockdowns I did 10 x 50Ks in 10 days which was epic and I was going to coast the next one but now I think I’ll try train harder to get 10 x “decent ultras” (more than 50K) in 10 days!! Would love a PT but I’m doing fine as I Am I think as a recreational runner! Always tempted though. Love your videos- you have a very good sense of hubris and you editing references are excellent- we all don’t ever want a Christopher Walker moment!
Great video Mark, always enjoy your videos and take a lot from them