Hi together,
recently (over the last 6 months) I lost about 13 kgs, my "fat loss" feels like it has been stalling a bit and I've been in a caloric deficit for quite a while. Albeit a comfortable deficit but according to my calculations still around 500 kcal.
I purchased this 10kg weighted vest and have been wearing it during normal daily activities (walking, working at a standing desk etc.). Only for a few hours so far. It's comfortable enough to wear it prolonged times, and I'm looking forward to my first hike and some light runs with it.
What are your experiences with weighted vests? How do you use them? How do you incorporate them into everyday live without it being weird?
I wore a crappy 10kg weighted vest as often as I could for about two months, hoping that it would turn me into Goku. It was extremely draining, and I felt like I would never get used to it.
And I didn't. Not really. It was difficult to wear for more than one day, and I couldn't really gauge if I had spent enough time recovering from my last session before I put it back on. I'd wear it on and off throughout the day and then go for a run, then take it off for a day or two and put it back on once I felt back to normal. But I'd quickly realize I hadn't fully recovered.
I just never felt like I was getting the most out of it or using it to its full potential. I experimented quite a bit, but it was a lot different than other exercise tools.
I guess my advice would be to take it slow. Slower than you'd think. Especially when you start hiking and running and sweating in it.
An entire generation of people was convinced this would make them shredded cause of Dragonball lol
Trust me, I used to do a lot of calisthenics. You can build endurance that way, but it's difficult to cultivate strength and size when you are theoretically limited to whatever your bodyweight is. Eventually you just feel like you have to do a thousand push ups to get a good chest workout when you could just go hit the bench or cable fly machine and get similar results in a fraction of the time.
Samurai Jack contributed to that, too. I'm really glad I didn't try that method.
Alright, it makes sense. Instant 10kg more load is fairly taxing. I noticed that as well! Thank you for the tips!
I just want to let you know that I'm not discouraging you from using your weight vest, at all. I actually think they're more valuable than people give them credit for. Just give yourself the room to stick with it and don't burn yourself out.
I just tried yesterday and so far I can say I'm a bit more fatigued than usual. However, I also did my usual (quite intense) workout in the afternoon and I walked another 15 km around town due to tattoing and dinner with a friend. Really hard to tell right now.
Thank you for the advice! I will go slow and ease into it