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LetsTravel:
It’s normal here in the west following the coronavirus to clean gym equipments after using them. Top commenters are local champions

Omo I tire oh

Normal disinfectant wipes that everyone uses to clean gym equipment after use, dem say na fingerprint wiping

GloriousGbola:
A charity likely has a board, internal oversight and properly kept books

Can the same be said for vdm?

No doubt there are failings in his corporate Governance and investment in Treasury Bonds could soon turn to something for his pocket

It is widely assumed there is something for his pocket when Burna Boy and co dash him money.

Sportsweb:
This dude called VDM made it look like he was different from other NGO and fundraiser but finally confessed he invested his NGO money for his personal use.

Charities invest funds all the time, and use the returns to oil their operations

iamoyindamola:
Check your mail bros

Mention the participants to check their mail. Some of us don't use our Nairaland email account

Ex0rrcist:
We keep forgetting that Maresca talked his way out of Chelsea. He was throwing jabs all around, saying things like it was the worst time of his career blah blah. The owners might have their fault, but he isn’t blameless too.

He talked his way out because he was working with clowns he didn't respect, who took credit for his CWC win, briefing in the press that it shows their strategy is working, and continuing their Gittens/Garnacho/Buonanotte strategy instead of giving him a little say that he earned with his CWC win

Amigoos1:
NDC= Obi and Kwankwaso

ADC= Atiku and Amaechi

Amaechi can't even win his LGA, or any LGA in Rivers

Atiku is just scraping the barrel of desperation

raumdeuter:
The decision by Emery to bench Watkins means i lose by game vs Bourne007 by 1 point and miss top 8

What a shame

All your bribery and corruption no work

Your money ain't no good here

iamoyindamola:
You are doing all these to compete with your sister again
Let me know when the race will happen, my money is on her to outpace you again unless she wants you to win sha

My sister is on a different level, she's a marathon runner

I'm competing against my wife and my close padi wife. And I heard from my padi that his wife has been training everyday.

I lost to my wife last time, but I can't lose to my padi wife. At least we can manage in-house disgrace, but we cannot allow disgrace in another man house.

BlueRayDick:
Carter Efe nearly kill portable o despite all his mouth about being fortified with juju😂

Portable ke, person wey don drink Lacoco – Zlatan 😭 https://t.co/NVPqyStgQW pic.twitter.com/IofXCaod0y

— AYANFE (@CHULLY1010) May 2, 2026

/video/1?s=46

Porter and Carter are not in the same weight class and should not have been put in the ring together.

Na that Charles Okocha win dey gas Portable not knowing say Charles na old man and Charles is in his weight class

User09:
BTW, I think all these plenty runs or intense fitness activity gets to the point of diminishing returns. Read somewhere sometime back that any fitness activity beyond 4 hours a week do not provide any additional health or cardiovascular benefits and may even become a -ve though. Well, maybe i'm just a hater.

4 hours is more than enough for health but not for performance

Conversely training for performance often leads to overuse injuries which negatively affects health long term

But I don't spend more than 4 hours a week on any specific exercise thus limiting the risk.

I do about that 3-4 hours straight running per week, add another 3 hours football, then another 5 hours on weights and Calisthenics classes, making about 11-12 hours total, but that's because I'm training for race performance.

After my next race at end of May, I will cut down the running to 1.5 hours per week average and cut football to 2 hours per week.

The weight training will always remain. I just don't see how you can fit weight training into a 4 hour-a-week schedule unless you cut Cardio completely.

raumdeuter:
This is what the asics Kayano is going for

Extra $30, easy decision on the Asics

My price difference between Skechers and Asics Kanayo here is like £80 which makes it a conversation

It's not a conversation on $30 at all

For $95, I'm sure you can also get close to a Brooks Ghost 17 or Nike Vomero 18 which are premium, but if you prioritise Arch support then the Kanayo is your Baba and the extra $30 over worth am for the extra cushioning and heel lockdown over the Skechers.

raumdeuter:
I narrowed to the Asics and skechers. I am buying the skechers as its cheaper

This Skechers expensive sha

At this price, I will default to one of the premiums

My Arch-Fit cost me £30.

Once I'm paying $90, I will rather pay an extra $40 to get the premiums.. It would be money better spent

Two things Skechers fail on is heel lockdown and weight. That's why they can only be used for walking. If a shooter starts shooting, you won't be able to run in the Skechers like the premiums

raumdeuter:
Ibime

For walking what's the best shoe. I dont run.

Walking Premium shoes

Hoka Clifton 9 or 10
New Balance 1080 - v13, v14 or v15
Asics Kanayo 31 or 32
Asics Gel Nimbus 25, 26 or 27
Puma Magmax
Nike Vomero 18 or Nike Vomero Plus

Absolute best for purely walking there is Asics Kanayo 31 or 32 because of the arch support, however the others may be softer. If softness is absolute priority, I would go for the Puma Magmax or the New Balance 1080 v15, but any of the above would do a great job.


Walking cheaper shoes

Skechers Arch-Fit
Skechers Go run Supersonic Max (although called Go run, it's more suited to walking)

These are almost as good for walking only and about 30-40% of the price of the premiums. The Skechers Arch-Fit is not as soft as all the others listed but it's arch support is what you are looking for. It beats all the others on arch support except the Asics Kanayo, and with a $5 insole, you can make it as soft as the others. However unlike the premiums listed, you cannot use the Skechers for running at any comparable measure, that's why they are budget.

GloriousGbola:
So bros you see ehn the trainers wey I show you e no cost. You go buy am 270k.na correct shoe o. The one of 540 k dey, u sef see am. But this one beta pass. If you rock this shoe e go dey feel like you dey jog for cloud. No dull yasef. Join physical fitness geng. Make you no kpai before your time.

lol. The guy wey ask question asked opinion on a shoe at a specific price point meaning he is capable and willing at that price point, and I gave him the options in that price range. If he asked about toothpaste, I can also give my opinion since I'm familiar with different toothpastes, but if he start asking for Private Jet options, I will let others with more experience in Private Jets take over.

There are others who may also be looking for good running shoes in that price point and I am not a bad plug to ask since I have practical experience of 16 different highly rated running shoes over the last year. I have kept 12 of the ones I liked and dashed out 4, and have also tested many others in the shops for comfort level. I generally know what works for walking, running, sprinting or casual use. These are some of the ones I kept for my rotation.

GloriousGbola:
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Google the price of the Hoka Bondi 9 that Llaykorn was asking about. Dynafish is same price but twice as good.

@ Llaykorn, gun to my head, if you can only get one shoe, I will recommend the PUMA Velocity Nitro 4. It is one of the very lightest (about 230g in a size 10), the most comfortable medium stack height shoe, versatile enough for everything from walking to speed runs, the nitrogen foam feels like a dream, the price point is the lowest, and cheaper even than some Chinese premiums and since it's a brand name, you can wear it to social events as well

llaykorn:
Have you tried the Hoka Bondi? How do you think it might compare?

Hoka Bondi and Clifton are good for walking especially if you have had foot issues like Plantar Fascitis. They are also good for gym work, standing all day and easy long runs. This applies to Bondi 6 to 9 and Clifton 7 to 10. Foam technology has moved on to more comfortable specs from the earlier version.

But if you want the option to pick up the pace on your running, I would choose different options as there are better foam technologies than Hoka. Puma Velocity Nitro 4 or Puma Magmax have better foam technology and any Adidas with Lightstrike pro foam is better for running - these are Adizero EVO SL and the Adistar 3 and 4 and Adizero Boston 13 onward. However aways order half size up on Adidas as they pinch the toe due to narrow toebox. Adizero EVO SL is the best Western brand for running but is not good for standing or walking as stability can be an issue.

In summary, if you want to use it for walking as well, you can't go wrong with Hoka, Asics or Brooks premium ranges or the Pumas I mentioned, but if you want to focus on running, the Adidas, Pumas or Asics are best. Nike also has the Vomero 18 or Vomero Plus which do both well although slightly heavy.

However if you have access to buy Chinese brands, I would look at them first. They do all the above at 50-60% of the price. Chinese alternatives to the Hoka Bondi or Clifton are the Golden Camel Flying Bird, Qiaodan LH Max, Li ning Yeuying 5 pro, Anta PG7 version 2 or the Qiaodan TG1.0

For running, best Chinese shoes are the Dynafish Xiaonan and the Li ning Red Hare 9 Ultra. These are actually better than all Western brands for running except the ASICS Megablast which is too expensive. If you are on budget, you can also get the Li Ning Red Hare 8 pro, it will do a good job but not better than the Puma Velocity Nitro 4 on the Western side.


Best running shoes Western :

1. Asics Megablast
2. Adizero EVO SL
3. Puma Velocity Nitro 4

Best running shoes Chinese

1. Dynafish Xiaonan
2. Li Ning Red Hare 9 Ultra


For walking and slower paces, the Hokas are great though.

chrisooblog:
NFL draftee for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Was scouted from Nigeria even though he hasn't ever played American football before.

They say he was discovered through a special scouting program.

That's why we don't rate NFL

One ninja can pick ball for the first time and be in the NFL in 12 weeks just based off genetics

MorataFC:
Guys our next game is on Monday and it's 3pm, wetin happen?🤷🙅🤷

Monday is a bank holiday

semid4lyfe:
11.21am time stamp.

So na from 11am be lunch time for corporate UK ?

E just dey funny to me sha

WFH tings

I get 1pm meeting. I need to wrap up and bath before meeting innit

Easy 10km run down at lunchtime. First time running in Li ning Red Hare 9 Ultra which Chinese say is one of their top 2 super trainers and they didn't lie, legs still feel fresh.

Calibrator:
First, you can only create the playoffs league correctly in the week preceding GW36.

Secondly, when creating it next week.... The last option should be set to "3".
So that you will have the knockout activated for three GWs: 36,37 and 38.


Note this is also applicable to the settings for next season FA Cup, no forget again biko.

Iamoyindamola should be sacked. I've never seen this kind of incompetent admin before

Afrodoc2 has gone from doing favours to ghosting

Like I said when he was making mouth after beating me, I am playing chess not checkers. I have never once checked my FA Cup opponent team before a game week. My focus is on the main league table and winning the big prize. I believe if I put out a consistent team that can challenge the main league, I should by law of averages make Playoffs in the FA Cup.

Calibrator didn't make Playoffs. You love to see it

GloriousGbola:
within nigeria, athleticism is largely a luxury
you want to jog in the morning before going to work are you going to jog in the dark roads [remember you said streetlights are a waste on money one other time] and be at risk of being mugged or run over ? [both happen well] - i know of people who have been killed on morning runs.

the other part of jogging i experience in festac well is coming across people casually shitting in the gutter or hedges along your run. great thing to start your day looking at some riff raff casually shitting away

you posted a picture of some trainers the other day. i typically buy skechers. four - five years ago - skechers trainers were 20-35k new - 10k clearance. today they are 100k new - 80k clearance [if you are lucky] . those shoes you were discussing - probably 200k range if you are buying in naija. ditto for dumbells, steps, gear, etc

time is only predictable in a working society. i have an issue with nepa overbilling and i have been running off gas for my generator. delayed on buying gas. this morning it rained. i came out to a flat tire on my pickup. vulcanizer will not be around because it is sunday and it is raining. the guy i buy gas from within walking distance also not around. something of 20 minutes turned into an hour. this is a regular story where you have bad infrastructure.

some people may be able to focus on gymming etal - but in this environment, rest assured, it comes at a cost of abandoning something else

there are multiple things i want to take up that i keep putting on hold because i know they will take up a significant period of time to set up that will eat into other obligations

I hear you. But if you do small YouTube research on Calisthenics and own a skipping rope, you will avoid all these challenges.

I only got into weights seriously last year and running late last year. Before now I mostly do calisthenics. Even the running is an experiment to try and get a good time in my next races and see how far I can push my finishing times. I usually avoid running before now because I have a dodgy knee and am a heavy runner (93 kg) so running is not a natural thing for me. Before now I mostly do squats, press-ups, dips and Burpees and if I hit gym it was mostly to do more Calisthenics or climb the stairmaster. All these are bodyweight exercises one can do at home easily with 15-30 mins spare

semid4lyfe:
So I go dress formally go work, park running gear put for bag and breaktime wey I suppose take loosen my belt, relax, chop and decompress after a hectic schedule, I go change cloth and begin dey run under this hot naija sun? Explain properly, e no clear

Like I say, anything you want make time for, you go work out your schedule to fit in. As you get fitter, you need less rest time, infact your body no go allow you sit-down one place to decompress. The same way Adenuga say he is too busy for workout is the same condition Elumelu is doing workouts in. Na same environment Livelongnprospa turn to Hercules while still working and hustling Canada visa. Once you have small education on physical fitness you will see that just 30 mins Calisthenics every other day will set you off to the point you become so energetic after a few months, you start finding time you never knew you had. Some ninjas like Emaprince na just pressups, dips, pull-ups, burpees they need to cover everything. Even 10 mins skipping rope per day can give you so much energy that you won't need to decompress and find another hour in the day for other things. As you get older nobody go tell you to take care of your health. Many ninjas our age are somehow suddenly dropping with HBP and stroke from nowhere including old classmates.

semid4lyfe:
See soft life wey CFA dey live.

Which normal working class person for Naija get time to dey run during lunch breaks, and dey play ball during weekdays?

No wonder your bed dey shake five times a week

Enjoy sir.

You can make time for anything you enjoy, you just have to be efficient with it.

Lunchtime run is just 21 mins, add another 19 mins for shower and change and it's the same 40 mins you use to consume lunch that Mrs SemiD packed for you. I don't eat breakfast or lunch. I pack 2 bananas in the morning that sees me through till dinner.

Nigerians spend too much time on travel, food prep and religious activities. Travel you can't avoid but the other 2 can be cut down to almost zero. I have this theory that any society without fast food is unproductive. Chinese can cook you a meal from scratch in 5 to 10 mins, even Ghana will throw shitto on some carbs and food will be ready. I use Ghana method of shitto on potatoes etc during the week so once I get home, food will be ready in 5 mins then I can go play football.

Most of my weight training in the week is done in 20 mins before work. If you have the education, with compound dumbbell exercises, you can do all 3 exercises for 3 sets of 10 for every major muscle group in the upper body within 15 mins (shoulders, chest, biceps, triceps, lats and back). I try to do these on weekdays in the morning before work, then do 2 major sessions on Saturday and Sunday when I have more time.

The other thing Nigerians spend major time on is religious activities. At least 1/4 of the weekend spent on church etc with all the dressing and travel. I send my kids to church to learn good morals while I use the time for my Sunday session. I have been in gym since 8.30 am this morning and would be home by 11am, same time preacher is just starting his sermon in most churches.

Ipukulu playoff spot secured easily with much to spare

Training for Manchester 10km race in 6 weeks with aims of completing in 55 to 60 mins which is 5.30-6.00min/km pace.

My training consists of three 4.3km tempo runs per week during my work lunch-break alongside once a week sprints of 800m x 4 when I'm working from home. Trying to juggle this with weight training 4 times a week and 3 times a week football. Then every two weeks I do a long recovery run (about 10km) on a Saturday morning when I drop kids off for dancing lessons. I actually planned 14km (1/3rd marathon) on my recovery run this morning but my hip seize up at 8km. Make I just respect my age and stop it here.

GloriousGbola:
@ibime

how do you see hannah fry?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iitq4Zrphdk

Never heard of her. Will check later

A40:
My guy what machine Kendrick get wey the rest no get?

They all have machine that's why they are mainstream. A guy like Phonte would go blow for blow with any of them but he has no machine

Cole is the least problematic of all 3 and IMO has the most loyal followers. They would not have left him hanging if say e put body

You know how West Coast mindlessly ride for their coast na

Invoking West Coast in a lyrical battle against Toronto or Fayetteville is cheating

A40:
Makes his backing out of the Kendrick beef even more puzzling because this album clears GNX easily and he brags about how he can smoke anyone. This album clearly showed that. So why the hell did he duck the fade? Strange guy 🤷🏾‍♂️

We know why he ducked the fade

Cos Kendrick has a machine behind him, a gullible public, uses bots and has played the West coast card in the beef. You can't beef with a Ninja playing West Coast card when you only have Fayetteville card. It was not a battle about skill.

Ayapripri: Wolfgang Raumdeuter should be investigated

Ipukulu Head Coach Ibime Ayapripri Jack-Daniel has called on EFCC boss Ola Olukoyede to open an investigation into the activities of Good Kompany manager Wolfgang Raumdeuter following Wolverines ceding of their FA Cup tie to Good Kompany.

Hear him: "I am calling on EFCC, the NFF and FIFA ethics committees; and League administrator Iamoyindamola to look into the obvious points buying by Wolfgang Raumdeuter. Raumdeuter has been blatantly offering financial incentives for opponents to throw games for the last 3 weeks and has somehow taken his team from no-hopers to the cusp of the Playoffs. How can Wolverine take 16 points hit and still be only able to field 5 or 6 players?"

Unfortunately Ayapripris plea is expected to fall on deaf ears as even the league administrator Iamoyindamola was recently caught on hidden camera offering to do Wolfgangs bidding for a substantial fee. Although the bribery offer was caught on tape, Iamoyindamolas lawyers are alleging AI manipulation from political enemies who wish to see his downfall and also argue that accepting an incentive to win a match is not tantamount to corruption, unlike throwing a game.

Evidence here presented for stakeholders to draw their own conclusion.

iamoyindamola:
Raumdeuter
Just send $100 I go beat iykmora blue black for you, I will even use my chip

Roby Dakolo
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