Workkin' Out! - Page 30

Nirvana · 03-23-2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

Are they still $200?

84.99 including shipping on Ebay

lumberjim · 03-23-2010, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

84.99 including shipping on Ebay

that's more like it. Last time we went shoe shopping, they were all the rage....and $200 an ugly ass pair. we watched an old lady try them on.....don't know if she fell for them or not.... the "Walking Company" employees obviously work on commission, and were VERY into them.....and inserts....

monster · 03-22-2010, 09:26 PM

same. but it's not overly strenous, except on the knees. I'm surprised my knees have held up so well! It rates the calorific thingumajig at about 300 for the half hour. But we chat the whole time (am going with a mate) so I reckon the jaw exercise probably burns another 50 or so

jinx · 03-24-2010, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

same. but it's not overly strenous, except on the knees. I'm surprised my knees have held up so well!

Can you position your body so that you are pushing up thru your heels and using your glutes more, instead of thru your toes and knees?

If you're doing squats, an easy way to do this is holding a bar over your head and concentrating on keeping it back/not letting it come forward. Or by leaning against a ball against the wall. On the eliptical you do it by reducing your incline (my trainer would say to zero), and cranking up the resistance - OR by going backwards.

monster · 03-22-2010, 09:28 PM

I learned today the poor lass knows nothing about LOLcats. another one requiring ejumacation. *sigh*

monster · 03-23-2010, 11:03 AM

shoulders not sore. wtf. If it's the old two-day stiffness thing I'm really going to be in the poop tomorrow for figure-skating

monster · 03-23-2010, 11:52 AM

Do they make you skinny?

Tulip · 03-23-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Do they make you skinny?

They don't claim to make you skinny, just nice, tone legs. But I wouldn't know, I don't use one.

Clodfobble · 03-24-2010, 12:08 AM

Your goal is to be a lesbian?

Is this your desk at home, or your desk at work?

Griff · 03-24-2010, 06:43 AM

Getting everyone to the club on a decent schedule has proved impossible so we had shelved our group footwork (repetitive highly aerobic drills). Last night we changed things up by stopping all fencing and doing footwork about an hour in. The guy who ran it used to do a fencercize class in the early nineties. I think it went brilliantly but then again we're the ones who come early to do extra work...

Tulip · 03-24-2010, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Your goal is to be a lesbian?

Is this your desk at home, or your desk at work?

hahahah.....My goal is to have washboard abs!

And it is my desk at home.

monster · 03-24-2010, 09:53 PM

Not really -the knee thing comes when I lose concentration and let it twist slightly -regardless of how you are pushing, your knee is still bending and if I don't hold it straight it messes it up.

It's recovering, though -each setback is smaller than the last.

I don't do squats.

I find increase in incline and resistance is easier on the knee -less likely to twist. It's not pressure on the knee that's the problem, it's if the knee twists then I apply pressure. backwards is the same. the machine I was on this week got pissy when i went backwards and told me to pedal forwards! WTF? I thought it was going to start reducing the distance travelled

Flint · 04-20-2010, 04:02 PM

I'm doing this all at home (the only way to go!) with an Gold's Gym incline/decline bench (thrift store), an Exertec power station (got this for free), and a Marcy Platinum Corner Gym (got this for free--but it took a socket set, a U-Haul, and a very strong friend to move it). My week:

Chest

Machine Press, 10 sets, staring at 10 rep warmups, ending at the whole stack for about 1 rep.
Slight incline dumbbell presses, 4 sets, hitting failure at 4-6 reps on last set.
Triceps pressdown with rope attachment, 4 sets, hitting failure at 8-10 reps on last set.
Slight incline dumbbell flies, 3 sets, “cheating” to 10 reps on every set.

Back

Supersets of wide-grip lat pulldowns to the front and close-grip low pulley rows, 8 supersets starting at 10 rep warmups, hitting failure at 4-6 reps on last set(s).
Deadlifts, 4 sets, 10 reps. Very strict, concentrating on form, and not injuring my back!
Close-grip upright rows (from low pulley), 4 sets, 10 reps, hitting failure at 4-6 reps on last set.
Dumbell curls (seated or standing, hammer grip) 3 sets pyramiding up in weight. At failure on last set, the next lightest weight is immediately picked up and taken to failure, followed by the next lightest weight, to failure again.
Bent-over rear deltoid raise, 3 sets, 10 reps, pyramiding up in weight (but not too heavy).

Legs

Calf raises on leg press machine, 5 sets of 25 reps, starting just above body weight and progressing to the whole stack.
Leg presses, 5 sets of 20 reps, starting just above body weight and progressing to the whole stack.
Squats, 4 sets pyramiding up in weight. First 2 sets to 20 reps, last 2 sets to 10 reps--because my cardiovascular system can’t handle 20 reps of heavy squats (I'm seriously afraid I might get dizzy and fall down)!
I need a good hamstring exercise. Probably stiff-legged deadlifts. Any other suggestions (that don’t involve a leg curl machine)?

I want to incorporate the Clean and Press, but I reluctant to begin while nursing a sprained wrist. I also might try Cleaning a bar and falling back on the bench to do barbell bench presses. Get some more "compound" in there. I'm loading up a Creatine Monohydrate cycle right now.

lumberjim · 04-20-2010, 04:11 PM

you're still a geek. Poindexter.

Flint · 04-20-2010, 04:18 PM

Ah, shaddup. What can I do for hamstrings?

03-22-2010, 09:26 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	same. but it's not overly strenous, except on the knees. I'm surprised my knees have held up so well! It rates the calorific thingumajig at about 300 for the half hour. But we chat the whole time (am going with a mate) so I reckon the jaw exercise probably burns another 50 or so __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-22-2010, 09:28 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I learned today the poor lass knows nothing about LOLcats. another one requiring ejumacation. sigh __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-23-2010, 11:03 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	shoulders not sore. wtf. If it's the old two-day stiffness thing I'm really going to be in the poop tomorrow for figure-skating __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-23-2010, 11:52 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Do they make you skinny? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-24-2010, 12:08 AM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Your goal is to be a lesbian? Is this your desk at home, or your desk at work? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-24-2010, 06:43 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Getting everyone to the club on a decent schedule has proved impossible so we had shelved our group footwork (repetitive highly aerobic drills). Last night we changed things up by stopping all fencing and doing footwork about an hour in. The guy who ran it used to do a fencercize class in the early nineties. I think it went brilliantly but then again we're the ones who come early to do extra work... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-24-2010, 09:53 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Not really -the knee thing comes when I lose concentration and let it twist slightly -regardless of how you are pushing, your knee is still bending and if I don't hold it straight it messes it up. It's recovering, though -each setback is smaller than the last. I don't do squats. I find increase in incline and resistance is easier on the knee -less likely to twist. It's not pressure on the knee that's the problem, it's if the knee twists then I apply pressure. backwards is the same. the machine I was on this week got pissy when i went backwards and told me to pedal forwards! WTF? I thought it was going to start reducing the distance travelled __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-20-2010, 04:02 PM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm doing this all at home (the only way to go!) with an Gold's Gym incline/decline bench (thrift store), an Exertec power station (got this for free), and a Marcy Platinum Corner Gym (got this for free--but it took a socket set, a U-Haul, and a very strong friend to move it). My week: Chest Machine Press, 10 sets, staring at 10 rep warmups, ending at the whole stack for about 1 rep. Slight incline dumbbell presses, 4 sets, hitting failure at 4-6 reps on last set. Triceps pressdown with rope attachment, 4 sets, hitting failure at 8-10 reps on last set. Slight incline dumbbell flies, 3 sets, “cheating” to 10 reps on every set. Back Supersets of wide-grip lat pulldowns to the front and close-grip low pulley rows, 8 supersets starting at 10 rep warmups, hitting failure at 4-6 reps on last set(s). Deadlifts, 4 sets, 10 reps. Very strict, concentrating on form, and not injuring my back! Close-grip upright rows (from low pulley), 4 sets, 10 reps, hitting failure at 4-6 reps on last set. Dumbell curls (seated or standing, hammer grip) 3 sets pyramiding up in weight. At failure on last set, the next lightest weight is immediately picked up and taken to failure, followed by the next lightest weight, to failure again. Bent-over rear deltoid raise, 3 sets, 10 reps, pyramiding up in weight (but not too heavy). Legs Calf raises on leg press machine, 5 sets of 25 reps, starting just above body weight and progressing to the whole stack. Leg presses, 5 sets of 20 reps, starting just above body weight and progressing to the whole stack. Squats, 4 sets pyramiding up in weight. First 2 sets to 20 reps, last 2 sets to 10 reps--because my cardiovascular system can’t handle 20 reps of heavy squats (I'm seriously afraid I might get dizzy and fall down)! I need a good hamstring exercise. Probably stiff-legged deadlifts. Any other suggestions (that don’t involve a leg curl machine)? I want to incorporate the Clean and Press, but I reluctant to begin while nursing a sprained wrist. I also might try Cleaning a bar and falling back on the bench to do barbell bench presses. Get some more "compound" in there. I'm loading up a Creatine Monohydrate cycle right now. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-20-2010, 04:11 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	you're still a geek. Poindexter. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-20-2010, 04:18 PM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Ah, shaddup. What can I do for hamstrings? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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