Workkin' Out! - Page 33

Flint · 05-06-2010, 10:50 PM

Cardio? I jog. My neighbor is trying to give me a treadmill, but I don't want it. I am considering getting an exercise bike for between sets, though. It would have to be free. And I would have to find a place to put it and still be able to park a car in there.

Funny story: there was a neighborhood garage sale and a guy was selling a bowflex for $250. Afew houses down, that squat rack was free. The rest of the stuff I've acquired over the last few years. That power station was free. The corner gym was free. The bench was under $50. In the "fitness industry" somebody is always trying to sell you some expensive bullshit, but no amount of money is a substitute for getting your ass out there and training hard even when you don't feel like it.

Clodfobble · 05-06-2010, 11:19 PM

Yeah, we got our treadmill for $100 off craigslist. Silly thing was a year old, minimally used, and cost the original owner $950. Freaking ridiculous.

monster · 05-07-2010, 11:05 AM

This week I have been awesome. And the last few weeks before that too......

Monday: half an hour core and leg strengthening with the PT, then 2 hours at the gym -half hour eliptical, half hour rowing machine (600 cals), rest in the weights room

Tuesday: 45 minute walk in the morning, and hour figure skating after lunch

Wednesday 1.25 hours figure skating

Thursday: 45 minute walk (also biked to friend's house half mile away), mowed lawn at vigorous pace, half hour strengthening with PT

Friday: 2 hours at the gyme -half hour rowing, half hour eliptical (600 cals again, rest of time in the weights room

monster · 05-07-2010, 11:07 AM

...and I've been cutting down further on the butter and the cheese

jinx · 05-07-2010, 11:17 AM

Great job mon.
I've been cutting down on beer and lattes.

classicman · 05-07-2010, 11:33 AM

Whet the hell is wrong with you two? You've eliminated 4 of the best things on earth and two of the major food groups!

monster · 05-07-2010, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

Great job mon.
I've been cutting down on beer and lattes.

ah. I may have been replacing the cheese and butter with extra of my cholesterol-free and sodium-free BEER

TheMercenary · 05-07-2010, 07:14 PM

Nice work out area. I have recently headed back to the gym.

Flint · 05-07-2010, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Nice work out area. I have recently headed back to the gym.

Thanks. I'm not doing gyms anymore, too much hassle/expense. I can now work out exactly when and at what pace I feel is right; doing sets in between domestic chores or other activities; spend time educating my kids about fitness and hard work; have access to a full kitchen and all my other stuff before during and after working out; etc. the benefits are endless. I'm not a gym socializer. To me, it's a solitary activity that happens inside my own mind--the challenge and the accomplishment comes from within. I've never used spotters or workout partners, so this is perfect for me.

Oh, by the way, good for you. I'm glad to hear you're getting back in the gym. Keep it up!

lumberjim · 05-07-2010, 09:09 PM

Flint,

You're turning into a workout dork. take a step back and look at yourself.

monster · 05-07-2010, 10:03 PM

I'm working out more because my buddy needed a work-out buddy. We laugh so much while we work out we get really filthy and really envious looks. And complete strangers join in our conversations. And laughter. Solitary confinement in the gym is a little... weird. Unless you're a grunter -then please, do confine yourself. There were two grunters and one farter we encountered this morning. Oh and the no-nuts guy was there again.

lumberjim · 05-07-2010, 10:46 PM

ugh! a guy farted on jinx and I on the treadmill the other day. rude fucker.

jinx swears that she was going to punch him if he floated another one.

Flint · 05-08-2010, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

Flint,

You're turning into a workout dork. take a step back and look at yourself.

I'd rather be obsessed with working out than sitting on the couch watching TV. When I step back and take a look at myself I see a nice v-shape, and the vascularity I had in my 20s just beginning to show through a thin layer of middle-aged blubber. I am Out of Shape in Shape Guy from the 50's.

lumberjim · 05-08-2010, 10:24 AM

is your hat tighter?

monster · 05-08-2010, 11:07 AM

*snort*

05-06-2010, 10:50 PM	#481
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Cardio? I jog. My neighbor is trying to give me a treadmill, but I don't want it. I am considering getting an exercise bike for between sets, though. It would have to be free. And I would have to find a place to put it and still be able to park a car in there. Funny story: there was a neighborhood garage sale and a guy was selling a bowflex for $250. Afew houses down, that squat rack was free. The rest of the stuff I've acquired over the last few years. That power station was free. The corner gym was free. The bench was under $50. In the "fitness industry" somebody is always trying to sell you some expensive bullshit, but no amount of money is a substitute for getting your ass out there and training hard even when you don't feel like it. __________________ **************** 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** Last edited by Flint; 05-06-2010 at 11:00 PM.

05-06-2010, 11:19 PM	#482
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yeah, we got our treadmill for $100 off craigslist. Silly thing was a year old, minimally used, and cost the original owner $950. Freaking ridiculous. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-07-2010, 11:05 AM	#483
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	This week I have been awesome. And the last few weeks before that too...... Monday: half an hour core and leg strengthening with the PT, then 2 hours at the gym -half hour eliptical, half hour rowing machine (600 cals), rest in the weights room Tuesday: 45 minute walk in the morning, and hour figure skating after lunch Wednesday 1.25 hours figure skating Thursday: 45 minute walk (also biked to friend's house half mile away), mowed lawn at vigorous pace, half hour strengthening with PT Friday: 2 hours at the gyme -half hour rowing, half hour eliptical (600 cals again, rest of time in the weights room __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-07-2010, 11:07 AM	#484
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	...and I've been cutting down further on the butter and the cheese __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-07-2010, 11:17 AM	#485
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Great job mon. I've been cutting down on beer and lattes. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-07-2010, 11:33 AM	#486
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Whet the hell is wrong with you two? You've eliminated 4 of the best things on earth and two of the major food groups! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-07-2010, 07:14 PM	#488
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Nice work out area. I have recently headed back to the gym.

05-07-2010, 09:09 PM	#490
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Flint, You're turning into a workout dork. take a step back and look at yourself. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-07-2010, 10:03 PM	#491
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I'm working out more because my buddy needed a work-out buddy. We laugh so much while we work out we get really filthy and really envious looks. And complete strangers join in our conversations. And laughter. Solitary confinement in the gym is a little... weird. Unless you're a grunter -then please, do confine yourself. There were two grunters and one farter we encountered this morning. Oh and the no-nuts guy was there again. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-07-2010, 10:46 PM	#492
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ugh! a guy farted on jinx and I on the treadmill the other day. rude fucker. jinx swears that she was going to punch him if he floated another one. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-08-2010, 10:24 AM	#494
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	is your hat tighter? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-08-2010, 11:07 AM	#495
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	snort __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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