Workkin' Out! - Page 29

Undertoad · 03-21-2010, 05:57 PM

Did the five-mile hilly trail at Valley Forge today, after standing (and rockin) from 7pm - 3am yesterday night (a gig). The walk took two and a half hours. My ass muscles may not recover for a week.

limey · 03-21-2010, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Did the five-mile hilly trail at Valley Forge today, after standing (and rockin) from 7pm - 3am yesterday night (a gig). The walk took two and a half hours. My ass muscles may not recover for a week.

But I bet j will appreciate those buns!

skysidhe · 03-21-2010, 06:06 PM

I cheated. I bought a pair of Earth exer -flip flip flops.

Undertoad · 03-21-2010, 06:40 PM

J did the five mile hike both yesterday and today. She's my inspiration.

lumberjim · 03-21-2010, 10:40 PM

I've been getting up early and taking a brisk 20-30 minute walk before my shower. wanna get my metabolism cranking right away. gonna do it rain or shine tomorrow, too.

jinx · 03-21-2010, 11:11 PM

Gorgeous-day walk around Hopewell Lake at French Creek today. Not sure how far that is. Took us about an hour and we walked pretty fast.

The frogs were "doin' it" - I didn't take pics this year."

lumberjim · 03-21-2010, 11:14 PM

i did a little video of them. you cant see shit because the blackberry has the worst camera EVER, and some loud-ass kids on bikes started yelling and scared the frogs anyway. i hate others.

piercehawkeye45 · 03-22-2010, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

Jason pointed out something interesting:

If you visualize your muscle that you want to develop as a cylinder.....(most muscles are cylindrical with tapered ends....) ...and when you do whatever exercise you do, you tear down tissue, and it grows back thicker to compensate for its previous failing..... if this muscle is 4 inches long, and 2 inches in diameter.....and you improve it's girth to 2.5 inches.....it's still only 4 inches long.....

the big thing is to STRETCH that muscle before and after you work it..... so now, you stretch a 4 inch muscle out to 4.5 inches....and increase it fro 2 to 2.5 in diam..... and then you stretch it to 4.75, and then 5 inches long....but still increase it's girth and you exercise..... and you get that much stronger.

I've gone from using 70 lbs on my leg curls to 90 lbs in just 2 weeks.....by doing specific hamstring stretches before I do strength stuff.

pretty cool.

I've been doing that P90X workout routine and stretching is very large portion of the workouts. That probably explains why it puts so much emphasis on stretching.

Nirvana · 03-22-2010, 01:04 PM

I bought some Skecher shape-ups

lumberjim · 03-22-2010, 01:33 PM

Are they still $200?

monster · 03-22-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

1/2 hour rowing, 1/2 hour on the eliptical, 1/2 hour badminton and 1/2 hour in the weights room. I reckon my everything will be sore tomorrow

I repeated this last Monday and today. I bet my shoulders will be sore tomorrow as I concentrated on upper body in the weights room and used some machines I normally don't.

jinx · 03-22-2010, 08:08 PM

That's awesome mon, helluva workout. Do you row the same way the whole time, or switch overhand/underhand or anything?
I've never done it but have been eyeing them up for a while...

monster · 03-22-2010, 08:26 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

monster · 03-22-2010, 08:28 PM

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

Tulip · 03-22-2010, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

i did a little video of them. you cant see shit because the blackberry has the worst camera EVER, and some loud-ass kids on bikes started yelling and scared the frogs anyway. i hate others.

Yeah, that things does have the worse camera ever.

Piercehawk: How's the P90X working out for you?

03-21-2010, 06:06 PM	#423
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Exercise fail! I cheated. I bought a pair of Earth exer -flip flip flops.

03-21-2010, 10:40 PM	#425
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I've been getting up early and taking a brisk 20-30 minute walk before my shower. wanna get my metabolism cranking right away. gonna do it rain or shine tomorrow, too. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-21-2010, 11:11 PM	#426
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Gorgeous-day walk around Hopewell Lake at French Creek today. Not sure how far that is. Took us about an hour and we walked pretty fast. The frogs were "doin' it" - I didn't take pics this year." __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-21-2010, 11:14 PM	#427
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i did a little video of them. you cant see shit because the blackberry has the worst camera EVER, and some loud-ass kids on bikes started yelling and scared the frogs anyway. i hate others. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-22-2010, 01:04 PM	#429
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I bought some Skecher shape-ups __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

03-21-2010, 05:57 PM	#421
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Did the five-mile hilly trail at Valley Forge today, after standing (and rockin) from 7pm - 3am yesterday night (a gig). The walk took two and a half hours. My ass muscles may not recover for a week.

03-21-2010, 06:40 PM	#424
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	J did the five mile hike both yesterday and today. She's my inspiration.

03-22-2010, 01:33 PM	#430
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Are they still $200? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-22-2010, 08:08 PM	#432
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	That's awesome mon, helluva workout. Do you row the same way the whole time, or switch overhand/underhand or anything? I've never done it but have been eyeing them up for a while... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-22-2010, 08:26 PM	#433
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, 08:28 PM	#434
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

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