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the exercise thread.
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16. July 2006 @ 22:13 |
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I need to go to the gym. But i don't wannna lol.
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17. July 2006 @ 08:04 |
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I joined a "health club" to get in shape last August, after my better half finally convinced me that "round" isn't a shape. I have now lost 28lbs, (half the weight I put on in 4 years)using cardio vascular exercise and a great deal of swimming. I feel so much better now, healthier and fitter and look forward to shedding the rest of the weight and more.
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17. July 2006 @ 09:15 |
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ive started 2 do sit-ups and push-ups and some other stuff now
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17. July 2006 @ 12:18 |
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blimey, mind how you go..
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lxhotboy
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17. July 2006 @ 12:40 |
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I had the chance at actually checking out a bowflex for a few minutes and i was rather impressed on the sturdiness of the machine and the smoothness of the pulleys. Most home gyms that have pulleys have jerky motion and dont actually feel like a strong sturdy machine. I have always wanted to buy a bowflex to get out of the gym and workout. Especially now that i have a son and to workout at home would save me a lots of time. I am only 165lbs but i am pretty strong for my weight and my only complaint is that i am unsure about the actuall weight resistance they have to offer. I used a bowflex with the 210 lb. resistance and for my larger muscle groups its just didnot present much of a challenge. Sometimes i switch my workouts to really workout heavy with less reps and more weight to really concentrate on size. If i wanted to do 6 sets of 5 reps on benchpress there is no way possible for me to get a good workout with the 210 lbs resistance. I am sure if i were to purchase a bowflex and move up the resistance i could use it on benchpress but what about with leg press or squat. Would the 410lbs of resistanve be enough for my legs??? Hmmm. The most i have ever benched is around 300 pounds max, used 75 lb dumbells on bench to workout but i use to workout with around 400 to 550 lbs on legs press in the gym with olympic free weights. When i am lifting for lean mass it would probably be great but when i am lifting to max out, or doing those heavy low rep sets, would a bowflex really be a good gym.
Anyone else had a bowflew experience??
Especially someone who likes to lift heavy.
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17. July 2006 @ 15:59 |
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I'll bet it will be enough. I got the whole enchilada, to 410 pounds. The resistance is extremely linear, unlike freeweights. When lifing freeweight the real resistance is at the get go, not through the entire extention. The powerrods do not allow you to develop momentum through the lift. Interestingly enough it is completely exhausing to lift with it, but my muscles never seem fatigued the next day. I assume it is because the linear resistance, and the entire muscle being worked with each lift, rather then the portion of the muscle at the initiation of the lift.
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18. July 2006 @ 20:59 |
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Quote (Lethals' first post);
"I got a cross-trainer in my bedroom"
I've got a cross-dresser in my bedroom, does that count?
Exercise is far to energetic for me, I do enough running around at work!
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19. July 2006 @ 03:16 |
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@ Pulsar.. What have you been doing to get the furniture angry?
(actually thinking about it I don't want to know....Your bedroom antics are none of my concern.. lol ;)
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gerry1
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19. July 2006 @ 03:58 |
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...well their mine ... we want to know everything Pulsar!
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19. July 2006 @ 10:17 |
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It is cross because I jump off the wardrobe & not the dresser in my bedroom Olympics routine!!
Truly a sight to behold!
LMAO!!
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19. July 2006 @ 13:41 |
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I pretty much can't move let alone exercise, so I am eating like a rabbit in order to remain 12st. It's killing me!
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19. July 2006 @ 20:11 |
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I just wish there was some mirical word u could say 3 times in the mirror and suddenly be ripped!!
I agree with what thecraigc said lol
I do pushups and situps sometimes when I feel energetic and healthy
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20. July 2006 @ 07:27 |
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OHHHH SWEET thread i am 16 but when i was about 14 I was HUGE i did not want to go to high school looking like chris farley so i lost 45 LBS! and gained about 15 of pure muscle i love to work out i take classes on strength and conditioning and i like to show off how much i can lift to the ladies. i just gotta get better with free weights my form is HORRIBLE
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20. July 2006 @ 08:39 |
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I'm a shlub myself.I don't work out no more but I used to when I was younger before I got tmj syndrome and a chest injury.
I might give it a shot.The weight bench was taking up to much room so I got rid of it.My punching bag collapsed and can't be fixed.I walk alot though.
I guess I don't really have great luck but hey look on the bright side maybe god is trying to tell me I'll never be ripped lol. :)
I'm not fat either.Strange cause I eat like a cow.
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20. July 2006 @ 16:08 |
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Just do like me and drink lots of beer and walk home bacause the taxi money is better spent over the bar!.. Food?? who needs it?
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ddp
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20. July 2006 @ 18:43 |
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what & loose your girlish figure!!??
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24. July 2006 @ 00:52 |
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150 crunches a day plus doing pushups three times a week for me
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24. July 2006 @ 06:26 |
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Im almost the opposite. I do at least that many pushups but cant bring myself to do that many crunches.
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lxhotboy
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24. July 2006 @ 20:14 |
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Well i guess i dont have to worry about the bowflex anymore. I went ahead and bought a nice sturdy bench (decline, Flat, Incline and curls, Squat) with 300lbs of weight with olympic regulation bar. Already purchased anice treadmill this past christmas so i can run anytime i am ready. Maxed out at 230lbs on bench today. Got a long way to get back to 300lbs again but then again when you take off lifting for more than a year, what do you expect?. Now if i can just get back to the shape i was in when i graduated highschool 10 years ago. LOL
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25. July 2006 @ 20:42 |
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i use eliptical 3 times a week 45min twice and 30 min onece and then i lift weights and bike to workand all other places
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26. July 2006 @ 11:28 |
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I hate to work out and I'm not crazy about most foods that are good for you but I know I should do something ... so I read about it. I've read a lot of exercise and nutrition books. Knowledge is power!
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26. July 2006 @ 11:34 |
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lmao! you see, to me reading about it would be more boring and more of a pain then working out itself.
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gerry1
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27. July 2006 @ 05:11 |
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Jokes aside, I do walk a very brisk 6-10 miles a day though. Although I often walk with a cane, I still walk very fast (usually lol!) Having had a lot of spinal surgery, walking like that is really good for the back (and therefore the legs) and it makes all the difference with me. I live just far enough from the office that walking and taking the bus takes an equal amount of time. I do need to start other types of exercise though but I've got to be very careful not to hurt myself. If I did what Lethal and aabbccdd do, I'd be in the hospital for life LOL!
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27. July 2006 @ 23:28 |
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Some advice I found in my in box today with reference to exercise.
Q: I've heard that cardovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.
Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit! so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're preheated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!
Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.
And remember:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride"
If at first you don't succeed....give up and go to the pub!
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lxhotboy
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28. July 2006 @ 06:00 |
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A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.
I really dont think that is true about your heart only being good for so many beats nor taking a nap to extend life. Just curious who wrote all those health statements and exactly what creditials that had to support them. Not saying it is wrong but that is really hard to believe for me since i am a nurse. Just my opinion though.
Normally a larger animal or in this case, human has a slower heartbeat than a smaller person. So is seems to me like if you applied that statement then it would be like saying since i am 5'6"
170lbs with a pulse of 78 beats per min, that a 6'6" person weighing 245lbs with a pulse of 60 per min will outlive me if we both have identical health and live to the point that both our hearts just give out. Anyone else have an opinion on this????
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