Back to the gym

“lyra, pics please =)”

“ohhhhhh baby baby!”

“HAHA! that's a hilarious image. like, anti-sexy!”

“Swam a mile this evening.”

“Kata(sp?) on my front lawn. Remember that brick ring that I made last week? Well I made a small square standing area under the big oak tree and I go out there and stand on it and do my morning stretch routine on the weekends when I'm home. It was super nice. people drive my house on their way to wherever and look at me like I'm some sort of weirdo (if only they knew...hehehe). Khatru does his self walk and I can watch him. This week was a good excercise week, hope it was good for all you too. Have a great weekend.”

“Swam 2,150 yards this afternoon. (one mile 390 yards)”

“hopping walls and climbing on the roof to change evaporator pads in the swamp coolers.”

“packing, lifting, packing more, lifting more, moving boxes from room to room as "she who must be obeyed" prepares for the house sale and subsequent move. I think the boxes weight more than some weights I have been lifting. And it is all done at a speed approaching aerobic exercise.”

“Just got back from the gym.

Did back today.

What do you guys think?



Gotta remember to adjust the calendar on my camera...
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“Off to the gym ....

It's like a drug, but without the jail.”

“:( [ya see me crying??]
I need to heal...but I will be going next week just to do upper body I guess.”

“I promised Gem I would get my butt to the gym, but I've been so busy and/or tired since I've gotten back. : ( For sure this weekend. I'll start slow. Go at least once a week, then move up to twice, etc. Baby steps.”

“I am starting back as soon as I can get there and sign back up. I feel like crap, well my body does.”

“I skipped the gym 3 days in a row now ! Its just too freaken hot out. Dont feel like getting in my 200 deg car and driving up.
I go over my lunch hour and its just so easy to stay inside in the AC and never leave the building. I'm a lazy bastard.
last edited: 7/27/05 4:10:55 PM”

“i drove by a gym today...i know a guy name jim...that's about it...gym's are boring...i'll stick to walking, hiking, bikeriding”

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I worked my tris today, and man, what a burn!


Off to the gym to do aerobics now.”

“sure!!!”

“sarge likes pics of muscle bound men??”

“I know Gem, I don't look like the aerobics type, but it's true!!

I do the bicycle.”

“uhmm... you may are not who you think you are....

”

“That was before I worked out.

...

... and got a tan

...

... and dyed my hair.”

“I'm imagining like the Intel logo, but instead, it says Slacker Inside...”

“Gem - How is the knee/leg situation? I haven't heard anything since the hike.”

“my knee was okay during the trip, until we climbed whitney [the day before the last day]. I had HELL climbing whitney back down. I guess I should still consider myself lucky. oh...and it was okay the day we hiked back out too. [home]

Yeah...I think I did okay...still no gym for a while, no hiking for a while either. I need to make sure this isn't anything permanent. too many hikers with permanent knee damage. I don't want that. hope it's not too late.”

“Okay, I've taken a two month hiatus from the gym and gained 8lbs back from the 30lbs I lost :-( Plus I could only make it 2500 meters on the rower at a 2:10 pace...which two months ago I could go 5000 at that pace. But I'm back in the game now! Now to lose those 8lbs and get back to 223.”

“Dub, why the hiatus? Injury?”

“Ever since I've been on this new protein shake diet, been bulk'n up pretty fast.

Gotta use the barbells for dumbells.

Anyone else have that problem?







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“shoot...I have the exact same problem all the time. but hey...*wink* *wink*...I have 2 more weights on MY barbell. hahahahahaha!!

Tsk...

Must've had a good workout huh??? keep rubbing it in! A couple more weeks and I'll be back to normal. Almost am NOW back to normal. :P”

“Actually, today's workout is just about to start (late night).

That picture is from yesterday. {cough} ... What?

Anyways, In real life I'm taking a real slow route to recovery (after my knee thing) and will not start bulking until early next year. I'm just doing foundation stuff right now, which feels pretty good nonetheless, but doesn't really show unless I don't have a shirt on (no major size increase).

How's your trainer thing Gem? You were sounding a little "waivery" on that whole deal a while back. Did you break loose or are you getting some good tips still?”

“oh i love my gym...but like i said...i am not going due to my knee. i know..i should do at least upper body, but feel like it's useless if i am not allowed to do cardio or lower body.

well...doc told me i can do cardio but slow and no uphill. WTF?? slow cardio?? come on!!!”

“LOL! You'd fit in with half the people at my gym ... come'n in with their magazines to do cardio. Ha!

Free weights can be a challenge if you're not allowed to use your knees b/c adjusting weights becomes a logistical nightmare.

The "machines" on the other hand are doable.”

“No, actually I was just very busy. The first two weeks of June I was in Yellowstone, then I had a lot of work and stuff around the house to do, then the first week of July I went on vacation with my family and ate like a pig and since I got back I've just been too lazy! Now I have to pay for it by losing 8lbs over again.”

“dub, what kind of rower do you use? is it a concept2? is it yours or do you go to the gym? if it's yours, you wanna race?”

“Did a short swim this morning at 5:30. Wed. evening we did a little exercising along with other stuff in aikijutsu class. Besides some warm-up sit-ups, somersaults, etc., I did about 100 push-ups(from the knees, not my toes). I have more energy for class now, since I don't have to walk a long distance through the parking lot.”

“I am pledging to do cardio and weights tomorrow afternoon. Hold me to it!
If my doc allows, I'm going to do a little bit of dayhiking with the posse on Sunday.”

“on the treadmill, as of this morning. It's taken me just a year and a day. Together with dieting, I've lost 43 pounds.”

“That is fantastic leofric!

Very impressive!”

“Thanks. Some days were pure torture but I stuck to it. I feel so much better these days.”

“That's a great accomplishment. Congratulations.”

“I ran 2.5 miles yesterday before work...I'm witholding the time as it took me a long time...gonna go run another set before work today.”

“Can't be as slow as me Dub. I got permission yesterday from my phys. therpst to start light jogging. (recovering from ACL reconstruction)

2 minutes walk
1 minute jog
(repeat several times)

I'm jogging at 6.8 mph. (not going for speed yet). That's after a 51 minute bike ride. Working up to an hour at about 25 MPH.

Good thing I'm at the gym and not on the street. Little 'ole Grannies would be passing me.

Have a nice run Dub!”

“If you've been to the therapist, does that mean you've been theraped?”

“Today I ran more of the mile than I did yesterday, but I came out with the same time as yesterday! I don't get it. But the remaining 1.5 miles I did was about 2 minutes faster. I'd like to drop about 30-60 seconds off my first mile...”

“You just can't trust this site with things like this: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/betteru39.htm

Still, it's fun to try to weed out the bad stuff.

Today - Lifted, then 1 hour on the bike, 4 sets of abs, and 20 minutes running. They're testing the knee next Friday that was operated on for relative strength to the other knee. Then I should be able to start doing some light lateral movements, ba-by.”

“I got an email today from my "trainer" [owner] of my gym. :D
thought that was nice. I know, I know...it's all about marketing...it was nice anyway.

I miss it, I want to go so bad. Almost strange not going right now.

huh? The sting ray for squats? LMAO...okay... sort of like all those other things that suppose to make exercise easy. people dont' get it...too easy exercise is not working!”

“Gemini - I'm totally serious here. I'm not the biggest guy in the gym (yet), or the most in shape guy in the gym (yet), ... but why is it that I'm the only one with a sweat???

What is everybody doing???

There was a dude benchpressing over 400 lbs today. Ok, he gets a pass. He's working hard, doesn't need a sweat.

But come on people! I'm talking about people on the bikes, the treadmills, the steppers, the weights .... no sweat!!

It looked like I got out of the swimming pool today. It was actually embarrasing to have a sweat at the gym! People were looking at me like "What the heck is up with that!?"

And I don't go to one of those "dating" gyms with pink and purple everywhere. The guys who run my gym wear those old timey bathing suit looking gym outfits. There is no pool or juice bar. ....

I'm telling you Gemini. People have been spoiled by get-fit-fast scams.

What is going on here?”

“Sarge, I know exactally what you are talking about. If I sweat on the treadmill [and I always do] they are worried that I pass out...

I sweat for gods sake...I am not sick!!

you know what it is...they are selling exersise equipment and telling you that it is now up to 70% or so easier then before.

how many times did you hear an infomerical where they explain that exercise don't need to be difficult?

how many magazines did you read where it states that you can get skinny with only 10 minutes of exercise per day?

that's what is the problem...people don't know better, or they want to believe...because well...they have a glimp of hope that losing weight or staying fit can be easy.

If you tell them the trues...trust me...they will not believe you, because...well the magazine "said" it can be done!

tsk...what can i say? nothin'

LOL...edited because you said all this one one sentence at the bottom "get-fit-fast scam". that's it!!! I missed that part :D
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“And how!

(Little Rascals flashback)”

“Sarge, I hope it will make you feel better to know that everyone in our aikijutsu class was sweating tonight. We all kept busy and worked hard. Everyone enjoyed it and had fun. Of course, we are located in a separate room, away from all those old folks sitting at the machines thinking they are exercising.

BTW, the room we use has a suspended floor. One reason for the suspended floor is to "Reduce The Risk Of Injury
SPORT COURT® suspended gymnasium flooring was created specifically, as an attractive alternative to hard, unforgiving surfaces that offer little support for developing children and athletes."”

“No gym for me for awhile now. I injured myself over the weekend on the wakeboard and am now on crutches for the next couple weeks. I have never had an injury like this, and it SUCKS! I hate not being able to get around and do stuff! Do yall know of any way I can still exercise (cardio) without the use of my foot???”