Gym Appreciation!!!
Big_Stacks
"I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit." 4,670 Posts
Hey,
With the snowy/icy weather we've had in the 'Big East,' the gym membership has really paid for itself on the shoveling tip. Since the snow hasn't been that deep, I've decided to 'man up' and get the exercise (instead of using the snowblower). I've been sonnin' the young boys in the neighborhood with my snow shoveling 'diesel-ness.' Shit, 44 is the new 20, what? Fitness (post 40) is a beautiful thing!!!
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
With the snowy/icy weather we've had in the 'Big East,' the gym membership has really paid for itself on the shoveling tip. Since the snow hasn't been that deep, I've decided to 'man up' and get the exercise (instead of using the snowblower). I've been sonnin' the young boys in the neighborhood with my snow shoveling 'diesel-ness.' Shit, 44 is the new 20, what? Fitness (post 40) is a beautiful thing!!!
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
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That sounds like my regimen, which is four times a week (1.5 hours a day) as follows:
Day 1: Core training (i.e., gut busting with weights), weight training (biceps, shoulders, and back), run 20 minutes.
Day 2: Core training, weight training (legs), hit the heavy bag for 10 rounds (3 minutes each).
Day 3: Core training, weight training (chest, forearms, and triceps), run 20 minutes.
Day 4: Core training, hit the heavy bag for 10 rounds, jump rope, some form of aerobic conditioning (aerobics, run, or bike for 30 minutes).
Also, I'm watching my eating, mainly consuming meat and veggies, and a just little starch. The missus works out with me so it's a total blast to workout each day and stay fit. As me and my brother discussed once, working out has other benefits post-40 too ;-)
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
One of my goals for 2014 is to run a 7-minute mile. Totally doable if I put some work in.
I heard yesterday that for average dude, one hour spinning adds one hour to your life.
Congrats, you just got back the hour you spent spinning, duh.
I'd much rather be in the bar.
But seriously, I tore the crap/herniated the fuck out of my back about 3 yrs lifting long rafters up onto a roof. Since then my back has been weak and would be thrown by simply getting out of a car, etc... That is, until I started hitting the gym about 11 months ago. I haven't had any back issues since then, and I'm stronger then I've been since my early twenties. I can deadlift just over 300 ( strong back finally) , bench 285 and run 10 miles no prob. I have a physical job: I'm a builder. If my body craps out so goes my livelihood. But for yrs I took my health for granted and it was catching up w/ me fast.
Crazy how much longer it takes my body to heal now though when I tear something...
What is man wearing.
I was a member of a hotel gym for a while but they got greedy with the subs, it was oversubscribed (aren't they all?) and the swimming pool was too small and full of gossiping women at each end.
Given my broken-bone catalogue, I try and avoid the high-impact stuff, hence my penchant for riding t3h bieks (sic) or swimming, which gets boring but is better than biking in freezing rain in the dark.
Lost about 25 of your US pounds this year mainly as a result of not eating and boozing as much. That has cost me nothing.
Hey Jimster,
It's one of those extra tall t-shirts, which I bought by mistake. Oh well, it's all about puttin' in work, but touche to your question.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
A fellow Retro Fitness member, the gym colors are unmistakeable.
Yep, I like Retro!!! It has great equipment, kept clean, and is well maintained. Plus, the monthly fee for all it offers is very cheap.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
And I'm a skinny dude so weight lifting basically gives me quick results which really gets the womens attention, realheadknowthedeal!
I locked in a ridiculous deal at 24-hr fitness several yrs back that has me paying $50 a year.
Since that's basically free, I recently added a membership to the SFJCC since it's a lot nicer and closer to my house. That's $60/month.
I pay $20 a month. That comes with classes (I take yoga occasionally) but I can only use one location which is fine 'cause the others are far from my house.
my $60 JCC membership is worth it to me because it includes classes and the lockerroom/showers/sauna/steamroom are actually really nice, like almost spa-status.
plus it gets me discounts on their cultural programs which are often really good: https://www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/arts-ideas-home
How did you get that?
I got a $14 a month thing at LA fitness which is semi-good nation wide but I prefer 24 since it seems to be just about everywhere (and longer hours)
I'm actually really into lifting weights more than doing anything cardio related but I would love to take some grappling or boxing classes too. Its just too expensive to be paying for memberships at what would be about 3 to 4 different gyms.
I paid for a year in advance at a gym here in town that ended up being $12/month. I've been paying for one off classes twice a month with a USAW Certified coach at another gym (those are like $20 a visit).
Oh yeah, my gym (New York Sports Club) is pretty expensive ($75/month), but my job covers half my fee as a health benefit and I can use any gym they have in NYC, Philly, Boston or D.C.
Yup.
I work two minutes away from the Y and can't manage to convince myself to go.
I walk a lot and maintain a house with a huge driveway and a 100+year old oak tree on my own, so that keeps me active between shoveling and raking and gardening.
My spring chicken days are over and now and then I worry about how not exercising will catch up to me in the next 15-20 years....but not enough to motivate me on to the stationary bike or yoga classes or aqua fit - all of which I've tried and just can't stick to.
mmmmm, with all due respect, I don't think so. There are about 10 other things that are the best parts of my day, some of them even burn calories.
OK, maybe not the best part but its pretty rad.
http://goo.gl/Q7QnO2
I definitely felt amazing after the yoga/sauna/ice cold shower routine I had going a couple of years ago lol, but again, it wasn't enough to keep bringing me back.
Not everything is for everyone? I think I just do better with activities that have a "point" (I walk to my destination, I fill nine bags of leaves after 3.5 hours of raking, etc.) than repetitive actions.
I live across the street from a high school with a track, I went out everyday and walked/jogged for 30 minutes (which apparently totaled 3km) for a week straight this past spring and after the week I was like F this.
I'd hit an american gym again just for the anthropology *all cynic*