Official I Joined A Gym Thread

[Dratj 0]

there are 9 girls in my jiu jitsu class nowthank you lululemon

lol. i tried on some lululemon pants (for men), thinking about getting a couple of pairs. they are pretty comfortable. did some bench today, tricep pulldowns, ran 1 mile.10 reps for bench at 225. the first time i could do that many. milestone!

[gooch 0]

lol. i tried on some lululemon pants (for men), thinking about getting a couple of pairs. they are pretty comfortable. did some bench today, tricep pulldowns, ran 1 mile.10 reps for bench at 225. the first time i could do that many. milestone!

you better throw in a set of dead lifts, chop down a couple trees, brand some cows and bale some hay after trying on those pantswith privates i'm now rolling 4 times a week and getting in a good couple hours of calisthenics and stretching on top, should be back in shape in a month

[dapokerbum 0]

Had a better run yesterday. Did the same 2.5 miles from tuesday but finished in 27:04. My legs and lungs actually felt really good. I am planning on doing a small run tomorrow and then on Sunday try to do 5 or so miles of trail running to see how it goes. There are some good hills and such where I am going so it should be a fun test, I won't really care if I have to walk some or not, just want to get out there and see what I can do.

[Dratj 0]

you better throw in a set of dead lifts, chop down a couple trees, brand some cows and bale some hay after trying on those pantswith privates i'm now rolling 4 times a week and getting in a good couple hours of calisthenics and stretching on top, should be back in shape in a month

lololololololwhat does "with privates" mean?

Had a better run yesterday. Did the same 2.5 miles from tuesday but finished in 27:04. My legs and lungs actually felt really good. I am planning on doing a small run tomorrow and then on Sunday try to do 5 or so miles of trail running to see how it goes. There are some good hills and such where I am going so it should be a fun test, I won't really care if I have to walk some or not, just want to get out there and see what I can do.

awesome!!!!I worked on my back and just blasted my biceps this morning. good workout.

[gooch 0]

lololololololwhat does "with privates" mean?

"including privates" i do private jiu jitsu lessons with a couple peoplebroke my hand on some douchebags face the other night, put a little windex on it to try and take down the swelling but not looking that good right now, gonna try and walk it off

[Dratj 0]

"including privates" i do private jiu jitsu lessons with a couple peoplebroke my hand on some douchebags face the other night, put a little windex on it to try and take down the swelling but not looking that good right now, gonna try and walk it off

ah, i c. damn, sorry to hear you broke your hand. the other guys face must be in bad shape though

[gooch 0]

ah, i c. damn, sorry to hear you broke your hand. the other guys face must be in bad shape though

appears to just be more soft tissue damage than a fracture so should be good in a week, other guy was ugly to start with so no problem

[troyomac 0]

Went to the gym today for the first time in 2 weeks. The day after my last workout I got pretty sick, I think with swine flu. I started feeling better gradually last week, and felt really good today, so I went. Things went great until about half an hour in, I did 6 reps of bench press, then all of a sudden I couldn't do the 7th. We tried lowering the weights until it was cut in half and I could only do a couple more reps. I started to feel nautious and incredibly weak, and my trainer said I went pale, so I quit and came home, and feel kind of crappy right now.

[dapokerbum 0]

Saturday I went to get some new running shoes. I wanted to get properly fitted and make sure that I had the best shoes for street running which is what I am doing 90% of the time. So got all fitted and ended up picking a new pair of Adidas. My old shoes are Asics and I love them, however for the proper fitted street shoes the Adidas were $30 cheaper than the Asics so I went with them to test them out. So I got home and did a quick 2 mile run, nothing too extravagant as I was planning a big run for sunday.Sunday comes along and I went off with a couple of friends to do some trail running. My other friends are much more experienced runners, but I went into the run knowing they were going to kick my ass. So we did a mile warm up and then headed up a very painful hill. The elevation change was 850 feet in around 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile. That basically killed me, but I made it up through running just a little of the begininning, then jogging, then walking, then stopping and walking some more. However, both my friends didn't even make it the whole way without stopping so that made me feel a little better. Anyway after we reached the top, we did another mile on top of thie ridge that went up and down. After we got to the main peak we were trying to get to, I told them I was done running and that I would just hike the rest of the way down. I ended up running / Jogging / Walking 3 miles and then hiked three miles back. so all in all a good day, but my legs were super sore last night, but that is a good thing. I can't wait till the day that I can actually make it up a hill like that with some gas left in the tank ... but that is what training is all about.

[Dratj 0]

appears to just be more soft tissue damage than a fracture so should be good in a week, other guy was ugly to start with so no problem

next time just put him in a submission and save your hands.

Went to the gym today for the first time in 2 weeks. The day after my last workout I got pretty sick, I think with swine flu. I started feeling better gradually last week, and felt really good today, so I went. Things went great until about half an hour in, I did 6 reps of bench press, then all of a sudden I couldn't do the 7th. We tried lowering the weights until it was cut in half and I could only do a couple more reps. I started to feel nautious and incredibly weak, and my trainer said I went pale, so I quit and came home, and feel kind of crappy right now.

damn, hope you feel better soon. don't push yourself if you have swine flu.

Saturday I went to get some new running shoes. I wanted to get properly fitted and make sure that I had the best shoes for street running which is what I am doing 90% of the time. So got all fitted and ended up picking a new pair of Adidas. My old shoes are Asics and I love them, however for the proper fitted street shoes the Adidas were $30 cheaper than the Asics so I went with them to test them out. So I got home and did a quick 2 mile run, nothing too extravagant as I was planning a big run for sunday.Sunday comes along and I went off with a couple of friends to do some trail running. My other friends are much more experienced runners, but I went into the run knowing they were going to kick my ass. So we did a mile warm up and then headed up a very painful hill. The elevation change was 850 feet in around 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile. That basically killed me, but I made it up through running just a little of the begininning, then jogging, then walking, then stopping and walking some more. However, both my friends didn't even make it the whole way without stopping so that made me feel a little better. Anyway after we reached the top, we did another mile on top of thie ridge that went up and down. After we got to the main peak we were trying to get to, I told them I was done running and that I would just hike the rest of the way down. I ended up running / Jogging / Walking 3 miles and then hiked three miles back. so all in all a good day, but my legs were super sore last night, but that is a good thing. I can't wait till the day that I can actually make it up a hill like that with some gas left in the tank ... but that is what training is all about.

yep, keep training, it's mostly about the journy.

[dapokerbum 0]

Thanks for the kind words Dratj. Went out yesterday and ran my second 5K since I started training again. Finished in 34:22, but to be fair I was trying some interval sprint training along the way. The first two miles were sort of brutish, but I was going between a fast pace and then a slower pace. I was picking spots in the road that I would pick up the pace towards and then slow down until I got my breath back. The last mile was very good and I kept it at a very nice even pace.Hey Randy, what happened to you? You still training or did you go to full recovery mode after your race?

[Dratj 0]

Thanks for the kind words Dratj. Went out yesterday and ran my second 5K since I started training again. Finished in 34:22, but to be fair I was trying some interval sprint training along the way. The first two miles were sort of brutish, but I was going between a fast pace and then a slower pace. I was picking spots in the road that I would pick up the pace towards and then slow down until I got my breath back. The last mile was very good and I kept it at a very nice even pace.Hey Randy, what happened to you? You still training or did you go to full recovery mode after your race?

anytime I ran 5k this morning on the treadmill. Benched 240 for the first time for six reps, twice!! Booyah!

[dapokerbum 0]

Ran a nice 2.5 miles last night. Fininshed in 26:12 which is a minute better than the last time. i am feeling way better during the run and I only had one part after a hill that i was huffing and puffing. Hopefully this weekend we will be going back to try that crazy hill again and hopefully i'll do a little better!!

[dapokerbum 0]

Did another 5K yesterday. It was the best one yet. Felt really good the whole way, not sure if I had enough gas to make it another mile, but it was good. Finished in 33:12

[Randy Reed 0]

Saturday I went to get some new running shoes. I wanted to get properly fitted and make sure that I had the best shoes for street running which is what I am doing 90% of the time. So got all fitted and ended up picking a new pair of Adidas. My old shoes are Asics and I love them, however for the proper fitted street shoes the Adidas were $30 cheaper than the Asics so I went with them to test them out. So I got home and did a quick 2 mile run, nothing too extravagant as I was planning a big run for sunday.Sunday comes along and I went off with a couple of friends to do some trail running. My other friends are much more experienced runners, but I went into the run knowing they were going to kick my ass. So we did a mile warm up and then headed up a very painful hill. The elevation change was 850 feet in around 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile. That basically killed me, but I made it up through running just a little of the begininning, then jogging, then walking, then stopping and walking some more. However, both my friends didn't even make it the whole way without stopping so that made me feel a little better. Anyway after we reached the top, we did another mile on top of thie ridge that went up and down. After we got to the main peak we were trying to get to, I told them I was done running and that I would just hike the rest of the way down. I ended up running / Jogging / Walking 3 miles and then hiked three miles back. so all in all a good day, but my legs were super sore last night, but that is a good thing. I can't wait till the day that I can actually make it up a hill like that with some gas left in the tank ... but that is what training is all about.

Thanks for the kind words Dratj. Went out yesterday and ran my second 5K since I started training again. Finished in 34:22, but to be fair I was trying some interval sprint training along the way. The first two miles were sort of brutish, but I was going between a fast pace and then a slower pace. I was picking spots in the road that I would pick up the pace towards and then slow down until I got my breath back. The last mile was very good and I kept it at a very nice even pace.Hey Randy, what happened to you? You still training or did you go to full recovery mode after your race?

Still here. I had done some trail running right before my race and then did some damage overdoing it during the race. I took about 5 days off and was still having some issues. I had been reading for a while aboutbarefoot/minimalist running and finally decided to make the transition. I was a forefoot runner in the first place so I didn't think the transistion would be that big but it is little more difficult than I thought(or hoped).It hits some different muscles, mainly the lower calf. Oh, I bought some Vibram Five Finger Treks since it's too cold to go barefoot. I was always twisting my right ankle which was sprained really bad about 10 years agoand started flaring up when I ran. I was having a ton of other muscle and foot issues overpronating, etc. I started off with just a mile in the VFF's and have been gradually working into gtting used to them with an occasional5 miles run in the shoes to keep up the cardio. The most I've done in the VFF's is 2 miles but i'm really trying to push it as I would like to run the 8K in them on Thanksgiving. They are so different than shoes it isn't funny. Youfeel so much lighter once you get a little used to it.I've been doing upper body and some lower body mixed in as well to keep that going. I also have been doing some core exercises on the bosu and running exercies using a metronome like running in place. I am light years awayfrom where I want to be but tons ahead of where I started. On the bright side running in the VFF's has cured all my ankle/leg issues while running. I'm really looking forward to hitting the trails this Sunday in the Treks as well. The only down side of things is that i've let the diet slip recently and this morning I noticed I gained 2 lbs over the last week so I'm back to the grind on that as well.

[Randy Reed 0]

Here's a pic of the TreksA pic of me just after the raceAnd a pic of where I trail run

[troyomac 0]

Bump.I'm still going occasionally.. today after a warmup on the crosstrainer, my trainer wanted me to hit the treadmill. Last time I was on there, I think I did 1 mile in 23 minutes or something ridiculous like that, today I did 1.5 miles in 17:37 doing intervals of half a lap at 4 mph, and a full lap at 6 mph. I barely finished, but I did finish so it was very good. Then we did some rowing for 15 minutes, and a bunch of ab work. Going in for legs tomorrow.

[dapokerbum 0]

I've still been running every other day. I ran my longest last friday, 4 miles in 43:45. Took two days off after that and then headed back out yesterday and did 3.4 miles in 35:30. I'm starting to feel pretty good running, and I am hoping to be able to start adding more and more distance. The only thing has been recovery time. My days off I really don't feel like going to the gym. i know I should and it would probably help, but I just feel tired.

[Suited_Up 2]

Brigette dragged me to this water conditioning class on Sunday and Monday. It was better than expected, and you can kinda work as hard as you want to work. I wouldn't call it a cardio workout, but it got the heart rate up a bit and worked out a lot of different areas for an hour straight. I'd go back, it's a nice change of pace, and everything in the water is more fun.

[Dratj 0]

glad to see guys are still working out. just dropping in to say that I'm still going to the gym. started jan of this yr and still going strong. lasted longer than most people thought. my goal is to make it a lifestyle change and keep doing this forever.

[troyomac 0]

Did a good upper body workout yesterday, and a solid cardio today, 30 minutes on the crosstrainer, 20 minutes on the treadmill. I would have liked to get one last legs workout in before I go to Vegas on Sunday for a week (woot!), but I hate doing legs late in the week since I have bowling Thursdays, and hockey Sunday mornings. I've been eating horribly lately unfortunately, and drinking beers again after a 2.5 month sober period, but I'm still the lowest I've been in weight in about 3 years, 204 lbs. Last time I went to Vegas I quit working out for like 4 months, this time I'm only going for a week, and definately staying on track when I get home!

[Suited_Up 2]

Did a good upper body workout yesterday, and a solid cardio today, 30 minutes on the crosstrainer, 20 minutes on the treadmill. I would have liked to get one last legs workout in before I go to Vegas on Sunday for a week (woot!), but I hate doing legs late in the week since I have bowling Thursdays, and hockey Sunday mornings. I've been eating horribly lately unfortunately, and drinking beers again after a 2.5 month sober period, but I'm still the lowest I've been in weight in about 3 years, 204 lbs. Last time I went to Vegas I quit working out for like 4 months, this time I'm only going for a week, and definately staying on track when I get home!

204, wow. Nice.

[Love4hockey 0]

I'm finally back to lifting seriously again. I've been consistently going for the last month. I basically took two months of because of shoulder problems but now that my separation is healed I'm seeing some gains again. I'm continuing with my 6 day a week split body workout that I used last spring. I saw much better gains with this than I did trying to do a twice a week full body workout over the summer. I'm glad to see a lot of you guys are still at it. Randy, I'm really impressed. I uses you as an example for my Dad to try to convince him to start working out again. The first summer after he retired he lost 20 pounds to drop to 175 lbs. Since then, 2 years ago, he stopped working out. He's probably fifteen years older than you, 59, but I use you for encouragement.

[dapokerbum 0]

Encouraging - I rocked out some running this weekend. 2.5 miles on Saturday and 5K on Sunday. Also did some rock climbing on Saturday night. I am thinking of getting more into this as it is a great workout and the one we went to also has a weight room. Discouraging - I weighed in 5 pounds heavier since when I started running .... 225. I think it is high time to really start to look at my diet. Also, I probably need to get back to the gym on my off days from running.

[Randy Reed 0]

I'm finally back to lifting seriously again. I've been consistently going for the last month. I basically took two months of because of shoulder problems but now that my separation is healed I'm seeing some gains again. I'm continuing with my 6 day a week split body workout that I used last spring. I saw much better gains with this than I did trying to do a twice a week full body workout over the summer. I'm glad to see a lot of you guys are still at it. Randy, I'm really impressed. I uses you as an example for my Dad to try to convince him to start working out again. The first summer after he retired he lost 20 pounds to drop to 175 lbs. Since then, 2 years ago, he stopped working out. He's probably fifteen years older than you, 59, but I use you for encouragement.

I think that's awesome. I do like the fact my kids are pretty amazed by what i've done and a ton of their friends are as well. If I can do it at 48/49 then anyone can. It really just takes a planand some patience. Expecting super results in a few weeks is unrealistic but you can pretty much transform your entire body and metabolism in 6 months with some moderate effort.

Encouraging - I rocked out some running this weekend. 2.5 miles on Saturday and 5K on Sunday. Also did some rock climbing on Saturday night. I am thinking of getting more into this as it is a great workout and the one we went to also has a weight room. Discouraging - I weighed in 5 pounds heavier since when I started running .... 225. I think it is high time to really start to look at my diet. Also, I probably need to get back to the gym on my off days from running.

After getting into running outdoors it was so much fun that I started slacking on the weight workouts some. I sprained my ankle at the Turkey Trot and haven't been able to run since and it's killing me, but I have taken the timeto hit the weight room and core exercises again. I've been in a little pain all day which is pretty awesome for a change, lol. I was stuck at 167 for a long while until I started running and it seemed to help me start shedding those extra lbs. Unfortunately I have been slipping on my diet and of this morning was back to 165 from my low of 161. I am going to eat well this week and hope to run in a few more days, (finally!).Edit: just realized I didn't post about the Turkey Trot. I was really hesitant about running as my ankle was bothering me the prior week pretty bad but I sucked it up and did it. I ran it (8K) in 50 minutes and was okay with this. I did have some issuesand am learning about these group runs. I grabbed the wrong earbuds and they were falling out the whole time driving me nuts. It was pretty cold that morning so I wore a new UA compression thermal shirt and a light jacket. It warmed up about 10 degreesfrom the time I left the house till the race started and it was too hot and too tight and ended up being very uncomfortable, restricting my breathing. Live and learn. Some goals are to get down to 8 minute miles, run a half marathon in the spring and a marathon in the fall.