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General Category => Entertainment => Topic started by: FAH-Q on September 19, 2009, 02:02:20 PM
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More and more there have been CT's and posts here and there regarding this stuff. Here's a dedicated thread for it! Post your workout ideas/accomplishments/goals/musings here.
Amy and I had a good week. Went to the gym 4 out of the 5 weekdays and did a 2 hour hike yesterday afternoon.
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I work out with my radio partner 3 or 4 days a week, but I just don't think the lifting is enough. Today we did triceps and biceps, but I did an extra 30 mins on the ab weight machine, racking up 50, 60, and 70lbs in 12 rep sets. Also did 3, 12 rep sets of inverted sit-ups with a 25lbs plate. I also did 15 minutes on the treadmill and threw on 100lbs with the pectoral fly machine for 3 more sets of 12.
I am working in more from here on out from what my partner does. I'm willing to do more for the effort. Since I'm on a renal diet anyway, nutrition really isn't a problem. Hydration, though, is catching me off guard. Good ol' wicked 3am charlie horses... That's a real motherfucker.
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What's a charlie horse? Like a cramp or something?
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Leg cramps from the eighth ring of hell.
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Bananas?
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I'm hyperkalemic and in conjunction with my kidney failure, that's not a good idea.
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Damn... can you take a potassium supplement or something?
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No. In fact, I'm on substances that take potassium out of my system.
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I've been trying to work out but it's really hit or miss. I run like two days a week and play the drums for a couple of hours four days a week. If you count sex too, then I work out even more!
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I'm pretty sure playing drums counts as pretty good cardio. Depending on the style of music, I guess.
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I'm pretty sure playing drums counts as pretty good cardio. Depending on the style of music, I guess.
If she's down with my brand of brutal death grind, she's kicking some serious jams. Maybe 240 - 300 beats per minute. Google up Atrocious Abnormality. One of the nastiest, sickest metal acts around. And from North Carolina!
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240bpm
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Sasha meet Atrocious Abnormality. Their drummer has the nickname, Blasterbator.
Atrocious Abnormality - live from Goregrowlers Ball 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_vqlJ_7U80#normal)
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Playing that fast is almost impossible for a girl. I have been working on my double bass and such for years, and I will probably never be able to physically be able to play like that. I don't have enough power.
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Don`t assume your gender can`t do it because you can`t. It is more about technique than power. Plenty of female drummers can blast.
EDIT: I didn't mean that to sound dickish. If you use your joints more as fulcrums, you may find more speed with ease. Ankles and wrists, Doll. There's the drummer from The Rotted(England), Buzz Cult(Japan), Blackguard(Canada), and a slew more.
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Did the gym thing this morning and worked legs, shoulders, and abs.
Leg extensions
12 reps x 115lbs
12 reps x 130lbs
12 reps x 145lbs
Leg curls
12 reps x 130lbs
12 reps x 160lbs
12 reps x 190lbs
Leg press
12 reps x 210lbs
12 reps x 260llbs
12 reps x 310lbs
12 reps x 390lbs
Shoulder rows
12 reps x 50lbs
12 reps x 60lbs
12 reps x 70lbs
Shoulder alternating lifts
40 reps x 20lbs
40 reps x 20lbs
Ab work
2 sets of 20 bicycle kick crunches
I was actually shocked at how much I could press with my legs. I was trying to keep pace with my trainer who has tree trunks for legs. It was difficult to keep up but I hung in there and did it. I feel every bit of it now, some four hours later. Tomorrow morning is going to be a blast. Wooo! Head back on Wednesday.
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I've finally settled into a workout schedule I like, now that I'm serious about doing it:
6 weeks @ 3 sets/4-6 reps (I do 6-8 on the arm-focused ones)
Tu: Chinups, Upright Rows, Bent-Over Row, Shrugs, Bicep Curls
Th: Bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Military Press, Close grip Bench Press
Sa: Squats, Stiff Legged Dead Lift, Calf Raises, Ab work
1 week rest
4 weeks Couture Workout
1 week rest
Repeat
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I admit I am new to the game, but a whole week off?
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It's my half-assed attempt at periodization. From the books on strength training I've skimmed, they usually have a period where it's either light work or completely off from weight lifting.
My goals with weight lifting are to increase strength, power & endurance.
I should probably add a third cycle where it's all power lifts, but I think I'm going to stick with this one for at least 4 or 5 cycles and then maybe reevaluate.
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I started circut training in '83 at age 7.
/trivia
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When can I film all of these work out sessions?
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From the books on strength training I've skimmed, they usually have a period where it's either light work or completely off from weight lifting.
This. I used to over-train like crazy, and while my genetic tendency towards being HARD FUCKING CORE kept me from tearing all my muscles to ribbons, I was also permanently a good ten pounds underweight.
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The last time I was underweight was 1999 when I got married. I was 160lbs at 6`1. In eight years I fattened up to 265.
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Playing that fast is almost impossible for a girl. I have been working on my double bass and such for years, and I will probably never be able to physically be able to play like that. I don't have enough power.
Power's got nothing to do with it. It's the pa that makes it so loud.
Then again, I fucking hate double bass. You want to hear a maestro with a foot pedal, check out Good Times Bad Times by Zep.
One foot is all you need. Use your other one to get color from the hi hat.
I found that while playing the drums increased my dexterity, it never was good cardio. Lugging around a heavy ass drum set was good for weight training, though.
Your core just doesn't get much work on the drums unless you are sloppy as hell with no technique.
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I think this is very true. I barely break a sweat when I play drums, even if I play for a long time. I glow at most. I guess I will have to stick to other ways of making myself smoking hot irresistable.... but I'll probably be too lazy.
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i run 3-5km's 3 times a week, i do weight training 3 times a week ...
as of january 2010 I'll be getting my ass kicked 5 days a week for a minimum of 2 hours a day by canada's finest....i cant fuckin wait!!!
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Joining the JTF2?
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Did the gym thing this morning and worked legs, shoulders, and abs.
My brain sung that to me to the tune of 'heads shoulders knees and toes'.
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Hahahaha! You are very English.
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i went for an hour and a half beach walk today. my ass hurts already.
i clapped and paddled around for a big group of seals to take notice and watch me for a few minutes so i had an excuse to take a breather. i am so very out of shape.
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My roommate just bragged yesterday about how she ran all the way to the lake that runs through the middle of town and back. I wish she would brag about paying me back rent instead.
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I guess at least she wasn't bragging about buying some stupid shit?
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i went for an hour and a half beach walk today. my ass hurts already.
i clapped and paddled around for a big group of seals to take notice and watch me for a few minutes so i had an excuse to take a breather. i am so very out of shape.
If you want to see a Metalfest penis flash, get in shape, dammit. How's that for meaningless motivation?
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I've done something to my lower back this year, and haven't been able to fix it. Hence I've avoided increasing the weights I lift for the last six months until I can get a 2nd opinion from a hospital in NZ.
Basically I'll do 20-30 minutes on one of those aero-walker things to not jar my back, then 30 minutes of weights. I normally do free weights unless I'm lazy or it's a leg exercise.
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That's pretty similar to my workouts. I might go a little longer on weights. How many days a week?
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3 or 4. Usually 3 because I can't do any free weights for the legs like squats or dead-lifts right now. I used to do a 10+ km run twice a week but since I can't really do that at the moment I'll try and go 40 minutes on the aero walker.... which fucks me up pretty well.
Oh yeah, I do use elastic resistance exercises on every other shoulder workout. I play baseball and there are a set of muscles in your shoulder which don't get any stronger from regular weights. It hurts like hell though
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I wish I could run. I do hike pretty often, though, and usually up some pretty steep hills.
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yeah, I miss it. I hate doing cardio stuff indoors.
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I never enjoyed running. I can walk faster than a band of demons on my ass, but running kills my knees.
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You and me both, buddy. Knees and shins. Ugh.
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Gym in the basement = quality time reading loaded-gun between sets!
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Man, I wish I had my own gym. I mean, as is, the gym I go to is almost always relatively empty (it's an "Athletic Club", costs a bunch to be a member, and most of the old fucks who can afford it just lounge around the pool or have food and drinks at the cafe). But still, if I only had a basement or some other space I could put equipment, I'd much rather put my monthly gym payments into accumulating workout stuff.
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I'm trying to sell my xbox 360 so i can use the proceeds towards buying a power rack & forgo the regular gym altogether.
Right now, I've got a heavy bag, speed bag, chin up/dip/leg raise thing, bench, 25-50 lbs of dumbbells, and around 400 lbs of olympic plates to go with an olympic bar.
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the space it would take to have a gym would cost more per month than gym memberships for the three of us
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A chin-up bar and a pair of dumbbells (or a barbell) is all you need.
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If you're... HARDCORE!
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Hey, did you see Robert Deniro's character from Taxi Driver popping into the gym after a hard night's work washing the trash off the streets? Did you see him popping creatine and carrying around a little bottle of water all day?
Fuck no! He did calisthenics and put whiskey in his mashed potatoes, like a real man!
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Ooohhh tell me more!
I think I need to wear a more supportive bra, because every time I exercise lately the right side of my chest, under my breast, hurts. It's really painful.
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To cool down after a high-intensity workout, you should spend at least five-to-ten minutes menacing your reflection.
Running without support probably isn't much better for you than boxing without a titty-plate, which is known to increase the risk of breast cancer, so you you should probably do something about that.
...also remember to see me at least once annually for an oral examination (of your breasts).
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I would get some in my house, but I go at lunch to break up my day. Maybe when I move next I'll get some gear
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I have a set of 20lb dumbbells at home. It's about all I have space for, but there's a lot you can do with a set of dumbbells if there isn't time for the gym, or whatever. And 20lbs is a pretty versatile weight, I find.
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We did biceps tonight at the gym and it seems like I took a step back with what I could handle. Bench press, incline, decline... All 30lbs lighter than last week. I admit my impatience, but I don`t want to tear my body up either. Carrying 60lbs of ice in the to put inside our dead fridge actually felt good. There goes a grand.
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Don't jump your weight up too quickly. Get comfortable at a weight and then increase. I've been benching 215 for a couple weeks now, but until it feels easy I'm not moving up, despite the fact that 225 is a pretty nifty amount.
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20 lb sets are especially good for shoulder exercises.
I don't move up in weight until I can readily do the high end of my target range. If I feel like I was cheating the movement at all, I stick there another week. While getting stronger is awesome, the most important thing is not to hurt yourself.
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While getting stronger is awesome, the most important thing is not to hurt yourself.
If we had a "solid advice" quotebox, I'd nominate this.
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Joining the JTF2?
its a possibility after bmq but depends on the job offer i get (which is supposed to come today) *crosses fingers*
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Good luck to you.
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Not relishing the thought of doing a 35 minute aerobic workout last night I gave the Tabata Protocol (http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/the_tabata_method) a shot... I'm pleased to say it's much, much more tolerable than doing some long, drawn out cardio routine and I plan on giving it a shot for the next month or so to see if it lives up to the hype.
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Sounds pretty intense. How often are you gonna be doing it?
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BTW did anyone hear about this? (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016556066?Southern%20Cal%20Back%20Stafon%20Johnson%20Stable%20After%20Weightlifting%20Accident)
Fuckin' dropped 275 on his throat. Jesus.
I've just been repping lower weights on the bench since I heard about that a couple days ago.
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My immediate goal is fitness (fat loss, increased work capacity, etc) so the goal is a six workouts per week alternating between a circuit and a cardio workout. I'm going to swap my cardio workout for the tabata protocol.
The circuit routine is mostly body weight exercises... Pushups, squats, lunges, and dips. Back, shoulder, and bicep exercises are handled with resistance bands. Resistance bands provide way better workout than I expected, and are a hell of a lot cheaper than a gym membership.
So far I haven't hit my goal of six workouts per week yet. What happens is either I feel to physically drained and need to take a day off, or work / child rearing / keeping up with the house manages to get in the way. I usually get at least four workouts in per week, but I hate the cardio a lot, and it's usually the workout that gets skipped.
Tabata was a lot more challenging in a good way than a regular cardio routine, and since it takes a lot less time I can see myself finding more reasons why I can squeeze it into my day than finding some way to weasel out of spending 35 minutes doing something I'd rather not.
Last night for the Tabata all I did was run in place as hard as I could, but it was definitely a tough ass workout.
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BTW did anyone hear about this? (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016556066?Southern%20Cal%20Back%20Stafon%20Johnson%20Stable%20After%20Weightlifting%20Accident)
Fuckin' dropped 275 on his throat. Jesus.
I've just been repping lower weights on the bench since I heard about that a couple days ago.
Holy crap. This is the kind of thing I'm really surprised doesn't happen more often though.
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If you are doing sufficiently intense circuit training, you shouldn't need additional cardio.
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Yeah, there's that thought too... It's definitely contributed to the list of reasons I give myself to skip the cardio workouts.
Still, my cardiovascular system is thrashed and I'd really like to do everything I can to help recover it.
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The best workout is the one you do.
Just throw in enough squats and your circuit training should have your heart racing.
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Agreed. Still, nothing wrong with doing as much as you can.
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I agree. I do a straight cardio workout every so often when I've been lifting too much recently or am just plain hungover
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Not to get too aww-shucks-everyone-is-wonderful or anything, but honestly getting any kind of a decent workout on a regular basis just fucking rules. I go through occasional spells where the vicious circle of not doing anything much/not feeling up to doing anything much/so not doing anything much sits me down for a bit, and I always feel like absolute shit within a day or two. Mostly I'm able to work out (meaning gym, hiking, cycling, whatever...) pretty regularly, and even if I'm not losing a bunch of weight or looking like one of those dudes who kick sand in the 90 lb weakling's face on the beach, I feel like I can breathe, I feel like I can pick fairly heavy things up, and I feel like it's not a ridiculous task to move myself around now and then.
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BTW did anyone hear about this? (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016556066?Southern%20Cal%20Back%20Stafon%20Johnson%20Stable%20After%20Weightlifting%20Accident)
Fuckin' dropped 275 on his throat. Jesus.
I've just been repping lower weights on the bench since I heard about that a couple days ago.
Holy crap. This is the kind of thing I'm really surprised doesn't happen more often though.
Yeah, it kinda freaked me out a little. I've been doing decent sets at over 200 recently, and I'm not nearly macho enough to dismiss 200+ as anything to sniff at. At least not when it comes to having that shit land on your throat.
I guess I'm gonna have to get a spotter if I wanna keep going up in weight.
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Good idea.
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want (http://www.nzbizbuysell.co.nz/16105)
Man, if I owned a gym I could go back and forth between NZ whenever I pleased. Plus I'd get to spend my time improving people's lives.
Fuck it, I wanted some property and now I have it, I also had to have a steady job until wife's business gained traction = done. Consider the next goal locked in lads.
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Right the fuck on man!
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Man, that would be killer.
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srsly - owning a large gym would be sweet. Eric - why don't you look at what it would take. I bet a lot of places are selling up cheap over there. You could borrow against your partners house to fund it or something, it's gotta be better than paying her power bill
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He should buy a curves and let Zoomie run it.
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Curves is expanding to Japan and NZ.
I'm excited about this idea now. Which means I'll probably do something without thinking it through enough
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He should buy a curves and let Zoomie run it.
Ha ha! The fox running the hen house.
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srsly - owning a large gym would be sweet. Eric - why don't you look at what it would take. I bet a lot of places are selling up cheap over there. You could borrow against your partners house to fund it or something, it's gotta be better than paying her power bill
That would be great, but it's not in the cards at the moment.
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I frikking killed myself on shoulders yesterday. Everything hurts
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Did that Sunday. I vomited, too. Ab work triggered it.
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I walked up some stairs earlier this afternoon. Got pretty winded, it was intense!
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I did an hour and a half just now. 30 mins cardio on the elliptical, keeping my heart rate at about 160 the whole time. Then an hour of lifting - narrow, medium, and wide grip barbell curls, free standing squats, leg press, incline dumbell press, incline situps, butterfly press, and some other shit I don't know the name of. Took my gloves off and took my heart rate a few times, and I reckon I kept it up near 170 for most of the hour.
Now I'm tired.
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I'll bet man, that's a huge workout.
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Oh, and Amy did 80 laps of the half-Olympic size pool at the gym, which is 2 km. I bet she's tired too.
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Woah! When you guys fuck it must bring the house down.
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I forgot to take a change of underwear so no cardio today. 60 minutes of just weights by yourself is a lot of goddam weights
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I am firewarden at work for my section of the building, and we had a fire drill on Thursday. Walking down 16 flights of stairs had my legs sore for two days.
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I also cannot take stairs Kyle. I'm thinking about buying this $100 treadmill since I am a complainer when it comes to doing exercise when it gets cold outside.
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I can't wait to see how you all take Japan. We are going to be walking a LOT
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We've been keeping to a good schedule of 4-5 days per week, about an hour and a half per day. This week we took Friday off and went to the beach, which was nice, but I'm pretty psyched to get back in the gym tomorrow.
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addiction
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Yeah, but not such a bad one. Trust me, nobody would ever say I look like I work out too much!
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(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/messiercat/blog/1-13.jpg)
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Yeah, exactly. Not quite there yet!
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Seeing as how I only have a total of 8 hours to myself 7 days a week and I use 6 of those hours for sleeping I haven't had time to exercise. How I do in Japan is how I do in Japan. Mosh smokes and is elderly, bagman is a pussy, luke is overweight, and tricky has a club foot so I guess you, Nick, should just accept the fact that you should have low expectations on how well we will handle the walking.
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(http://kwarenta28.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/april-1942-death-march.jpg)
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I don't think I complained last time we had a trek and we DID do some trekking (Nikko).
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Nick is just making fun of us since he is a trophy wife and gets to play tennis all day at the country club and we don't.
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This is true
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I bet he says "ciao" a lot, too.
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and kisses the air next to each cheek before he leaves a person's presence.
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I'm as humble as I am pampered