Workkin' Out! - Page 26

lumberjim · 09-06-2009, 10:10 PM

Our workout has morphed into a pseudo yoga kind of a thing mixed with cursory weight work and cardio to finish it off.

well...I say 'Our' because that's what jinx and I do when we go together. She may very well do something entirely different when she goes by herself. I get to the gym pretty much every Wednesday and Sunday, barring other obligations like birthday parties, work, and other distractions.

anyway..... here's what I did today:

10AM....mowed the lawn Today, I began Spencer's training. He needs money to save up for some weird skateboard thing. So, i did most of the trim and the front yard, but my usual early morning sweat fest was downgraded to a simple moistening. The boy did the bulk of the back and forth straight line areas of the yard.....getting comfortable with operating the mower, while I ran the weed eater, and kept an eye on him. (It's pretty cool teaching your 11 year old son the mow the lawn, btw....that's going into the vault)

later, at the gym...

this, I call the Ball Plank...... i don't knwo why....and there very well may be a better name for it....but that's what I named the files when I saved them....

it starts with you lying oh-so comfortably on the little purple foam matt with your feet propped up on a nice cushy giant rubber ball:

now, you lift your hips up off of the matt.....count to 4.

then...you extend your legs out and hold it like that for 8 seconds:

back to the previous position for 4, then rest for 8, repeat.

lumberjim · 09-06-2009, 10:16 PM

Next I did Planks

I break it up into 8 second sections. regular straight plank for 8secs, then just lean your hips out to the left for 8, then back tot the middle for 8, then to the right for another 8.

now, lift one leg for 8 seconds...

and then the other for 8, then back to regular for 8. collapse.

lumberjim · 09-06-2009, 10:29 PM

these side plank things are harder than they look.

start on your side, with your elbow on the matt.

then lift your top leg to make an X

now , dip your hips to the mat in between:

I can do like 6 or 7 on each side.

lumberjim · 09-06-2009, 10:32 PM

now for the pelvic thrusts....

start lying on your back with one leg bent, and one straight up. pick a point on the ceiling and keep your foot there for the entire exercise

now thrust your hips up, clenching your butt cheeks as you go up...

up and down a bunch of times, change legs, etc.

lumberjim · 09-06-2009, 10:37 PM

sometimes we do these bridge things, where you get on all 4s, and lift opposite leg/arm and stretch it out. sometimes we use a rubber hose thing with handles to add resistance.

lumberjim · 09-06-2009, 10:51 PM

these crunches are a motherfucker:

you... again....lie on your back and hold this medicine ball out over your head, while keeping your feet 6 inches up off the ground...

then crunch up, and bring the ball over your head ro meet your knee:

if you're a flexible showoff like someone i know
you can keep that lifting leg straight the whole time

yeah...7 or 8 of those one each side X 3 sets will fix your ass right up.

monster · 09-07-2009, 12:01 AM

Ur nutz. i swam a half mile and biked a bit. fat as ever, but not getting fatter. it works

Perry Winkle · 09-08-2009, 05:13 AM

It's 4:12 am. I'm about to run 3+ miles to the gym, do my light pull lifts, and run 3+ miles home to shower and be to work by 7.

Flint · 09-08-2009, 01:46 PM

jim, y do u have 2 heads? thx

lumberjim · 09-08-2009, 02:46 PM

rum 4 al teh brains

classicman · 09-08-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

It's 4:12 am. I'm about to run 3+ miles to the gym, do my light pull lifts, and run 3+ miles home to shower and be to work by 7.

zzzzzzzzzzz - At best I'd be reaching for the snooze alarm.

dar512 · 09-08-2009, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

rum 4 al teh brains

Chuckled out loud.

Perry Winkle · 09-11-2009, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

zzzzzzzzzzz - At best I'd be reaching for the snooze alarm.

I did it again today. I'm weird.

Tomorrow it's a 57 km run with some people from the running club.

piercehawkeye45 · 09-11-2009, 01:18 PM

I got a free week long trial of yoga classes today. Lets try this out.

jinx · 09-22-2009, 06:02 PM

So I'm feeling a little better today and decide to really brutalize myself at the gym to make up for missing a couple days with this stinking ear infection. I'm doing my strength stuff; pull ups, dips, lower back/glut extensions, various crunches, some arm stuff... a
About an hour into it, when I'm thinking it's about time to get on the treadmill, my trainer comes over and asks if I want to do some speed and agility training with a WC university lacross and basketball player. For some reason I agreed. Holy shitballs.

Yes, my ass is entirely kicked - BUT I'm a 37 year old housewife ffs, and I kept up with a scholarshipped athlete. Doing mirror training stuff (she had to do what I was doing) and she.was.out.of.breath.

Go me.

09-06-2009, 10:10 PM	#376
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Our workout has morphed into a pseudo yoga kind of a thing mixed with cursory weight work and cardio to finish it off. well...I say 'Our' because that's what jinx and I do when we go together. She may very well do something entirely different when she goes by herself. I get to the gym pretty much every Wednesday and Sunday, barring other obligations like birthday parties, work, and other distractions. anyway..... here's what I did today: 10AM....mowed the lawn Today, I began Spencer's training. He needs money to save up for some weird skateboard thing. So, i did most of the trim and the front yard, but my usual early morning sweat fest was downgraded to a simple moistening. The boy did the bulk of the back and forth straight line areas of the yard.....getting comfortable with operating the mower, while I ran the weed eater, and kept an eye on him. (It's pretty cool teaching your 11 year old son the mow the lawn, btw....that's going into the vault) later, at the gym... this, I call the Ball Plank...... i don't knwo why....and there very well may be a better name for it....but that's what I named the files when I saved them.... it starts with you lying oh-so comfortably on the little purple foam matt with your feet propped up on a nice cushy giant rubber ball: now, you lift your hips up off of the matt.....count to 4. then...you extend your legs out and hold it like that for 8 seconds: back to the previous position for 4, then rest for 8, repeat. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-06-2009, 10:16 PM	#377
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Next I did Planks I break it up into 8 second sections. regular straight plank for 8secs, then just lean your hips out to the left for 8, then back tot the middle for 8, then to the right for another 8. now, lift one leg for 8 seconds... and then the other for 8, then back to regular for 8. collapse. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-06-2009, 10:29 PM	#378
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	these side plank things are harder than they look. start on your side, with your elbow on the matt. then lift your top leg to make an X now , dip your hips to the mat in between: I can do like 6 or 7 on each side. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-06-2009, 10:32 PM	#379
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	now for the pelvic thrusts.... start lying on your back with one leg bent, and one straight up. pick a point on the ceiling and keep your foot there for the entire exercise now thrust your hips up, clenching your butt cheeks as you go up... up and down a bunch of times, change legs, etc. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-06-2009, 10:37 PM	#380
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	sometimes we do these bridge things, where you get on all 4s, and lift opposite leg/arm and stretch it out. sometimes we use a rubber hose thing with handles to add resistance. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-06-2009, 10:51 PM	#381
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	these crunches are a motherfucker: you... again....lie on your back and hold this medicine ball out over your head, while keeping your feet 6 inches up off the ground... then crunch up, and bring the ball over your head ro meet your knee: if you're a flexible showoff like someone i know you can keep that lifting leg straight the whole time yeah...7 or 8 of those one each side X 3 sets will fix your ass right up. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-07-2009, 12:01 AM	#382
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Ur nutz. i swam a half mile and biked a bit. fat as ever, but not getting fatter. it works __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-08-2009, 05:13 AM	#383
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	It's 4:12 am. I'm about to run 3+ miles to the gym, do my light pull lifts, and run 3+ miles home to shower and be to work by 7.

09-08-2009, 01:46 PM	#384
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	jim, y do u have 2 heads? thx __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-08-2009, 02:46 PM	#385
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	rum 4 al teh brains __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-11-2009, 01:18 PM	#389
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I got a free week long trial of yoga classes today. Lets try this out. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

09-22-2009, 06:02 PM	#390
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	So I'm feeling a little better today and decide to really brutalize myself at the gym to make up for missing a couple days with this stinking ear infection. I'm doing my strength stuff; pull ups, dips, lower back/glut extensions, various crunches, some arm stuff... a About an hour into it, when I'm thinking it's about time to get on the treadmill, my trainer comes over and asks if I want to do some speed and agility training with a WC university lacross and basketball player. For some reason I agreed. Holy shitballs. Yes, my ass is entirely kicked - BUT I'm a 37 year old housewife ffs, and I kept up with a scholarshipped athlete. Doing mirror training stuff (she had to do what I was doing) and she.was.out.of.breath. Go me. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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