Workkin' Out! - Page 23

Perry Winkle · 07-09-2009, 09:22 PM

So far this week.

Monday: Heavy push lifts. 12k recovery run on trails.
Tuesday: Light pull lifts.
Wednesday: 12k fast run on trails.
Thursday: Light push lifts. 6.4 mile road run.

Rest of the week.
Friday: Heavy pull lifts.
Saturday: Long run. 14-15+ miles on trails.
Sunday: Hike, elliptical or other light activity.

joelnwil · 07-10-2009, 07:53 AM

Wow! Perry. That is some serious stuff! I ran until I was nearly 60, but back problems caused me to have to stop anything that caused spinal stress.

Yesterday was legs and abs on the Nautilus machines. Worked up to 360 on the leg press, then did 155 on leg extensions, and some leg curls and calf exercises. Also the abduction and adduction. Can never remember which is which, but for women I think of those exercises as chastity and promiscuity - one keeps your legs together and one spreads them apart (115 and 220 respectively). Then 10 minutes on the exercise bike at random 14 to finish things off.

I was especially fired up before going to the gym, because there was this recorded phone call:

And the voice said (sorry Laurie Anderson): "You have been selected to get this call because someone in your family saw the commercial where the lady falls and cannot get to the phone..."

For those not in the U. S., perhaps you have not seen the commercial. It is of a woman on the floor trying to get to the phone. They are selling "Life Alert" which means that you can get this thing around your neck and press a button and call the paramedics.

What lying, despicable, worthless garbage these people are!

Nobody in my family called - I know that for certain.

And the voice was very authoritative, but deep and comforting, and he spoke slowly because you these little old people get confused if you speak too fast.

No Life Alert for me! Not after that attempted scam. I do not need it, and if I did I will never do business with people who lie to me.

And the next time I get a live call from some hearing aid salesman (yes, when you get to be a certain age they offer you free hearing tests), I will keep the jerk on the line for a while, by saying stuff like "What's that sonny? Speak up and stop mumbling. You young people need to enunciate better!" Maybe I can mess up his schedule enough to keep him from scamming one other person.

When you get old (73) the lying parasites come out.

Tulip · 07-11-2009, 12:22 AM

Y'all are so good. I'm so lazy, Hip Hop Abs suits me just fine.

I did burpees before, very tiring indeed!

Anyways, I just bought an exercise bike. Hope I'll be able to lose some weight now. :p

Griff · 07-11-2009, 09:29 AM

Now you need to build a habit Tulip. Good luck!

Good night of fencing at the club last night. We had 10 competitive fencers representing all three sport weapons plus some other toys we don't use in our club but are pretty interesting. Anyway, I slept like a baby last night after the fencing and bull session were over.

lumberjim · 07-11-2009, 11:06 AM

so, ....Mr Hoighty Toighty.....after you get done fencing, I suppose you Lords sit around drinking wine and eating cheeses (yes, cheesES), and commenting on the dismal affairs of the peasantry in a disdainful and condescending manner?

sounds AWESOME.

lumberjim · 07-11-2009, 11:09 AM

I went to the gym before work today. just did a little quick cardio to get my blood pumping, then triceps, biceps, and bench press followed by a brief swim. I have to survive jinx's abdominal abuse tomorrow, and time was short, so i took it kind of easy.

I wish I had the kind of schedule that would let me get up that early normally. I'd be a morning gym person.

Perry Winkle · 07-11-2009, 01:46 PM

Nobody showed up at the bagel shop for the group run this morning, so I took off on my own. At a mile in I was feeling beat and ready to quit. About the time I was going to take a cutoff to leave me with about 5 miles for the day, my running compadre comes around the corner from the other side of the mountain.

We ended up getting a good run in. Personally, I ran 15-16 miles with elevation gain I don't want to think about. It took about 4 hours.

Flint · 07-11-2009, 01:48 PM

I'm going out tonight, so I'm pumping up my biceps. Might do some 21s. (1 set = 7 reps bottom half of curl r.o.m., 7 reps top half of curl r.o.m., 7 reps full range curls)

Griff · 07-11-2009, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

so, ....Mr Hoighty Toighty.....after you get done fencing, I suppose you Lords sit around drinking wine and eating cheeses (yes, cheesES), and commenting on the dismal affairs of the peasantry in a disdainful and condescending manner?

sounds AWESOME.

There was a fair bit of that after the public school crowd left.

We also pondered using homemade goat cheese wheels dipped in gold, silver, and bronze wax as the awards for our eventual tourney. Last night was when the club paid back for all the hard work. The scene was most awesome.

btw Perry holy crap!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-11-2009, 03:31 PM

Repeated left clicks, interspersed with right clicks, and an occasional enter, followed by another trip to the fridge. Whew, I'm beat.

Flint · 07-13-2009, 01:37 PM

Updates on this thread:
I am no longer "in the worst shape of my life." I am still working out "with free weights in my garage, like a prison inmate" but now I am also doing Burpees like a prison inmate on lock-down. This explosive, whole-body movement packs a wicked cardio element. As for the mid-day exercise, I do (guess what?) Burpees in the server room (concrete floor, two APC in-line chillers). During my car ride I also do a little hand-gripper thing, like, hundreds of reps.

Bottom line: I'm still fat, but I'm alot stronger now. Being fat and weak was embarassing.

lumberjim · 07-13-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

During my car ride I also do a little hand-gripper thing, like, hundreds of reps.

HIS WANG

dar512 · 07-13-2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

HIS WANG

COL - chuckled out loud

Clodfobble · 07-13-2009, 02:49 PM

Mr. Clod says that they had to do burpees in ROTC, except they also had to shout "1-2-3-4, I love the Air Force!" as they did them. And then about half the cadre would fall over dead each time.

They had a very high attrition rate, it would seem.

Flint · 07-13-2009, 03:08 PM

They could definitely white out your vision, make you throw up, etc.

I am told the real "prison workout" version of burpees is to do a set of 20, a set of 19, a set of 18, and so on down to a set of one. This ends up being 210 reps. This is to stay in "fighting" shape. If you can't do the whole superset starting at 20, you are considered an easy target.

07-11-2009, 09:29 AM	#334
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Now you need to build a habit Tulip. Good luck! Good night of fencing at the club last night. We had 10 competitive fencers representing all three sport weapons plus some other toys we don't use in our club but are pretty interesting. Anyway, I slept like a baby last night after the fencing and bull session were over. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-11-2009, 11:06 AM	#335
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	so, ....Mr Hoighty Toighty.....after you get done fencing, I suppose you Lords sit around drinking wine and eating cheeses (yes, cheesES), and commenting on the dismal affairs of the peasantry in a disdainful and condescending manner? sounds AWESOME. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-11-2009, 11:09 AM	#336
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I went to the gym before work today. just did a little quick cardio to get my blood pumping, then triceps, biceps, and bench press followed by a brief swim. I have to survive jinx's abdominal abuse tomorrow, and time was short, so i took it kind of easy. I wish I had the kind of schedule that would let me get up that early normally. I'd be a morning gym person. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-11-2009, 01:48 PM	#338
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm going out tonight, so I'm pumping up my biceps. Might do some 21s. (1 set = 7 reps bottom half of curl r.o.m., 7 reps top half of curl r.o.m., 7 reps full range curls) __________________ **************** 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**

07-11-2009, 03:31 PM	#340
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Repeated left clicks, interspersed with right clicks, and an occasional enter, followed by another trip to the fridge. Whew, I'm beat. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-09-2009, 09:22 PM	#331
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	So far this week. Monday: Heavy push lifts. 12k recovery run on trails. Tuesday: Light pull lifts. Wednesday: 12k fast run on trails. Thursday: Light push lifts. 6.4 mile road run. Rest of the week. Friday: Heavy pull lifts. Saturday: Long run. 14-15+ miles on trails. Sunday: Hike, elliptical or other light activity.

07-10-2009, 07:53 AM	#332
joelnwil Major Inhabitant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silver Spring MD Posts: 128	Wow! Perry. That is some serious stuff! I ran until I was nearly 60, but back problems caused me to have to stop anything that caused spinal stress. Yesterday was legs and abs on the Nautilus machines. Worked up to 360 on the leg press, then did 155 on leg extensions, and some leg curls and calf exercises. Also the abduction and adduction. Can never remember which is which, but for women I think of those exercises as chastity and promiscuity - one keeps your legs together and one spreads them apart (115 and 220 respectively). Then 10 minutes on the exercise bike at random 14 to finish things off. I was especially fired up before going to the gym, because there was this recorded phone call: And the voice said (sorry Laurie Anderson): "You have been selected to get this call because someone in your family saw the commercial where the lady falls and cannot get to the phone..." For those not in the U. S., perhaps you have not seen the commercial. It is of a woman on the floor trying to get to the phone. They are selling "Life Alert" which means that you can get this thing around your neck and press a button and call the paramedics. What lying, despicable, worthless garbage these people are! Nobody in my family called - I know that for certain. And the voice was very authoritative, but deep and comforting, and he spoke slowly because you these little old people get confused if you speak too fast. No Life Alert for me! Not after that attempted scam. I do not need it, and if I did I will never do business with people who lie to me. And the next time I get a live call from some hearing aid salesman (yes, when you get to be a certain age they offer you free hearing tests), I will keep the jerk on the line for a while, by saying stuff like "What's that sonny? Speak up and stop mumbling. You young people need to enunciate better!" Maybe I can mess up his schedule enough to keep him from scamming one other person. When you get old (73) the lying parasites come out.

07-11-2009, 12:22 AM	#333
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Y'all are so good. I'm so lazy, Hip Hop Abs suits me just fine. I did burpees before, very tiring indeed! Anyways, I just bought an exercise bike. Hope I'll be able to lose some weight now. :p

07-11-2009, 01:46 PM	#337
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Nobody showed up at the bagel shop for the group run this morning, so I took off on my own. At a mile in I was feeling beat and ready to quit. About the time I was going to take a cutoff to leave me with about 5 miles for the day, my running compadre comes around the corner from the other side of the mountain. We ended up getting a good run in. Personally, I ran 15-16 miles with elevation gain I don't want to think about. It took about 4 hours.

07-13-2009, 01:37 PM	#341
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Updates on this thread: I am no longer "in the worst shape of my life." I am still working out "with free weights in my garage, like a prison inmate" but now I am also doing Burpees like a prison inmate on lock-down. This explosive, whole-body movement packs a wicked cardio element. As for the mid-day exercise, I do (guess what?) Burpees in the server room (concrete floor, two APC in-line chillers). During my car ride I also do a little hand-gripper thing, like, hundreds of reps. Bottom line: I'm still fat, but I'm alot stronger now. Being fat and weak was embarassing. __________________ **************** 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**

07-13-2009, 02:49 PM	#344
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Mr. Clod says that they had to do burpees in ROTC, except they also had to shout "1-2-3-4, I love the Air Force!" as they did them. And then about half the cadre would fall over dead each time. They had a very high attrition rate, it would seem. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-13-2009, 03:08 PM	#345
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	They could definitely white out your vision, make you throw up, etc. I am told the real "prison workout" version of burpees is to do a set of 20, a set of 19, a set of 18, and so on down to a set of one. This ends up being 210 reps. This is to stay in "fighting" shape. If you can't do the whole superset starting at 20, you are considered an easy target. __________________ **************** 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**

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