Today's Workout Thread

[edhewitt]

I have a real good bike downstairs in front of a 60 " TV WITH XBOX and ps3. Helps the hour go by. Currently catching up on Sons of Anarchy, which I never watched before.

Today's workout was two hours of bouldering, as it is EVERY Saturday. here's another show off video of me working a problem I made up.

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Thanks to free WiFi courtesy of quantas, I have now seen monkey boy in action. And yes I would be crap at that. Do all the crosses, squares circles etc indicate different routes?
Good show by the way.

[carlmaloschneider]

Thanks to free WiFi courtesy of quantas, I have now seen monkey boy in action. And yes I would be crap at that. Do all the crosses, squares circles etc indicate different routes?
Good show by the way.

Yeah, the symbols drawn next to the holds are the routes (called 'problems' in bouldering). The different coloured chalk indicates the difficulty within the club, in the order of white, yellow, blue, orange, green and pink. I'm climbing blues at the moment.

[edhewitt]

Yeah, the symbols drawn next to the holds are the routes (called 'problems' in bouldering). The different coloured chalk indicates the difficulty within the club, in the order of white, yellow, blue, orange, green and pink. I'm climbing blues at the moment.

Well that's an improvement over having the climbing blues like you did a few weeks ago

[Airportcopper]

I've been working so much.. When i get home I'm so exhausted I can't even think about getting off my couch.. I used to be huge into working out.. Been doing martial arts for a ill bit Krav Maga and actually enjoy learning something while working out..I like working out with groups of people.. And my brother is a huge cross fit guy.. So may jump,into that.. Think my key is going straight to work out right after work and not stopping home.. Either way have to kick myself In The but and get out there

[carlmaloschneider]

I've been working so much.. When i get home I'm so exhausted I can't even think about getting off my couch.. I used to be huge into working out.. Been doing martial arts for a ill bit Krav Maga and actually enjoy learning something while working out..I like working out with groups of people.. And my brother is a huge cross fit guy.. So may jump,into that.. Think my key is going straight to work out right after work and not stopping home.. Either way have to kick myself In The but and get out there

I did Krav Maga for a bit, I really enjoyed it, even the smashing of shin bone on shin bone.

I agree about hitting a gym right after work, esp if work tires you, unless you work close to home. By the time I drive home (an hour on the road) or bus it home (and hour and a quarter) I'm in no mood to work out.

[souschefdude]

I did some 'bouldering' a few years back. There is a local gym that gave 3 month memberships for the Winter. I tell you my back was wide and my forearms pumped after those 3 months. Getting a cardio workout doing it is a little harder though. My partner and I would chose the easiest routes and see how fast we could get up them.

These days I have a great little gym in my basement. Smith Machine, Speed Bag, Heavy bag, recumbent stationary bike. I work a rotating shift work, so it is a challenge getting a workout on a regular basis. Having the gym right at home makes it easier. Wakeup, coffee, play with the dog while I stretch, hit the bags.....or hit the gym right after getting home and playing with the dog. Been at it regular now for over a year and a half. Thanks to the SWMBO I have the free time to do it..

[carlmaloschneider]

I did some 'bouldering' a few years back. There is a local gym that gave 3 month memberships for the Winter. I tell you my back was wide and my forearms pumped after those 3 months. Getting a cardio workout doing it is a little harder though. My partner and I would chose the easiest routes and see how fast we could get up them.

These days I have a great little gym in my basement. Smith Machine, Speed Bag, Heavy bag, recumbent stationary bike. I work a rotating shift work, so it is a challenge getting a workout on a regular basis. Having the gym right at home makes it easier. Wakeup, coffee, play with the dog while I stretch, hit the bags.....or hit the gym right after getting home and playing with the dog. Been at it regular now for over a year and a half. Thanks to the SWMBO I have the free time to do it..

Yeah, without bragging or anything, my back is really quite 'craggy' at the moment, and my forearms are getting pretty big and veiny, downside is my hands look like I pleasure myself a lot (my wife's favorite joke).

I used to like my punching bag, I'd do two little 'rabbit punches' I think they're called, wait for the bag to swing back and then do four, wait 'till it swung back again and then six, etc up to twenty...

Also, I found five three minute rounds were good, with a minute in between...

You can get a pretty good cardio workout with bouldering if you don't rest very much between problems, and do repeating under hanging problems (if available; I'm sure they would be over there, ours is TINY compared to those HUGE bouldering gyms I've seen on line in the US!)...

[edhewitt]

Yeah, without bragging or anything, my back is really quite 'craggy' at the moment, and my forearms are getting pretty big and veiny, downside is my hands look like I pleasure myself a lot (my wife's favorite joke).

I used to like my punching bag, I'd do two little 'rabbit punches' I think they're called, wait for the bag to swing back and then do four, wait 'till it swung back again and then six, etc up to twenty...

Also, I found five three minute rounds were good, with a minute in between...

You can get a pretty good cardio workout with bouldering if you don't rest very much between problems, and do repeating under hanging problems (if available; I'm sure they would be over there, ours is TINY compared to those HUGE bouldering gyms I've seen on line in the US!)...

Have you thought about a pipe an a sailors hat, Popeye.

[Ludvig]

I have never been in to working out but I am trying to change that. Maybe this thread will give me some extra motivation to keep doing it. I have a tendency to quit after a while.

[souschefdude]

I think it is important for it to be enjoyable. For instance I loathe doing abs. So I dont do them. My abs get a workout though when I kick the heavy bag, which is a blast.
Stationary biking is a drag too, but I make it more enjoyable by having it in front of Netflix on a bigscreen TV.
It is also important to remember that doing 40 minutes of anything everyday is healthier than laying on the couch watching the tube.