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More Time To Get Fit - 2025

That would be cool, it's been almost 30 years since I rode on them, it was my brothers and when I was visiting him I learned to ride it and being someone who likes to push the limits, I got fairly far along the learning curve.
 
You and P are racing at the end of the weekend!
 
alright: i need updates from you beasts. my big achievement this week was moving from using a walker to getting around on crutches. (for short distances)
 
Did you order bands on Amazon yet????

My "wish I'd known that earlier" thing this month: L-Methylfolate. B9. Wow. If only I'd know like 20 years ago. Several things better: Vision, productivity, word seeking, name recognition, all better in very short time. That tells the story. The ADHD component that plagues me in tasks has been well suppressed.

That's my update R. I think I've bettered my daily dopamine issues. *think*....
 
Holeshot said:
Did you order bands on Amazon yet????

My "wish I'd known that earlier" thing this month: L-Methylfolate. B9. Wow. If only I'd know like 20 years ago. Several things better: Vision, productivity, word seeking, name recognition, all better in very short time. That tells the story. The ADHD component that plagues me in tasks has been well suppressed.

That's my update R. I think I've bettered my daily dopamine issues. *think*....
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shit. will order some right meow.

this or that?
 
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You choice, but I like handled bands, personally. You can always grab the nylon in front of the handle for added grip work and / or tension change. So long as there's several different resistance bands. Good on ya R!
 
Holeshot said:
You choice, but I like handled bands, personally. You can always grab the nylon in front of the handle for added grip work and / or tension change. So long as there's several different resistance bands. Good on ya R!
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between you and @Climber it’s clear there is no losing. i’ll get the handles set. thank you, gents!
 
I've covered 69% of the 100 miles goal for february. (nice).

Skipped today to go watch USA vs Canada though so I have to run 7.2 miles tomorrow to make up for it....or like 4.5 for the next 4 days. Kinda rather just jog the 7.2.

I tell ya - it's not the physical exertion that's getting me at this point, it's the boredom running on a treadmill. Music helps, but...my attention span is just not there even when running.
 
NorCalAthlete said:
I've covered 69% of the 100 miles goal for february. (nice).

Skipped today to go watch USA vs Canada though so I have to run 7.2 miles tomorrow to make up for it....or like 4.5 for the next 4 days. Kinda rather just jog the 7.2.

I tell ya - it's not the physical exertion that's getting me at this point, it's the boredom running on a treadmill. Music helps, but...my attention span is just not there even when running.
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Try turning on TV in front of you I find the visual stimulation helps more than just music alone.
 
I found another anti-deskjob exercise to do at the gym. For me, the deskjob and the cycling wreck my psoas and leads to lower back pain. The new psoas exercise is weighted knee lifts - stand straight and gently hold one dumbbell on one knee. Raise the knee as high as you can. I think it’s helping.

I found out how strong my cycling coach is in the gym. His single leg press sets are done with 285lbs on the angled leg press machine. With the sled weight, that’s near 400lbs with ONE leg! I can do 0.75reps with the left leg and 2 reps w the right with 0lbs added to the sled :LOL:. So now high weight low rep sets have been added to my plan.

Saturday will be my hardest cycling workout ever. 2x10 of 20s all-out sprint with 1:40 rest. Then ride for 90min at endurance pace. Then a 20min sweet spot interval. Then 1x10 of 20s sprint with 40s rest. :barf
 
stangmx13 said:
I found another anti-deskjob exercise to do at the gym. For me, the deskjob and the cycling wreck my psoas and leads to lower back pain. The new psoas exercise is weighted knee lifts - stand straight and gently hold one dumbbell on one knee. Raise the knee as high as you can. I think it’s helping.

I found out how strong my cycling coach is in the gym. His single leg press sets are done with 285lbs on the angled leg press machine. With the sled weight, that’s near 400lbs with ONE leg! I can do 0.75reps with the left leg and 2 reps w the right with 0lbs added to the sled :LOL:. So now high weight low rep sets have been added to my plan.

Saturday will be my hardest cycling workout ever. 2x10 of 20s all-out sprint with 1:40 rest. Then ride for 90min at endurance pace. Then a 20min sweet spot interval. Then 1x10 of 20s sprint with 40s rest. :barf
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you’re a weirdo. i like this about you.

i also love that this thread has fitness nerds that run the gamut.
 
My teacher told me that in eastern Europe walkers were made out of lead pipe and thus were quite heavy. The users didn't worry about falling over backwards because the walkers were so heavy so they stood up straight rather than hunched over the walker. The other effect was due to the walkers having no wheels so the user had to pick up the heavy lead pipe walker and move it forward thus getting some upper body strengthening.
 
I've been trying to get the MIL to start using weights on her walks - ankle/wrist weights, small dumbbells, anything. She complains about losing strength, but has yet to do anything about it. Hopefully I'll convince her to improve her routine soon.
 
stangmx13 said:
I found another anti-deskjob exercise to do at the gym. For me, the deskjob and the cycling wreck my psoas and leads to lower back pain. The new psoas exercise is weighted knee lifts - stand straight and gently hold one dumbbell on one knee. Raise the knee as high as you can. I think it’s helping.
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Ever tried Monkey feet, Rob? Not cheap as they should be, but I find uses for them every week:

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Wish you could lift dumbbells with your feet like you can with your hands? Do that and much more with MonkeyFeet, the newest product from Animalhouse Fitness. Leg day will never be the same!
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two wheel tramp said:
between you and @Climber it’s clear there is no losing. i’ll get the handles set. thank you, gents!
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One thing I did during the pandemic for my son was to put large screw eye's in his wall into the studs in the wall. Then I got him a set of esistance bands with the handles. The cool thing about resistance bands is that there will be no shock loading on the screw eye's, I put two high and two low, then he could combine bands to get the lifting workout he needed.
 
Had a 9 mile run planned for yesterday with my wife and some of her bad ass running friends to celebrate my 50th birthday, which is today. Needless to say the kiddo brought home a most wonderful flu and I got it. Saturday and Sunday were horrible, today much better. Gonna shoot for doing the run next weekend.
 
Ridley said:
Had a 9 mile run planned for yesterday with my wife and some of her bad ass running friends to celebrate my 50th birthday, which is today. Needless to say the kiddo brought home a most wonderful flu and I got it. Saturday and Sunday were horrible, today much better. Gonna shoot for doing the run next weekend.
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Sucks. This month hasn’t been my best. Hang in there.
 
Ridley said:
Had a 9 mile run planned for yesterday with my wife and some of her bad ass running friends to celebrate my 50th birthday, which is today. Needless to say the kiddo brought home a most wonderful flu and I got it. Saturday and Sunday were horrible, today much better. Gonna shoot for doing the run next weekend.
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sorry to hear about the flu, but happy birthday dude!

have never been a runner (heart defect - zero long distance endurance since i was a kid). my feet are another weak link. last week someone asked me to come look at a stand of trees (potential hazard issue). they were in a meadow close to a road, so i’m thinking no big deal. then they said they wanted me to look at something else, over half a mile up a steep slope. like a dumbass, i followed them. fucking trail they suggested should be better maintained. was totally unprepared to hike - wearing tall mucking boots, and the next morning i could barely walk. it felt like someone had taken a hammer to my feet.
 
Hey LB, hiking in muck boots is rough no matter the distance or terrain. Your tougher than I am without question.
 
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