Tony_Tarantula on 18/8/2020 at 18:46
Quote Posted by Tocky
I can't imagine 400 sit ups. Even back when I had a six pack I don't think I ever got over 75 at a go.
Okay 40. And I even felt I could go a few more but I didn't want to push it. Maybe 45 next time. Fast is absolutely key for me. If I didn't do the first thirty fast then the last ten would be nigh impossible. If I ever do make 100 I'm posting it on facebook. If I do one a second then maybe it won't take over thirty minutes to load.
Back in the day my unit tended to regard you as a scumbag if you didn't max out your pushups and situps in your assessment at 72 and 80 respectively, both within two minutes without resting your body weight on the ground. We had this one crazy ranger sergeant who would make exercise plans where I think the most we got to was 300 pushups and 500 situps all within one hour. Not everyone got even close to finishing it.
Aemanyl on 11/9/2020 at 17:55
I'm only 25 and I go cycling every other day. I also like to go hiking at least once a month. Long walks are also great. Not a huge fan of typical gym lifting or calisthenics, though I tried both.
Sneaky Acolyte on 12/9/2020 at 05:55
Quote Posted by Gray
Well, it's been several months of lockdown, and most of us have either got fatter or fitter. Which one are you?
Fatter, I hate to admit. I was a teenager when I first signed up here, and one thing (of many) I hate to have lost since then is that fast metabolism! I was laid-off from work in April due to the whole global pandemic thing going on, and I haven't been able to get a job since. There was a lot of physicality in my last job, lots of lifting heavy things, going up and down ladders, sweating buckets. And now that I've been sitting on MY BUTT all day, it has ballooned into A BIG FAT BUTT along with the rest of me.
Five months of wallowing in my own corpulence in front of my PC hasn't done my waistline any favors. It kinda snuck up on me, honestly. Quarantined and job-less is a bad combination and if I don't fix it soon, it could lead to some kind of fat butt disease. :sweat:
Don't make my mistake! Keep working out!
SubJeff on 12/9/2020 at 14:34
Quote Posted by Aemanyl
I'm only 25... ...Not a huge fan of typical gym lifting or calisthenics, though I tried both.
Dude. Really?
Become a fan.
One thing I really, really regret from my 20s is not hitting the gym hard enough.
In my opinion life-long lifting is essential. In fact it's not my opinion, it's recognised to be beneficial forever. Even if you get cancer when you're 70 (for example) if you've got good muscle you fare better.
Man, I need to lift more.
Jumping Taffer on 14/9/2020 at 15:44
Recently started getting back to exercising consistently again after quarantine gave me a case of the lazies. Been practicing good form and trying to lift heavier than I usually do to actually build strength. Also trying to correct my nerd neck posture haha, which is hard when your job and home life revolve around PCs.
Nicker on 14/9/2020 at 20:22
The smoke from the fires in the USA is so thick here they are urging people to avoid strenuous exercise. For once I am ahead of the game.
SubJeff on 14/9/2020 at 22:50
Ha ha. Yes, I'd read this on Reddit.
Nuts what's going on over there. Stay safe!
Bluegrime on 15/9/2020 at 03:30
Hey, I'm still in my 20s.. :D
Still though, I have made many lifestyle choices that are not conducive to long life. I did and continue to do drugs and have seen the deleterious effects they have had on the lives of people around me. Of the people who started at the same time as I did, few live and those that do have either slowed down or are extremely obvious drug users just from their appearance and demeanor. I still look pretty good, outside of an early heart attack I am hearty (har har) and hale.
Did a 9:22 mile earlier today in my work boots and blue jeans, wanted to die in the last quarter mile and spent several minuets washing my face in the sink afterwords removing heat. I've never been a big cardio guy so I don't feel too bad about that time, outpacing the boomer who called me out also helps. Just swinging around kettle bells and doing free weights outside of that. None of my numbers are impressive outside of squats doing upper 300s for reps, can do 430 ass-to-grass if I have a spotter I trust and nothing to do for the rest of the day. Not looking as fit as I feel waking up in the morning and could probably cut 10-20lbs, have a good vacation coming up where I'll have time to really work out and see what I can lose.
I also saw there is a pushup contest going on here. I don't like floor exercises but next time I go to the gym I'll see what I can pull off
Nicker on 15/9/2020 at 03:49
Vancouver city has had some of the worst air quality in the world this past week. Even worse than coal fired industrial centers in China.
Sometimes visibility on Vancouver Island has been less than 2 kilometers. I saw the sun for the first time in a week. A dull orange disk.
But that's nothing compared to the hell that people in California, Washington and Oregon are suffering.
Gray on 28/9/2020 at 03:25
Quote Posted by SubJeff
One thing I really, really regret from my 20s is not hitting the gym hard enough.
Seconded. I only started when I was 28. I wish I would have started when I was 14, or earlier, but I was too intimidated by the big scary gym bullies at the time. I didn't have the confidence to go in there alone as a little wee skinny nerd boy at the time, fully knowing they'd make fun of me, I just later wish I would have had the courage. Now, being a grumpy old bastard, I don't really give a flying fuck about what people think anymore. It's not more confidence, it's just that I stopped caring about what other people may think of me. I wish I'd have had this attitude 30 years ago. I'd probably be slightly more fit by now.
Lockdown has stopped me going to the gym, but fortunately I bought some weights before that, and can do some lighter stuff at home. Not a proper full all-out-exhaustion session, but a little wee bit with steps and weights more often. I think I'm actually slightly more fit now than I was six months ago. Smaller biceps probably, but better general fitness. For some reason, I look slimmer and taller, but that was never the intent. My main plan was just to avoid diabetes that runs in the family.
Quote Posted by Bluegrime
drugs
Yeah... well, I'm not gonna get on my high horse here, just say this: it's completely fucked up the life of a dear beloved family member, starting out all innocently but quickly spiralling out of control. Don't repeat his mistake, he's all fucked up now and will probably never have a normal life again. He's constantly plagued by depression, anxiety and paranoia. He started smoking weed daily at age 15. He's now 26, and in a deep dark pit of misery. I fear he'll take his own life. We're doing all we can to prevent this, but his behaviour is very erratic and unpredictable now. We are all very worried.