HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ha ha!!! my trainer would LOVE that sign! She is indeed a sadist. I am doing well. Back from snowboarding Sunday Night. More than an hour on the cardio equipment in the gym Monday Night. Boxfit Tuesday morning, and more than an hour cardio at the gym in the evening. Fitball this morning, and plans for the gym tonight... Twice a day is AWESOME!!! Shame my house looks like a bomb went off! Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I sprained my ankle last Friday playing basketball. Very bad as well... but of course I had to work the next day so I was hobbling around like crazy. Still pretty painful and stiff so I'll probably have to pass on bball this week. Hopefully it'll sort itself out soon. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Sounds like muikabochi could do with that excuse, Black Mountain. Hope it gets better soon. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 fell off the wagon this week due to bacon.......back on the wagon.....when my bacon runs out Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Come on Muika don't weaken - this may help Gambarimasu! Actually did 24km last night so if no rain tonight I might hit 500km for the month. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 :thumbsup: Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Kyo mo gambaru ze! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 525km for June, out every day. Last night wasn't a good start to July. Belting down with rain but I didn't want to break my run, so I went out for 2km. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Very good muikabochi, must be pleased with that. I have been nowhere near as good. 4 weeks or so, gambarimasu! Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Good work guys (and MB)!! I went for another bmx ride alongside the Tama on Saturday and this time didn't get lost or sunburnt - bonus!!! However, I do need to sort myself out with a padded seat because my backside is still killing me!!! I'm also thinking about changing my avatar to this pic! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 What you want to look like in a few years, Mick? Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I walked 3km to the bar and 4km back (I got lost) last night. Was quite pleased about that! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 What?! Pleased you got lost coming home from the bar?! LOL I have been putting a bg effort in. 3 x morning a week. Two of box kick and one of toning/strength training. 5 x evenings a week at the gym. Minimum of half hour cardio, minimum of an hour working hard in the gym, up to 1.5 hours. I have been trying to test a new piece of strange gym equipment (just used to treadmills, bikes and free weights is me) each night. Last night I gave this fellow a crack. Strange, but I can see the potential...not as good as regular weights for bicep curls etc, but it did a cracking good job on working out my obliques! It is a TechnoGym brand Kinesis machine. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Sounds like a good night, apart from all the walking of course. Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Rain not helping my cause at the moment. Yeah I know excuses... but true! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 What?! Pleased you got lost coming home from the bar?! LOL I have been putting a bg effort in. 3 x morning a week. Two of box kick and one of toning/strength training. 5 x evenings a week at the gym. Minimum of half hour cardio, minimum of an hour working hard in the gym, up to 1.5 hours. I have been trying to test a new piece of strange gym equipment (just used to treadmills, bikes and free weights is me) each night. Last night I gave this fellow a crack. Strange, but I can see the potential...not as good as regular weights for bicep curls etc, but it did a cracking good job on working out my obliques! It is a TechnoGym brand Kinesis machine. What is that?! Totally fed up of my bike rides now. Still doing them, but no fun at all. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 That my fair Muika is a Kinesis Machine. I spent a few days staring at it from the treadmill trying to work out what tf it is supposed to do, but having used it a few times now I kinda like it. The sausage shaped holes in the white main body near the bottom are the weight plates, so step one is to adjust that to the resistance you require - left and right. Then choose the exercise and the 'plane' you need to use, top, bottom or upright. Locate the handles which move up and down the cord. Begin. Last night I used it for squats and because I am preparing for snowboarding, calf raises (onto toes). I grabbed the bottom handles, so when I was squatting it was like having 5kilo weights in each hand...increased the effort required to go up and down in a controlled manner. The night before I focused on obliques - that meant grabbing the handles from the upright cord, standing back from the machine and arms extended rotating to point right or left (my hands together - like I was firing a gun). I spotted a guy doing the same exercise last night who ignored the handles and just clasped the cords between his two hands with fingers interlinked....that might be more natural. You need to mix up your bike rides with something different. I would be bored to death doing the same thing all the time. Thankfully even in the gym I have the option of mixing it up, and the personal trainer always has some new form of torture to introduce us to. Why not run or walk for a week then go back to the bike for a week? Edit to add... Pretty sad little video with horrid background music, but you get the idea... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Certainly looks like an interesting machine. I don't think it's the bike thing as such that's boring. It's the eating less and generally trying that I'm fed up of. I think a jog would be even worse! What I really want is to sit down watch some movies with some beer, chips and pizza. With extra cheese. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Certainly looks like an interesting machine. I don't think it's the bike thing as such that's boring. It's the eating less and generally trying that I'm fed up of. I think a jog would be even worse! What I really want is to sit down watch some movies with some beer, chips and pizza. With extra cheese. LOL. I am with you there!! I just discovered a few new products that have increased my enjoyment a touch while depriving myself. 1. Super Lupin Cereal 2. Bodhis bread and cookies with lupin flour 3. Protein Pancakes! They are not super lush like some indulgent treats I can think of (beer, chips, pizza) ..... But enough to keep me on the straight and narrow for longer. (added the video to post above) Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 An Anti-Gym Story For Christmas this year my wife purchased me a week of private lessons at the local health club. Though still in great shape from when I was on the Uni chess team in high school, I decided it was a good idea to go ahead and try it. I called and made reservations with someone named Tanya, who said she is a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and athletic clothing model. My wife seemed very pleased with how enthusiastic I was to get started. Day 1 They suggest I keep this "exercise diary" to chart my progress this week. Started the morning at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get up, but worth it when I arrived at the health club and Tanya was waiting for me. She's something of a goddess, with blond hair and a dazzling white smile. She showed me the machines and took my pulse after five minutes on the treadmill. She seemed a little alarmed that it was so high, but I think just standing next to her in that outfit of hers added about ten points. Enjoyed watching the aerobics class. Tanya was very encouraging as I did my sit ups, though my gut was already aching a little from holding it in the whole time I was talking to her. This is going to be great. Day 2 Took a whole pot of coffee to get me out the door, but I made it. Tanya had me lie on my back and push this heavy iron bar up into the air. Then she put weights on it, for heaven's sake! Legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made it the full mile. Her smile made it all worth it. Muscles feel great Day 3 The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the tooth brush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I am sure that I have developed a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was okay as long as I didn't try to steer. I parked on top of a Volkswagen. Tanya was a little impatient with me and said my screaming was bothering the other club members. The treadmill hurt my chest so I did the stair monster. Why would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by the invention of elevators? Tanya told me regular exercise would make me live longer. I can't imagine anything worse. Day 4 Tanya was waiting for me with her vampire teeth in a full snarl. I can't help it if I was half an hour late, it took me that long just to tie my shoes. She wanted me to lift dumbbells. Not a chance, Tanya. The word "dumb" must be in there for a reason. I hid in the men's room until she sent Lars looking for me. As punishment she made me try the rowing machine. It sank. Day 5 I hate Tanya more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. If there was any part of my body not in extreme pain I would hit her with it. She thought it would be a good idea to work on my triceps. Well, I have news for you Tanya, I don't have triceps. And if you don't want dents in the floor don't hand me any barbells. I refuse to accept responsibility for the damage, you went to sadist school, you are to blame. The treadmill flung me back into a science teacher, which hurt like crazy. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like a music teacher, or social studies? Day 6 Got Tanya's message on my answering machine, wondering where I am. I lacked the strength to use the TV remote so I watched eleven straight hours of the weather channel. Day 7 Well, that's the week. Thank goodness that's over. Maybe next time my wife will give me something a little more fun, like free teeth drilling at the dentist's. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 M why not just use free weights?! Them machines are never as good as using free weights anyway Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I do use free weights Tubby. Just mixing it up to reduce boredom. Missed the gym tonight as I had a meeting at the little guys school about an upcoming opportunity (ski related), was worth attending the meeting but GEEZE I miss the endorphins from a decent workout. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 You must be mad! Sorry, I can't hide my fedup-ness can I? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 You must be mad! Sorry, I can't hide my fedup-ness can I? Poor Muika!!Must be summer getting to you. Just got back from boxkick - feeling SO much better. One more UWA Gym work out before I fly out for snow playtime. Little bit annoyed that my sore right wrist and dodgy right knee are still acting up though. Bringing my wrist brace and knee brace with me just in case... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Yeah just bored of the effort and not enjoying eating. Motivation is becoming more difficult! Link to post Share on other sites
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