How often do you hit the "gym" ?
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A few times a week
Switched to a gym that was a lot nicer than my previous place except for the fact that it doesn't have an indoor track. Already kind of regretting that decision. Bikes/machines are lame.
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I get some exercise (e.g., running, walking, pushups, pull ups, sit ups, etc) but never go to a gym
Ten years or so ago I was 4-5 days a week in the gym, mostly spinning…we moved, job change to more physical work, and future hip and knee replacements have squelched that. Now it’s hoofing it, although we have been discussing joining a club with an indoor pool to get some swimming going. BTW, getting old sucks…
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If I think of exercising, I injure something.
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You can't "pull" fat as John Daly used to say (aka NEVER)
Huh?
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Every day. Used to be generally a full body circuit most days but then changed to upper body/leg days with cardio days sprinkled in when my kids started working out with me. Today is weighted dips and pullups day
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A few times a week
Indoor track? Vantucky is getting soft!!
A lot of bikes and machines are lame. Ellipticals and a lot of stationary bikes are crap.
Intervals in a good stair climber (don't hold the handles like a pussy) will kick yer butt. The Peleton is a great hack for getting in shape for Mt Bike season. And the Concept II Rowing Machine remains the greatest single piece of fitness equipment every invented. If all one did was erg, push ups and some type of squats you're basically covering all your bases.
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A few times a week
You still doing the long distance erg work these days?
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Did a track day last year in 100 degree weather. Riders were packing up and dropping like flies due to the heat, and I joined them after lunch, putting only three sessions in. Those three sessions still kicked my ass. Got home early enough because of that to have a BBQ with my brother's family. Ended up racing my 6-year-old niece across my yard and back, giving her a huge head start. Made it halfway across my yard, POP POP in consecutive steps, and down I went. Partial tears in both hamstrings. Racing a 6yo girl.
Fast forward to February, I'm finally feeling fit enough in the legs to get back on the C2. Row a fairly lazy 5K and survive. Two days later, I wake up with no left arm. Dead, numb, random shots of some of the worst pain I've felt. So I'm in line for cervical spine surgery to fuse C6/C7 and take pressure off the nerve. Still can't hold a phone to my ear for 20 seconds with my left arm without getting tired.
So I'm pretty much just a fat fuck. I've put on 15 pounds since tearing my hamstrings. No riding this year, no working on the house, no C2, no mountain biking, no stranger in the shower…
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I'll do 10k from time to time but I don't use the erg much anymore. Certainly no more marathons.
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A few times a week
For my age and build track sprints and free weights are all I've ever really cared about. And maybe military press. Machines and vegging out on a Peloton/treadmill aren't my thing. The other reason I even care about a gym is pool laps which seem more efficient than doing all of the other previously mentioned things.
