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by **Laura** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:42 pm

I just had the most bizarre thing happen! All of a sudden lIke a thunderbolt - the phrase "ABS OF STEEL" popped in my head! :lol:

Well, as I've mentioned a few times on this thread, I've NEVER been a "working out/running/fitness" type, but now I think I want ABS OF STEEL! :lol:

I've certainly never had them

- so why not? Sounds like a goal - I'm goin' for it! Uh - how many days till the cruise?
:shred:

by **ShoreSlayer** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:45 pm

Laura wrote:Uh - how many days till the cruise?

83 days x 500 crunches = a mere 41.5K crunches :headbanger:

Not even one per Ton of Metal! Good luck to ya! :cheers:

by **KDibildeaux** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:19 pm

Abs of steel Laura!

Hm....... I have been such a lazy ass as of late, I think today is a good day to start walking again

by **Ecliptica** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:57 pm

Haven't posted/read this thread until today (was quite bored, didn't have to work today) and getting disgusted with myself.

I weigh about 140 pounds right now, which is about 10 pounds heavier than I was when I was in peak shape/running collegiate track and field, which definitely doesn't SOUND big (I'm about 5'7"/5'8") but my body is just oddly proportioned right now. Can start to see fat gathering around my neck/chin area and have an awesome beer gut developing and I hate that. If I was a girl, I'd totally go anorexic but since I'm a guy I really don't "care" that much.

It sucks because I was never really able to put on weight when I wanted to and when your metabolism slows down, it really, really sucks (take note kiddies!). Hopefully I can do enough lifting to look better by cruise time, but if not -- meh! I'm not there to look good :cool:

by **Evican** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:42 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:
Fatum11 wrote:Does anyone have any tricks to prevent (or lessen then intesity) sore muscles the next day after a workout?

Lots of stretching before and after workouts, drink lots of water and, if those aren't enough, Kevin recommended something to me I wish I'd bought when he first mentioned it cuz they're cheap and kick as on that acid left behind in our muscles after workouts...

Foam Roller

There's lots of cool looking ones at that link. I may have to upgrade. But the one I've been using is just a 2 foot long cylinder like the pic below

Skins are also said to be quite good! I have a pair and I LOVE them! Plus it doesn't even feel like you're wearing anything! I am going to be using them for derby when I eventually get back to skating. They do however cost quite a bit of money, but are totally worth it.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:51 pm

What are they Rach?

by **Evican** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:23 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:What are they Rach?

They are compression clothing!

Skins Website.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:44 pm

Evican wrote:
ShoreSlayer wrote:What are they Rach?

They are compression clothing!

Skins Website.

Holy crap! I have compression socks that feel amazing. I can only imagine how the shorts feel :lol:

by **Laura** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:55 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:
Laura wrote:Uh - how many days till the cruise?

83 days x 500 crunches = a mere 41.5K crunches

Not even one per Ton of Metal! Good luck to ya!

Thanks Rob! Now let's see if I can really do it.

Here's the deal - haha - I think I must have been having a "middle-aged" moment :roll:

(perhaps you have those from time to time?

) this afternoon when I made that ABS OF STEEL post...however - I do have a pretty great track record of achieving goals once I set them - so we'll see.

I worked at the library late shift again tonight (1-9), so I ended up checking out a couple of books:

and then I saw this one and it was quite inviting :lol:

(especially the fact that the guy wrote a book including the words Hollywood Body - hello?)

I'm not uber concerned about my weight (and luckily I've had the kind of body type/metabolism/relationship with food that has been positive toward that end) - it's more the whole gettin' older/staying in shape/tone kinda thing. And it's not entirely a vanity thing :oops:

(although that is certainly part of it -

) - for example, I know I've read in several different places that it is not a good thing to keep excess weight around your gut - can't remember all the reasons atm....but, it seems to be a common consensus health wise.

Ecliptica wrote:Haven't posted/read this thread until today (was quite bored, didn't have to work today) and getting disgusted with myself.

I weigh about 140 pounds right now, which is about 10 pounds heavier than I was when I was in peak shape/running collegiate track and field, which definitely doesn't SOUND big (I'm about 5'7"/5'8") but my body is just oddly proportioned right now. Can start to see fat gathering around my neck/chin area and have an awesome beer gut developing and I hate that. If I was a girl, I'd totally go anorexic but since I'm a guy I really don't "care" that much.

It sucks because I was never really able to put on weight when I wanted to and when your metabolism slows down, it really, really sucks (take note kiddies!). Hopefully I can do enough lifting to look better by cruise time, but if not -- meh! I'm not there to look good

You're 10 pounds heavier at 140 pounds? Ha - that's my goal weight at the moment (currently I'm 147 lbs and 5'9") But I can see if you were an athlete and in tip-top shape.

It is peculiar how just 10 pounds can sometimes change the look of a person quite a bit....also, I agree with your metabolism comment for most people/for the most part - I have to say though - I don't eat a whole lot differently now compared to my high school/college years and I've just kinda maintained a weight for a long time of 10-15 pounds more than what I was 30 years ago. And I'm like, hey - I can deal with that. :lol:

KDibildox wrote:Abs of steel Laura!

Hm....... I have been such a lazy ass as of late, I think today is a good day to start walking again

Uhhh....we'll see! :lol:

Walking is wonderful btw - about the only exercise I do when I walk to work on occasion which is 4 miles.

by **KDibildeaux** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:08 pm

It is

. I went on my walk, and even ran for a bit (which I normally hate haha)

by **Laura** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:10 pm

KDibildox wrote:It is . I went on my walk, and even ran for a bit (which I normally hate haha)

good for you! I find if I have my iPod/tunes - I can kinda walk forever.

by **KDibildeaux** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:17 pm

Thanks! yeah, music definitely helps :mrgreen:

by **Evican** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:33 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:Holy crap! I have compression socks that feel amazing. I can only imagine how the shorts feel

I have the full length tights and they are amazing! I've seen other derby girls with the same ones that I have. They are also meant to help with avoiding injuries as well as oxygen flow to the muscles and to help recovery after a workout.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:23 pm

Evican wrote:
ShoreSlayer wrote:Holy crap! I have compression socks that feel amazing. I can only imagine how the shorts feel

I have the full length tights and they are amazing! I've seen other derby girls with the same ones that I have. They are also meant to help with avoiding injuries as well as oxygen flow to the muscles and to help recovery after a workout.

Yeah, I bought the socks as part of my attempts at therapy on my calf before giving up on self-treatment and going to physio (which worked thankfully). But now I try to remember to wear them after a run cuz they're supposed to help with that like you say. They feel so damn good too lol. Like a big ol' heavy metal hug for my calves, ankles n' feet after a run.

Despite hating it, Kate's running cuz she knows I'll be dragging her out to marathons with me in 5 or 6 years anyways and figures, "Why fight it? He talks me into everything eventually"

by **Laura** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:29 am

gnoff wrote:Monday did another pulse spinning class, yeasterday the gym. Today is day off, tomorrow hitting a class called "bar lift" or whatever the translation would be.
Basically you have a bar with weights that you do moves with in loads or repetitions, you get rather tired after some 60 minutes :)

Friday will be a basic spinning class.

Than Saturday Gothenburg deathfest, with beers and cigarettes, yay!

well, at least you even out the partying a bit with the exercise. (I'd lose the cigarettes though!! - thank goodness that's a habit I never got into)

by **KDibildeaux** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:16 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:Despite hating it, Kate's running cuz she knows I'll be dragging her out to marathons with me in 5 or 6 years anyways and figures, "Why fight it? He talks me into everything eventually"

Do you, now? :lol:

by **Stained Class** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:12 am

KDibildox wrote:
ShoreSlayer wrote:Despite hating it, Kate's running cuz she knows I'll be dragging her out to marathons with me in 5 or 6 years anyways and figures, "Why fight it? He talks me into everything eventually"

Do you, now?

yeah, you just don't know it yet.

I tried running yesterday. My knee did not enjoy that one bit. I think I worked up a sweat I was rocking out so hard at Judas Priest, does that count as excersize?

by **ShoreSlayer** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:35 am

Stained Class wrote:I think I worked up a sweat I was rocking out so hard at Judas Priest, does that count as exercise?

Absolutely counts!

More fun + more sweat = more betterer :headbanger:

by **Stained Class** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:45 am

ShoreSlayer wrote:
Stained Class wrote:I think I worked up a sweat I was rocking out so hard at Judas Priest, does that count as exercise?

Absolutely counts!

More fun + more sweat = more betterer

It was hilarious we were off in the back and everyone else beside us was just sitting minding their own and the 4 of us were just being belligerant. Rachel was just sitting behind us quietly going "dont know them... :roll:

"

by **mooyagi** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:10 am

Stained Class wrote:
ShoreSlayer wrote:
Stained Class wrote:I think I worked up a sweat I was rocking out so hard at Judas Priest, does that count as exercise?

Absolutely counts!

More fun + more sweat = more betterer

It was hilarious we were off in the back and everyone else beside us was just sitting minding their own and the 4 of us were just being belligerant. Rachel was just sitting behind us quietly going "dont know them... "

Wait until she hangs out with us in Miami :twisted:

by **Stained Class** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:13 am

mooyagi wrote: Wait until she hangs out with us in Miami

It's gonna get messy. :stagger:

by **ShoreSlayer** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:54 pm

Just back from the calf strain and I gave myself a severe ankle sprain on the same leg last night by running down a 2 step flight of stairs that turned out to have 3 steps

No running for 4-6 weeks. Off work til Tuesday then back on "Light Duties (seated tasks only)" indefinitely. Could've been worse and there's many bigger problems in life to whine about this too much but still... Fuck! :evil:

by **Stained Class** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:01 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:Just back from the calf strain and I gave myself a severe ankle sprain on the same leg last night by running down a 2 step flight of stairs that turned out to have 3 steps

No running for 4-6 weeks. Off work til Tuesday then back on "Light Duties (seated tasks only)" indefinitely. Could've been worse and there's many bigger problems in life to whine about this too much but still... Fuck!

My friends band had a song last night called "It could always be worse" and the chorus was like "you could get stepped on by a Rhino, locked in a bathroom for days. Go to the Bahamas and contract an infectious disease. Be used for government tests." It was pretty awesome.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:10 pm

Stained Class wrote:
ShoreSlayer wrote:Just back from the calf strain and I gave myself a severe ankle sprain on the same leg last night by running down a 2 step flight of stairs that turned out to have 3 steps

No running for 4-6 weeks. Off work til Tuesday then back on "Light Duties (seated tasks only)" indefinitely. Could've been worse and there's many bigger problems in life to whine about this too much but still... Fuck!

My friends band had a song last night called "It could always be worse" and the chorus was like "you could get stepped on by a Rhino, locked in a bathroom for days. Go to the Bahamas and contract an infectious disease. Be used for government tests." It was pretty awesome.

Nice!

by **ShoreSlayer** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:21 pm

Happy to report that less than 48 hours after the injury I'm already able to put my full weight on it and hobble around on it a bit without crutches (although I probably shouldn't so much lol). I think all the icing, elevation and constant tensor bandage really helped. Hoping for a quick heal, recovery and return to running.

I won't post the pic in case some are grossed out by such things but here's a link to a shot of the freaky bruise that resulted from the sprain if anyone's curious Ewww!! But too bad really

by **Daenerys** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:13 am

Rob did you get x-rays of your ankle? I can tell you from my job that 90% of people that I examine just have simple ankle sprains, but when you have lateral bruising like that we get really suspicious for a fracture. Best case scenario you just have a ligamentous tear, but you should have an xray taken to make sure you don't have a lateral malleolus fracture. You're doing the right thing by RICE-ing it though! (rest, ice, compression, and elevation :ugeek:

) Hope it heals soon!

by **ShoreSlayer** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:27 am

Daenerys wrote:Rob did you get x-rays of your ankle? I can tell you from my job that 90% of people that I examine just have simple ankle sprains, but when you have lateral bruising like that we get really suspicious for a fracture. Best case scenario you just have a ligamentous tear, but you should have an xray taken to make sure you don't have a lateral malleolus fracture. You're doing the right thing by RICE-ing it though! (rest, ice, compression, and elevation ) Hope it heals soon!

Thanks! Yeah, got it x-rayed the next morning and all were negative. They zapped it from about 6 different angles so I'm pretty confident they didn't miss anything. Sure hurts a lot more this morning than last night but I think that's just the initial rush of bloodflow as I just started hobbling around. Guessing tonight will be an improvement on last night.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:08 pm

Now we're going super-technicolour bruise baby!

3 distinct areas of completely different colour lol.

I might have to print n' frame one of these if it gets any prettier

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/robmakesmusic/P1010730.jpg

by **mooyagi** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:15 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:Now we're going super-technicolour bruise baby!

3 distinct areas of completely different colour lol.

I might have to print n' frame one of these if it gets any prettier

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/robmakesmusic/P1010730.jpg

Sexy!

by **ShoreSlayer** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:24 pm

mooyagi wrote:Sexy!

I'll be sure to slather it in whipped cream for ya for tomorrow's pic :lol:

by **KDibildeaux** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:27 pm

by **WizardBeast** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:28 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:Now we're going super-technicolour bruise baby!

3 distinct areas of completely different colour lol.

I might have to print n' frame one of these if it gets any prettier

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/robmakesmusic/P1010730.jpg

oh MAN that is a bad one! ouch!!!!!!!!! :cry:

by **ShoreSlayer** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:46 pm

It's much prettier today but I'm back at work so I'll spare ya all any photo updates until Friday or so. Should be really nasty by then :shock:

by **Dutchguy-Tim** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:40 pm

damn gnoff, i wouldn't count you as a spinning type.

well i'm almost of to judo.
still trying to get some motivation though...
luckily my conscience has a pretty hard voice and just tells me to go!

by **WizardBeast** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:21 pm

i burn almost 300 cals when rocking out on my bass at band practice since all our songs are so fast and difficult...yay! that is a fun workout!

will be doing some kung fu tomorrow perhaps, if i can find that motivation!

by **Dutchguy-Tim** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:22 pm

of course you can!

judo was fun though.
although it's always fun to slam a guy of 2.15m to the groyund. it makes duch a nice "dhuff" sound :cool:

by **WizardBeast** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:45 pm

well if you guys are working out tomorrow i guess i will!

by **DrinkMoxie** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:51 pm

need a brutal workout but don't have much time? Tony Horton (p90x) developed this 10 minute workout that's really tough.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/tony-horton-workout-plan
seriously, no joke

by **ShoreSlayer** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:17 pm

WizardBeast wrote:well if you guys are working out tomorrow i guess i will!

Since spraining my ankle 2 weeks ago, I haven't done a single crunch or any other exercises I could've been doing for most of that time that don't require the use of my ankle and it's more than healed up enough now to lift weights n' do squats etc :oops:

Tell ya what Rhia, you workout tomorrow and I will too. Deal?

by **alex_canada** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:33 pm

Seeing this thread makes me realize I promised to answer a question in it several months ago! I'll get on that after dodgeball tonight.

I've decided to try and make the cruise time my fitness peak for the year. Time to get cracking, even though I'm sure it will make no difference.

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