Pumping Iron

[bibleberean]

I have been lifting weights since I was 15 years old. I find that it keeps me fit to participate in sports.

I like to ride any kind of bicycle especially mountain bikes.

I currently have a bowflex although I was a gym rat for over a decade.

How about you guys? What do you do to keep fit?

I like to be a spectator but I also like to partcipate in sports.

I don't want to be a "girly man" watching sports and admiring athletic power and skill while lacking any of those qualities myself.

I have to have a physical outlet.

Anyone want to discuss work out programs, nutrition and related subjects?

 

[Scott]

I lift weights occassionaly but since my job at UPS involves a lot of lifting I usually don't do that kind of training in addition to work. I love to run however, I have a treadmill and when the weather is good I'll run roadside or cross country. Roadside gets a little rough on the knees and shins if I do it too often though.

As for sports, I'm the guy at family get togethers who always brings a ball to play something (usually football). I'm a football junkie. So if its a choice between staying inside and chatting with relatives or getting family members outdoors to game it up, there is no doubt where I'll be. I guess I never grew up in that respect.

I just bought a new house and the first time I saw the lawn, I was thinking about how it would be a great place to play football.... : .

 

[bibleberean]

I lift weights occassionaly but since my job at UPS involves a lot of lifting I usually don't do that kind of training in addition to work. I love to run however, I have a treadmill and when the weather is good I'll run roadside or cross country. Roadside gets a little rough on the knees and shins if I do it too often though.

As for sports, I'm the guy at family get togethers who always brings a ball to play something (usually football). I'm a football junkie. So if its a choice between staying inside and chatting with relatives or getting family members outdoors to game it up, there is no doubt where I'll be. I guess I never grew up in that respect.

I just bought a new house and the first time I saw the lawn, I was thinking about how it would be a great place to play football.... : .

I have a son who works for UPS. He is fit and trim just from the job.

He lives in Arizona and works in exterme heat. He doesn't have an ounce of fat on him. He says the same thing you do.

Running is a great way to stay fit.

I have a sit down office job. Fortunately my office is attached to my house. I can walk into the next room and use my Bowflex.

If you ever want to get a home gym I highly recommend it.

I love mine.

It is the first piece of equipment I have bought that is better than the commercial.

I am a bicycle lover. I bought a beach cruiser this year just to put around the local events that take place here in the spring and summer months.

It is a blast to ride and no matter how you are dressed you are "cool". :D

 

[Free]

I worked out regularly until I did something to my low back four weeks ago (found out it is likely a bulged disk). But, it is slowly getting better. I think I am going to start with doing core strengthening (Pilates and such) and slowly work my way back into the gym. I've worked too long to lose the gains I have made and at four weeks I've already lost muscle mass and a lot of strength.

As for sports, I'm up for anything. Well, I was until a few weeks ago.

Nutrition: I regularly use protein and glutamine (when I can afford them). Creatine worked wonders for me a couple of years ago (I put on about 25 lbs. in 5 weeks).

 

[Blazin Bones]

I try to work out when I can. If I can't I just do the usual push ups, sit ups, and pull up.

 

[bibleberean]

I worked out regularly until I did something to my low back four weeks ago (found out it is likely a bulged disk). But, it is slowly getting better. I think I am going to start with doing core strengthening (Pilates and such) and slowly work my way back into the gym. I've worked too long to lose the gains I have made and at four weeks I've already lost muscle mass and a lot of strength.

As for sports, I'm up for anything. Well, I was until a few weeks ago.

Nutrition: I regularly use protein and glutamine (when I can afford them). Creatine worked wonders for me a couple of years ago (I put on about 25 lbs. in 5 weeks).

I can relate to the bad back.

I have to be careful.

I worked out Thanksgiving day... I have my bowflex in my living room. We had a full house and everyone tried it out.

I am a die hard...

I use Creatine too.

Let your back calm down.

Do you ice it?

 

[bibleberean]

I try to work out when I can. If I can't I just do the usual push ups, sit ups, and pull up.

Those exercises work wonders done on a regular basis.

I would like to have the Power Block, Iron Master Quick Change Dumbells or the new Select Tech Dumbell set from BowFlex.

Those would be handy to take on a trip.

But what is really nice and weighs nothing at all is the BodyLastics Band System.

You can thrash yourself using these bands.

http://www.bodylastics.com/bowflex.html

 

[Free]

bb,

I was icing my back, but I haven't for a couple of weeks. I got some exercises from my physio which I don't do as often as I should. I also have some prescription muscle relaxants which have really helped along with Ibuprofen.

Anyway, tomorrow it will have been 4 weeks since I've been in the gym and I can't handle it anymore. I'm going to the gym tomorrow to try some medium weight chest, upper back, and shoulder exercises, keeping the reps high. But I'm only going to do exercises where my upper body is supported to keep my low back out of it as much as possible.

And I plan on doing pullups Brutus, they work wonders for a nice, wide back. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Vice]

I go to the Y and work out as often as I can (usually 2-3 days per week), pushing myself to lift heavier as often as I can. I find that not only does it help with my chosen sport (hockey), but it also helps me focus on the things that really count in life...like God and my family. I know that sounds silly, but I recall times when I wasn't doing any physical activity, and how stressed out I'd get or how restless I'd feel -- spiritually and mentally.

 

[bibleberean]

bb,

I was icing my back, but I haven't for a couple of weeks. I got some exercises from my physio which I don't do as often as I should. I also have some prescription muscle relaxants which have really helped along with Ibuprofen.

Anyway, tomorrow it will have been 4 weeks since I've been in the gym and I can't handle it anymore. I'm going to the gym tomorrow to try some medium weight chest, upper back, and shoulder exercises, keeping the reps high. But I'm only going to do exercises where my upper body is supported to keep my low back out of it as much as possible.

And I plan on doing pullups Brutus, they work wonders for a nice, wide back. I'll let you know how it goes.

I took a couple of weeks off when my lower back flared up. It takes discipline not to work out.

I have to force myself to take a week off every couple of months.

I hope your back gets better soon.

Take care,

BB

 

[bibleberean]

I go to the Y and work out as often as I can (usually 2-3 days per week), pushing myself to lift heavier as often as I can. I find that not only does it help with my chosen sport (hockey), but it also helps me focus on the things that really count in life...like God and my family. I know that sounds silly, but I recall times when I wasn't doing any physical activity, and how stressed out I'd get or how restless I'd feel -- spiritually and mentally.

I have found keeping a log of my last workouts and comparing the reps, and weight gives me a goal to shoot for.

I like to add an extra rep or two or another 5-10 pounds to my routine.

I can ony keep that up for about 4-6 weeks and then I have to work out light for about 2 weeks. I hate burn out.

One thing I have learned after 40 years of training. The only thing that really gets results is progressive resistance.

The body adapts to training quickly.

Shock and Awe. That is what the body needs.

Hockey is a great sport very demanding.

Wrestling is an amazing body building sport too.

I used to ring enough sweat out of a tee shirt to fill a small glass when I wrestled.

My son was fighting full contact for a while and it was too rough. I couldn't watch. He finally quit after his nose got smeared all over his face.

Everyone I know that is involved with that sport has at least one or two severe injuries.

I am glad they didn't have that around when I was young.

He looks fine now but another break like that and I doubt all the kings horeses and all the kings men could reconstruct his nose again.

He lifts weights exclusively now. Much better. I am relieved and so is his mother. :-D

His wife is too...

Weight training is a great way to stay fit and when it is done properly it will build the body not tear it down.

 

[Free]

Well, I didn't make it last Saturday since my back didn't feel too great when I first woke up and when I finally felt like I could go, I was out of time. But I did go today. I just stuck with machines so I wouldn't have to use my low back for much support. I've lost a lot of strength and stamina, but otherwise things went pretty good. I'll know how good by the amount of muscle pain in the morning. :onfire: Looking forward to it actually.

Also, considering that I helped my mom and brother move for three days/nights this week, I think my back is going to be okay.

Vice,

I here ya. Working out is a great stress reliever. I am trying to use it as a spiritual discipline. It seems that ever since I decided to do that, it's been really tough getting into the gym - just one thing after another, like my back for example.

 

[Mr Shadrack]

back in shape

hi guys
i have just got back in shape losing 3 stone. Feels good
Shadrack

 

[KnarfKS]

I wish I could work out as much as when I was playing rugby. But time doesn't allow that now. I usually just jog with a bit of sprint training at the end.

Lifting weights is just about out totally for me, I tore my ACL 4 yrs ago and ripped out my lateral meniscus. Then 2 years ago I shattered my wrist, which after 2 surgeries is never going to heal. I will have it fused in about a year. Going from playing a NCAA sport and working out 3 hours a day to not being able to work out really stinks.

But when I do, I feel immensly better. Releasing endorphins and sweating out the toxins is great for the body. It also alleviates my normal waking aches and pains if I exercise regularly.

 

[aiki]

Hey, all!

I used to powerlift when I was in university. Only did it for a year. Too much steroid use going on. You could only be competitive if you went on the juice, so I quit that kind of training. I've been weightlifting from age 16 to now (age 38). I've suffered some, though, from doing so. Herniated my L5/S1 and tore all the rotator cuff tendons in my left shoulder. I'm still in the gym regularly, however, and am still making gains in my lifting poundages (at a slower rate than when I was younger, of course).

I also teach a martial art called "Aikido". Lots of throwing, joint locking, pinning, and multiple-attacker training. This is how I get my cardio exercise. Keeps me limber, too. Been doing this for about 16 years.

Jon. (Which is my real name.)