Thats a NICE Trek! I have a Specialized Mountain bike and Fitness bike and my knee is well enough now after a year of healing so I'm looking forward to a lot of cycling this fall. It was 80 degrees here today but I think the cool weather is coming in tomorrow to stay so I'm ready to go!
Health and Fitness Thread
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Thanks, I just gotta get used to riding it. I've been riding this guy for decades.
Enjoy the cycling, next week's looking good for lotsa trail time.
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I've been keeping track and so far, including the 34 pull ups I did at the gym as part of my workout, I've done 80 pull ups.
Not all at once but a few at a time. I did one set of twelve and two sets of 11 at the gym. The rest I did at home a few at a time.
I'll probably do a few more before bed time.
It'd be cool if I can finish the day at 100 pull ups.
Not all at once but a few at a time. I did one set of twelve and two sets of 11 at the gym. The rest I did at home a few at a time.
I'll probably do a few more before bed time.
It'd be cool if I can finish the day at 100 pull ups.
So far today you have beat my yearly total by 80
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Update, I finished the day at 100 pull ups.
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There's still a coupla months left.....
But, very little motivation left on my part. Even when I was in great shape working and handling steel and heavy tools all the time, I found doing pull ups at 6'4 and 240 difficult. My all time high was 7 in a row.
The most impressive thing I ever saw was the Marine corps boot camp hand to hand combat instructor. During our morning runs he was often doing repeated one arm pull ups , shoulders level, one after the other, 5 with one arm then back to the other repeatedly. Guy was about 220# and if you were not doing something like the choke hold properly he would demonstrate on you
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I weighed in at 162 pounds this morning.
'Bout 3 decades ago, back in my rock climbing days, I was able to do a one arm pull up. Then again, I was also 20 pounds lighter.
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No pull ups today but I did do an hour of cardio on my home spin bike.
Tomorrow's gonna be a lot of sittin' and driving so I figure that'll be my recovery day.
Planning on a bike ride with my sister on Sunday then back to the gym on Monday.
Tomorrow's gonna be a lot of sittin' and driving so I figure that'll be my recovery day.
Planning on a bike ride with my sister on Sunday then back to the gym on Monday.
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Good day for a bike ride today.
I got Frankenbike out on the C&O Canal Towpath.
After about three and a half miles I heard the sound that cyclists never want to hear. The sound of air hissing.
Yup, got a puncture in my rear tire.
Fortunately, I pack tools, a spare tube and a pump.
I did find a hole in the rear tire.
After I got back home, I pulled both tires off, put the front tire on the back patched the back tire on the inside and put it on the front.
Put a new tube in the rear and my spare tube back in the saddle bag.
I may get a new set of tires. These are getting pretty worn.
I got Frankenbike out on the C&O Canal Towpath.
After about three and a half miles I heard the sound that cyclists never want to hear. The sound of air hissing.
Yup, got a puncture in my rear tire.
Fortunately, I pack tools, a spare tube and a pump.
I did find a hole in the rear tire.
After I got back home, I pulled both tires off, put the front tire on the back patched the back tire on the inside and put it on the front.
Put a new tube in the rear and my spare tube back in the saddle bag.
I may get a new set of tires. These are getting pretty worn.
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Dunno how many wide grip pullups I did today. I kinda lost count. I do them in sets and I lost track of my sets.
I also did an hour of cardio on my home spin bike.
I've come to the conclusion that I like my pullup bar better than the one at the gym.
The bar at the gym has a rubber casing that tends to rotate making it harder to grip with gimpy hands. After 5 or 6 reps, I havta stop and regrip.
Mine doesn't do that.
I may try doing parallel grip pullups at the gym and wide grip overhand pullups at home.
Dunno, I guess I'll find out at my next gym day on Monday.
I also did an hour of cardio on my home spin bike.
I've come to the conclusion that I like my pullup bar better than the one at the gym.
The bar at the gym has a rubber casing that tends to rotate making it harder to grip with gimpy hands. After 5 or 6 reps, I havta stop and regrip.
Mine doesn't do that.
I may try doing parallel grip pullups at the gym and wide grip overhand pullups at home.
Dunno, I guess I'll find out at my next gym day on Monday.
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Today's workout went well.
I incorporated the parallel grip pullups and did 4 sets of 12.
The rest of my workout went well and felt pretty good.
After I got home I did 3 sets of 10 wide grip pullups.
I'm trying to resist the urge to do more, I don't want to overdo it.
I keep thinking, "only 22 more to hit 100 again."
Well, actually, I do want to overdo it but I know I shouldn't.
Gotta make sure to keep my protein up.
Tomorrow it's off to Berkeley Springs to run some errands. If I get home early enough, I can do some home cardio.
I incorporated the parallel grip pullups and did 4 sets of 12.
The rest of my workout went well and felt pretty good.
After I got home I did 3 sets of 10 wide grip pullups.
I'm trying to resist the urge to do more, I don't want to overdo it.
I keep thinking, "only 22 more to hit 100 again."
Well, actually, I do want to overdo it but I know I shouldn't.
Gotta make sure to keep my protein up.
Tomorrow it's off to Berkeley Springs to run some errands. If I get home early enough, I can do some home cardio.
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When I started at the new gym, I weighed 140 pounds. My goal was to get up to 165 lean pounds. That would make me technically overweight.
For the last few weeks, I hovered between 165 and 166 pounds.
Pretty much where I wanted to be.
This morning though, I weighed in at 162 pounds.
Could the weight loss be from doing home cardio on Lisa's elliptical?
Today's workout felt pretty good. I even did some extra reps with less rest between sets,
I'll just keep doing what I'm doing and see where it goes.
For the last few weeks, I hovered between 165 and 166 pounds.
Pretty much where I wanted to be.
This morning though, I weighed in at 162 pounds.
Could the weight loss be from doing home cardio on Lisa's elliptical?
Today's workout felt pretty good. I even did some extra reps with less rest between sets,
I'll just keep doing what I'm doing and see where it goes.
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600 calories down in a bit over an hour on Lisa's elliptical.
I gotta admit that I'd rather go hiking and biking on the local mountain trails for my cardio but it's just way too cold out there.
I gotta admit that I'd rather go hiking and biking on the local mountain trails for my cardio but it's just way too cold out there.
My wife bought me a Century Martial Arts Bob Torso Training Opponent that looks like a mad guy with no shirt on or arms. I tried hitting him with regular boxing gloves but the smaller padded training gloves with finger cut outs seem to work better and it's great indoor cardio and I usually have the TV turned on Youtube with 80s rock songs and punch to the beat of the music. I love it, and the Kenny Loggins Footloose and Queen Bohemian Rhapsody song will really give you a good workout. The funny thing is, I hate Gangsta Rap music but for some reason it goes really well with boxing.
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I wish I had your weight problem, last time weight 160 I was a freshman in HS I haven't weight under 200 since 1970
My Dr says I should be 250 but I am 80 over that
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I was thinking of hanging a heavy bag in my basement and beating on that for cardio. I figure it'd be a good way to work out some frustrations and get some exercise.
I know what you mean about Gangsta rap, hip hop and that kinda stuff. Not something I'd usually listen to but back in my rink days, it was something I sure could skate to.
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Back in 2015, I weighed over 240 pounds and in order to regain mobility due to my peripheral motor nerve condition, I knew that I had to get the weight off.
With the help of my wife, I changed my diet, joined the YMCA, went to spin class twice a week and starting lifting weights.
By 2020 I was 140 pounds and had some baggy skin. So, when we joined a different gym in 2020, I decided to try to fill that baggy skin with some lean mass. So far, 22 lean pounds up.
I could very easily gain weight. The hard part's gaining the kinda weight I wanna gain.
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Pretty good workout yesterday. I have an old injury in my right shoulder and it's been bothering me lately so I decreased my workout weights and increased reps. It's feeling a lot better but I'm not gonna start pushing it, yet.
On my way home from the gym, I stopped by the gun shop to see what they had in the used gun cabinet.
They have a Smith and Wesson Shield in .30 super carry.
So, as I was on Lisa's elliptical for my home cardio today, I was watching videos comparing it to a 9mm Smith and Wesson Shield on my tablet and kinda lost track of my time and calorie use.
I ended up doing over an hour and a half and burned a bit over 700 calories.
Road trip tomorrow. I'll be sitting, relaxing and listening to tunes in my truck.
On my way home from the gym, I stopped by the gun shop to see what they had in the used gun cabinet.
They have a Smith and Wesson Shield in .30 super carry.
So, as I was on Lisa's elliptical for my home cardio today, I was watching videos comparing it to a 9mm Smith and Wesson Shield on my tablet and kinda lost track of my time and calorie use.
I ended up doing over an hour and a half and burned a bit over 700 calories.
Road trip tomorrow. I'll be sitting, relaxing and listening to tunes in my truck.
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Today's cardio was indoors on Lisa's Elliptical for 'bout an hour.
Yesterday, it was a lot nicer and I went to our towns walking track.
Wasn't sure how I'd feel, Lisa and I usta walk laps on it when we didn't feel like gearing up for a hike or a bike ride.
Anyway, I found myself walking and talking to Lisa, reminiscing, planning meals and telling her what I've been doing with the house.
She reminded me that we have a bag of precooked, peeled and deveined shrimp in the freezer.
I lose track of how many laps I did. If I remember correctly, one lap's a quarter mile.
Anyway, workout day tomorrow.
Yesterday, it was a lot nicer and I went to our towns walking track.
Wasn't sure how I'd feel, Lisa and I usta walk laps on it when we didn't feel like gearing up for a hike or a bike ride.
Anyway, I found myself walking and talking to Lisa, reminiscing, planning meals and telling her what I've been doing with the house.
She reminded me that we have a bag of precooked, peeled and deveined shrimp in the freezer.
I lose track of how many laps I did. If I remember correctly, one lap's a quarter mile.
Anyway, workout day tomorrow.
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