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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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I read Sandow's book last night.
It was interesting, he had a lot of stuff figured out that body builders today still use. He would fit right in to the modern fitness industry. He shilled a few of his own inventions, and the whole second half of the book is him telling stories..... he comes off as a braggart. |
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"The problem with some people is that they are still alive" - Grumpy Cat
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Having some groin pain. It almost feels like it’s coming from my right nut, but actually isn’t. It extends upward, to basically where my thigh meets my pelvis, I guess is the best way to describe it. The same thing happened last year when I was still doing SL5x5 and squatting 3 days a week. Took a couple weeks off lifting altogether and it seemed to go away on its own and I was fine when I started back up. I think it was on my left side that time. Haven’t had the pain again until now. It becomes aggravated from squats and deads. I did deadlifts today and it’s killing me now. Gonna take a couple weeks off.
Anyone have a pain like that? What can I do help it go away, and also prevent it from happening again? |
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A friend of mine had pain that he thought was a hernia, lots of pain radiating out from the groin area.
The urologist checked him out and said it wasn't anything like a hernia on that part of the body. Ended up being a herniated and/or slipped disc in his back causing nerve pain. If it happens when you are squatting a lot maybe your hips are tightening up a lot? My hips are already extremely tight, and squatting makes them worse, I have to work on them all the time with a foam roller. |
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Originally Posted By Half-Breed: Having some groin pain. It almost feels like it’s coming from my right nut, but actually isn’t. It extends upward, to basically where my thigh meets my pelvis, I guess is the best way to describe it. The same thing happened last year when I was still doing SL5x5 and squatting 3 days a week. Took a couple weeks off lifting altogether and it seemed to go away on its own and I was fine when I started back up. I think it was on my left side that time. Haven’t had the pain again until now. It becomes aggravated from squats and deads. I did deadlifts today and it’s killing me now. Gonna take a couple weeks off. Anyone have a pain like that? What can I do help it go away, and also prevent it from happening again? View Quote I am finding out that it takes a lot longer to recover from injuries than it used too. When I can no longer feel any discomfort I wait another week before directly hitting that muscle. Then I work my way back up starting at 50% or so. |
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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I’ll have to look into some stretches or something. My GF does have foam rollers, so I can use those if need be.
Is there a recommended deload percentage when taking time off? The official SL5x5 app offers an automatic deload option when it knew you didn’t log any lifts for at least a week or two. I think when I took 2 weeks off, it recommended deloading like 20%. I already emailed the maker of the 5/3/1 app I’m using and they said it doesn’t do that. But I can lower the weights manually across the board within the app settings. Does 10% deload, per week off, sound about right or nah? |
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Originally Posted By Half-Breed: I’ll have to look into some stretches or something. My GF does have foam rollers, so I can use those if need be. Is there a recommended deload percentage when taking time off? The official SL5x5 app offers an automatic deload option when it knew you didn’t log any lifts for at least a week or two. I think when I took 2 weeks off, it recommended deloading like 20%. I already emailed the maker of the 5/3/1 app I’m using and they said it doesn’t do that. But I can lower the weights manually across the board within the app settings. Does 10% deload, per week off, sound about right or nah? View Quote When I take a couple weeks off that's not injury related I'll do full body 5x5 strong lifts style for the same number of weeks I took off starting at 50% and adding weight pretty aggressively until it's to much volume for me to complete then I switch back to 531. I honestly don't know what's recommended by the pros though. |
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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Originally Posted By Half-Breed: I'll have to look into some stretches or something. My GF does have foam rollers, so I can use those if need be. Is there a recommended deload percentage when taking time off? The official SL5x5 app offers an automatic deload option when it knew you didn't log any lifts for at least a week or two. I think when I took 2 weeks off, it recommended deloading like 20%. I already emailed the maker of the 5/3/1 app I'm using and they said it doesn't do that. But I can lower the weights manually across the board within the app settings. Does 10% deload, per week off, sound about right or nah? View Quote |
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Sounds good, thanks guys. I’ll see how I feel after 1 week off and go from there.
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Originally Posted By Half-Breed: I’ll have to look into some stretches or something. My GF does have foam rollers, so I can use those if need be. Is there a recommended deload percentage when taking time off? The official SL5x5 app offers an automatic deload option when it knew you didn’t log any lifts for at least a week or two. I think when I took 2 weeks off, it recommended deloading like 20%. I already emailed the maker of the 5/3/1 app I’m using and they said it doesn’t do that. But I can lower the weights manually across the board within the app settings. Does 10% deload, per week off, sound about right or nah? View Quote 100% deload for 4 years.... |
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Originally Posted By SCW: 100% deload for 4 years.... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By SCW: Originally Posted By Half-Breed: I’ll have to look into some stretches or something. My GF does have foam rollers, so I can use those if need be. Is there a recommended deload percentage when taking time off? The official SL5x5 app offers an automatic deload option when it knew you didn’t log any lifts for at least a week or two. I think when I took 2 weeks off, it recommended deloading like 20%. I already emailed the maker of the 5/3/1 app I’m using and they said it doesn’t do that. But I can lower the weights manually across the board within the app settings. Does 10% deload, per week off, sound about right or nah? 100% deload for 4 years.... Even just skipping yesterday’s workout was admittedly heavenly, just for the time saved. I feel like I’m on a slippery slope. Nah, I’ll jump back in when I’m feeling right. |
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Originally Posted By grady: Finally getting close to where I was before shit fell apart. 485x5 on deadlifts tonight. Next week will be 5 wheels. I’m putting it in here now to lock myself in to hit it instead of pussing out. View Quote Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. |
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It's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything. - Homer Simpson
Meh. History says no one gives a fuck what unarmed people think.......no matter how many of them there are. - bigairt |
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Originally Posted By grady: Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By grady: Originally Posted By grady: Finally getting close to where I was before shit fell apart. 485x5 on deadlifts tonight. Next week will be 5 wheels. I’m putting it in here now to lock myself in to hit it instead of pussing out. Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. Fuck yeah, get some! |
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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Originally Posted By grady: Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By grady: Originally Posted By grady: Finally getting close to where I was before shit fell apart. 485x5 on deadlifts tonight. Next week will be 5 wheels. I’m putting it in here now to lock myself in to hit it instead of pussing out. Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. Nice, good job. I'm pulling right now. I'm just doing 3 sets of 4 with 455. I took last week off so just taking it easy. |
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Originally Posted By grady: Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By grady: Originally Posted By grady: Finally getting close to where I was before shit fell apart. 485x5 on deadlifts tonight. Next week will be 5 wheels. I’m putting it in here now to lock myself in to hit it instead of pussing out. Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. |
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Last Tuesday we did "conditioning" with squats. Worked our way up to 465 for a single, then dropped down and hit 275 x30 followed by a 50 rep drop set on the leg press.
There were no DOMS. I have been sore since since I walked out of the gym, nearly immobile Friday morning, and today feels like my "normal" sore as fuck I usually experience on Thursday. I don't know why we come up with these stupid ideas. Originally Posted By grady: Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. View Quote Hell yeah man. That's fucking solid! |
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Originally Posted By Thor: Last Tuesday we did "conditioning" with squats. Worked our way up to 465 for a single, then dropped down and hit 275 x30 followed by a 50 rep drop set on the leg press. There were no DOMS. I have been sore since since I walked out of the gym, nearly immobile Friday morning, and today feels like my "normal" sore as fuck I usually experience on Thursday. I don't know why we come up with these stupid ideas. Hell yeah man. That's fucking solid! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Thor: Last Tuesday we did "conditioning" with squats. Worked our way up to 465 for a single, then dropped down and hit 275 x30 followed by a 50 rep drop set on the leg press. There were no DOMS. I have been sore since since I walked out of the gym, nearly immobile Friday morning, and today feels like my "normal" sore as fuck I usually experience on Thursday. I don't know why we come up with these stupid ideas. Originally Posted By grady: ] Well, I didn’t puss out. On top of that, in the back of my head I heard Kaik saying that 495 is silly. So I slapped on the 2.5s and I got my 500x5. Hell yeah man. That's fucking solid! Dummy |
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My last leg day was Aug 25th.... Let's see what happens tonight.
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Worked up to 275 for 3x10. Didn't do much else but the squats felt fine. I've got a twinge of tendonitis in my left elbow that made it painful.
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It's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything. - Homer Simpson
Meh. History says no one gives a fuck what unarmed people think.......no matter how many of them there are. - bigairt |
Originally Posted By grady: Just reading about the high reps you guys do… https://www.computerbase.de/forum/attachments/i-am-too-old-for-this-shit-gif.980060/ View Quote You'd have really loved our covid shutdown workouts then. Got up to 600 lunges one day before we decided that was enough. Had to save some energy for jogging while pulling the truck around the block. |
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Originally Posted By Thor: You'd have really loved our covid shutdown workouts then. Got up to 600 lunges one day before we decided that was enough. Had to save some energy for jogging while pulling the truck around the block. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Thor: Originally Posted By grady: Just reading about the high reps you guys do… https://www.computerbase.de/forum/attachments/i-am-too-old-for-this-shit-gif.980060/ You'd have really loved our covid shutdown workouts then. Got up to 600 lunges one day before we decided that was enough. Had to save some energy for jogging while pulling the truck around the block. Meanwhile I've over here hitting a top set of 5ish in 20 minutes, then having to talk myself into some triples or something easy because I don't want to be sore stacking wall forms the next day. High volume murders me now. |
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"The problem with some people is that they are still alive" - Grumpy Cat
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I got a jump rope a couple of weeks ago to try it for cardio. I have finally succeeded in jumping the rope. Hopefully this will be my solution for cardio.
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Originally Posted By MAbowhunter: I got a jump rope a couple of weeks ago to try it for cardio. I have finally succeeded in jumping the rope. Hopefully this will be my solution for cardio. View Quote Just be careful you don't piss off your achilles tendon. For my conditioning today I took the small child outside, put her in a garden wagon then pushed her up the hill. Walked the wagon down the hill, put her on my back and ran back up the hill. That was one set. Rest a bit, then do 4 more sets. The first two felt easy, the last one sucked. I've been trying to make conditioning more varied and more like play so I don't completely hate every second of it. |
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Originally Posted By sitdwnandhngon: Just be careful you don't piss off your achilles tendon. For my conditioning today I took the small child outside, put her in a garden wagon then pushed her up the hill. Walked the wagon down the hill, put her on my back and ran back up the hill. That was one set. Rest a bit, then do 4 more sets. The first two felt easy, the last one sucked. I've been trying to make conditioning more varied and more like play so I don't completely hate every second of it. View Quote I'm more worried about making the issue with my foot worse. It's not bothering me now, my calf is just a little tight. |
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Originally Posted By Thor: Last Tuesday we did "conditioning" with squats. Worked our way up to 465 for a single, then dropped down and hit 275 x30 followed by a 50 rep drop set on the leg press. There were no DOMS. I have been sore since since I walked out of the gym, nearly immobile Friday morning, and today feels like my "normal" sore as fuck I usually experience on Thursday. I don't know why we come up with these stupid ideas. Hell yeah man. That's fucking solid! View Quote That sounds awful. |
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I teach quarterly safety meetings at work, there's 12 of them mostly after working hours at locations up to 3 hours from home. That really gets into my gym time so I haven't lifted consistently in a couple weeks. I love the sweet sweet OT though, this is the first management hourly job that I've had.
Last night I did bench, 5x6@225. I feel it already |
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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Pulled 455 for 2 sets of 5 then 1 set of 4. Then a few sets of pullups and T-bar rows.
It's been a couple weeks since I've done a shoulder workout so I think I'm due for one. |
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"If you cant do something smart, do something right"
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It's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything. - Homer Simpson
Meh. History says no one gives a fuck what unarmed people think.......no matter how many of them there are. - bigairt |
Originally Posted By grady: I have to do chins/pull-ups again. I haven’t done them in months. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By grady: Originally Posted By 03RN: Pulled 455 for 2 sets of 5 then 1 set of 4. Then a few sets of pullups and T-bar rows. It's been a couple weeks since I've done a shoulder workout so I think I'm due for one. I have to do chins/pull-ups again. I haven’t done them in months. I do chinups all the time. Rows are where I slack off for months at a time, which is a shame because they are great for you. We poured a floor last spring and we were down in the hole with no egress. I walked over to the corner, jumped up, grabbed the top of the wall and pulled myself up and over. The other guy in the whole was like "Well, what the fuck, that was a real neat trick, but now I'm stuck down here". I had to find a ladder for him. Chinups and pullups to me just seem to translate to a lot of what I need to be doing daily, pulling at strange angles towards my chest. |
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"The problem with some people is that they are still alive" - Grumpy Cat
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Best place to buy decent protein and creatine online?
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Originally Posted By grady: I have to do chins/pull-ups again. I haven’t done them in months. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By grady: Originally Posted By 03RN: Pulled 455 for 2 sets of 5 then 1 set of 4. Then a few sets of pullups and T-bar rows. It's been a couple weeks since I've done a shoulder workout so I think I'm due for one. I have to do chins/pull-ups again. I haven’t done them in months. I got a pull-up bar/dip/set for my wife for Christmas. It's right next to the kitchen table. |
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Originally Posted By 03RN: Best place to buy decent protein and creatine online? View Quote Best deal I can find consistently is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 10 lb. bag on Amazon. Good discount with auto ship. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GIQT2O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_80QDNX47TPMZEC4XTYPD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 |
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It's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything. - Homer Simpson
Meh. History says no one gives a fuck what unarmed people think.......no matter how many of them there are. - bigairt |
Originally Posted By grady: Best deal I can find consistently is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 10 lb. bag on Amazon. Good discount with auto ship. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GIQT2O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_80QDNX47TPMZEC4XTYPD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By grady: Originally Posted By 03RN: Best place to buy decent protein and creatine online? Best deal I can find consistently is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 10 lb. bag on Amazon. Good discount with auto ship. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GIQT2O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_80QDNX47TPMZEC4XTYPD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Costco has the 5lb bag on sale for ~$50 or $55 (can't remember) every couple of months. https://www.costco.com/optimum-nutrition-gold-standard-100%25-whey-protein%2c-80-servings.product.100428750.html |
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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Trained alone yesterday and finished early. Decided to jump on the treadmill for some cardio. Ran 1/2 mile at 12mph, or a 5min mile pace. I think I'm gonna have to work on hitting the whole mile.
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Damn, 2 weeks of legs in a row. My pants won't fix tomorrow.
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If “get both” isn’t an option, what should one get for a general cardio/warmup scenario: Fan/assault bike or a rower?
I’m leaning toward the bike, just for sake of saving a little space. |
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Originally Posted By Half-Breed: If “get both” isn’t an option, what should one get for a general cardio/warmup scenario: Fan/assault bike or a rower? I’m leaning toward the bike, just for sake of saving a little space. View Quote The rower will get leaned up against the wall pretty easy. I'm a huge proponent of ergs, get that. I need to get a new computer for mine. </3 |
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Getting close to where I was a year ago. Tonight was supposed to be 315x5 for 3 sets on bench but I couldn’t hit it. I got 4s across.
I’ll try again next week but I might have to look at switching to triples and seeing how long I can run that out while still adding weight. |
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It's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything. - Homer Simpson
Meh. History says no one gives a fuck what unarmed people think.......no matter how many of them there are. - bigairt |
My new bench goal is 5x10 at 225. I've done 12 reps once before and 10 reps many times but that zaps the next sets.
Hit 5x7 tonight, the last reps on set 4 and 5 were hitting failure. I cleared some land yesterday, fell, bucked and loaded several large oaks and probably 20 twelve inch ones. Legs and back are smoked today. |
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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Originally Posted By grady: Getting close to where I was a year ago. Tonight was supposed to be 315x5 for 3 sets on bench but I couldn’t hit it. I got 4s across. I’ll try again next week but I might have to look at switching to triples and seeing how long I can run that out while still adding weight. View Quote Strong AF |
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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Originally Posted By Half-Breed: If “get both” isn’t an option, what should one get for a general cardio/warmup scenario: Fan/assault bike or a rower? I’m leaning toward the bike, just for sake of saving a little space. View Quote I plan on getting an exercise bike and a flat handle road bike in the next year or two. I have time constraints right now but hopefully life will slow down just a bit in the future. I used to ride a lot, 100 miles a week on the road at times and mtn on weekends. I don't want to get back to that level but some cardio would go a long way. |
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If the average guy spent more time not being average, then average wouldn't be so fucking mediocre - Hank
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Originally Posted By GUNGUY148: I plan on getting an exercise bike and a flat handle road bike in the next year or two. I have time constraints right now but hopefully life will slow down just a bit in the future. I used to ride a lot, 100 miles a week on the road at times and mtn on weekends. I don't want to get back to that level but some cardio would go a long way. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By GUNGUY148: Originally Posted By Half-Breed: If “get both” isn’t an option, what should one get for a general cardio/warmup scenario: Fan/assault bike or a rower? I’m leaning toward the bike, just for sake of saving a little space. I plan on getting an exercise bike and a flat handle road bike in the next year or two. I have time constraints right now but hopefully life will slow down just a bit in the future. I used to ride a lot, 100 miles a week on the road at times and mtn on weekends. I don't want to get back to that level but some cardio would go a long way. I hate conditioning and haven’t done any in years, but at my age I probably need to get serious about reintroducing it. Long steady cardio of any kind bores me to tears, so I’m keeping an eye on Craigslist for a deal on a Prowler or similar sled. |
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It's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything. - Homer Simpson
Meh. History says no one gives a fuck what unarmed people think.......no matter how many of them there are. - bigairt |
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