Administrators Rabbi Posted July 6, 2018 Administrators Share Posted July 6, 2018 You never win a fight with it. You just try to do better. It destroys you. It cripples you, but it also sharpens your will and makes you hard Into the crucible I go once again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 There's a reason that they call some of those dumb bells. On further consideration, I have no idea why they call dumb bells dumb bells. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t4terrific Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 The squat rack? Make it your bitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pima Pants Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, tous said: There's a reason that they call some of those dumb bells. On further consideration, I have no idea why they call dumb bells dumb bells. It is now considered offensive to call them by that term. The correct term now is "cognitively challenged bells". Edited July 6, 2018 by Pima Pants 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Ugh, tell me about it. I go through phases... Once I drag my ass there for a week, I get into a little routine and stay motivated for several months. If something happens like an injury, vacation, etc. where the routine gets broken, bye-bye gym for lord knows how long... Edited July 6, 2018 by Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceplant Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 43 minutes ago, Rabbi said: You never win a fight with it. You just try to do better. It destroys you. It cripples you, but it also sharpens your will and makes you hard Into the crucible I go once again. "It cripples you"? That does not sound like fun. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Imma say, that's 'bout 45 pounds. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeylad Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 You'll get a better work out if you put some plates on that bar! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted July 6, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 6, 2018 21 minutes ago, limeylad said: You'll get a better work out if you put some plates on that bar! Oh, I do. I have some hard earned wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crockett Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I was a member in a gym for one year many moons ago. Soon I realized that I had no fun at all and quit. Might have been different with a good buddy, I don't know. I bought me a treadmill desk (up to 4 mph) and a simple, adjustable bench with a couple adjustable dumbbells. I actually enjoy working out at home with some motivating tunes or a movie playing. "Working" at the treadmill desk is also great, by the time I have answered my emails and called staff, I got 5,000 steps on the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted July 6, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, crockett said: I was a member in a gym for one year many moons ago. Soon I realized that I had no fun at all and quit. Might have been different with a good buddy, I don't know. I bought me a treadmill desk (up to 4 mph) and a simple, adjustable bench with a couple adjustable dumbbells. I actually enjoy working out at home with some motivating tunes or a movie playing. "Working" at the treadmill desk is also great, by the time I have answered my emails and called staff, I got 5,000 steps on the computer. The gym is one of my churches. It is a part of my life and has been for a very long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F14Scott Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 You know what they say: "No pain, no pain."Well, at least I say that.Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rabbi said: The gym is one of my churches. It is a part of my life and has been for a very long time. Do you have any certain goals, other than staying fit? Stress relive? Being competitive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rabbi Posted July 6, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, crockett said: Do you have any certain goals, other than staying fit? Stress relive? Being competitive? My goals have evolved as I have aged a bit. As a teen/young man I just wanted to get swole. Then I wanted to hit certain numbers. Then I realized (through a few breaks in lifting) that lifting brought a lot of powerfully important benefits to my life. Now I am just trying to hold on to my size and strength as I enter middle age. I am also in the middle of a strict cut (I let a bulk get waaaaay out of hand). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinge Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I joined a gym once. Worse day of my life. The squat rack will make you squeal like a baby pig looking for momma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Congratulations. I just want to lift again. In about two months my Doc might give me the unrestricted OK to go back to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jame Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Everyone does what's right for them. I live pretty rural, and hitting a gym with any regularity would not allow me the time to do other things that I need to do or want to enjoy. I'm also very late middle age, nearly 59 years old, and lifting very heavy stuff just isn't a great thing for me anymore. I finally got rid of the iron and bought a nice Inspire home gym, a Spirit treadmill, and a great big TV to mount on the wall. I work out 4 to 5 nights per week for 30 to 45 minutes and call it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collim1 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I’m doing the stronglifts 5x5 currently. I hit a major plateau and stayed there for a long time. I needed something different. With the strong lifts routine everyday is leg day. Leg day sucks. But, I’m making slow but steady weekly gains so it’s wokring. It got me out of my rut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 My nemesis: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 22 hours ago, Chris said: Ugh, tell me about it. I go through phases... Once I drag my ass there for a week, I get into a little routine and stay motivated for several months. If something happens like an injury, vacation, etc. where the routine gets broken, bye-bye gym for lord knows how long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagamor Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Wife talked me into a personal trainer(a good one). Before this I never realized just how good lifting heavy felt. I’m 47 and a guy at the same gym ten years older than me just benched 400 pounds. Was so proud of himself he cried. Most young men aren’t half the bad ass he is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGunFreak Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 On 7/6/2018 at 4:54 PM, Chris said: Ugh, tell me about it. I go through phases... Once I drag my ass there for a week, I get into a little routine and stay motivated for several months. If something happens like an injury, vacation, etc. where the routine gets broken, bye-bye gym for lord knows how long... That's a tough one for me to... and thus why I always work out while on vacation. Even if it's simple (push ups, run, sit ups) or more elaborate if the place I'm at has a gym I can use... I do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMyers Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I have been doing the 5x5 workout, aggravated my Achilles tendon last week and went to the doctor. No squats, jogging, or elliptical for three weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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