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Pulse

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Ok, so we are all gettin' old, no denying that. But what do you all do to keep fit, in shape,....breathing...hehehe.

Up until about Nov of last year I was involved in an indoor mens Flag Football league on Sat nights. I loved it and we played hardcore too. It was in an indoor field with (Field turf) which is great stuff btw. The field consisted of a converted hockey rink, NHL glass and all and let me tell you that I can with all confidence say that no matter how hard you hit that glass......it don't break..occassionally pop out, yes. But it don't break....hehehe.

We had a lot of fun with that but due to some personal issues with the captain of the team we all left. Since then I've joined up with a full contact flag league on Sat. days that isn't bad but man do we get beat up a lot. But hey what can you do right? I'm just realizing that it takes a lot longer to recover from a day of that than it used to and not sure how long this will go on...hehehe.

Other than that I hit the gym 3/4 times a week for weights and cardio etc.

So what do you do?:smt025
 

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I don't use the elevator at work.

Other than that I don't strain myself unless I have to. Just helped my sister-in-law move into a house down the street this past Saturday and I felt like I got the snot kicked outta me the next morning.
 
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I enjoy hiking and bike riding for exercise. Bear (my dog) is happiest when we're dayhinking on the Appalachain Trail or the C&O Canal but unfortunately we don't do it often enough. Changes at home have made it nearly impossible to get out for any exercise since last summer other than yard work and it's pretty obvious in the way my clothes fit (I don't even bother to get on the scale).
 

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Way out of shape right now. I sold my old house a little over a year ago and the weights went into storage until we found the new house. Now that we are in the new house, with all the upgrades and crap that have been going on (currently painting) I just haven't gotten around to regular use again. They are located in the Florida room and I don't have the electric set up for the fan/light so it makes it somewhat difficult. At the moment the wife and I are walking (semi)regularly in preparation for a 13.5 mile (half marathon) walk on 2/6. Yeah, yeah, the F'ers set it up on Super Bowl Sunday. Nice, eh? :lol: But it's for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and is a fund raiser, so I grin and bear it in light of the current situation.

Hope to get back to weights really soon. My problem always has been and always will be the cardio. I hate it, in just about all of its forms.
 
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Adam, my young man why don't you look to play hockey. Being that you live up in the Boston area I know there are a bunch of hockey leagues you could join. It's pretty good exercise and might be right up you alley. There are check and no check leagues. But what little I do know of/about you I think you'd like the check league better. Its pretty damn good exercise too. As for your flag football league I don't understand that. If you all hated your captain why didn't you just throw him off the team and continue! :smt102

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I'm into Bootcamps right now, though not because I like them more then alternative forms of excercise. One of my buddies is a Personal Trainer so he got me in on one of those 3 month long, every day at 6:00am, strict diet, strict activity dealies and I haven't looked back. That was last summer and I've since switched to a different one that is only 1 month at a time. The 3 months in a row was tough because you started plateau-ing towards the end of it. Our goal (among other things) was to run greater then 2 miles in less then 12 minutes. Yeah, that was fun.
Anyways, since then I've been wanting to do the organized sports thing instead of just training. It's been quite a while since Highschool Wrestling so It's about time I got back onto a team of one sort or another. I wish we had a mens Flag football league like they do in your area Pulse, that would be a blast.
 
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Had a heart attack in June of '04. I've changed pretty much everything. I was doing basically nothing before. I now fast walk 2 to 4 miles a day five days a week and do some cross training as well. .

Maybe average about 1.lb of red meat a month where I used to average that a day. :)

I'm trying to lose no more than 2 to 4 lbs a month in hopes of keeping the weight off. So far I've dropped about 22lbs in 7 months.

I signed up to do a 1/2 marathon next January at Disney. :smt107

It's a goal that will keep me focused for the next year.
 
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Exercise bike as many times per week as I can get in (usually 4-6 days a week) for 40-50 minutes each session. Great aerobic workout and helps keep the weight (and blood pressure) down. Know all too well the consequences of not keeping up this routine (spending Thanksgiving in the ER is not fun).
 

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ehdg said:
Adam, my young man why don't you look to play hockey. Being that you live up in the Boston area I know there are a bunch of hockey leagues you could join. It's pretty good exercise and might be right up you alley. There are check and no check leagues. But what little I do know of/about you I think you'd like the check league better. Its pretty damn good exercise too. As for your flag football league I don't understand that. If you all hated your captain why didn't you just throw him off the team and continue! :smt102

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A. I can't skate. Love hockey, but can't skate worth shit.
B. It was his name on the contract so we couldn't switch mid season and kick him off. Plus the league was up in NH which is far from where most of us live. I'm trying to get something started in this area cuz it was, very much, a blast. 99% of the time it was just good fun with a little roughin' up on occassion so it's worth it. I'm looking into a local place for us but there are not a lot of indoor arenas around these days. Summer is easy and we do that but it's the winter that is tough....
 

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coastalwader said:
I signed up to do a 1/2 marathon next January at Disney. :smt107

It's a goal that will keep me focused for the next year.
Is that through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society? That's who we are doing ours through in Feb and I know they do one in Disney. Of course I think you can join through other groups as well. If you are doing 2-4 miles per day I don't think it will be much of a chore for you. What's your typical pace?
 
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I dont do shit and have no intention of doing anything....Leg workout is long walk to my den to the humi...arm work out is open a bottle of wine...I joined a gym last oct and hired a personal trainer...Big mistake nut case 5 min late damm every phone I had would ring cell office home....I though I was going to have to hire a hit men to get him to leave me alone.....ROFLOL...
 
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Jwrussell said:
Is that through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society? That's who we are doing ours through in Feb and I know they do one in Disney. Of course I think you can join through other groups as well. If you are doing 2-4 miles per day I don't think it will be much of a chore for you. What's your typical pace?
It will be a team kinda off of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. There are about 10 of us now and we are "running" under the name of a friend who is battling Lymphoma now. We decided to be a sort of sub team if that makes sense. In order to run under the L&L at Disney, you have to commit to fundraising for them and we want our funds raised to go more to where our friend is being treated.

I know they are a very prominent organization heavily involved at the Disney marathon, but there are a few other of the biggies there as well. A really good charity though, IMHO.

I'm doing about 14 to 15 minute miles now. You have to do distance wise 13.3 miles in an average of 16 min miles not to be swept off the course at Disney. They have theme parks to open and they will throw your ass on a bus if you get behind. :)

This is my first venture into anything that has "marathon" in the name that isn't followed closely by a name like "drinking" or something similar. I've been told by all that did it last year to get this book .... Marathoning for Mortals by John Bingham I've ordered it!

I don't know what the hell i was thinking when I committed though... maybe thinking I should be committed! :?
 

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I understand bro, I do. 16 min miles! That's a hell of a pace. I don't think I'll have a problem with the distance, it's the pace that's going to kill me. We are averaging 3.0mph right now. And I have serious shin splint issues. :(
 

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jckposter said:
I dont do shit and have no intention of doing anything....Leg workout is long walk to my den to the humi...arm work out is open a bottle of wine...I joined a gym last oct and hired a personal trainer...Big mistake nut case 5 min late damm every phone I had would ring cell office home....I though I was going to have to hire a hit men to get him to leave me alone.....ROFLOL...
Then you will love what a friend of mine sent to me....

For my fiftieth birthday this year, my wife
> (the dear) purchased a
> week of personal training at the local health club
> for me. Although I am
> still in great shape since playing on my college
> football team 30 yrs ago, I
> decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give
> it a try.
>
> Called the club and made my reservation with a
> personal trainer named
> Belinda, who identified herself as a 26 yr old
> aerobics instructor and model
> for athletic clothing and swim wear. My wife seemed
> pleased with my
> enthusiasm to get started! The club encouraged me to
> keep a diary to chart
> my progress.
>
> MONDAY: Started my day at 6:00am. Tough to get
> out of bed, but it was
> well worth it when I arrived at the health club to
> find Belinda waiting for
> me. She was something of a Greek goddess -- with
> blonde hair, dancing eyes
> and a dazzling white smile.
>
> Woo Hoo!!!!!
>
>
> Belinda gave me a tour and showed me the
> machines. She took my pulse
> after 5 minutes on the treadmill. She was alarmed
> that my pulse was so fast,
> but I attributed it to standing next to her in her
> Lycra aerobics outfit. I
> enjoyed watching the skillful way in which she
> conducted her aerobics class
> after my workout today.
>
> Very inspiring, Belinda was encouraging as I
> did my sit-ups, although
> my gut was already aching from holding it in the
> whole time she was around.
> This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!!
>
> TUESDAY: I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I
> finally made it out the
> door. Belinda made me lie on my back and push a
> heavy iron bar into the air,
> and then she put weights on it! My legs were a
> little wobbly on the
> treadmill, but I made the full mile. Belinda's
> rewarding smile made it all
> worthwhile. I feel GREAT!! It's a whole new life for
> me.
>
> WEDNESDAY: The only way I can brush my teeth
> is by laying the
> toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back
> and forth over it. I
> believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving
> was OK as long as I
> didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a
> GEO in the club parking
> lot.
>
> Belinda was impatient with me, insisting that
> my screams bothered
> other club members. Her voice is a little too perky
> for early in the morning
> and when she scolds, she gets this nasally whine
> that is VERY annoying.
>
> My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so
> Belinda put me on the
> stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a
> machine to simulate an
> activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Belinda
> told me it would help me
> get in shape and enjoy life. She said some other
> shit too.
>
> THURSDAY: Belinda was waiting for me with her
> vampire-like teeth
> exposed as her thin, cruel lips were pulled back in
> a full snarl. I couldn't
> help being a half an hour late; it took me that long
> to tie my shoes.
>
> Belinda took me to work out with dumbbells.
> When she was not looking,
> I ran and hid in the men's room.. She sent Lars to
> find me, then, as
> punishment, put me on the rowing machine -- which I
> sank.
>
> FRIDAY: I hate that bitch Belinda more than
> any human being has ever
> hated any other human being in the history of the
> world. Stupid, skinny,
> anemic little cheerleader. If there were a part of
> my body I could move
> without unbearable pain, I would beat her with it.
>
> Belinda wanted me to work on my triceps. I
> don't have any triceps. And
> if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me
> the *&%#(#&**!!@*@
> barbells or anything that weighs more than a
> sandwich.
>
> The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a
> health and nutrition
> teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer,
> like the drama coach or
> the choir director?
>
> SATURDAY: Belinda left a message on my
> answering machine in her
> grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show
> up today. Just hearing
> her made me want to smash the machine with my
> planner. However, I lacked the
> strength to even use the TV remote and ended up
> catching eleven straight
> hours of the Weather Channel.
>
>
> SUNDAY: I'm having the Church van pick me up
> for services today so I
> can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will
> also pray that next
> year, my wife (the bitch), will choose a gift for me
> that is fun like a root
> canal or a vasectomy
>
 

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OMG John that thing had me and my wife rolling on the florr laughing our asses off!!! :smt046 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044


Gawd, my cheeks hurt from laughing!
 

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Yea being 21 and drinking and smoking sure is tough on your weight....You know i eat anything anytime.. And dont work out yea never... one day it will all catch up i know but until then i will enjoy this....
 
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john tripp said:
Then you will love what a friend of mine sent to me....

For my fiftieth birthday this year, my wife
> (the dear) purchased a
> week of personal training at the local health club
> for me. Although I am
> still in great shape since playing on my college
> football team 30 yrs ago, I
> decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give
> it a try.
>
> Called the club and made my reservation with a
> personal trainer named
> Belinda, who identified herself as a 26 yr old
> aerobics instructor and model
> for athletic clothing and swim wear. My wife seemed
> pleased with my
> enthusiasm to get started! The club encouraged me to
> keep a diary to chart
> my progress.
>
> MONDAY: Started my day at 6:00am. Tough to get
> out of bed, but it was
> well worth it when I arrived at the health club to
> find Belinda waiting for
> me. She was something of a Greek goddess -- with
> blonde hair, dancing eyes
> and a dazzling white smile.
>
> Woo Hoo!!!!!
>
>
> Belinda gave me a tour and showed me the
> machines. She took my pulse
> after 5 minutes on the treadmill. She was alarmed
> that my pulse was so fast,
> but I attributed it to standing next to her in her
> Lycra aerobics outfit. I
> enjoyed watching the skillful way in which she
> conducted her aerobics class
> after my workout today.
>
> Very inspiring, Belinda was encouraging as I
> did my sit-ups, although
> my gut was already aching from holding it in the
> whole time she was around.
> This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!!
>
> TUESDAY: I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I
> finally made it out the
> door. Belinda made me lie on my back and push a
> heavy iron bar into the air,
> and then she put weights on it! My legs were a
> little wobbly on the
> treadmill, but I made the full mile. Belinda's
> rewarding smile made it all
> worthwhile. I feel GREAT!! It's a whole new life for
> me.
>
> WEDNESDAY: The only way I can brush my teeth
> is by laying the
> toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back
> and forth over it. I
> believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving
> was OK as long as I
> didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a
> GEO in the club parking
> lot.
>
> Belinda was impatient with me, insisting that
> my screams bothered
> other club members. Her voice is a little too perky
> for early in the morning
> and when she scolds, she gets this nasally whine
> that is VERY annoying.
>
> My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so
> Belinda put me on the
> stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a
> machine to simulate an
> activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Belinda
> told me it would help me
> get in shape and enjoy life. She said some other
> shit too.
>
> THURSDAY: Belinda was waiting for me with her
> vampire-like teeth
> exposed as her thin, cruel lips were pulled back in
> a full snarl. I couldn't
> help being a half an hour late; it took me that long
> to tie my shoes.
>
> Belinda took me to work out with dumbbells.
> When she was not looking,
> I ran and hid in the men's room.. She sent Lars to
> find me, then, as
> punishment, put me on the rowing machine -- which I
> sank.
>
> FRIDAY: I hate that bitch Belinda more than
> any human being has ever
> hated any other human being in the history of the
> world. Stupid, skinny,
> anemic little cheerleader. If there were a part of
> my body I could move
> without unbearable pain, I would beat her with it.
>
> Belinda wanted me to work on my triceps. I
> don't have any triceps. And
> if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me
> the *&%#(#&**!!@*@
> barbells or anything that weighs more than a
> sandwich.
>
> The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a
> health and nutrition
> teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer,
> like the drama coach or
> the choir director?
>
> SATURDAY: Belinda left a message on my
> answering machine in her
> grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show
> up today. Just hearing
> her made me want to smash the machine with my
> planner. However, I lacked the
> strength to even use the TV remote and ended up
> catching eleven straight
> hours of the Weather Channel.
>
>
> SUNDAY: I'm having the Church van pick me up
> for services today so I
> can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will
> also pray that next
> year, my wife (the bitch), will choose a gift for me
> that is fun like a root
> canal or a vasectomy
>

it was just like that ......damm Im glad Im not the only one LMFAO.....
 
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