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3 hours of snowboarding.
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Oh yes. I hear you. Will be making plans to go in earlier in January. Then by mid-Feb all the undisciplined types will jump ship. Went to the gym today about 10:30am and expected it to be dead, but there were 30-40 people there Xmas day (today). Then I remembered it will get worse. I really do like to see unfit people giving it a go. I was 70 lbs heavier not that long ago myself, but when I started going I never felt insecure or weird. Bottom line - no one cares; do your thing.Arms Day completed early this AM. The gym was a madhouse. Lots of out of shape people trying to put up way too much weight and a lot of folks resting on the machines looking at their phone. I had to weave through people to get to the dumbbell rack and the parking lot was completely full. If these are portents of what January will be like I'll need to adjust my schedule to get there at 5:00 AM before the New Year's horde shows up.
Chest and arms yesterday.
5.5 hours of snowboarding today.
Back workout tomorrow.
I went snowboarding yesterday. They got dumped on but it was super wet and heavy so it was choppy. I wiped out pretty good a couple times. I must have tweaked my back, because I can barely move today.
Reminder I'm not a kid anymore.
Sounds like the Cascade concrete snow. Wet and heavy.
I'm no spring chicken either. I still ride the parks. I really prefer natural wind lips and big side hits.
I must say that is a pretty impressive daily regimen, at 68 yoa. Are you retired, seeing as how you have what appears to be around 2 hours/day to spend at the gym? If I add in changing time, a shower afterwards, plus driving time (assuming 15 minutes each way), I calculate that's about 3 hours/day dedicated to fitness. At 62 yoa myself, I find that's pretty challenging to work a full day *and* spend that much time at the gym. I was able to do that for most of my 20s, all of my 30s, and some of my early 40s, then I got married and got kids. I'd like to know what your secret is to have that much time for the gym...Well Joe, it's a rare day I'm not at the gym. At my age, I don't run anymore, (had enough of that in the military). I like 30 minutes of stair climbing to start. 100 to 200 crunches, 30 chin-ups, and various weights. Then hit the elliptical, keep the heart rate up in my training zone for another 20 to 30. Finish up with a fast walk on the treadmill for 30. Somedays I sub that for a swim. Diet is nothing fad. Most folks go on a "diet", lose some weight, check the box, and lard up again. I just eat the right foods in moderation. It's my lifestyle. I'm 68 and have seen too many of my old hunting buddies get too out of shape to hunt any longer, and a few have died. This past hunting season I went it alone in Montana, elk and deer. Tagged both, packed a cow elk out of a canyon in pieces by myself. For three weeks I was hiking 5 to 7 miles a day and lovin' every minute of it.
No work out buddies for me. I get "in the zone" and it's like a trip to the zoo. I watch the young turks flexing in the wall mirrors and taking selfies. God that humors me to no end! Worth the price of admission right there.
I am indeed retired. My military career was the big factor in a healthy lifestyle. Part of that was fitness for the job (Aircrew) the other was as I mentioned about friends, too many took poor care of themselves in one fashion or another and died way too soon. My Dad smoked and drank way too much as well. He died very soon after his retirement. In the Navy I was gone from home much of the time, so I had to make do with working out whenever or wherever I could. We had the semi-annual "Forced Fun Day" PT and I had annual swim quals and flight physicals. I rode a bicycle, worked out in hotel rooms and Navy quarters, ran, anywhere and anytime I could. If I was on shore duty, I would ride the bike to work early in the morning and hit the gym before work.I must say that is a pretty impressive daily regimen, at 68 yoa. Are you retired, seeing as how you have what appears to be around 2 hours/day to spend at the gym? If I add in changing time, a shower afterwards, plus driving time (assuming 15 minutes each way), I calculate that's about 3 hours/day dedicated to fitness. At 62 yoa myself, I find that's pretty challenging to work a full day *and* spend that much time at the gym. I was able to do that for most of my 20s, all of my 30s, and some of my early 40s, then I got married and got kids. I'd like to know what your secret is to have that much time for the gym...
I think there is a difference in "trying to find time" for something, or just "Making the time". I even make time for naps occasionally. I am an old guy now.
It rhymes with tang and is spelled like tang. It is tang.I must say that is a pretty impressive daily regimen, at 68 yoa. Are you retired, seeing as how you have what appears to be around 2 hours/day to spend at the gym? If I add in changing time, a shower afterwards, plus driving time (assuming 15 minutes each way), I calculate that's about 3 hours/day dedicated to fitness. At 62 yoa myself, I find that's pretty challenging to work a full day *and* spend that much time at the gym. I was able to do that for most of my 20s, all of my 30s, and some of my early 40s, then I got married and got kids. I'd like to know what your secret is to have that much time for the gym...