The getting back in shape thread

[BookstoreEscapee]

Day two of the program...too hot/humid outside so I stayed in the gym. Running on the treadmill did not agree with my shins. Made it through the first minute of running but after that it hurt too much I couldn't finish the rest. I just walked faster for the next couple, then switched to the eliptical for about the second half, and back to the treadmill for the cooldown at the end.

[Magpie]

Went to torture physio torture again yesterday. Got two new exercises. Fortunately I can't really do them at home yet.

[Whiskey]

I think I'm going to cancel my gym membership. I can't afford it anymore unless some magical source of money plops in my lap. I can do incline push ups off my stairs, pull ups on my door, if I get a bench I can put it on my balcony.

People were in shape before gyms existed. My school has a gym, but I dont think you can use it unless you're in a weight training class. Maybe I'll get some kind of weighted jump rope.

I'm still not running. You cant make me

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Accountability:
By enlisting a partner you roughly double the odds that at least one of you is motivated, and
exponentially increase both of your chances of success. Additionally, the desire to not be
weak or whiny to a friend is motivation in and of itself. Of course you can enlist more than
one partner per activity; the number isn’t terribly important, bearing in mind that the larger
the group, the easier it becomes (for you and for others) to skip out on a day without anybody
noticing. When you skip a workout, receiving sequential “Hey, what’s the deal?” phone calls
is motivating to a point—but when you have two dozen people, the accountability becomes
diffused. Make sure your group stays small enough that it’s embarrassingly obvious when
someone doesn’t make it (and ideally gets heckled into showing up).

You all see me post about accountability. This is why

[Severen13]

Just finished Week 6 of my Turbo Fire rotation and I'm back in my old size!!!! *does happy dance*

[Monica]

I have started to do yoga. I am also starting to walk everyday, even if it's just around my block.

[Whiskey]

I'm going to start yoga 3-4 times a week if I ever figure out what i'm supposed to do. Since I don't have access to my gym I'm going to see about making an engineering bag. In the meantime, just to keep in my habits its going to be

Broomstick squats; Unscrew the broom end of your broom, use the stick as the bar, squat with no weight.

Incline pushups (until I can do legit pushups); use the side of the couch

Bent over rows with the kitchen table.


some other stuff i havent figured out yet. I'd like to do a pull up when I get the strength.

[Cat]

I have made my return to the gym after about a month's absence ( I hurt my leg )
Treadmill and some light weights

Tomorrow will be a rest day (or at least just wandering around a mall)

Wed more gym

Thurs, if weather permits, soccer.

Fri rest


I can do this

[crazylegs]

My instructor has changed my gym programme - I now do 2km on a cross trainer (I can't run too far/often due to my knee), 1km regular rowing, 250m rowing with only my arms (legs locked out, and all the movement with my arms)

+ Resistance workout
+ 60 push ups
+ 90 sit ups

Everything is going spiffingly well, in 9 weeks my BMI has gone up from 18.5 to 20.6 - here's to another 9 weeks of the same!

[Rapscallion]

Back on the bike. Been putting on weight - not the right sort. Thirty minutes, 506 calories.

My knees are going to hate me...

Rapscallion

[Cazzi]

I ventured back to the gym after resting the knee i knackered a few weeks ago that was recovering before I fell on it a last week. The nice physical therapist I've been seeing gave it a different treatment to help the bruising & swelling & (touch wood) it seems to be healing ok now.
It coped quite well at the gym, but the other knee decided it was going to click & click on the treadmill! Annoying thing

Not going to overdo it at first, burned about 270 cals today, have booked an aquarobics class for tomorrow and shall hopefully build myself back up to where I was gradually; with the exception of the rowing machine which I've been advised to avoid.

[Iris Kojiro]

Good luck to all who are trying to lose weight/gain muscle. The four years I spent at The Night Place in addition to my current job at the Medicine Hat contributed to me gaining 20ish pounds. I haven't worked at The Night Place since January, but I still haven't kicked my own butt into gear yet.

[Aethian]

Two body inches down...yay me.

[BookstoreEscapee]

For various reasons I won't get into, I have done nothing for the last week+.

[technical.angel]

If it makes you feel better, I haven't been to the gym in two weeks. Curse you, back to school, CURSE YOU!

[gunsage]

Recently I started trying the P90X workout. I did this without doing any of the preliminary workout stuff leading up to it. Here's what I have to say. It MIGHT have worked better if I did the preliminary stuff, but more importantly, it would DEFINITELY have worked better if I had central AC. As it stands, I will not be resuming this until the weather gets a little colder. By then, I hope to also have a job again, given that if I had a workout center to go to, I would be able to at least write down what I'm supposed to do, then do it better there.

What I'm doing in the meantime is going to a local shopping center and doing laps. On days that I can't do that, I'm working out in between doing chores. I'm hoping I can gain access to a workout center soon or that the new rec center that's being proposed is something of awesomeness.