Free weights man.. its all about the free weights..

Quote from: cokey on May 05, 2010, 06:33:36 AM
Free weights man.. its all about the free weights..

i had to pay for mine. 

Quote from: a m on May 05, 2010, 05:32:55 AM
Where it should be. (I despise the smith machine).

hahaa... The Smith machine was there (with moto gear already on it) when I moved in... 

Quote from: cokey on May 05, 2010, 06:33:36 AM
Free weights man.. its all about the free weights..

Got them too, and a pullup bar!   

Sierra Hotel!!!!! I threw the biggest guy in class today at Judo.  Now not to sound big headed, I got thrown by a Judoka who also practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and he weighs 150...151 wet, and i'm 215-220 so it goes to show that its all about leverage and timing.  And I lack both haha...well I have a little


Been doing some Muay Thai drills for an hour a day with my Kru and that is INTENSE cardio.  He had me do 15 min drills, 2 min on 1 min rest...but I had to do push ups, sit ups, and squats before I could rest.  Great way to get extra cardio in for my 1st Judo competition next month.   

Did a 60mile bicycle rally yesterday...and then worked out the liver on a pub crawl that evening

I'm up to just a hair under 300 miles on my new road bike I got about 5 weeks ago.  Trying to average 80-100 base miles during the work week and then hill/intervals on the weekend.

the belly is slowly disappearing.

i've gained more definition than i have ever had. (though that isnt' really saying much coming from me)

i have also started to slowly gain more weight. I guess this means i'm building muscle. i guess i could stand to be 230 if i'm mostly muscle and not flab.

Quote from: Major Moose Humper on May 10, 2010, 04:22:37 AM
i have also started to slowly gain more weight. I guess this means i'm building muscle. i guess i could stand to be 230 if i'm mostly muscle and not flab.

I'm built that way as well. I've decided its fine with me.

Quote from: a m on May 10, 2010, 04:41:58 AM
I'm built that way as well. I've decided its fine with me.

i'm so used to not having any upper body muscle it's freaky.
i dont' think i'll get back down to a 32" waist or 4% body fat, but these are things i can accept. esp if i can actually flex my arms and have something there. lol

I agree - those aren't goals I'm even interested in anymore. I want my waist proportionately reasonable in size, and to keep the middle under control enough that t-shirts hang in the front, rather than swell.

most of those 32" waist guys can't jump on a bench after a month or two off and still put up mid-200's for reps though. There are advantages of being a large mammal. (for other advantages, go to a bar and order a cranberry juice, and when the guy next to you says "what is it ya period?" you won't need to waste your drink by smashing it across his head to teach him manners)

i have never been interested, and still am not, in how much i can bench press, curl, dead lift, etc.

i jsut want to be strong enough to make myself feel good.



besides, my strength has always been in my legs.


also, i would just say yes and stare at them as i drank my cranberry juice

Quote from: Major Moose Humper on May 10, 2010, 09:20:56 AM
i have never been interested, and still am not, in how much i can bench press, curl, dead lift, etc.

i jsut want to be strong enough to make myself feel good.

+1 and thanks for the reminder what this thread is all about.

Quote from: Major Moose Humper on May 10, 2010, 09:20:56 AM
i have never been interested, and still am not, in how much i can bench press, curl, dead lift, etc.

The numbers are how I've always kept track of my progress. Its a fun personal challenge for me, and it keeps me going to the gym. Different strokes for different folks.

For the longest time I trained in a bodybuilding style workouts, with aspirations to do a competition once I finished school.  Well things have changed, I want explosive strength and endurance for both sports I'm currently studying.  I may do an amateur Muay Thai fight, and, I have a big Judo competition, both in November. 

Here's to Train, Eat, Sleep and Repeat!   

Quote from: Major Moose Humper on May 10, 2010, 09:20:56 AM
i just want to be strong enough to make myself feel good.

Cheers to that - I second what Randy said.

So this morning I got up and was rolling on my bicycle just after 5am. Today was one of those rides where in the purest possible sense, I really felt alive. By 5am it's daylight, but by 5:30am the sun was just starting to crest over the mountains that surround the city. The air was a cool and crisp 48 degrees, and as the rays of light began to climb across the sky from behind the mountains, they seemed to great the morning dew in the air with a warm handshake that relieved the chill and welcomed the day. The morning sun in all it's glory shone brilliantly in the sky in the purest white color that I have ever seen.

It was in that moment that I felt as though I had total clarity in my life. Suddenly so many things that were causing me stress seemed completely irrelevant...without value or concern. The peace within which I felt so at ease gave way to a release from which I found myself conscious of being more alive in that moment that I had felt in some time. It was amazing.

Though I only had time to ride 30 miles this morning before returning to the routine of work and life, I feel now more centered and focused. As I right this post, and am looking at an image on my second monitor of an open road heading off into the vast horizon, I am reminded that as Balzac tells us, that though life must be tended to, that there is far more reward to finding the peace of a single moment in which we feel "alive" than there could ever be in the banality of our daily routines.

Ride your bicycles, run, workout, ride your motorcycles, no matter what you do, just be sure to give yourselves the time to find the freedom and elation to feel alive.  

Have a great day everyone. 

early morning workout = feel good at work.

early morning workout = very tired by end of day