What about the edge?
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The Workout Thread
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I was going to edit my post. The work out above is done at the office gym. After I got home from work today I did 20 minutes on the Edge. I like to adjust my stance as I go. I did 5 minutes at the 4th setting, 5 min at 3, 5 min at 2, and 5 min at 1. I'm starting to like the narrower stance. I've been doing the Edge twice a week. As the weeks go by I plan on increasing the number of days I use the Edge per week until the season hits. Once the season hits I will adjust the Edge work outs depending on how frequently I'm getting out. I need to start playing with the slope simulator too.
prisnah
New member
I have been drinking copious amounts of beer, watching the sox and pats, falling off bar stools, and walking home from the bar on occasion.
I did however quit smoking butts tues. , and am cutting down on the amount of beer and green.
I'll start doing tyson squats and pull ups after halloween, Muscle memory baby, love it. (BTW try that combined with swiss ball situps if you really wanna train your core for ski season.) (do regular squats on a swissball 1x for every 2 times you do tysons for max effect)
BTW- Training for ski season........not really a priority for me.....it'll work itself out as it goes, that's what the WROD is for.
I stay in decent shape tho. So my routine is basically year round, least till the spare tire drops outta the trunk and the gaskets start to clog.
I did however quit smoking butts tues. , and am cutting down on the amount of beer and green.
I'll start doing tyson squats and pull ups after halloween, Muscle memory baby, love it. (BTW try that combined with swiss ball situps if you really wanna train your core for ski season.) (do regular squats on a swissball 1x for every 2 times you do tysons for max effect)
BTW- Training for ski season........not really a priority for me.....it'll work itself out as it goes, that's what the WROD is for.
I stay in decent shape tho. So my routine is basically year round, least till the spare tire drops outta the trunk and the gaskets start to clog.
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Edd
Well-known member
Weird..that post had the same effect on me. I'd always ignored the rowing machines at the gym. Did some research on form and made a new routine incorporating rowing. Love it!
2 days/wk of circuit training
3-4 days/wk with a mix of rowing, elliptical, and yoga (for flexibility and limited core)
This is a pretty good full body routine.
About yoga: I never gave much thought to flexibility, but a strained hip flexor from running last fall forced me to consider it. I bought a book that perhaps any legitimate yoga practicioner would laugh at called "Yoga for Regular Guys". It dismisses all the spiritual stuff associated with yoga and focuses on the workout. Without a doubt it gives a decent full body workout with sort of a cardio effect due to the breathing it teaches....but the primary benefit is the flexibility. Made me a believer.
Vinny
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A few years ago my back went out for the first and only time in my life. My doctor recommended the book "Back RX" by Dr. Vijay Vad to strengthen the core muscles, lower back and abs. I worked up to the third (hardest) level and continue it to this day. It worked wonders, is not too time consuming, and my core muscles are better than 30 years ago. Highly recommended.
Here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Back-RX-15-Mi...5084115?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192763797&sr=1-1
I'm a big believer in yoga as well. I haven't been practicing as frequently as I would like. But I guess I do a little bit every time I work out. I do a bunch of the poses that target the back during and after my gym work outs. I need to get regular with yoga again. The poses that focus on balance (tree pose etc) are key as well.
thinnmann
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I am a runner. Add some push-ups, crunches, swimming and cycling and anyone can have the ski fitness thing dialed.
NYC Marathon on Sunday. Anybody else running?
NYC Marathon on Sunday. Anybody else running?
Trekchick
Active member
I'm not a fitness guru, but I love golf, mt biking and waterskiing. So I tend to be quite fit. I try to engage my core whenever I do any of those activities to a point where it's just natural. So, at 41, I have fairly flat abs, a BMI of 20.8, 5'6" 125 lbs.
My goal is to gain 5-10 lbs between now and The start of ski season, so I don't get too thin in the winter, because I usually lose 10 in the winter, and don't feel great when I'm too thin.
Yes, I'm the woman other women hate!
(not really, but you know what I mean)
My goal is to gain 5-10 lbs between now and The start of ski season, so I don't get too thin in the winter, because I usually lose 10 in the winter, and don't feel great when I'm too thin.
Yes, I'm the woman other women hate!
(not really, but you know what I mean)
I have the same issue, and what I found helped me was drinking metric craptons of water. Every time I feel hungry or thirsty, drink craptons of water. You end up taking a leak once an hour, but it helps shed the pounds AND gets something into your stomache..
Just be careful, they say it is possible to drink too much water...
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
WJenness
Active member
I fence 2-3x a week, and have started adding resistance training to that 3x a week...
Ab Work (crunches, reverse crunches, oblique crunches)
free weight stuff:
Declined Chest Press
Lunges
Two armed row
Standing Shoulder Press
Bicep Curls (regular and inverted)
Pullovers
Machine stuff
Squats
Calf Raises
Tricep extensions
Abductors
Adductors
It's a pretty good workout all around... My legs never really burned that much when I started skiing last year.. I think fencing hits a lot of the same leg muscles as skiing.
-w
Ab Work (crunches, reverse crunches, oblique crunches)
free weight stuff:
Declined Chest Press
Lunges
Two armed row
Standing Shoulder Press
Bicep Curls (regular and inverted)
Pullovers
Machine stuff
Squats
Calf Raises
Tricep extensions
Abductors
Adductors
It's a pretty good workout all around... My legs never really burned that much when I started skiing last year.. I think fencing hits a lot of the same leg muscles as skiing.
-w
Trekchick
Active member
Oh, and I laugh a lot!
Amazing what a great ab work out it is when you laugh a lot!
Amazing what a great ab work out it is when you laugh a lot!
Ok, but the Charron Standard 'Metric to OMG be reasonable' conversion chart distinctly shows that the fatal dosage is MUCH higher then a 'metric crapton'.
Sounds like you're sticking to a strict, well documented plan. You should be fine.
Sounds like you're sticking to a strict, well documented plan. You should be fine.
LOL. It's not a plan really, just part of something I do to stop snack cravings. I suspect it also helps cut down on my coffee intake at work, which is another side effect. :-D
thinnmann
New member
Ok, but the Charron Standard 'Metric to OMG be reasonable' conversion chart distinctly shows that the fatal dosage is MUCH higher then a 'metric crapton'.
Unfortunately, metric craptons of fat in arteries trumps the hyponatremia death rate about two million to one. Drink up :beer:
Birdman829
New member
wouldn't catch me dead on one of those freakin things
Why?
Sky
Active member
Well...I lied. the ankle is still swollen and painful to the touch (above the ankle). I finally called the Doc and got an appointment for PT...starts tomorrow. Had to find this post to determine exactly how long I've been "out".
The good news is, I'm back onthe eliptical and will hit the weights. The better news is...I noticed that when I logged in my time/distinace/calories...I'm right where I was two months ago. Two ways to look at that....either I was in terrible shape then (and now), or I've substituted well in the past two months and are not too far off pace. Weight is the same (232)...good for my height (6'9").
The proof will be on-snow. With opening day @ Wa looming large, I don't have long to wait.
Hopefully the PT will help resolve the swelling (yes, it's still very big) and the pain. Mobility is fine.
Well, better late than never. Got on my rowing machine last night for the first time in a couple of months. Going to get back at it 3 or 4 nights a week. First day out on the hill will be next Sunday, so hopefully a few days on the machine will help make that first day less painful.
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