Did you exercise today?

justride said:
If you are short on time try the stair climber or the assault bike for cardio. PSA both are killer!
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I had an assault bike and hated it so I sold it.

Stair climber…I have lots of stairs.

Deciding on whether to keep the M7 Bowflex as something died so it still works, but won’t let it adjust the resistance so may not be worth anything.

Still looking for a lat pulldown setup that’ll fit in limited space, but a decision needs to be made for the $1,000 bow flex coat hanger.
 
mimico_polak said:
I had an assault bike and hated it so I sold it.
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Same here even using it like it was intended to be used for interval sessions i just couldn't get into it.
If the arms and legs weren't coupled together say they had separate load fans it would be a better workout.
Maybe audition a skierg mostly upper body and excellent for increasing cardio capacity.
 
Longer weights session yesterday
Skipped swimming so the wife could go shopping so this means i feel like $hit and have to do a lighter weight session today
 
Yup! Knocked out some quick sets this morning.

Now to go take apart this Bowflex M7 as it's annoying and hopefully it's an easy fix.
 
Gary said:
2 minutes 15 seconds twice daily for the past couple months.
Did not know about planking until then.
Having had 3 lumbar area discs removed 30+ yrs ago, this is hands down, the best thing I've found for low back ache/pain.
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Wow!! I timed my count. I'm only doing a minute 10 seconds.
 
timtune said:
Wow!! I timed my count. I'm only doing a minute 10 seconds.
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Nothing wrong with that.
If it was in bare feet, try with shoes on.
I've read that anything over 2 minutes doesn't have much benefit.......not sure if true.
Also read that 15-30 seconds is enough at my age (69), but I've gone 2:15 since I started.
Yesterday.......I was going to try to reach my (unknown) limit......but I didn't.
My son goes 15 minutes, but he does 15 push ups at the top of each/every minute.
He's in good condition.
 
Gary said:
Nothing wrong with that.
If it was in bare feet, try with shoes on.
I've read that anything over 2 minutes doesn't have much benefit.......not sure if true.
Also read that 15-30 seconds is enough at my age (69), but I've gone 2:15 since I started.
Yesterday.......I was going to try to reach my (unknown) limit......but I didn't.
My son goes 15 minutes, but he does 15 push ups at the top of each/every minute.
He's in good condition.
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After doing it for bit I challenged my daughter (early 30s, into boxing) to a plank off. I beat her. Went past my normal time, maybe close to 2min.
Each morning I think "I should go to 200" but I just want to get it down, get the stationary done and move on with my day.
 
STARSHIP said:
Playing 2 or 3 times a week from October to Spring
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Ditto. For the past yr. Outside just wrapped up. That was too much fun. 110° in the shade, and the neighbour & I played heads up all summer. 2 or 3x a week.
Indoors now, 2hrs, once a week.
Went from a (being generous) 38" gut to 34" in a yr.
It's a great game.
 
timtune said:
After doing it for bit I challenged my daughter (early 30s, into boxing) to a plank off. I beat her. Went past my normal time, maybe close to 2min.
Each morning I think "I should go to 200" but I just want to get it down, get the stationary done and move on with my day.
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if you want to add more of a challenge, contract ALL THE MUSCLES YOU CAN as hard as you can as you do it.

The roided plank. From shoulders to toes, you won't hold it as long but you'll feel it
 
Trying my best to get back into it and it's been working! Setting up my hybrid WFH so it's every other day and I can find time at lunch as it's the easiest time.

Now, I'm currently using half squat rack, with olympic weights. I have a Spud Inc type of pulley device to use, but find that the weights swing and the cable is a touch (1ft) too long so I need to move around a bit.

I am currently looking for a standalone lat pulldown station (calling @oioioi as the in-house deal finder), but with my limited space I saw these:

ancoretraining.com

ANCORE Pro

Commercial level cable training at a fraction of the cost and space. ANCORE Pro was made for athletes, coaches, or facilities looking to take their training to a whole new level.
ancoretraining.com ancoretraining.com

It appears to be a VERY expensive alternative...anyone have any experience with something similar? Seems like a good solution, but I haven't seen many options for this particular device.

I can't find a lat pulldown station that will work with weights and connect with a half squat rack...so options are limited to something similar to this:

 
mimico_polak said:
Trying my best to get back into it and it's been working! Setting up my hybrid WFH so it's every other day and I can find time at lunch as it's the easiest time.

Now, I'm currently using half squat rack, with olympic weights. I have a Spud Inc type of pulley device to use, but find that the weights swing and the cable is a touch (1ft) too long so I need to move around a bit.

I am currently looking for a standalone lat pulldown station (calling @oioioi as the in-house deal finder), but with my limited space I saw these:

ancoretraining.com

ANCORE Pro

Commercial level cable training at a fraction of the cost and space. ANCORE Pro was made for athletes, coaches, or facilities looking to take their training to a whole new level.
ancoretraining.com ancoretraining.com

It appears to be a VERY expensive alternative...anyone have any experience with something similar? Seems like a good solution, but I haven't seen many options for this particular device.

I can't find a lat pulldown station that will work with weights and connect with a half squat rack...so options are limited to something similar to this:

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I have a Northern Lights one that connects to my rack. Don’t know if they still make one but worth a look.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
I have a Northern Lights one that connects to my rack. Don’t know if they still make one but worth a look.
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Is it the half rack? I've got the 2 post only, not the 4 post full rack.

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mimico_polak said:
Is it the half rack? I've got the 2 post only, not the 4 post full rack.

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i guess you should just give it to me and get yourself a better rack, you deserve it, gains and all

:p (im not allowed to buy one yet)
 
LePhillou said:
i guess you should just give it to me and get yourself a better rack, you deserve it, gains and all

:p (im not allowed to buy one yet)
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$50 and you can go get this one from Hamilton.

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mimico_polak said:
Is it the half rack? I've got the 2 post only, not the 4 post full rack.

www.fitnessdepotplus.com

Northern Lights 72” Cross Box Squat Rack | Fitness Depot Plus

Northern Lights 72" Cross Box Squat Rack Standing 72" tall and with a footprint of 48" (4') x 48" (4'), the Northern 72" Cross Box Squat Stand is the perfect blend of quality and space-saving. The heavy-duty 2"x3" 11-gauge steel uprights will provide you with a sturdy and functional setup that...
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Trade up for a full rack...it doesn't take up much more floor space than a half rack.. and is much more versatile.
 
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