Fitness

Hey boys, looking good.

I had to post this somewhere...the other day I was leaving the grocery store and sitting at a red light. Some woman bikes in front of me...smoking a cigarette.

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	Stephanie wrote:
	Hey boys, looking good. I had to post this somewhere...the other day I was leaving the grocery store and sitting at a red light. Some woman bikes in front of me...smoking a cigarette.

Talk about 1 step forward 2 steps back Mad

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Yeah, well, she didn't look like the type who was using her bike to get a work out we'll just say. I kind of rolled my eyes, it was partly amusing and partly...wtf?

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Nice macho poses, guys. Laughing

I'm sure you're making all the ladies drool. Razz

	Stephanie wrote:
	Yeah, well, she didn't look like the type who was using her bike to get a work out we'll just say. I kind of rolled my eyes, it was partly amusing and partly...wtf?

> She needed the bike to get to the store for more Cigs & Ding Dongs Surprised

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I'm starting to get nervous now. I've got only a month to go, and still I'm not very good at pushups. Have any advice to help me? I've been weight lifting and that hasn't seemed to make pushups any easier. Confused

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	Mystik Spiral wrote:
	I'm starting to get nervous now. I've got only a month to go, and still I'm not very good at pushups. Have any advice to help me? I've been weight lifting and that hasn't seemed to make pushups any easier.

Just keep working at it, thats all I can say.

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How many can you do at a time? I got at one point to where I could do 20 in less than 20 seconds. But I fell out of my routine and I can barely do 5 before I'm out of breath. Laughing

I find it very hard to breathe when I'm doing pushups, for some reason. If it wasn't for that, I could do tons of them. I have strong arms, I just have trouble keeping oxygenated. Confused

When I was starting out, I found a good way to get my arms is shape. Do a pushup, but instead of resting with all the weight on your arms before the next one, shift your weight to your legs. This means pushing away from your hands with your arms(your arms should be completely straight). If it makes sense, your butt should be higher than the rest of your body and most of your weight will be resting on your feet. When you do a pushup, your toes take the lower body weight. After the pushup, when you shift back, the ball of your foot should be taking most of your weight. It makes you look like a trapezoid.

See if this picture helps get across my point:

Read what I said again, and work out in your brain what motion it would take to achieve the second sketch. Imagine clicking with your mouse and grabbing the point in between the legs and back in the first sketch. This will be a pivot point. Move this up and left. This should bring you to the resting postion. Do the same with your body. I find it to be a very comfortable resting position between pushups. After a couple weeks of resting between pushups, you should be able to slowly wean yourself away from it and just do it normally.

Hope that helps. Cool

Has anyone here made some kind of " Im getting into fitness more this year ? "
Staying in shape is a good thing ya know. As always i will be hiking, but i do want to push myself more this year.
Do longer hikes faster, and take on tougher hikes as well.
Also wanting to do longer cycling trips. There is a place here called " The Kettle Valley Railway " and its an old railway thats been not used since 1983 ? i think. And you can cycle it or hike it. Its Looooooong. You can do it in sections or piece by piece.
I would like to do a 100km stretch & set up a tent at the 50km zone, which you can. Cool

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I kinda am in that mode too Dave, I'm cutting back on my junkfood addictions, I don't drink pop, and am starting to get some more exercise too.

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-Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming, "Wow, what a ride!!!"

Good start S-kid. Dumping the crap food alone can make i big differance.
Just changeing your eating habits is a great start to a healther new year. Cool

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	Drummer Dave wrote:
	Good start S-kid. Dumping the crap food alone can make i big differance. Just changeing your eating habits is a great start to a healther new year.

Uggg, so tempting, cookies, I just couldn't help myself... I'll start tommorow Razz

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-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

-Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming, "Wow, what a ride!!!"

yeah I got to take this winter weight off. start my walking again, but it's so cold oh well I'll warm up once I start moving. Shocked

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Survivor Kid 909 wrote:

	Drummer Dave wrote:
	Good start S-kid. Dumping the crap food alone can make i big differance. Just changeing your eating habits is a great start to a healther new year.

Uggg, so tempting, cookies, I just couldn't help myself... I'll start tommorow Razz

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....... apples & banana's are sweet as well.

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	linsleyk wrote:
	yeah I got to take this winter weight off. start my walking again, but it's so cold oh well I'll warm up once I start moving.

> Thats the right thinking Kim Cool

& totaly true. Everytime i start hiking in the Falll or early spring im a little chilled at first, but you start with a quik step & in about 5 or so minutes you fine. In 20 minutes im opening my jacket & taking off the gloves or hat Wink

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Alright, add my name to the "finally getting around to eating better and working out" list. Only took me 3 years Shocked

*gorges on strawberries so that gap isn't filled by cookies, peanut butter, or cheese and crackers instead*

Cookies Bad ! Confused

LOL
I love having cheese & crackers & grapes. Great snack food.
Any fruit or veggie snack i s good. Good to hear your getting on the " Health Wagon " Smile

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I love cheese and crackers and grapes. Very Happy

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Did good on day one. I kept snacks down to a yogurt (fat free with fruit), a handful of in-the-shell roasted peanuts, and fruit. This is torture for about a week and then I'm in the clear more or less with self control. I had a nice walk down on the boardwalk for about 40 minutes. Not much, but it's a start.

Cheese and crackers may be harmless for most, but I have serious problems stopping after a few crackers worth with good cheddar cheese and reduced fat wheat thins.

You can eat just about anything you want you just need to learn self control.....which isn't easy.lol Wink