Stop the madness and get outside. The fresh air will do much more for you alone than some silly exercise gadget will. Society has gotten to dependent on making things easier. Fuck that. I have a friend who constantly states "I didn't get this fast by doing it the hard way." Well if that isn't the mantra of modern America I don't know what is.
I'll lay 5-1 odds that all exercise machines have a fine coat of dust on them within 4 months of arriving on a persons doorstep. Hell the exercise bike I got the gf years ago is used more for hanging clothes than anything else now.
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so....
wait....
you mean to tell me that you have a BLOG and you didn't TELL me about it?!?!!?
shame on you!
I'd have one, but I don't have room for one.
a) not everyone has all the time in the world on their hands to GO to a local park
b) some of us have kids and you can't just toss 'em on your back and go scrabblin' all over a park
c) some of us (me) have issues just being out in public doing crap like that
d) glad it works for you ;)
I'll see that bet and come right over the top and raise you Keg. Come over to my pad and see the blood, sweat, and tears that have layered both a) my spinning bikes and b) my smith machine over the past 2 years. In my opinion the workout weights / rack system go great in my basement and I love the fact that I can work out while blasting KMFDM in 5.1 audio in my basement. It's my man cave baby, and it is my domain. I also love going outside, but that's tough when you're under 5 feet of snow bitch. You gonna call?
I will most definately take that bet. It also saves us time from waiting for eachother to return home from work, before we change and head to the gym.
We also need gas to run our cars to goto the gym, and if you haven't noticed lately, gas is not cheap anymore.
This machine will see a ton of use, I promise you that. Having it in my home is a blessing, and motivates me more to use it more often. Plus I don't have to wait from some muscle head to finish his hour long set of preacher curls.
Eff the gym!
I call.
If this post gets those of you to use your machines more than mission accomplished. There's nothing like setting a small fire under someones ass as they start out.
I win again.
Besides, have you seen where Dave lives? The closest park is a junk yard down the road :) No offense, Dave. I used to shop that junk yard...
Ahem... I just realized there is actually a really nice new bike path just down the hill from Dave. So... strike that last bit...
You're calling blind, wait til the river. What part about working out for 5 years is starting out? Or am I jumping on top of the landmine that you laid out nicely for Dave?
I think the post about how other people exercising being worse than your jaunt to the monkey bars is plain silly. How does that treat you in Dec - March? How about rainy days? I don't know the post just seemed a bit harsh for someone who has such a unique exercise plan. To each his own just like religion. If it works for you.. GREAT! But don't put down others for what they do. IMHO.
The post was especially frustrating because it targetted the BowFlex specifically and Dave had just purchased and started using it. When someone is getting back in shape the last thing they need around them is nay-sayers.
Lovely comic, I really like the detail on the face. I giggled, I did.
Your jumping on the land mine there.
Jay,
Weather doesn't bug me when working out, never has never will.
3 feet of snow on the ground? PERFECT! Shoveling is an excellent exercise. All weather does is diversify the workout. Breaking the routine can be exhilarating.
Raining outside?, even better. To me there is nothing better than running through a down pour. It refreshes the senses while delivering a new obstacle to bash through on the path to mental and physical health.
Listen I don't expect everyone to share my views. I've been doing these things for years and have found success in my techniques. Too many people read a book and take it as law instead of looking intothe margins to find their own meaning. Why do something the way everyone else is doing it when you can do it your own way. Make it your own and have only yourself to blame when it fails.
In my experience anyone who has ever purchased a piece of equipment for their home has let it go to waste. It's repulsive to me to see these infomercials where you have these brutes telling you that you can be like them by using this product. NEWSFLASH, most of those fuckers never touched the equipment before the show or after.
Now this is the kind of discussion I love.
I would have to say that statistically, you are probably right. Most home gyms probably go unused after the first few months. But certainly not all of them. And really, what ever can get someone motivated to move around a bit, even if it is dropping a few benjamins on commercial excercise equipment, is still worth it in the end. Not everyone lives close enough to a playground to visit everyday, which by the way would be kind of creeepy if I didn't know ya.
Okay so who needs a playground?
Climb a tree! The best total body workout you'll find today. And it's fun as hell.
Chris, yeah that new bike path that's a joggers dream come true is spetacular. And I have no idea where this dump is you refer too, but that's ok, because I am technically in a industrial zoned area, so I knew what I was getting into. However, you must look at the positives too. Traffic is all being rerouted to the new 146 highway, new intersections popping up in that area, reconstructed streets, sidewalks, tons-o-stuff.
That and new homes popping up around us, upping the value of my home. wo-hoo!
Andy, I know Pete's laying a minefield for me, and that's cool, because I know he just like ruffling feathers. But there's no need for any fire, landmines, bullets, muskets, bombs, and 3 ring binders from him either. I've been a Gold's Gym member for 3 years before switching to Family Fitness, and just realizing that I hated traveling there to have to wait for other people to leave a machine just so I could use it. The only difference here is that it's been a little while since I was hardcore about it, and now that I feel like I'm back on the train, no one is getting in my way. Not even Mr Barrel-o-Conflict.
Jay, thanks bro for giving me some kudos. (Make a note Pete) I'm sure to many it looks as if I'm just some dumb consumer who put alot of money up for a machine that some of you think I may use as a clothing hanger. Not true, and never will be.
Can I promise you all that? I just did...
Carry on
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