Life In 19x19

The gym, ladies and gentlemen.

What do you do ? What have you done ? What do you wish that you did ?


Personally, I have some good friends who have taken to coming to my house and bodily dragging me from my computer to the gym, where we alternate upper and lower body (both of which seem to target abs too, so unfair) and then play squash when we're almost debilitatingly tired.

This is a pretty solid improvement from my previous; not going to the gym. I don't really have a great interest in becoming "ripped" but being strong instead of weak is a big up.

When I was young I did martial arts, that was pretty good fitness but I find it hard to get back into. I'd like to take some up again.

I'm training for Spartan Race in the UK this year, so I'm doing about 60 pressups, 60 situps, a 4 mile run, and some basic upper body and arm dumbell exercises 2-3 times a week at the moment. It's a really good workout for now, and it's free

I'll hope to get some time to train soon so I can smash some PRs in the gym. One thing I'll change is to get a mixed grip on the deadlift. I have been using an overhand grip up until now.

For about 15 years ending about 15 years ago I was heavily into Martial Arts and earned a black belt in a combination of Taekwondo, Karate and Aikido. Now I play golf a couple of times a week, I like the walking, beautiful settings and mental concentration.

I stick to running on the treadmill. I've dabbled with different machines and weights, but have come to conclusion that old-fashioned running seems to be the most efficient for losing weight, which is the primary reason I exercise in the first place (maybe also for health in general).

If I use the machines or try to lift weights, I find myself taking breaks and it doesn't seem like a strenuous workout. Running continuously for a long time seems the hardest, and also the most beneficial.

That said, I hate running... But I try to do it, still. I was in cross-country in high school as well, and I hated running then, too. Maybe I'm a masochist.

When I feel like exercising, I just lie down until the feeling goes away.

Eu jogo capoeira!!!

Awesome photos!

tealeaf wrote:Eu jogo capoeira!!!

I used to practice Capoeira. It's been a few years for me since I last played or practiced at all really but I should get back into it. I had a lot of fun with it.

I'm doing Aikido 2 - 3 times a week and go running on the other days (my normal 5km track, sometimes longer ones like 10km, 15km). I run quite slow to enjoy nature and relax and am probably too lazy to train for a Marathon (...and I probably won't like the competetive nature, have enough of that in Go).

- Mic

I haven't run a marathon, only a "mini-marathon" (10 Km), but what I got from the atmosphere, is that most people are not there to run against the others. The opponent is the course. Don't know if that spirit applies everywhere, but thought it might interest you.

I run once a week and lift weights once a week. Not real serious about each. I used to do each three times a week; then I had kids and the time for exercising disappeared pretty fast. Hey, it was either give up a few days at the gym or give up playing go and working on KGS. I dropped 1:30 from my mile time and 30lbs from my bunch press when I cut back so much, but now I've stabilized and that's OK.

I really want to try running barefoot. Mostly just because it's fun to try something new once in a while. I haven't gotten up the courage yet though; worried I'll a) look like an idiot, b) hurt my foot, or most likely c) both and be an idiot who hurt his foot by running around the city with no shoes on. But still it sounds like something that would be fun to try.

Nothing ! I hate sport !

Usually i get a workout chasing my son around, but what i have the time i go meet up with a few guys from my kendo day's and we spar for a good 4-5 hours. then we play go, then we drink, then i go home and relise its 6am, repeat process.

during the week my work, gives me all the work out i need

I run outside three times a week when the weather is good. When it isn't I use the indoor track at the gym. I try to do strength training three times a week too. I ran my first 5K in January, and am hoping to run a 10K in the summer.

Terri