Talk about your exercise experience today - Page 106

Cailin · 12-27-2014, 02:00 PM

I woke up.... that counts right?

And, behold... my very non clean apartment... That my friends, is the excersize challenge for today.

I'm betting on me, but I'm thinking the apartment will win this battle

Gemme · 12-29-2014, 07:03 AM

This morning, T33 and I got reacquainted.

T33, random program, level 9
Stats: 312 cal, 2.46 mi, 45:00 min
Intervals: 1 @ 90 sec and 3 @ 60 sec. All @ .5 incline and 5.4 mph.

cinnamongrrl · 12-29-2014, 07:23 AM

So far today, I picked up my computer....grrrrrr

Gemme makes me feel like I got my big ol slacker pants on lol

I will do stuff soonly and prolly squeeze in some yoga once the floor is clear(ish). I get grumpy when I don't do yoga....

Ohhh and upon conversation with my (potential) employers, they have tried "hot" yoga. And one of the girls is my shape and size. Although I feel oddly about doing yoga in public, until I HAVE that "yoga butt", I realize you can't get that butt without doing the yoga. It's like a friggin catch 22.

The girl that is shaped more like me said it's very non judgmental. But it's also a 90 minute class...and I only ever do 45 min- an hour at the most.

It's worth a try; there's a studio in Asheville that offers 30 days of yoga for 30 bucks. That's really a steal. I'm gonna suck it up and dig in methinks...plus I will be hiking again and doing low carb...hopefully I can get over this plateau from hell that I hit...

MrSunshine · 12-29-2014, 07:27 AM

I got up...

Daniela · 12-29-2014, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSunshine

I got up...

Ha! I joined the gym (but I haven't gone yet)...

DapperButch · 12-29-2014, 09:01 AM

What's a "yoga butt"?

MrSunshine · 12-29-2014, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniela

Ha! I joined the gym (but I haven't gone yet)...

Oh, you just kicked my ass this morning. Overachiever! Ha

cinnamongrrl · 12-29-2014, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DapperButch

What's a "yoga butt"?

A butt that looks good in yoga pants...

DapperButch · 12-29-2014, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

A butt that looks good in yoga pants...

Isn't that in the eye of the beholder? I had to look it up and found "yoga booty", but no explanation, just pictures/ads.

You just mean a toned butt/minimal fat? I thought maybe it was a certain shape or something.

Anyway...back to your regularly scheduled program...

nycfem · 12-29-2014, 05:49 PM

I'm sick so I'm taking a break from working out. I have all of this week off from work and it was going to be a week of great work-outs so I'm bummed about that, but on the positive side, I can sleep in and get well more easily hopefully. I received a gift in the mail from one of the members of this thread (hint: T33), a My Little Pony Puzzle, which couldn't have arrived at a better time. I just finished the puzzle, so I guess that shall be my exercise for the day

Gemme · 12-29-2014, 05:56 PM

Yay!!!!

Glad to hear it.

o222Good · 12-29-2014, 06:01 PM

Hi everyone,

It's been a very long time since I posted!
I am back in the lifting groove again for about two months now, and very happy about it.

Today I did compound exercises for my back and chest, using a horizontal row machine and a horizontal press machine.
Next, I did more back work with 3 sets of Bent Arm Pullovers.
I have been focusing on developing my shoulders. So I did 3 sets of Arnold Presses with 35 lbs and next, 3 sets of Arnold Presses with 40 lbs. I finished with 3 sets of In Back of the Head Military Presses with 40 lbs I like this one, because it hits the traps too!
After this, Skull Crushers for triceps, EZ curls for biceps, and finally the Tricep Dip machine set at 100 lbs

I find watching uTubes on different lifting techniques and reading about it on the web gets me motivated really well!

Gemme · 12-30-2014, 06:13 AM

I'm not sure if I will make it to the gym, officially, or not today.

Today is my first official day of PT, so it depends on how that goes.

Later, gaters!

Gemme · 12-31-2014, 04:56 PM

My gym visits were uneven the first half of the year. I'd go regularly and then fall off. Rinse, lather and repeat.

However, once my sciatica/SI joint flared up, I started going nearly every day for pain management. Those days that I could not make the gym in the morning before work, I walked around my neighborhood.

That's a lot of gym time. I decided to add everything from the flare up to now and see just how much has gone into the past 6 months.

Boy, howdy!

Taking strictly just the gym stats I posted.....not including my local walks or the weight training.....I've put in some pretty good effort.

In the last 6 months, I've burned (approximately) 24,826 calories, walked/ran 219.76 miles and used 4122 minutes of my time wisely. That's 7.093 pounds, 8.39 marathons and 68.7 hours.

Wow.

Go me.

Kelt · 12-31-2014, 06:00 PM

Wow! No kidding.

nycfem · 12-31-2014, 10:47 PM

The only stat I kept for the year was time exercising. I exercised 45 minutes per day (the mean average for 365 days). I'm way happy with that.

Gemme · 01-01-2015, 12:31 PM

I'm that weirdo at the gym that comes in with a tiny notebook and pen and writes things down after the cool down and before the stretching and any possible weight training.

I'm very old fashioned. While I would love to have one of those diddlybobs that measures that stuff, I don't really want it to sync with anything. I would want it to be independent. Hard to find that nowadays. Everything connects to everything.

Happy New Year and welcome to 2015, exercisers!

How did your 2014 end?

or

or

or

all of the above

Gemme · 01-01-2015, 12:39 PM

My first 2015 workout happened in a packed gym. I can't say it wasn't unexpected, especially since I didn't get there until around 10am.

I was sandwiched in but I got on T34 and gave my best shot at it. I did pretty well!

T34, random program, level 9
Stats: 436 cal, 3.46 mi, 65:00 min
Intervals: 3 @ 60 sec @ 5.4 mph @ .5 incline

Between levels 8 and 9 is when the control line changes. Levels 1-8, the base level is 0. Starting with level 9, the incline increases with each level for the base level. I can't go any further than level 9 and do the running intervals due to the strain of speed and intensity of the incline. My body says no.

I did make my three main goals today.

1. At least one hour on the treadmill
2. At least 400 calories burned (approximately)
3. At least 3 miles covered (I've got to say that this is probably quite accurate, regardless of the machine's margin of error.)

AND

I made them BEFORE the cool down started. It feels like cheating to me if I use the cool down as a continuation of the workout instead of as the time for my body to downshift and relax.

I also did lower body conditioning. Maybe about a half hour's worth.

Then I took a mat and did some stretches, including something my PT wanted me to work on. Balance things are hard when one side of the body is weaker than the other. At least significantly so. But I did okay. Not great and I didn't have a mirror there to correct my form but the effort was put in and that counts.

Kelt · 01-01-2015, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme

I'm that weirdo at the gym that comes in with a tiny notebook and pen and writes things down after the cool down and before the stretching and any possible weight training.

I'm very old fashioned. While I would love to have one of those diddlybobs that measures that stuff, I don't really want it to sync with anything. I would want it to be independent. Hard to find that nowadays. Everything connects to everything.

Happy New Year and welcome to 2015, exercisers!

How did your 2014 end?

or

or

or

all of the above

Well, I'm that weirdo too. All the apps and syncing seems like a lot of extra work to me when I have my own little system worked out. I wear a chest strap for cardio but that is just so that the onboard information from the device I get is accurate. I scribble down my weights and only record the top weight I hit on each apparatus, I know that I do four sets of ten and the last set is my high number. I have a super simple little spreadsheet recording system and as long as that one number keeps going up over time I'm happy. It's too easy for me to get wound up in minutia, so that way I'm still tracking (which makes all the difference) but I'm only tracking results for the most part and not giving up a whole lot of data to some company that might decide someday to sell it to insurance companies, if they aren't already.

Today is a bittersweet one for me. I miss the beach and all my peeps and workout buddies from there something fierce. This morning several of them were out on the beach at the same time and apparently got talking about me. They gathered around one of their phones and called me for a Happy New Year catch up. Damn near made me cry. It was so good to hear from my friends and hear the wind and the birds in the background, they all told me about the changes in the beach (it's always changing and I was sort of the go-to for biology updates)and it was almost as good as being there. A couple of the park rangers joined in too. I got a good 90 minute fix and I'm calling that my workout today.(Emotionally anyway)

Actually, I'm pulling on my woolies right now and heading out into 18 degree weather with little snow flurries and will do about three miles along the river. It is amazingly beautiful in the snow and I just have to get used to a new "beach". It's good and I'll have a go at the gym tomorrow with who knows how many people. I'm a week away from some hip stuff medically speaking, so I'll go light, but it looks like I'm not broken so no excuse.

Gemme · 01-02-2015, 06:58 AM

Good morning, exercisers!

A quickie today:

T33, random program, level 8
Stats: 247 cal, 2.03 mi, 35:00 min
Intervals: 1 @ 90 sec, 5 @ 60 sec and all @ 5.4 mph, 0 incline

The intervals were HARD today. I didn't sleep well last night and I went to be late so I needed every minute. I think some of my dinner from last night might have been hanging around still. I felt sluggish and weighted down for most of the workout.

BUT

It's done and I'm better for it. Onward and upward!

12-27-2014, 02:00 PM	#2101
Cailin Member How Do You Identify?: Female.. and it's pronounced "cah-leen", not cay-lin Preferred Pronoun?: You Relationship Status: In one Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 872 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 979 Thanked 2,630 Times in 739 Posts Rep Power: 15791748	I woke up.... that counts right? And, behold... my very non clean apartment... That my friends, is the excersize challenge for today. I'm betting on me, but I'm thinking the apartment will win this battle __________________ De reir a cheile a thogtar na caisleain

12-29-2014, 07:03 AM	#2102
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,776 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	This morning, T33 and I got reacquainted. T33, random program, level 9 Stats: 312 cal, 2.46 mi, 45:00 min Intervals: 1 @ 90 sec and 3 @ 60 sec. All @ .5 incline and 5.4 mph. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

12-29-2014, 07:23 AM	#2103
cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: in my heart I'm going to Carolina...but I'm in MA for now Posts: 7,558 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,861 Thanked 27,369 Times in 6,858 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	So far today, I picked up my computer....grrrrrr Gemme makes me feel like I got my big ol slacker pants on lol I will do stuff soonly and prolly squeeze in some yoga once the floor is clear(ish). I get grumpy when I don't do yoga.... Ohhh and upon conversation with my (potential) employers, they have tried "hot" yoga. And one of the girls is my shape and size. Although I feel oddly about doing yoga in public, until I HAVE that "yoga butt", I realize you can't get that butt without doing the yoga. It's like a friggin catch 22. The girl that is shaped more like me said it's very non judgmental. But it's also a 90 minute class...and I only ever do 45 min- an hour at the most. It's worth a try; there's a studio in Asheville that offers 30 days of yoga for 30 bucks. That's really a steal. I'm gonna suck it up and dig in methinks...plus I will be hiking again and doing low carb...hopefully I can get over this plateau from hell that I hit... __________________

12-29-2014, 09:01 AM	#2106
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12-29-2014, 05:49 PM	#2110
nycfem Moderator How Do You Identify?: femme sub Preferred Pronoun?: Baby Grrl Relationship Status: Attached Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 6,768 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 52,825 Thanked 21,720 Times in 5,083 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I'm sick so I'm taking a break from working out. I have all of this week off from work and it was going to be a week of great work-outs so I'm bummed about that, but on the positive side, I can sleep in and get well more easily hopefully. I received a gift in the mail from one of the members of this thread (hint: T33), a My Little Pony Puzzle, which couldn't have arrived at a better time. I just finished the puzzle, so I guess that shall be my exercise for the day __________________ *** How do I... ?** Check out the Members Helping Members thread: http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...embers+Helping

12-29-2014, 07:27 AM	#2104
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12-29-2014, 05:56 PM	#2111
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,776 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	Yay!!!! Glad to hear it. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

12-29-2014, 06:01 PM	#2112
o222Good Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lake Worth FL Posts: 89 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 641 Thanked 240 Times in 65 Posts Rep Power: 2561060	Hi everyone, It's been a very long time since I posted! I am back in the lifting groove again for about two months now, and very happy about it. Today I did compound exercises for my back and chest, using a horizontal row machine and a horizontal press machine. Next, I did more back work with 3 sets of Bent Arm Pullovers. I have been focusing on developing my shoulders. So I did 3 sets of Arnold Presses with 35 lbs and next, 3 sets of Arnold Presses with 40 lbs. I finished with 3 sets of In Back of the Head Military Presses with 40 lbs I like this one, because it hits the traps too! After this, Skull Crushers for triceps, EZ curls for biceps, and finally the Tricep Dip machine set at 100 lbs I find watching uTubes on different lifting techniques and reading about it on the web gets me motivated really well!

12-30-2014, 06:13 AM	#2113
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,776 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	I'm not sure if I will make it to the gym, officially, or not today. Today is my first official day of PT, so it depends on how that goes. Later, gaters! __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

12-31-2014, 04:56 PM	#2114
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,776 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	My gym visits were uneven the first half of the year. I'd go regularly and then fall off. Rinse, lather and repeat. However, once my sciatica/SI joint flared up, I started going nearly every day for pain management. Those days that I could not make the gym in the morning before work, I walked around my neighborhood. That's a lot of gym time. I decided to add everything from the flare up to now and see just how much has gone into the past 6 months. Boy, howdy! Taking strictly just the gym stats I posted.....not including my local walks or the weight training.....I've put in some pretty good effort. In the last 6 months, I've burned (approximately) 24,826 calories, walked/ran 219.76 miles and used 4122 minutes of my time wisely. That's 7.093 pounds, 8.39 marathons and 68.7 hours. Wow. Go me. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated. Last edited by Gemme; 12-31-2014 at 05:01 PM.

12-31-2014, 06:00 PM	#2115
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12-31-2014, 10:47 PM	#2116
nycfem Moderator How Do You Identify?: femme sub Preferred Pronoun?: Baby Grrl Relationship Status: Attached Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 6,768 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 52,825 Thanked 21,720 Times in 5,083 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	The only stat I kept for the year was time exercising. I exercised 45 minutes per day (the mean average for 365 days). I'm way happy with that. __________________ *** How do I... ?** Check out the Members Helping Members thread: http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...embers+Helping

01-01-2015, 12:31 PM	#2117
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,776 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	I'm that weirdo at the gym that comes in with a tiny notebook and pen and writes things down after the cool down and before the stretching and any possible weight training. I'm very old fashioned. While I would love to have one of those diddlybobs that measures that stuff, I don't really want it to sync with anything. I would want it to be independent. Hard to find that nowadays. Everything connects to everything. Happy New Year and welcome to 2015, exercisers! How did your 2014 end? or or or all of the above __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

01-01-2015, 12:39 PM	#2118
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,776 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	January 1, 2015 My first 2015 workout happened in a packed gym. I can't say it wasn't unexpected, especially since I didn't get there until around 10am. I was sandwiched in but I got on T34 and gave my best shot at it. I did pretty well! T34, random program, level 9 Stats: 436 cal, 3.46 mi, 65:00 min Intervals: 3 @ 60 sec @ 5.4 mph @ .5 incline Between levels 8 and 9 is when the control line changes. Levels 1-8, the base level is 0. Starting with level 9, the incline increases with each level for the base level. I can't go any further than level 9 and do the running intervals due to the strain of speed and intensity of the incline. My body says no. I did make my three main goals today. 1. At least one hour on the treadmill 2. At least 400 calories burned (approximately) 3. At least 3 miles covered (I've got to say that this is probably quite accurate, regardless of the machine's margin of error.) AND I made them BEFORE the cool down started. It feels like cheating to me if I use the cool down as a continuation of the workout instead of as the time for my body to downshift and relax. I also did lower body conditioning. Maybe about a half hour's worth. Then I took a mat and did some stretches, including something my PT wanted me to work on. Balance things are hard when one side of the body is weaker than the other. At least significantly so. But I did okay. Not great and I didn't have a mirror there to correct my form but the effort was put in and that counts. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

01-02-2015, 06:58 AM	#2120
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,776 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	Good morning, exercisers! A quickie today: T33, random program, level 8 Stats: 247 cal, 2.03 mi, 35:00 min Intervals: 1 @ 90 sec, 5 @ 60 sec and all @ 5.4 mph, 0 incline The intervals were HARD today. I didn't sleep well last night and I went to be late so I needed every minute. I think some of my dinner from last night might have been hanging around still. I felt sluggish and weighted down for most of the workout. BUT It's done and I'm better for it. Onward and upward! __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.