Matoi Ryuko posted:

Death is waiting for us around every corner, I want to give myself a fighting chance!

Matoi Ryuko posted:

No, it's an omelette made from 3 eggs, but I often do my run at random times during the day, sometimes after a large meal. Running while bloated isn't really difficult, it's running while having to poo that's difficult.

Matoi Ryuko posted:

bacalou posted:

boards and bike go on the outside, climbing gear and kitchen inside, bed either fold down seat or fold out futon

Shine posted:

Chest-supported rows and cable rows.

Shine posted:

While freeweight compound lifts are the backbone of most strength programs and the basic movements offer lots of bang for the buck, there are handy uses for machines in strength training programs. For example, strength coach Dan John has suggested machine rows over freeweight rows in at least one of his books because they are easier to perform correctly than barbell rows. Like all geriatric strength coaches, he grew up with and loves barbell rows, but he recognizes that they aren't the only way to strengthen the back. When I had it available, I would do chest-supported rows instead of barbell rows because it was easier on my lower back, which is usually fried from squats, deadlifts, and Olympic lifts.


Their arms will fall off.

For purist strength training (i.e. powerlifter sort of stuff), much of what you do will involve barbells and dumbbells. But it's not like a person won't improve their general health using only machines. The programs I recommend and write are all centered around freeweight movements and that is my "generic" suggestion to beginners who want to lift weights but don't really know what they want to accomplish beyond "get stronger and maybe look better?", but I recognize that there are folks out there like my dad. He's been doing machine-dominated workouts for decades, and he's still far stronger than the average person; it's not like his "stabilizers" fall apart when he helps people move.

alnilam posted:

Yes, come visit me in Pixburgh

The gap is cool. The one thing is primitive camping spots and water sources on the gap are a little farther apart than on the c&o - about 30-50 miles apart. Of course you can bring stuff to treat you own water and fill up at any stream, and you can stop in little towns to get more water.
What primitive camping spots there are, though, are in really beautiful spots along the youghiogheny river. I sometimes take weekend overnight trips just to one of them and back.

On the c&o portion, which i have a little less experience with, water and primitive camping is spaced out every 5-10 miles.

alnilam posted:

Sorta in april, reliably in may.

shabbat goy posted:

Fellow GAP rider here. I tried (and failed) to ride from Pittsburgh to Philly two years ago on the GAP and it was brutal but super fun.

Depending on when you go, the crushed limestone can really suck your wheels. Consider running wider tires if you can; in my case I ran 25c but I would have liked 28c if I had the clearance. I went in early April right after snow melted though, so YMMV. Definitely play it by ear.

There's a nice bike shop in Ohiopyle about 80 miles in, so if you forgot supplies or need something, this is the only place I know of once you're on the trail (but there may be more, check out info on Crush the Commonwealth for more useful tidbits)

It's beautiful and fun, and I highly recommend it. If you stop in Pittsburgh, feel free to gimme a holler and I'll buy you a beer for your journey.

Chill la Chill posted:

You p much only go to the DC area of that path if you want to visit great falls. I love the park but that's prob cuz I visit it often

alnilam posted:

As a bonus if you ride to DC the train back to pgh (where shabbat goy and i will feed you beer) allows roll-on bike service and it's a beautiful route (though granted the first half is basically the same as the c&o route)

Though since you don't live here it probably makes more sense to just fly back out of dc...

lmbo calrissian posted:

yeah thats what i mean by store brand. i'll prol go to GNC or vitaminshoppe but i just wanted to know if its not good to get it at... but if walmarts ok then guess it doesnt matter

the fitness forum is the best i forget about it but i always read it to know why im doing whatever instead of just asking whats the best. they say go cheap

alnilam posted:

gently caress anyone who gets rough in a recreational / no contact league

e: i got a slight concussion once from some rear end in a top hat steamrolling me in a recreational, beginners league flag football tournament, my team walked out because the team wasn't reprimanded

lmbo calrissian posted:

That poo poo is garbage dont take it -fitnes/nutrition friend

i flunked out posted:

this definitely doesnt count as fitness but i went on a hike/went birding last saturday in the elkhorn slough, and it was definitely an outdoor activity. dont have a fancy camera so i didnt get any bird pics, but i did get a nice panorama from the spot I ate lunch at:



we went right as the tide started dropping so we saw a good amount of snowy and great egrets, one very large great blue heron, some oystercatchers, a stilt, some avocets, some godwits, and then two greater yellowlegs. There was also a ton of gulls but i didnt really care about them.

lmbo calrissian posted:

wtf ugh. wtf. doesnt shipping cancel that out/the certainty that street thugs will steal my package

shabbat goy posted:

Posting from the gym right now. Someone brought season 2 of the Drew Carey show on VHS and is asking people where he can pop it in while he works out.

Vynar posted:

I have a ruined knee, terrible cardio vascular endurance, and I regularly lift boxes with my back.

Tusen Takk posted:

my school load this semester is super heavy so I haven't been able to go to the gym nearly as often as I like to, but the great news is that it's given me an opportunity to bulk

I went from 155->195 in the last three months and it's been great

then once summer hits it's back to five mile runs every morning with my dog and picking things up and putting them down at night

alnilam posted:

I should try a roller... What do you do with it, just... roll it on your muskle?

lmbo calrissian posted:

how do i get the heartbreakingly hot trainer guys to notice me without working hard?

Matoi Ryuko posted:

GoodbyeTurtles posted:

I need to get my kayak out again...

FluffieDuckie posted:

You just have to find your thing. I tried all kinds of stuff and changed gyms before I found something that worked for me.

Just don't give up

shabbat goy posted:

does anyone wanna go ride bikes?