Official I Joined A Gym Thread

[aucu 3]

Ever try this?

[gooch 0]

Ever try this?

i made it through 4:05 then i had to stop for a "rest"

[dapokerbum 0]

Gooch, those pictures look awesome. I can't wait to be at that level.Right now it is just a fun thing at the indoor gym near my house. Doing a mix of bouldering and Top Roping. On bouldering I can do the VB and V0 routes fairly well, V1 starts to give me some trouble, but I am sure with time I will start to be able to do the others. On the TR I can do the 5.7 and 5.8 fairly well. I have tried a few 5.9's but they too give me some trouble. Was talking to a friend of mine who has done some sport climbing in the past and we are just trying to get our strength up for it and then we will probably try to go outdoors and hit some sport routes. There are a few bouldering places near my house, so once Daylight Savings Time kicks in, I might start to go there after work to get in some quick sessions.

[gooch 0]

Gooch, those pictures look awesome. I can't wait to be at that level.Right now it is just a fun thing at the indoor gym near my house. Doing a mix of bouldering and Top Roping. On bouldering I can do the VB and V0 routes fairly well, V1 starts to give me some trouble, but I am sure with time I will start to be able to do the others. On the TR I can do the 5.7 and 5.8 fairly well. I have tried a few 5.9's but they too give me some trouble. Was talking to a friend of mine who has done some sport climbing in the past and we are just trying to get our strength up for it and then we will probably try to go outdoors and hit some sport routes. There are a few bouldering places near my house, so once Daylight Savings Time kicks in, I might start to go there after work to get in some quick sessions.

i flip flip every year between climbing and biking, this year i will try and climb moremy jiu jitsu has kept me in pretty decent shape for climbing as i could flash 5.10c this summer even though i didn't do anything at all last yearremember, most of climbing is with your legs, hands just keep you on the wall at my best i could climb 5.12a, hope to get back to that this yeari'll post up some pics of the other places we go to this year

[JoeyJoJo 18]

i'll post up some pics of the other places we go to this year

Where were those pics taken?

[gooch 0]

Where were those pics taken?

whistler, about 5 klicks from my house

[Randy Reed 0]

whistler, about 5 klicks from my house

Having watched the opening footage of that area on the Olympics last night, you can color me jealous. Awesome looking.

[dapokerbum 0]

Weighed in at 212.6 yesterday, so about 10 already gone.I got rid of the shin splints just by getting new running shoes lol.

How goes the bet man? Did you fall off the wagon yet or are you getting down to your goal?I have been keeping up with my running and I am really starting to like the rock climbing. It is just such a great workout and you don't even feel like you're working out. It's like you are a kid again and you have this huge jungle gym in front of you. I was there for two hours last night doing various Top Rope Routes and finished the last half hour with some bouldering. I am looking forward to getting out and doing some outdoor routes soon. A few friends and I are trying to plan a trip to Yosemite in May. Hopefully it all works out for us.

[Dratj 0]

started doing spin classes recently. anyone on here do them? I find it's a good way to get some cardio in.

[Randy Reed 0]

Last week went Sunday-ran 6 miles with some major hills and starting to get in the running groove for springMonday- nothing, stayed up late so I slept.Tuesday-Running late again, but did do pushups, crunchs and hyper bench.Wed-2 mile fast run, again no time. I need to get to bed earlier.Thursday-Bosu ab workout. I have to admit this is a great core exercise and not easy.Friday- 5K run and pushed it pretty good, 30 minutes.Saturday- Strong upper body workout, then cleaned the drive-way for snow for the 15th million time this winter.

[Dratj 0]

Last week went Sunday-ran 6 miles with some major hills and starting to get in the running groove for springMonday- nothing, stayed up late so I slept.Tuesday-Running late again, but did do pushups, crunchs and hyper bench.Wed-2 mile fast run, again no time. I need to get to bed earlier.Thursday-Bosu ab workout. I have to admit this is a great core exercise and not easy.Friday- 5K run and pushed it pretty good, 30 minutes.Saturday- Strong upper body workout, then cleaned the drive-way for snow for the 15th million time this winter.

wow awesome workout schedule there. i paid my snow guy to do almost nothing here all winter. booooo me.

[gooch 0]

Having watched the opening footage of that area on the Olympics last night, you can color me jealous. Awesome looking.

thanks brother, it really is a great place to livei'm hella out of shape after the olympics, 14-16 hour work days, crappy carby food, redbull and boozy nights with no sleep, not even anything resembling excercise in there, gonna have to get to it tomorrow

[Dratj 0]

thanks brother, it really is a great place to livei'm hella out of shape after the olympics, 14-16 hour work days, crappy carby food, redbull and boozy nights with no sleep, not even anything resembling excercise in there, gonna have to get to it tomorrow

what were you doing there?

[gooch 0]

what were you doing there?

i work at araxi at night, but during the olympics we were open for lunch too which meant a bunch of 10 am to 2 or 3 am shifts

[Dratj 0]

i work at araxi at night, but during the olympics we were open for lunch too which meant a bunch of 10 am to 2 or 3 am shifts

gonna assume it's a restaurant or something. poor you, get some rest dude.

[Randy Reed 0]

gonna assume it's a restaurant or something. poor you, get some rest dude.

Yep, like one of the absolute best restaurants. Geez, if I wasn't jealous enough.

[gooch 0]

gonna assume it's a restaurant or something. poor you, get some rest dude.

http://araxi.com/yeah watched the game on sunday with my daughter and then just lazed about the house, yesterday i did pretty much nothing but clean up and lay about, took about 12 naps, feel good today after a good nights sleep

[Dratj 0]

http://araxi.com/yeah watched the game on sunday with my daughter and then just lazed about the house, yesterday i did pretty much nothing but clean up and lay about, took about 12 naps, feel good today after a good nights sleep

yah the game was awesome. Well, I'm canadian so that's why. link doesnt' work, it's ok tho, none here in Canada that i'm aware of

[Suited_Up 2]

yah the game was awesome. Well, I'm canadian so that's why. link doesnt' work, it's ok tho, none here in Canada that i'm aware of

Watch Hell's Kitchen.

[Dratj 0]

Watch Hell's Kitchen.

ah, dont' really watch it.but thx. i will check it out when i get a chance.

[troyomac 0]

I got a power tower today. Sal can you come help me put it together?

[nutzbuster 7]

You must live on a large lot

[Dratj 0]

You must live on a large lot[/quoteLOL

[dapokerbum 0]

Has anyone here read Body RX? A friend suggested I read it, but the reviews on Amazon were 50/50.

[king_tanner 84]

How goes the bet man? Did you fall off the wagon yet or are you getting down to your goal?I have been keeping up with my running and I am really starting to like the rock climbing. It is just such a great workout and you don't even feel like you're working out. It's like you are a kid again and you have this huge jungle gym in front of you. I was there for two hours last night doing various Top Rope Routes and finished the last half hour with some bouldering. I am looking forward to getting out and doing some outdoor routes soon. A few friends and I are trying to plan a trip to Yosemite in May. Hopefully it all works out for us.

Sorry I forgot about this thread.I have one week to go in the bet and I've already lost the 30 pounds. I have been good with working out everyday. I've gotten used to running every other day, and swimming on days I don't run. The bitch is the exercise bike. On days I swim I also do a little bit of situps, pushups, squats, and benchpress along with 30 min on the exercise bike. That thing kicks my ass. I push myself pretty hard on it.For the most part I have been pretty good with the diet. About once every 2 weeks I get restless and eat a bunch of shit I shouldn't be eating. For instance last week I weighed in at 188.0 on Thursday and after a weekend of beer and french fries I weighed in today at 192. But this week I'll be fine and I should win the bet easily. I think for the most part I've kicked my eating problem, and I don't crave shitty food all the time anymore.So right now I'm 192 down from 222 at the start of the bet in the middle of January. At the heaviest I was at 240 last summer. I feel great and I can actually fit into all my XL shirts from college now. Also, I'm not sweating so much all the time. The bet has been really good for me.I'll post some before and after pics a little later.