Random, stupid things on your mind

[PolkaDot]

Does a fan bike in the living room count?

For some reason this reminded me a hippie commune, ahem, I mean farm - that had a bicycle powered blender. You had to buy your smoothie and then pedal to blend it. Fucking silly hippies.

[PolkaDot]

Right. Whew, I didn't expect to get all verbal about this but here goes:

I have my share of "health issues" including COPD, CHF and some other things along with an auto-immune thing that causes arthritis. So I'm a big guy. Not George Senda big, but I was on my way. I've been eating better, no carbs (or very little) and tracking what I eat. I've lost about 40 pounds which makes moving a lot easier. I'm wanting to reduce probably another 60 at least.

I was walking the malls, but the Covid 19 closed everything down. When things started opening back up I joined a community center basically to walk on the treadmill. But community center is closed on the weekends so I also joined a local "24hr gym" It's been fine, but I also wanted to do some strength training so a friend of mine got me started on the Precor machines. It's starting to get crowded as things open up and we progress. They require masks to walk in, but hardly anybody wears them working out, of course. I don't either. I "get it" about the resistance to masks but people aren't cleaning their machines and it's a pain to have to stop and clean each time I use a new one on my circuit.

I was at Costco and saw they had a pretty decent home treadmill (2.5 CHP motor, 330# limit, $579) so I got it and set it up. I've been enjoying the shit out of it. It's connected to the iFit app so when you are walking along, the video trainer changes the speed, incline or whatever. I'm still just walking, but with a purpose. Currently I'm walking thru Egypt (lots of flat land!) with this guy who tells you about the history of the sites you are walking thru. It's pretty cool.

My local Dick's sporting goods had a set of the Bowflex Selecttech 552 dumbbells on for sale ($349) so I got a pair of those. And Costco had a pretty cool spin bike ($519) so I picked it up for better Cardio. It's connected to an app as well but I haven't set it up. I have a couple of adjustable Bowflex Selecttech 840 Kettlebells ($179) coming and a stand for the dumbbells should be delivered today.

I've paid not exactly sale prices, but not eBay rape-you prices see for this stuff, It's just kinda evolved. People will probably tell me "Hey! I only paid $200 for this or that!" but that was then, this is now. It's a challenge to buy workout equipment at decent prices now.

It's all out in the living room but I have a 10X12 guest room I'm working on the clear out to set it up. There's some fairly think pile carpeting in there now. I'm shopping gym flooring but I'll probably end up putting in hardwood with mats instead of a whole rubber floor in there.

I'm pretty committed and still go to the gym to workout with my buddy, but I'm walking the treadmill every day at home. With the sloppy weather coming and with the Covid not going away until after the election, I'm content enough to workout at home. My buddy is also knowledgeable about resistance training using ones own body weight but I'm not at that point yet.

I've only been doing this for a couple of months and I feel better, feel like I have more strength and sleeping better.

Indeed. My bike was stolen from storage but I might get one next spring. GNS!

Oh Wow! Good job @Ciardelo that's some impressive progress!

[PolkaDot]

Perhaps we could all benefit from a working out thread? Advice and what not?

Other random things on my mind, with all the celebrities dying someone needs to protect Betty White at all costs!!!

Betty White leads me to remember that I discovered the Buzzr Channel when I got a digital antenna and I am hooked on Match Game. I missed out when it was first aired because I wasn’t born until 1975. I absolutely love Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly and of course Betty White.

Work out thread! Do it!!!

I have no idea what Match Game is.

[Ciardelo]

Oh Wow! Good job @Ciardelo that's some impressive progress!

Thank yew! People are starting to notice so that's nice too. 

[Evil Twin Of Zen]

Does a fan bike in the living room count?

go for it!   

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[anniem]

I have no idea what Match Game is.

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[Rikki Gins]

Work out thread! Do it!!!

I have no idea what Match Game is.

Here is a Match Game, Dot.

[sean92008]

I have changed my preferred method of death... I thought I was going to go by way of helium but I love black licorice!

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2020-09-23/too-much-candy-man-dies-from-eating-bags-of-black-licorice

[PB]

Berkeley bans candy at the checkout aisle

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-grocery-stores-healthy-checkout-candy-gum-15591462.php

[PB]

If Halloween is banned this year, will stores still have candy 50% off the next day?

[sean92008]

If Halloween is banned this year, will stores still have candy 50% off the next day?

Without 50% off candy sales, what's the fucking use to fucking shop at goddamned Wal Fucking Mart?

Fuck.

[Spookcat]

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[sean92008]

Season 6 of Star Trek:  TNG was pretty solid.

Season 7...  Well, to keep certain cast members happy, there were some pretty lean stories. Sub Rosa gave Gates McFadden a chance to squirm on camera and act sexed-up with a ghost.

That, alone, isn't enough to justify the 42 minutes of suckage.

[sean92008]

Trying to guilt me into kicking my other two fur babies off of my lap while watching ST: TNG...

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PS still watching season 7.  "Masks" is god-awful! Crappy season of only a few good episodes.



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