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Two final bits of advice for the Gym Novice
Posted by Greg Laden on April 9, 2011 … Continued … First, if you don’t know what you are doing, really, get a trainer and tell the trainer you are serious and that the trainer should be serious or they’re fired. Make sure you get a good trainer. Tell the head trainer that you want a good trainer. Ask around about who is…
How to maximize the pain (but only the good pain)
Posted by Greg Laden on April 9, 2011 … Continued … … as in “no pain, no gain.”
Don’t be Fukushima and let your core melt down
Posted by Greg Laden on April 9, 2011 … Continued … The above discussion applies only to the muscles mentioned (chest, back, shoulder, various leg muscles) and ignores “The Core.” People define the core differently, but it usually consists of the abdominal, obliques (a kind of abdominal) which are together often referred to as “The abs” as in “hey, dude, my abs are…
The pattern you follow in the gym depends on the scale. Not that scale.
Posted by Greg Laden on April 9, 2011 … Continued … At the scale of a stint of several days of working out ….
How to use the Gym to attain your personal fitness goals
Posted by Greg Laden on April 9, 2011 … Continued … I had promised a few pointers regarding using the gym experience to become fitter or maintain fitness. Do not use my advice without consulting a doctor first. Everybody who does anything should do so only on advice of a doctor. I wonder if anyone has ever done that (consulted their doctor). I…
Impact with Planet Earth
Posted by Greg Laden on April 8, 2011 … Continued … Everything was looking up. I was going to get back into shape. I was already making progress. Then, just as I was starting to go to the gym very regularly, it happened.
Slacking Off
Posted by Greg Laden on April 8, 2011 … Continued … All good things come to an end. But then if you work hard enough, you can get them back.
Funny haha, funny strange
Posted by Greg Laden on April 8, 2011 … Continued … Funny Thing Two and Funny Thing Three….
Into the bush
Posted by Greg Laden on April 8, 2011 … Continued … Obsession can be a good thing. And I’m not talking about some dumb-ass perfume.
Doing it
Posted by Greg Laden on April 8, 2011 … Continued … When it comes down to it, it is all a matter of just how hard you are willing to work. Then, you start with that and work harder.
Lenora
Posted by Greg Laden on April 7, 2011 … Continued … When working with a personal trainer, the first thing you have to do is to calibrate. Then, if the trainer does not crank it up to a higher level, she’s probably not worth her fee.
Joining the Gym
Posted by Greg Laden on April 7, 2011 … Continued … Back from South Africa and with some time on my hands, I was hell bent on keeping the promise I had made to myself to get back into shape. For most people I know, this would mean eating better and going to the gym more often. But for me, it meant eating…
Africa. Some time in the early 1990s.
Posted by Greg Laden on April 7, 2011 … Continued … I started out walking a good six feet behind her, to avoid the sand she was kicking up and the occasional thorn-lined branch that might swing back in the wake of anyone walking through the African Bush. We were traversing open country in the Kalahari, in an area sealed off from people…
From Fit to Fat to Fit. And Back.
Posted by Greg Laden on April 7, 2011 Did you ever watch cattle? I mean, really watch them, for a few hours? Mostly they just sit or stand around munching on grass, chewing their cud, or snoozing. But every once in a while a handful of them will stand up and point in one direction. And they may take a few steps in…
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