Right-Wing Extremist GAINZZZ

For some reason -- probably to mine those hate-clicks -- MSNBC decided to slap a new title on this article from March, 2022, and republish it, proclaiming that anyone interested in improving his or her physical fitness was most likely a political far-right extremist.

It appears the far right has taken advantage of pandemic at-home fitness trends to expand its decade-plus radicalization of physical mixed martial arts (MMA) and combat sports spaces.
Initially lured with health tips and strategies for positive physical changes, new recruits are later invited to closed chat groups where far-right content is shared.
Earlier this month, researchers reported that a network of online "fascist fitness" chat groups on the encrypted platform Telegram are recruiting and radicalizing young men with neo-Nazi and white supremacist extremist ideologies. Initially lured with health tips and strategies for positive physical changes, new recruits are later invited to b>closed chat groups where far-right content is shared.
Physical fitness has always been central to the far right. In "Mein Kampf," Hitler fixated on boxing and jujitsu, believing they could help him create an army of millions whose aggressive spirit and impeccably trained bodies, combined with "fanatical love of the fatherland," would do more for the German nation than any "mediocre" tactical weapons training.
In more modern times, far-right groups have launched mixed martial arts and boxing gyms in Ukraine, Canada and France, among other places, focused on training far-right nationalists in violent hand-to-hand combat and street-fighting techniques.

Has this pyrsyn noticed that the leftwing trans terrorist group antifa is a permanent professional Democrat-Party-supported street fighting unit, or nah?

It's caught the attention of intelligence authorities, especially in Europe, where various reports have noted the role of combat sports and MMA in radicalizing and promoting far-right violence. A series of collaborative efforts between governments, national sports associations, and local gyms in places such as Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom have introduced intervention and prevention programs.
The intersection of extremism and fitness leans into a shared obsession with the male body, training, masculinity, testosterone, strength and competition.

They just hate men, and will not rest until men are forced by the state to take cross-gender hormones to medically reduce their "toxic masculinity."

shoe
@shoe0nhead
guys they're not saying fitness is bad- they're just casually putting fitness & nazis (?) in the same box and going "hmmm kinda weird isn't it!!! just sayin!!!"

The article was widely mocked, including by Joe Rogan and Elon Musk.

MSNBC is going viral for warning about "the far right's obsession with fitness" -- with Elon Musk and Joe Rogan among those mocking the left-wing network's comparison of the health craze to the Nazis.
MSNBC's tweet Monday re-shared a year-old op-ed by extremism expert Cynthia Miller-Idriss claiming that the "far right has taken advantage of pandemic at-home fitness trends."
In it, she even compared some fitness influencers to how Adolf Hitler "fixated on boxing and jujitsu" to garner followers.
MSNBC's tweet soon got more than 34 million views -- and a flurry of mockery.
"Being healthy is 'far right.' Holy f--k," tweeted podcaster and UFC commentator Joe Rogan, a self-styled liberal and lifetime fitness fanatic.
Twitter boss Musk -- who recently started training martial arts again to take on Facebook rival Mark Zuckerberg -- replied to Rogan's message by saying that "parody & reality are becoming indistinguishable."
"MSNBC thinks you're a [N]azi if you work out lmaooo," tweeted Musk, who has previously described himself as a liberal only now labeled far-right because "woke progressives" are pushing the left to extremes.
Others also joked that they were "doing white supremacy" with planned workouts.
"I was doing pushups and suddenly a swastika tattoo appeared on my chest. Weirdest thing," one person replied to Musk. "I'm prone on the couch eating potato chips, hoping it will go away."
Someone else asked: "If I skip leg day does that make me a Democrat?"
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It was not immediately clear why MSNBC decided to again share the op-ed that was first published in March 2022.
In it, Miller-Idriss said that "neo-Nazi and white supremacist" extremists were targeting fitness fanatics by luring them "with health tips and strategies for positive physical changes."

Fitness and self-defense are exclusively the province of right-wing extremists, huh?

I linked that the last time MSNBC published this "story." If they can repeat themselves, so can I.

Under the sinister left's determination to destroy everything that is good, the whole Army has gotten fat.

It's not exactly clear why America's military personnel are getting fatter. Could be that 15 years of war have weakened the focus on fitness. Could be that millennials, with their penchant for sedentary activities like playing video games and killing time on social media, aren't always up to the rigors of military life. Could be all the burgers, fries, cakes and pies served in chow halls around the world.
And maybe, too, the military is simply reflecting the nation's broader population, whose poor eating habits are fueling an alarming rise obesity rates.
This much is clear, though: Today's military is fatter than ever.
For the first time in years, the Pentagon has disclosed data indicating the number of troops its deems overweight, raising big questions about the health, fitness and readiness of today's force.
About 7.8 percent of the military -- roughly one in every 13 troops -- is clinically overweight, defined by a body mass-index greater than 25. This rate has crept upward since 2001, when it was just 1.6 percent, or one in 60, according to Defense Department data obtained by Military Times. And it's highest among women, blacks, Hispanics and older service members.

It might have something to do with the military making itself into a gender-f!ck joke, reducing recruitment among fit men, and forcing them to expand their recruiting pool to those expanding their waistlines.

Meanwhile, a study says that people can make their brains more resilient to Alzheimer's and Brandon's Syndrome through resistance (weight) training, and that the brain benefits of such a program are visible within four weeks.

Experiments involving mice showed four weeks of training with weights to be sufficient to reverse behavioral and physical alterations characteristic of the disease.
Regular physical exercise, such as resistance training, can prevent Alzheimer's disease, or at least delay the appearance of symptoms, and serves as a simple and affordable therapy for Alzheimer's patients. This is the conclusion of an article published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience by Brazilian researchers affiliated with the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) and the University of Sao Paulo (USP).
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To observe the neuroprotective effects of this practice, researchers in UNIFESP's Departments of Physiology and Psychobiology, and the Department of Biochemistry at USP's Institute of Chemistry (IQ-USP), conducted experiments involving transgenic mice with a mutation responsible for a buildup of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain. The protein accumulates in the central nervous system, impairs synaptic connections, and damages neurons, all of which are features of Alzheimer's disease.

Are they going to make these poor mice work out?

They are, aren't they?

During the study, which was funded by FAPESP, the mice were trained to climb a 110 cm ladder with a slope of 80° and 2 cm between rungs. Loads were attached to their tails corresponding to 75%, 90%, and 100% of their body weight. The experiment mimicked certain kinds of resistance training undertaken by humans in fitness centers.

Mouse GAINZZZ.

At the end of a four-week period of training, blood samples were taken to measure plasma levels of corticosterone, the hormone in mice equivalent to cortisol in humans; rising levels in response to stress heightens the risk of developing Alzheimer's. Levels of the hormone were normal (equal to those found in the control group comprising animals without the mutation) in the exercise-trained mice, and analysis of their brain tissue showed a decrease in the formation of beta-amyloid plaques.
"This confirms that physical activity can reverse neuropathological alterations that cause clinical symptoms of the disease," said Henrique Correia Campos, first author of the article.

Well that's something.

Important for me to remember: Lifting even light weights builds muscle.

Lifting weights regularly builds strength and muscle -- and it doesn't matter if those weights are heavy or light.
It's the act itself, and being consistent, that pays off, according to a new study.

All forms of resistance training are beneficial, including body-weight exercises such as planks, lunges and push-ups, according to kinesiologists at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, who looked at weight, frequency and consistency.
"There are a dizzying number of factors and combinations to consider when creating a weightlifting program to maximize strength and muscle growth," said kinesiology professor Stuart Phillips, who did the study with graduate students Bradley Currier and Jonathan Mcleod. "This is an age-old debate among athletes and strength and conditioning coaches: what combination leads to the best gains?"

Hey, that's the name of the thread!

/Producer Guy off

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McMaster researchers have spent the last decade pushing back on the idea that heavier is best. Their past research found significant gains from lifting lighter weights 20 to 30 times, toward the point of exhaustion.
In this review, the investigators found that lifting heavier weights was the best way to gain strength. To maximize muscle size, however, the weight was less important than repetitions.
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He urged people to seek guidance if they don't know where to start and how to move forward. "It doesn't need to be complicated," Currier emphasized.

After going through all this bullshit, I can confidently say that thinking too much about the best method of exercise (or dieting) which will yield the most efficient, most optimized GAINZZZ is mostly a waste of time and also often counterproductive.

It's a waste of time because the difference between one regime and another is pretty incremental. Some might be somewhat better than others -- but all are better than not exercising.

And it's counterproductive because people worry about their exercise program being finely-tuned and perfectly optimized for them, to the extent that they never start any program. They keep thinking that if they're not doing the most optimized, most efficient program of all, then they're wasting effort and no one wants to waste effort, so why bother at all?

So people wind up not weightlifting, or otherwise exercising. because they're hung up on not being sure which of three or four competing plans will produce results 1-3% better than another.

And not only that, for beginners, none of this matters at all. Beginners can get stronger and healthier by doing literally any exercise at all. They're not people operating near peak human performance who have to constantly change and refine regimes to trick their muscles into giving them just 0.1% more output. No, they can just start doing bodyweight squats and push-ups (from the knee, if needed) and begin seeing GAINZZZ in ten days.

The researchers called the findings good news for anyone interested in gaining strength and maintaining more muscle. This helps prevent injury, maximizes mobility and optimizes metabolism.
"The biggest variable to master is compliance," Mcleod said. "Once you've got that down, then you can worry about all of the other subtle nuances, but our analysis clearly shows that many ostensibly important variables just aren't that essential for the vast majority of people."

Yeah, the best exercise plan of all is the one you'll do, period.

I've gotten so weak since I stopped weightlifting that I don't want to do any of it. It just upsets me to have such NEGATIVE GAINZZZ.

But I have to keep in mind that even lifting Soyboy Beta Cvck levels of weight will slowly produce a noncvcked Alpha Male.

So I'm weak now. That just means I can get Noob GAINZZZ again. Noob GAINZZZ are the rapid GAINZZZ that newbies experience because their fitness has so much room for improvement that minimal effort will yield outsized results. No one past the "Noob" level can experience this magical state of getting measurably stronger nearly every session.

This guy lost over 600 pounds, dropping from a morbidly obese 823 pounds to a healthy 200 and change.

He must be the most right-wing extreme extremist in the world. He eats White Supremacy and he craps Dark MAGA.

Gotta get that beach body back 😂pic.twitter.com/MXShQ7uK3t
— Epoch Animal Lovers (@EP_AnimalLovers) July 13, 2023

Skills.. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/XAbxPFV3wP
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) July 17, 2023

So, what are YO' GAINZZZ?

Any PLANNZZZ? PROJEXXX?

BOOXXX? I saw a couple of people mentioning books they had finished or were making progress on.

Dog Doesn't Recognize Owner After Weight Loss...Until He Sniffs Him pic.twitter.com/YmadGWfs4m
— B&S (@_B___S) July 20, 2023

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at 04:10 PM

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1 Sponge?

Posted by: Who, me? at July 21, 2023 04:08 PM (NBVIP)

2 Seconded....

Posted by: Rhubarb Ranch at July 21, 2023 04:10 PM (kc0fx)

3 "new recruits are later invited to closed chat groups where far-right content is shared."

Hot Air VIP. Long waiting list for membership.

Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (MvF+J)

4 The intersection of extremism and fitness leans into a shared obsession with the male body, training, masculinity, testosterone, strength and competition.

Soooo......right wingers are all teh ghey? But I thought they hated them. I'm so confused.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (eOEVl)

5 I did 10 minutes of core and 20 minutes of legs earlier.

I hate leg day, but leg day is necessary.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:11 PM (LvTSG)

6 LMAO!!! "Fascist Fitness"

Posted by: JROD at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (IlL6s)

7 This has inspired me to start working out.
Now where’s my German helmet at?

Posted by: Allen at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (lFLgt)

8 I did 10 minutes of core and 20 minutes of legs earlier.

Big whoop. I did a quarter bag of Cheetos earlier today.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (eOEVl)

9 Listen, when your side is saying, "Exercise is white supremacy and people are beautiful at any size," yes, any messaging around "improving yourself through exercise" is going to sound like some sort of political attack.

It's dumb, but that's the framing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (LvTSG)

10 The good news here is that nobody is going to accuse me of being a right-wing extremist.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (pTb/Z)

11 Next "out-there" claim: Antifa have always been right wing.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (nRMeC)

12 Important for me to remember: Lifting even light weights builds muscle.

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Just gotta mix it up.

Heavy weights do one thing. Light weights do something else. Both are important.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (LvTSG)

13 Big whoop. I did a quarter bag of Cheetos earlier today.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (eOEVl)
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Pfffft. I found a bag of Hershey kisses in the garage and have been eating them like it's my job.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (pTb/Z)

14 V02 Max is at 37, which puts me in the top 30% for age and gender.

I hope to push the number higher but, that might take a bit more effort than I'm willing to put out.

Amazing what a brisk 2.25 mile walk in the morning can achieve.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (2YtOq)

15 8 I did 10 minutes of core and 20 minutes of legs earlier.

Big whoop. I did a quarter bag of Cheetos earlier today.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:12 PM (eOEVl)

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"did"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (LvTSG)

16 It’s A Madhouse! A Madhouse!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (R/m4+)

17 So is the leftwing media saying rightward extremists can kick leftwing ass

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 04:14 PM (VdGjU)

18 >>>Heavy weights do one thing. Light weights do something else. Both are important.

i mean i have to keep it in mind to get back into it, rather than cursing how little weight I need to start with

Posted by: ace at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (KRtlO)

19 Low T people can't say "no."

Because saying "no" could lead to conflict, to fights.

That's why the left hates physical fitness-- you'll stand up for yourself.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (oVrDc)

20 Took a day off from working out because I had blood drawn pursuant to a physical I had on Wednesday. Before today, I'd been very, very serious about working out ever since I got covid last June (mild and annoying but debilitating). For instance, my dumbbell bench routine is 40# x 16, 4 x 50# x 13. Weights/leg/ab work 4x/week, aerobic 3x/week. Anyways, doc takes my BP and it was 96/66, pulse 54. BP just over 3 years ago was 124/84. Yay. :-> (And no meds. Well, no prescription meds. ;->) It just takes determination.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (KAi1n)

21 As opposed to MSNBC, where far left content is shared.

Posted by: Umm... at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (NBVIP)

22 "It's not exactly clear why America's military personnel are getting fatter"

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Um, it is very, very clear.

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (i7Q7S)

23 i mean i have to keep it in mind to get back into it, rather than cursing how little weight I need to start with

Posted by: ace at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (KRtlO)
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You could start by lifting a bag of Hershey kisses, like I'm doing. Miraculously, it seems to get lighter every time I lift it.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (pTb/Z)

24 Look on the bright side, at this rate if we have to go up against the military to survive not only are the odds probably in our favor, it might be a cakewalk. Mostly because they'll be too full of cake to walk.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (OUMaO)

25 18 >>>Heavy weights do one thing. Light weights do something else. Both are important.

i mean i have to keep it in mind to get back into it, rather than cursing how little weight I need to start with

Posted by: ace at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (KRtlO)

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In what environment do you lift? A gym? At home?

I work out in my media room with just a series of dumbbells.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:17 PM (LvTSG)

26 I can tell you why the Military is getting fat... no early morning PT anymore.... no organized Fitness.

I ran the Fat Boy program on my ship decades ago... and I could get them into reasonable shape because they were FORCED into organized workouts... but once they hit standards? They'd go right back to getting fat again.

I called them Yo Yo's... because they'd be back.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:17 PM (oHd/0)

27 I work out in my media room with just a series of dumbbells.

That's no way to talk about your family.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:17 PM (eOEVl)

28 "So is the leftwing media saying rightward extremists can kick leftwing ass"

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Yeah, well Scranton Joe says if you want to take on the government you better have an F-16, JACK!!!!!

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 21, 2023 04:17 PM (i7Q7S)

29 Bluebell is a barbarian, though, because she apparently eats milk chocolate.

Be better, Bluebell, be better.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:17 PM (2YtOq)

30 27 I work out in my media room with just a series of dumbbells.

That's no way to talk about your family.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:17 PM (eOEVl)

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Junior knows what he did.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:18 PM (LvTSG)

31 Happy Saturday Eve!

Posted by: Weekend at July 21, 2023 04:18 PM (NBVIP)

32 Blake, there are also Hershey hugs in that bag so I'm eating white chocolate as well. I am better.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:18 PM (pTb/Z)

33 This is a lot of propaganda effort just to make Lt. Colonel Bearclaw feel better about his fat ass.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:18 PM (llON8)

34
Not a bad day at today's Houston Kennel Club show, which had a supported entry and sweepstakes for Borzoi. Diana was Best in Sweepstakes and in the regular classes Ruth was Best of Winners and mama Delilah was Select for 3 Grand Champion points. Just 17 to go.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2023 04:19 PM (69ido)

35 Yeah, well Scranton Joe says if you want to take on the government you better have an F-16, JACK!!!!!

Posted by: Jay in PA

Good luck finding pilots to fit in those cockpits, Joe...

Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at July 21, 2023 04:19 PM (OUMaO)

36 Getting cancer has encouraged me to fight back even harder. That's just how I'm wired. I'm now back to doing things like deadlifts over 300lbs and other exercises that exceed more weight then I've ever done before. I am thankful the Lord put his Holy Spirit alongside me. Because without Him, none of this would be possible.

Pray. Act. Live.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 21, 2023 04:19 PM (bh2Xq)

37 Blake, there are also Hershey hugs in that bag so I'm eating white chocolate as well. I am better.

White chocolate = Crisco

Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:19 PM (eOEVl)

38 Hi
This article has convinced me that I should spend more time hanging out at the gym. You know, near the heavy weights.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (t/2Uw)

39 white chocolate and milk chocolate?

In the words of CBD, Make it stop!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (2YtOq)

40 I suspect the plot to shame us into being weak and not working out will be an abject failure.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (CecP5)

41 "In "Mein Kampf," Hitler fixated on boxing and jujitsu"

There is zero chance this woke columnist has red "Mein Kampf" or did any research and read parts of it to see if this is true. Something he/she/they picked up in some woke discussion.

Posted by: Ripley at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (KrJTL)

42 White chocolate = Crisco
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:19 PM (eOEVl)
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Oh yeah? Come over here and say that to me in person. Wait a minute while I put down my bag of weights.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (pTb/Z)

43 >>> 22 "It's not exactly clear why America's military personnel are getting fatter"

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Um, it is very, very clear.
Posted by: Jay in PA at July 21, 2023 04:16 PM (i7Q7S)

Because exercise is white supremacy!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (llON8)

44 41 "In "Mein Kampf," Hitler fixated on boxing and jujitsu"

There is zero chance this woke columnist has red "Mein Kampf" or did any research and read parts of it to see if this is true. Something he/she/they picked up in some woke discussion.
Posted by: Ripley at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (KrJTL)

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Hitler was a vegetarian. Vegetarianism is a gateway to Nazism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (LvTSG)

45 GAINZZZ!

Yesterday I saw a number on the scale I haven't seen in at least 5 years. Still too high but going in the right direction.

I'm stupidly proud that I can now do real pushups. Only 10 at a time but I'm up to 3 sets of 10. *flexes*

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (aBJcM)

46 Doing the x3 bar plus weighted walking. Rucking they call it. Woof!

Also I’m waiting for my charter to take me back to Yellowknife.

Posted by: Blutarski at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (TVOOe)

47 Has this pyrsyn noticed that the leftwing trans terrorist group antifa is a permanent professional Democrat-Party-supported street fighting unit, or nah?
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They still maintain that essential Antifa is just an idea

... about going out and beating on "haters and bigots".

... (like the brownshirts did).

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (krQz2)

48 They have cause and effect backwards.

Men who workout become strong. Strong Men find out they don't need to rely on others. Not being dependent on others means you are self reliant. Self reliance means you don't need others to tell you what to do and how to act... and in fact, if THEY are not strong themselves, you won't listen to them...

Which suddenly makes you look like a Right winger.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (oHd/0)

49 There's a chocolate shop in Ye Olde Towne Occoquan, about 5 miles from me. My wife stopped in one day just to see what they were. The guy told her once you try this chocolate, you will be ruined for all else.

The guy was right. Unfortunately, it's VERY expensive, but everything else kind of tastes like dirt now.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:22 PM (eOEVl)

50 "White Supremacists Origins of Exercise"

????

Try the Cholera-origins of "Sport" in the English culture.

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:22 PM (krQz2)

51 Schwarzenegger really is King of the Nazis. Headquarters: Muscle Beach, Venice, Ca.

Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 04:22 PM (qN3Jz)

52 I hope they keep pushing this narrative. I'm all for leftists being fat and unhealthy.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 21, 2023 04:22 PM (Ius/w)

53 Got back into Keto about a month ago. Lost almost 30#s since then.

Now the hard part starts.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2023 04:22 PM (TpxpJ)

54 Yep, that pantifa video is exactly what I thought it was. The one guy trying to do whatever that was with his left. I'd like to let him take a free shot with that limp wristed arm of fail, provided, of course, I get my own free shot back.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (2YtOq)

55 Wait a minute, Archimedes. You live near Occoquan and you don't come to our MoMes? What are you, some kind of barbarian?

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (pTb/Z)

56 Also, if you need inspired to make gainz, look up RobertFrank615

Such as, "on Monday we do chest, cause if you want a thick chick with daddy issues draining your pecker until you run out of tissues--your chest better be f'ing swoll "

And: on Wednesday do arms cause if you want to take a chick out to dinner, before you slam your meat in her shitter, your arms better be f'ing swoll.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (oVrDc)

57 >>> 44 41

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Hitler was a vegetarian. Vegetarianism is a gateway to Nazism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (LvTSG)

LOL

"You know who *else* was a vegetarian? and probably would have been vegan if he'd thought of it?"

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (llON8)

58 I’m really going to need to see those mice pumping iron. You can’t just drop something like that on me without a video.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (JTwsP)

59 White chocolate = Crisco
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:19 PM (eOEVl)
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Oh yeah? Come over here and say that to me in person. Wait a minute while I put down my bag of weights.

Nah, I don't mess around with people who might shank me.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (eOEVl)

60 So being a fat slob and having a clogged heart is better then being healthy andin shape ?????

Posted by: James at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (9e2kV)

61 Started doing this workout program by Athlean-X called the 100 workout series.

Basic gist is that you do 12 ignition reps, which is the heaviest weight you can do for 12 reps before failure. This sets you up to then do 20 reps using that same weight, but you can do them in any size set you want, as long as it adds up to 20.

The ignition set gets your muscle into the fatigued state, which is when muscle growth occurs.

It's a fun workout series but I've had to really work to adjust the weights to make sure I'm pushing myself hard enough.

Posted by: Frank at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (KbCG3)

62 52 I hope they keep pushing this narrative. I'm all for leftists being fat and unhealthy.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 21, 2023 04:22 PM (Ius/w)

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They push that exercise is bad, procreation is bad, heterosexuality is bad, human activity is bad.

The left has been incubating a series of ideas that converge into what essentially amounts to a death cult.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (LvTSG)

63 Gold's Gym. Nazi franchise.

Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (qN3Jz)

64 There is probably some clever person who could remake the "Fawlty Towers" sketch about "Don't mention the war" with a very fit person playing Basil Fawlty's part saying "Don't mention the gym" and a family of angry or crying leftists.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (Keyt1)

65 "Light weights do something else."

"Light weights" is defeatist talk! It's heavy weights and high reps, and even heavier weights and a few less reps.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (KAi1n)

66 Twitter boss Musk -- who recently started training martial arts again to take on Facebook rival Mark Zuckerberg -- replied to Rogan's message by saying that "parody & reality are becoming indistinguishable."

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* The Babylon bee has entered the post ... in more ways than one *

Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (DAb3/)

67 Wait a minute, Archimedes. You live near Occoquan and you don't come to our MoMes? What are you, some kind of barbarian?

I actually have met you. I used to use another nic. (pep)

Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (eOEVl)

68 It comes down to good habits

You gotta take care of yourself

Life is difficult when you are old weak and out of shape

Missing your work outs can become a bad habit

Posted by: Yo! Ultra MAGA at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (bK9nJ)

69 I also wonder why patriotism, self defense, free speech, and religion are solely Right Wing now.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (xcxpd)

70 "So being a fat slob and having a clogged heart is better then being healthy andin shape ?????"

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When you're a committed Communist, anything is better than being outside that group.

These people are dimwitted a*holes. They do not possess critical thinking skills, only tribalism.

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (i7Q7S)

71 The left is deathly afraid of confronting some Small Town guys. They know who carries a can of Whoop Ass, and who doesn't.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (CecP5)

72 Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy

LOL !!

Welcome back !

Posted by: JT at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (T4tVD)

73 MSNBC is full of retards and faggots.

Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (tu3iY)

74 So, people who are responsible for themselves are conservative. And those people lift weights to keep themselves healthy.

And people who don't think they're responsible for themselves are statist/leftist. And those people lift twinkies and proclaim that 600lbs of fat is beautiful.

I'm naziing the not-see connection, but this part makes sense.

Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (DgGvY)

75 In it, Miller-Idriss said that "neo-Nazi and white supremacist" extremists were targeting fitness fanatics by luring them "with health tips and strategies for positive physical changes."

Oh noes, health tips and strategies for positive physical changes? That's terrible.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (ZGrMX)

76 I just got back from walking 2 miles in almost 90 degree heat. My blood pressure 79/61. After smoothie now 88/69.
My doctor thinks I am hypertensive. 😂

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 04:26 PM (t/2Uw)

77 Because exercise is white supremacy!!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:20 PM (llON

Damn right.

Posted by: Jerry Nadler at July 21, 2023 04:26 PM (v0R5T)

78 69 I also wonder why patriotism, self defense, free speech, and religion are solely Right Wing now.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:25 PM (xcxpd)

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Because the left wing are atheist communists who hate the concept of nations and want One Union of workers in a worldly paradise without division?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:26 PM (LvTSG)

79 That cat above is my spirit animal.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 04:26 PM (nW4TA)

80 Obviously, the best exercise program is oppressing minorities and women. The scientists just don’t want to tell us that.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 21, 2023 04:26 PM (JTwsP)

81 "The left has been incubating a series of ideas that converge into what essentially amounts to a death cult."

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Leftists are nihilists who hate humanity.

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 21, 2023 04:26 PM (i7Q7S)

82 "Getting cancer has encouraged me to fight back even harder. That's just how I'm wired. I'm now back to doing things like deadlifts over 300lbs and other exercises that exceed more weight then I've ever done before. I am thankful the Lord put his Holy Spirit alongside me. Because without Him, none of this would be possible."

Good for you! Keep going. I'm on my fifth bout of Lymphoma (they will run out of options at some point). Lifting has been such a blessing to keep me sane. I lost 25-35 pounds of muscle during most of the bouts (which was huge relative to my normal 160). But I always drug myself upstairs to work out. What used to be warm-up sets were now heavy sets, but I enjoyed slowly adding back weight and reps. Personal bests are long gone at 60 yrs. old, but I focus on the accomplishment of Recent Personal Bests. And I trust in Jesus for it all. Pretty sure I've only got 1-3 years to go, but I plan to go down swinging. And I dance with my wife as often as possible. Be blessed, everyone!

Posted by: Eternity Matters at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (lTr5A)

83 {62} ... The left has been incubating a series of ideas that converge into what essentially amounts to a death cult.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (LvTSG)

The Liberal Party of Canada (and their MAID) have entered the chat.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (nRMeC)

84 There's a health craze? What's with all the soft fatties everywhere you look?

Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (Emce2)

85 Got a 6k trail race on Saturday. Starts at 8:30pm. Did I mention it's in Phoenix so it will probably be around 105 degrees at that time. Distance options go up through 50k for the foolhardy

Posted by: Chuck Hemangioma at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (U/npF)

86 I actually have met you. I used to use another nic. (pep)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:24 PM (eOEVl)
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Oh my goodness! I have wondered whatever happened to you! Glad to know you are still here and yes, of course I remember you and your lovely wife. I'm glad you are taking care of her and showing her how much you love her by feeding her only the best chocolate.

You must come back to another MoMe. As I recall you attended the Covid one which was rainy and hot - now we are outdoors and breezy and it's lovely. Next year!

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (pTb/Z)

87 "It's not exactly clear why America's military personnel are getting fatter. Could be that 15 years of war have weakened the focus on fitness. Could be that millennials, with their penchant for sedentary activities like playing video games and killing time on social media, aren't always up to the rigors of military life."

The youngest Millennials (i.e. Generation Y) were born in 1994. The author of the article should be blaming Zoomers instead.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (5o7SA)

88 For years I struggled with heavy weights when benching then I googled my symptoms. It turns out my hands are too close together.
Odd thing about my Blink gym: they don't have an inclined bench, just flat and declined. They do have lots of adjustable benches for free weights. I am thinking of getting my own Swiss bar to bring with me.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (Eeb9P)

89 Whelp, lawn ain't gonna mow itself. (That's my steps for today.)

Later, Horde.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (N3zMI)

90 As far as the Gainzzz, well, I'm still fat - 50 over my ideal, and 30 over my previously-realized gainzzz before the Covids. But, as a step in the right direction, have been taking weekly self-defense classes with the high school daughter for the past month - it's a year long program. And it's not the Antifa bullshit program, either. Those soibois are going to get their asses kicked.

Posted by: Rhubarb Ranch at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (kc0fx)

91 The reason you all had to do four years of Gym class was because of that well known Fascist Nazi, Prez. John F. Kennedy. The "Presidents' Council on Fitness".

Posted by: phydeaux at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (RJyAJ)

92 Western Canadians call people from Ontario On-tards. Funny.

Posted by: Blutarski at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (TVOOe)

93 >>> 76 I just got back from walking 2 miles in almost 90 degree heat. My blood pressure 79/61. After smoothie now 88/69.
My doctor thinks I am hypertensive. 😂
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 04:26 PM (t/2Uw)

Apparently anything over 130/??? is high blood pressure, which I'm pretty sure is a noticeable and recent drop in the threshold, and just *barely* includes my mother. Because at her age she needs to take *another* drug.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (llON8)

94 Under the sinister left's determination to destroy everything that is good, the whole Army has gotten fat.

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Lt. Col. Bearclaw hardest hit.

Now there's a lot more competition to head the Strategic National Pastry Reserve and commit treason ... but mostly to commit treason.

Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (DAb3/)

95 18 >>>Heavy weights do one thing. Light weights do something else. Both are important.

i mean i have to keep it in mind to get back into it, rather than cursing how little weight I need to start with

Posted by: ace at July 21, 2023 04:15 PM (KRtlO)

Ego lifting gets you nowhere. Set it aside, ace, we all know you're a beast.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (KbCG3)

96 I've lost 40lbs and am 10lbs from my goal weight. I've been doing bodyweight exercises like pushups, squats, lunges, crunches, etc. I added some ring work for bodyweight rows, static holds, etc.

I also bought a couple of sandbags. I have 30lb and 55lb sandbags I use to add some weight to squats, lunges, and crunches.

I'm seeing good improvement in definition.

I'm counting calories and controlling my macros, but not super tightly. I'm eating about 20% carbs, 35% fat, and 45% protein with a focus on making sure I get around 200g of protein daily.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (R38qh)

97 the mice were trained to climb a 110 cm ladder with a slope of 80� and 2 cm between rungs. Loads were attached to their tails corresponding to 75%, 90%, and 100% of their body weight.

Yeah, bro, I can drag a huge Tonka truck tire.

Posted by: Rodent Balboa at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (DgGvY)

98 OK, so regular physical exercise helps with Alzheimer's...
So does Viagra.

Clearly we need to get Hookers covered by Medicaid!

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (oHd/0)

99 My favorite time-saving and muscle-building GAINZZZ tip is rest-pause sets. You do a set to failure, then wait 15-20 seconds and do 2-3 reps to failure, then wait another 15-20 seconds and do another 2-3 reps. In two minutes, you get the value of finishing three sets.

Posted by: Eternity Matters at July 21, 2023 04:29 PM (lTr5A)

100 as for exercise, sorta along what Ace said, do something. Do anything. Weight and resistance is good but do SOMETHING consistently and you will be happier and healthier.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:29 PM (xcxpd)

101 Hitler was a vegetarian. Vegetarianism is a gateway to Nazism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (LvTSG)
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Exactly.

This is the problem with the proliferation of platforms for publishing. You get everything anybody can dig out of their crevice and slap together.

We fail to do the same because people on the traditional side actually have standards, whereas on the upheavalist side standards are White Supremacy trying to get you.

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:29 PM (krQz2)

102
They push that exercise is bad, procreation is bad, heterosexuality is bad, human activity is bad.

The left has been incubating a series of ideas that converge into what essentially amounts to a death cult.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:23 PM (LvTSG)

And then senator Chris Murphy comes up with the bright plan of government fulfillment centers. Derp.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at July 21, 2023 04:29 PM (eggM4)

103 I'm stupidly proud that I can now do real pushups. Only 10 at a time but I'm up to 3 sets of 10. *flexes*
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2023 04:21 PM (aBJcM)

You should run for president.

Posted by: RFK jr at July 21, 2023 04:29 PM (v0R5T)

104 Aryan deadlifts ?

Dictator dips ?

Liberian lunges ?

Take it horde

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:29 PM (LVzWL)

105 What's one thing that's not racist?

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 04:30 PM (VdGjU)

106 "...In "Mein Kampf," Hitler fixated on boxing and jujitsu..."

This is total bullshit. I have a digital copy, and he mentions boxing four times and jiujitsu once.

Hitler's point about them was that training people to be athletic was better than training them to be able to shoot.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 04:30 PM (PHmov)

107 I'm on Keto right now. Down to 170 from 190 in about 6 weeks.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 21, 2023 04:30 PM (Ius/w)

108 Why are you Big Dummy again?

What did you do

Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 04:30 PM (geLO8)

109 Aryan deadlifts ?

Dictator dips ?

Liberian lunges ?

Take it horde
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:29 PM (LVzWL)
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Bavarian Burpees

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:30 PM (2YtOq)

110 Ego lifting gets you nowhere. Set it aside, ace, we all know you're a beast.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:28 PM (KbCG3)
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And we don't need to shave his back to see that.

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:30 PM (krQz2)

111 Aryan deadlifts ?

Dictator dips ?

Liberian lunges ?

Take it horde

Goebbels GAINZZZ?

Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2023 04:30 PM (ZGrMX)

112 88 For years I struggled with heavy weights when benching then I googled my symptoms. It turns out my hands are too close together.
Odd thing about my Blink gym: they don't have an inclined bench, just flat and declined. They do have lots of adjustable benches for free weights. I am thinking of getting my own Swiss bar to bring with me.
Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 21, 2023 04:27 PM (Eeb9P)

Dumbbell presses are generally better than using the bar. Try incline presses that way. You'll love it.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:31 PM (KbCG3)

113 F*cking White Supremacists and their f*cking leg days.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2023 04:31 PM (guGkK)

114 So I guess carrying water to the chickens and turkeys makes me a ultra white supremacist or something, because that stuff is *heavy*.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:31 PM (llON8)

115 Pinochet pushups

Posted by: Ripley at July 21, 2023 04:31 PM (KrJTL)

116 I actually felt my toxic masculinity increase after today's three mile interval training run and eleven rounds on the heavy and double ended bags.

(4.1 / 2.2 on the Garmin Training Effect)

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (p8A+W)

117 They claim to be Anti Fascist? These unemployed worthless layabouts sure look and act a lot like the old SA when it's time to uniform up and break some glass for the Party.

Posted by: FRED at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (2znMt)

118 Supremist Squats

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (pTb/Z)

119 ArtsJournal AJ.com
Chairman Mao’s Radio Calisthenics, Updated For 21st-Century Chinese
“This government-promoted 40-minute workout, full of kung-fu-type lunges and kicks, was established by Chairman Mao in 1951 to train China’s proletariat in the fight against the capitalist West. And now … the exercise has been overhauled to prepare the masses for the next stage of the fight – a long, a healthy future in front of their computers.”
https://tinyurl.com/2sdm42m7
[link dead -- archived page]

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (krqg6)

120 Kaiser Curls.

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (krQz2)

121 Pfffft. I found a bag of Hershey kisses in the garage and have been eating them like it's my job.
Posted by: bluebell

https://tinyurl.com/ywurnepb

Posted by: JT at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (T4tVD)

122 The good news here is that nobody is going to accuse me of being a right-wing extremist.
Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM

*fistbump*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (EACuB)

123 Putin presses

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (LVzWL)

124 Oh my goodness! I have wondered whatever happened to you! Glad to know you are still here and yes, of course I remember you and your lovely wife. I'm glad you are taking care of her and showing her how much you love her by feeding her only the best chocolate.

You must come back to another MoMe. As I recall you attended the Covid one which was rainy and hot - now we are outdoors and breezy and it's lovely. Next year!

How nice you remembered me. I think you're right about the Covid one.

Since we're talking about old timers, I haven't seen Chique's name lately. Any idea if she's still around?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (eOEVl)

125 99 My favorite time-saving and muscle-building GAINZZZ tip is rest-pause sets. You do a set to failure, then wait 15-20 seconds and do 2-3 reps to failure, then wait another 15-20 seconds and do another 2-3 reps. In two minutes, you get the value of finishing three sets.

Posted by: Eternity Matters at July 21, 2023 04:29 PM (lTr5A)

Check out my comment @61. Basically same thing. Once you get the weight dialed in, it's a great workout. Problem is, unless you push yourself, you can very easily take it too easy on yourself.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (KbCG3)

126 Dumbbell presses are generally better than using the bar. Try incline presses that way. You'll love it.

Then take it to the next level with kettlebells.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (p8A+W)

127

They say the fittest shall survive
Yet the unfit may live

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (63Dwl)

128 Ausch-lifts.

The Military Press Into Poland.

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (krQz2)

129 Quadaffi crunches

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (LVzWL)

130 114 So I guess carrying water to the chickens and turkeys makes me a ultra white supremacist or something, because that stuff is *heavy*.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:31 PM (llON

I've got bad news for you, Helena. This self-sufficiency craze, where people keep chickens and stuff, is white supremacy.

Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (Emce2)

131 Anyone else here use Czarbells?

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (KbCG3)

132 https://tinyurl.com/ywurnepb
Posted by: JT at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (T4tVD)
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Love me some Dean Martin!

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (pTb/Z)

133 Trump Toe Touches

Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (v0R5T)

134 Golds Gym and Planet Fitness are really Nazi recruitment centers. I guess?

Posted by: Montec at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (ASlSA)

135 To be fair to MSNBC, I have yet to see one purple-haired freak with tatts and a tackle-box face that looks like she's ever hefted anything heavier than a bag of Doritos in her entire shitty life.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (guGkK)

136 Listen, when your side is saying, "Exercise is white supremacy and people are beautiful at any size," yes, any messaging around "improving yourself through exercise" is going to sound like some sort of political attack.

It's dumb, but that's the framing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (LvTSG)

It's even simpler, really. Fitness is an *individual* making a choice and taking action on moral grounds (I want to be stronger, healthier). You aren't listening to them tell you what to do first, and they want to be the moral arbiter of everything.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (eoQWY)

137 Of course MSNBC is going to say this.

I'm looking at you No Joy Reid.

And the black HR Puffenstuff Elie Mystal.

What else they got?

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (FxH7T)

138 Hitler's point about them was that training people to be athletic was better than training them to be able to shoot.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 04:30 PM

Embrace the power of "und".

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (EACuB)

139 > For years I struggled with heavy weights when benching then I googled my symptoms. It turns out my hands are too close together.

There's a pretty easy trick for standard bench. You measure your collarbone from point to point, then double that. That's how wide apart your index fingers should be on the bar.

This is only a rule of thumb and obviously you need to change it up to focus on different muscles.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:35 PM (R38qh)

140 114 So I guess carrying water to the chickens and turkeys makes me a ultra white supremacist or something, because that stuff is *heavy*.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:31 PM (llON

I've got bad news for you, Helena. This self-sufficiency craze, where people keep chickens and stuff, is white supremacy.
Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (Emce2)

What color are a lot of chickens ? WHITE.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:35 PM (eoQWY)

141 Aryan deadlifts ?

Dictator dips ?

Liberian lunges ?

Take it horde

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway

Iron Crossfit.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at July 21, 2023 04:35 PM (OUMaO)

142 https://tinyurl.com/ywurnepb
Posted by: JT at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (T4tVD)
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Love me some Dean Martin!
Posted by: bluebell

Fistbump !

Posted by: JT at July 21, 2023 04:35 PM (T4tVD)

143 Drop, Squat, Thrust: Putin Revives Soviet-Era Fitness Program
Radio Free Europe; March 25, 2014 16:22 GMT
Mass sporting events like those seen in the Soviet era could soon be returning to Russia. (file photo)

If you could turn back the hands of time, what would you wish for?

For Russian President Vladimir Putin, it seems to be to return to the days of mass physical fitness. Not just of Physical Education training in schools -- which already exists in Russia -- but of mass calisthenics in stadiums, mass parades of athletes through Moscow's Red Square, and fluttering banners with slogans urging 'Everyone to the Starting Line!'

On March 24, Putin, a well-known fitness buff, signed an executive order to bring it all back. He ordered the revival of a Stalin-era fitness program from the 1930s called "Ready for Labor and Defense" or "GTO" by its Russian initials.

The state-sponsored program, which mixed fitness, health, and patriotism, had been moribund since the collapse of the Soviet Union, when it fell victim to Russians' suddenly greater freedoms of choice.

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 04:35 PM (krqg6)

144 "It's not exactly clear why America's military personnel are getting fatter. Could be that 15 years of war have weakened the focus on fitness. Could be that millennials, with their penchant for sedentary activities like playing video games and killing time on social media, aren't always up to the rigors of military life. Could be all the burgers, fries, cakes and pies served in chow halls around the world."

horseshit, all of that. I got out of the Army in 2000, and our physical training was run12-15 miles a week and do push ups and sit-ups sometime in between. I would go at lunch and lift weights because that wasn't part of unit PT. Now the Army has hired real strength and conditioning coaches to overhaul soldiers fitness. The food is better now, too, even the MREs, which were barely edible back then. No, the reason for all the fat boys is that strong, athletic, patriotic young men who actually fight and win wars want no part of today's military.

Posted by: UGAdawg at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (tRd71)

145 when black football players lift weights are they black whites supremacists?

Posted by: Montec at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (ASlSA)

146 Listen, when your side is saying, "Exercise is white supremacy and people are beautiful at any size," yes, any messaging around "improving yourself through exercise" is going to sound like some sort of political attack.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 04:13 PM (LvTSG)
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Welcome to Cosco--I love you.

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (krQz2)

147 Pinochet pushups
Posted by: Ripley

Those were push-outs, originally.

Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (DgGvY)

148 Somebody asked yesterday if Jane D’oh had been around the HQ.. I was wondering the same thing…

Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (PCK5/)

149 "Dumbbell presses are generally better than using the bar. Try incline presses that way. You'll love it."

Yep. Barbell benches hurt my shoulders, but DB presses don't.

If you want to splurge, go to ironmaster-dot-com and check out their dumbbell spotting stand. It lets you do flat/incline/decline/seated db presses without having to kick up and then drop the weights. It lets me go much heavier than I would otherwise and is way easier on my shoulders.

Posted by: Eternity Matters at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (lTr5A)

150 Klansman Krunch

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (63Dwl)

151 Yeah, I prefer dumbbell presses now. I can rotate my hands, taking some of the stress off my neck. My back doesn't like heavy weights so,I do have to use a bar

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (Eeb9P)

152 I saw three people--two men, one woman--that gave off a distinct Antifa aroma
All three were dressed in black, the woman had pink hair and one guy had a Jughead hat and a pink plushy purse.
I dunno. Maybe they were rodeo riders.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (VdGjU)

153 I maintain strength and keep size lifting heavy, I build size and sculpt lifting light. Compound exercises heavy, isolated exercises light. Switch between the two but stay on the lightweight side of things more these days to take care of joints n tendons. Also mix time under tension with volume(high reps) or slow and squeezing/flexing the hell out of the specific muscles I'm working with low reps.

Lightweights have there place and are more effective than people think. When you hear people talk about developing "mind muscle connection" this is when it should be developed and practiced, lifting light.

Posted by: JROD at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (IlL6s)

154 I've got an artist for the cover of book #1 in my series.

"Silk Unspun"

Should be out mid-October. I'll let people know. Second book is about to get edited proofed, I'll probably target January for that. Then March and May for #3 and #4.

Posted by: moviegique at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (lpWi1)

155 "It's even simpler, really. Fitness is an *individual* making a choice and taking action on moral grounds (I want to be stronger, healthier)."

This is dangerous misinformation. Good health is achieved thru health insurance. Especially govt. health insurance.

Posted by: Ripley at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (KrJTL)

156 >>> 140

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I've got bad news for you, Helena. This self-sufficiency craze, where people keep chickens and stuff, is white supremacy.
Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (Emce2)

What color are a lot of chickens ? WHITE.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:35 PM (eoQWY)

My hens are red, brown, grey and black. The big roo is white-adjacent though.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (llON8)

157 Since we're talking about old timers, I haven't seen Chique's name lately. Any idea if she's still around?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 04:33 PM (eOEVl)
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We are in touch but I think she's pretty busy and doesn't have time to comment much. She usually comes to our MoMes but wrote to say she was unable to come this year.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (pTb/Z)

158 Willowed but extremism and fitness and unorthodox and all the rest, so it's related:

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The Greek word for sorcery is pharmakeia, which literally means "the use of medicine, drugs or spells."

Like so many other warnings in the Bible, this is another one of God's that people have ignored, to their eternal detriment.

Posted by: SMH

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Revelations 18:23 went a long way towards me turning back to God around 2020:

"And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (pharmakeia) were all nations deceived."

https://tinyurl.com/2fjqhj28

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (oxVgP)

159 "145 when black football players lift weights are they black whites supremacists?"

Apparently, nearly all of the NBA and NFL players are indeed white supremacists. Good to know.

Posted by: Eternity Matters at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (lTr5A)

160 I'm counting calories and controlling my macros, but not super tightly. I'm eating about 20% carbs, 35% fat, and 45% protein with a focus on making sure I get around 200g of protein daily.

Has The SCIENCE!!1!™ changed recently? I thought that the body could only assimilate around 40g of protein per meal.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM (p8A+W)

161 I had a partial knee replacement 2 months ago. First two weeks after much more painful than I’d anticipated. But…. I stuck with PT religiously and now I’m cycling about 80 miles per week and taking longish (5 mile) walks…. Knee feels better and better. PT now has me doing agility drills and jogging in-place on my toes in preparation to resume jogging…. Probably in the next month or two I’ll be jogging a few miles at a time. I consider this to be significant GAINZZ…. Jogging/running is my first love (in the exercise domain). Some orthopedic docs forbid running after getting a bionic knee… my doc has many patients who successfully do so (see Dick Beardsley, my hero). Robotic surgery for precision placement/alignment plus better prosthetic materials technology means better results and fewer (zero) post surgical constraints…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM (OC6Lw)

162 FWIW a high percentage of bodybuilding champions are black.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM (VdGjU)

163 Off topic

Snizz stretches

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM (LVzWL)

164 roughly one in every 13 troops -- is clinically overweight, defined by a body mass-index greater than 25.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE BMI WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE THE OBESITY MEASUREMENT FOR MUSCULAR POPULATIONS OR TO BE USED AS AN INDIVIDUAL MEASUREMENT

Posted by: BEN R. at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM (R1PsC)

165 Embrace the power of "und".
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (EACuB)
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But zay it unt!

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM (krQz2)

166 They claim to be Anti Fascist? These unemployed worthless layabouts sure look and act a lot like the old SA when it's time to uniform up and break some glass for the Party.
Posted by: FRED at July 21, 2023 04:32 PM (2znMt)

In the old days the Fash used to lash out at the other-groups - other religions, other classes.

In today they get their hate boiling by putting their own characteristics onto other groups.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:39 PM (eoQWY)

167 Lightweights have there place and are more effective than people think. When you hear people talk about developing "mind muscle connection" this is when it should be developed and practiced, lifting light.

Posted by: JROD at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (IlL6s)

Watched some videos by this guy Ryan Humiston and he's big on the mind muscle connection. I didn't realize how many lifts I wasn't maximizing.

One trick he mentioned: try flexing various muscles throughout your body. If you find ones you have difficulty flexing, those are the ones you need to focus on more in terms of the connection.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:39 PM (KbCG3)

168 Somebody asked yesterday if Jane D’oh had been around the HQ.. I was wondering the same thing…
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (PCK5/)
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I don't think so. We text from time to time, she's doing as well as can be expected but is having trouble adjusting to life without her husband. She also inherited his business which she knows nothing about in terms of running it, but fortunately her son who works there is a big help in that regard.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:39 PM (pTb/Z)

169 Well, those veggies and steaks won't cook themselves.

This white supremacist is out for a bit.

later!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at July 21, 2023 04:39 PM (2YtOq)

170 Far-right MMA groups in Ukraine? Surely that's fake news, since I've been repeatedly assured that everyone over there is a proud and patriotic proponent of liberal Euro-globalist social democracy!

Posted by: CppThis at July 21, 2023 04:39 PM (PZvjL)

171 Posted by: BEN R. at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM (R1PsC)
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Wow. Rothlisberger impersonations have gotten lazy.

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:39 PM (krQz2)

172

The U.S. is sending two amphibious warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to bolster regional security after Iranian forces threatened commerce in and out of the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Amphibious warship USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) and elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the two ships are being dispatched to the U.S. Central Command on orders of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 04:40 PM (63Dwl)

173 Actuall it should be Snizz Snatches

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:40 PM (LVzWL)

174 roughly one in every 13 troops -- is clinically overweight, defined by a body mass-index greater than 25.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE BMI WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE THE OBESITY MEASUREMENT FOR MUSCULAR POPULATIONS OR TO BE USED AS AN INDIVIDUAL MEASUREMENT
Posted by: BEN R. at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM (R1PsC)

I also remember that there was a point where they just dropped the cutoffs down to generate more fatties instantly.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:40 PM (eoQWY)

175 DeSantis deadlifts

Posted by: wth at July 21, 2023 04:41 PM (v0R5T)

176 Ace, thanks for sharing some encouraging aspects of fitness efforts. You are helping to get me off the couch.

Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 04:41 PM (Emce2)

177 I got a smart watch for the health tracking features, because quantifying almost everything works for me.

The cardio pulmonary rehab I'm doing is minor compared to the "extra " work I'm putting in.

Not today mind you. Today I am resting, which is a nice way of saying I'm being a bum.

But I didn't realize how diminished my life had become due to the poor ticker that it seems like limitless energy now. So I'm walking miles with the wife and dog, going on multi-hour bike rides. It's nothing short of amazing, considering the chest wound isn't healed and the 10lb weight restrictions are still in place.

Haven't really wanted a smoke since I asked God for the strength I clearly never had, just one more sign among many that He has some plan for me or I would not be here.

Life is good.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at July 21, 2023 04:41 PM (FCbAQ)

178 Snizz snatches, then clean and jerk

Ok, I quit

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:41 PM (LVzWL)

179 Off topic

Snizz stretches
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:38 PM

For the Paolo, this workout is never, how you say, off topic.

Posted by: Paolo at July 21, 2023 04:41 PM (EACuB)

180 Castro Curls

aka. Cigar lifts

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 21, 2023 04:41 PM (FxH7T)

181 I just got back from walking 2 miles in almost 90 degree heat. My blood pressure 79/61.
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79/61? Woah.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (KAi1n)

182 168 Somebody asked yesterday if Jane D’oh had been around the HQ.. I was wondering the same thing…
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 04:36 PM (PCK5/)
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I don't think so. We text from time to time, she's doing as well as can be expected but is having trouble adjusting to life without her husband. She also inherited his business which she knows nothing about in terms of running it, but fortunately her son who works there is a big help in that regard.
Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:39 PM (pTb/Z)

Thanks for the info bluebell… nice lady, one of the value-added commenters here.. I wish her well.

Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (PCK5/)

183 Have you guys heard of Juggernaut AI?

At its core it uses Ratings of Perceived Exertion and Reps in Reserve ratings to adapt its lifting program for you. It gets smarter and more personalized the more diligently you record these metrics.

It's about as close to having a real fitness coach working with you as you can get without hiring someone.

It doesn't critique your technique, though. So you still might need someone for that. But if you want to know how many reps of what weight and what exercise you should be doing to maximize your GAINZZ, it looks very intriguing.

I'm looking at starting work with it after my vacation.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (R38qh)

184 The U.S. is sending two amphibious warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to bolster regional security after Iranian forces threatened commerce in and out of the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Amphibious warship USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) and elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the two ships are being dispatched to the U.S. Central Command on orders of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 04:40 PM (63Dwl)

Um...Iran didn't send all of their Kamikaze drones to Russia to fight in Ukraine.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (eoQWY)

185 After a certain age, exercise becomes a requirement if you want to avoid becoming an invalid. Up to 50 of patients with hip fractures die within six months, and many of those who survive do not recover their baseline health and mobility.

A great percentage who fall and break something go to using a cane for their remaining years. Those who already were using a cane to assist in walking went to a wheelchair. Those who were wheelchair bound and fell never became ambulatory again.

Dr. Jordan Peterson has an interview on YT of Dr. Peter Attia discussing why strength training is so important especially as we get older.

Posted by: fly gal at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (6CtMt)

186 SSwims

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:43 PM (krQz2)

187 Thanks for the info bluebell… nice lady, one of the value-added commenters here.. I wish her well.
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (PCK5/)
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Thank you. I will text her soon and let her know you were asking about her.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:43 PM (pTb/Z)

188 Last couple days barely moving hurts from muscle spasm

Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 04:43 PM (xhxe8)

189 The "Skills" video is only missing a Golden walking bang into the first post and knocking the whole rack over.

Posted by: spindrift at July 21, 2023 04:43 PM (iG1Nf)

190 roughly one in every 13 troops -- is clinically overweight, defined by a body mass-index greater than 25.

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They admit "And it's highest among women, blacks, Hispanics and older service members" but it would be interesting to know the percentages.

It's funny that I was going to write "I bet it's mostly women, " almost like it's some predictable lower standard or something.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 04:43 PM (oxVgP)

191 The state-sponsored program...

Whenever I think of "states-sponsored health program" what comes to mind is that diabetes causing USDA food pyramid, the mRNA Kill Shot, and the constant quest to ban food supplements or convert them into Rx only.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 04:44 PM (p8A+W)

192 The antifa that firebombed the Knowles event look like Seattle soy types.

Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 04:44 PM (Cpv18)

193 Nothing says "The Science" like using the term "Gym Bros"

Posted by: Inogame at July 21, 2023 04:44 PM (53oGX)

194 That Zoe Williams quote in the screen-capped article: "I'm not sure what excercise does for your body". I'm not surprised.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I AM The Science at July 21, 2023 04:44 PM (lg881)

195 Mice weight training? What's next, mice kickboxing ?

Posted by: runner at July 21, 2023 04:44 PM (ZlTkw)

196 I've lost a lot of weight (75lbs) just by cutting out 90% of sugar in my diet.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 04:44 PM (BdMk6)

197 I'm sadly dragging down right-wing fitness.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 04:44 PM (VdGjU)

198 This is a “the woke are more correct” takes.
Body building/gainzzzzz takes self control and discipline. No one who exerts this level of both will think of themselves as a “victim.”
Democrats appeal to victims — not people who can control themselves and recognize their control over their own lives.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 04:45 PM (sYErV)

199 Left Wing Deff Skwadz are so popular because their weapons are Cheetos, tranq, and diseased pussy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 04:45 PM (oINRc)

200 Someday in a future near you:

A: You wanna work out?

B: What are you? A Nazi?!

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:45 PM (krQz2)

201 I want proof of mice weigh training!

Posted by: runner at July 21, 2023 04:45 PM (ZlTkw)

202 I will text her soon and let her know you were asking about her.
Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:43 PM

Let her know she's still in our prayers.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2023 04:45 PM (EACuB)

203 155 "It's even simpler, really. Fitness is an *individual* making a choice and taking action on moral grounds (I want to be stronger, healthier)."

This is dangerous misinformation. Good health is achieved thru health insurance. Especially govt. health insurance.
Posted by: Ripley at July 21, 2023 04:37 PM (KrJTL)

Correction,
MALinformation...

Posted by: Inogame at July 21, 2023 04:46 PM (53oGX)

204 At first I was sort of wondering how that worked, because it seems like the military could just say "look here, fatso, if you don't get your fat ass in shape before the turn of the year, then you're out," but I guess they can't really do that and draw attention to kicking mostly women, blacks, and old black-hispanic women out.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 04:46 PM (oxVgP)

205 They admit "And it's highest among women, blacks, Hispanics and older service members" but it would be interesting to know the percentages.

It's funny that I was going to write "I bet it's mostly women, " almost like it's some predictable lower standard or something.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 04:43 PM (oxVgP)

Apologies to those who may frequent these boards but...

Has there ever been a nurse whose ass didn't exactly resemble the width of every office chair?

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:46 PM (KbCG3)

206 "oughly one in every 13 troops -- is clinically overweight, defined by a body mass-index greater than 25. "

This is misleading a bit; the Army, like so many other idiots, thinks the body mass index is legit. So they take height and weight, and if you're "overweight" they use a tape measure to judge body fat. Meaning yoked up, muscular soldiers are considered overweight.

Posted by: UGAdawg at July 21, 2023 04:46 PM (tRd71)

207 I've been working on my abs since Memorial Day weekend.

I hate sit-ups. HATE. I lift at least 3 times a week. I try to jog several times a week. I'm in decent shape for a guy my age (60). But, man, I hate sit-ups and do have the stereotypical beer gut.

So started a sit-ups work out in May. Have been doing it every day. Just this week, if I suck the gut in just enough, and the light is jussssst right, I can see the tiny, baby beginnings of one ab, right there at the top where the beer gut starts to extend out.

Progress!

Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 04:46 PM (FQWHA)

208 Let her know she's still in our prayers.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2023 04:45 PM (EACuB)
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I will!

And now I must go and start preparing a dinner that doesn't consist solely of Hershey kisses.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:47 PM (pTb/Z)

209 Democrats appeal to victims — not people who can control themselves and recognize their control over their own lives.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 21, 2023 04:45 PM (sYErV)
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And because you're not one of them, you must be inferior.

So you work out--and worry about sex-trafficking kids!

Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2023 04:47 PM (krQz2)

210 "Gym Bros more likely to be right wing assholes"....Alternate title "Leftist more likely to be effeminate couch turds"

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 04:47 PM (h1jJh)

211 I'm finding it difficult to maintain gainzz in summer. Too many other things to do while the weather is nice. Guess I'll be starting over in another month or so.

Posted by: Indiana Lurker at July 21, 2023 04:47 PM (3ZVqj)

212 What is this about kettleball weights? I use just 4 and 5 lb weights but there is a kettleball in the little gym in my building and seems heavier but easy to lift and manipulate. Is it just the "new" thing or is there value in adding this to my workout. If so, does anyone know of an online workout so I can tidier out how to use it?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 04:47 PM (t/2Uw)

213 Before knee surgery I hadn’t realized I’d become an exercise endorphins junky. I feels fantastic to get back to vigorous exercise….. getting older stinks to me mainly because things that used to be routine are hard work… all the stuff is doable but takes so much effort. It can be mentally exhausting

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 04:47 PM (OC6Lw)

214 It's even simpler, really. Fitness is an *individual* making a choice and taking action on moral grounds (I want to be stronger, healthier). You aren't listening to them tell you what to do first, and they want to be the moral arbiter of everything.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:34 PM (eoQWY)

This. Yes, anything that exercises (SWIDT) our personal autonomy is a threat to the totalitarian state.

Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 04:48 PM (Emce2)

215 I will text her soon and let her know you were asking about her.
Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:43 PM

Let her know she's still in our prayers.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at July 21, 2023 04:48 PM (T4tVD)

216 I've lost about 20 pounds this month.

I've also at the same time become even more embittered against the evil leftoids and posting here more.

I think the latter is more because of the left more brazenly and shamelessly gaslighting me, mocking my values, and making me ever more concerned for my boy.

The above normally would tend to induce need to stressy but since I have seen this coming and I'm so numbed to it it does not stress me that much.

To quote Ms. Kolber, "Thanks, Joe!!!!"

Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:49 PM (gYpwI)

217 A great percentage who fall and break something go to using a cane for their remaining years. Those who already were using a cane to assist in walking went to a wheelchair. Those who were wheelchair bound and fell never became ambulatory again.

Dr. Jordan Peterson has an interview on YT of Dr. Peter Attia discussing why strength training is so important especially as we get older.
Posted by: fly gal at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (6CtMt)

I broke a wrist a few years back and had surgery and once the bone was healed (due in some measure to a cat who decided to sleep close to it purring every moment until it was healed) i needed a lot of rehab work because i couldn't move the fingers much or bend them. Don't remember that much for those I knew who broke a bone as a kid.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:49 PM (eoQWY)

218
207 I've been working on my abs since Memorial Day weekend.

I hate sit-ups. HATE. I lift at least 3 times a week. I try to jog several times a week. I'm in decent shape for a guy my age (60). But, man, I hate sit-ups and do have the stereotypical beer gut.

So started a sit-ups work out in May. Have been doing it every day. Just this week, if I suck the gut in just enough, and the light is jussssst right, I can see the tiny, baby beginnings of one ab, right there at the top where the beer gut starts to extend out.

Progress!
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 04:46 PM (FQWHA)

Interesting isn’t it?? Being soft in the middle is a thing for so many of us… stronger stomach muscles improve posture, neutralizes that “ slump” so many have… that highlights a fat middle..

Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2023 04:49 PM (PCK5/)

219 Bluebell, please send my regards to Jane as well.

Posted by: runner at July 21, 2023 04:49 PM (ZlTkw)

220 "If so, does anyone know of an online workout so I can tidier out how to use it?"

Sharon, there are so many you'll get overwhelmed. Kettlebells have been around forever and they're a great functional fitness tool, they just take a little getting used to.

Posted by: UGAdawg at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (tRd71)

221 Charles Atlas was a Grand Dragon !

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (MNhXM)

222 Looking at Zoe Williams face.

What do you think makes her genuinely happy? I'm not talking about cheap political potshots and such.

I'm asking, what do you think she experiences in a day/week/month that brings a legitimate smile to her face that doesn't involve someone or something else being torn down?

I can't come up with a damn thing.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (KbCG3)

223 I started riding a road bike since jogging is no longer an option. My first 25mi race is in August. Should be interesting.

Posted by: CA Token at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (7M9ng)

224 Wimpy leftoids demand that happy and strong conservatives become weak and depressed... like they are.

MSNBC is not just a joke but a dangerous psyop for the mentally and physically weak.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (17s+e)

225 GAINZ are good.

Not loving this heatwave. But still getting in loads of miles on the bike and keeping up with the strength excercise.

Had to buy a new belt last week.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (xChBq)

226 I’m so happy to be active again I’ve been biking and walking in the Texas heat and 105 degrees doesn’t bother me. I’m just happy my knee doesn’t hurt!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (OC6Lw)

227
Dr. Jordan Peterson has an interview on YT of Dr. Peter Attia discussing why strength training is so important especially as we get older.
Posted by: fly gal at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (6CtMt)

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Some type of balance program (I like yoga) at least once a week is nice to incorporate, too, in hopes of preventing those things in combination with the strength.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 04:51 PM (oxVgP)

228 212 What is this about kettleball weights? I use just 4 and 5 lb weights but there is a kettleball in the little gym in my building and seems heavier but easy to lift and manipulate. Is it just the "new" thing or is there value in adding this to my workout. If so, does anyone know of an online workout so I can tidier out how to use it?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 04:47 PM (t/2Uw)

Kettlebell swings is a good workout for many muscle groups.

Tim Ferris talks about them a lot on his '4 Hour Body' workout. I'd start with a Google Search for '4 hour body kettlebell swings'.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (xcxpd)

229 started a sit-ups work out in May. Have been doing it every day. Just this week, if I suck the gut in just enough, and the light is jussssst right, I can see the tiny, baby beginnings of one ab, right there at the top where the beer gut starts to extend out.

Progress!
Posted by: Biergood
Well after I had started my e excise routine which involved swimming, lifting, walking I told my son I could start to see my abs. He said."those are your ribs, mom". Sigh.
At least I'm a good example. He just completed his second iron man and has run a number of marathons.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (t/2Uw)

230 True Story:

I used to be really in to cycling, I was riding about 250 miles per week. I started to get suspicious that I had cancer or something. I got down to 168 lbs. Now I am a plump 220 and afraid to ride on the road

Maybe I will get another mountain bike

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (LVzWL)

231 222 Looking at Zoe Williams face.

What do you think makes her genuinely happy? I'm not talking about cheap political potshots and such.

I'm asking, what do you think she experiences in a day/week/month that brings a legitimate smile to her face that doesn't involve someone or something else being torn down?

I can't come up with a damn thing.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (KbCG3)

Spitballing here because I don't actually know...
Maybe she acquired another cat?

Posted by: Inogame at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (53oGX)

232 By the way, according to a Johns Hopkins study, your Doctor's errors are about 7 times as likely to kill you as guns are.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (CecP5)

233 Interesting isn’t it?? Being soft in the middle is a thing for so many of us… stronger stomach muscles improve posture, neutralizes that “ slump” so many have… that highlights a fat middle..

Posted by: tubal
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Strong core makes for happy back.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (17s+e)

234 I like how Zoe Williams says exercise is bad for your personality.

Just think of the type of people of whom you say, "She has a nice personality."

Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (Emce2)

235 Kettlebell's not new at all but had a resurgence about 10 years ago. The Russian guy...Pavel Tsatsouline has a book.

Posted by: moviegique at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (lpWi1)

236 @167 The Central Scrutinizer-It's a difficult concept sometimes for people to grasp. I didn't grasp it until I was in my early thirties and thought I was getting it right before. It wasn't until someone had me flex my bicep really hard like I was going to show it off in a curling motion without weight. Then they took a light 25 pound dumbbell, put it in my hand and told me to do the same thing but with the weight in your hand. Bingo!!! Figured it out but felt like an idiot for not doing so sooner. Learned how to make lightweight turn really heavy during a workout.

Posted by: JROD at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (IlL6s)

237 Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 04:46 PM (FQWHA)

Unfortunately you need to diet to see those abs. Sit ups will just make your beer gut harder.

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (MNhXM)

238 "Good health is rayciss, yo!"

Just ask any fat pig.

Well, except me. I'm fat but I know it's self-inflicted.

Posted by: setnaffa at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (t+kKv)

239 "I hate sit-ups. HATE. [ ] So started a sit-ups work out in May."

Me too - as in HATE and started sit-ups in May. I do them because it's important and I can see the results, which helps the motivation.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (KAi1n)

240 Thanks MAE. I'll check it out.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 04:53 PM (t/2Uw)

241 Interesting isn’t it?? Being soft in the middle is a thing for so many of us… stronger stomach muscles improve posture, neutralizes that “ slump” so many have… that highlights a fat middle..
Posted by: tubal

Yeah, I also have back problems at times, and I know strengthening up the middle will help with that. Probably a better reason why I started.

Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 04:53 PM (FQWHA)

242 Teutonic something-that-starts-with-a-T

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, who missed it by that much at July 21, 2023 04:53 PM (PiwSw)

243 Oy gevalt, I just saw an ad for the Disney-Hulu shitbundle on YouTube.

Of course it was a Zoomer of murky ethnicity telling the viewer how awesome it is.

Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:53 PM (gYpwI)

244 > Has The SCIENCE!!1!™ changed recently? I thought that the body could only assimilate around 40g of protein per meal.

From what I've read, it's an area of contention. Generally people agree you need to spread out your protein intake over the day for maximal impact.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:53 PM (R38qh)

245 I work with a lot of younger guys who sound, perhaps not effeminate, but certainly kind of light, and a lot of passive voice and uptalking. I am 29 and have a fairly deep voice, and I speak in direct sentences, and no uptalking. I'm the office old guy.

this is not new. Years ago my Dad had a meeting where some HR dude suggested Dad speak more lightly, or whatever. He looked the guy in the eye and said "I'm not going to do that."

Meeting adjourned.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trailer Trash Adjacent at July 21, 2023 04:54 PM (T/Lqj)

246 There’s a 100-mile bike ride in Wichita Falls, Texas next month called the Hotter n’ Hell Hundred. I rode 50 miles last Saturday so I’m strongly considering signing up… but I was tired after 50 so not sure double is all that smart….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 04:54 PM (OC6Lw)

247 >>I used to be really in to cycling, I was riding about 250 miles per week. I started to get suspicious that I had cancer or something. I got down to 168 lbs. Now I am a plump 220 and afraid to ride on the road

Do it!

The first 3 weeks will be awful and you will feel shame and you will be angry at yourself for falling out of shape.

But. After 3 Weeks, you will start to enjoy ALL of the ride. Even the climbs. And you will make marked improvements every time you go out.

Hit some trail. It's good for you.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 04:54 PM (xChBq)

248 Oh good gravy, stress-ear, not stressy

Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:54 PM (gYpwI)

249 I’m so happy to be active again I’ve been biking and walking in the Texas heat and 105 degrees doesn’t bother me. I’m just happy my knee doesn’t hurt!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 04:50 PM (OC6Lw)

yes, a few years ago I was a much more frequent walker and used audiobooks to fill in the time. It's great for those big books - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire comes to mind. If you do an hour a day, that's just months.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:55 PM (eoQWY)

250 Arnold’s friend and work out partner Franco Columbo never specifically worked on his abs.

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:55 PM (MNhXM)

251 Jack LaLanne had a white German Shepherd.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 04:55 PM (63Dwl)

252 Fitness is Fascism meme emancipates unhealthy lifestyles.

Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 04:55 PM (Cpv18)

253 Years ago my Dad had a meeting where some HR dude suggested Dad speak more lightly, or whatever. He looked the guy in the eye and said "I'm not going to do that."

Meeting adjourned.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trailer Trash Adjacent at July 21, 2023 04:54 PM (T/Lqj)

Ha, I was in that meeting.
My response was similar.
"I have no doubt that your advice is genuinely meant to help. Thank you, but I will not be doing that."

Posted by: Inogame at July 21, 2023 04:56 PM (53oGX)

254 Charles Atlas was a Grand Dragon !

Posted by: polynikes at July 21

Truly grand

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 04:56 PM (VdGjU)

255 They're just afraid one of their future murder victims might get a punch in before he gets shot. No more to it than that.

If American Communists loved pumping iron and juicing up on 'roids like the Russian ones used to, GAINZZZ would be A Shared Value of Our Sacred Democracy, and Lifting In Solidarity With Our Frontline Muscle Jock Heros would be a mandatory expression of civic virtue.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 04:56 PM (oINRc)

256 Random thoughts that pop into your head after knocking off early, packing up some boxes, listening to tunes and being on your third Gimlet...

The song is literally about him.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 21, 2023 04:56 PM (up/3i)

257 Oh good gravy, stress-ear, not stressy
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 04:54 PM

Autocucumber mocks you.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2023 04:56 PM (EACuB)

258 >> There’s a 100-mile bike ride in Wichita Falls, Texas next month called the Hotter n’ Hell Hundred.

Most Century Rides usually have a 50 Mi option, too.

Centuries are great fun, provided they don't end on the top of a mountain. Even still. Fun. But painful.

If you do bite it off, make sure you have a good hydration / nutrition plan going in. It will make a big difference in how wrecked you will be the following days.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 04:56 PM (xChBq)

259 Interesting isn’t it?? Being soft in the middle is a thing for so many of us… stronger stomach muscles improve posture, neutralizes that “ slump” so many have… that highlights a fat middle..

Posted by: tubal
==

Why am I soft in the middle, when the rest ofmy life is so hard ?

Bonediggers

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:56 PM (LVzWL)

260 I love this Hampton guy with Hybrid Calisthenics:

https://www.youtube.com/
@HybridCalisthenics

He's so encouraging!

Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 04:57 PM (Emce2)

261 I've gotten so weak since I stopped weightlifting that I don't want to do any of it. It just upsets me to have such NEGATIVE GAINZZZ.

It *is* demoralizing. I used to be able to rack 45 lbs on the lat pulldown, but last time I was at the gym I could barely lift 20. That's a horrifying decline, but what did I expect from such a long absence?

Posted by: kallisto at July 21, 2023 04:57 PM (IjNOa)

262 Since my wife died I've become fat, sloppy and out of shape.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 04:57 PM (VdGjU)

263 Dog sniffing his owner was awesome.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 21, 2023 04:57 PM (ufFY8)

264 236 @167 The Central Scrutinizer-It's a difficult concept sometimes for people to grasp. I didn't grasp it until I was in my early thirties and thought I was getting it right before. It wasn't until someone had me flex my bicep really hard like I was going to show it off in a curling motion without weight. Then they took a light 25 pound dumbbell, put it in my hand and told me to do the same thing but with the weight in your hand. Bingo!!! Figured it out but felt like an idiot for not doing so sooner. Learned how to make lightweight turn really heavy during a workout.
Posted by: JROD at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (IlL6s)

I first really got it doing cable rows. When I started really working to push my shoulder blades together, suddenly the workout became a lot harder.

It's really quite amazing how much harder you CAN workout once you learn how.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM (KbCG3)

265 Jack LaLanne had a white German Shepherd.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 04:55 PM (63Dwl)

Did it have a little black Hitler mustache too?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM (Keyt1)

266 Kettlebell's not new at all but had a resurgence about 10 years ago.

I took up kettlebells when the CDC said to maximize good health people should not go to the gym or go outside.

Austin required mask wearing in gyms which I thought would be a bad idea for anything aerobic like basketball, running, elliptical, etc. and would be indistinguishable from waterboarding if used in the pool.

I instantly quit, never went back and built a kettlebell gym before every retailer's inventory was blown out by the demand.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM (p8A+W)

267 I'm into fitness. Fitness this whole pizza into my mouth!

Posted by: Dad Jokes at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM (vN+oL)

268 Jordan Peterson is, or at least was, on an all-beef diet. Evidently he eats nothing else, which he admits is very dull and repetative.

However, he claims that it has helped him with several minor ailments and has been very beneficial for his daughter as well. He certainly LOOKS better than he used to.

I wonder if its less about the beef and more about cutting out unhealthy, pre-processed foods, and sweets? Its hard to know, exactly. Each body is very complicated and unique, which is why I strongly resist diet fads and cults; what worked great for you might be misery for someone else.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM (uWOrh)

269 It's great for those big books - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire comes to mind. If you do an hour a day, that's just months.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 04:55 PM (eoQWY)
--------

Or if you listen to Moby Dick, that's just years.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (pTb/Z)

270 Jack LaLanne had a white German Shepherd.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 04:55 PM (63Dwl)

Free ace membership if you know the dog’s name.

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (MNhXM)

271 I'm into fitness. Fitness this whole pizza into my mouth!
Posted by: Dad Jokes at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM

I laughed, ha

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (LVzWL)

272 > What is this about kettleball weights? I use just 4 and 5 lb weights but there is a kettleball in the little gym in my building and seems heavier but easy to lift and manipulate. Is it just the "new" thing or is there value in adding this to my workout. If so, does anyone know of an online workout so I can tidier out how to use it?

If you can get some rings and hang them somewhere, or go to a park that has a bar you can hang from, leg lifts are more effective than situps at working your abs. Go slowly up, pause, then slowly down. It'll toast your abs without any of the back discomfort or anything that happens with sit ups.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (R38qh)

273 That is not a cat getting its beach body back. That is me after eating an entire Moose’s Tooth, Anchorage, Alaska XXL Mac-N-Cheese Pizza.

Posted by: Bravado Afficionado at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (VsUo2)

274 270 Jack LaLanne had a white German Shepherd.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 04:55 PM (63Dwl)

Free ace membership if you know the dog’s name.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (MNhXM)

Fuckface.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (KbCG3)

275 just got back from walking 2 miles in almost 90 degree heat. My blood pressure 79/61.
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79/61? Woah.
Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023

The first time it happened it scared me but I don't have any other symptoms and it usually comes back up to a normal 90-110 over 70 something. The weird part is that when I go to the doctor it skyrockets so they have a completely false picture. He even put hypertense in my report. So I have been keeping a log . The highest it ever gets is 112. Next time I go I'll do a 2 week log.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (t/2Uw)

276 Eat, not eat, and that time it was my fault not talk to text.

I miss my Blackberry

Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (gYpwI)

277 Free ace membership if you know the dog’s name.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (MNhXM)

Same as Lovecraft's cat?

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (ufFY8)

278 bluebell if I found a bag of Hershey Kisses I would only have a couple a day so they lasted

Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (xhxe8)

279 If you do bite it off, make sure you have a good hydration / nutrition plan going in. It will make a big difference in how wrecked you will be the following days.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 04:56 PM (xChBq)

Good advice. I might sign up for the 100 and if it’s not in the cards around the 50-60 mile mark just pull into a rest stop and wait for the SAG truck to come around and take me back to my car!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (OC6Lw)

280 I'm into fitness. Fitness this whole pizza into my mouth!
Posted by: Dad Jokes at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM (vN+oL)

Ha! that's a keeper! *files into Dad Joke folder*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trailer Trash Adjacent at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (T/Lqj)

281 I think he had a cat.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (ufFY8)

282
Daily Mirror has up a photo of Hunter's attorney lighting up a bong during a visit with himself in LA this week...

Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (j4U/Z)

283 Dang it, I pasted the wrong comment.

This is the one I meant to paste:

I hate sit-ups. HATE. I lift at least 3 times a week. I try to jog several times a week. I'm in decent shape for a guy my age (60). But, man, I hate sit-ups and do have the stereotypical beer gut.

If you can get some rings and hang them somewhere, or go to a park that has a bar you can hang from, leg lifts are more effective than situps at working your abs. Go slowly up, pause, then slowly down. It'll toast your abs without any of the back discomfort or anything that happens with sit ups.

Also, abs are made in the kitchen. You have to lower your body fat to show them off.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (R38qh)

284 By the way, according to a Johns Hopkins study, your Doctor's errors are about 7 times as likely to kill you as guns are.
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (CecP5)

This I can believe without a doubt.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (BdMk6)

285 Free ace membership if you know the dog’s name.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 04:59 PM (MNhXM)

Lemme guess...

"Adolf J. Trump the 88th."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (oINRc)

286 Hitler was a famously militant Vegetarian, anti-tobacco socialist wanker, possibly homosexual.

“He would fit in well at Berkely”

I pointed this out to my left wing uncle, who briefly appeared quite uncomfortable, as if he had shat himself. LOL

Clearly, “Beyond Mest” militant veggies are Nazis! (We’ve been trying to warn you of this for decades.)

Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (NH796)

287 Same as Lovecraft's cat?
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (ufFY

Don’t know that name. I assume it’s something creepy?

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (MNhXM)

288 @264 The Central Scrutinizer-Definitely makes a huge difference. So much so people thought at the time I was taking gear after a few months.

Ryan Humiston........I think he injured himself a while ago(?) I've caught a few of his videos on occasion and he's funny AF and spot on with his advice.

Posted by: JROD at July 21, 2023 05:02 PM (IlL6s)

289 I got whiplash going from "right-wingers who refuse to lose weight are destroying healthcare" to "fitness is right-wing extremism."

Posted by: Impudent Warwick at July 21, 2023 05:02 PM (f/6Wb)

290 271 I'm into fitness. Fitness this whole pizza into my mouth!
Posted by: Dad Jokes at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM

Obligatory: "Every pizza can be a personal pizza if you try hard and believe in yourself..."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 21, 2023 05:02 PM (PiwSw)

291 There is also a rowing machine. Does that work on abs? I find it's lucky if I make 5 minutes on it.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 05:03 PM (t/2Uw)

292 Thanks to all for your well wishes about my MiL's passing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2023 05:03 PM (TZ75n)

293 Reading Mein Kampf got me on my health kick, a lot of it made sense.

I joined the local Nazi gym and I’m now at SS level.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 21, 2023 05:03 PM (7Vnkt)

294 All beef is a way of backing into a Keto diet, which is just all protein, fat allowed too, no carbohydrates, no starches, no sugars. Non-starch vegetables are fine. Dairy products are fine.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (jz8lK)

295 I think he had a cat.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (ufFY

I miss my cats. Had to put my last one down this last May. She was 21.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (BdMk6)

296 I’m so happy to be active again I’ve been biking and walking in the Texas heat and 105 degrees doesn’t bother me. I’m just happy my knee doesn’t hurt!

I can deal with the 105-110 Heat Index temperatures, but I really want to end is this damned deer fly season.

There is no chemical agent known to man to keep deer flies away. I may consider a personal sized flame thrower though.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (p8A+W)

297 Next thing I need to figure out is how to increase my running mileage. I've been taking my mom to the park and she walks while I run. It works pretty brilliantly for both of us. But 30 minutes is about her limit and I don't want to make her sit and wait too long.

I miss trail running and hiking. Have done neither since moving back to the south.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (aBJcM)

298 Don’t know that name. I assume it’s something creepy?
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (MNhXM)

Not creepy. Just pre-80s.

Ni@@&r.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (ufFY8)

299 181 I just got back from walking 2 miles in almost 90 degree heat. My blood pressure 79/61.
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79/61? Woah.
Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 04:42 PM (KAi1n)

Drink a lot of fluids...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (exHjb)

300 Actually, there are a number of happy looking and cute pictures of Zoe Williams on the internet, but she does have some really odd ideas.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (Keyt1)

301 I've lost 20 pounds since New Years and kept it off. Ride my bike 5 days a week in winter, swim 6 days a week for an hour June 1 to October 1. Can only do light weights, as a thumb tendon and arthritis in same hurt.

Thinking of getting on tranq, as I hear the weight just drops off you.

Posted by: General Burkhalter at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (T0tUU)

302 @268

>>Jordan Peterson is, or at least was, on an all-beef diet. Evidently he eats nothing else, which he admits is very dull and repetative.

For large expanses of human history, humans ate nothing but meat and marrow.

While I will not say it's optimal, it is however the natural state.

I have largely settled on augmented vegetarianism as my main diet.

Which consists of mostly meat and green and cruciferous vegetables, small amounts of complex carbs and nuts.

It's largely worked as I'm 60, I don't have high blood pressure, I don't have diabetes, the only medication I take is a proton pump inhibitor when I get bouts of acid reflux.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (up/3i)

303 If you can get some rings and hang them somewhere, or go to a park that has a bar you can hang from, leg lifts are more effective than situps at working your abs. Go slowly up, pause, then slowly down. It'll toast your abs without any of the back discomfort or anything that happens with sit ups.

Also, abs are made in the kitchen. You have to lower your body fat to show them off.
Posted by: bonhomme

thanks. I'll try this. The park near me has a fitness trail and I know there's a bar there.

I'm mostly joking about the abs. I doubt I'll ever get there, which is fine. I'll be happy with the firmer beer gut.

Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 05:05 PM (FQWHA)

304 Same as Lovecraft's cat?
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (ufFY

Don’t know that name. I assume it’s something creepy?
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (MNhXM)

Hah I just looked it up. They changed it to Black Tom in the 50’s.

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:05 PM (MNhXM)

305 I wonder if its less about the beef and more about cutting out unhealthy, pre-processed foods, and sweets? Its hard to know, exactly. Each body is very complicated and unique, which is why I strongly resist diet fads and cults; what worked great for you might be misery for someone else.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM (uWOrh)

Bingo.

Posted by: Nova Local at July 21, 2023 05:05 PM (exHjb)

306 > There is also a rowing machine. Does that work on abs? I find it's lucky if I make 5 minutes on it.

Just about any full body movement exercise is going to do some ab work. Some bodybuilders claim they never work on abs at all because the big compound lifts like deadlifts and squats work abs plenty.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 05:05 PM (R38qh)

307
Free ace membership if you know the dog’s name.
Posted by: polynikes

Happy

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 05:05 PM (63Dwl)

308 That last video, I knew that was a Duke dog. He saw that Tarheel shirt and wanted that guy OUT. But one sniff, and he he knew his meal ticket had arrived. Smart dogs, them Dookies.

Posted by: mrp at July 21, 2023 05:06 PM (rj6Yv)

309 When I moved to SC, I brought my power rack and put it into the garage. Friends told me that by June I'd be to hot to work out. Phooey, I said. I have a fan and can get up early in the am to workout before it got too hot.

And I. was. Wrong.

Now I am restarting 5x5 strong lifts using a gym smith machine and baby weights. It feels odd and I'm afraid the lack of motion on a machine will injure me.

Posted by: Regular joe. Not just mad, Samuel L Jackson mad at July 21, 2023 05:06 PM (nnp+f)

310 Reading Mein Kampf got me on my health kick, a lot of it made sense.

I joined the local Nazi gym and I’m now at SS level.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 21, 2023 05:03 PM (7Vnkt)

Wow. I'm still at Obergruppenfuhrer level.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 05:06 PM (BdMk6)

311 So I have been keeping a log . The highest it ever gets is 112. Next time I go I'll do a 2 week log.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (t/2Uw)
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Same thing happens to me, Sharon. So when it started, I started keeping a log and took a picture with my phone for the past two months and showed it to them. Always normal or just below.

Now, when I go to the doc, I take my blood pressure that morning and again right before I leave for the doctor's office and take pictures of both so they can see the date on it. No more talk of medication since.

Posted by: bluebell at July 21, 2023 05:06 PM (pTb/Z)

312 Ceausescu chin-ups.

Posted by: Don't try this at home at July 21, 2023 05:07 PM (NBVIP)

313 I wonder if its less about the beef and more about cutting out unhealthy, pre-processed foods, and sweets? Its hard to know, exactly. Each body is very complicated and unique, which is why I strongly resist diet fads and cults; what worked great for you might be misery for someone else.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 21, 2023 04:58 PM (uWOrh)

There was a day when suddenly beef and melted cheese like in a beef burrito suddenly was so toxic I would throw it up before getting home from the restaurant. I switched to chicken and went on with it.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 05:07 PM (eoQWY)

314 Top Man, Ham 'n' Egger, and Special Agent Richard Trask is proof positive that GAINZZZ are for Nazis...

...and also very, very gay:

https://tinyurl.com/ybrce5fx

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 05:08 PM (oINRc)

315 I want to crap dark MAGA.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 21, 2023 05:08 PM (Mzdiz)

316 There is no chemical agent known to man to keep deer flies away. I may consider a personal sized flame thrower though.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (p8A+W)

I laughed picturing the flame thrower!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 05:08 PM (OC6Lw)

317 Over the past 6 months I have lost over 25lb, by means of a diet change and light exercise (yoga).
Now old clothes fit me again.
I gave up on sweets, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, etc.. Not completely, however; I still have the occasional sandwich, say, 2-3 times a week. However, eating with a lot of meat and dairy keeps me full and not hungry.
The exercise helps to some extent too, especially with motivation. Being sedentary put me in the mood for nothing. Light exercise provides the energy to keep going. However, I had already lost about 10lb before restarting exercise.

Posted by: PG at July 21, 2023 05:08 PM (84jHt)

318 Free ace membership if you know the dog’s name.
Posted by: polynikes

Happy
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 05:05 PM (63Dwl)

You won the membership !!

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:08 PM (MNhXM)

319 We just bought a load of grass-fed beef. Looking forward to tasting it.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 21, 2023 05:09 PM (Mzdiz)

320 Don’t know that name. I assume it’s something creepy?

No, but it has been immortalized in many rap "songs."

Posted by: Blanco Basura -Z28.310 at July 21, 2023 05:09 PM (CrNn8)

321 I joined the local Nazi gym and I’m now at SS level.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 21, 2023 05:03 PM (7Vnkt)

So... You hang around the gym procuring 'roids and uppers for Brandon?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 05:10 PM (oINRc)

322 By the way, according to a Johns Hopkins study, your Doctor's errors are about 7 times as likely to kill you as guns are.
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at July 21, 2023 04:52 PM (CecP5)

This I can believe without a doubt.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 05:01 PM (BdMk6)

Of course since the study was done by doctors, they might have screwed it up too.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 05:11 PM (eoQWY)

323 I'm mostly joking about the abs. I doubt I'll ever get there, which is fine. I'll be happy with the firmer beer gut.
Posted by: Biergood
It's good to have a goal even if you never quite get there. Some days the endorphins boost is enough.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 05:11 PM (t/2Uw)

324 I hate sit-ups. HATE. I lift at least 3 times a week. I try to jog several times a week. I'm in decent shape for a guy my age (60). But, man, I hate sit-ups and do have the stereotypical beer gut.

I usually try to mix them in between heavy bag rounds. Three minutes boxing, thirty seconds (or minimum rep count) of intense crunches, sit-ups, V-ups, supermans or The Wheel.

If I have anything left, its sit-ups in front of the bag where its: sit-up, jab, cross, lie-back, repeat until failure.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 05:12 PM (p8A+W)

325 I miss my bike, .maybe should geta new oe

Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 05:12 PM (xhxe8)

326 When I moved to SC, I brought my power rack and put it into the garage. Friends told me that by June I'd be to hot to work out.

That's where my bench and stationary bike are at. It does get rough during the summer months.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 21, 2023 05:12 PM (KFhLj)

327 Good Libtards, you stay on that soy diet. Then when the shit hits the fan we're gonna take all your stuff.

Posted by: Joey Sausage at July 21, 2023 05:12 PM (MMe0T)

328 My health plan is still telling me to get a booster. No.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 21, 2023 05:12 PM (t/2Uw)

329 Somebody better tell Cuomo before his next Desk Chair Mr. Universe hoax.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 05:13 PM (oINRc)

330 When I moved to SC, I brought my power rack and put it into the garage. Friends told me that by June I'd be to hot to work out.

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It's 91F in my shed right now. No f'in way I'd lift in here.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 05:15 PM (oINRc)

331 It's largely worked as I'm 60, I don't have high blood pressure, I don't have diabetes, the only medication I take is a proton pump inhibitor when I get bouts of acid reflux.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 21, 2023 05:04 PM (up/3i)

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Fortunately, in many ways this too is the story of ShainS -- only I've had a horrible diet my entire life -- virtually no vegetables and a lot of fast & fried food (just give my body what it craves) -- and chalk it up to regular exercise and having been blessed with good genes.

The acid is really annoying (get a little even when intermittent fasting), and had success taking a a proton pump inhibitor last year that lasted 6 months. Don't want to become dependent on it, though ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 05:15 PM (x+Lnz)

332 It's good to have a goal even if you never quite get there. Some days the endorphins boost is enough.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)

Yes! The endorphin boost is often reason enough, especially if I'm having a bad day.

Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 05:15 PM (FQWHA)

333 Do it, Skip.

I got a new Road Bike yesterday and I am already shopping for a Gravel Bike.

I should probably sell off my old rides. But, I always regret it when I do. Not that they get much use once I replace them.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 05:16 PM (xChBq)

334
I have kettle-bells. On the steps from my deck to going into the house. With a 'Tu' on one and a "Th' on the other. Which is a constant reminder when I walk past that on Tuesday I should do some reps and then again on Thursday. Trying to do every other day requires too much mental output. So it's only twice a week.

It's kinda strange but nips that point south on a guy are kinda manly. With women folk it's kinda hot when the nips point north. I like looking kinda manly.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 21, 2023 05:16 PM (enJYY)

335 Why are lefties saying more and more irrational shit?

Posted by: Seems Legit. at July 21, 2023 05:17 PM (DcKNO)

336 Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper 54m
NEW 🚨 Hunter Biden's lawyer Kevin Morris is seen smoking a BONG on the balcony of his LA home while clearly visible from the road during a visit from the president's son - Daily Mail
https://tinyurl.com/msjsfkm5
[Nitter]

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 05:17 PM (krqg6)

337 When I moved to SC, I brought my power rack and put it into the garage. Friends told me that by June I'd be to hot to work out.

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It's 91F in my shed right now. No f'in way I'd lift in here.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 05:15 PM (oINRc)

Fan and a mister might help .... but likely not in South Carolina if its humid.

But breathing likely is GAINS if its 90 with 120 percent humidity.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 05:17 PM (eoQWY)

338 @331

>>The acid is really annoying

Yeah, especially when you are going out of your way to eat clean and then your chest is on fire and you're looking the sky and going... WHY!!!!!!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 21, 2023 05:17 PM (up/3i)

339 I had a double meat whopper for lunch today. I don’t think that’s very good for the gainzzz.

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:18 PM (MNhXM)

340 It's 92 and feels like 102 here. I've done jack shit all day, garden-wise. Lazy as all get-out. Tomorrow will be significantly cooler, so I'm counting on a few hours in the morning to get weeding and stuff done.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 21, 2023 05:18 PM (Mzdiz)

341 > When I moved to SC, I brought my power rack and put it into the garage. Friends told me that by June I'd be to hot to work out. Phooey, I said. I have a fan and can get up early in the am to workout before it got too hot.

I work out in my garage. It doesn't get that hot here though. I have a Vornado pedestal fan I point right at myself and I have the garage door open. Right now it's sub 80 degrees. A couple of days ago it was 87.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 05:18 PM (R38qh)

342 I got a new Road Bike yesterday and I am already shopping for a Gravel Bike.

I should probably sell off my old rides. But, I always regret it when I do. Not that they get much use once I replace them.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 05:16 PM (xChBq)

Is that one of those fat tire bikes?

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:19 PM (MNhXM)

343 I had a double meat whopper for lunch today. I don’t think that’s very good for the gainzzz.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:18 PM (MNhXM)
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Whiskey Bacon Cheeseburger (and fries) at Applebee's. I had a strawberry lemonade to go with it, so that counts as fruits and veggies, right?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 05:19 PM (YIVH2)

344 The absolute best diet, guaranteed, is to do the opposite of whatever the government recommends.

I stand by this statement. 100%

Posted by: Seems Legit. at July 21, 2023 05:19 PM (DcKNO)

345 NITRO-BURNIN' FUNNY BONG

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=YaeJu8f9q-4

Posted by: GWAR at July 21, 2023 05:20 PM (xChBq)

346 Eat, not eat, and that time it was my fault not talk to text.

I miss my Blackberry
Posted by: logprof at July 21, 2023 05:00 PM (gYpwI)

I am still running a key 2 with a cracked screen, it's alive !

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 05:20 PM (NtVYv)

347 > The absolute best diet, guaranteed, is to do the opposite of whatever the government recommends.

Got it. 100% marshmallow fluff and jelly beans.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 05:21 PM (R38qh)

348 Whiskey Bacon Cheeseburger (and fries) at Applebee's. I had a strawberry lemonade to go with it, so that counts as fruits and veggies, right?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

I say it counts. I count the maraschino cherry on top of my milkshake as one fruit serving.

Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 05:21 PM (FQWHA)

349 I wish corn dogs were a health food.

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:22 PM (MNhXM)

350 Why are lefties saying more and more irrational shit?
Posted by: Seems Legit. at July 21, 2023 05:17 PM (DcKNO)

Remember our discussion in the prior thread about the mentally ill?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 05:22 PM (BdMk6)

351
Fan and a mister might help .... but likely not in South Carolina if its humid.

Amen to that. Its a state of mind. I'll get the huge fan going in the shop, soak myself head-to-toe from the garden hose (wearing the five-fingered aqua shoes), then go through a good warm-up where the sweat ends up taking over.

The evaporate cooling works until my mind has come to peace with the idea that I'm going to get hot and sweaty then just monitor output with an HRM to prevent going overboard.

I used to start my bicycling runs in the CTX summer heat that way, start off dripping wet, get the nice evaporative cooling for the first mile or two, and by then the heat/sweat aren't mental impediments.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 21, 2023 05:22 PM (p8A+W)

352 500 yards...

Massive propane fire near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport! Firefighters battling the blaze at Bill’s Propane Service on 40th St. & Washington St. Propane tanks shooting 500 yards into the air, posing a dangerous situation. Thankfully no injuries reported. #PhoenixFire #SafetyFirst pic.twitter.com/tIwtSDlYZY

— Headlines (@HeadLinesAI1) July 21, 2023

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 21, 2023 05:22 PM (BpwpF)

353 >>Is that one of those fat tire bikes?

Kind of a mif of a road bike and a Cross Bike. 30+mm tires on a beefed up road style frame.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 05:22 PM (xChBq)

354 Why are lefties saying more and more irrational shit?

Posted by: Seems Legit. at July 21, 2023 05:17 PM (DcKNO)

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Satanic Clinical Insanity is not just river in Egypt.

Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 05:22 PM (x+Lnz)

355 Heartburn? Take a half a shot of lemon juice before you eat. Sounds crazy, but it works.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 05:23 PM (gVItE)

356 I haven't had a good pizza in AGES. Maybe we'll get one tonight. We've been eating garden veggies for weeks now.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 21, 2023 05:23 PM (Mzdiz)

357 a Keto diet, which is just all protein, fat allowed too, no carbohydrates [ ] Non-starch vegetables are fine. [ ]
Posted by: Tom Servo

Ummm, non-starch vegetables are mostly carbohydrates....

Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 05:24 PM (KAi1n)

358 Got it. 100% marshmallow fluff and jelly beans.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 05:21 PM (R38qh)

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They paid a nutritionist to tell us that fruit loops are healthier than eggs.

Posted by: Seems Legit. at July 21, 2023 05:24 PM (DcKNO)

359 > Heartburn? Take a half a shot of lemon juice before you eat. Sounds crazy, but it works.

That didn't work for me. I put a dab of hotsauce on my eyeball just before meals.

Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 05:24 PM (R38qh)

360 I watch psytrance festival videos on YouTube, the participants are all Nazis due to their sub 8% body fat.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 21, 2023 05:24 PM (cMXNt)

361
Yeah, those extreme right-wingers are obsessed with physical fitness.

https://tinyurl.com/bdd6y8pd
https://tinyurl.com/26vr59vf
https://tinyurl.com/mr44tkms
https://tinyurl.com/yc4wx63x

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 05:24 PM (n+4am)

362 I say it counts. I count the maraschino cherry on top of my milkshake as one fruit serving.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 05:21 PM (FQWHA)

And don't forget that the milkshake itself is your daily dairy requirement.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 05:24 PM (BdMk6)

363 Long thought Leftism was a mental illness

Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 05:25 PM (xhxe8)

364 News out that a fire destroys Rand Paul's office.

Accident?

Posted by: jc at July 21, 2023 05:25 PM (N1WXz)

365 Remember our discussion in the prior thread about the mentally ill?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 05:22 PM (BdMk6)

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I missed it, but there does seem to be a glut of insane people almost everywhere.

Posted by: Seems Legit. at July 21, 2023 05:25 PM (DcKNO)

366 And don't forget that the milkshake itself is your daily dairy requirement.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 05:24 PM (BdMk6)

Chick-Fil-A Peach Hate Shakes FTW!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 21, 2023 05:25 PM (PiwSw)

367 You want some gainnnnzzz? I recommend plumbing, under my house in mid-July, in East Tennessee. It's like a sauunah.

Posted by: Hawkpilot at July 21, 2023 05:26 PM (DPq0V)

368 Poking my head it...

Excuse me if it has already been said.

Fat Troops lose on the battlefield.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 05:27 PM (e4fEA)

369 366 I've only tasted the vanilla - should I try the peach?

Is the hate a topping, or is it mixed in?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 21, 2023 05:27 PM (Mzdiz)

370 My Friday gainz are 42oz Icehouse and a bag of hot and spicy pork rinds.

Posted by: fd at July 21, 2023 05:27 PM (iayUP)

371 @333 garreret-A gravel bike!?! Throw some 32's on on an extra set of wheels for your road bike and call it a day. Only difference between a road frame and gravel is a little bit of geometry and bottom bracket height which is usually=a cycle-cross frame.

Posted by: JROD at July 21, 2023 05:27 PM (IlL6s)

372 Happy. Or Slomo. I think happy.

Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 05:28 PM (Ed8Zd)

373 I said that wrong

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2023 05:28 PM (i9ffA)

374 Kind of a mif of a road bike and a Cross Bike. 30+mm tires on a beefed up road style frame.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 05:22 PM (xChBq)

Seems It’s kind of like the road /mountain bike hybrids of long ago but better.

Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 05:28 PM (MNhXM)

375 Massive propane fire near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport!

Sitting in the airport now. Terminal 3. Nobody seems excited.

Posted by: Blanco Basura -Z28.310 at July 21, 2023 05:29 PM (CrNn8)

376
News out that a fire destroys Rand Paul's office.

Accident?

Posted by: jc at July 21, 2023 05:25 PM

From what I read there was Paul's' office, a lawyers' office, and some sort of general store in the same building. I don't think that file cabinets full of papers are gonna create a fire that burns through the roof. So I am going with general store a year behind in rent payments.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 21, 2023 05:29 PM (enJYY)

377 They really, REALLY, have it in for Rand Paul.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 21, 2023 05:29 PM (up/3i)

378 >>A gravel bike!?! Throw some 32's on on an extra set of wheels for your road bike and call it a day.

There are 1500+ miles of FS Roads in the valley I live in...been toying with working them into my routine.

I'd prefer a life of pure singletrack. But I don't live close enough to a major trailhead for ride-outs.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 05:30 PM (xChBq)

379 ||In total, 31 firefighters, excluding two deputy chiefs and Bowling Green Fire Chief Justin Brooks, rushed to respond to the incident, reported the Gateway Pundit.

McKee verified that the roof had collapsed during the fire, and she described the difficulties the firefighters encountered while trying to extinguish the blaze.

The building that caught fire housed important offices, including Senator Rand Paul’s office, the Kerrick Bachert law firm, and a well-known local business called Dezign Tees. The flames also spread to neighboring buildings in the downtown area, as reported by Bowling Greene Daily News.

As per the spokeswoman, the cause of the fire is currently being investigated.||

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 05:31 PM (krqg6)

380 Zoe Williams...
Hey there sweetie. Six months in the fitness center and you could be looking good on the outside, but the inside will forever cloud your appearance.
Go eat a bearclaw and stew in your own self resentment.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 05:31 PM (e4fEA)

381
Poking my head it...

Excuse me if it has already been said.

Fat Troops lose on the battlefield.
Posted by: Diogenes

I heard back in the 1960's that all wars in the future would be push-button wars.

I guess now that would be keyboard/controller wars.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 05:31 PM (63Dwl)

382 I left my heart
On the coroner's table

Posted by: Tony Bennett at July 21, 2023 05:32 PM (vN+oL)

383 I should look at my Kestrel and see if it will clear anything bigger than 28mm tires.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 05:33 PM (xChBq)

384 NOOD

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 21, 2023 05:34 PM (nRMeC)

385
News out that a fire destroys Rand Paul's office.

Accident?

We will never know - The Secret Service

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 05:34 PM (63Dwl)

386 I heard back in the 1960's that all wars in the future would be push-button wars.

I guess now that would be keyboard/controller wars.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 05:31 PM (63Dwl)

Idiots have been saying this for a long time before that. The poor bloody infantry still is the only system that can hold the ground you take.

In between wars they buy the shiny tools and make the fancy weapons to look good on parades but it always turns out that they need more infantry.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 05:35 PM (eoQWY)

387 I want to crap dark MAGA.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 21, 2023 05:08 PM (Mzdiz)

Dang.
Reading that makes me feel funny in my man place.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 05:35 PM (e4fEA)

388 @378 garrett-it is a good excuse to buy a cool new bike. After I pressed post I remembered I went through a phase of thinking I needed a guitar for each tuning.......which was a good excuse to buy a new guitar.

Don't mind me, buy the gravel bike!

Posted by: JROD at July 21, 2023 05:35 PM (IlL6s)

389 242 Teutonic something-that-starts-with-a-T
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, who missed it by that much at July 21, 2023 04:53 PM (PiwSw)

I would say Teutonic Tucks, but Target has ruined that word.

Posted by: Impudent Warwick at July 21, 2023 05:35 PM (f/6Wb)

390 >>Seems It’s kind of like the road /mountain bike hybrids of long ago but better.

Yes. They never did get the wheels good enough on those for serious off-road use.

Sort of the same idea, just built on a slightly modified Road Geometry.

Barely Slackened Head Angle, Progressive Top Tube and lower slung Bottom Bracket.

They are not completely necessary. But damn nice bikes.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 05:35 PM (xChBq)

391 Was out mowing on lawn tractor. Went under a limb, knocked my Purolator ballcap off while backing up. Of course, it went under deck and died with an awful sound.

Posted by: Some Stupid at July 21, 2023 05:37 PM (T0tUU)

392 About the only button the Infantry has is on the LAW.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 05:37 PM (e4fEA)

393 I heard back in the 1960's that all wars in the future would be push-button wars.

I guess now that would be keyboard/controller wars.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Wasn't there a Star Trek episode where this planet ran war computer simulations, then the citizenry who were killed in the simulation had to report to death centers to be killed.

Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 05:37 PM (FQWHA)

394 >>Don't mind me, buy the gravel bike!

I am looking at a barely used 2017 Trek Team Bike.

It will run less than $1700 shipped to the door if I nab it...Ultegra Groupo, all sorts of candy on it.

I bet it retailed for 6K before the guy started pimping it out.

Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 05:37 PM (xChBq)

395 A girl at the pub just bought a dog for her dad. He's some kind of Newfoundland, Great Pyrenees and Bearness cross. I'm in favor of calling the dog Al.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 05:43 PM (VdGjU)

396 Wasn't there a Star Trek episode where this planet ran war computer simulations, then the citizenry who were killed in the simulation had to report to death centers to be killed.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 05:37 PM (FQWHA)

Yes. That's one where the Prime Directive was more of a guideline.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 05:45 PM (eoQWY)

397 At least the hat died a noble death

Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 05:46 PM (xhxe8)

398 I'm sitting in a kiddie pool with the laptop on a lawn chair and my drink on the ground. Of course a grasshopper jumped in it.

"No," I said, "I will not drink ze bugs either,"

It didn't die, but I think it's very drunk.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 21, 2023 05:55 PM (Mzdiz)

399 oops, wrong thread!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 21, 2023 05:56 PM (Mzdiz)

400 "This much is clear, though: Today's military is fatter than ever."

On the plus side, the military has good odds on winning Naked and Afraid. Excess weight is really the most important factor to survive starvation. So they have that going for them.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel Remembers Babbitt and Perna at July 21, 2023 06:14 PM (aXxgO)

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