June 15, 20241 yr PSA Level was checked back in Feb. All good. I'm 52 years old. So, I'm not sure what the issue is. Getting older sucks. 😥
July 25, 20241 yr Why do people walk backwards on the treadmill?? Does that work your legs better than walking forward??!! Should I start doing this??!! I have to ask, because I never see people walking backwards outside of the gym. 🤔
July 26, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, LacesOut said: Why do people walk backwards on the treadmill?? Does that work your legs better than walking forward??!! Should I start doing this??!! I have to ask, because I never see people walking backwards outside of the gym. 🤔 Its from knees over toes guys Just a way to strengthen the quads
December 24, 2024Dec 24 Strong bump of an old thread, sorry. I work out at a Planet Fitness. I swear it's not a ghetto one or in a shady neighborhood. But, some of the people there (the workers behind the check-in desk and some of the people working out) SMELL LIKE WEED. At 9 am. On a Tuesday. WTF. You blaze up before working out??!! 🤪
January 2Jan 2 15 hours ago, LacesOut said: Worst time of the year for Gym Regulars. Tell me about it! The next month or so is going to be torture. Anyone on here done a HYROX?
April 17Apr 17 I got a spinal fusion and disc replacement two weeks ago and looks like everything has set well. I lifted and moved the last 20 years so not being able to bend, twist, or lift over 10 lbs until July sure will be a mental challenge.
June 21Jun 21 Somehow I strained my big toe while trimming the yard yesterday. Feels like I jammed it. Anyway, it felt a little better when I woke up this morning so I went out and ran 5.25 miles. Now it feels much worse. Weird.
July 12Jul 12 On 6/21/2025 at 12:31 PM, The_Omega said:Somehow I strained my big toe while trimming the yard yesterday. Feels like I jammed it. Anyway, it felt a little better when I woke up this morning so I went out and ran 5.25 miles. Now it feels much worse. Weird.Good job, dummyOver 900 rides. 204 now
July 12Jul 12 8 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:Good job, dummyOver 900 rides. 204 nowAmazingly enough it’s gotten better even though I’ve kept running. The beach exacerbated it a couple weeks ago but running on it’s no problem. Running in this heat and humidity on the other hand….
July 13Jul 13 On 4/17/2025 at 10:46 AM, DaEagles4Life said:I got a spinal fusion and disc replacement two weeks ago and looks like everything has set well. I lifted and moved the last 20 years so not being able to bend, twist, or lift over 10 lbs until July sure will be a mental challenge.Had some work done on the left knee recently. It’s really healed up nicely!
July 13Jul 13 Earlier this year I decided to get my blood tested for low T (let the jokes fly). I was tired all the time, lazy, and my workouts were just not impactful at all. It turns out I was right, so I’ve been getting testosterone shots right in the ass for the last 6 months, which brings my T levels back to normal. My workouts have been insane. I’m 44, and I’m the strongest I’ve ever been. I’ve added stairclimbers or incline walking to the end of my workouts now too. I have way more energy throughout the day, I’m more flexible, and I have zero joint pain anymore even though I lift heavy. I have to take estrogen blockers so I don’t grow moobs or get overly emotional during Pixar movies. Also, I’m like a dog in heat now. When the girls go to bed, I’m basically chasing the wife around the house weiner out.
August 13Aug 13 Running the past couple of weeks have been glorious. Temps in the 70's (a couple of times even in the 60's) with much lower humidity. Not gonna say the runs were easy, but all were 5+ milers and I felt like I could have kept running after each one. Today was not like that. Temps were still in the high 70's, but the humidity was back with a vengeance and I basically rolled across the finish line on fumes. Nice while it lasted.
August 14Aug 14 Joined a new gym about 3 months ago...Planet Fitness and the treadmill just wasn't doing anything for me. The new gym has a bunch of different classes and based upon doing:Monday 6am Boot Camp and 6pm YogaTuesday 6am Boot Camp and 6pm YogaWednesday 6am Barre (this class makes me feel like an f'ing idiot and epileptic)Thursday 6am Pilates (see above)Saturday 8am Total Body WorkoutSunday 8am Total Body Workout and 9am YogaHave dropped from 197 to 178 and definitely have added muscle so in my mind have lost even more weight. Will say, the mix of classes has me working different things/muscles/flexibility and overall just feeling better! Of course being 57.....some of these classes just absolutely kick my ass.
August 23Aug 23 February of 2024, I was about 205lbs. Husky, IMO, but not fat. I'm now around 175 lbs. Lift weights 4 to 6 times a week, no cardio though. Too boring for me. LOLI simply lost the 30 lbs by eating less. Being in a caloric deficient state works for me. Smaller meals/portions. Funny thing is that my clothes still fit from my heavier days. Pants are 32/33 waist, shirts are Medium or Large. At the beginning of Summer, I was about 167 lbs. Too thin. My Wife was like "please eat more". 😍
August 23Aug 23 On 8/14/2025 at 6:34 AM, NYEagle said:Joined a new gym about 3 months ago...Planet Fitness and the treadmill just wasn't doing anything for me. The new gym has a bunch of different classes and based upon doing:Monday 6am Boot Camp and 6pm YogaTuesday 6am Boot Camp and 6pm YogaWednesday 6am Barre (this class makes me feel like an f'ing idiot and epileptic)Thursday 6am Pilates (see above)Saturday 8am Total Body WorkoutSunday 8am Total Body Workout and 9am YogaHave dropped from 197 to 178 and definitely have added muscle so in my mind have lost even more weight. Will say, the mix of classes has me working different things/muscles/flexibility and overall just feeling better! Of course being 57.....some of these classes just absolutely kick my ass.You seem lazy.J/K. 🤪
August 23Aug 23 4 hours ago, LacesOut said:February of 2024, I was about 205lbs. Husky, IMO, but not fat. I'm now around 175 lbs. Lift weights 4 to 6 times a week, no cardio though. Too boring for me. LOLI simply lost the 30 lbs by eating less. Being in a caloric deficient state works for me. Smaller meals/portions.Funny thing is that my clothes still fit from my heavier days. Pants are 32/33 waist, shirts are Medium or Large.At the beginning of Summer, I was about 167 lbs. Too thin. My Wife was like "please eat more". 😍Glad to hear your wife is still your wife
August 24Aug 24 I married waaay up, Mike. Like, multiple levels UP. 😍My wife and I, below.Great dog, awesome Wife, I'm a lucky man.
August 24Aug 24 19 hours ago, mikemack8 said:Glad to hear your wife is still your wife48 minutes ago, LacesOut said:I married waaay up, Mike. Like, multiple levels UP. 😍My wife and I, below.Great dog, awesome Wife, I'm a lucky man.I was referring to your post a little while back about having some troubles - was just glad to hear it sounds like things are well.
August 24Aug 24 Got it. Thanks man.My health issues are still lingering - ugh - but that's about getting older. Sucks.The Wife and I (marriage stuff) is all good. Rough patches, here and there, sure, but we are working through it. 😍
August 26Aug 26 I’ve lost 25+ lbs this year after some questionable bloodwork had me in pre-diabetic territory. Started the year doing core cardio workouts 6 days a week (Shaun T’s T25 program). Ate less… a lot less… cut out snacking on pretzels at night, which was hard. Really cut back significantly on carbs, particularly pastas, pretzels, bread, rolls, etc. For the past three months, I’ve been doing his Dig Deeper program 6 days a week, which is all dumbbell weight workouts. I still mix in T25 workouts occasionally, but for the most part have been just taking long walks with the dog and getting a ton of steps in. I’m 51, 5’ 10” (on a good day) and weigh 160ish. Feeling pretty good but have more work to do. I want to see abs damn it! I just started really honing in on macros and trying to eat enough protein daily. We’ll see how this goes.
August 26Aug 26 im down about 32lbs since april/mayish. wife started packing healthy lunches for herself and i joined her. veggies and hummus, fruit, nuts, jerky, cheese. some combonation of that stuff. havent started going back to the gym yet, but i keep saying im going to . last month ive kinda slacked off but this week ive been back to it. i can tell my body is re-adjusting to the healthy lunches though. any recommendations to keep from pissing out my ass after lunch?
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