Any fitness freaks here?

[flipshark]

Originally posted by Eyenovation
When did the Benchpress become the standard measure of fitness?
Not that I am discounting it as a worth feat, but... why not one's mile time, or their heart rate at rest? What about their VO2 max threshold.. ?

The bench press is mostly the standard measure for weight lifters, for long distance runners it is the X minute mile, for swimmers time / lap, speed runners 100m dash speed, etc.

As for heart rate at rest, I don't think that is a good measure, because is varied so much for different people. IE some marathon runners have a heart rate at rest of 20 BPM while others (who compete just as often and as well) have 60BPM

[fospher.com]

Im addicted to the gym, if I dont go everyday I get headaches, feel really tired. So I go 1 hour a day, everyday, 7 days a week, 56 weeks per year. And after the gym I usually go skate and get some bloodstains. mmmm dopomins....

[CVO Chris]

Originally posted by fospher.com
if I dont go everyday I get headaches, feel really tired.

You should see a doctor.

You'd get bigger gains if you don't go everyday.

[fospher.com]

well before I started going to the gym, I, well...lighted j's with my friends after school. Then I got tired off the fact that it was making me a complete idiot, but I couldnt stop. So I took up running. I ran like 14 miles with one of my friends(He was straightedge so he hated every drug there is) every sunday, then started running a couple miles everyday. Then I just joined my local gym, started running, working out, and didnt feel the need to light up anymore. I got my wits back, dont get my ass kicked in the moshpits anymore, and it just feels a lot better. What would going to a doctor get me anyway?

[CVO Chris]

Originally posted by fospher.com
well before I started going to the gym, I, well...lighted j's with my friends after school.

Haha, I'm the other way round. Used to be fit and then went on to the j's. Cutting down now though

[Nionicle]

j's?

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[gerbick]

jumpshots. like in basketball.

don't question it.

[flipshark]

Originally posted by gerbick
jumpshots. like in basketball.

don't question it.

Basketball?? I heard that's really hard on the joints

[CVO Chris]

Originally posted by flipshark
Basketball?? I heard that's really hard on the joints

I also find weeding the garden equally stressing

[]v[orpheus]

I go to the gym 4-5 times a week.

I try to get my workout done in just over an 1hr. I just find 1 & a half hour too long.

I admire the size in that pic in the first post, but I wouldn't wanna look like that, it's just too big for me. I don't know, maybe just more muscular & cut up than them blokes on the cover of Men's Health.

I gotta start jogging again or some other cardio exercise like swimming maybe to lose some of the kilos & body fat I've put on since November last year. I'm 78-80 now & I hope to get down to around 72 by the end of the year.

For now, I'll just keep bulking up at the gym & if I'm happy with my gains, I'll start the cutting phase.