Where do our exercisers work out and what do you do?

[89th]

I’d like to get a rowing machine. Maybe in a year or two. My biggest issue is finding the time and then fighting off the snack/drink demons at 10pm when I finally get a minute to myself!

My neighbor has a rowing machine he said to try before you buy as it’s a great workout but can also make your butt sore if you don’t have the correct posture.

Love swimming, it’s such a great workout and the waterproof headphones makes it fun to listen to music while swimming.

[kluurs]

Back when I was a regular at a club in Chicago, they had a former Olympic rower who taught the classes on the rowing machine. She got me to move from doing heavy pulls to lighter tension and faster pulls with better form.

[taiwan_girl]

The interesting thing about rowing is that if you have proper technique, only something like 25% of the power comes from your arms.

The most well known indoor machine is the "Concept 2". From what I have heard/read, the fly setting should be at around 4-5 and the stroke every minute should be somewhere around 20-22.

I usually just watch Asian dramas while rowing. LOL The concept 2 had a holder for an Ipad or similar. Makes the time go quickly.

[kluurs]

[Mik]

I'm starting to change my cardio sessions to HIIT - one minute normal, 30 seconds fast and furious. It supposedly has a brain preserving effect. I'll see if i can find the article.

[Mik]

https://www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/AD.2024.0642

[jon-nyc]

I bet this works for weight training too.

[89th]

When I have to "scroll" to select my birth year when filling out a form, it's starting to becoming insulting. And yes, I know we have longer-scrollers here.

[kluurs]

Latest addition to my home gym to help with leg workouts

[Mik]

Not quite sure how that works...

[Mik]

I worked out today, but my body was already unhappy with me for having hoisted wet mulch bags all day yesterday in a very rare day of yardwork. It shows that no matter how much time i put in on the machines, they don't work ALL the muscles. I'll have to look into adding some dumbbell work.

[jon-nyc]

@Mik said:

Not quite sure how that works...

It's a trap bar. You stand inside it to do deadlifts. Usually they're closed on both sides. I use on at my gym. I find it much easier to lift with my legs rather than back with the trap bar.

[jon-nyc]

I recently started doing real pull-ups and dips. Previously I only did the assisted kind out of fear that I'd injure my shoulder (torn rotator cuff in 22).

I've been trying to do 3 sets of 5 (up from 3 sets of 3). I can do that with dips, today I hit 5-5-4 on pull-ups. Still need to improve my form though.