Not today either
Posted by erin at November 12, 2002 04:26 PMSorry folks - I'm not going to finish the Eva/Northern Exposure thing today either. I am far too lazy.
Well, lazy and daunted by other things. I would like to get my archives back, and come up with a nice blogskin, but neither of these things will happen tonight, or indeed, tomorrow night. This is mostly because of Wednesday.
On Wednesday night there is a Nickelodeon Digital recruitment thingy that I will be attending at NYU, and bringing a reel, and my resume and such things. Bringing my reel means dubbing another copy of it and printing out a nice label for it on sticky paper - these two things combined mean a trip to NYU and Kmart tonight.
I'll still be going to Yo-Yo Club. For some reason...
Competing for my attention on Wednesday night are two events: A Lord of the Rings screening at N's friend's apartment, and my old roommate L's birthday. L wins that one, since she's holding the celebration mere blocks from my apartment, whereas N's friend's thing is in Queens and N has to work late all this week.
Besides dubbing and printing labels tonight, my dishes and laundry are badly in need of my attention. I can't go to a recruitment thing all smelly, can I?
Since I know you all care about my schedule so much, I will now move on to warn you about N's impending rant about my gym, Crunch. I took him there last night on a guest pass and he had a horrible time of it.
Monday is always the busiest night there, so there were big guys hogging all the machines N needed in order to do his routine in the correct order. The gym lacked little 5-pound blocks to add to the machines, which angered N a great deal, considering the 4 other gyms he's ever been to all had them. Crunch also failed to provide little charts wherein one could mark off one's weightlifting progress. Then one of the pulleys on a machine N needed wasn't working. To top everything off, the front desk lost N's id. You have to leave them an id to get in, you see... and they didn't file his in the box correctly, so no one could find it before we left.
They found the id today, and they gave N a free week of visits, but he's never going back there. He hated every minute of it.
I'm relaying this story for two reasons: One, to get the upper hand in telling you all that I am not disappointed in my gym, since I can do my exercises in any order and don't write things down, and I know when it's too busy to go. Maggie also enjoyed our gym, while she was going.
Two, if any of you are interesting in going to my gym, I have several guest passes left, two or three of which expire at the end of the year.
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November 12, 2002 08:58 PM, Kerry said:
Noah's right. ie, writing stuff down is essential, at least if you are lifting weights seriously. Not having 5-lb increments on machines just means the gym is not for weaklings. Good gyms don't have 5-lb increments, instead they have 5-lb special plates you can put on top of the weight stack to make your own 5-lb increment, but not limit the entire weight of the stack. Really good gyms also have a pin attached to the weight stack so that you can hang a lot more weight on it if you are strong enough to lidt the whole thing easily. Anyways, Crunch sucks and you should go to a real gym full of giant scary redneck/powerlifter types who don't talk to anyone and lift more weight than you have ever seen. Homemade equipment is a big plus.
November 12, 2002 09:41 PM, Maggie said:
I'm still going to the gym - I just took a two-week break due to my and Ryan's anniversary. So there.
I'm going to the gym tomorrow (Wednesday) after work.
November 12, 2002 11:26 PM, ryan said:
Please nag Maggie into continuing with the gym, for my sake. I joined NYSC yesterday (really! i swear!), 'cause we get a good deal at my place of employment, and I need her "i went to the gym" episodes to guilt myself into going myself. Plus, i can then blame the funk from my closet on HER gym-clothes rather than my own.
November 13, 2002 01:24 AM, Maggie said:
Heh heh, this'll work like Polish/Chinese/other mothers - guilt yourself "for your own good". Only in this case it might work instead of giving you a lifetime of psychological problems to resolve :)
November 13, 2002 03:26 AM, Agnieszka said:
It is possible that some people do not like to hang out with scary power lifters. On the other hand, people who do not like to talk are pleasant to be around, sometimes.
Re the 5lb thing. I think Erin said that Noah was complaning about the lack of that thing you put on top to add 5lbs, not machines that are devided in 5lb increments. I've never seen a machine that's divided like that.
Also, it seems to me like the really really heavy weights are done with freeweights, and machines are more of a beginner thing (using beginner very broadly here).
I don't consider writing down your weightlifting progress essential, but it's *nice*. It's cool to see how you are doing, and it makes you feel all accomplished when you realize you can lift 40lbs more now than two weeks ago, or whatever. However, I don't think I am serious about weighlifting in quite the way you are.
November 13, 2002 09:19 AM, Erin said:
AK's right, I was talking about the increments.
Maggie - your anniversery was one day, not two weeks.
Ryan - My employer offers some kind of discount at some gym. Ironically, even with the discount that gym would cost more than Crunch.
Kerry - No one stands around and talks at my gym. There are some pretty scary power lifters around, but I doubt they're rednecks.
November 13, 2002 10:38 PM, Kerry said:
It is possible that I desire a different kind of gym than most of you, but that just means you are crazy. Eveyone's goal should be to be as strong as possible, and then alter your DNA to make you even stronger than that, and then graft cybernetic limbs on to make you stronger than that. Thus a good gym should include a biotech lab and machine shop.
November 13, 2002 10:39 PM, Kerry said:
AK- Sort of true, but there are some machines that everyone uses, even big scary folk. An example is the seated row machine, or, for bodybuilders, the cross cable machine.
November 14, 2002 09:38 PM, Agnieszka said:
Having just read Neuromancer I agree that super strong cybernatic implanlants would be a great idea. Molly is the coolest, though I think her eyes fascinate me more than her retractable claws. Obviusly she can kick ass without resorting to the claws, but to be able to see more like that... And the speeded up reflexes aren't bad either.
March 1, 2003 07:39 PM, winkleplop said:
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November 12, 2002 08:58 PM, Kerry said:
Noah's right. ie, writing stuff down is essential, at least if you are lifting weights seriously. Not having 5-lb increments on machines just means the gym is not for weaklings. Good gyms don't have 5-lb increments, instead they have 5-lb special plates you can put on top of the weight stack to make your own 5-lb increment, but not limit the entire weight of the stack. Really good gyms also have a pin attached to the weight stack so that you can hang a lot more weight on it if you are strong enough to lidt the whole thing easily. Anyways, Crunch sucks and you should go to a real gym full of giant scary redneck/powerlifter types who don't talk to anyone and lift more weight than you have ever seen. Homemade equipment is a big plus.
November 12, 2002 09:41 PM, Maggie said:
I'm still going to the gym - I just took a two-week break due to my and Ryan's anniversary. So there.
I'm going to the gym tomorrow (Wednesday) after work.
November 12, 2002 11:26 PM, ryan said:
Please nag Maggie into continuing with the gym, for my sake. I joined NYSC yesterday (really! i swear!), 'cause we get a good deal at my place of employment, and I need her "i went to the gym" episodes to guilt myself into going myself. Plus, i can then blame the funk from my closet on HER gym-clothes rather than my own.
November 13, 2002 01:24 AM, Maggie said:
Heh heh, this'll work like Polish/Chinese/other mothers - guilt yourself "for your own good". Only in this case it might work instead of giving you a lifetime of psychological problems to resolve :)
November 13, 2002 03:26 AM, Agnieszka said:
It is possible that some people do not like to hang out with scary power lifters. On the other hand, people who do not like to talk are pleasant to be around, sometimes.
Re the 5lb thing. I think Erin said that Noah was complaning about the lack of that thing you put on top to add 5lbs, not machines that are devided in 5lb increments. I've never seen a machine that's divided like that.
Also, it seems to me like the really really heavy weights are done with freeweights, and machines are more of a beginner thing (using beginner very broadly here).
I don't consider writing down your weightlifting progress essential, but it's *nice*. It's cool to see how you are doing, and it makes you feel all accomplished when you realize you can lift 40lbs more now than two weeks ago, or whatever. However, I don't think I am serious about weighlifting in quite the way you are.
November 13, 2002 09:19 AM, Erin said:
AK's right, I was talking about the increments.
Maggie - your anniversery was one day, not two weeks.
Ryan - My employer offers some kind of discount at some gym. Ironically, even with the discount that gym would cost more than Crunch.
Kerry - No one stands around and talks at my gym. There are some pretty scary power lifters around, but I doubt they're rednecks.
November 13, 2002 10:38 PM, Kerry said:
It is possible that I desire a different kind of gym than most of you, but that just means you are crazy. Eveyone's goal should be to be as strong as possible, and then alter your DNA to make you even stronger than that, and then graft cybernetic limbs on to make you stronger than that. Thus a good gym should include a biotech lab and machine shop.
November 13, 2002 10:39 PM, Kerry said:
AK- Sort of true, but there are some machines that everyone uses, even big scary folk. An example is the seated row machine, or, for bodybuilders, the cross cable machine.
November 14, 2002 09:38 PM, Agnieszka said:
Having just read Neuromancer I agree that super strong cybernatic implanlants would be a great idea. Molly is the coolest, though I think her eyes fascinate me more than her retractable claws. Obviusly she can kick ass without resorting to the claws, but to be able to see more like that... And the speeded up reflexes aren't bad either.
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November 12, 2002 08:58 PM, Kerry said:
Noah's right. ie, writing stuff down is essential, at least if you are lifting weights seriously. Not having 5-lb increments on machines just means the gym is not for weaklings. Good gyms don't have 5-lb increments, instead they have 5-lb special plates you can put on top of the weight stack to make your own 5-lb increment, but not limit the entire weight of the stack. Really good gyms also have a pin attached to the weight stack so that you can hang a lot more weight on it if you are strong enough to lidt the whole thing easily. Anyways, Crunch sucks and you should go to a real gym full of giant scary redneck/powerlifter types who don't talk to anyone and lift more weight than you have ever seen. Homemade equipment is a big plus.
November 12, 2002 09:41 PM, Maggie said:
I'm still going to the gym - I just took a two-week break due to my and Ryan's anniversary. So there.
I'm going to the gym tomorrow (Wednesday) after work.
November 12, 2002 11:26 PM, ryan said:
Please nag Maggie into continuing with the gym, for my sake. I joined NYSC yesterday (really! i swear!), 'cause we get a good deal at my place of employment, and I need her "i went to the gym" episodes to guilt myself into going myself. Plus, i can then blame the funk from my closet on HER gym-clothes rather than my own.
November 13, 2002 01:24 AM, Maggie said:
Heh heh, this'll work like Polish/Chinese/other mothers - guilt yourself "for your own good". Only in this case it might work instead of giving you a lifetime of psychological problems to resolve :)
November 13, 2002 03:26 AM, Agnieszka said:
It is possible that some people do not like to hang out with scary power lifters. On the other hand, people who do not like to talk are pleasant to be around, sometimes.
Re the 5lb thing. I think Erin said that Noah was complaning about the lack of that thing you put on top to add 5lbs, not machines that are devided in 5lb increments. I've never seen a machine that's divided like that.
Also, it seems to me like the really really heavy weights are done with freeweights, and machines are more of a beginner thing (using beginner very broadly here).
I don't consider writing down your weightlifting progress essential, but it's *nice*. It's cool to see how you are doing, and it makes you feel all accomplished when you realize you can lift 40lbs more now than two weeks ago, or whatever. However, I don't think I am serious about weighlifting in quite the way you are.
November 13, 2002 09:19 AM, Erin said:
AK's right, I was talking about the increments.
Maggie - your anniversery was one day, not two weeks.
Ryan - My employer offers some kind of discount at some gym. Ironically, even with the discount that gym would cost more than Crunch.
Kerry - No one stands around and talks at my gym. There are some pretty scary power lifters around, but I doubt they're rednecks.
November 13, 2002 10:38 PM, Kerry said:
It is possible that I desire a different kind of gym than most of you, but that just means you are crazy. Eveyone's goal should be to be as strong as possible, and then alter your DNA to make you even stronger than that, and then graft cybernetic limbs on to make you stronger than that. Thus a good gym should include a biotech lab and machine shop.
November 13, 2002 10:39 PM, Kerry said:
AK- Sort of true, but there are some machines that everyone uses, even big scary folk. An example is the seated row machine, or, for bodybuilders, the cross cable machine.
November 14, 2002 09:38 PM, Agnieszka said:
Having just read Neuromancer I agree that super strong cybernatic implanlants would be a great idea. Molly is the coolest, though I think her eyes fascinate me more than her retractable claws. Obviusly she can kick ass without resorting to the claws, but to be able to see more like that... And the speeded up reflexes aren't bad either.
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November 12, 2002 08:58 PM, Kerry said:
Noah's right. ie, writing stuff down is essential, at least if you are lifting weights seriously. Not having 5-lb increments on machines just means the gym is not for weaklings. Good gyms don't have 5-lb increments, instead they have 5-lb special plates you can put on top of the weight stack to make your own 5-lb increment, but not limit the entire weight of the stack. Really good gyms also have a pin attached to the weight stack so that you can hang a lot more weight on it if you are strong enough to lidt the whole thing easily. Anyways, Crunch sucks and you should go to a real gym full of giant scary redneck/powerlifter types who don't talk to anyone and lift more weight than you have ever seen. Homemade equipment is a big plus.
November 12, 2002 09:41 PM, Maggie said:
I'm still going to the gym - I just took a two-week break due to my and Ryan's anniversary. So there.
I'm going to the gym tomorrow (Wednesday) after work.
November 12, 2002 11:26 PM, ryan said:
Please nag Maggie into continuing with the gym, for my sake. I joined NYSC yesterday (really! i swear!), 'cause we get a good deal at my place of employment, and I need her "i went to the gym" episodes to guilt myself into going myself. Plus, i can then blame the funk from my closet on HER gym-clothes rather than my own.
November 13, 2002 01:24 AM, Maggie said:
Heh heh, this'll work like Polish/Chinese/other mothers - guilt yourself "for your own good". Only in this case it might work instead of giving you a lifetime of psychological problems to resolve :)
November 13, 2002 03:26 AM, Agnieszka said:
It is possible that some people do not like to hang out with scary power lifters. On the other hand, people who do not like to talk are pleasant to be around, sometimes.
Re the 5lb thing. I think Erin said that Noah was complaning about the lack of that thing you put on top to add 5lbs, not machines that are devided in 5lb increments. I've never seen a machine that's divided like that.
Also, it seems to me like the really really heavy weights are done with freeweights, and machines are more of a beginner thing (using beginner very broadly here).
I don't consider writing down your weightlifting progress essential, but it's *nice*. It's cool to see how you are doing, and it makes you feel all accomplished when you realize you can lift 40lbs more now than two weeks ago, or whatever. However, I don't think I am serious about weighlifting in quite the way you are.
November 13, 2002 09:19 AM, Erin said:
AK's right, I was talking about the increments.
Maggie - your anniversery was one day, not two weeks.
Ryan - My employer offers some kind of discount at some gym. Ironically, even with the discount that gym would cost more than Crunch.
Kerry - No one stands around and talks at my gym. There are some pretty scary power lifters around, but I doubt they're rednecks.
November 13, 2002 10:38 PM, Kerry said:
It is possible that I desire a different kind of gym than most of you, but that just means you are crazy. Eveyone's goal should be to be as strong as possible, and then alter your DNA to make you even stronger than that, and then graft cybernetic limbs on to make you stronger than that. Thus a good gym should include a biotech lab and machine shop.
November 13, 2002 10:39 PM, Kerry said:
AK- Sort of true, but there are some machines that everyone uses, even big scary folk. An example is the seated row machine, or, for bodybuilders, the cross cable machine.
November 14, 2002 09:38 PM, Agnieszka said:
Having just read Neuromancer I agree that super strong cybernatic implanlants would be a great idea. Molly is the coolest, though I think her eyes fascinate me more than her retractable claws. Obviusly she can kick ass without resorting to the claws, but to be able to see more like that... And the speeded up reflexes aren't bad either.
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November 12, 2002 08:58 PM, Kerry said:
Noah's right. ie, writing stuff down is essential, at least if you are lifting weights seriously. Not having 5-lb increments on machines just means the gym is not for weaklings. Good gyms don't have 5-lb increments, instead they have 5-lb special plates you can put on top of the weight stack to make your own 5-lb increment, but not limit the entire weight of the stack. Really good gyms also have a pin attached to the weight stack so that you can hang a lot more weight on it if you are strong enough to lidt the whole thing easily. Anyways, Crunch sucks and you should go to a real gym full of giant scary redneck/powerlifter types who don't talk to anyone and lift more weight than you have ever seen. Homemade equipment is a big plus.
November 12, 2002 09:41 PM, Maggie said:
I'm still going to the gym - I just took a two-week break due to my and Ryan's anniversary. So there.
I'm going to the gym tomorrow (Wednesday) after work.
November 12, 2002 11:26 PM, ryan said:
Please nag Maggie into continuing with the gym, for my sake. I joined NYSC yesterday (really! i swear!), 'cause we get a good deal at my place of employment, and I need her "i went to the gym" episodes to guilt myself into going myself. Plus, i can then blame the funk from my closet on HER gym-clothes rather than my own.
November 13, 2002 01:24 AM, Maggie said:
Heh heh, this'll work like Polish/Chinese/other mothers - guilt yourself "for your own good". Only in this case it might work instead of giving you a lifetime of psychological problems to resolve :)
November 13, 2002 03:26 AM, Agnieszka said:
It is possible that some people do not like to hang out with scary power lifters. On the other hand, people who do not like to talk are pleasant to be around, sometimes.
Re the 5lb thing. I think Erin said that Noah was complaning about the lack of that thing you put on top to add 5lbs, not machines that are devided in 5lb increments. I've never seen a machine that's divided like that.
Also, it seems to me like the really really heavy weights are done with freeweights, and machines are more of a beginner thing (using beginner very broadly here).
I don't consider writing down your weightlifting progress essential, but it's *nice*. It's cool to see how you are doing, and it makes you feel all accomplished when you realize you can lift 40lbs more now than two weeks ago, or whatever. However, I don't think I am serious about weighlifting in quite the way you are.
November 13, 2002 09:19 AM, Erin said:
AK's right, I was talking about the increments.
Maggie - your anniversery was one day, not two weeks.
Ryan - My employer offers some kind of discount at some gym. Ironically, even with the discount that gym would cost more than Crunch.
Kerry - No one stands around and talks at my gym. There are some pretty scary power lifters around, but I doubt they're rednecks.
November 13, 2002 10:38 PM, Kerry said:
It is possible that I desire a different kind of gym than most of you, but that just means you are crazy. Eveyone's goal should be to be as strong as possible, and then alter your DNA to make you even stronger than that, and then graft cybernetic limbs on to make you stronger than that. Thus a good gym should include a biotech lab and machine shop.
November 13, 2002 10:39 PM, Kerry said:
AK- Sort of true, but there are some machines that everyone uses, even big scary folk. An example is the seated row machine, or, for bodybuilders, the cross cable machine.
November 14, 2002 09:38 PM, Agnieszka said:
Having just read Neuromancer I agree that super strong cybernatic implanlants would be a great idea. Molly is the coolest, though I think her eyes fascinate me more than her retractable claws. Obviusly she can kick ass without resorting to the claws, but to be able to see more like that... And the speeded up reflexes aren't bad either.
Comments on: Not today either
November 12, 2002 08:58 PM, Kerry said:
Noah's right. ie, writing stuff down is essential, at least if you are lifting weights seriously. Not having 5-lb increments on machines just means the gym is not for weaklings. Good gyms don't have 5-lb increments, instead they have 5-lb special plates you can put on top of the weight stack to make your own 5-lb increment, but not limit the entire weight of the stack. Really good gyms also have a pin attached to the weight stack so that you can hang a lot more weight on it if you are strong enough to lidt the whole thing easily. Anyways, Crunch sucks and you should go to a real gym full of giant scary redneck/powerlifter types who don't talk to anyone and lift more weight than you have ever seen. Homemade equipment is a big plus.
November 12, 2002 09:41 PM, Maggie said:
I'm still going to the gym - I just took a two-week break due to my and Ryan's anniversary. So there.
I'm going to the gym tomorrow (Wednesday) after work.
November 12, 2002 11:26 PM, ryan said:
Please nag Maggie into continuing with the gym, for my sake. I joined NYSC yesterday (really! i swear!), 'cause we get a good deal at my place of employment, and I need her "i went to the gym" episodes to guilt myself into going myself. Plus, i can then blame the funk from my closet on HER gym-clothes rather than my own.
November 13, 2002 01:24 AM, Maggie said:
Heh heh, this'll work like Polish/Chinese/other mothers - guilt yourself "for your own good". Only in this case it might work instead of giving you a lifetime of psychological problems to resolve :)
November 13, 2002 03:26 AM, Agnieszka said:
It is possible that some people do not like to hang out with scary power lifters. On the other hand, people who do not like to talk are pleasant to be around, sometimes.
Re the 5lb thing. I think Erin said that Noah was complaning about the lack of that thing you put on top to add 5lbs, not machines that are devided in 5lb increments. I've never seen a machine that's divided like that.
Also, it seems to me like the really really heavy weights are done with freeweights, and machines are more of a beginner thing (using beginner very broadly here).
I don't consider writing down your weightlifting progress essential, but it's *nice*. It's cool to see how you are doing, and it makes you feel all accomplished when you realize you can lift 40lbs more now than two weeks ago, or whatever. However, I don't think I am serious about weighlifting in quite the way you are.
November 13, 2002 09:19 AM, Erin said:
AK's right, I was talking about the increments.
Maggie - your anniversery was one day, not two weeks.
Ryan - My employer offers some kind of discount at some gym. Ironically, even with the discount that gym would cost more than Crunch.
Kerry - No one stands around and talks at my gym. There are some pretty scary power lifters around, but I doubt they're rednecks.
November 13, 2002 10:38 PM, Kerry said:
It is possible that I desire a different kind of gym than most of you, but that just means you are crazy. Eveyone's goal should be to be as strong as possible, and then alter your DNA to make you even stronger than that, and then graft cybernetic limbs on to make you stronger than that. Thus a good gym should include a biotech lab and machine shop.
November 13, 2002 10:39 PM, Kerry said:
AK- Sort of true, but there are some machines that everyone uses, even big scary folk. An example is the seated row machine, or, for bodybuilders, the cross cable machine.
November 14, 2002 09:38 PM, Agnieszka said:
Having just read Neuromancer I agree that super strong cybernatic implanlants would be a great idea. Molly is the coolest, though I think her eyes fascinate me more than her retractable claws. Obviusly she can kick ass without resorting to the claws, but to be able to see more like that... And the speeded up reflexes aren't bad either.
Comments on: Not today either
November 12, 2002 08:58 PM, Kerry said:
Noah's right. ie, writing stuff down is essential, at least if you are lifting weights seriously. Not having 5-lb increments on machines just means the gym is not for weaklings. Good gyms don't have 5-lb increments, instead they have 5-lb special plates you can put on top of the weight stack to make your own 5-lb increment, but not limit the entire weight of the stack. Really good gyms also have a pin attached to the weight stack so that you can hang a lot more weight on it if you are strong enough to lidt the whole thing easily. Anyways, Crunch sucks and you should go to a real gym full of giant scary redneck/powerlifter types who don't talk to anyone and lift more weight than you have ever seen. Homemade equipment is a big plus.
November 12, 2002 09:41 PM, Maggie said:
I'm still going to the gym - I just took a two-week break due to my and Ryan's anniversary. So there.
I'm going to the gym tomorrow (Wednesday) after work.
November 12, 2002 11:26 PM, ryan said:
Please nag Maggie into continuing with the gym, for my sake. I joined NYSC yesterday (really! i swear!), 'cause we get a good deal at my place of employment, and I need her "i went to the gym" episodes to guilt myself into going myself. Plus, i can then blame the funk from my closet on HER gym-clothes rather than my own.
November 13, 2002 01:24 AM, Maggie said:
Heh heh, this'll work like Polish/Chinese/other mothers - guilt yourself "for your own good". Only in this case it might work instead of giving you a lifetime of psychological problems to resolve :)
November 13, 2002 03:26 AM, Agnieszka said:
It is possible that some people do not like to hang out with scary power lifters. On the other hand, people who do not like to talk are pleasant to be around, sometimes.
Re the 5lb thing. I think Erin said that Noah was complaning about the lack of that thing you put on top to add 5lbs, not machines that are devided in 5lb increments. I've never seen a machine that's divided like that.
Also, it seems to me like the really really heavy weights are done with freeweights, and machines are more of a beginner thing (using beginner very broadly here).
I don't consider writing down your weightlifting progress essential, but it's *nice*. It's cool to see how you are doing, and it makes you feel all accomplished when you realize you can lift 40lbs more now than two weeks ago, or whatever. However, I don't think I am serious about weighlifting in quite the way you are.
November 13, 2002 09:19 AM, Erin said:
AK's right, I was talking about the increments.
Maggie - your anniversery was one day, not two weeks.
Ryan - My employer offers some kind of discount at some gym. Ironically, even with the discount that gym would cost more than Crunch.
Kerry - No one stands around and talks at my gym. There are some pretty scary power lifters around, but I doubt they're rednecks.
November 13, 2002 10:38 PM, Kerry said:
It is possible that I desire a different kind of gym than most of you, but that just means you are crazy. Eveyone's goal should be to be as strong as possible, and then alter your DNA to make you even stronger than that, and then graft cybernetic limbs on to make you stronger than that. Thus a good gym should include a biotech lab and machine shop.
November 13, 2002 10:39 PM, Kerry said:
AK- Sort of true, but there are some machines that everyone uses, even big scary folk. An example is the seated row machine, or, for bodybuilders, the cross cable machine.
November 14, 2002 09:38 PM, Agnieszka said:
Having just read Neuromancer I agree that super strong cybernatic implanlants would be a great idea. Molly is the coolest, though I think her eyes fascinate me more than her retractable claws. Obviusly she can kick ass without resorting to the claws, but to be able to see more like that... And the speeded up reflexes aren't bad either.
Comments on: Not today either
November 12, 2002 08:58 PM, Kerry said:
Noah's right. ie, writing stuff down is essential, at least if you are lifting weights seriously. Not having 5-lb increments on machines just means the gym is not for weaklings. Good gyms don't have 5-lb increments, instead they have 5-lb special plates you can put on top of the weight stack to make your own 5-lb increment, but not limit the entire weight of the stack. Really good gyms also have a pin attached to the weight stack so that you can hang a lot more weight on it if you are strong enough to lidt the whole thing easily. Anyways, Crunch sucks and you should go to a real gym full of giant scary redneck/powerlifter types who don't talk to anyone and lift more weight than you have ever seen. Homemade equipment is a big plus.
November 12, 2002 09:41 PM, Maggie said:
I'm still going to the gym - I just took a two-week break due to my and Ryan's anniversary. So there.
I'm going to the gym tomorrow (Wednesday) after work.
November 12, 2002 11:26 PM, ryan said:
Please nag Maggie into continuing with the gym, for my sake. I joined NYSC yesterday (really! i swear!), 'cause we get a good deal at my place of employment, and I need her "i went to the gym" episodes to guilt myself into going myself. Plus, i can then blame the funk from my closet on HER gym-clothes rather than my own.
November 13, 2002 01:24 AM, Maggie said:
Heh heh, this'll work like Polish/Chinese/other mothers - guilt yourself "for your own good". Only in this case it might work instead of giving you a lifetime of psychological problems to resolve :)
November 13, 2002 03:26 AM, Agnieszka said:
It is possible that some people do not like to hang out with scary power lifters. On the other hand, people who do not like to talk are pleasant to be around, sometimes.
Re the 5lb thing. I think Erin said that Noah was complaning about the lack of that thing you put on top to add 5lbs, not machines that are devided in 5lb increments. I've never seen a machine that's divided like that.
Also, it seems to me like the really really heavy weights are done with freeweights, and machines are more of a beginner thing (using beginner very broadly here).
I don't consider writing down your weightlifting progress essential, but it's *nice*. It's cool to see how you are doing, and it makes you feel all accomplished when you realize you can lift 40lbs more now than two weeks ago, or whatever. However, I don't think I am serious about weighlifting in quite the way you are.
November 13, 2002 09:19 AM, Erin said:
AK's right, I was talking about the increments.
Maggie - your anniversery was one day, not two weeks.
Ryan - My employer offers some kind of discount at some gym. Ironically, even with the discount that gym would cost more than Crunch.
Kerry - No one stands around and talks at my gym. There are some pretty scary power lifters around, but I doubt they're rednecks.
November 13, 2002 10:38 PM, Kerry said:
It is possible that I desire a different kind of gym than most of you, but that just means you are crazy. Eveyone's goal should be to be as strong as possible, and then alter your DNA to make you even stronger than that, and then graft cybernetic limbs on to make you stronger than that. Thus a good gym should include a biotech lab and machine shop.
November 13, 2002 10:39 PM, Kerry said:
AK- Sort of true, but there are some machines that everyone uses, even big scary folk. An example is the seated row machine, or, for bodybuilders, the cross cable machine.
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Having just read Neuromancer I agree that super strong cybernatic implanlants would be a great idea. Molly is the coolest, though I think her eyes fascinate me more than her retractable claws. Obviusly she can kick ass without resorting to the claws, but to be able to see more like that... And the speeded up reflexes aren't bad either.
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