The only kind of gym work that has kept me going back time after time is self-directed free weights. I keep a log to chart progress, and change up my routine every six weeks or so. It keeps things from getting dull.
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
'Selfless'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Anne W. - Apr 02, 2011 11:29:11 am PDT #18817 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Atropa - Apr 02, 2011 11:34:28 am PDT #18818 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I need to find a tutorial or something for what free weights involve, and then, oh, start doing them.
WindSparrow - Apr 02, 2011 11:45:02 am PDT #18819 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I think I used my dumb-bell set more when I had a tv. I'd do exercises during commercials.
Pix - Apr 02, 2011 11:47:44 am PDT #18820 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
Jilli, if you tense your muscles before doing each exercise and do each curl very slowly, you will get much better results. I really need to get a set myself for when I'm too lazy to go to the gym. I could teach you a number of exercises for various muscles if I could teleport.
Connie Neil - Apr 02, 2011 11:47:58 am PDT #18821 of 30000
brillig
I've got a 2 pound weight at work, and I'll use it while I'm talking to people. "Sadly", I need to get a heavier one. I can get a few reps in when I'm saying "OK, now reboot."
Steph L. - Apr 02, 2011 11:54:01 am PDT #18822 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Okay, the dress-as-a-goth party is tonight. Black nail polish, or blood spatter manicure?
Blood spatter! (Which looks even more amazing if you add a layer of red glittler to the very tips, over the "blood".)
Oooh, I have no such glitter, but I did do the blood spatter, and it looks super-cool.
Anne W. - Apr 02, 2011 12:23:41 pm PDT #18823 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Jilli, this book was what got me started. I've been very pleased with how it's gone.
Daisy Jane - Apr 02, 2011 12:31:17 pm PDT #18824 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Is Aims around? I saw this book [link] and thought it might be fun for her and Em.
Atropa - Apr 02, 2011 12:44:07 pm PDT #18825 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Pix, if you could teleport up here, I wouldn't waste that time with you showing me how to exercise. There is serious catching up and flopping to do!
Anne, thank you for the book rec! I will take a look at that.
Barb - Apr 02, 2011 1:31:30 pm PDT #18826 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Oh sweet zombie Jesus-- I just came from a dance lesson and my teacher whammied me: he wants me to compete.
I'd have a reason to wear feathers, rhinestones, and sequins.