Nutrition, Diet, and Exercise: Notes, Goals, and Resources (these people just keep talking about crossfit)

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Yes, bu they have the viscosity of pancake batter.

Yum, I love sadness pancakes.

 

[Booo]

Yum, I love sadness pancakes.

How did you come to this realization? 

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

How did you come to this realization? 

I make pancakes when I’m sad, ok?!?!?

 

[Road Guy]

Okay.  So gym update.  I might start horseback riding again on Sundays which, yaaaaaaaaaaaay, but this does mean that I might not be able to keep up with my proposed gym schedule of 3x during the week+ Saturday since it would mean I would be 'doing' something every single day/have no 'slack off day'.  I'm having trouble balancing free time with gym time with other stuff in my schedule (like cleaning my apartment, meal prepping because if I don't do it nobody else will?).

Thoughts on how to be more efficient?  I don't think I can plan every minute of my day, but I think if I keep doing the gym + horseback riding I'll need to get ultra strict with grocery shopping and other random items in my life that I don't really want to get strict on (like, limiting grocery shopping to 30-minutes).

Im not always excited about it, but I had to go to the gym at 5 AM or else it doesnt get done - does your gym offer really early classes?

The downside is I am now angry like a pissed off moose if I am up past 9:45...

 

[JayKay PE]

Im not always excited about it, but I had to go to the gym at 5 AM or else it doesnt get done - does your gym offer really early classes?

The downside is I am now angry like a pissed off moose if I am up past 9:45...

My gym only does classes at 6am, 11:30am, 5:30pm and 6:30pm since it's a private gym with a obstacle course and classes run for around an hour.  I can't do the 6am class since I need to be at work at 7am.  Usually I aim for the 5:30pm class, since it means I can scoot home, change, then run back out with limited down time where I am tempted by eating right when I get home.  Wednesday I attempt to go to the strength class (6:30pm) and my trainer has kinda joked that I shouldn't be coming to the 5:30pm class on Thursday because it's a beginner class?  But I'm having trouble with attempting a solid 3x week + Saturday.  Tuesday I volunteer, so it's hard if I don't meal prep HARD on Sunday, which I usually forget because Sunday is the only day I have to myself.  Also, I like to go grocery shopping during the week, but it's hard to get it done before the Wednesday class (I like to hit up Aldi/Costco, which both close at 8pm, so I need to go before the 6:30pm class if I'm going instead of after).

I think I just need to mess with my schedule a bit more and talk to the instructor to see if I really am no longer allowed at the beginner class, or if I can go since it works with my schedule.  The place I volunteer isn't open on Thursdays, so I have to go on Tuesdays since I don't want to go during the weekend/Friday when it's ultra busy.

 

[civilrobot PE etc etc]

So if you’re dehydrated when you cry...do you actually make any tears?

the world may never know...I rinsed out my coffee/tea contigo and I'm using that

 

[civilrobot PE etc etc]

Yum, I love sadness pancakes.

to me, sadness pancakes are those weightlifter pancakes made from like whey protein powder and oatmeal. 

 

[Road Guy]

So what 4-5 things would you want in a basic home gym to get through a month or so quarantine?

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

adjustable Bench

dumbbells

treadmill (so I can one day beat @squaretaper LIT AF PE, @JayKay PE, and @NikR_PE at step count)

Barbell + weights

protein bars?

 

[Orchid PE]

Quarantine gym? Starting with no equipment?

Push ups and burpees, both don't require equipment.

Pull-up bar, dip stand or rings, kettlebell (swings, ohp, and Turkish getups), and a jump rope.

 

[Road Guy]

I’ve got:

Pull up bar
Rings
Jump ropes
Climbing rope (attached to garage ceiling)

Don’t want to deal with weights or bench - thinking about grabbing a 35 and 53# kettle bell?

 

[Booo]

treadmill (so I can one day beat @squaretaper LIT AF PE, @JayKay PE, and @NikR_PE at step count)

Orrrr just put your fitbit on your most active child. 

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

Orrrr just put your fitbit on your most active child. 

Orrrr....on the hyperactive Boxer mix doggo...

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Orrrr....on the hyperactive Boxer mix doggo...

Ahh, that explains why you get in first so many weeks.

 

[JayKay PE]

adjustable Bench

dumbbells

treadmill (so I can one day beat @squaretaper LIT AF PE, @JayKay PE, and @NikR_PE at step count)

Barbell + weights

protein bars?

You will always beat me!  I WILL DO BETTER.

As for a quarantine gym...I would just do the exercise that the gym coach sends out.  A lot of them are body-weight exercises, which would work since I have nooooo equipment at my apartment and am not looking the getting any.

 

[Orchid PE]

Orrrr....on the hyperactive Boxer mix doggo...

So you are alive. 

 

[jeb6294]

Silly as it may sound, if you want something cheap and low maintenance, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by our Bowflex. One caveat, by cheap I mean getting one off FB or CL that has never been used for anything other than a place to pile clothes. 

 

[JayKay PE]

So you are alive. 

@squaretaper LIT AF PE has been alive for many weeks, beating my butt and many others weekly on the fitbit challenge.

I simply sigh when he goes zooming past.  Though I did try on my day off to catch up.

 

[JayKay PE]

Welp.  My gym will officially be closed on 3/20.  Going to go to class this afternoon and talk to him/see what is going on since I bought a pass.  Have to start looking around at other gyms that allow small group classes (because I need motivation/don't know what to do when I am in the gym by myself).  Should be interesting, since a majority of gyms are closing now due to corona.  *siiiigh*

 

[csb]

My gym started a facebook group and is posting workouts for us.