Any of you guys exercise.....

[Cthulhu]

I was a fat slug over the holidays but I'm getting back to it. Running everyday, and lifting every other. I need start lifting everyday alternating between upper and lower body. That race might give me a little kick in the a$$ to step it up.

Ya...being that I'm old I do have difficulties running on hard surfaces (concrete and asphalt) so I pretty much do all my running/jogging on trails."

Have you thought about barefoot running? I've had great success with it (I have minimalist running shoes from Merrell) and thought it might help you as well.

I crashed my motorcycle a few years ago and now ride a titanium rod. They drove the rod through the center of my tibia and had to go in through the knee. When I got done with PT and started running again my knee hurt and I was limited to only a few miles. I was starting to get concerned about the damage I might be doing to the knee so I did a little research and found out about barefoot running. It's given me the chance to really run again and I don't have any knee issues at all.

[gemery]

I was a fat slug over the holidays but I'm getting back to it. Running everyday, and lifting every other. I need start lifting everyday alternating between upper and lower body. That race might give me a little kick in the a$$ to step it up.



Have you thought about barefoot running? I've had great success with it (I have minimalist running shoes from Merrell) and thought it might help you as well.

I crashed my motorcycle a few years ago and now ride a titanium rod. They drove the rod through the center of my tibia and had to go in through the knee. When I got done with PT and started running again my knee hurt and I was limited to only a few miles. I was starting to get concerned about the damage I might be doing to the knee so I did a little research and found out about barefoot running. It's given me the chance to really run again and I don't have any knee issues at all.

Holy crap dude - Really? A ti rod?? OUCH!

I'm a bit ignorant with regards to barefoot running...although I am cringing even thinking about it....Let me do some research and give it a try!

By all means, if you're interested in running this and register for Sunday please feel free to hit me up.

[Cthulhu]

Holy crap dude - Really? A ti rod?? OUCH!

I'm a bit ignorant with regards to barefoot running...although I am cringing even thinking about it....Let me do some research and give it a try!

By all means, if you're interested in running this and register for Sunday please feel free to hit me up.

I should clarify that I don't run without shoes, although some people do. I use the Barefoot Run Trail Glove from Merrell.

[Irving]

Summer time I find a track.

I like occasionally training on a track, but I like to carry when I run, and all the tracks I know of are at k-12 schools.

[ray1970]

My gf doesn't like me jogging by the house after an attempted mugging .

You'll be just fine. Just have her keep an eye on your purse for you when you go out.

[gemery]

You'll be just fine. Just have her keep an eye on your purse for you when you go out.

[lol]

Ouch

[Flatline]

Do I work out? 6 days a week.

Do I want to pay $73 bucks to run a couple of miles and fall in mud? No.

[gemery]

Do I work out? 6 days a week.

Do I want to pay $73 bucks to run a couple of miles and fall in mud? No.

Well...Guess you're just too manly ...There's a little more to it than that but you are entitled to your opinion.

[Flatline]

Well...Guess you're just too manly ...There's a little more to it than that but you are entitled to your opinion.

If you want me to tell you why cross-fit/"boot camp"/rapid obstacle type workout programs are bad and encourage poor form, increased risk of injury (including well documented cases of rhabdomylosis), don't provide the cardio benefits of biking/rowing/running...etc, don't provide great increases in strength, and haven't been proven to be beneficial to training for any sport by a credible organization then we can talk further by pm.

What I was really saying it that I don't understand why I'd pay $73 bucks for it. Lets examine what I get if I sign up: (my analysis in italics)

All Racers Receive:
- Finishers Medal $2 pot metal that is good for what?
- T-Shirt $5-10 for a shit that I would only ever wear to the gym, and probably feel ashamed for doing so?
- Free Beer ticket for anyone 21 and over $1 pour of bud light, and not really great for anyone who actually works out
- Bragging Rights Worthless
- Free Mud Got that in the back yard
- High Pressure Water to the Gut Worthless
- Roasted Shoelaces Worthless
- Scrapes and Bruises Takes me out of a real exercise routine and might prevent me from being able to play hockey for a bit
- Awesome Stories to Tell Worthless

So i get $8-13 in crap I don't want, so I'm giving the organizers $60+ for what? I doubt the set up costs that much, and if it does they need to find a better organizer.

[gemery]

If you want me to tell you why cross-fit/"boot camp"/rapid obstacle type workout programs are bad and encourage poor form, increased risk of injury (including well documented cases of rhabdomylosis), don't provide the cardio benefits of biking/rowing/running...etc, don't provide great increases in strength, and haven't been proven to be beneficial to training for any sport by a credible organization then we can talk further by pm.

What I was really saying it that I don't understand why I'd pay $73 bucks for it. Lets examine what I get if I sign up: (my analysis in italics)



So i get $8-13 in crap I don't want, so I'm giving the organizers $60+ for what? I doubt the set up costs that much, and if it does they need to find a better organizer.

Again, thanks for your opinion...I can see where you're coming from.....BUT....

First, I don't do crossfit....never have and never will. As far as organized working out I enjoy my Kempo classes and that's about it.....As I've stated in some other threads I'm a bit of a misanthrope so like to stay away from large groups of people as I get my fill when I travel through various airports.

It's not all about YOU (OR ME) - All you have to do is a little reading.....Spartan Race organizers give MUCH money to worthy causes - "Since 2004 this organization has build 100 homes for injured veterans. They have recently launched their initiative to build the next 100 homes and we're hoping that you'll join us to help in their mission."

I'm also working through my church to collect and donate funds based on my finishing time....every little bit counts.

This is about more than being physically fit - Most people can't tough it out mentally - The Spartan Race people screw with you ALL during the race. You never know how long the race will actually be, what obstacles you will face, etc, etc...Again, both mental and physical stress - Just like life OR (although not life or death) a SHTF scenario.....just "practice".

As for injuries, etc, etc - "That which does not kill us.", etc, etc - Having done VERY hard labor as both a child and into early adulthood (grew up in a family that logged in Northern New Hampshire...ahh hand splitting rock maple in the sub-zero January winters, worked truck tire service work on the highways, ran a truck tire retread shop, worked a farm where I seasonally bailed hay, etc, etc - Luckily this was ALL to get myself through school) I learned very early that either you learn to work SMART or, unfortunately, you learn to work around the injuries to stay in the game....But you NEVER stop working (or playing...Growing up by the Canadian border I played MUCH hockey....Nose broken 5 times but still have all my teeth...although top fronts have been cracked by both a puck and a punch to the mouth).
I use the same mentality for my exercise routine...and my doctor has no issues with my methodologies...Example, I injured a tendon in my left lower leg (swollen, squeaked when I moved it) Doc stated it was a type of tendonitis and needed to give THAT particular part of my leg about a months rest. So I turned my 10k runs and walks into 30 mile HARD mt biking routines, still did my burpees and other workouts but made sure that I STILL got in my hardcore travelling as if my life depended on it. My tendonitis healed and hasn't been back at all. I admit though...again, I'm a bit on the old side (45 years old isn't EXACTLY a spring chicken) I don't heal like I used to....But I still heal.

Aaanyway......

As far as I'm concerned this is ALL like insurance. SHTF scenario is going to be about BOTH mental and physical survival. I can be as physically fit as I want to be but if I don't have what it takes to deal with an injury AND KEEP MOVING then I (and most likely my family) is dead AND like insurance, I really pray that I never need it...But it's excellent to have when you need it.