Calf-raises one leg at a time is the trick Mikey. Just don't do too many so your leg cramps on the way home trying to hit the gas or brake, happened to me this summer after a leg workout and it was a little scary

 

That is motivation right there brother. I am trying to get back into it again, sucks not being in school anymore and having a workout buddy. They just built a brand new workout facility at St Thomas before I left, and they even make Alumni pay for it! They took enough of my $$ the last 4 years

 

Motivation? ....ESPECIALLY when you have a WIFE that is STILLLLL laying in bed by the time you return from the gym!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for remodeling they were doing the exact same thing at WSU when Taylor and I graduated. I'll agree w/ ya though, I had a few different guys I lifted with in college....its def different not having someone meeting you at a certain time or picking you up to motivate ya to go.

I go to Anytime Fitness. There's like 1 or 2 people in there when I go. I did the bench w/ the pulleys 2 years ago with quite a bit of weight....turned out it F'D my shoulder because there was no use of my stabilization muscles ***HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT USING THIS MACHINE!!!!!!!*** (had 2 MRI's on it, an X-ray, and about 10 ultrasound sessions @ a chiropractor)

now I setup the squat machine and set the metal bars to a perfect height that the bench bar would hit if i would fully breathe out to spot me. Haven't been able to do heavy weights ever since my shoulder probs...so I do 3 sets of 14 reps for everything. 3x14 on bench....well, try it sometime

 

Yea working out can be dangerous, I feel ya. In the winter of '10 I had my buddy spotting me on incline press and I missed the left part of the rack when I was finished with my set and my shoulder popped. I still have numbness in my left hand doing incline bc of a pinched nerve.

And those smith/pulley machines do suck with bench, just not a natual feeling. Do you ever remember when Stefan Johnson (FB player from USC) dropped the weight on his throat!!!! EVer since I heard that I make sure I have a spotter for bench, cuz that s*** would kill

 

HOLY *****! That's like forever away LOL. Maybe in that time you can just buy something off CL for cheap and upgrade if you want lol. I'm sure there are some HTC Incredibles are going for very cheap....albeit the cost of a data plan :$

 

I tend to use machines for the sheer fact of form....although you definitely gain some stabilization muscles as you said with doing free weights. I just tend to alternate my muscle groups from day to day. Like last night I did chest and then did lower body and then back to chest and lower so I got a pretty good cardio work out while doing strength training. Tonight I will do my back and cardio, then tomorrow abs and bi/tri/shoulders.

 

Sup yall,

Damn you Texas Direct Auto. Waitin for a call back from the Cust Serv Manager. Although, I'll probably have to call them back and yell some more. Ready to drive this back to Houston on Fri if they'll take it back. No return policy though... Knew I shoulda went CPO or used from an ethusiast route...

Ah well. If **** hits the fan, it's my fault for mostly paying attention to the mechanical part of the car. Clean carfax my ***. You never really see all the imperfections on a car until you detail it... I swear my 1990 RX-7 has better paint on the aluminum parts than the G. Will keep yall updated on what I find out from the CSM. Odds are, I'll get ****ed. Unless I can sweet talk em up.

As far as working out goes, I'm way to lazy for isolated exercises. Fpr efficiency's sake, I mostly do bench (either DB or BB), Deads, Deep Squats, Weighted Pullups, Weighted Dips.

For cardio, I like to alternate days of 1/4 mi sprints with distance runs, add in some bike, rowing, and jump rope. Should be goood. Abs can be done everyday so after runs and or lifts.

 

By the way, if you cant maintain form with free weights. You should move the weight down until you're solid. Machines are for old people, women, and suckas. This is not inclusive of the cable cross.

 

Ragin in the Cube. May have to start callin em on the hour.

 

4shizzle. I remember when my arms would just shake trying to keep the weights stable. This is what I was missing with the machines.

 

Haha, yea I hear ya. We have the meatheads who like to camp on the machines and weights, so it makes it very tough to even do what I do. There arent enough places in a town this size my old gym was awesome at that

 

Yeah I know what ya mean... thats why I only do full body routines lately... unless i'm there at an off hour. Thank god it's not new year's anymore though. Loathe the gym for that month....

 

You should prolly follow the directions on that NO Explode before you take it again and stop mixing LSD in it.

 

Janik,

When exactly are you gone. Im hoping my ride is put together so you can put the magic touch on it.

 

Getting mine fully detailed inside and out by the one and only Janik Thursday. I'm pretty excited to see what kind of magic he can do for my paint.