The Boast Post

[Virgil]

Um, my NJROTC unit is the State Champion, and we're 4th in the nation as of last year?

I can do 176 pushups in two minutes?

No way! 176. Wow. That is incredible.

[Sancho]

Awe shucks, that ain't nothin'

I can do 2 pushups in 179 minutes.

[Madhuri]

OK here's my boast. I've been going to the gym three times per week for six weeks straight. Excercising for almost an hour each time. Doing cardio and some strength and stomach workouts. And since I was diagnosed with fatty liver, I've been eating smaller portions, minimizing alcohol and very few snacks. In six weeks I've lost 3 and a half pounds (1.6 kg). And I know it's even better than that. I've put on a bit of muscle, and muscle weighs like twice as much as fat. So not only have I lost weight, I've lost quite a bit of fat and replaced it with muscle. I can feel my pants are loose again!

Cool Virg !! you can show us your then and now picture

[dramasnot6]

Awe shucks, that ain't nothin'

I can do 2 pushups in 179 minutes.

I can top that! I can do 2 ATTEMPTS at pushups in 179 minutes

[dramasnot6]

I've always exercised on my own with running

are you a fellow runner Virgil? How cool! We must start a thread for us LitNettian runners

[Shalot]

I got an A on my math test --- yay for me!

[Virgil]

are you a fellow runner Virgil? How cool! We must start a thread for us LitNettian runners

I used to run. I've slowed down the last two years. Not that I was a huge runner. I would run in spring, summer, and early fall. I would get up to 3-4 times per week and around 2-4 miles (3-6 km) each time. Occaisionally mix in sprints (interval training). I've seen you mention that you run. How much do you do?

[*Classic*Charm*]

Here's something to boast about-

I did gymnastics for 6 years and still can't do a cartwheel!!

Good thing reading requires little athletic ability...

[dramasnot6]

Congrats Shalot! Maybe i can get you to tutor me in Calculus

Doing gymnastics for 6 years would have taken a lot of time and effort! Inspirational will power there Charm.

I used to run. I've slowed down the last two years. Not that I was a huge runner. I would run in spring, summer, and early fall. I would get up to 3-4 times per week and around 2-4 miles (3-6 km) each time. Occaisionally mix in sprints (interval training). I've seen you mention that you run. How much do you do?

That sounds like a good amount Virgil! Interval training is tough, I have tried it a few times but discovered that it gives me cramps.
Ive been running for about 1.5 years now. Over the holidays I usually run 4-5 times a week, 3-6 miles each time. My last summer holiday I averaged about 17-20 miles a week, but i was bad and let that be my only exercise. Nowadays with school I can usually pull off 2-3 mile runs around 3 times a week and do a bit of walking,yoga and swimming as well to get some diversity. I could never find any exercise that topped running though, theres nothing like that high you get by the second mile.

[Virgil]

That sounds like a good amount Virgil! Interval training is tough, I have tried it a few times but discovered that it gives me cramps.
Ive been running for about 1.5 years now. Over the holidays I usually run 4-5 times a week, 3-6 miles each time. My last summer holiday I averaged about 17-20 miles a week, but i was bad and let that be my only exercise. Nowadays with school I can usually pull off 2-3 mile runs around 3 times a week and do a bit of walking,yoga and swimming as well to get some diversity. I could never find any exercise that topped running though, theres nothing like that high you get by the second mile.

That's pretty good Drama. I've recently come across advice that if you're interested in over all fitness, one should keep in mind a 3-2-1 rule. Divide your work out into 3 times cardio, 2 times strength exercises, and 1 times stomach (abdominal) exercises. So if you have an hour, it would divide into 30 minutes cardio, 20 minutes strength, and 10 minutes stomach. Once you keep the rule in mind, then you can vary it for what emphasis your currently want. Currently I'm trying to lose weight while keeping muscle tone, so I've shifted the emphasis by doing a 4-1-1. But once I lose the weight I may go back to 3-2-1 or perhaps go for 2-2-1.

When I did not belong to a gym, I used to do calisthentics like push ups (which are one of the best exercises one can ever do) or such for strength. You can probably find a book in the library on them, especially one geared for women. Then I also bought some light weights, just a few. You don't need to have huge set of weights to get in shape, but if you do the exercises strictly and slowly then just a few pounds are enough.

Also it is important that you strengthen the stomach. That's why it's included in that rule for every routine. The stomach is our softest part and it is where our center of gravity resides, so no matter what motion you do, you are ususally pivoting around your mid section. A firm gut stabilizes your body and takes pressure off your back. Many people with back problems probably got that way from having a weak stomach.

[dramasnot6]

That's pretty good Drama. I've recently come across advice that if you're interested in over all fitness, one should keep in mind a 3-2-1 rule. Divide your work out into 3 times cardio, 2 times strength exercises, and 1 times stomach (abdominal) exercises. So if you have an hour, it would divide into 30 minutes cardio, 20 minutes strength, and 10 minutes stomach. Once you keep the rule in mind, then you can vary it for what emphasis your currently want. Currently I'm trying to lose weight while keeping muscle tone, so I've shifted the emphasis by doing a 4-1-1. But once I lose the weight I may go back to 3-2-1 or perhaps go for 2-2-1.

When I did not belong to a gym, I used to do calisthentics like push ups (which are one of the best exercises one can ever do) or such for strength. You can probably find a book in the library on them, especially one geared for women. Then I also bought some light weights, just a few. You don't need to have huge set of weights to get in shape, but if you do the exercises strictly and slowly then just a few pounds are enough.

Also it is important that you strengthen the stomach. That's why it's included in that rule for every routine. The stomach is our softest part and it is where our center of gravity resides, so no matter what motion you do, you are ususally pivoting around your mid section. A firm gut stabilizes your body and takes pressure off your back. Many people with back problems probably got that way from having a weak stomach.

Thanks for the great fitness advice Virgil. I have read about the 3-2-1 routine before but have never fully understood the flexibility of it until now. I agree with you that a diversity in exercise is very important, as the three main components of fitness(strength, flexibility, and cardio) have a very strong relationship. In the last 6 months i have been doing 1-2 hours of yoga or light pilates a week, including abdominal exercises. I have never taken a liking to push-ups, even when I used to do tons of swimming and had good upper body strength. I think its important that you always do exercise you enjoy so fitness becomes truly for yourself and your well being, not just a short term attempt at losing enough weight to fit into a dress or trying to meet people at the gym (i have met people at yoga classes who take it just to do either of these things)

I think calisthenics have gotten a bad name of being the things that gym teachers screamed at you to do in middle school right before taking the humiliating showers. I am very interested in more modern exercise routines that incorporate mostly calisthenics like pilates, those are very fun in a group and easy to do anywhere you go. All you need is a pilates exercise tape and a few feet of flat floor around you.

[Virgil]

So, not only is our dear drama a precocious intellectual, but an athlete as well. Are you really fourteen? What a wonderful young lady you are. Can I adopt you? You're the daughter I've always wanted. You're parents must be very proud of you.

I tried yoga on my own a few years ago, as a stretching routine before I went out for a run. I enjoyed it until I stopped, and then all of a sudden my muscles must have contracted and I had back pain for three months.

Yes I agree, one must enjoy exercises or they won't pursue it. The gym I belong to has a pool, and I'm going to start swimming again soon. Although I'm a poor swimmer, I do enjoy it.

[dramasnot6]

So, not only is our dear drama a precocious intellectual, but an athlete as well. Are you really fourteen? What a wonderful young lady you are. Can I adopt you? You're the daughter I've always wanted. You're parents must be very proud of you.

You're too kind Virgil. I must inform you, that as much as I would adore to live in NYC, I would rather not subject a kind gentleman as yourself to my rather exasperating dark side.

I tried yoga on my own a few years ago, as a stretching routine before I went out for a run. I enjoyed it until I stopped, and then all of a sudden my muscles must have contracted and I had back pain for three months.

Yes I agree, one must enjoy exercises or they won't pursue it. The gym I belong to has a pool, and I'm going to start swimming again soon. Although I'm a poor swimmer, I do enjoy it.

That's really wonderful you choose to go back into swimming. It's the type of exercise that if you enjoy it, you can also have some fun getting back into it in a gradual way.

[Schokokeks]

Yepp yepp, our Drama is extraordinary, who hasn't noticed yet ?

I don't think that I've boasted before, so here I go :
After having survived a couple of interviews and group discussions and a presentation, I was awarded the national scholarship I was applying for .

[Virgil]

Yepp yepp, our Drama is extraordinary, who hasn't noticed yet ?

I don't think that I've boasted before, so here I go :
After having survived a couple of interviews and group discussions and a presentation, I was awarded the national scholarship I was applying for .

Fabulous!! Congratulations!!

How are you finding Volpone?