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  • #166
    Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post
    Also I want to be YO.
    "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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    • #167
      Originally posted by Moliere View Post
      It was supposed to say beat, but the orange bong confused me.
      Get confident, stupid
      -landpoke

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      • #168
        Yesterday I had to have a crown done - Walking/jogging with the novicane waring off gives me a headache - so I cut the jog short.

        I may be small, but I'm slow.

        A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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        • #169
          Question for the Powers that Be

          Can we count miles on a Stairmaster? When I stop at the gym that is usually my machine of choice

          Thx

          I may be small, but I'm slow.

          A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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          • #170
            Originally posted by happyone View Post
            Question for the Powers that Be

            Can we count miles on a Stairmaster? When I stop at the gym that is usually my machine of choice

            Thx
            Not sure who are the powers that be, but the keeper of the spreadsheet said this:


            Originally posted by Moliere View Post
            Ellipticals are definitely out. Like out out. I imagine if you went to one of those female-only health clubs they would have wall to wall ellipitcals.
            I've never used either one so I don't know if they are the same or not.
            PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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            • #171
              That's kind of why I requested a ruling

              IMO they are not - The stairmaster I use, uses a rotating staircase, kind of like a treadmill. When I get off the blessed thing I can barely walk. Its like I've climed 120 stories
              Last edited by happyone; 11-20-2013, 07:44 PM.

              I may be small, but I'm slow.

              A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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              • #172
                And when I finish a set of pistols, I can hardly walk either.

                I don't know how you count stairmasters and not ellipticals. As I think about it, it seems the only way to eliminate a lot of (valid) arguments is to not count machines altogether.

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                At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
                -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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                • #173
                  Originally posted by happyone View Post
                  Question for the Powers that Be

                  Can we count miles on a Stairmaster? When I stop at the gym that is usually my machine of choice

                  Thx
                  See this post...

                  Originally posted by Moliere View Post
                  General Guidelines
                  There's been a number of questions on what to count and what not to count as far as the spreadsheet goes. This is a fitness challenge and the goal of it is to get people out/up and moving during a time of the year that exercise sometimes gets pushed to the side or totally forgotten. If we get everyone doing something fitness wise then the main goal of the challenge is reached. The second goal is to compete against each other (in a friendly manner) so as to make it more motivating and interesting. At the end of the day it's really a personal choice on what to count and what not to count, but I figured I'd give some general guidelines on what might be acceptable/not acceptable.
                  - Everything has to be trackable in miles and/or meters. We aren't doing calories or minutes or hours or joules. If you have a smartphone then you likely have a gps that can track your distance. There are plenty of free apps out there and many work very well.

                  Running
                  - Anytime you are running would be acceptable to count including long distance, sprints, races, speed work, etc.
                  - I'd also count walking, especially the way happyone walks. Walking is very good exercise, it just takes longer to get in the same miles as running
                  - I wouldn't count all the walking we do in a day. This means getting up and going to the fridge, printer, store, whatever is not really the goal of the challenge as you would do that anyway as part of your day.
                  - CJF's post about counting his walking would probably be fine because he's taking a conscious effort to be more active and has a baseline against which he can measure the increase in activity. It sounds like a lot of work to track but if it gets him doing more walking/running than he does on a typical day then by all means count it.
                  - I'd personally not count just the regular walking done during the day (the 1.5 miles CJF is backing out) mainly because we probably all walk around the same distance so having one person count it and another not count it would seem off. If you make a conscious effort to walk/run more (like CJF) then by all means count the extra miles. However, if you feel like you should count all miles walked during the day then that is your decision.
                  - Treadmill miles are definitely fine, although I'd prefer running in freezing rain as opposed to the dreadmill.
                  - Football, basketball, baseball, softball, cricket, soccer, volleyball, and whatever other kind of sport are out. Sorry but the line has been drawn at triathlon type sports and I've never seen a guy dribbling a basketball while running the final leg of a tri.
                  - Parkour? Sure I guess if you are tracking miles but no extra points for flips.

                  Cycling
                  - Road/Mountain/City cycling are all great and fine
                  - Trainer/exercise bike should be fine as well as long as the resistance and distance are all pretty close to what you'd experience on the road.
                  - Spin classes? I have no idea if they track miles but as far as I'm concerned you should count it. I walk by a spin class everytime I swim and those poor bastards look like they are all going to kill over so I figure it must be tough.
                  - Family bike ride around the neighborhood where you stop and chat up the neighbors? Sure, count it.

                  Swimming
                  - Lap and open water swimming are definitely in.
                  - Messing around at the neighborhood pool is not in.
                  - Running in 100% humidity doesn't count as swimming even if it feels like swimming
                  - Waterslides don't count as swimming

                  Other items that are generally out
                  - Weightlifting
                  - Dancing
                  - Pilates
                  - Stretching
                  - Sex (unless it's on a moving tandem bike in which case you can count the miles as cycling)
                  - Jumping rope
                  - Climbing up the walls

                  Hope this helps. Like I said, I think we'd prefer that more people participate rather than less people so count what you think should count.
                  "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                  • #174
                    Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
                    And when I finish a set of pistols, I can hardly walk either.
                    Yeah, I could say the same for the morning after table tennis. Seriously. This is not your average basement game, I'm more sore after 2-3 hrs of that than any run I do no matter the distance. And no, 'table tennis' is not a euphemism for sex.

                    Also. When you say pistols, I'm assuming you mean single leg squats with your non-weight-bearing leg extended? Can you do those?? I can't even get quite down to 90 degrees. That's impressive. You're a beast.

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                    • #175
                      Originally posted by OhioBlue View Post
                      Yeah, I could say the same for the morning after table tennis. Seriously. This is not your average basement game, I'm more sore after 2-3 hrs of that than any run I do no matter the distance. And no, 'table tennis' is not a euphemism for sex.

                      Also. When you say pistols, I'm assuming you mean single leg squats with your non-weight-bearing leg extended? Can you do those?? I can't even get quite down to 90 degrees. That's impressive. You're a beast.
                      Ha, no. That's the goal some day. I do them assisted, in either a doorway or with a suspension strap on a pull up bar.

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                      At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
                      -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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                      • #176
                        I just wanted a ruling - I won't count it. It's only a mile or so anyway (according the the machine)

                        I may be small, but I'm slow.

                        A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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                        • #177
                          The wind tonight was COLD!

                          I may be small, but I'm slow.

                          A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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                          • #178
                            Originally posted by happyone View Post
                            The wind tonight was COLD!
                            Today has been miserable. I'll put an hour on the treadmill later to get me to my daily goal.
                            A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Mohammad Ali

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                            • #179
                              Originally posted by CJF View Post
                              Today has been miserable. I'll put an hour on the treadmill later to get me to my daily goal.
                              3 inches of snow and counting. I hate my trainer and my treadmill. Sadly, It looks like we will be best of friends the next 5+ weeks.
                              "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

                              "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

                              "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

                              -Rick Majerus

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                              • #180
                                65 degrees this morning on my run. Looking to be in the mid 50s for my ride on Saturday. It's beautiful training weather in Houston.
                                "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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