Gym Shorts

[bittibuddha]

Hey! last night after a fantastic drive home with the windows open and the music blaring, I decided to go work out some of my energy and headed to the gym. Its a heckuva lot more crowded at 5:30 in the evening than 5:30 in the morning (but HAY! LOTS OF CUTE BOYS TO INTIMIDATE). It felt fantastic and I'm slightly ouchie in the abs and the shoulders

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[wizardglick]

I've noticed that about my gym as well. Exercising in the morning before work is probably the better choice all around, but the scenery is much nicer in the evening...

[larmer]

I was at my gym around 6 am this morning and the weight section was almost empty (12 people in the spinning class).

I am pleased to read that you are back into the gym and ninga small. :

I guess it is nice to have cute boys around (doesn't do anything for me) but you missed seeing the handsome man because I was not there. I am humble too. ;)

[bittibuddha]

heee! nicely said :D I'm happy to say that although my gym time was practically non-existent for most of the prior three weeks, it was replaced with a lot of other non-gym physical activity, and the change seemed to make the scale move when nothing else would. But now that vacation and most of work-stress-running around like a crazy person is over (for the time being), I can get back to my beloved gym routine. It keeps me sane when nothing else will.

[larmer]

BTW did you take my advice and get pics and measurements of your ninja body? (No I do not need to see them) I am really curious what you did different in those weeks away. Have you figured out the change? I would suspect diet or a lot of physical activity. Back in 2004 I dropped 5 cm off my waist at Pennsic despite a lot of drinking of beer because I had to walk up the hill at least daily in armour etc.

[bittibuddha]

Pics: no, but measurements: yes.

I've lost an inch around my bust, an inch and a half around my waist, and another inch around my hips. No wonder my pants keep falling off.

I'm not eating a lot - that's the thing I am noticing... and my physical activity is the sort where it is less intense, but of longer duration, rather than the sprinting attitude I use when I go through the gym routine. I think its the sustained efforts that use full body motion that's causing the sudden change in my physiology.

[larmer]

So the calories went down and the full body activity went up. Not surprising you lost so much (3 1/2 inches!)

I am a fan of full body motions for exercise programs especially for fat loss. Probably because the program that I use follows that approach.