Re: workout routines?

by **Robert J Sakimano** Thu May 16, 2024 9:59 am

Nordic wrote:My forearms arm smoked today. Back feels good, which is more important.

yep - I actually wondered about you this morning. I was not envious - the forearms will get better, glad the back is okay.

I picked this Saturday to be my "annual day edge the beds and move some mulch" - so, I'll get in a good ride Saturday morning, then get to work. My goal is to be wrapped up by lunch.

by **Floyd Robertson** Mon May 20, 2024 10:30 am

Posting this because so many of our workouts are outdoors. I had to pluck a couple off after getting off the trail yesterday.

Ticks in Michigan: How to spot them, avoid bites

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon May 20, 2024 11:04 am

Floyd Robertson wrote:Posting this because so many of our workouts are outdoors. I had to pluck a couple off after getting off the trail yesterday.

Ticks in Michigan: How to spot them, avoid bites

good tip.

literally just got in from mowing - hot as hell outside - and I wore pants, long sleeves (buttoned up) and a hat for this reason (also bees and mosquitos) - but definitely a good idea to stay covered and inspect thyself when coming out of the woods or anything remotely vegetational in its natural state.

by **tGreenWay** Mon May 20, 2024 2:58 pm

I need to do a better job when walking my dog along the trails. She likes to walk halfway in and out of tall grass where the smells are better. IDK how far ticks can jump but I’m usually 3-4 feet away from the grass line. I need to be more alert to transfers from the pup to me.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed May 22, 2024 10:30 am

long-ish ride this morning - unseasonably high dew point. Consumed about two liters of water on the ride itself, still fairly parched.

hydrate, friends!

by Zurn Wed May 22, 2024 11:45 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:Posting this because so many of our workouts are outdoors. I had to pluck a couple off after getting off the trail yesterday.

Ticks in Michigan: How to spot them, avoid bites
good tip.

literally just got in from mowing - hot as hell outside - and I wore pants, long sleeves (buttoned up) and a hat for this reason (also bees and mosquitos) - but definitely a good idea to stay covered and inspect thyself when coming out of the woods or anything remotely vegetational in its natural state.

I'm about to mow as well. Temp here is 80 with a dew point of 64. What do you have for a mower Bob? I'm using a John Deere 14pz push mower, vintage 1990s with a B&S 190cc flat head.

by **Motown Spartan** Wed May 22, 2024 12:34 pm

Floyd Robertson wrote:Posting this because so many of our workouts are outdoors. I had to pluck a couple off after getting off the trail yesterday.

Ticks in Michigan: How to spot them, avoid bites

Yooper foreplay!

by **Floyd Robertson** Wed May 22, 2024 12:36 pm

Motown Spartan wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:Posting this because so many of our workouts are outdoors. I had to pluck a couple off after getting off the trail yesterday.

Ticks in Michigan: How to spot them, avoid bites

Yooper foreplay!

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed May 22, 2024 12:59 pm

Zurn wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:good tip.

literally just got in from mowing - hot as hell outside - and I wore pants, long sleeves (buttoned up) and a hat for this reason (also bees and mosquitos) - but definitely a good idea to stay covered and inspect thyself when coming out of the woods or anything remotely vegetational in its natural state.

I'm about to mow as well. Temp here is 80 with a dew point of 64. What do you have for a mower Bob? I'm using a John Deere 14pz push mower, vintage 1990s with a B&S 190cc flat head.

I mowed our back yesterday evening, 'cause I knew I wouldn't be up to it today after a long ride.

honestly, not sure what kind of mower I have, dude - it's red.

(lemme go check.. be right back).

(I'm back).

it's a Toro.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Fri May 24, 2024 11:39 am

A loop on the trails around Sleepy Hollow this morning.

Have a safe weekend and keep moving..

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:40 am

did about 45 minutes of rucking this morning.

(get your head out of the gutter)

“Rucking is a form of physical exercise that involves walking or hiking with a loaded backpack or rucksack, typically over varying distances and terrains,” says Peloton instructor Logan Aldridge. Simply add sandbags or other weighted objects to your backpack, and you have a workout that you can do anywhere.

legs are pretty spent from 4-5 days of hard riding, a bit of running. So I felt like some low impact, but weighted hiking would be a good idea. Pretty sweet temp out, 58° but the dew point is rising.

y'all do anything fun this weekend?

by **Floyd Robertson** Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:51 am

30.6 miles in the bike saddle Saturday with 697' of elevation and 8 miles fighting off mosquitos hiking yesterday with 897' of elevation gain.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:31 am

Floyd Robertson wrote:30.6 miles in the bike saddle Saturday with 697' of elevation and 8 miles fighting off mosquitos hiking yesterday with 897' of elevation gain.

very nice - yeah, with all of the rain we've had this spring, the skeeters are laying in wait out there.

by **InTenSity** Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:19 am

I golfed. Does that count? We got lucky and it was cloudy, so kept the temp down. Played like dog shit though.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Jun 03, 2024 10:44 am

InTenSity wrote:I golfed. Does that count? We got lucky and it was cloudy, so kept the temp down. Played like dog shit though.

sure, man.. it counts, especially if you're walking the course.. carrying your own clubs. workout routines? - Page 3 3493939353

be warned though, you will have points deducted if you wore khaki pants. Wink

by **InTenSity** Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:12 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
InTenSity wrote:I golfed. Does that count? We got lucky and it was cloudy, so kept the temp down. Played like dog shit though.
sure, man.. it counts, especially if you're walking the course.. carrying your own clubs.

be warned though, you will have points deducted if you wore khaki pants.

No pants, only shorts.
No I do not walk with my own clubs. I don't know anyone in S. Florida that would do that during the summer. I did like when I was in Oregon, I'd say over 50% were walking with push or electric carts, which I thought was pretty cool. The best was the bluetooth controlled carts that followed people around.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:38 am

InTenSity wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
sure, man.. it counts, especially if you're walking the course.. carrying your own clubs.

be warned though, you will have points deducted if you wore khaki pants.
No pants, only shorts.
No I do not walk with my own clubs. I don't know anyone in S. Florida that would do that during the summer. I did like when I was in Oregon, I'd say over 50% were walking with push or electric carts, which I thought was pretty cool. The best was the bluetooth controlled carts that followed people around.

I get it - I caddied at a couple of courses back in the late 80's, early 90's up in the NC mountains. Was actually a lot of fun.

by **Floyd Robertson** Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:46 am

InTenSity wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
sure, man.. it counts, especially if you're walking the course.. carrying your own clubs.

be warned though, you will have points deducted if you wore khaki pants.
No pants, only shorts.
No I do not walk with my own clubs. I don't know anyone in S. Florida that would do that during the summer. I did like when I was in Oregon, I'd say over 50% were walking with push or electric carts, which I thought was pretty cool. The best was the bluetooth controlled carts that followed people around.

I haven't been on a golf course in 20 years. I'm probably going to take it up again this summer at some point, but being followed around by my bag sounds scary.

by **Floyd Robertson** Wed Jun 05, 2024 8:37 am

Michigan House OKs new penalties for drivers who hit bicyclists, runners

A pair of bills passed out of the Michigan House Tuesday with bipartisan support are part of a larger bicameral initiative to give prosecutors new options to charge motorists who hit “vulnerable roadway users.”

The effort was inspired in part by a June 2016 crash in Kalamazoo County that killed five bicyclists, injured four more and already prompted a 2018 law that requires drivers to keep a 3-foot distance from cyclists.

by AvgMSUJoe Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:50 am

Floyd Robertson wrote:
I haven't been on a golf course in 20 years. I'm probably going to take it up again this summer at some point, but being followed around by my bag sounds scary.

WARNING: It's not like riding a bike. I used to be non-embarrassing. I started again because my kid started 2-3 years ago, still trying to reclaim that level of competence.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:50 am

Floyd Robertson wrote: Michigan House OKs new penalties for drivers who hit bicyclists, runners

A pair of bills passed out of the Michigan House Tuesday with bipartisan support are part of a larger bicameral initiative to give prosecutors new options to charge motorists who hit “vulnerable roadway users.”

The effort was inspired in part by a June 2016 crash in Kalamazoo County that killed five bicyclists, injured four more and already prompted a 2018 law that requires drivers to keep a 3-foot distance from cyclists.

love the concept of this and it's obviously important, but it sounds like the sort of thing that can only be applied to a driver once it's a bit too late for the cyclist.

I said in another thread, I used to do a lot of cycling on the long two lane roads up through Laingsburg, Perry, down back into Bath, toward EL - I have no idea how I didn't die. One day - not after any incident or anything - I thought 'wtf am I doing' and haven't ridden those roads since. Probably 8-10 years now.

I mainly do a lot on secondary roads in/around EL with bike lanes, hit the various trails, loops around Lake Lansing, maybe into Williamston (some good, wide bike lanes there) and back.

or I just mountain bike single tracks.. which, can be perilous, but usually the level of peril is related to my technical abilities vs someone going "Facebook Live" or whatever as they're smoking cigs and driving to work, running over a few folks along the way.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Jun 12, 2024 8:52 am

Beautiful morning to run an hour or so in the woods.

Y'all doing anything of note lately?

Stay hydrated, friends.

by **Floyd Robertson** Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:13 am

Had a nice gravel/dirt bike ride this past Sunday.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:50 am

Floyd Robertson wrote:Had a nice gravel/dirt bike ride this past Sunday.

man, that's cool - looks like a great place for a long ride on the gravel. Maybe one even worthy of a road trip down that way.

I tend to stick to the gravel in Fall and Spring, mostly roads/trails in the summer.

nice work!

by **Floyd Robertson** Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:08 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote: man, that's cool - looks like a great place for a long ride on the gravel. Maybe one even worthy of a road trip down that way.

I tend to stick to the gravel in Fall and Spring, mostly roads/trails in the summer.

nice work!

Good trail. It goes 36 miles out, I only went out 16 of that. I've been as far up as Dryden. After that it turns more "rustic", almost like a single track from what I saw.

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/michigan/pollyann-trail

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:48 am

Floyd Robertson wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote: man, that's cool - looks like a great place for a long ride on the gravel. Maybe one even worthy of a road trip down that way.

I tend to stick to the gravel in Fall and Spring, mostly roads/trails in the summer.

nice work!

Good trail. It goes 36 miles out, I only went out 16 of that. I've been as far up as Dryden. After that it turns more "rustic", almost like a single track from what I saw.

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/michigan/pollyann-trail

sweet - thanks. Will check it out.

by Zurn Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:51 am

Hey Bob, now that I've been biking, Mrs Zurn decided that she wanted to get back into it too. As you may remember my old Specialized was still hanging in my garage which I was able get back to life pretty easily. Mrs. Z's old bike had long departed for some rummage sale and so we had to make a trip to the local bike shop.

They set her up with a Liv (female frame, I guess that's all they make) complete with adjustable front shocks, disc brakes but only 8 speeds, one cog on the front.

Oh, I had a tire blow out the other day. Fortunately only one mile from home. Do you care tire irons and a spare tube?

by **Floyd Robertson** Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:54 am

Zurn, the first time I had to walk a bike home 3.5 miles was the last time I rode without a spare tube. Six years later I've used about 7 spare tubes.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Jun 12, 2024 12:34 pm

Zurn wrote:Hey Bob, now that I've been biking, Mrs Zurn decided that she wanted to get back into it too. As you may remember my old Specialized was still hanging in my garage which I was able get back to life pretty easily. Mrs. Z's old bike had long departed for some rummage sale and so we had to make a trip to the local bike shop.

They set her up with a Liv (female frame, I guess that's all they make) complete with adjustable front shocks, disc brakes but only 8 speeds, one cog on the front.

Oh, I had a tire blow out the other day. Fortunately only one mile from home. Do you care tire irons and a spare tube?

wait.. you found someone to marry you?? Shocked

(kidding)

(sort of) Wink

as Floyd said, I (almost) always carry a spare tube, tire tools, etc. I snapped a chain once about 3 miles into a single track trail, had nothing to repair it with. Long walk back to the car.

that's cool about your wife - my wife, too, is pretty active, and, while 97% of the time, I go out by myself, we do a few things together. In fact, we went out to Sleepy Hollow last Friday and rode the trails, she did a few running trail races I did back in the spring. We're old, empty nesters - so we have a lot of time to just do what we enjoy nowadays. Fun to share those things.

enjoy, dude - be safe out there.

by Zurn Thu Jun 13, 2024 2:25 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
wait.. you found someone to marry you??

(kidding)

(sort of)

I don't deserve her, that's for sure! workout routines? - Page 3 1f495

by **Robert J Sakimano** Thu Jun 13, 2024 3:16 pm

Zurn wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
wait.. you found someone to marry you??

(kidding)

(sort of)

I don't deserve her, that's for sure!

I feel that..

what I lack in looks, personality, sense of humor, empathy, compassion, communication, intellect, financial contribution, maturity, gratitude, professional/personal success, sensitivity, teamwork and forgiveness, I make up for in lawn care and snow removal.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Jun 19, 2024 6:50 pm

Got in about 30 miles on the bike this morning. Mainly steady state, nothing overly intense.

How about y'all?

Floyd, get any hikes or rides in when you were in the magical place known as Up North?

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Jun 26, 2024 11:27 am

Couple of hours on my Specialized in the woods this morning. Temps were manageable but the dew point was 68°.

by **Dendrobates** Wed Jun 26, 2024 11:51 am

I'm down 37 pounds since Jan. 80% of it was from diet alone. I've slowly gotten back to working out since April. I have nothing more to lose weight wise. In fact, I could gain some if it's muscle. So I'm mostly working on that.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Jun 26, 2024 12:41 pm

Dendrobates wrote:I'm down 37 pounds since Jan. 80% of it was from diet alone. I've slowly gotten back to working out since April. I have nothing more to lose weight wise. In fact, I could gain some if it's muscle. So I'm mostly working on that.

yaasss Dendro joins the chat.

Great news - keep it up. Keep us mere mortals here posted on your progress.

by AvgMSUJoe Wed Jun 26, 2024 1:11 pm

Dendrobates wrote:I'm down 37 pounds since Jan. 80% of it was from diet alone. I've slowly gotten back to working out since April. I have nothing more to lose weight wise. In fact, I could gain some if it's muscle. So I'm mostly working on that.

Damn... like weight watchers or something? 37 lbs in 6 months is a good amount. You "cheating" with the shot?

by Rick Saunders Wed Jun 26, 2024 2:13 pm

Dendrobates wrote:I'm down 37 pounds since Jan. 80% of it was from diet alone. I've slowly gotten back to working out since April. I have nothing more to lose weight wise. In fact, I could gain some if it's muscle. So I'm mostly working on that.

Impressive. Healthy is what counts, remember, which it sounds like you are.

by Rick Saunders Wed Jun 26, 2024 2:16 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

How about y'all?

nuthin'

A few pushups to feel good and a few resistance band curls to make sure my axillary nerve still functions. It did.

by **Dendrobates** Wed Jun 26, 2024 3:26 pm

AvgMSUJoe wrote:
Dendrobates wrote:I'm down 37 pounds since Jan. 80% of it was from diet alone. I've slowly gotten back to working out since April. I have nothing more to lose weight wise. In fact, I could gain some if it's muscle. So I'm mostly working on that.

Damn... like weight watchers or something? 37 lbs in 6 months is a good amount. You "cheating" with the shot?

I wad diagnosed with hypothyroidism around 16 years ago. And it gets out of whack sometimes. I got that sorted out, and back to watching meals. I've never done WW.
Losing some of the weight by diet first, made it a little easier to get back to working out again because of asthma issues I have.

I'm sure once I'm out of this phase, I will screw it all up like I usually do. And stupid women's bodies make everything harder.

by AvgMSUJoe Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:27 pm

Dendrobates wrote:
AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Damn... like weight watchers or something? 37 lbs in 6 months is a good amount. You "cheating" with the shot?

I wad diagnosed with hypothyroidism around 16 years ago. And it gets out of whack sometimes. I got that sorted out, and back to watching meals. I've never done WW.
Losing some of the weight by diet first, made it a little easier to get back to working out again because of asthma issues I have.

I'm sure once I'm out of this phase, I will screw it all up like I usually do. And stupid women's bodies make everything harder.

HOLLA!

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