Has anyone ever used a Bowflex?

[umop ap!sdn]

lol, I'd do it but I don't remember where the pic of Cyndi is.

It's on Mars, remember? :P

[Dragon Star]

lol, I'd do it but I don't remember where the pic of Cyndi is.

It's on Mars, remember? :P

Yea, Dom reminded me where it was, and I remembered that it was likely not going to work for this purpose.

[Enzo]

Oh, well hell, I got a few of...

DS, SHAME! A gentleman never tells.

[Ikyoto]

ANYWAY...

Lance, get the bowflex - they are worth the money. We had one but had to sell it a few years ago due to serious money issues. If used as part of a more complete set it can save you a aotn of time and irritation and SPACE!

We're down to a stationary bike, a treadmill and free weights. We live where there is enough snow for a good part of the year so we get stuck in the house so the first two are needed to keep the metabolisms from bottoming out and the last is to keep the muscles that keep my back from collapsing in on itself from degrading.

Use it as just part of the set of other stuff and it will pay for itself.

[umop ap!sdn]

The Threadsplitter strikes again.

We have an exercise machine that somebody gave us, but haven't used it yet. Still in the procrastinating stages.

[Ikyoto]

Lance, you heartless fucker, because of this thread I was inspired to break out the free weights... and 200 reps benching 75 lbs is easy - untill the next day. My chest feels like it was used to clean up broken glass.

But at the age of 42 I should be able to do this kind of shit without crying like a little girl, so I'm gonna get back to it.






I wonder if I can put a pizza shake into my beer sipping hat...

[Dragon Star]

What's your weight Iky?

[Ikyoto]

Currently I'm up to 220, but that is a hell of a lot better than the 285 I was a few years ago. Amazing how much weight you gain when you break your back and your exercise consists of lifting pain killers and glasses of soda. I'm hoping to get back to 175 by summer (gain it slow, loose it slow and for good) and back up to benching my weight. That was my standard and what I am aiming for.

[Dragon Star]

and back up to benching my weight. That was my standard and what I am aiming for.

Heh, that was what I was going to ask next.

I can bench my weight pretty well considering my size (I'm a skinny bastard...a pathetic 130 at 5'10". ) and never actually doing any real lifting. I just can't fight my metabolism to gain any weight...I can sit around and eat nothing but junk food and 18oz. steaks, Chicken, Pasta, Pork, exc... and not gain an ounce. I would say there is only three ways for me to gain weight...

1) Intake 6,000+ calories a day (if that's even possible)
2) Become an alcoholic (not exactly on the top of my list)
3) Take Steroids (and there is no way my kidneys could handle that after 12 years of nothing but Pepsi and Coke)

I'm pretty much screwed as far as gaining weight...but I'm hoping that working my ass off in ground construction will build me up a bit.

[The Beer Slayer]

200 reps of 75 lbs? That's a pretty unusual routine. Don't think I've ever seen anything like that before... and one of my jobs is at a gym. If you just want that bulked up appearance, low weight and a lot of reps is the way to go, but I think that's a little extreme. You might as well just do push-ups at that weight.

[Ikyoto]

Can't do that many push ups - I've got two steel rods substituting for a good portion of my lower spine with a bunch of bone grafts wrapped around them for looks. Gotta start working the upper body, then head down via sit ups to build the abs back into a condition where I can support the back while doing push ups. Never really been into weights so much - being able to do sit ups, push ups, chin ups... anything using my own weight as a resistance to the work.

(Ok, so I'm just a cheap bastard who doesn't want to buy any more equipment!)

[Dragon Star]

I can certainly understand that...

[St. Jimmy]

Well, my parents finally got one for me to use. So Llance, is it really easy to use and stuff?

[hippietrekx]

Well, my parents finally got one for me to use. So Llance, is it really easy to use and stuff?

Yeah. They totally bought it just for you. :P

[Dragon Star]

Well, my parents finally got one for me to use. So Llance, is it really easy to use and stuff?

Yeah. They totally bought it just for you. :P

[Lance]

Yeah, it's pretty easy. I don't look like that ripped guy in the commercials yet though.

[hippietrekx]

Yeah, it's pretty easy. I don't look like that ripped guy in the commercials yet though.

So, you DON'T look like you're on steroids?

[Lance]

Yeah, it's pretty easy. I don't look like that ripped guy in the commercials yet though.

So, you DON'T look like you're on steroids?

Nope. I still pretty much still look like I'm on cheeseburgers and beer. Though sadly, I'm really mostly on salads and milk. Sometimes I feel like I could kill for a pizza.

[Dragon Star]

Luckily you have me to do the dirty work.

(Cyndi, I never said that...)

[Lance]

Luckily you have me to do the dirty work.

(Cyndi, I never said that...)

But you're supposed to eat the delivery guy's body and bring me back a pristine pizza. Bringing them back half scorched and covered in brains kills my appetite.

...But my tolerance for that is growing all the time, I guess. Pizza is pizza, after all.

[hippietrekx]

Pizza A'La Flambe with Head-meat toppings? Not so bad. Be a little adventourous!

[St. Jimmy]

Psshh, I already look like the guy from the commercials.













When the dude was like five.

[Lance]

Psshh, I already look like the guy from the commercials.

[strike]%*#$&[/strike] YOU!

When the dude was like five.

Oh, ROFL.

[hippietrekx]

OMG, Jimmy. That's the funniest thing I saw all day, and I drew a picture of me stabbing Moose's Ex again!

Wow. It's true, though.

[The Beer Slayer]

I don't think those guys in the commercials maintain their ripped state with a bowflex. I'm not saying it's not a decent product, I just don't think it's as good as weights. Could be wrong.