Sharkey Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I definitely am. My job has me behind a desk all day every day, the winter has lasted forEVER and I haven't even been running in about 5 months nevermind lifting anything heavier than a can of soda... I have GOT to get back into the gym but at 50, I just know it's gonna SUCK for about 3 solid months. I've been talking with my sons about hitting the track soon since the weather is breaking and I normally do a few miles with my 40lb weight vest and have some wrist and ankle weights I throw into the mix once I don't feel like I'm gonna die... My boys are still only 8 and 11 so when I started going to the track with them, slowing myself down with weight was the best way to keep us all together when doing it but now we have drag bags and a sled and the works so they can do some sprints with more of a burden on them too which they enjoy. Now I just have to try and peel my ass out of my recliner and get it going... uggghhhh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I definitely am. My job has me behind a desk all day every day, the winter has lasted forEVER and I haven't even been running in about 5 months nevermind lifting anything heavier than a can of soda... I have GOT to get back into the gym but at 50, I just know it's gonna SUCK for about 3 solid months. I've been talking with my sons about hitting the track soon since the weather is breaking and I normally do a few miles with my 40lb weight vest and have some wrist and ankle weights I throw into the mix once I don't feel like I'm gonna die... My boys are still only 8 and 11 so when I started going to the track with them, slowing myself down with weight was the best way to keep us all together when doing it but now we have drag bags and a sled and the works so they can do some sprints with more of a burden on them too which they enjoy. Now I just have to try and peel my ass out of my recliner and get it going... uggghhhh.... I've been swelling like a balloon for the last 4 years or so, steadily rising from the trim 150lb mark all the way to the blimpish 180lb mark. They're going to have to moor me in a hangar somewhere soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 poverty has kept my weight in check...and a second job choking drunks on weekends helps the reflexes stay sharp lol. I'd love to get some gym time in again, but I'd need that 25th hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Blimpish 180? What? Are you about 5'-5"? <laughs> I've been about the same 6'-0" 200 for about 20 years or so. Not svelte mind you.....but not a pudge either. And all I do is work.......not work out. Who has the time for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I started going 4 weeks ago, my gf got a membership at planet fitness and I can go under hers. I should have taken measurements cuz I'm not really loosing much but I know I'm gaining muscle. I started lifting with a friend too which I haven't done since highschool. Everyone keeps telling me they can see I'm sliming down, but I can't see it yet. Started out about 6'2" 240# I'm hanging around 232-234, trying to eat better too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Went to AZ in Oct 2012 to swill brews with some of the guys... I'm 5-10 and weighed 275. One year later, I was down to 185 pounds. Been holding that weight for 6 solid months now. Making me think I can do crazy schit like SWAT or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm 6' 260 lbs. of rompin stompin action.On the job I'm on my feet all day alot of ladder work.Built for comfort not for speed [anymore]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibiwan Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I oughtta get back to my regular bike riding...I feel fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'M TEN FEET TALL, TWO COATS OF HAIR, THREE ROWS OF TEETH, AND I'M BULLETPROOF!!! :hethan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolndie7 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Geesh, no wonder why you guys are trying to build ultra light rifles. Its all about the numbers on the scale ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Went to AZ in Oct 2012 to swill brews with some of the guys... I'm 5-10 and weighed 275. One year later, I was down to 185 pounds. Been holding that weight for 6 solid months now. Making me think I can do crazy schit like SWAT or something. Have you checked to see if you're still 5'10"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I was actually only 5-09 1/2 before. Now that the weight is gone, I'm 5-10... it's weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I oughtta get back to my regular bike riding...I feel fat. Part of my motivation to slim down and get in shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyEJL Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I was closing in on 6 pack abs at my 45th birthday, and injured my calf doing a Savage Race. I then took up pool shooting and binge drinking, and that has slapped about 20-25 lbs of fat on me over the last 2 years. I need to get back to the gym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'M TEN FEET TALL, TWO COATS OF HAIR, THREE ROWS OF TEETH, AND I'M BULLETPROOF!!! :hethan:I saw a guy on the Military Channel (AHN)CH287 yesterday who looked just like you his name was "Bruce Lee" , yeah no sh!t great name for a bada$$ special forces guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Went to AZ in Oct 2012 to swill brews with some of the guys... I'm 5-10 and weighed 275. One year later, I was down to 185 pounds. Been holding that weight for 6 solid months now. Making me think I can do crazy schit like SWAT or something.275 really ! Was that with with all the ammo you could carry ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Not me ... I do the DMC Kitty 5 and a half hour workout every night and lift between 10k lbs and 30k lbs whille getting "Told to go faster". ! Or I'm yeahing at my boys to go faster. Don't need a gym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I was closing in on 6 pack abs at my 45th birthday, and injured my calf doing a Savage Race. I then took up pool shooting and binge drinking, and that has slapped about 20-25 lbs of fat on me over the last 2 years. I need to get back to the gym Always said f your 6pk I gotta 1/2barrel my half barrel is becoming a 1/4 barrel this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 just got back from the Doc's for my annual physical.....5'9" 200lbs....need to loose at least 10lbs he said my azzhole was a little looser from last year's prostrate check.....Haha..... :) Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 6'1" 250 lbs. Doc said if I took my gut away, I would be in better shape than any other 65 year old he knows. Lift weights and or haul 400 pounds of wood every day. Do either a 3 mile walk or an hour elliptical four times a week. Last I checked my biceps were 19". My chest is down to 50". Trouble is I like to cook and I am good at it. Have pretty much removed processed food from my diet. I feel good, just wish I could drop 40 more pounds. Damn waist won't go smaller than 40". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) <laughs> just got back from the Doc's for my annual physical.....5'9" 200lbs....need to loose at least 10lbs he said my azzhole was a little looser from last year's prostrate check.....Haha..... :) Wash Did he have both arms on you'r shoulders when he told you that brother??? <lmao> Edited April 2, 2014 by unforgiven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I think the worst part of being out of shape is all those times I abused my ass from here to tim-buck-two all come back in spades. Shoulders feel like the joints are full of sand, hands ache every single day, knees, hip joints, EVERYTHING. I finally had my face fixed a year or two ago after living with only 1 working nostril and a hole in my eye socket for 20+ years although they couldn't do a thing with the eye socket (messing with it could make me blind) but at least I can breathe now... I think the more bad roads we traveled, the more we NEED to stay in better shape cuz the more you let yourself go, the worse your gonna feel and I am frigging CREAKING in the mornings, limping all the way to the coffee maker like some old geezer that just got done riding a mule off a cliff. Now I just have to START facing the pain of fixing it and THAT will make some it go away...lol It's a horrible, vicious circle and all I seem to have the strength for right now is TYPING about it...lol I'm sitting here laughing at myself thinking what a pussweed "I" turned out to be...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Ever seen part of your eye-sac hanging into your sinuses before? I have...lol Here's one of my nose too. My damn nose had been broken so many times they were afraid to break it again to straighten it so they went to town with lasers and called it a day. Dug a trench outta my face so I could breathe and chiseled away a bit of the bone with it too just to smooth the edges... I used to have to stand on my head, fart and have someone punch me in the stomach all at the same time just to blow my damn nose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas30cal Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 It's my spine that's in bad shape, all in areas where the outcome of surgery is not certain, I made the same decision last year, fix what we can so I could deal with the rest better, I got the carpal tunnel fixed in both hands now the numbness, weakness, tingling, and the constant aching is 100% gone ! Now I think I have a hip problem! At least they can fix those. My weight is a different story it has steadily been creeping up for years now I'm 5'11" and approaching 270, got to do something about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Did he have both arms on you'r shoulders when he told you that brother??? <lmao> Hmmmm come to think of it....maybe? but why does he dim the lights and put Barry Whites track of "how deep is your love baby" ? :) Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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