Are you leveling up outside of EQ? (fitness thread)

[Raavak]

Of course I lift. Camping PR's is my new pastime. Course that's why you rarely see me online.

[Comoc1]

I have to do a ton of walking and some occasional lifting at my job so I am active during the day but I need to get a good excercise routine going again.

The best thing to do as far as excercise and eq that someone can do, in my opinion, is to just take a break from the game and excercise. Don't try to do both at the same time. Your eyes need a break too.

[Rufus1]

I need to get back into it. Family doctor started me on testosterone a couple weeks back because I was a bit low but it feels like I'm kinda wasting it without being in the gym.

Lost 80 pounds before, probably bout 5 years ago or so. Got into lifting pretty hard after that, then one day just stopped. Put a decent chunk back on, maybe an update thread would keep me interested for a bit. Local gym also made the change to being open 24 hours, that got me excited.

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hey friends I feel that it is my duty to point out that P99 should be consumed as part of a varied recreational diet and as such I am bringing back the successful fitness thread from last year.

Since I started that thread I have run two half marathons (13.1 miles / 21.something kms) and am continuing to work at it, have put an entry in for the London Marathon next April but will be lucky to actually get a place (I find out in October!).

I expect haters who don't exercise more than their fingers to be angry at this thread but hopefully you can channel it positively. Everyone is welcome to join in and post up how they're doing, what progress they're making and such <3


So, are you getting to the gym? Are you working on your fitness?


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Motivation starts here, let your journey begin if it hasn't already... <3

After reading this post, I first felt like maybe I should share with other elfs openly in RNF my athletic prowess and feats of endurance, pretending it somehow would motivate and inspire others to do the same... Then I realized that would make me a self-fellating humble brag looking only to create annoyance and friction.

[loramin]

P.S. The only reason I do the dumbbell presses is because I broke my wrist awhile ago and I had to stop doing push-ups because of it. If you haven't broken a wrist you can replace the dumbbells with push-ups (as many as you can) and then the only equipment you'll need is some kind of mat to do the crunches on.

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P.S. The only reason I do the dumbbell presses is because I broke my wrist awhile ago and I had to stop doing push-ups because of it. If you haven't broken a wrist you can replace the dumbbells with push-ups (as many as you can) and then the only equipment you'll need is some kind of mat to do the crunches on.

See Loramin, I can discuss this topic with you and others because you write to enlighten and connect positively with others. (You are not telling others what you do for your own ego.)

I stopped doing regular pushups a while back and found that dips work better for me now. Less stress on my lower back, and is actually a more complex exercise than the pushup.

I prefer calisthenics over weight lifting, but do barbell curls/presses and dumbbell curls/presses occasionally and that's the only free weight exercises I do now.

I stick to body squats, dips, inclined pushups on steps to take pressure off my back, and if I am feeling really motivated I will do lunges and calf raises too.

Basically I do mostly complex calisthenics that work larger muscle groups as well as smaller ones that are working in tandem to build practical strength.

[Rygar]

Lhancelot seems to be the only one having an issue with Swish in this thread, everyone else just bouncing ideas / feedback off one another.

Take a breath, challenge your thinking, and realize its OK for Swish to make a good thread. Or just continue to bully him and convince yourself that you're doing us a favor.

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by Rygar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lhancelot seems to be the only one having an issue with Swish in this thread, everyone else just bouncing ideas / feedback off one another.

Take a breath, challenge your thinking, and realize its OK for Swish to make a good thread. Or just continue to bully him and convince yourself that you're doing us a favor.

You sound angry Rygar!

Sorry you are upset that I made some critical comments about the OP that you might not agree with. That's not "bullying," that was sharing my personal perspective of the OP.

I also never said anything about him making bad threads. In fact I find some threads highly entertaining!

I have to assume English is not your native tongue, as it seems you lack comprehension of the words I write often times.

Glad I could clear this up for you though, so you understand me and my message better. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Rygar]

Originally Posted by Lhancelot [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You sound angry Rygar!

Sorry you are upset that I made some critical comments about the OP that you might not agree with. That's not "bullying," that was sharing my personal perspective of the OP.

I also never said anything about him making bad threads. In fact I find some threads highly entertaining!

I have to assume English is not your native tongue, as it seems you lack comprehension of the words I write often times.

Glad I could clear this up for you though, so you understand me and my message better. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Hmmm, sound angry despite no use of exclamation points and calls me out for lack of comprehension? I will assume English is not your native tongue, as it seems you lack comprehension of the words I have written.

In a typical Alarti-esque argument you are just picking apart a single word and spinning off it, rather than seeing the overall message that hey, you're ragging on a guy for no good reason here, maybe back off?

[impact]

Originally Posted by Rygar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lhancelot seems to be the only one having an issue with Swish in this thread, everyone else just bouncing ideas / feedback off one another.

Take a breath, challenge your thinking, and realize its OK for Swish to make a good thread. Or just continue to bully him and convince yourself that you're doing us a favor.

Nah, Swish is definitely a douche, and this thread is stupid as fuck. Why would anyone want to go to an emulated MMORPG forum and talk about fitness? Dude is clearly just the type who likes to hear himself talk. Hey everybody look at me!! Such an attention whore, probably is a female tbh.

If you're serious about fitness and actually have a lasting interest in it, go to a place where that is the focus, and not a passing trend like it will be here.