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๐Ÿ‹๐ŸพDO YOU GO TO THE GYM?


IF SO....HOW MUCH DO YOU PAY?...IS IT WORTH IT?...I HAVE BEEN TINKERING WITH THE IDEA...I USED TO BE MUCH BUFFER..BUT STOPPED WORKING OUT WHEN ALI WAS BORN...ROCKING THE DAD BOD NOW.

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A little. My building has a small fitness center. I'm 65 and have not been able to lose some belly fat. I guess I would have to go on a diet that I just wouldn't be able to comply with. My experience is that diet is much more key to weight loss than exercise. And don't misunderstand, I am by no means a huge over-eater.

At my age I use lighter weights, I don't want to injure my joints. I do a two-day alternate regime, 1. Chest/Triceps/Shoulders 2. Back/Biceps. I go two to four days a week, but it's not uncommon for me to go 10 days without (lazy). The only cardio I do is long walks and also walking on the gym's treadmill. I don't run.

I certainly won't get ripped with this regime (as I said i have stubborn belly fat), but it is better than nothing. And exercise is good for you psychologically as well as physically.

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And exercise is good for you psychologically as well as physically.


THIS IS VERY TRUE...AND SOMETHING I NEED TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER.

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I've been a member of LA fitness for about 15 years, So I only pay $21 a month. They never seem to raise my rate. If you're going to try it get into the classes. It's the way to stay motivated. They have yoga, weight training, cycling, zumba, aqua aerobics. I try to mix up my classes so I don't get bored.

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THAT IS GOOD ADVICE...MOTIVATION IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE.

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Nope. I purchased my own equipment which is expensive but a better deal than a membership at a gym. I started with Calisthenics equipment and added weight lifting. Craigslist (or FB Market place) are a good place to start.


The Gym
https://ibb.co/59xGd5V

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Looks like youโ€™re pretty well
Set-up๐Ÿ‘

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Once you have a lifting cage, everything else falls into place.

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Nice collection of accessories, too. Next to the barbell (upright in the stand) I see two curl bars, what's the difference between the two? And the big black one is for triceps?

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The Black one is a hex bar for deadlifts. The two curling bars are different sizes for the weights.

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Ok, thanks. I thought it looked too big for a triceps bar.

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It would be an awkward way to lift for sure. Lol.

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SHIT...YOU GOT ALL THE SWOLE TOOLS...YOU SHOULD REALLY LIVE NEXT DOOR....THEN I COULD MOOCH OFF YOUR BOD SHOP.


I HAVE SOME PARTS AND PIECES...NO CAGE THOUGH...THAT IS A NEW ONE ON ME.

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I get a half price membership for the rec centres in my city through work. I mostly just use the pools, but I do take the occasional class here and there. I also do a fitness class once a week with my mom. :)

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MAYBE ALI AND I SHOULD TAKE A CLASS.๐Ÿค”

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That could be fun. There are so many different classes to take. You two should do like a dance fitness class. And take video...๐Ÿคกโค๏ธโค๏ธ

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OH...I'M SURE ALI WOULD RECORD ME WHETHER I WANTED HER TO OR NOT.

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I'm sure she would too. I hope she would share it with us.

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ISN'T IT NICE KNOWING I'M NOT A WEIRDO WITH AN IMAGINARY DAUGHTER?๐Ÿ˜‚

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Well, to be fair you could just be a ventriloquist who has trained his cats to blow bubbles?

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OH LORD.๐Ÿซค

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It could be worse, you could be classy and mature. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคก

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HEY...I STAND BY THAT...YOU ARE THE CLASSIEST AND MOST MATURE BROAD I KNOW!...TROPHY IS IN THE MAIL.๐Ÿซ 

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Yay!!!

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What was it that first attracted your wife to you?

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TALL,FUNNY,HONEST.



I WAS ATTRACTED TO HER BECAUSE SHE LOVED MOVIES AND WAS SHORT,AND FUNNY....TURNS OUT HONESTY WAS NOT A TRAIT WE SHARED.

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Honest, yes. That word springs to mind when talking to you..and don't forget you can drive. Your wife must've liked that about you.

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Who's Bubbles?

Signed, million man

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Michael Jacksonโ€™s chimp.

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From 15 to 37, I worked out 4-12 hours a day, 6 days a week, in pro training facilities. It was great.

Now I'm a fat shit. It's hard to get motivated when you know you peaked at 37.

But to answer your question, I don't go to the gym. Commercial big-box gyms aren't for me. When I do workout I train at home or outdoors. I don't do either enough and need to hop to it.

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TOO BAD WE DON'T LIVE A BIT CLOSER...WE COULD HIT THE WEIGHTS TOGTHER....I WOULD CALL YOU ALL KINDS OF FAT GUY NAMES FOR MOTIVATION...IT WOULD BE BITCHIN.๐Ÿ™‚

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You look pretty buff to me. At least from the neck up.

Signed, million man

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Not anymore. Used to have a small gym at my old job that I used everyday. Now I have accumulated quite a few weights and equipment at home, I pretty much just do free weights. Have a nice squat rack, bench, DB set (though would like to get some heavier), door pullup bar, and a set of bands. Love lifting weights, but also love booze and excess eating so stay quite plump. I feel like having a home gym just saves me so much time and money in the long run. However, if I didn't have it, I would get a gym membership. I really struggle if I go longer than 2 days without working out. Plus I would be like 400 lbs if I didn't workout.

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Yes, the tennis club opposite has great facilities and is only 100yds door to door.

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday - upper body
Tuesday, Thursday - legs and cardio
Saturday, Sunday - exercise bike at home

If I didnโ€™t do this Iโ€™d look like Jabba The Hut.

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I workout at the Gym daily at a place called "X-IST Fit" and I find it to be incredibly helpful and beneficial, especially around the time of the "Jab" and how more people who didn't exercise were more prone to coming down with it than with people who exercised and eat right.. I'm 58 and only have myself and my brother and sister and that's it.. My brother is having major heart surgery on the 28th of this month and while we haven't really gotten along in the past, I do hope genuinely he's going to be Ok and come through this.. Either way, join the Gym. It can only help you in the long run

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โ€œin the long runโ€ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ Pun intended ๐Ÿ˜‰

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