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Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 09:44 AM
It's jumping and bounding exercises that you can do to increase the 'eccentric contraction' capacities of your muscles. We used to do them for running. We'd do big bounds across the football field and hop up and down on low objects. You should be in fairly good shape, maybe even be doing weight training already as part of your regimen, but it puts a little dynamite in your stride.
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 09:52 AM
Plyometric exercises carry increased risk of injury, and should only be performed by well-conditioned individuals who are under supervision. :eek:
:eek: *reeling* :eek:
I must be hallucinating. Did Jschen just ask for something to be defined. I feel all woozy and must now go home. ;)
So you should go home sick, getting home 8 hours earlier than you otherwise would. Glad to be of help. :)
Lex and Flippin Sweet, thanks for the explanations.
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 09:55 AM
Meh...everything holds a risk of injury. The first day of your exercise routine, no, you shouldn't be running around doing plyometrics, but if you're reasonably healthy, they're no more injury-conducive than, for example, sprinting on your bike.
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 09:59 AM
Meh...everything holds a risk of injury. The first day of your exercise routine, no, you shouldn't be running around doing plyometrics, but if you're reasonably healthy, they're no more injury-conducive than, for example, sprinting on your bike.
AKA I shouldn't be doing it :D
I managed to nearly crack a rib, and was in pain for a few weeks several times, trying to do some exercise that I hope will increase my side abdominals :p
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 10:01 AM
AKA I shouldn't be doing it :D
I managed to nearly crack a rib, and was in pain for a few weeks several times, trying to do some exercise that I hope will increase my side abdominals :p
:eek:
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 10:04 AM
Why the :eek: :o
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 10:10 AM
what exercise were you doing?? Pain for several weeks doesn't sound very awesome.
blonduathlongrl
05-16-06, 10:22 AM
Good morning my favorite people :)
doing well here, still under water, kids have no school again and the roads are still closed and there is no chance of dry waether for the next 10 days.. but the good news is I just save a whole bunch of money on my car insurance.. (jk)
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 10:25 AM
:( That's not cool. I'll be watching the news to see them lifting you off the roof of your house as the waters rise around you...
blonduathlongrl
05-16-06, 10:30 AM
lol.... did I have this lap top on my lap? yeah id dop anything to still be able to log on bf at least! they can have the house! at least I got you guys
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 10:31 AM
Good morning my favorite people :)
doing well here, still under water, kids have no school again and the roads are still closed and there is no chance of dry waether for the next 10 days.. but the good news is I just save a whole bunch of money on my car insurance.. (jk)
:roflmao: Nice to know the weather hasn't gotten to your sense of humor :D And Hi 2 u 2 :)
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 10:32 AM
what exercise were you doing?? Pain for several weeks doesn't sound very awesome.
I don't know what the exercise is called.
Anything that involves the ribs and pain is not good, regardless of how long or short it lasts :p
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 10:33 AM
:( That's not cool. I'll be watching the news to see them lifting you off the roof of your house as the waters rise around you...
Pffft that's what Blondie's got the Hummer for :D She don't need no stinkin Helicopter :p
Hey Blondie! And Flippin' Sweet!
I don't know what the exercise is called.
Anything that involves the ribs and pain is not good, regardless of how long or short it lasts :p
:eek: Poor Tex. How did it happen....because you know, if you're not stalking, I'm not paying. :rolleyes:
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 10:35 AM
I wish I had the time to hire a personal fitness trainer that knew what my goals were and could help me achieve them.
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 10:37 AM
:eek: Poor Tex. How did it happen....because you know, if you're not stalking, I'm not paying. :rolleyes:
:p It actually last happened about a month or so ago. I have an exercise mat and it seems to not be happening (as badly) *knock on wood*
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 10:38 AM
Hey Blondie! And Flippin' Sweet!
Yes the whole gang has almost checked in. Just need a few more people and we might have a party :D
So what is everybody up to this morning :D
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 10:50 AM
Come on. You people are supposed to be entertaining me not working., Trust me i was working this morning. Totally overrated and i actually ended up getting stuff done which resulted me in reaching something that was difficult that I had to think about.
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 10:56 AM
I'm being bored at work. Also, I'm looking up recipes for dinner tonight.
Come on. You people are supposed to be entertaining me not working., Trust me i was working this morning. Totally overrated and i actually ended up getting stuff done which resulted me in reaching something that was difficult that I had to think about.
I need someone to build me a Lex doll so I can slip off and sleep and no one will know I'm not here.
I'm being bored at work. Also, I'm looking up recipes for dinner tonight.
What sort of meal are you making? I made crabcakes a few days ago and with seafood chowder. Very yummy.
I need someone to build me a Lex doll so I can slip off and sleep and no one will know I'm not here.
I thought I induced enough of a headache for you to go home for the day. I guess not. :(
I thought I induced enough of a headache for you to go home for the day. I guess not. :(
Too many things to do. I will have to tough it out. No one is convinced that my disillusionment is reason to go home. :(
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 11:08 AM
Chicken dumplings, perhaps? Crab cakes and chowder sound delightful, but we don't good seafood so far inland :(
Chicken dumplings, perhaps? Crab cakes and chowder sound delightful, but we don't good seafood so far inland :(
mmmmmm....I LOVE chicken and dumplings and haven't had any in SUCH a long time. Okay, now I am hungry. *sigh*
jyossarian
05-16-06, 11:17 AM
I just got back from lunch and contemplating entering another race this weekend and which bike I should use. I'm leaning towards the fixie and hoping the weather breaks and we get a nice weekend to race.
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 11:22 AM
Chicken dumplings, perhaps? Crab cakes and chowder sound delightful, but we don't good seafood so far inland :(
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I've not had good chickn dumpling soup in forever :(
I think dumplings takes a few hours to cook though
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 11:23 AM
I just got back from lunch and contemplating entering another race this weekend and which bike I should use. I'm leaning towards the fixie and hoping the weather breaks and we get a nice weekend to race.
Heh. I've pretty umuch given up most ambitions of racing. I was thinking I might be fit to race while i was in san anotnio because i found some good hills that I could motivate myself up and down. But I don't have hills here in Hell-town.
I just got back from lunch and contemplating entering another race this weekend and which bike I should use. I'm leaning towards the fixie and hoping the weather breaks and we get a nice weekend to race.
It's supposed to get nice here on Friday and stay nice for a long time. I'm hoping this is true. *sigh*
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I've not had good chickn dumpling soup in forever :(
I think dumplings takes a few hours to cook though
Whenever I've made it, it does take a couple of hours.....which is why it hasn't happened in a long time. *sigh*
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 11:29 AM
Here it went straight from chilly and damp and unpleasant immediately to hot summer in about a day. I had no time to acclimatize. Yesterday's ride was tough...I don't handle heat very well anyway.
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 11:31 AM
Whenever I've made it, it does take a couple of hours.....which is why it hasn't happened in a long time. *sigh*
The bad thing about that is, when I get home I go to work, (because I'm a work-a-holic) and so stuff usually ends up getting ignored because everybody decides they need help or attention right when the most critical moments are. Last time i made chicken noodle soup this happened. And fronm what I recall my dad saying, timing and order is extremely important with Chicken dumplings
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 11:32 AM
Hmmm I haven't heard
Spin - Lifehouse
John Mayer - Bigger Than My Body
Sarah McLachlan - Sweet Surrender (really really long time)
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 11:33 AM
Here it went straight from chilly and damp and unpleasant immediately to hot summer in about a day. I had no time to acclimatize. Yesterday's ride was tough...I don't handle heat very well anyway.
Heat doesn't bother me too much, being that I live in Texas I guess this is kind of to be expected :p, however what gets me is having to come to a stop at the red light. Then you stay there for 30 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes and you're trying to balance your weight on the toe of one foot and its hot. And everything catches up.
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 11:36 AM
Heat doesn't bother me too much, being that I live in Texas I guess this is kind of to be expected :p, however what gets me is having to come to a stop at the red light. Then you stay there for 30 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes and you're trying to balance your weight on the toe of one foot and its hot. And everything catches up.
Out there on that sizzzzzzzling pavement. Whoo...I sweat just thinking about it.
jyossarian
05-16-06, 11:37 AM
Heh. I've pretty umuch given up most ambitions of racing. I was thinking I might be fit to race while i was in san anotnio because i found some good hills that I could motivate myself up and down. But I don't have hills here in Hell-town.
I've given up racing ambitions as well, but these aren't typical roadie races. More like an alleycat race with checkpoints and stuff, kinda like a video game. And there's a party afterwards, unlike typical roadie races.
peregrine
05-16-06, 11:39 AM
Well... y'all sure are chatty today :]
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 11:39 AM
I've given up racing ambitions as well, but these aren't typical roadie races. More like an alleycat race with checkpoints and stuff, kinda like a video game. And there's a party afterwards, unlike typical roadie races.
Alleycats are the shizzle...would it be weird to set up an alleycat in a small town? Probably twenty people would show up...what do you guys think? Worth it or no?
I echo p's sentiments. This thread is alive and well this morning! I'm taking a break from work. The annual vendor show is today. Which means there's a nearly endless supply of ice cream bars downstairs. :D Two years ago, I ate something like six of them over the course of the day. Today, I'm about to go get my first of the day. One of my colleagues already finished two so far.
peregrine
05-16-06, 12:03 PM
haha 6 in one day! I guess I have to be thankful I'm not a fan of ice cream.
Still though, I'd love to lose some weight and this thread is not helping in the least :p
jyossarian
05-16-06, 12:12 PM
Alleycats are the shizzle...would it be weird to set up an alleycat in a small town? Probably twenty people would show up...what do you guys think? Worth it or no?
You race in a lot of alleycats Sweet? If you can get 20 riders down for a race, it'd definitely be worth organizing. Maybe even throw in a party or bike movie afterwards. There was a bike film fest here this past weekend w/ some bike related movies that are different from the usual Breaking Away and Quiksilver type movies.
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 12:18 PM
Well, I've raced alleycats, but I don't normally, because I live in a little town. And in reality, most people have no idea what the whole messenger culture is, but there are a few who ride fixed in town, so it would be a kind of introduction to alleycats to most folks. I'm always down for a party/movie afterward. good idea!
56/12 and 22/28
05-16-06, 12:22 PM
Good afternoon, ppl.
Good afternoon. In my earlier break, I ate two ice cream bars. Then got some work done, and took another short break and ate another ice cream bar. Yum. :)
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 12:57 PM
I just spent
a ****ing 40+ minutes trying to figure out why something i've worked on for a week worked fine in the tests and not in the deployment. After finally figuring it out it took me 10 minutes to fix it. I had alot of BF posting to catch up on :o
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 12:58 PM
Good afternoon. In my earlier break, I ate two ice cream bars. Then got some work done, and took another short break and ate another ice cream bar. Yum. :)
I think you should change up your sig again :D
I think you should change up your sig again :D
But I just changed it 37 hours ago!
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 01:02 PM
Lunch time! Hungry, Hungry Flippin...
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