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Cat don't look very motivatedOriginally Posted by High_Plains_Drifter
LOL... for putting in some of the end caps... but... here it is... DONE... only took TEN HOURS. VERY pleased though. Can't really think of an exercise you can't do on this thing. The thing right behind the upright seat you throw over your shoulders and do crunches, that's very cool. Doubt I can get the six pack back that I had when I was 30 but I'm going to try...
That looks pretty slick.
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She was wondering why the hell I closed the blinds on her open window... I had to close them for second to get the picture.Cat don't look very motivated
That looks pretty slick.
Yeah I've used it already. Got a little work out. I am so impressed with this machine. Everything works so smooth, all the adjustments are easy, you can do so many different exercises on it, and it's really built well, super heavy duty, went together really nice, quality finish and materials, I'm going to leave a good review on it on Amazon. Going to have to figure up work out routines though.
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Glad it worked out for you. I'me extremely leery of things like weight machines because all too often they end up being the quality you find in the apartment complex "gym". Rinky-tink, lightweight BS. If you got quality, heavy duty stuff, probably worth the price alone.
I got the same with my Oly weight bar. I went after market and bought a Rogue 20 kg bar. The "45 lb" bar that came with the budget Oly weight wet I bought did not weight 45 lbs, was off balance noticeably, and the markings on the bar were off. Absolutely unsat and annoying as Hell. The Rogue bar was worth the price alone just because I don't need a slide-rule every time I get my grip on it
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I'll tell ya, after the two days it took to put it together, carting all that heavy stuff, and then the work out I got this morning, I've lost 3 pounds already and I noticeably feel better. I can feel my strength and energy coming back with just that little. It's amazing what exercise will do for you. I'll see how this works out for a few months. I can't see needing any free weights. But I am SO GLAD I have this thing now. It's right here under my nose. I don't have to get dressed, walk through snow, heat up the shop and all that this winter to work out now, and I won't sit around on my fat ass letting myself go. I just hate that with a passion. Exercising kinda got under my skin in the military. It can be addicting...Glad it worked out for you. I'me extremely leery of things like weight machines because all too often they end up being the quality you find in the apartment complex "gym". Rinky-tink, lightweight BS. If you got quality, heavy duty stuff, probably worth the price alone.
I got the same with my Oly weight bar. I went after market and bought a Rogue 20 kg bar. The "45 lb" bar that came with the budget Oly weight wet I bought did not weight 45 lbs, was off balance noticeably, and the markings on the bar were off. Absolutely unsat and annoying as Hell. The Rogue bar was worth the price alone just because I don't need a slide-rule every time I get my grip on it
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Eh ... I do ALL that "old school", caveman stuff. I don't use machines at all. I'll use just about ANYTHING too. In Kuwait, we used sandbags and a truck axleI'll tell ya, after the two days it took to put it together, carting all that heavy stuff, and then the work out I got this morning, I've lost 3 pounds already and I noticeably feel better. I can feel my strength and energy coming back with just that little. It's amazing what exercise will do for you. I'll see how this works out for a few months. I can't see needing any free weights. But I am SO GLAD I have this thing now. It's right here under my nose. I don't have to get dressed, walk through snow, heat up the shop and all that this winter to work out now, and I won't sit around on my fat ass letting myself go. I just hate that with a passion. Exercising kinda got under my skin in the military. It can be addicting...
As long as that is what works for you is what matters.
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I got so bored and desperate last winter I tried using gallon Arizona tea jugs filled with water...Eh ... I do ALL that "old school", caveman stuff. I don't use machines at all. I'll use just about ANYTHING too. In Kuwait, we used sandbags and a truck axle
As long as that is what works for you is what matters.
Yeah whatever works, just do it. The coolest thing about a universal gym is all the different kinds of exercises you can do with it. I've even got a little strap for going around your ankle so you can work the back of your legs and such. You can't forget your legs. Don't want to be all buffed out on top and your legs look like tooth picks. Sitting around getting soft will just get you into an early grave.
And another thing, they started me on a statin to lower my cholesterol, but I've read that the ONE THING you can do, that is the BEST thing you can do to lower your cholesterol, is EXERCISE. So I'm going to stop taking it and just see what happens. If it comes down, which I expect it will, I'm going to tell my doctor that I haven't been taking it, that it's down because I bought another nice gym and have been working out.
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Speaking of ...I got so bored and desperate last winter I tried using gallon Arizona tea jugs filled with water...
Yeah whatever works, just do it. The coolest thing about a universal gym is all the different kinds of exercises you can do with it. I've even got a little strap for going around your ankle so you can work the back of your legs and such. You can't forget your legs. Don't want to be all buffed out on top and your legs look like tooth picks. Sitting around getting soft will just get you into an early grave.
And another thing, they started me on a statin to lower my cholesterol, but I've read that the ONE THING you can do, that is the BEST thing you can do to lower your cholesterol, is EXERCISE. So I'm going to stop taking it and just see what happens. If it comes down, which I expect it will, I'm going to tell my doctor that I haven't been taking it, that it's down because I bought another nice gym and have been working out.
If there's one thing I don't leave out, it's legs. The hardest thing I'm doing right now is Olympic weightlifting. I already KNOW I can power up a LOT more weight. But doing it by the numbers with proper technique is a whole 'nuther ball game. The squat snatch and squat clean and jerk however don't miss many muscles at all. I found some "new" ones as a matter of fact
My legs and lower back suffered the most when I was in the hospital which is something I NEVER had to deal with. I was always naturally strong.
Your upper body ain't going anywhere your lower body don't take it.
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