I tried not to judge

Sinisterly

All of these posts have the same thing in common: how flicking addicted people are to their cell phones. What is the need to text or surf the net between sets; what is so important that people can’t workout without talking to somebody on the phone? It is like the world is going to come to an end if they don’t.

Relax, chill out, and take a break from electronic gadgets. Go to the gym and work on your fitness goals.

Do you ever do really heavy lifting? You need a break between sets.

I fail to see the relationship between lifting, breaks between sets, and cell phones.

And to answer your question, YES, I lift and YES, I take breaks between sets, but cell phones (surfing, texting or talking) are not a fitness requirement.

You would like to ask Arnold and all the heaving lifters of years ago, how did they managed to gain so much and be so successful in the absence of cell phones.

i think maybe it's a generational thing. people 30 and under probably cannot imagine life without their smartphone going everywhere they go. it's all they've known. i grew up in the days of rotary dial phones and cellphones that were the size of a cinderblock. i feel no need to be constantly connected to the phone or internet wherever i go, so i don't even own a cellphone, much less a smartphone. i think those from my generation (i'm assuming you are one of them) think that a phone at a gym is not a necessity. i think those much younger would disagree. what you and i feel perfectly comfortable tracking on a pad of paper with a pencil probably feels very strange to the younger generation not to be tracking with a special app.

I can't seem to get rid of my phone lately, Brainy!!!
And I'll admit.. I do not want to..
Not for a while haha.

I grew up with my grandmother's rotary phone and oh my goodness if I dialed the wrong number!
Try dialing 9-1-1 on that thing! The 9 would take AGES to rotate.

Don't even remind me of the BetaMax that we could not get hooked up to the TV.. Oh my god and the rabbit ears war! And the TV Dial. She even had the really oldschool brick refrigerators.. I wonder if she still has it. I had an odd obsession with it, I always wanted it.

during my junior year of high school (1983), this cellphone was an example of what was available for those who needed to be able to talk while they were away from their desk. i'm not sure what the limitations of coverage were back then, but this thing cost about $4K and had a battery life of about a half hour. suffice to say, my generation did not grow up with a reliance on cellphones.

Hahahaha YES!!!

And the old school laptop...


While we're at it.. The calculator.
(Original calculators, that is).

Oh Sam, you kill me! :laugh:

Man, I'd love to rock out with a laptop that huge, see how many looks I get from people.

BaileyP3

All of these posts have the same thing in common: how flicking addicted people are to their cell phones. What is the need to text or surf the net between sets; what is so important that people can’t workout without talking to somebody on the phone? It is like the world is going to come to an end if they don’t.

Relax, chill out, and take a break from electronic gadgets. Go to the gym and work on your fitness goals.

I'll be the first to admit that my ipod comes with me to the gym not my phone. I'm one of 'those' people. The ones that don't feel it's necessary to be attached to electronics 24/7 s a matter of fact I have a credit on my pay as you go phone because I like to disconnect from the rest of the world and re-charge myself whenever possible so I'm curious. Is there anywhere that these people disconnect from technology?? During sex? On dates? While cooking dinner? Bathing your kids? Bedtime storytime? just curious, no judgement.