40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

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  • tojo_73
    tojo_73 Posts: 213 Member
    Woke up tired and sore so decided to call an audible and switch to yoga this morn. Decent stretch and felt good but will likely have to hit a kettlebell routine tomorrow (unless I can get out for a bike).

    @gam3rguy Enjoy the vacation (I assume a real vacation and not just traveling to another Spartan series :))

    @BettyM1017 Happy Belated
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,129 Member
    Hit the gym today... 20 minutes on the Smart Stride Machine (2.25 miles); 16 minutes rowing machine (1.41 miles); and 37 minutes of strength training. Tried a new ab roller/crunch machine. Might start incorporating it into my workout...I need more for my abs. Need to do some planks, but the day is quickly getting away from me, so not sure I'll get them in today...might be a weekend of plank work...along with housecleaning and the garden. Have a great weekend all you cool kids! :sunglasses:
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    August of 1974 here!
  • 1fitlady
    1fitlady Posts: 4 Member
    Helloitsdan wrote: »
    August of 1974 here!

    Hahaha me too!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "P90X2 X2 Yoga"=Done!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    BettyM1017 wrote: »
    gam3rguy wrote: »
    LAST DAY OF WORK BEFORE VACATION!!! I PREDICT EPIC LEVELS OF GOOFING OFF TODAY!!! (like, MORE than usual!!!)

    Enjoy that vacation! I hope you're doing something unforgettable! (in a good way

    goofing off! sleeping in, video games, Pokémon hunting with the pup. not going back 'til December 1!!!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    tojo_73 wrote: »
    Woke up tired and sore so decided to call an audible and switch to yoga this morn. Decent stretch and felt good but will likely have to hit a kettlebell routine tomorrow (unless I can get out for a bike).

    @gam3rguy Enjoy the vacation (I assume a real vacation and not just traveling to another Spartan series :))

    @BettyM1017 Happy Belated

    "real" vacation...November...all of it! :p (Oct 31 too...'cuz it's a Monday) got me some horror games lined up...and Arkham City, because Scarecrow's the main baddie!!! extra ghost type Pokémon this weekend too, so...hiking in the park with the pup!!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    no Spartans until next April...then it's on...again...
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    Easy paced 10 miler done this morning as the sun rose. Now its time to fight back against the knee deep invasion of fallen leaves in my yard. Quick burst of snow on Thursday brought them all down at once.
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "P90X2 X2 Recovery + Mobility"=Done!
  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
    Trying to work up the interest in going to 10am kickboxing. My son is home sick so I'm staying home. He's 11 so fine for a couple of hours if I want to go, but I won't let him stay on his own all day. However looking at him sleeping on the couch makes me think making napping sounds better!
  • cqbkaju
    cqbkaju Posts: 1,011 Member
    edited October 2016
    3furballs wrote: »
    Trying to work up the interest in going to 10am kickboxing.
    Kickboxing? Do you mean a "cardio-kickboxing class"?
    Sorry, pet peeve of mine since I am a coach.
    If you are not ever fighting an opponent then you are not "kickboxing".
    If you have never been kicked or punched in the head when training then you are not "kickboxing."

    People don't claim to be "boxers" just because they have punched a heavy bag or tried to hit a speed bag but for some reason, people often imply they are "kickboxing" just because they go to a cardio class.
    Calling a cardio class "kickboxing" sounds better in ads and marketing I guess but it is rather offensive to actual kickboxers who train hard and then battle it out in the ring.

    No offense intended towards you; I am just looking for clarity.
    The first step to fix the problem is educating people who use the term improperly.

    John Glendening in the blue head gear (one of the guys I coach) wins by TKO in the second round of a K-1 kickboxing match, after taking a couple of groin kicks from the other guy:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S3vBe69Jy8
  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    3furballs and gam3rguys it has been a long time. Hope both of you are well. Looks like I have missed out on a lot as I am responding on page 401. I am now addicted to hot yoga boot camp and hot barre. Why wasn't I aware of these classes before? I will do a better job in keeping up with what is going on with the group. Have a great day everyone.
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    TheSufferfest - cycling trainer workout done.
  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
    edited October 2016
    @cqbkaju , yes it's cardio kickboxing on the heavy bags, no I didn't specify, I've specified many times over the years on this thread and just didn't feel the need to specify every time. No I don't spar in the ring.

    Cardio kickboxing, focus pads, kettlebell and self defence based on jujitsu/taikwondo are my workouts. At the dojo you have to be at least a yellow belt in the karate program to spar. I'm not in karate. We do randori in self defence and that's it for anything like sparring.

    @caramelgyrlk , long time no see! That sounds like a great class. I need to get back to Sunday hot yoga, helps stretch out all the kinks.
  • cqbkaju
    cqbkaju Posts: 1,011 Member
    edited October 2016
    @3furballs Thank you for the clarification.

    Good luck in your workouts.

    BTW, it is "taekwondo".
    Americans mispronounce it "Tie,kwon,doe" so often that they are even starting to spell it wrong.
    It should be roughly pronounced as: tay-gwon-doe, all together with no pauses. Like a single word.

    Yes, it is pedantic. The grammar and vocabulary of a language often is.

    Source: My first coach (when I was much younger) trained in Korea.
    Now many "tie,kwon,doe" instructors in America seem to care more about if you paid your tuition than if you are pronouncing the name correctly.
    I frequently hear "black belts" in the style pronounce it wrong.
  • BettyM1017
    BettyM1017 Posts: 616 Member
    gam3rguy wrote: »

    goofing off! sleeping in, video games, Pokémon hunting with the pup. not going back 'til December 1!!!

    Enjoy! I think I'll do a little "hunting" myself tomorrow. Downtown St. Pete is loaded with stops.
  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
    @cqbkaju , the form of self defence is based on many styles and stems from South Korean special forces, it's called Baang Oah Won.
  • cqbkaju
    cqbkaju Posts: 1,011 Member
    edited October 2016
    3furballs wrote: »
    @cqbkaju , the form of self defence is based on many styles and stems from South Korean special forces, it's called Baang Oah Won.
    Interesting. I have never heard of "Baang Oah" in reference to Korea.
    I wrote a research paper on the history of Korean martial arts, for what it is worth.
    "Baang Oah" is a Thai phrase, if I recall correctly.
    I am guessing this is a recent (say 10 or 20 years) "hybrid style" that has been made up by someone.
    I don't see any reference to it and South Korean Special Forces, but I do not have any team members currently deployed there to confirm if it is in use.

    EDIT: Yeah, I'm right.. you said "the form of self defence is based on many styles". I overlooked that.
    Of course, that raises other questions, like why a "Special Forces" unit is bothering with "self defence" techniques instead of training in a Combatives program.
    There is a difference between martial arts and real self defense and a difference between self defense and combatives.
    In fact I just taught a workshop on these concepts this weekend.

    Doesn't matter. Looks like I side-tracked the discussion since this is my area of expertise.

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  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    3furballs, I see you are still kicking butt (awesome). I have been taking the hot yoga boot camp for 2 months now and the instructor is motivational as well and passionate which makes me try harder. I love the heat, but when the class is over walking out into the cold (YIKES). Tonight is hot Barre which is also challenging. I have a newfound respect for barre and pilates. Have a wonderful day.
  • terryfloresg
    terryfloresg Posts: 23 Member
    Hi everyone!! I'm new to this group. I joined MFP about 2 years ago and it definitely helped me lose lots of weight. Well, I'm back here with the same problem. So, I have decided to change my lifestyle for good. I have decided to go Raw Vegan and I am looking for people doing the same. I haven't decided if I'm going 100% Raw or 80-10% 10% being cooked vegetables/fruits. Please let me know if you are a Raw Vegan so that I can learn from you. Thanks!
  • agbmom556
    agbmom556 Posts: 694 Member
    Happy Monday!
    Finished Body Pump class today.
    So glad work has slowed down so I can get back to my lunch workouts. :)
  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
    The style is actually mostly based on jujitsu and aikido, not taikeondo, throws and joint manipulation, using the attackers force against them, soft style, not hard like karate. Our founder trained with South Korean special forces and came home and started this program.

    No, it would not be a "recognized" form, like karate, however it does exactly what I want, which is protect myself and family in possible real life situations, not tournament, not competition; but muggers and the possible rapist or attacker that holds me at knife point or tries to drag me into an ally. I don't need to win points, just break bones.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Day 2555 of being over 40:

    Keep trying to get younger but not working.
    Will try new map to fountain of youth.
    Crew spirits seem lifted since bringing in alcohol. Definitely reduce age gap issues for dating.
    Knees and hips hurt (repeat of every day).
    Keep reminding myself not to forget things.

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