MN5s muscle maintaining musings....
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Really pleased that my Sunday Pilates sessions are genuinely producing some awesome benefits ( I'm not just saying this to make the mrs happy ).
My flexibility and core control are improving each week and in general I'm physically feeling awesome. She's adding more resistance bands and I'm going well, no more collapsing in a heap and even the shakes have gone. I can see why professional athletes swear by Pilates and yoga as great supplementary work to other stuff.
I genuinely feel my control and form in other exercises has improved no end too.
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Did 3 x rope climbs after work ( dressed in jeans and a shirt ) with about 3-4 minutes rest in between. Got a weird look from a lady walking her dog on the last set. Then home for a couple of sets of one armed push ups in the kitchen while frying up a steak and having a nice glass of diet Ginga beer.
Devastatingly someone has moved ( stolen ) my tire that I use to flip so might have to pop down to the Rugby clubrooms and try and find another.
I guess that's what happens when you live in the Hutt.
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The mrs has signed us up for Tango this weekend. Being a coordinated musician I'm sure I'll be fine. I just hope it's not one of those 'change partner' type deals like when we did Salsa and I got stuck with an enormous minga who I couldn't get my arms around much to her amusement.
( the mrs not the minga )
Trying to get the hang of pistol squats and failing miserably, no Pilates last Saturday on account of a family birthday thing and I fully intended to do dry July ( have been really good with the drinking lately ) but fucked up by having a couple of glasses of red on the first of July.
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Pistol squats are fucking hard! And even harder without good ankle flexibility, which isn't something a lot of us work on 😁
Next time you are doing the rope climbs you could use the rope to give you minor assistance. That's how I see a lot of peeps learning them at the gym. Plus not trying to go to deep to soon. Giggity 👍
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And good on you for saying yes to the tango bro. Enjoy the rewards!!
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@paekakboyz said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
Pistol squats are fucking hard! And even harder without good ankle flexibility, which isn't something a lot of us work on 😁
Next time you are doing the rope climbs you could use the rope to give you minor assistance. That's how I see a lot of peeps learning them at the gym. Plus not trying to go to deep to soon. Giggity 👍
Overall flexibility is getting much better on account of the Pilates so will keep you all posted on my Pistol progress.
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@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
The mrs has signed us up for Tango this weekend. Being a coordinated musician I'm sure I'll be fine. I just hope it's not one of those 'change partner' type deals like when we did Salsa and I got stuck with an enormous minga who I couldn't get my arms around much to her amusement.
( the mrs not the minga )
Trying to get the hang of pistol squats and failing miserably, no Pilates last Saturday on account of a family birthday thing and I fully intended to do dry July ( have been really good with the drinking lately ) but fucked up by having a couple of glasses of red on the first of July.
Tango?
Dude that rhymes with hay.
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@paekakboyz said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
Pistol squats are fucking hard! And even harder without good ankle flexibility, which isn't something a lot of us work on 😁
Next time you are doing the rope climbs you could use the rope to give you minor assistance. That's how I see a lot of peeps learning them at the gym. Plus not trying to go to deep to soon Giggity 👍
You know @MN5 gonna go balls deep from the getgo.
I been so freaking busy lately I had next to no time for anything bar stretching and flexibility stuff!
Somehow I am still losing weight slowly, down to 93.2kg now...gotta get back into shit
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@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
The mrs has signed us up for Tango this weekend. Being a coordinated musician I'm sure I'll be fine. I just hope it's not one of those 'change partner' type deals like when we did Salsa and I got stuck with an enormous minga who I couldn't get my arms around much to her amusement.
( the mrs not the minga )
Trying to get the hang of pistol squats and failing miserably, no Pilates last Saturday on account of a family birthday thing and I fully intended to do dry July ( have been really good with the drinking lately ) but fucked up by having a couple of glasses of red on the first of July.
Tango?
Dude that rhymes with hay.
I think the correct term is metrosexual
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@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
The mrs has signed us up for Tango this weekend. Being a coordinated musician I'm sure I'll be fine. I just hope it's not one of those 'change partner' type deals like when we did Salsa and I got stuck with an enormous minga who I couldn't get my arms around much to her amusement.
( the mrs not the minga )
Trying to get the hang of pistol squats and failing miserably, no Pilates last Saturday on account of a family birthday thing and I fully intended to do dry July ( have been really good with the drinking lately ) but fucked up by having a couple of glasses of red on the first of July.
Tango?
Dude that rhymes with hay.
I think the correct term is metrosexual
I don't know how those dancing couples can do all that without wanting to fark each other's brains out right after. That is some intense shit with some serious eye contact. Don't know how I'd be able to keep the footlong in check.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
The mrs has signed us up for Tango this weekend. Being a coordinated musician I'm sure I'll be fine. I just hope it's not one of those 'change partner' type deals like when we did Salsa and I got stuck with an enormous minga who I couldn't get my arms around much to her amusement.
( the mrs not the minga )
Trying to get the hang of pistol squats and failing miserably, no Pilates last Saturday on account of a family birthday thing and I fully intended to do dry July ( have been really good with the drinking lately ) but fucked up by having a couple of glasses of red on the first of July.
Tango?
Dude that rhymes with hay.
I think the correct term is metrosexual
I don't know how those dancing couples can do all that without wanting to fark each other's brains out right after. That is some intense shit with some serious eye contact. Don't know how I'd be able to keep the footlong in check.
Went to one session, piked on the rest. Switched partner's and had to dance with a pile of old bones and a tubby minga respectively. I just don't think that kind of dancing fits with our culture, the blokes who attend look for the most part like a bunch of serial killers ( quiet, strangely dressed with centre parts ). Al Pacino they most certainly ain't.
Just not my cup of tea. Mrs took it well haha.
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@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
The mrs has signed us up for Tango this weekend. Being a coordinated musician I'm sure I'll be fine. I just hope it's not one of those 'change partner' type deals like when we did Salsa and I got stuck with an enormous minga who I couldn't get my arms around much to her amusement.
( the mrs not the minga )
Trying to get the hang of pistol squats and failing miserably, no Pilates last Saturday on account of a family birthday thing and I fully intended to do dry July ( have been really good with the drinking lately ) but fucked up by having a couple of glasses of red on the first of July.
Tango?
Dude that rhymes with hay.
I think the correct term is metrosexual
I don't know how those dancing couples can do all that without wanting to fark each other's brains out right after. That is some intense shit with some serious eye contact. Don't know how I'd be able to keep the footlong in check.
Went to one session, piked on the rest. Switched partner's and had to dance with a pile of old bones and a tubby minga respectively. I just don't think that kind of dancing fits with our culture, the blokes who attend look for the most part like a bunch of serial killers ( quiet, strangely dressed with centre parts ). Al Pacino they most certainly ain't.
Just not my cup of tea. Mrs took it well haha.
At least you gave it a shot. Would have been OK to do it together but it would be weird to get close and personal with someone else, particularly a tubby minga.
Interesting you mention the freak looking men there. My date last night does salsa and she said the same thing. I was thinking it would be Latino hunks, but apparently the complete opposite.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
The mrs has signed us up for Tango this weekend. Being a coordinated musician I'm sure I'll be fine. I just hope it's not one of those 'change partner' type deals like when we did Salsa and I got stuck with an enormous minga who I couldn't get my arms around much to her amusement.
( the mrs not the minga )
Trying to get the hang of pistol squats and failing miserably, no Pilates last Saturday on account of a family birthday thing and I fully intended to do dry July ( have been really good with the drinking lately ) but fucked up by having a couple of glasses of red on the first of July.
Tango?
Dude that rhymes with hay.
I think the correct term is metrosexual
I don't know how those dancing couples can do all that without wanting to fark each other's brains out right after. That is some intense shit with some serious eye contact. Don't know how I'd be able to keep the footlong in check.
Went to one session, piked on the rest. Switched partner's and had to dance with a pile of old bones and a tubby minga respectively. I just don't think that kind of dancing fits with our culture, the blokes who attend look for the most part like a bunch of serial killers ( quiet, strangely dressed with centre parts ). Al Pacino they most certainly ain't.
Just not my cup of tea. Mrs took it well haha.
At least you gave it a shot. Would have been OK to do it together but it would be weird to get close and personal with someone else, particularly a tubby minga.
Interesting you mention the freak looking men there. My date last night does salsa and she said the same thing. I was thinking it would be Latino hunks, but apparently the complete opposite.
Well yeah when the swarthy Latino blokes do it they look quite natural and fair enough, it's their culture. Kiwi blokes ( and Aussies ) don't really fit the bill. We're all about repressed emotion, not smoldering gazes....
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I posted a rope climbing vid on Fagbook, took it after work so in jeans, shirt and beanie and pretty much the only comments I got were naysayers doubting it was me cos you can't really see my face.
fluffybunnies.
As if I'm the kind of creep who'd film others working out.
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@mn5 See if you'd get a better reaction on different social media. Like Grinder.
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@antipodean said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 See if you'd get a better reaction on different social media. Like Grinder.
Good point. Im sure the blokes love a man with a strong grip
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@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
I posted a rope climbing vid on Fagbook, took it after work so in jeans, shirt and beanie and pretty much the only comments I got were naysayers doubting it was me cos you can't really see my face.
fluffybunnies.
As if I'm the kind of creep who'd film others working out.
Just had a look. To be fair that could have been anyone. It also appeared to cut out halfway through. Did you fall at that point and do a sneeky edit?
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@rancid-schnitzel said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
@mn5 said in MN5s muscle maintaining musings....:
I posted a rope climbing vid on Fagbook, took it after work so in jeans, shirt and beanie and pretty much the only comments I got were naysayers doubting it was me cos you can't really see my face.
fluffybunnies.
As if I'm the kind of creep who'd film others working out.
Just had a look. To be fair that could have been anyone. It also appeared to cut out halfway through. Did you fall at that point and do a sneeky edit?
I wouldn't know how. Just did another climb to silence any naysayers and chucked it on fagbook, got a bit caught near the top and had to cheat with legs briefly but ah well. 95% decent for the rest of it. DOMS flaring up like a mutha fucka as well!
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Joints a bit sore from one too many rope climbs on Saturdee. They can be tough on the CNS so I need to be careful of overdoing it.
Also feeling pleasantly fucked after an hour or so jumping round with the boys at Jumparama. Awesome workout to be honest although oldest boy landed badly and hurt his ankle. I'm sure he'll be ok.
Great being out there making it happen with the lads while other fat, douchebag Dads sat 'watching' their kids ( or should I say phones ).
I don't live with my boys so maybe I feel I need to make an effort but I'd much rather run the risk of being active and potentially embarassing them than sitting on my ass being inactive.
