[Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!

Thu Jan 1 19:44:59 UTC 2009

Glad you use water; I workout around an hour typically.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robin Melvin" <robinmel71 at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!


> Ashley,
>
> Of course, I work out with water. Oh! I'm sorry, H2O.  3 hours  is not a 
> long time if you are in "the zone." Yes, I do work out quite regularly, 
> but this was my 1st 3 hour work out. I usually work out for either 1 or 2 
> hours.
>
> Robin
> At 07:30 AM 1/1/2009, you wrote:
>>Robin!
>>
>>Three hours!  My goodness.  I'm with Joe Shaw and can't imagine working 
>>out more than an hour.
>>I hope you built up to this amount and had water.  Don't overdue it.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Melvin" 
>><robinmel71 at earthlink.net>
>>To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
>><sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 1:13 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!
>>
>>
>>>Carly,
>>>Actually, People it was 3 hours, not 2 hours.
>>>Some people have problems, typing numbers.
>>>Sorry, Carly. I know this because I also worked out on New Year's Eve for 
>>>3 hours and 15 minutes on the elliptical machine while you were in spin 
>>>class.
>>>Robin
>>>At 05:24 PM 12/31/2008, you wrote:
>>>>My New Year's Eve
>>>>
>>>>Today I got to spin with my favorite instructor, ever, for 2, count 
>>>>them, 2 whole hours!
>>>>And by the way, I mouth words to the songs with which I am familiar, 
>>>>which isn't many at spin class.
>>>>Happy New Year, everyone!
>>>>Carly At 03:27 PM 12/31/2008, you wrote:
>>>>>Joe,
>>>>>Thought I was the only one who sang to the music in class.  Well I'm 
>>>>>not. I'd like to participate in a spinathon.  Maybe next year.  My gym 
>>>>>has one for an hour and a half too with several instructors; I was out 
>>>>>of town and missed the last one.  Sounds fun and something to be proud 
>>>>>of.
>>>>>
>>>>>Ashley
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Shaw" <jrs3147 at comcast.net>
>>>>>To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
>>>>><sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:52 PM
>>>>>Subject: [Sportsandrec] Burn baby burn!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Well Saturday I had one of the toughest days I have had in a while. My 
>>>>>>buddy and I had a nice upper body lift for over an hour. We got very 
>>>>>>manly in that we worked chest and biceps reaching our max in both 
>>>>>>muscle groups pushing until we could no longer push. I decided a 
>>>>>>couple things during this lift that I previously thought but are now 
>>>>>>cemented. I like curls with dumbells better than on the machine and I 
>>>>>>hate, no really I hate it, the butterfly machine.
>>>>>>After this lift, we go stretch/ chill out in the sana for about twenty 
>>>>>>minutes getting a better sweat going.
>>>>>>After saying goodbye to Ryan and peeling off the sweatshirt as my 
>>>>>>concession to the unknown, I walk into the spin room. The most I have 
>>>>>>ever spun before in one class is sixty five minutes in a class a 
>>>>>>couple weeks ago. Normal for us is 45-50. The spinathon is one hundred 
>>>>>>straight minutes. We are informed during warm-up that last year a lady 
>>>>>>did the class without water. The gauntlet has been thrown down I see. 
>>>>>>Done. The first and last twenty minutes were a lot of warm-up and 
>>>>>>cool-down so we were looking at sixty solid minutes of hills and 
>>>>>>sprints square in the face. We had five different instructors, one per 
>>>>>>twenty minute segment. They were fresh and worked in on one bike.
>>>>>>I am proud to say that I finished the class with my water bottle still 
>>>>>>sealled. I was awarded race m.v.p. as they said I worked really hard 
>>>>>>and provided encouragement to the rest of the group. I joked to my 
>>>>>>friends that it was because I was "the blind one" and remarked to my 
>>>>>>classmates that  I have never been rewarded for being the loudest 
>>>>>>before. I am the dude who bops and sings to the music most of the way 
>>>>>>through and shouts "KICK,  KICK, KICK" to my fellow spinners as the 
>>>>>>hills get tougher and the sprints more plentiful. Great after class 
>>>>>>treets were  the bananna, wheat bagel,  orange slice, and trail mix I 
>>>>>>devoured  at the end. We also got a plastic coffee mug with lid for 
>>>>>>participation, I am a  total sucker for those things.
>>>>>>The entire workout was through by noon. I showered and felt energized 
>>>>>>the rest of the day. Sleep came early and easy before ten. This is 
>>>>>>highly unusual. The word to be used for Sunday is probably fatigued.
>>>>> From hip to feet, I was toast the whole day. It was manageable but
>>>>>>noticeable.
>>>>>>Monday arrives and I am fine. To quote Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, "I'm 
>>>>>>back in the saddle again"
>>>>>>When your gyms do events like these, do  them! I have already asked 
>>>>>>that this become a much more regular event.
>>>>>>Be well and sorry so long, I wanted to share with my group. You guys 
>>>>>>are my heros.
>>>>>>Joe Shaw
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