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Title: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: MAW73 on 25 January 2012, 14:37
How many times do you go to the gym or excercise etc?

I was going to the gym religiously pre-xmas 4-5 times a week. Since Xmas I've only been to the gym once  :smiley:

TBO I'd rather slam my knob in the car door then go the gym at the moment.... So please motivate me to get back into it FFS!

 

 

Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Seanl on 25 January 2012, 14:40
Going to the gym is for vain feckers!  :grin: 5 a side twice a week, and that constitutes my fitness regime! If u want to get fit, go for a run, or have a sank in the bathroom with door and windows closed and the shower on as hot as it goes.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: RandomJord on 25 January 2012, 14:42
I used to go everyother day, but gotten more into different ways of excercise now, more into riding my bike, walking the dogs, running with my mums dog an weights at home.

Much more enjoyable running outside, even if it is pissing down!

So im not encouraging you to the gym, im encouraging you out of it!
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: patc on 25 January 2012, 15:03
Gym 3 x a week, bike ride once a week.

Joined a new gym after moving house. New gym is only 3 min drive or quick ride away. Being near
makes a big difference for me.
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Andy-H on 25 January 2012, 15:13
I've been back at the gym since I got the all clear from the Docs in November.

4 nights a week, trying to rebuild my cardio & strength.
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Rhyso on 25 January 2012, 15:15
I was the opposite to you last year.  The previous year I went 2-3 times a week.

Fed up of being over-weight and lacking energy so that's my motivation.  Now going 3 times a week  :smiley:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Adam on 25 January 2012, 15:21
3 or 4 days a week.
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: luke on 25 January 2012, 15:23
none, because i'm a lazy fecker!  :grin:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Sam on 25 January 2012, 15:26
Never, horrible places. My mates drive to the gym, do some sh!t then drive home, this makes me very angry every time. Run to the fecking gym!
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Post by: jamie_pyrite on 25 January 2012, 15:48
Never, horrible places. My mates drive to the gym, do some sh!t then drive home, this makes me very angry every time. Run to the fecking gym!

What about traveling back from the gym? If you've had a heavy leg workout, they're likely to be like jelly!

I hate running. I'd much rather cycle if I'm going to do cardio, which is why I drive to the gym. It's easier to get the motivation to leave the house if you're driving to the gym than running too.
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Gavin88 on 25 January 2012, 16:03
5aside once a week and downhill mountain biking at the weekends keeps you in shape
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Milby on 25 January 2012, 16:14
once a week as i get it free with college .....  :wink:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 25 January 2012, 16:40
I train every day. Either use my gym at home, or train at work doing kata and kumite techniques.
Also train with the chief instructor three times a week.
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: MAW73 on 25 January 2012, 17:06
Thanks for the replies. You have all (most of you) shamed me into going to the gym tonight.

It's a hard to find the motivation after a long day at work but no pain no gain I guess!
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: MAW73 on 25 January 2012, 17:10
I was the opposite to you last year.  The previous year I went 2-3 times a week.

Fed up of being over-weight and lacking energy so that's my motivation.  Now going 3 times a week  :smiley:

This is me at the moment. Just need to loose a stone max, get fit and get some energy and motivation back.
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: scarr89 on 25 January 2012, 17:31
Every other day...rotating from weights sesh one day, then a row/run. I can't afford to put on weight and not loose fat!!
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: scott64 on 25 January 2012, 18:07
six days a week mate saturday is my only day off :rolleyes:  :smiley: pretty lucky go my own gym at the bottom of my garden gotta cross trainer, kickbag,exercise bike and a good weight bench with a s*it load of free weight discs :smiley:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Kerrse on 25 January 2012, 19:05
4 times a week not vain just enjoy it ( most of the time)
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Seanl on 25 January 2012, 19:20
Gym 3 x a week, bike ride once a week.

Joined a new gym after moving house. New gym is only 3 min drive or quick ride away. Being near
makes a big difference for me.


If its that close, run or walk there you lazy fecker!  :grin:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 25 January 2012, 19:30
i used to do rugby training for one team monday(day time) wednesday (day time) and a game on friday (eavening)

for another team tuesday(night) thursday (night) and a game sunday morn pluss a fitness class every two weeks

then taekwondofor my local monday and wed(night, two classes, used to help out teach the less advanced class then participate in the more advanced)

then saturday used to train with the head of world taekwondo then half a hour after that training session a fight taekwando session. plus a few fights when ever there was comps.

then i broke my shoulder and had to have pins and plates put in, meaning i was out for a full season of rugby, and couldnt do taekwando for the best part of a year, during that year i did no excersise and became a lazy buggar, gave up taekwando and tried to get back into rugby but was too unfit. which is my motivation to get back to how i used to be, good toned body, and alot more fitter (to give you an idea of the fitness i used to be at we used to do an 8 miles run as a warm up for one of the rugby teams, now i think ide pass out after 8 metres).

before xmas i used to go 2-3 times a week doing a good session in the gym then hit the pool for 45 mins. after xmas ive been once and thats it, mainly due to the fact that everyones got there health kick on and decided to join gyms meaning the last time i went in there when i got in there was  only one machine available so spent 45 mins on there, then 20 mins on weights then gave up because i couldnt be bothered to wait any longer so went for a hour long swim, now im proberbly not going to go untill mid feb due to the fact that i hate waiting for machines.
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go a week
Post by: MAW73 on 25 January 2012, 21:08
Well I made it to the gym after work. I feel a bit better for it already.

Managed a 20 min run and 30 mins on the bike.

I'm 40 next year and my aim is to be fitter at 40 then 30. Yep the mid life crisis has started!   :grin:

I feel motivated to go again tomorrow now!

Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: patc on 25 January 2012, 21:15
Gym 3 x a week, bike ride once a week.

Joined a new gym after moving house. New gym is only 3 min drive or quick ride away. Being near
makes a big difference for me.


If its that close, run or walk there you lazy fecker!  :grin:


Hence the words "quick ride" unless it's pi££ing down.  :tongue:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: MK3GTI_16Valve on 25 January 2012, 23:58
P90x...anyone tried it? No doubt if you followed you would get extreme results...very intense. You would need to be motivated to put yourself through it
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Exonian on 26 January 2012, 06:20
Take up shagging, no gym needed.  :laugh:




I've never been to the gym in my life and never needed to thanks to the constant attention from buxom young women*



*The first part of the sentence is true however the rest of it may have been invented!!
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 26 January 2012, 09:27
Take up shagging

What's that then?  :undecided:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Lurky on 26 January 2012, 09:35
Martial arts 4 nights a week 3 of those nights are two classes a night different arts,Rest friday and saturday do a kettlebell blast class sunday mornings
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 26 January 2012, 09:37
Martial arts 4 nights a week 3 of those nights are two classes a night different arts,Rest friday and saturday do a kettlebell blast class sunday mornings

You are busy  :grin:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Lurky on 26 January 2012, 09:42
Prob a bit sad but if there were classes on a friday night and i didnt work saturdays i probably would train those days too  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 26 January 2012, 09:49
Prob a bit sad but if there were classes on a friday night and i didnt work saturdays i probably would train those days too  :rolleyes:

Not at all.
If i wasn't married, i'd be doing classes very night i'm not working.
Fighting is better than sex  :grin:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: patc on 26 January 2012, 11:16
I purposely now go to the gym on a Friday or Saturday evening to stop me from going to the pub  :cry:  I need to cut down the booze and get fitter so in theory it's a win win  :smiley:  Probably...
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 26 January 2012, 11:44
P90x...anyone tried it? No doubt if you followed you would get extreme results...very intense. You would need to be motivated to put yourself through it
ive done p90x. Was frigged after half a hour  :grin:
Title: Re: Going to the Gym. How many times do you go per week?
Post by: Ninja on 26 January 2012, 11:50
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