tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post1485039529011966959..comments2008-02-20T21:27:45.015-05:00Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-62174174015084853822008-02-20T21:27:00.000-05:002008-02-20T21:27:00.000-05:00This post hit so close to home, Crabby! I think a lot of women do this, and I'm not going to blame society or supermodels or anything, but I feel like it is can be really damaging. While we should be proud of any accomplishment or effort when it comes to exercising, eating right, etc (ie things that more than half of the population don't even bother with) Instead we focus on what we did wrong, or where we slipped. I started (tortuous) Weight Watcherrs a month ago and I am down 12 pounds. I never even felt happy about it, I just kept harrumphing about the 28 I have to go. Screw that!!! I kick ass; I lost 12 pounds :) And Screw your so-called slides on your training...you are out there doing stuff that most people don't care enough about themselves to even attempt...That kicks ass, too!Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02889603882259256735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-57913702984608467742008-02-20T11:55:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:55:00.000-05:00I am so glad - I thought I was the only one who couldn't count reps!<BR/><BR/>What really gets to me are people - sometimes trainers with clients! - that count out loud enough to be heard through half the gym. How am I to keep track with them doing that next to me? ArrgMonikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302974861664314683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-81167163160821362272008-02-20T09:45:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:45:00.000-05:00Ha! THese comments are great. I think this pretty much sums it up for me: <BR/><I>I have this little adolescent part of my brain that wants to be GOOD at stuff without actually bothering to try very hard.<BR/></I>katieohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08339475353059389950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14270296848403363762008-02-20T09:36:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:36:00.000-05:00What awesome comments!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad to hear that even fitness and yoga instructors can't count, and that I have some company in the Homer Simpson school of Doh!<BR/><BR/>However, most of you folks seem to be far less ego driven than I am--good for you, 'cause mine just gets me in trouble.Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56177636742064163582008-02-20T07:13:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:13:00.000-05:00I personally think it's great that your first assumption is that you're kicking ass. I always think the latter and it messes with me. I've done 3 marathons, but a lot of mornings, my brain thinks I can't possibly even run a mile. I guess it comes from being overweight nearly my entire life. I like your way much better!Scrumpy's Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963135920577462855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-1474632065121881032008-02-19T21:25:00.000-05:002008-02-19T21:25:00.000-05:00So glad I'm not unusual in the not-thinking while exercising part. I don't seem to have these oopsies where I think I'm doing better than I am, and of course when I'm suddenly doing worse I can always blame the thyroid or the allergies--everything is their fault. <BR/><BR/>Mary Anne in KentuckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64571674743489766162008-02-19T20:18:00.000-05:002008-02-19T20:18:00.000-05:00ok I LOVE the comments :)<BR/><BR/>I am just happy when I make it to the gym now.<BR/><BR/>but Im old that way.<BR/><BR/>Carlacarlahttp://www.mizfitonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-6421676213583044952008-02-19T19:25:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:25:00.000-05:00I have to follow my DVD or I get lost when doing Yoga. I have noticed on one that the instructor can't count & talk either, I know that I've spent more time on one side than the other when following her.Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-62412207640815356522008-02-19T18:26:00.000-05:002008-02-19T18:26:00.000-05:00<B>Homer:</B> Nnngh...TWO!<BR/><B>Lenny:</B> Actually, Homer, that's just one. Ya see, each push-up has an up part--and a down part!<BR/><B>Homer:</B> D'OH!<BR/><BR/>I did this kind of thing constantly before I got a personal trainer. I tried everything I could: tapping after each set, counting breaths, using a specific playlist of songs, and no matter what my count would always get screwed up. Endless sessions of monotonous cardio are about all I can do without professional help.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598437779185407354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-74840008378713424592008-02-19T16:36:00.000-05:002008-02-19T16:36:00.000-05:00I'm like most here. I too can't think straight too when exercising. Thank goodness there are the monitors on the machines to keep you abreast of miles, incline, calories, time etc. I track all my workout stats and then write them down, but many times I even forget by the time I get to the locker room. Dang it!<BR/><BR/>One thing to note. When you are deep breathing like you do in cardio you cannot think and focus on breathe at the same time. Try it right now. Take 3-4 deep breathes like deep into your belly and see if you can think any thoughts like your blog stats, TV shows, what will Britney do with her life,etc etc. Odds are your focus will be entirely on your lungs and your breathe. Which btw is a good thing. It's a break from the chatter of your brain.Stephanie Quilaohttp://www.backinskinnyjeans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-68992621480876381112008-02-19T16:27:00.000-05:002008-02-19T16:27:00.000-05:00strange I tend to think a lot when I exercise..but keeping track of what I've done interval usually has to be done by doing exact amounts of time so I can count backwards when I lose track. Either way..you're working out righ!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995696358152941044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4618479568098068482008-02-19T14:31:00.000-05:002008-02-19T14:31:00.000-05:00You guys are totally cracking me up!<BR/><BR/>And Sambo, love the lunge/distance idea--if only I did lunges.<BR/><BR/>(I pretend it's my bad knees keeping me from them but actually it's the fact that I hate them. But it really is a smart idea.)Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-32603572863070286152008-02-19T14:22:00.000-05:002008-02-19T14:22:00.000-05:00As lazy as I've been lately, I'd take a faux performance gain over no performance gain. Hell, getting my gym shoes on is a major accomplishment!Jenhttp://semicharmedwife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14965347004025415812008-02-19T14:04:00.000-05:002008-02-19T14:04:00.000-05:00Hahahaha...The stories are great...I love it...<BR/><BR/>I lose track with lunges too, so I don't count. I pick a distance, go that far, take a break and then go back to start making sure I start with the opposite leg (X2)...It works, trust me and you don't have to count...Score...<BR/><BR/>For intervals, I use the little onboard computer thingy...On the elliptical, I watch the time bars and after a set number go by, I ramp up and puch myself until the next one flashes and then got moderatly for a set number and so on and so forth...<BR/><BR/>I've found that there are ways around having to think while you're there...Because after all, you should be paying attention to your body so that you don't hurt yourself...Sambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17019047318620880046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24248583555886182612008-02-19T13:54:00.000-05:002008-02-19T13:54:00.000-05:00Ah now, see, if I forget how many reps I've done in the weight room, it's no biggie. But, when I forget it while teaching class, that's another thing entirely. Apparently, I can't count to 4. I teach one class where we do 4 reps of each exercise REAAAAAALY slowly (about 20 seconds each), and so if I'm giving form cues and helping people out, I'll get to 3 or 4 and not remember whether it is 3 or 4, so I ask the class and they look at me like I'm a martian.The Lethological Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-41149501322046695972008-02-19T13:45:00.000-05:002008-02-19T13:45:00.000-05:00Sometimes I like to be blissfully ignorant of how much work I'm doing (or not doing). I have a chronic condition called "rounding up-itis."Kaetihttp://www.experiencelifemag.com/blogs/renovating-kaetinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-57565179451908141722008-02-19T12:50:00.000-05:002008-02-19T12:50:00.000-05:00HaHa!! I dropped my guard and got hit with a left/right cream pie in the face! <BR/><BR/>Vanilla, your bad math with running will make you a champion!<BR/><BR/>Dr. JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-68475775288359567432008-02-19T12:19:00.000-05:002008-02-19T12:19:00.000-05:00When I joined my gym a year and a half ago, I got on the scale and was psyched to see I'd lost 11 pounds!<BR/>Until I looked more closely and noticed I was looking at the metric measurements, not pounds. I had actually gained a few.<BR/><BR/>Oops.azusmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833120044345423052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-66099914681474094682008-02-19T12:11:00.000-05:002008-02-19T12:11:00.000-05:00The Bag Lady can't think and exercise at the same time either - she starts day-dreaming and forgets to count her reps. Sigh.the Bag Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4920957426823544632008-02-19T12:01:00.000-05:002008-02-19T12:01:00.000-05:00It's funny...I'm going thru the counting problem with the addition of lunges to my workout. I was counting a lunge forward on one side as 1, so 10 on each side was 20...I just realised that it's not. It's just 10.<BR/>So here I was all pumped about the whole 20 lunges thing and really...eh, not so much :)<BR/>This is why I do muscle training to a DVD. I need someone telling me what to do or I lose count or start to daydream...Geosominhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-52561167567007113302008-02-19T11:45:00.000-05:002008-02-19T11:45:00.000-05:00I can't think and exercise either. I planned out a 9 mile run recently and headed out with my Garmin. When I got to a landmark that I knew was 2.5 miles from my house I checked my Garmin. My Garmin told me I'd already run 6.5 miles as I should have but somehow when I added the 2.5 remaining to the 6.5 completed, I got 8 miles and threw in an extra loop to make sure I actually ran 9 miles. I was naturally shocked to discover that I'd run 10 miles when I got home.<BR/><BR/>I've never been good with numbers, but it's apparently even worse when I'm running.Vanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875001377964050508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-61363366958627980742008-02-19T11:42:00.000-05:002008-02-19T11:42:00.000-05:00Katherine, too funny!<BR/><BR/>Is that the fitlinx thingy that beeps irately at you if you go too fast? I used to be on that at a gym a long time ago. It was great at keeping track of stuff. But I do remember it being a big 'ol nag about slowing the heck down. I'd rather cheat and go fast.Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-9816414481000354332008-02-19T11:25:00.000-05:002008-02-19T11:25:00.000-05:00My gym has this nifty little system that keeps track of everything you do on the weight machines. I can't remember if I've done ten reps or four, so it helps that it counts for me. It also tells me how many I'm supposed to do and at which weight. It takes the guesswork out of working out, and I don't have to keep track of anything to measure my progress. The computer pulls up all sorts of charts and graphs. <BR/><BR/>The system isn't foolproof, though. Yesterday, I was doing tricep curls and was very impressed at how easy it was. Then I realized I hadn't moved the pin, and I was only using ten pounds instead of fifty. Oops.Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645998488892708685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-11486546888297748912008-02-19T10:37:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:37:00.000-05:00So Dr. J, what lengths will you go to?Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-1983912193924571372008-02-19T10:27:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:27:00.000-05:00So you guys sound WAY more evolved than I am. You either keep track for health reasons or zone out in a healthy way. I have this little adolescent part of my brain that wants to be GOOD at stuff without actually bothering to try very hard.<BR/><BR/>Dr J--great tip, it does sound more impressive! And from what I hear, guys are very good at keeping track of lengths.Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.com