Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Open For Business (Page 32)

"It just doesn't get any better than this" isn't that Old Milwaukee?

I'm struggling with the decision to stay in education or look for something else, but the schedule is so hard to leave, especially while my kids are still young. I think once they are out of the house, I won't feel guilty working year round.

True story.....pain with my foot hurt so bad that one night I made my own DIY sock by duct taping my toes to my upper calf (wearing sweatpants). It worked...but looked so moronic that I feel confident saying: If you need to do this BUY THE SOCK.

I feel for all of you struggling through this winter. This was my job tonight, covering a high school baseball game at a Major League spring training ball park.





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That is really tough, I'm sorry to hear your motivation is lacking! Are there things you can do at home? A walk will probably feel great, and either way you should focus on getting better first. Once you are cleared to SBR or lift I bet your motivation will come flooding back! Good luck on your recovery!

I went to body pump this morning, which puts me at 3/6 (I have decided not to include my volleyball match in my count this week). Feeling a really good sore right now :-) Heading out with some friends tonight for dinner and drinks (no CLP!). Excited to get some good workouts in over the weekend!

So is DH "darling husband" or is it an actual person who used to belong to the group?

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That was me on the "Powered by HOPS!" I would love to see that on there! I can't claim originality, my brother was here (ironically celiac now), and i told him what was going on, his response, "cool, powered by hops." I thought it was brilliant and I will wear anything with that written on it.

Amen. Though I have to admit I only teach in the spring semester - bout all I can take.

42/400--Spin class this morning (54min). I like spin class, even though I know it isn't as good as my trainer (that I will find any reason on the planet to avoid--no joke, I once decided to clean the drain traps out of all the sinks, tubs, and showers in my house to avoid the trainer). Plus, at 35 I was the oldest person in the room by about 10 years (university rec center) and I blew them away--gives you a little ego boost to start the morning! I'm at 7/7 workouts this week, but haven't yet done my "for your future health" workout. I'm still thinking yoga, I just have to settle down enough to do it at some point.

Gretchen, you are killing it!!! Good for you!! Keep on going!

I'm hoping to get on my trainer this morning just for a 1/2 hour before I go meet a student. (stupid, stupid me - it's sunny out and a beautiful day to ski and we're meeting smack in the middle of the day). I have PT this afternoon - haven't done my exercises in over a week since before getting sick so I'll have to suffer his wrath. Doh.
The road to recovery is fraught with potholes and ice - take care where you place your foot but keep your eyes ahead.

Hey, I like that plank challenge that was posted - I think I have the same one. When do you want to start for those interested? We could do the first 3 weeks of it to get us through to the end of the month to start maybe? Throw in 20 or 30 push-ups and burpees alternating sets of 10 too as a possibility (or mountain climbers?) just thinking.
I am 0/7 this week but will hopefully be 2/7 after today. I'm only just recovering so I'm not pushing it this week.

Thor, Gretchen, Chrtistina, Nicole - kickin butt out there keep at it!

Cynthia - time is not your friend is it? I used to struggle with workouts when I was out of the house 12+ hours a day, and I was only running then. Hope things open up soon.

Chris - no fair rubbing that good Florida weather in And baseball no less! Before pitchers and catchers report even!

Jenn - go get 'em today.

I'm going to try a kickboxing/circuit training class tonight - more cardio/strength/endurance. Wish me luck!

Knocked out workouts 5 and 6 for the week today with a 500 meter swim this morning and 30 minutes on the bike trainer at lunch. I've got a long run tomorrow and I'll most like do my maintenance workout to knock the soreness down to recover from it.

Feeling really lucky to not have to deal with all the snow down here. How y'all do it I'll never know!

I just did a 30 minute ride and 60 minute run, so I'm 4/6 on the week.

The run was new to me, I choose the interval plus setting on the treadmill and then upped the level 2 higher than normal. Seemed like the right thing to do to give me a good workout to prepare me for my March run. Once it started I started to doubt my choices but I didn't want to admit defeat to the others around me by dialing down the settings. Well looky that, I was able to do it. I really need to stop doubting myself and start challenging myself (incrementally of course....no need to get hurt).

Saturday is going to be daddy taxi to a gymnastic meet, but I plan a Sunday run outside if more snow doesn't come so that will get me the 5 SBR for the week. If I feel up to it I'll give a basic yoga core workout a shot tomorrow...with the rain date as Saturday night.

I'm proud of myself for how much I'm working out at the moment, Gretchen and you others (can't remember all the names) should be stoked then cause you're totally killing it.

I've been weighing myself as I finish working out on the scale at the YMCA. I think it's broken or something because the pounds are melting off. Hmm...strange how a broken scale is making my pants fit better though.

-Snewo

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Thor - hockey outdoors in -17F, what sharp contrast to baseball in FL.

Snewo - you go get em!!! Look at you huh? Nice work!

I'm 3/6 after tonight's foray into the world of kickboxing. What a full hour of cardio and strengthening that was! My personal trainer teaches the class and she texted me afterwards to say I did a great job. She tells it like it is so that meant a lot!

Brother-in-law made a quick sketch of a dude with an aero helmet on.... LOL!!!!!







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He drew that? Wow! The man has talent!

got my PT in yesterday. I am hoping to ski today, but holy cats it's -17 F without the windchill!! (that's -27C for those north of the border). In my youth I would laugh and suck it up. Glad I'm not young anymore!! (just smarter). Might be a good day for the pool! LOL

Dave and John, nice work to both of you! Sounds like it was a day for good workouts!

Jennifer - "holy cats"...I love that, and plan on stealing it if that's okay

Kurt, that drawing is pretty impressive and very funny. Definitely a talented guy.

I slept in this morning rather than go to cycling, but I think my body needed it (that and I had one too many glasses of sangria last night while out with some girl friends). I plan on swimming this evening right before I have a swim lesson, so hopefully the pool is not too packed around 6pm. I'm hoping since it's a Friday it won't be. Then I think I'm going to do a boot camp tomorrow morning, swimming again tomorrow in the afternoon (I have another lesson), and then taking a step class and bodyflow, which is a mixture of yoga, pilates and tai chi, which will all put me at 8/6 for the week.

Hope everyone has a great weekend full of powerful workouts!

Yeah. Did you miss the part where I said he was "lead character artist for a video game company"? LOL!! One of his best drawings I ever saw was of an old woman, at the table next to us at a restaurant. She was there with her family, and he was just sketching on the table (paper table cover...Macaroni Grill). His Dad saw it, and ripped it off the rest of the table cover, and gave it to her. Her whole family loved it.

Anyway....
I'd like some feedback on it. I told him it was awesome, but the aero helmet looked weird, and to replace it with a regular bike helmet.
We can have him take this in the correct direction. Just give me some input. His forte is the "cartoony" type characters. Check out his Flavor Falv...

-Kurt





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Is this a league that plays at an outdoor rink? that is awesome, they dont have any here and I dont understand why not, the season would be long, and way cheaper to run than indoor rinks.

Stay warm Thor!

That is awesome, this is my favourite so far, Just that dude on the back, BDAS on the front, or vice versa, awesome.

So I am 2/6 this week, really have to step it up, really excited to get on the stretching/yoga train again, I always jump into training too hard and fast, neglecting the recovery aspects and end up hurting myself. Hoping that I can keep that from happening this time.

I think I added myself onto the Google Doc, not sure though, first time using one. Good luck Team!

This morning I got in an extra swim workout for the week (pretty proud of that since swimming isn't fun yet) and a 12 mile run. That's 8 workouts on the week. Tonight or in the morning I'll do my maintenance workout by stretching for a bit, spending some time with the foam roller and icing down the final stages of an IT band rehab. I've got a 2 mile recovery run tomorrow and that will close the books on a pretty solid training week. But the temp here is above zero so I'm spoiled.

Steal away, Nicole!!
Lots of stuff going on for you this weekend, great job!!