The Total Gym 1000, that is. I have one in my downtown office and I've been using it for a week now. I am in total agony. What a great workout!!! :D

I do not work for Total Gym 1000. I have no affiliation with them. I just punish myself on the machine :)

Exercise? :eek:

I've got one of those aerofit things that sellout space guy is in the ads of. :D

Used it.. once?

What? Me sweat?

How does it compare to a BoFlex?

According to the commercial, BoFlex is the only Workout machine a person needs. ;)

Originally posted by Website Rob
How does it compare to a BoFlex?

According to the commercial, BoFlex is the only Workout machine a person needs. ;)
I am a real sucker for them infomercials. I even hear the yanks have 24hr infomercial stations. We get them on around 2am and I'm usually still working [from home] then, so I keep seeing these things that I've just got to have. :buck:

But all and all, the Total Gym is a knockout machine. "Back to you Chuck" :D

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OK, now I'll switch my Guinness over to the other hand.

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Originally posted by Abu Mami
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Yes, be sure to even out the load over both arms and do some warm up excercises before hand. Don't want you hurting yourself. :D

Originally posted by Aussie Bob

Yes, be sure to even out the load over both arms and do some warm up excercises before hand. Don't want you hurting yourself. :D Thanks for caring. I was thinking of warming up with Lite beer, but I HATE Lite beer.

Hell...

The best workout is right here with my keyboard.

up and click..
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I am exahusted already. I can feel the BURN!

funny you should mention excercise. I was just moaning to someone a few days ago I need to go out and buy a mountain bike before I expand any further to the sides. Might go shopping next weekend. If nothing else the fresh air might loosen some of the tar in my lungs :D

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik
funny you should mention excercise. I was just moaning to someone a few days ago I need to go out and buy a mountain bike before I expand any further to the sides. Might go shopping next weekend. If nothing else the fresh air might loosen some of the tar in my lungs :D

Greg Moore
:laugh: I have the Total Gym 1000 about 2 meters to right of me in the office and I jump on it every 30 minutes or so for a quick 5 minute program. It's good to relieve the tension too. :D

Seriously though, we should keep in shape as working 16hr days on the puter aint condusive to a healthy lifestyle and longevity. :)

Originally posted by Website Rob
How does it compare to a BoFlex?

According to the commercial, BoFlex is the only Workout machine a person needs. ;)

I hate BoFlex commercials - they show them all the time on ESPN and are way too um..."homoerotic" for my tastes.

I agree the TOTAL GYM system works EXCELLENT. However i didnt fall for its over pricedness. I went out and paid $99 at modells sporting goods for the 'Wieder Total Body Works. Which is exactly the same, if not better in build quality.

and man in the past two months, i have kept up with a steady 3 days a week 1 hour work out. Ive noticed excellent size increases, and gained 10LB of muscle mass. These machines, as stated above will put you in agoney, they work muscles you never knew you had!

Originally posted by vigor
I agree the TOTAL GYM system works EXCELLENT. However i didnt fall for its over pricedness. I went out and paid $99 at modells sporting goods for the 'Wieder Total Body Works. Which is exactly the same, if not better in build quality.

and man in the past two months, i have kept up with a steady 3 days a week 1 hour work out. Ive noticed excellent size increases, and gained 10LB of muscle mass. These machines, as stated above will put you in agoney, they work muscles you never knew you had!
Yes, it's an unreal workout. What I like best is moving focussing on 1 group of muscles to the other in a second without having to move to a new machine etc. I've worked out in gyms for ages, but I love this machine. There's no way to really outgrow it too. Just use the highest setting and really slow down the movements and it'll give you an unreal workout. :)

Time for another 5 minute workout!! :D

Speaking of exercise (some of you may not be familiar with the concept) I have been getting my share of it each day. I dance atleast 35 minutes a day, play badminton for 35 minutes as well, and then after school ranging from 45 minutes to four hours.

Egh.

well curse you all for starting this thread. It's been stuck in my head ever since I saw it, so today I went out and got a 21 gear mountain bike. (shimano gears, stainless rims etc etc).

At least I'll look the part till the riding burns off some of that extra baggage :)

Greg Moore

The only sport I practice is typing on a keyboard :)

Did you know that for each post you do over 1000 muscle moves are needed?

Now I'm tired :)
I'm gonna rest half an hour before my next post :)

Originally posted by akashik
well curse you all for starting this thread. It's been stuck in my head ever since I saw it, so today I went out and got a 21 gear mountain bike. (shimano gears, stainless rims etc etc).

At least I'll look the part till the riding burns off some of that extra baggage :)

Greg Moore
:laugh: :D :stickout

The best exercise I get is picking up my computer to move it from here to there and back from there to here :)

Gosh my computer is REALLY heavy... Ohh... Speaking of that, I should put it on the bathroom scale, and see how much it weighs....

*leaves room for a few seconds and returns with the bathroom scale*

*Climbs under desk and places computer on scale and looks at readout*

My computer weighs 31 pounds :D

Originally posted by Aussie Bob
I am a real sucker for them infomercials.

Same here. We got the total gym, and use it the mornings we don't get to the pool. I want that rotisserie next...still waiting to see the ad again.

Cheers

Gary

That machine is a killer!!!



Sound similar to a statement make by one of the creature in movie Monster Inc .. hehe:D :D :D

i hate resistance machines :( much prefer free weights and a decent bench. mountain bikes make for excellent exercise as does rugby and boxing. the focus in sports is moved away from exercise so you dont get bored as quickly. have fun on the mountain bike i love mine to bits its excellent fun pelting down hillsides at 40 miles an hour. i hope ya bought a helmet tho :) seriously ya only get one skull and its sooo easy to mash it on those bikes. get yourself a good book on maintenance. if its not maintained its danergous.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books-uk&field-keywords=mountain%20bike%20maintenance&bq=1/ref=sr_aps_all/026-7440417-0351653

ive got the zinn ones. what type of bike is it? i got myself a specalized rockhopper a1 fs. pride n joy.

Originally posted by Editor


Same here. We got the total gym, and use it the mornings we don't get to the pool. I want that rotisserie next...still waiting to see the ad again.

Cheers

Gary
Is that the chicken cooker thing?? That looks sweeeeet!! Let me know how it goes. :)

Ahh...but it does so much more than just a chicken! :)

Gary

Originally posted by Editor
Ahh...but it does so much more than just a chicken! :)Gary

Yeah but can it beat George Foreman's 'Lean. Mean, Grilling Machine' :D

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik


Yeah but can it beat George Foreman's 'Lean. Mean, Grilling Machine' :D

Greg Moore

man i HATE those adverts. cheap sellout. how the mighty have fallen heh.

Originally posted by richy


man i HATE those adverts. cheap sellout. how the mighty have fallen heh.
I hate those 'Personal Power - Tony Robbins" stuff. :rolleyes: :eek: Too much hype for my liking.

i just bought a sweet mountain bike too (GT I-Drive 6.0). It's a decent entry level, dual suspension bike and is only $400 bucks on supergo.com - marked down from $700 so its a really good deal.