I finally got out to the lake today and skied for the first time since last November. I must be getting old, because I don't remember being this sore ever before. What do you guys do to stay in shape when you can't go outside in the winter?
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I finally got out to the lake today and skied for the first time since last November. I must be getting old, because I don't remember being this sore ever before. What do you guys do to stay in shape when you can't go outside in the winter?
Yeah I go and play basketball with my boss a couple of weeks ago, now I am in running shape, but damn! I was sore for days! But since he was there he knows I had an excuse for being slow at work for a few days. I know how ya feel man! I cant stay up on skies, but it wont stop me from trying this summer!
Chris
Winter what winter? Theres no such thing as winter in the Army. J/K, I hate doing exercises out in the cold, but those bastards still make us. I specifically hate their cold weather uniform, is anything but warm. Is one of those things that you just learn how deal with thought, but it still leaks balls.
I hand't thought of joining the army to stay in shape. That's pretty extreme for me, but I have to thank you for doing it.Quote:
Originally posted by LS1Nica@Apr 17 2005, 01:30 AM
Winter what winter? Theres no such thing as winter in the Army. J/K, I hate doing exercises out in the cold, but those bastards still make us. I specifically hate their cold weather uniform, is anything but warm. Is one of those things that you just learn how deal with thought, but it still leaks balls.
Hey man have you ever thought of taking up snow skiing?
Bowflex and a bicycle does it for me. The first day is always awsome and the first "day after" alwasy sucks!
Dave
camaross82: I love snow skiing, but my job makes it so I can't leave town for 3 months from Jan to mid April. Plus, by the time I add travel it gets really expensive.
malibuskier: I guess that's right. It only gets better as the summer goes on. I"m hoping to get thru '35 off this summer, so I have some work ahead of me. Where do you ski?
The bowflex sounds like an awesome idea.
I stay in shape by lounging around and drinking a few cold ones. Round is a shape isn't it? :laugh:
I pretty much stay in shape at work. All of my compressors are any where from 10 to 20 feet in the air so I get to go up and down stairs all day. I'd rather be skiing though.
I do all my skiing at Lake SHasta in Northern California. I am fortunate to have a houseboat there, so I spend quite a bit of time there. The wife & kids go for the summer and I get three weeks (plus weekends). It's quite an awsome lake. 35,000+ acre feet of surface area and 197 miles of shoreline. There is always flat water to find and I love searching for it... :thumb:
Dave
cant go out for the winter?? haha i still have to mow my yard every week during the winter here in texas :laugh:
I live in Austin, and do most of my skiing at a tournament lake called Frameswitch. It's nice not having to deal with any other boat traffic when skiing. For fun it's Lake Travis or Lake Austin. I'm about 20 miles from each lake.
The Houseboat sounds awesome.
Texas winters are horrible just cold enought you can't enjoy the outdoors, but just warm enought you feel guilty about it.
Talk to you later.
Lake Shasta is pretty. Lots of big old pines all around it. I only saw it while passing through. I bet that water is damn cold.
Lake Austin is pretty chilly also. It's fed from the bottom of another lake. They are all man made aorund here. The water temp on the north side of the lake is around 67deg. That's really chilly, but refreshing when it's 100 outside.
Lake Shasta sounds like a great place.
Actually, from July to October it is anywhere from 70 to as high as 83+! If will flat shrink your noodle in the winter though...Since I am a total fair weather skier, it is not an issue for me. The nice thing is about mid May the temps start climbing and by summer time it is 100+ at the lake. Almost like the weather in Texas, I think.
Dave
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