[hi less!!!]Where Everyone Knows Penske's Socks Don't Suck[/hi less!!!]!!!

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
You're overestimating your yardage for a 2.5-3 hours swim, but yeah, that's about how much I swam (time, not distance) back then.

I may be underestimating the time, but not the yardage. I came across an old workout schedule recently when I was, um, moving.

At this point though, it'd take me 2.5 hours to do about 1000 yards. Well, okay, maybe 1500.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by baltassoc
I was very similar. Then my first year in law school my metabolism just shut way down and I ballooned up 60 pounds (since lost most of that). I used to eat pints of ice cream straight from the carton just to consume enough calories efficently (I didn't help that I was a swimmer, and burning probably 5000 calories a day). While I don't really miss that, I miss the giant appetizer, giant entree, giant desert meals at restaurants. And the Egg McMuffins.

What sucks is being in a place where you can eat 5000 calories a day just to maintain and then losing that 3 hours a day of training time. Its hard to eat normal portions, they look anemic. But then you gain 60 pounds.

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Would that the treadmill bullshit could work for anyone over 30. God, I hate exercising. Riddle me this: has anyone ever used one of those motion pools that keeps you swimming in the same place instead of doing laps? Damn in-air catalog on American flights makes it look so easy! Is there any risk of injury if you like stop swimming or swim too slow? Like the equivalent of falling off the treadmill?

Enquiring minds.



ETGRO"ue"

I've used one once. No real risk of injury; you just get gently pushed back against the back wall. It's a little weird, though, and I didn't really like it because there are no turns (which break up the strokes for a moment and give those muscles a tiny rest, while exercising different ones).

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
What sucks is being in a place where you can eat 5000 calories a day just to maintain and then losing that 3 hours a day of training time. Its hard to eat normal portions, they look anemic. But then you gain 60 pounds.

I didn't know socking burned that many calories.

Originally posted by Spanky
I called her and she seemed surprised when she answered the phone. It was really weird. When you are not speaking in you native tongue the telephone is especially hard because you can't get any other signals as to what the person is trying to say. I don't know how much of that was going on or she just really just not into me. I asked her when her next night open was and she told me Wednesday. But then I hard trouble pinning her down about wednesday. I told her that she seemed pretty aprehensive and if she didn't want to go we didn't have to but she said she wanted to go. It was hard to get her to talk. Although we talked for a while about other stuff. She asked me to tell her about myself so I did.

I told her that I was going to get reservations but she asked if I really had to do that. I said it would be a good idea and its not like you really have to show up. Finally she said that Wednesday is a long time away so she would call me back. She was insistent about calling me. Kind of sounded like a "don't call us we will call you".

This one is really hard to figure out. I guess we will just have to wait and see if she calls. I screwed up by letting the ball land in her court but I just kind of fell into the trap.

Sounds like you didn't play up the beemer and Palo ALto estate enough. Nobody is psyched to whore, I mean gold dig, and you probably would do better to piock a five star restaurant, servian food or not. Did you have your Beard and Mullet that night?

Maybe she is into Less?

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
Are you kidding? I ate 3 donuts this morning in under a minute.

Dunk
bite
swallow six times.

My claim to fame was eating a slice of pizza -- NY pizza, not a teeny tiny patch small pie slice -- in 2 bites. Whole slice shoved in my mouth in one bite, crust in 2d.

How about the Royal Canadian Pancake House? Have you ever eaten one of their manhole cover sized pancakes? npi.

I have standing bet of $200 that i can't do it.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Would that the treadmill bullshit could work for anyone over 30. God, I hate exercising. Riddle me this: has anyone ever used one of those motion pools that keeps you swimming in the same place instead of doing laps? Damn in-air catalog on American flights makes it look so easy! Is there any risk of injury if you like stop swimming or swim too slow? Like the equivalent of falling off the treadmill?

Enquiring minds.



ETGRO"ue"

Yeah, I've tried one. One of the guys on my swim team in HS had one. It was too slow for us (but that was in our primes). I think for a fitness swimmer, it would be just fine.

The pace of them back then was about :45 for a 50M swim.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
You're overestimating your yardage for a 2.5-3 hours swim, but yeah, that's about how much I swam (time, not distance) back then.

How is 3-4K/hour overestimating? I'm slow as a tortoise in the water I could swim 3500-4K in a hard workout. They swimmers do 5K/hour. Balt sounds like a swimmer, no offence.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by baltassoc
I may be underestimating the time, but not the yardage. I came across an old workout schedule recently when I was, um, moving.

At this point though, it'd take me 2.5 hours to do about 1000 yards. Well, okay, maybe 1500.

You'd be surprised how fast you pick it up again. When I started (after a 10 years hiatus) I was struggling to do 1000M in the 45 minutes. Now I'm up to 2000-2200 in 45 minutes.

I'm starting to get some speed back, too. We are swimming outdoor longcourse right now and today we did a sprint set. I was holding my 50s at 35-38 secs.

[dtb]

Originally posted by baltassoc
I've used one once. No real risk of injury; you just get gently pushed back against the back wall. It's a little weird, though, and I didn't really like it because there are no turns (which break up the strokes for a moment and give those muscles a tiny rest, while exercising different ones).

2.

Even a flip turn is a little break for your arms.

As for athletic benefits of swimming, when I was on my college swim team, I was absolutely emaciated. What is strange, though, is that I and one other girl were the only two on the whole team who were not instructed to lose weight. I didn't swim harder than anyone else, swam the same workouts, but almost all my teammates had to lose poundage. The other girl who didn't have to lose anything was instructed to gain a few pounds.

Originally posted by sgtclub
Just trying to hold on to my #2 ranking (and maybe, with time, supplant the #1 seed, if I may be so bold).

I don't think the FBonlys are really familiar with you, your persona, and your oeuvre. I believe the Spanky board broght you here. Why don;'t you tell us about yourself?? All I really seem to know is that you prefer the sex with the ladies over thirty and that you are a republican.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Would that the treadmill bullshit could work for anyone over 30. God, I hate exercising. Riddle me this: has anyone ever used one of those motion pools that keeps you swimming in the same place instead of doing laps? Damn in-air catalog on American flights makes it look so easy! Is there any risk of injury if you like stop swimming or swim too slow? Like the equivalent of falling off the treadmill?

Enquiring minds.



ETGRO"ue"

I know people who use them. Good reviews.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by dtb
2.

Even a flip turn is a little break for your arms.

As for athletic benefits of swimming, when I was on my college swim team, I was absolutely emaciated. What is strange, though, is that I and one other girl were the only two on the whole team who were not instructed to lose weight. I didn't swim harder than anyone else, swam the same workouts, but almost all my teammates had to lose poundage. The other girl who didn't have to lose anything was instructed to gain a few pounds.

How funny, when I was in college, everyone told me that I was too perfect, and that I needed to be a little less perfect, and it was so hard to do, but eventually I figured out how and I became a crack addict. But even then, the other crack whores kept commenting on how perfect I was. So weird.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by baltassoc
I may be underestimating the time, but not the yardage. I came across an old workout schedule recently when I was, um, moving.

At this point though, it'd take me 2.5 hours to do about 1000 yards. Well, okay, maybe 1500.

What are you putting in the drag suit?

[dtb]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
How funny, when I was in college, everyone told me that I was too perfect, and that I needed to be a little less perfect, and it was so hard to do, but eventually I figured out how and I became a crack addict. But even then, the other crack whores kept commenting on how perfect I was. So weird.

It's tough isn't it?

(you're such an understanding monkey)