December goals post

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for the sheer purpose of making it public record:

1)make it to the gym 2 hours a day 4 days a week


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You don't need to go for two hours. 40 minute is more than enough. Check out this link. It changed the way I look at work outs.

http://www.ast-ss.com/max-ot/max-ot_intro.asp

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matthew 7:7:8

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You don't need to go for two hours. 40 minute is more than enough.

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Spending more than an hour a day is a ticket to burnout (and plateauing).

I spend ~45 minutes: 15 minutes weights on one body part (allowing for 4 exercises, grouped into two supersets) and a half-hour of good, fat-burning-zone cardio. Life is beautiful.

[kidcolin]

I'm glad this turned into an excercise thread and don't feel bad about hijacking it all (seriously). Sometimes I think 2+2 should have a "so you used to be athletic until you found poker and now you're a fat schlub and you should get back in shape" forum.

Ignignokt, what do you do for cardio? Right now I just run. If I run 4-5 nights a week, I'm concerned it'll beat up my joints and back too much.

Let's see...

* Online: move the hell up to 3/6 6-max (thanks to the 15 BB Challenge I'm now way over-rolled for even that, and I've been consistently winning at 2/4).

* Live: start playing live at least once a week. WA's smoking ban goes into effect on Dec. 8, and I'll be happy to demonstrate to the local cardrooms that that can be a good thing. Plus the roll can handle it.

* Finish re-re-re-reading SSHE and move on to HEPFAP.

* Start playing enough tourneys/SNGs to not get overly rusty at NL.

* Enjoy my new job. (I've got my own damn office even, from where I'm posting this now!)

* Last but not least: as always, work hard not to suck at poker.

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Ignignokt, what do you do for cardio? Right now I just run. If I run 4-5 nights a week, I'm concerned it'll beat up my joints and back too much.

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I do pretty much every piece of equipment they have at the gym: the "sit back and watch TV" bike, elliptical, stairs, rower, and run/walk intervals on the treadmill. I get insanely bored doing just one thing, so I'll do two or three in one session. If you're into low-impact, elliptical is amazingly good at keeping the heart rate up.

I also blade when it's nice out (I live near a beach with a nice path).

[kidcolin]

Bladers are my mortal enemy (biker), but thanks for the tips. Maybe I'll start taking advantage of my work's free gym a couple nights a week and run outside another 2 or 3.

1. Lose money & enjoy it.
2. Win money & enjoy risking it.

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2. be successful at #1.
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