Evelyn 0 #1 January 17, 2007 I go to the gym every day. That's just my routine. But if something comes up where I can't go, I go with it. Today it was no parking. I drove around 3 times before saying screw it, i'll just go home and work out on my bike and free weights. But I didn't do that. I came home and had a glass of wine and started posting on dz.com. So that is my excuse today. What's yours?? Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #2 January 17, 2007 "It's to busy" If I'm in the gym on a machine and there's more than 3 other people on the machines I'll give up for the day because I don't want to go out of order. Lame I know, but I"m lazy and will look for pretty much any reason to quit the workout early. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn 0 #3 January 17, 2007 Hey, at least you made it there. Go with some other machines and come back to the ones you want. Once you get to the gym there is no excuse not to work out - at least in my opinion. Good luck!! Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #4 January 17, 2007 Right now my excuses are: It's too friggin cold I don't have music to listen to And being pregnant is tiring Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prepheckt 0 #5 January 17, 2007 I'm still recoving my car accident. And I'm lazy."Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #6 January 17, 2007 Usually just being lazy. Sometimes I have legitimate reasons. Last week I wanted to go to the gym on two different days but the weather was horrible (snow/ice) and I have a very hilly drive from the gym to my home. So I skipped it. But today I went!! I probably will skip tomorrow but go on Thursday. I'm aiming for about 4 times a week. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kris2extreme 0 #7 January 17, 2007 my normal excuse is that it's a 20+ minute headache of a drive. My excuse this week is that it is cold as all getup and i'm not venturing outside. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Richards 0 #8 January 17, 2007 I really would go to the gym but I am a lazy dogfuck. It's not my fault....really! My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites iamsam 0 #9 January 17, 2007 Quote What's yours?? I'll go for a swim insteadbut what do I know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Douva 0 #10 January 17, 2007 IT'S CLOSED BECAUSE THE PUSSIES IN THIS TOWN CAN'T HANDLE A LITTLE F**CKING ICE! I really think the SOB's should just give me my own key to the gym. Now I'm stuck at home trying to figure out how to rearrange furniture so that I can do wind sprints from one end of the house to the other. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #11 January 17, 2007 The Bootie call. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites payback462 0 #12 January 17, 2007 Quote I go to the gym every day right, unless your too lazy to park somewhere else and ,science forbid, walk there!! am i the only person that thinks driving a car to the gym is by far the most retarded thing ever, why not just save the memebership money and buy your own home gym abbowriderflexthigy. my roomate just joined a gym, she drives there (less then half a mile, then runs on a treadmill.) she pays $30 A MONTH to run in place. yet theyres tons of pavement (not to mention awesome singletrack just as far away) to run on for FREE!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sharimcm 0 #13 January 17, 2007 QuoteThe Bootie call. Amen! It's better exercise anyway... Works all sorts of muscle groups. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Unstable 8 #14 January 17, 2007 I don't go to the gym- but I like to go run about 5 miles a day - my excuse is usually something pansy like 'I don't have time today' but I usually wake up before dawn to go anyways - so I don't have a problem. =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shell666 0 #15 January 17, 2007 I'm not the least bit familiar with it and don't feel comfortable. In fact, I'm so unfamiliar with it, I call it james ... 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Douva 0 #16 January 17, 2007 QuoteQuote I go to the gym every day right, unless your too lazy to park somewhere else and ,science forbid, walk there!! am i the only person that thinks driving a car to the gym is by far the most retarded thing ever, why not just save the memebership money and buy your own home gym abbowriderflexthigy. my roomate just joined a gym, she drives there (less then half a mile, then runs on a treadmill.) she pays $30 A MONTH to run in place. yet theyres tons of pavement (not to mention awesome singletrack just as far away) to run on for FREE!! You don't work out, do you? Anyone with much experience with gym equipment knows that home exercise machines can't hold a candle to the stuff at the gym. Also, when you run outdoors, you have to deal with inclement weather, allergens, etc. Yesterday morning it was thirty degrees outside, but it was seventy degrees inside my gym. Six months ago it was 105 degrees outside, but it was still seventy degrees in my gym. For $30-$50 per month, those of us with gym memberships have the peace of mind of knowing that we can work out every day (unless there's a damn ice storm) on quality equipment that we could never personally afford, in a temperate climate that nature could never provide.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #17 January 17, 2007 Todays was "its sleeting outside and there's ice on the road...lets order from Burger Boy and stay in." So instead of working out we had some really greese comfort food delieverd. Since we really need to go to the grocery store and didn't want to go in the cold sleet.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites boinky 0 #18 January 17, 2007 Sadly, I have a gym membership and I'm not using it. I've had an assortment of excuses: *I'm tired *I have a headache *I hurt my leg *I don't know how to work these machines *I don't feel comfortable there *I'm too lazy. *Man...I'm already home. I don't want to go back out. I really have great intentions of going...but always find excuses not to. But I have a treadmill in my house and have begun to use that, so I'm not a TOTAL bum! Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites payback462 0 #19 January 17, 2007 oh, whaa, whaa, whaa, its cold out, its hot out!! suck it up nancy boy. i ride my bike more then 150 miles a week(ussually closer to 180) and around 200 in the summer, not including centuries. oh yeah, did i mention its all on a fixed gear and no i don't work out, i just "do shit outside" or whatever. edited to add: anybody wanna see my saddle sore?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lawrocket 3 #20 January 17, 2007 I told my trainer I had a skin fungus. No further questions were ever asked. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #21 January 17, 2007 QuoteAnyone with much experience with gym equipment knows that home exercise machines can't hold a candle to the stuff at the gym. How so? Is there a special kind of resistance that you only get from gym machines that you can't get from a home gym or dumbbells? Quote Also, when you run outdoors, you have to deal with inclement weather, allergens, etc. Yesterday morning it was thirty degrees outside, but it was seventy degrees inside my gym. Six months ago it was 105 degrees outside, but it was still seventy degrees in my gym. For $30-$50 per month, those of us with gym memberships have the peace of mind of knowing that we can work out every day (unless there's a damn ice storm) on quality equipment that we could never personally afford, in a temperate climate that nature could never provide. Agreed, on weather effects...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #22 January 17, 2007 QuoteHow so? Is there a special kind of resistance that you only get from gym machines that you can't get from a home gym or dumbbells? I tried the workout at home thing last year. It was an excersize in futality. For me to have a setup that will allow me to do my normal workout with my normal weights, I'd have to spend a LOT of money and have a lot of room for all the gear and excersizes. I need a bit over 300lbs of weights for an olympic bar, an ez-curl bar, dumbells from 25lbs to 200lbs. A flat bench, a short 90 bench, an adjustable incline bench, a decline bench and a squat rack. So after I spend all of that money and build a large add on to the house, I might as well keep my $15 a month Golds Gym membership.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryno1972 0 #23 January 17, 2007 One of the excuses that comes up often for me... "I have to poop." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites aardvarkeater 0 #24 January 17, 2007 Lifting weights still aggravates my shoulder and my running shoes are worn out and I haven't' gotten new ones. Plus I haven't finished making the ultimate running & workout playlist.Muff Brother #4026 Loco Zapatos Rodriguez SCR #14793 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #25 January 17, 2007 QuoteQuoteHow so? Is there a special kind of resistance that you only get from gym machines that you can't get from a home gym or dumbbells? I tried the workout at home thing last year. It was an excersize in futality. For me to have a setup that will allow me to do my normal workout with my normal weights, I'd have to spend a LOT of money and have a lot of room for all the gear and excersizes. I need a bit over 300lbs of weights for an olympic bar, an ez-curl bar, dumbells from 25lbs to 200lbs. A flat bench, a short 90 bench, an adjustable incline bench, a decline bench and a squat rack. So after I spend all of that money and build a large add on to the house, I might as well keep my $15 a month Golds Gym membership. G'morning Dave... I wasn't disputing cost, but Scott's assertion that gym machines are intrinsically better than a home gym. I suppose it could be nit-picking, but I would think a home gym would work reasonably well for people without any extraordinary needs (like a weight stack the size of a small car... )Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. 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Richards 0 #8 January 17, 2007 I really would go to the gym but I am a lazy dogfuck. It's not my fault....really! My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsam 0 #9 January 17, 2007 Quote What's yours?? I'll go for a swim insteadbut what do I know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #10 January 17, 2007 IT'S CLOSED BECAUSE THE PUSSIES IN THIS TOWN CAN'T HANDLE A LITTLE F**CKING ICE! I really think the SOB's should just give me my own key to the gym. Now I'm stuck at home trying to figure out how to rearrange furniture so that I can do wind sprints from one end of the house to the other. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #11 January 17, 2007 The Bootie call. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
payback462 0 #12 January 17, 2007 Quote I go to the gym every day right, unless your too lazy to park somewhere else and ,science forbid, walk there!! am i the only person that thinks driving a car to the gym is by far the most retarded thing ever, why not just save the memebership money and buy your own home gym abbowriderflexthigy. my roomate just joined a gym, she drives there (less then half a mile, then runs on a treadmill.) she pays $30 A MONTH to run in place. yet theyres tons of pavement (not to mention awesome singletrack just as far away) to run on for FREE!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #13 January 17, 2007 QuoteThe Bootie call. Amen! It's better exercise anyway... Works all sorts of muscle groups. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #14 January 17, 2007 I don't go to the gym- but I like to go run about 5 miles a day - my excuse is usually something pansy like 'I don't have time today' but I usually wake up before dawn to go anyways - so I don't have a problem. =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #15 January 17, 2007 I'm not the least bit familiar with it and don't feel comfortable. In fact, I'm so unfamiliar with it, I call it james ... 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #16 January 17, 2007 QuoteQuote I go to the gym every day right, unless your too lazy to park somewhere else and ,science forbid, walk there!! am i the only person that thinks driving a car to the gym is by far the most retarded thing ever, why not just save the memebership money and buy your own home gym abbowriderflexthigy. my roomate just joined a gym, she drives there (less then half a mile, then runs on a treadmill.) she pays $30 A MONTH to run in place. yet theyres tons of pavement (not to mention awesome singletrack just as far away) to run on for FREE!! You don't work out, do you? Anyone with much experience with gym equipment knows that home exercise machines can't hold a candle to the stuff at the gym. Also, when you run outdoors, you have to deal with inclement weather, allergens, etc. Yesterday morning it was thirty degrees outside, but it was seventy degrees inside my gym. Six months ago it was 105 degrees outside, but it was still seventy degrees in my gym. For $30-$50 per month, those of us with gym memberships have the peace of mind of knowing that we can work out every day (unless there's a damn ice storm) on quality equipment that we could never personally afford, in a temperate climate that nature could never provide.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #17 January 17, 2007 Todays was "its sleeting outside and there's ice on the road...lets order from Burger Boy and stay in." So instead of working out we had some really greese comfort food delieverd. Since we really need to go to the grocery store and didn't want to go in the cold sleet.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #18 January 17, 2007 Sadly, I have a gym membership and I'm not using it. I've had an assortment of excuses: *I'm tired *I have a headache *I hurt my leg *I don't know how to work these machines *I don't feel comfortable there *I'm too lazy. *Man...I'm already home. I don't want to go back out. I really have great intentions of going...but always find excuses not to. But I have a treadmill in my house and have begun to use that, so I'm not a TOTAL bum! Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
payback462 0 #19 January 17, 2007 oh, whaa, whaa, whaa, its cold out, its hot out!! suck it up nancy boy. i ride my bike more then 150 miles a week(ussually closer to 180) and around 200 in the summer, not including centuries. oh yeah, did i mention its all on a fixed gear and no i don't work out, i just "do shit outside" or whatever. edited to add: anybody wanna see my saddle sore?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #20 January 17, 2007 I told my trainer I had a skin fungus. No further questions were ever asked. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #21 January 17, 2007 QuoteAnyone with much experience with gym equipment knows that home exercise machines can't hold a candle to the stuff at the gym. How so? Is there a special kind of resistance that you only get from gym machines that you can't get from a home gym or dumbbells? Quote Also, when you run outdoors, you have to deal with inclement weather, allergens, etc. Yesterday morning it was thirty degrees outside, but it was seventy degrees inside my gym. Six months ago it was 105 degrees outside, but it was still seventy degrees in my gym. For $30-$50 per month, those of us with gym memberships have the peace of mind of knowing that we can work out every day (unless there's a damn ice storm) on quality equipment that we could never personally afford, in a temperate climate that nature could never provide. Agreed, on weather effects...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #22 January 17, 2007 QuoteHow so? Is there a special kind of resistance that you only get from gym machines that you can't get from a home gym or dumbbells? I tried the workout at home thing last year. It was an excersize in futality. For me to have a setup that will allow me to do my normal workout with my normal weights, I'd have to spend a LOT of money and have a lot of room for all the gear and excersizes. I need a bit over 300lbs of weights for an olympic bar, an ez-curl bar, dumbells from 25lbs to 200lbs. A flat bench, a short 90 bench, an adjustable incline bench, a decline bench and a squat rack. So after I spend all of that money and build a large add on to the house, I might as well keep my $15 a month Golds Gym membership.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryno1972 0 #23 January 17, 2007 One of the excuses that comes up often for me... "I have to poop." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkeater 0 #24 January 17, 2007 Lifting weights still aggravates my shoulder and my running shoes are worn out and I haven't' gotten new ones. Plus I haven't finished making the ultimate running & workout playlist.Muff Brother #4026 Loco Zapatos Rodriguez SCR #14793 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #25 January 17, 2007 QuoteQuoteHow so? Is there a special kind of resistance that you only get from gym machines that you can't get from a home gym or dumbbells? I tried the workout at home thing last year. It was an excersize in futality. For me to have a setup that will allow me to do my normal workout with my normal weights, I'd have to spend a LOT of money and have a lot of room for all the gear and excersizes. I need a bit over 300lbs of weights for an olympic bar, an ez-curl bar, dumbells from 25lbs to 200lbs. A flat bench, a short 90 bench, an adjustable incline bench, a decline bench and a squat rack. So after I spend all of that money and build a large add on to the house, I might as well keep my $15 a month Golds Gym membership. G'morning Dave... I wasn't disputing cost, but Scott's assertion that gym machines are intrinsically better than a home gym. I suppose it could be nit-picking, but I would think a home gym would work reasonably well for people without any extraordinary needs (like a weight stack the size of a small car... )Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
