Newbie looking for compact machine

On Apr 20, 5:50 pm, Jason Earl <j....RemoveThis@xmission.com> wrote:
> Phil_Barone <philbar....RemoveThis@philbarone.com> writes:
> > Hello,
>
> > I'm just getting back to a fitness regime and I'm looking to
> > purchase a compact fitness machine. I'm not to impressed with
> > what's out there. Any suggestions? Phil
>
> Here's the deal. What you really want is a power rack, a nice bench,
> and an Olympic bar (or two) with some Olympic plates. Dumbbells are
> nice too. You can get a fairly nice free weight setup for less than
> $600 and you'll end up with a setup that is more functional and far
> less expensive than any machine on the market. It would be one thing
> if machines were worth the premium that you pay for them, but, for the
> most part, they simply aren't as good as free weights.
>
> Now, a power rack is not something that folds up and slides under your
> bed, and so if you are hurting for space then you might want to
> consider something else. You probably still want free weights though.
> Get yourself some dumbbell handles and some plates and start there.
>
> Jason

Okay, what's a clip? What's a rack? What's a power rack? Does anyone
know of a site where I can buy all this? I'm going to send some of
you guys a picture of me now and again in a year so send me your email
addresses to philbarone.RemoveThis@philbarone.com. I'm one of these type A
personalities. I used to run a long time ago, I was 159 pounds, now
I'm 247 AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I was never able to bulk up but I belonged to
a few gyms. I'm a musician and the music drove me mad. Everytime I
worked out I ended up getting angry. Damn hip hoppers.
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On Apr 20, 5:10 pm, Phil_Barone <philbar....DeleteThis@philbarone.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm just getting back to a fitness regime and I'm looking to purchase
> a compact fitness machine. I'm not to impressed with what's out
> there. Any suggestions? Phil

Okay, what's a clip? What's a rack? What's a power rack? Does anyone
know of a site where I can buy all this? I'm going to send some of
you guys a picture of me now and again in a year so send me your
email
addresses to philbar....DeleteThis@philbarone.com. I'm one of these type A
personalities. I used to run a long time ago, I was 159 pounds, now
I'm 247 AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I was never able to bulk up but I belonged to
a few gyms. I'm a musician and the music drove me mad. Everytime I
worked out I ended up getting angry. Damn hip hoppers. I was getting
hard but not big. So after I get the equiptiment how do I learn to
use it? Books or what? Phil
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On Apr 20, 5:10 pm, Phil_Barone <philbar... RemoveThis @philbarone.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm just getting back to a fitness regime and I'm looking to purchase
> a compact fitness machine. I'm not to impressed with what's out
> there. Any suggestions? Phil

I'm sorry if I'm posting multiple times but this is new too.

So after I get the equiptiment how do I learn to use it? Books or
what? Phil
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In article <1177103441.574834.41130.TakeThisOut@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
Phil_Barone <philbarone.TakeThisOut@philbarone.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm just getting back to a fitness regime and I'm looking to purchase
> a compact fitness machine. I'm not to impressed with what's out
> there. Any suggestions? Phil
>

Two dumbbell handles, four clips, twelve 10 lb plates, four 5 lb plates
and four 2.5 lb plates.

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Phil_Barone <philbarone.RemoveThis@philbarone.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I'm just getting back to a fitness regime and I'm looking to
> purchase a compact fitness machine. I'm not to impressed with
> what's out there. Any suggestions? Phil

Here's the deal. What you really want is a power rack, a nice bench,
and an Olympic bar (or two) with some Olympic plates. Dumbbells are
nice too. You can get a fairly nice free weight setup for less than
$600 and you'll end up with a setup that is more functional and far
less expensive than any machine on the market. It would be one thing
if machines were worth the premium that you pay for them, but, for the
most part, they simply aren't as good as free weights.

Now, a power rack is not something that folds up and slides under your
bed, and so if you are hurting for space then you might want to
consider something else. You probably still want free weights though.
Get yourself some dumbbell handles and some plates and start there.

Jason
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Phil_Barone
[...]

> I'm one of these type A personalities. I used to
> run a long time ago, I was 159 pounds, now I'm
> 247 AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I was never able to bulk
> up but I belonged to a few gyms.

Seems like you've fixed that whole "never able to bulk up" problem,
Phil.

> I'm a musician and the music drove me mad.

You're a drummer, I assume.

[...]

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On Apr 20, 9:28 pm, Jason Earl <j....TakeThisOut@xmission.com> wrote:
> Phil_Barone <philbar....TakeThisOut@philbarone.com> writes:
> > On Apr 20, 5:10 pm, Phil_Barone <philbar....TakeThisOut@philbarone.com> wrote:
> >> Hello,
>
> >> I'm just getting back to a fitness regime and I'm looking to purchase
> >> a compact fitness machine. I'm not to impressed with what's out
> >> there. Any suggestions? Phil
>
> > I'm sorry if I'm posting multiple times but this is new too.
>
> > So after I get the equiptiment how do I learn to use it? Books or
> > what? Phil
>
> For the most part learning the lifts is fairly easy. You'll need to
> learn a bit of technique so that you don't hurt yourself, but for the
> most part it is all pretty straightforward. There are plenty of
> places online that have example video of just about any lift you might
> want to try.
>
> Jason

Say Jason, how about laying a few of those sires on me? Thanks very
much! Phil
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Phil_Barone <philbarone DeleteThis @philbarone.com> writes:

> On Apr 20, 5:10 pm, Phil_Barone <philbar... DeleteThis @philbarone.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm just getting back to a fitness regime and I'm looking to purchase
>> a compact fitness machine. I'm not to impressed with what's out
>> there. Any suggestions? Phil
>
> I'm sorry if I'm posting multiple times but this is new too.
>
> So after I get the equiptiment how do I learn to use it? Books or
> what? Phil

For the most part learning the lifts is fairly easy. You'll need to
learn a bit of technique so that you don't hurt yourself, but for the
most part it is all pretty straightforward. There are plenty of
places online that have example video of just about any lift you might
want to try.

Jason
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"Steve Freides" <steve.RemoveThis@fridayscomputer.com> schreef:

> About as compact a fitness machine as you'll find:

I was wondering what took you so long.

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Phil_Barone wrote:
[...]

> > > another question.<snip>
> > > Should I drop the weight first before I try and start to gain muscle
> > >mass or can I gain muscle mass while losing weight? <snip>I've been running
> > >three or four months and haven't lost a pound. What's up with that<snip>


> Well, I just bumped my run up to 4 miles but
> in the past
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> when I
> started running 20 miles a week I dropped weight right away. I think
> what I need to do is diet, I started eating mostly protein aboy a week
> ago so I'll hang in there. However, I read that some people that take
> certain meds like the one I was on frequently gain weight and then
> can't get it off even AFTER they stopped taking it.
>
> I was on chemo a few years ago<snip>

Iirc, Schuh recommended you see your doctor to see if anything is
going on re your not being able to lose weight. It seems obvious to me
that your chemo may just be one variable that makes things different
for you now than they had been "in the past" as you mention above.

See your doctor about the weight loss goal.

And re your question, I'll agree with any who say you might want to
concentrate on the weight loss first.

Nothing wrong with weight training while you're dieting and doing
cardio, however. In fact, three days a week of full body workouts
should do nothing but increase your body's function as a fat-burning
machine via the increased muscle from your weight workouts.

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Curt
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"Shute" <Shute DeleteThis @nowhere.com> schreef:

>>> About as compact a fitness machine as you'll find:

>>I was wondering what took you so long.

> Didn't they used to strap those to the ankles of prisoners.

They did.

Perhaps one an inmate was bored, and find a few lying around and started to
swing.

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