Weighst or rowing machine?

Dally <Dally.RemoveThis@myself.com> wrote:

>The bike is yearning to break free

What brand/model bicycle do you have?

MT bike, touring bike, what?
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<me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Dally <Dally RemoveThis @myself.com> wrote:
>
>>> Are you guys aware that there's a newsgroup called
>>> misc.fitness.aerobic?
>
> Yeah sorry abt the thread drift. I should have asked
> over there I guess
>
>>What, you want to run off people talking about fitness?
>>
>>BTW, I'd get the rowing machine over the recumbant bike any day.
>
> really? How come?
>
> I ask cause I'm facing similar decision between concept
> rower and recumbent bike myself
>
> Please remember my goal is to get the most effective
> yet compact easily moveable set of indoor equip I can

It is the word "effective" that matters most here. What "effect" are
you after? Fitness means many things to many people. What will you
actually use? Is it even possible to know until you've used it for a
while?

> I've settled on dumb bells and bench for the weight end
> of things.

Lots of people love Concept rowers - if you're into that, I think it's a
good investment. It would bore me to tears but that's just me. The
other things to keep in mind is your age - the older we get, the more
important strength training becomes. I don't know if it's because I
have an endurance background, but I can keep my endurance in good enough
shape (low resting pulse) with very little work and found I was losing
what little muscle I had as I moved through my 40's, so I've settled
into a program that's mostly weights using kettlebells and barbells, no
dumbbells and no bench, and I happy with the training and with the
results.

Good luck to you, whatever you decide.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com
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"Steve Freides" <steve DeleteThis @fridayscomputer.com> wrote:

>It is the word "effective" that matters most here. What "effect" are
>you after? Fitness means many things to many people. What will you
>actually use? Is it even possible to know until you've used it for a
>while?

a bit of everything really..... good cardio workout,
good muscle development , and most important
flexibility but yet nothings that impacts any joints.
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JMW wrote:
> Dally <Dally.TakeThisOut@myself.com> wrote:
>>JMW wrote:

>>>Are you guys aware that there's a newsgroup called
>>>misc.fitness.aerobic?

>>What, you want to run off people talking about fitness?

> Oh, stop your bitching. There's a reason that misc.fitness split into
> MFW and MFA ten years ago. Asking these questions here is like asking
> the MFA cardio bunnies about serious weight training. The trick is to
> ask the right questions in the right place.

> That said, I've been reading this thread since the beginning.

So, you search for a topic that annoys you, and then read
it from start to finish. Do you do that just to have something
to bitch and whine about, or do you have your own "special" reason?
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<me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Dally <Dally.TakeThisOut@myself.com> wrote:
>
>>> Are you guys aware that there's a newsgroup called
>>> misc.fitness.aerobic?
>
> Yeah sorry abt the thread drift. I should have asked
> over there I guess
>
>>What, you want to run off people talking about fitness?
>>
>>BTW, I'd get the rowing machine over the recumbant bike any day.
>
> really? How come?
>
> I ask cause I'm facing similar decision between concept
> rower and recumbent bike myself
>
> Please remember my goal is to get the most effective
> yet compact easily moveable set of indoor equip I can
>
> I've settled on dumb bells and bench for the weight end
> of things.

Main advantage with a Recumbent is that with the seating position your upper
body is braced (as opposed to a standard ex cycle) so that you can do a
dumbell workout while cycling. You can do chest flies, bicep curls, tricep
ext, shoulder presses all while cycling.
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"David" <forgotwhy.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>Main advantage with a Recumbent is that with the seating position your upper
>body is braced (as opposed to a standard ex cycle) so that you can do a
>dumbell workout while cycling. You can do chest flies, bicep curls, tricep
>ext, shoulder presses all while cycling.

Great idea!!!

You are right!!

thanks!
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"David" <forgotwhy.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>Main advantage with a Recumbent

Another one is price

That Schwinn recumbent exer bike costs a lot less than
a Concept II rower I think
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<me.DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Dally <Dally.DeleteThis@myself.com> wrote:
>
>>> Are you guys aware that there's a newsgroup called
>>> misc.fitness.aerobic?
>
> Yeah sorry abt the thread drift. I should have asked
> over there I guess
>
>>What, you want to run off people talking about fitness?
>>
>>BTW, I'd get the rowing machine over the recumbant bike any day.
>
> really? How come?
>
> I ask cause I'm facing similar decision between concept
> rower and recumbent bike myself
>
> Please remember my goal is to get the most effective
> yet compact easily moveable set of indoor equip I can
>
> I've settled on dumb bells and bench for the weight end
> of things.
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"Dally" <Dally.DeleteThis@myself.com> wrote in message
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> me.DeleteThis@privacy.net wrote:
>
>>>BTW, I'd get the rowing machine over the recumbant bike any day.
>>
>> really? How come?
>
> Because my main cardio is running and I'm only likely to go inside and use
> horrid indoor cardio equipment if I'm cross-training from my REAL sports,
> and a rowing machine uses different muscles (and different joints in case
> I've got an injured something-or-other).
>
> But I wouldn't BUY one. No way I'd use it enough to offset the cost.
>
>> I ask cause I'm facing similar decision between concept
>> rower and recumbent bike myself
>
> The two cardio machines I've actually gone out and bought are a
> NordicTrack and a trainer for my bike. The NordicTrack is a full-body
> workout, good for 20 minutes when I must get some sweating done but I'm
> not going to get a sport in. It is compact and relatively cheap compared
> to a decent treadmill.
>
> The other thing I've bought is a Kurt Kinetic Trainer that I can attach my
> road bike to and I've got a bunch of spinning DVDs that I watch while I
> spin in the livingroom. The bike is yearning to break free and get
> outdoors and as soon as I've got clear roads and daylight I'll spring it
> (and me) from its jail cell and turn "spinning" into "cycling". Now
> THAT's a sustainable sport.
>
>> Please remember my goal is to get the most effective
>> yet compact easily moveable set of indoor equip I can
>
> Recumbant bike is huge, expensive and boring as hell. It doesn't work the
> arms,

Only a novice would say that rec cycles don't work 'the arms' - a smart
bookeeper should also learn how to spell 'recumbent'
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> "David" <forgotwhy.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>>Main advantage with a Recumbent
>
> Another one is price
>
> That Schwinn recumbent exer bike costs a lot less than
> a Concept II rower I think

Tunturi also make a nice bike I think around $300.
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"David" <forgotwhy.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>Tunturi also make a nice bike I think around $300.

Magnetic resistance?
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