What’s the most effective workout you’ve done? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Massachusetts Street on December 28, 2009

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“‘Body Jam’ and ‘Body Pump’ … it’s fun, and it’s a great workout.”

— Lydia Krebs, attorney, Oskaloosa

“Weightlifting, back in the day. I worked out a couple of times a day.”

— Cyrus Pedram, electrical engineer, Lawrence

“Weight training … good cardio, and it worked my core muscles.”

— Pat Sullivan, commercial real estate owner, Lawrence

“Riding my bike over by the levee … it’s fun, and I like being outside.”

— Kristen Brungardt, art history major, Overland Park

Work out like a personal trainer

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shadowbox66044 3 years, 4 months ago

Pooping out India Palace. It lit a fire under my a$$!

misterlee 3 years, 4 months ago

US Army Basic Training at Ft. Campbell, KY, in 1966.

Pleiku 3 years, 4 months ago

Mister Lee, you have that right. A-5-3 Ft. Dix, NJ, September 1967. I was in the best shape of my life.

snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 4 months ago

That would be the "working at a sawmill cardio blast". Spend all day rolling logs into a Cambio machine & see how much sweat you'll work up.

RonBurgandy 3 years, 4 months ago

Competitive swimming. Since I've stopped that, it's been all downhill.

Mel Briscoe 3 years, 4 months ago

zumba screwed my knee up for over 2 months. its just now getting back to where i don't walk w/ a slight limp.

i prefer the recumbant (stationary) bike, the arctrainer, walking, and a variety of weight machines. i also like swimming but don't do it very often.

67camille 3 years, 4 months ago

Working out with Wayne Jackson - see the article! It's tough but so worth it!

Raymond Munoz 3 years, 4 months ago

This was my Christmas Day workout...

Dumbbell Chest Press 5 sets of 12x10x8x6x12 Pushups 1 set of 12 Dumbbell Rows 5 sets of 12x10x8x6x12 One Arm Dumbbell Row 1 set of 12 Dumbbell Shoulder Press 5 sets of 12x10x8x6x12 Dumbbell Lateral Flyes 1 set of 12 Preacher Curls 5 sets of 12x10x8x6x12 Alternating Dumbbell Curls 1 set of 12 Triceps Dips 5 sets of 12x10x8x6x12 Triceps Kickbacks 1 set of 12

Good stuff! Lifting weights 3 times a week and cardio 3 times a week has helped me lose 65 pounds since May!

smitty 3 years, 4 months ago

Stacking hay bales in the loft of the barn on 100 degree day. Or maybe it was digging out the 1/4 rural driveway when it drifted shut.

Mel Briscoe 3 years, 4 months ago

^^^ wow, smitty! that would've been one helluva workout!

Ricky_Vaughn 3 years, 4 months ago

Laughing after hearing all the Republicans crying about the vote in the Senate this weekend. My ribs are still sore...

leedavid 3 years, 4 months ago

Ricky, sound like you might be overweight and out of shape if laughing is the most effective workout you have had. Hopefully the healthcare bill can help you if passed.

Two a day workouts with LSU football in the summer heat was my most effective workout.

Shockem211 3 years, 4 months ago

Wow! Seeing as this was asked downtown today, it would appear some really warm weather blew in downtown and melted all that snow we had!

Raymond Munoz 3 years, 4 months ago

haha thanks Prospector... and no, I did not weigh 165 when I started! More like 285! I gotta thank Kendall Bradley at LAC for being a great trainer... he got me started and on the right track!

Raymond Munoz 3 years, 4 months ago

And one of my big nutrition secrets has been... get this... Jimmy Johns! Their Pepe with no mayo and 2x turkey added has just the right balance of fat, protein, and carbohydrates!

smitty 3 years, 4 months ago

Honeychild, it was the reality in the rural days and my life. Just reality of a less mercenary time. We didn't consider exercise that you had to pay for.

But that muscled guy(Atlas) on the beach was on all the book match book covers showing us how to use isometric exercises to get that chiseled look not to mention that the bully stopped kicking sand in his face.

It seems stoopid to me that someone works so many hours, does so many activities that are labor saving then struggles to find the time and money to do go to the gym.

a_flock_of_jayhawks 3 years, 4 months ago

USMC boot camp. Ooooh Rah! Added almost 40 lbs. of muscle in 13 weeks. Then, 4 years of physical training (PT), 3 mile runs, sit ups and pull ups 3 days a week + racketball and trips to the gym on off days. Next best workout...shoveling the driveway!

xensen 3 years, 4 months ago

loving myself and others; yoga.

Pywacket 3 years, 4 months ago

I love it, Spacehog! Hope you shoved the beaten bodies down the storm sewer where they belong.

Distance swimming. I need to get back into that. Anybody up for a polar bear dip on NY Day? Do they do that around here?

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 4 months ago

Definitely the Yoga Booty Ballet® Ab & Butt Makeover.

trinity 3 years, 4 months ago

that old early 80's tv show-"20 Minute Workout"...seriously! did that every single day of the week, back in my stay at home mom/eventually work evening shift days and lost a monumental amount of weight, got totally toned. lol-that was also when i was in my early 20's! i don't think i could take the grind of that workout, now! but it was a good one.

Mel Briscoe 3 years, 4 months ago

trinity, i so remember 20 minute workout and weird thing is, i was just thinking about that like a couple of days ago. i also had thought of joanie greggains for the first time in decades as well.

BMI 3 years, 4 months ago

Sweeping peanuts shells at Ichabod's after the fire captain had a conniption.

mr_right_wing 3 years, 4 months ago

TURBO JAM!

bevy 3 years, 4 months ago

I would have to say Coach Bogart's stair laps during volleyball practice my senior year of high school. We had a small gym - barely room to walk around the basketball court. So we ran across the short side, up the bleachers, across, down across the short side at the other end, up the bleachers on the other side, back to where we started. About 25 times if I recall.

Can't say I've done anything since then that even came close! But boy was I in some kick butt shape back then!