07-27-20 10:27 AM - Post#900737    

As most of you know, I'm a kettlebell guy. 80% of the stuff I've done for the last 11 or so years has been kettlebells with a few breaks for 5/3/1 at a gym about 7 miles away.

I started going to Planet Fitness about 3 years ago 2-3 times a week. Do some Dips, Chest Press, Dumbbell Press and Pullups and go for a 30 minute jog on the treadmill in the winter. For $20/month I've worked out in downtown San Francisco, 2 different gyms in Naples, FL, and a couple of towns around me in MA.

I like it, get to see people and I've made a lot of good workout friends.

The gym in my hometown opened up about 3 weeks ago and it's been a great change of pace. It's empty and clean as can be. I received an email today saying MASKS ARE REQUIRED effective August 1.

I just cancelled my membership. It's not healthy breathing CO2 in my. opinion especially when your breathing is heavy.

I'm not a mask guy, I don't believe in it, but will wear one when necessary.

A vaccination can't come soon enough. Looks like I'm all in on Kettlebell Burn. 2.0

I added Loaded Carries to the arsenal yesterday. Watching the Red Sox game yesterday, I did 100 paces between innings.

07-27-20 10:54 AM - Post#900739    

I worked for a builder as general labourer, lots of sanding, sweeping etc and always wore a dust mask, but some didn't (the fools), drywall and wood dust is toxic.

I've been invited to a semi-private yoga class and will be given a mask, I just hope the pattern is manly haha! something camouflage, my shopping mask is denim.

"Go Henry - Live, lift, learn and grow - Never quit - Dave Draper"

07-27-20 11:31 AM - Post#900742    

I wear a mask often when I train. I work with a number of cancer survivors...

Oh...and yes:

I'm in my 60s. I have a history of pleurisy. I don't want my last memories of me being choking out face down on a gurney.

So...I wear a mask.

Daniel John Just handing down what I was handed down... Make a Difference. Live. Love. Laugh. Balance work, rest, play and pray (enjoy beauty and solitude) Sleep soundly. Drink Water. Eat veggies and protein. Walk. Wear your seat belt. Don’t smoke. Floss your teeth. Put weights overhead. Pick weights off the floor. Carry weights. Reread great books. Say thank you

07-27-20 11:45 AM - Post#900744    

• Dan John Said:

I completely get it. My Dad was a coach for 30 years up here. I ran into one of his rivals at the same gym before the virus hit. He was. weary about shaking hands as he was undergoing cancer treatments and his immune system was low.

I COMPLETELY get it. If there are pre existing conditions, or at risk, you shouldn't be at a public gym anyway.

My 17 year old got it while working at the grocery store. Luckily, my other son, wife and I tested negative and quarantined.

07-27-20 01:52 PM - Post#900751    

It's a catch 22 for me.

I won't workout with a mask.

I won't go to a gym, or anyplace else, that doesn't require a mask.

So I workout at home.

"Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn." - Arnold

07-27-20 02:10 PM - Post#900753    

And then there's them that wore elevation masks, I would just pretend I was training for the twin peaks of Kilimanjaro.

"Go Henry - Live, lift, learn and grow - Never quit - Dave Draper"

Re: Masks While Working Out
07-27-20 03:51 PM - Post#900755    

• BChase Said:

Stop being an idiot. Health care professionals have worn masks for ages. Firefighters and military have worn mask that seriously disrupt breathing for ages. You can't wear a flimsy mask while on the treadmill? How weak are you?

You are more worried about lack of O2 than catching COVID? (Or spreading COVID. Like most idiots, you are more worried about yourself and not thinking about spreading it to others.)

You know more than health professionals.

If you don't want to wear a mask - stay home.

Idiot.

07-27-20 04:14 PM - Post#900756    

A pulse oximeter is like 35 bucks at Walgreens so you can see how much Co2 you're getting wearing a mask.

Or I can save you some time and tell you: pretty much the same.

I work out in an uninsulated shed, and so I've worked out for many, many hours wearing a thick wool mask around my neck, mouth and nose.

I'm still alive. See also winter on the rail trail hikes.

07-27-20 04:56 PM - Post#900759    

A Scottish doctor did 22 miles to work and back in a mask last week, monitoring his oxygen saturation levels, to dispel the myth that it reduces oxygen levels.

https://www.newsweek.com/masks-covid-19-doctor -oxygen-1520060

The flimsy blue ones are really easy to breath through. You can bin them afterwards.

07-27-20 06:47 PM - Post#900761    

Imagine if you were born in 1900
Had to live thru
WW1
Spanish flu
Stock market crash
WW2
Korean war
Vietnam war
I can wear a mask
JMO

Re: Masks While Working Out
07-27-20 07:39 PM - Post#900763    

• Jim James Said:

First off stop with the personal attacks and poor attempt to shame someone for having an opinion that differs from you.

Secondly I am a Registered Nurse and you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

If you are scared of getting AIDS put a condom on, better yet abstain from promiscuous sexual behavior.


If you are so afraid of living in the World you can stay home, stop pushing your uneducated fear and panic on everyone else.


Edited by AronLZ on 07-27-20 07:42 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

07-27-20 07:52 PM - Post#900766    

https://www.bitchute.com/video/56R2zmYXSfIK/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQzdvxUiJCc

07-27-20 08:20 PM - Post#900767    

Wow... It's obvious that Jim James is an Idiot. I will never wear a mask. Period.

It Is Better To Be Stronger Than You Look, Than Look Stronger Than You Are My Weights Are In Freedom Units DEADLIFTS RULE!! =[[[[[[--------]]]]]]=

07-27-20 08:52 PM - Post#900768    

I’m astounded that six months into this, we’re still arguing about masks.

07-28-20 05:14 AM - Post#900784    

This thread amazes me. Seriously. It boggles my mind that people are still bitching about wearing masks. It's not a matter of believe. It's not a matter of convenience. It's a matter of life and death for many. And if you won't wear a piece of fabric to help your brothers our, then, well, you were raised wrong.

07-28-20 06:38 AM - Post#900785    

Differing opinions are one thing, let's be careful not to turn into a clone of other social media forums and descend into name calling / shaming and abuse eh?

I expect more of this place.

'You can throw in the towel or use it to wipe the sweat off your face and keep going' 'Well ain't this place a geographical oddity? Two weeks from everywhere.' Ulysses Everett McGill

07-28-20 06:58 AM - Post#900786    

• Pepper Said:

Wrong, it's about Constitutional Rights and Freedoms. This virus is being used as a political tool. Open your eyes!

It Is Better To Be Stronger Than You Look, Than Look Stronger Than You Are My Weights Are In Freedom Units DEADLIFTS RULE!! =[[[[[[--------]]]]]]=

Re: Masks While Working Out
07-28-20 09:25 AM - Post#900791    

• Jim James Said:

^^^^^^^^KEYBOARD WARRIOR ALERT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It's okay to disagree, that's what a forum is for, to have debate and conversation, not for name calling. Did you feel satisfied that you disagreed and hurled an insult at a complete stranger? Does that make your life happier?

I forgive you and wish you well.

I put my money where my mouth is. I CANCELLED my membership before I posted this thread.

I'll run outside, breathe fresh air and workout with my kettlebells in my basement where there is a CO2 detector.


Edited by BChase on 07-28-20 09:26 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

Masks While Working Out
07-28-20 09:30 AM - Post#900793    

Guys. Do not argue politics here and stop the personal attacks. It is not okay to call someone an idiot here.

I’m locking this thread.