I just hit the ground and alternate between push ups and sit ups whenever a commercial pops up on TV.

Also bike to buy groceries every week, the round trip is about 7 miles.

Ozarugold

2716 Posts

September 30 2008 21:04 GMT

#25

On October 01 2008 04:32 SonuvBob wrote:
Oh snap.

http://www.wcreplays.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104524

Somebody has got to register and tell them that mnm is a girl.

ilovezil

United States4143 Posts

September 30 2008 21:17 GMT

#26

On October 01 2008 03:48 paper wrote:

Show nested quote +

er, yeah, i know, but if you're living it AS an RPG or if it WERE an RPG, you'd be living it in the same way, which makes asking the question pointless

Just felt right typing it at the moment. Didn't even look to see if it made sense. How gosu is that?

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

September 30 2008 21:19 GMT

#27

The study was bullshit, btw. It wasn't even a study, really. You guys have gone to Blizzcon, you know what 9 million WoW players looks like.

For clarification, it was an ONLINE SURVEY of people's height/weight. So yeah, on the internet everyone is 6'2", 180lbs with 11% body fat. If they had asked, the "study" also would have found the average gamer's penis is 14" long.

EDIT: Exercise is really great and mnm is right on with the rest of her post. If I'm free (aka not writing a dozen papers at once) I try to go 7 days a week, with a lifting routine 5 of the days and cardio all 7.

Frits

11782 Posts

September 30 2008 21:19 GMT

#28

On October 01 2008 06:04 Ozarugold wrote:

Show nested quote +

Somebody has got to register and tell them that mnm is a girl.

I think it's funnier watching them boost their ego's about being able to lift more weights than a chick without realizing it. They must be pretty weak themselves lmao.

Frits

11782 Posts

September 30 2008 21:33 GMT

#29

I'd like to see the data behind the study though, if most gamers are at ideal weight I call bullshit. I predict a graph with a very high standarddeviation meaning that gamers are either very fat or very thin and not really at ideal weight at all but the data just looks like that because if you take them together they average in the healthy zone. Without a standarddeviation, %of girls answered and some other crucial data the study is pretty pointless. There are also so many different types of gamers, most people are just casual gamers who hardly game at all.

Also it's much less likely for a fat person to fill out an online survey about health than a healthy person. An online survey for such a study is a terrible idea and completely unscientific.

Don't most fat people come from poor environments anyway? The fact that gamers are somewhat less fat than people from worker environments is not that surprising, especially since this group makes up most of the population probably.

cgrinker

United States3824 Posts

September 30 2008 21:57 GMT

#30

RIght now I've been doing a 2k on the Erg (crew machine) every day. This is mostly because I went to school with a lot of crew kids and they used to piss me off with their complaining about erging. Turns out they were right, it hurts worse then any other exercising I've done.

Oracle

Canada411 Posts

September 30 2008 22:14 GMT

#31

monday: chest/triceps/abs
dumbbell press/flat bench press
incline dumbbell press/incline bench press
decline dumbbell press/decline bench press
dumbbell flyes/cable crossovers
dips
tricep extension
tricep pulldown
crunches

tuesday: biceps/shoulders/calves
calves raise
alternate curls
preacher curls
21's
lateral dumbbell raise
upright row

wednesday: back/legs/abs
pull ups
lat pulldown
seated row
incline leg extension
glute extension
quad extension
squats
crunches

TechniQ.UK

United Kingdom391 Posts

October 01 2008 00:57 GMT

#32

Well i think gamers look to the internet more for their information and lifestyles than other people who follow their parents or the tv or government and whats on the net? An insane amount of information about health and fitness.

Playing competitive games for a long time on the net especially strategic games and to a lesser degree counter strike because a lot of strategy is involved in that game too I think this changes the way we make plans and act in life towards goals. I don't think we need as much motivation and reward charts and encouragement and stuff like that to keep us going I think we see an outcome and commit ourselves to achieving, competing almost either against other people or the world to lose weight for example.

[X]Ken_D

United States4650 Posts

October 01 2008 01:09 GMT

#33

I find that research misleading.

For the X amount of hours gamers sit on their ass playing games, that's X hours they could be outside moving.

Unless, they are including the 1st time gamers such as wii owners as gamers.

Servolisk

United States5241 Posts

October 01 2008 01:16 GMT

#34

Life as an RPG... how? That does not compute.

My work out routine has usually been
30-60 minutes of basketball
weight lifting in no order and a variety of machines depending on what I feel like and what's available, but basically every major group.

I've always thought working out was pointless and envied small skinny people (they look so carefree and unburdened, particularly when I'm so sore I have less mobility than a senior citizen), but I've never been able to quit ;p. I might succeed now tho, I managed to go through september only exercising twice.

prOxi.swAMi

Australia3091 Posts

October 01 2008 01:24 GMT

#35

Where do people find the time to exercise? :S
I work all day, get home late, eat dinner, surf the net for a bit and go to bed. Where's the time?

Servolisk

United States5241 Posts

October 01 2008 01:26 GMT

#36

They find it like they find time for any other activity in their spare time? Most people have more time than just to eat dinner and surf the net. :p (I find I don't so much any more T_T) You could always do things like push ups, yoga, running around the block if you don't have time for a gym.

Frits

11782 Posts

October 01 2008 01:31 GMT

#37

On October 01 2008 10:24 prOxi.swAMi wrote:
Where do people find the time to exercise? :S
I work all day, get home late, eat dinner, surf the net for a bit and go to bed. Where's the time?

The best exercises are the ones that you can do with your own body.

Just try to do a load of pushups before you go to bed, takes like 1 minute even if you go as far as 100 (just start at wherever your limit is and upgrade the number every week). You don't really need anything else because pushups will shape your body exactly like you want anyway who needs anything else than broad shoulders and a big chest. Abs are gay and useless.

Archaic

United States4024 Posts

October 01 2008 01:53 GMT

#38

Counterpoint: Inc

Simple as that.

I honestly found that as my gaming time goes down, my exercise time goes down... It is really weird. Like when I have time to play SC, I have time to lift some weights, or go running... But homework... Homework is the leading cause of obesity in America's youth!

EtherealDeath

United States8366 Posts

October 01 2008 02:03 GMT

#39

Usually at night when I am listening to a lecture recorded earlier by Prof during class, I do

4 sets of

70-100 twists + 50-80 twists while touching toe area
30-35 twisting situps
20 low level crunches (goddamn these are more alkjkj than situps)
and a number of exercises targeting upper body areas whose names I have no clue...
Then put leg weights on do various kicks of varying angles and heights
Take leg weights off after a bit and continue
Speed punch + elbow etc exercises with weights in hand

After those sets, and after recording is done, I go have some fun with my bo staff, if I have time.

Of course, sometimes I don't have the time to do all of these, so if I don't, I do the stuff listed in the middle first, radiating outwards on the list.