I'm pretty sure it's not just me that feels this way as I'm not a pushover, in other words, I'm a hard man to impress or excite. I'm sure I'm not the only one who enjoys listening to you speak. You are humble, kind, and smart and I enjoy watching your videos and listening to what you have to say. I agree with you mostly but not on everything and that is fine and the way it's supposed to be. You sure enough deserve respect from your subs and viewers as you have earned it. You carry yourself with class and I absolutely Love that. My Dad taught me to always be classy so I admire that quality in you. Personally, I enjoy your longer videos and I believe others do too, some might not but hey, they can always hit stop while the rest of us continue to enjoy the video. Just my honest opinion Take Care
I'm a big fan of recumbent stationary bikes. I plop mine infront of the TV or game console I wanted to use anyway and use it during my after-work relaxing time. Makes it easier to stay consistent.
You need to update what you said about the Concept 2 for your listeners. First, your comment about needing a bigger screen with scenes to give you motivation is not an issue and is unintentionally misleading. There are over 50 apps that can connect with it to give you ANY type of experience you want and you can use your phone, iPad, etc. so that’s the best of all worlds and that’s why they don’t try to compete with having their own fancy app for folks who want that. Concept 2 has a great on line community but for those who want more, these apps have live and on-demand classes, virtual racing, and training programs. Next, you do a disservice by not telling their great business story and pointing out how well made they are, etc. There’s a reason they have been in business for 50 years, are considered the industry standard, and in the last Olympics 97% of the medal winners in rowing used the Concept 2 to train. They are a small American based business with just a 100 employees with the original two founders still running the business! I don’t work for them, but bought one 30 years ago that is still a gem.
They make a good rower, no doubt. For pro athletes, it's a great choice. For home gym owners, it's not always the right choice. For many people getting a rower with a big screen built in is the way they will be consistent. Lots of other good rowers out there other than the Concept 2. They were first to market with a quality rower, so have captured a lot of the higher end training market. But again, that doesn't make them the best. They are one of any number of good options.
My rule for home gym: only buy that which you used for years at globo gym. If you think you will use it, you won't! I did spin classes for years at public gym. Bought Peloton in 2019 and still use it today (I like guided rides). Why, because I love spin. I will never get a treadmill or elliptical.
Love that! So many people convince themselves they'll have the discipline to use stuff and they just won't! That's awesome you found some cardio you love, that's a really hard thing for most people!
The part about training for a sprint uphill, reminds me of major league baseball pitchers who report before everyone else because they have to slowly get their arm back into the “swing” of things lol. If professional athletes who are in the peak of their physical stature have to work into it, why would those of us in our 40s or 50s be any different? Thanks for the content to listen to and implement.
@ 😂😂😂 I really wish I could fit one in my gym but I’m all out of real estate (and ceiling height in the gym prohibits one also) but great list and great suggestions.
Athlene X, MAPS from Mind Pump, 5,3,1, Starting Strength, etc. I've done soooo many. I really think goal appropriate programming is the missing link for so many people looking for results. Next to getting a good trainer, they are invaluable. And they are the one thing it's the hardest to convince people to get and adhere to. EVeryone wants to be their own coach and they just have no idea of the world of training variation out there and how much better their results could be if they just put their egos aside and used some quality programming! BTW, got the WestSide book today and can't wait to dig in. Also just got an OVR jump, which was invented by a Westside guy. Will be showing that soon too. Thanks for the recommendation.
@@GymCrafter I agree, people do need help programming especially newbies. A good coach or trainer would help but a bad coach would just confuse them more. I've been doing this for 35 years off & on and I've seen it all as I'm sure you have. Someone like you who will put each person on the right program is what's needed the most. Your client list should inflate when the viewers see your expertise. Oh Yeah, you're gonna get that vertical way up there, pulling for you Tim!!!!!!!
@@bobbyhunt3009 So many bad coaches out there too. For a few hundred dollars and a weekend, you can call yourself a personal trainer and start selling your services on line. If you are attractive with a good physique on top of it, tons of people will send you their money in exchange for terrible programs that do more harm than good.
I have to wonder whether these 'arcade game' cardio machines, whether rowers, spin bikes, treadmills, etc. are not the source of their own downfall. A video game generation, conditioned to constant dopamine hits, are going to burn out in a few months when the game aspect becomes "booooring", and in comes the clothes rack functionality. You have to WANT to do the work, and it has to be its own reward.
The games do get a bit old, but they still push you more than nothing. The person that wants to do the work every single day is extremely rare. Anything that can improve consistency is a good thing in my book. And, honestly, I enjoy the gamified stuff better than the instructor led workouts. There is more direct feedback to what you are actually doing.
Depends on a lot of things. Your weight, your pace, duration, and the terrain you are walking one. Heavy people walking as fast as they can on hilly terrain can burn as much as 7 calories per minute. Light people on easy walks on flat ground burn as little as 2. In the end, it doesn't matter. Don't walk to burn calories, walk for the health benefits of walking.
I am really enjoying your content!! It is helping me as I am working towards a better place. You give a great treatsie on Cardio here.
Thank you!
I'm pretty sure it's not just me that feels this way as I'm not a pushover, in other words, I'm a hard man to impress or excite.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who enjoys listening to you speak.
You are humble, kind, and smart and I enjoy watching your videos and listening to what you have to say.
I agree with you mostly but not on everything and that is fine and the way it's supposed to be.
You sure enough deserve respect from your subs and viewers as you have earned it.
You carry yourself with class and I absolutely Love that. My Dad taught me to always be classy so I admire that quality in you.
Personally, I enjoy your longer videos and I believe others do too, some might not but hey, they can always hit stop while the rest of us continue to enjoy the video.
Just my honest opinion
Take Care
Thank you!
@@GymCrafter
You are welcome
Man, I can’t imagine how much ice cream I would have to eat to become less enthusiastic about it 😂
A lot. It was a lot of ice cream. Every day I worked for over a year.
My favorite bag right now is the aqua bag. Very similar to a heavy bag but you get the swing and have to move more. Lots of fun.
I'm at significant risk of losing to an aqua bag! 😂
@GymCrafter Do it!!! 😁
I know from real life experience that my rogue echo bike I got new lasted about a month. Most of that time was hanging wet towels 😢
Been there! I don't get how people love them so much, but they sure do.
I'm a big fan of recumbent stationary bikes. I plop mine infront of the TV or game console I wanted to use anyway and use it during my after-work relaxing time. Makes it easier to stay consistent.
I'm jealous! I couldn't ever motivate myself to do that. I'm either training or doing those other things. Never could do both at the same time.
You need to update what you said about the Concept 2 for your listeners. First, your comment about needing a bigger screen with scenes to give you motivation is not an issue and is unintentionally misleading. There are over 50 apps that can connect with it to give you ANY type of experience you want and you can use your phone, iPad, etc. so that’s the best of all worlds and that’s why they don’t try to compete with having their own fancy app for folks who want that. Concept 2 has a great on line community but for those who want more, these apps have live and on-demand classes, virtual racing, and training programs.
Next, you do a disservice by not telling their great business story and pointing out how well made they are, etc. There’s a reason they have been in business for 50 years, are considered the industry standard, and in the last Olympics 97% of the medal winners in rowing used the Concept 2 to train. They are a small American based business with just a 100 employees with the original two founders still running the business!
I don’t work for them, but bought one 30 years ago that is still a gem.
They make a good rower, no doubt. For pro athletes, it's a great choice. For home gym owners, it's not always the right choice. For many people getting a rower with a big screen built in is the way they will be consistent. Lots of other good rowers out there other than the Concept 2. They were first to market with a quality rower, so have captured a lot of the higher end training market. But again, that doesn't make them the best. They are one of any number of good options.
My rule for home gym: only buy that which you used for years at globo gym. If you think you will use it, you won't!
I did spin classes for years at public gym. Bought Peloton in 2019 and still use it today (I like guided rides). Why, because I love spin. I will never get a treadmill or elliptical.
Love that! So many people convince themselves they'll have the discipline to use stuff and they just won't! That's awesome you found some cardio you love, that's a really hard thing for most people!
The part about training for a sprint uphill, reminds me of major league baseball pitchers who report before everyone else because they have to slowly get their arm back into the “swing” of things lol. If professional athletes who are in the peak of their physical stature have to work into it, why would those of us in our 40s or 50s be any different? Thanks for the content to listen to and implement.
Exactly! Love that you added that. An achilles can take 1-2 years to recover from. That's just brutal!
I swap between cardio machines to fight the boredom.
Yep! Mixing it up works great. I find myself changing things up with the seasons a lot.
intervals are the best but few people can do it really well
Agree. Most people either do way too much, or don't push themselves hard enough. Great place for a good coach to step in!
Forgot about the Stairmaster. Lol
That would be the PTSD from actually using a stairmaster.😂
@ 😂😂😂 I really wish I could fit one in my gym but I’m all out of real estate (and ceiling height in the gym prohibits one also) but great list and great suggestions.
Program reviews???
What is ithat, what programs will you be reviewing????
I might like to see that, curious to know about it
Athlene X, MAPS from Mind Pump, 5,3,1, Starting Strength, etc. I've done soooo many. I really think goal appropriate programming is the missing link for so many people looking for results. Next to getting a good trainer, they are invaluable. And they are the one thing it's the hardest to convince people to get and adhere to. EVeryone wants to be their own coach and they just have no idea of the world of training variation out there and how much better their results could be if they just put their egos aside and used some quality programming!
BTW, got the WestSide book today and can't wait to dig in. Also just got an OVR jump, which was invented by a Westside guy. Will be showing that soon too. Thanks for the recommendation.
@@GymCrafter
I agree, people do need help programming especially newbies. A good coach or trainer would help but a bad coach would just confuse them more. I've been doing this for 35 years off & on and I've seen it all as I'm sure you have.
Someone like you who will put each person on the right program is what's needed the most. Your client list should inflate when the viewers see your expertise.
Oh Yeah, you're gonna get that vertical way up there, pulling for you Tim!!!!!!!
@@bobbyhunt3009 So many bad coaches out there too. For a few hundred dollars and a weekend, you can call yourself a personal trainer and start selling your services on line. If you are attractive with a good physique on top of it, tons of people will send you their money in exchange for terrible programs that do more harm than good.
I have to wonder whether these 'arcade game' cardio machines, whether rowers, spin bikes, treadmills, etc. are not the source of their own downfall. A video game generation, conditioned to constant dopamine hits, are going to burn out in a few months when the game aspect becomes "booooring", and in comes the clothes rack functionality. You have to WANT to do the work, and it has to be its own reward.
The games do get a bit old, but they still push you more than nothing. The person that wants to do the work every single day is extremely rare. Anything that can improve consistency is a good thing in my book. And, honestly, I enjoy the gamified stuff better than the instructor led workouts. There is more direct feedback to what you are actually doing.
How calories does walking burning?
Depends on a lot of things. Your weight, your pace, duration, and the terrain you are walking one. Heavy people walking as fast as they can on hilly terrain can burn as much as 7 calories per minute. Light people on easy walks on flat ground burn as little as 2. In the end, it doesn't matter. Don't walk to burn calories, walk for the health benefits of walking.