Any athletic guys?

Calder Smith · January 31, 2014, 05:24:12 PM

Quote from: Nygeel on January 31, 2014, 11:16:31 AM
Does competitive eating count?

No, I don't think so.

GnomeKid · January 31, 2014, 07:01:37 PM

I love hiking, biking, yoga, and martial arts... getting more into running and weight lifting mostly due to time constraints on other physical pursuits. I also used to go swimming a lot, but no where to go nearby... well probably is but grad school is what it is... and who has the time?

Wasn't too much of a team sport player I guess I used to, but then I found theatre.. and only have one other friend who enjoys exercise/being active simply for the purpose of being active... she lives a 12 hr drive away soooo yea.

Calder Smith · January 31, 2014, 07:33:48 PM

Swimming is going to be a lot more fun this summer since I'm out. I want to get some swimming trunks. It'll kind of be weird having to wear a shirt though.

Ryan55 · January 31, 2014, 07:38:12 PM

Swim trunks are the best...its a little weird wearing a shirt at first but you get use to it...they sell shirts made for swimming for guys...it drys faster and stuff...its called a rashguard, they sell them on amazon, surfers use them and stuff...it works well until you get top surgery

blink · February 01, 2014, 11:01:02 AM

If lifting weights at home counts, yeah. Hard to think of myself as "athletic" though, where cardio is concerned I'm out of shape.

insideontheoutside · February 02, 2014, 11:02:21 PM

I was pretty athletic growing up and I loved soccer. I haven't done any team sports in years but I still work out, do some punching bag boxing, and snowboard.

TheLance · February 02, 2014, 11:56:49 PM

I was in karate and taekwondo when I was younger. I love martial arts and working out. I seriously flip a big tire around my yard to work out all my muscles. Works well. I'd like to get into some kind of fighting since I'm good at it.

overdrive · February 03, 2014, 11:22:30 PM

Yes I'm extremely active as I'm a professional athlete. I train a few hours each day which is mandatory, and been doing so for many years.

I have always been active in several sports, though nothing compares to the amount of training, focus and nutritional needs of a professional athlete vs an amateur athlete.

Calder Smith · February 09, 2014, 10:05:02 AM

I've never really gotten into martial arts. Probably because I still fight like a girl.

aleon515 · February 09, 2014, 01:30:03 PM

Really was never athletic except that I like the individual kinds of things. I took karate, didn't like to spar so much--I'm not really quick enough, but liked the katas and so on. (BTW, of course back then I sparred with girls, yikes some of them are TOUGH, there isn't any sparring like a girl. LOL). I like hiking and this weekend I went snow shoeing with a gay mens group which was really fun.

--Jay

Cloudchamber · February 09, 2014, 03:32:57 PM

I used to fence pretty competitively on a women's saber team. Then it got a bit too intense for me... people trying to slice your head off and what not

I played soccer in high school because my parents wanted me to, but I was never any good. I took tennis lessons for a little while and I think it's an awesome game. Though I'm better at table tennis- or as my friend calls it, "fat tennis."

Now I'm trying to go to the gym more. I'm curious though: Do you guys wear binders to exercise? I hear you're not supposed to and it can make you lose oxygen and black out. What should you wear then, just sports bras? I want to work out but I'm larger chested and I don't want people to think I'm a girl $:-\$

Anyone have any advice? Can you get away with wearing a binder for a short period of time?

Chaos · February 09, 2014, 04:11:52 PM

I love football and basketball.pretty good at both and been trying to work out (small things here and there) but not much I can do because of internal health issues.but by god this summer ill have them fixed and will be going in full swing.can't wait! And speaking of martial arts,I love it and plan to learn as much as I can in multi cultures (I'm an asian buff) so looking forward to it!

anibioman · February 09, 2014, 09:54:16 PM

Cloudchamber it isn't all that bad lifting with a binder. I wear a pretty loose binder regularly. If it was tight I could see it causing issues. I wear a stretched out medium size Tri top I'm an a-b cup or rather was, just had top surgery. I also cut like three inches off my Tri tops as I hated the tightness on my ribs it didn't allow me breath deeply. I say if you can take a nice deep breath without resistance in your binder it's fine to work out in.

ty.to.the.man · February 10, 2014, 03:11:04 PM

I love working out. I work out usually 6 times a week for 1-2 hours. Used to be really into basketball and baseball, but lost it when I transitioned. I hope to get back into sports at my next school. I wanna try swimming and maybe crew pretty bad, never done either but I row on a machine at the gym. Anyone into swimming? Would I get destroyed if I just started Junior year on a non-competitive team?

Cloudchamber · February 10, 2014, 03:20:31 PM

Thanks anibioman. I guess it won't be too bad with a binder if I just find a loose one. Also, I have the exact same problem with my tri tops. I'm definitely gonna try out your method!

Congrats on top surgery btw

Calder Smith · February 23, 2014, 02:08:34 AM

Quote from: ty.to.the.man on February 10, 2014, 03:11:04 PM
I love working out. I work out usually 6 times a week for 1-2 hours. Used to be really into basketball and baseball, but lost it when I transitioned. I hope to get back into sports at my next school. I wanna try swimming and maybe crew pretty bad, never done either but I row on a machine at the gym. Anyone into swimming? Would I get destroyed if I just started Junior year on a non-competitive team?

I'm not that good at swimming but it's fun. It took me a while to learn.

Felix · February 23, 2014, 02:41:01 AM

I played basketball and went hiking several times a week, and rollerskated a couple times a month until I had some messy ankle surgery a few years ago. Now I do situps and lift weights, and when I get brave enough I would like to make swimming a regular habit. Physical exertion and play are awesome and have nice side effects.

ChrisRokk · February 23, 2014, 04:55:52 AM

I bike as a means of transportation, does that count? I lift weights as well.

Elijahwaits · February 23, 2014, 06:57:25 AM

Quote from: Mr Hockey on January 30, 2014, 07:49:33 PM
... Still have to work on pushups though. I can only do like 10 of them. ...

I started using the method of pushup progression in the bodybuilding starter sticky thread. It's working out real well for muscling my arms and shoulders. If you have a tough time with regular pushups it's a real good place to start.

Situps, I just slam out 10-20 here and there throughout the day.

I want to start weight training, add more running, and play more basketball.

Polo · February 23, 2014, 04:40:21 PM

Quote from: ChrisRokk on February 23, 2014, 04:55:52 AM
I bike as a means of transportation, does that count? I lift weights as well.

I played water polo from middle school through undergrad which was pretty intensive, I still swim when I get the chance, but mainly lift weights, run, hike, and bike nowadays. As far as competition goes, I played in a dodgeball league this past fall which was fun

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