erebus

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How do you get the stink out of your gym clothes? in c/fitness@lemmy.world
[–] erebus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I use OdoBan on mine. I put a cup of it in the washing machine when I load my clothes in. It seems to help. For nasty odors, I'll pretreat with it.

I've also had some luck with Cupridyne (which is marked up and sold here as Pooph!, if any of you have seen the infomercials). It's great at getting rid of intractable odors, but it seems to take a LOT to make a noticeable difference.

What are your latest fitness wins? in c/fitness@lemmy.world
[–] erebus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I can swing a 15 lb mace pretty easily and do multiple reps on both sides. I can handle a 20 lb mace on both sides if I’m not fatigued or too distractible to mind my form. I can do one-handed swings with a 10 lb mace.

For comparison, in July I could barely swing a 10 pounder with two hands and I nearly fucked myself up in August trying to swing a 15. It took a while to work up to swinging with my left hand (the weaker one) on the bottom because of the strength disparity between the sides.

My next goal is to earn the L1 Tacfit certification next month.

what exercise does your mental health depend on? in c/fitness@lemmy.world
[–] erebus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It could be anything as long as it’s intense enough to leave me wiped out. Ideally, it’s at least three times a week, but must be twice at a minimum, or the brain demons will get me

What program are you currently running? in c/fitness@lemmy.world
[–] erebus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I work with a trainer for the majority of my workouts, but he’s currently out of town. I’ve wanted to become more autonomous and I want to address the strength imbalance between my left and right sides, so I’ve been doing some of Onnit’s steel mace workouts. Several weeks ago, I started doing one day a week of mace work and have increased it to 2-3 while he’s out of town. Hopefully it’ll get me out of this plateau by the time he’s back.

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In-person steel mace or club classes in the southern or central US? (lemmy.world)
 

tl;dr: are there any steel mace or steel club workshops or classes in or close to Northern Kentucky? I’ve tried to find them via searches on DuckDuckGo and Google; the closest I could find is a weekend workshop in October, but it’s in Pittsburgh, which is several hours away from me. I’m willing to travel, but would obviously prefer to save time and fuel if there are closer options.

The rest: Several weeks ago, I became really interested in steel club and mace workouts. I have mobility issues in one shoulder and also want to improve my grip strength so that I can make more progress with my kettlebell workouts. I’ve been using YouTube videos and resources from Onnit to learn proper form and fundamental movements and have made some progress. I use an iPad to practice and critique my form ( I record myself in slo-mo and compare it frame-by-frame) However, I would like some in-person instruction because I’m afraid of unknowingly learning bad habits.

Looking for a piece of in home cardio equipment in c/fitness@lemmy.world
[–] erebus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have an Assault fan bike. Its screen can’t be used to watch TV (if I want to do that, I put my iPad on top of the screen), but in my layman’s opinion it’s versatile enough for LISS and HIIT workouts. I used it to help rehab my elbow and shoulder last year and I use it for cardio on days that running outdoors isn’t a good idea. I’ve had a rower, but I could never get into rowing like I can with running.