03 Apr 2003 | yuckmouth said...

I hate Crunch fitness.

03 Apr 2003 | likely said...

Pretty soon they will offer "Cardio Fucking". Where you fuck and work up a sweat.

03 Apr 2003 | Don Schenck said...

I hope all the men in this audience aren't stupid enough to do aerobic workouts. It decreases muscle mass, decreases basal metabolism, and decreases testosterone.

Resistance Training. Weights. Squats, Deads, Bench, Repeat.

Og like the iron jungle.

03 Apr 2003 | SU said...

I hope all the men in this audience aren't stupid enough to do aerobic workouts. It decreases muscle mass, decreases basal metabolism, and decreases testosterone.

Heh, funny one Don. Unfortunately, lifting weights in a gym doesn't quite hold the same spirit of adventure for me as mountain biking, trail running, telemark skiing, and rock climbing (don't be fooled, large arms are not the key).

03 Apr 2003 | britt said...

--Resistance Training. Weights. Squats, Deads, Bench, Repeat

That's basically what hatha yoga is (not disco yoga) except you don't need all those weights because you're working with your own body weight AND you increase flexibility.

03 Apr 2003 | Don Schenck said...

Here you go, SU ... knock yourself out. I'll be over by the squat rack, eating raw meat and trading cigars.

*smile*

03 Apr 2003 | Don Schenck said...

britt ... sounds perfect. I once read that Herschel Walker didn't use weights. Also heard he could do 300 one-arm pushups. Don't know about that.

I TRIED to bet a friend that -- given a year -- I could do 300 one-arm pushups. He wouldn't take the bet.

Fifty -- at age 43! -- in case you're wondering. Got $100 to prove it.

03 Apr 2003 | alisha said...

I hope all the men in this audience aren't stupid enough to do aerobic workouts. It decreases muscle mass, decreases basal metabolism, and decreases testosterone.
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oh, how sexy. those meatheads are blue in the face when they have to sprint 100 meters. give me a triathlete baby.

Id be up for disco yoga. sounds fun.

03 Apr 2003 | Don Schenck said...

Alisha, I hate to disappoint you ... but weight training is just as good for the ol' ticker. You see, while I'm lifting, my heart rate is well elevated.

But taste is taste. You can have your skinny, weak triathlete baby; I'll take my muscular babe.

Just call me when you need the piano moved *grin*.

03 Apr 2003 | Benjy said...

Disco yoga doesn't sound as fun as Cardio Striptease!

03 Apr 2003 | rev. amy said...

Don, God bless your dorky soul.

03 Apr 2003 | Don Schenck said...

Uh ... thanks?

03 Apr 2003 | alisha said...

Alisha, I hate to disappoint you ...
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:-)
you know what I like about you Don? We can disagree about almost everything and youre still friendly and easy-going. Ill be calling you when my piano needs moving...or tuning...
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I'll take my muscular babe.
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She is quite the muscle packet, isnt she? do you think her moepse are real?

03 Apr 2003 | Charlie Park said...

And then there's always Punk Rock Aerobics. "The work out that rocks out. No more sucky classes full of braindead bimbos in spandex thongs. PRA is for fun people with discerning taste. An hour and a half cardio and strengthening class that will have you pogoing and skanking your butt off!"

03 Apr 2003 | Don Schenck said...

Alisha, I meant it when I said I'm the easiest person in the world to get along with. I genuinely care about other people.

RE: Rachel -- methinks they're "enhanced" ... not that I mind :)

04 Apr 2003 | bah said...

Crunch just recently bought out Gorilla Sports in Chicago, which is the gym that I belong to. It seems that the Crunch members and staff are more about the trend, being seen, and meeting people instead of actually getting a good workout. I've even noticed that the casual sweats and t-shirt attire has changed to full fashion workout gear...

Now when I go into the gym I feel that someone is either a.) Staring at my big ass or b.) I'm at a singles bar.

04 Apr 2003 | Don Schenck said...

Thanks, bah, for reminding me how nice it is to have a small gym in my house. I don't envy you.

04 Apr 2003 | JF said...

Here's Crunch's corporate philosophy.

04 Apr 2003 | bah said...

Don - I wish I could have a small gym in my house. Since I can't though I joined Gorilla Sports, which WAS about getting a good workout. With the weather getting nicer and the people at the gym getting creeper though I've found myself going to the gym less and trying to bike or jog around the city.

People don't have to feel flawless to feel at home at CRUNCH.

JF - Crunches corporate philosophy is pretty much a load of crap. People do seem to need to feel flawless to be going to Crunch otherwise why would the women going there feel the need to do their hair and makeup before working out?

Maybe I am being a bit quick to snap judgment on Crunch buying out Gorilla Sports but the changes I have seen so far are not good (they even cut one of my favorite classes down from two hours to an hour, the explanation was 'that's just the way Crunch does it'). I haven't visited an official 'Crunch' gym yet; I've just gone to the one that they are currently turning into a Crunch.

04 Apr 2003 | JF said...

Crunches corporate philosophy is pretty much a load of crap.

Oh, I completely agree.

04 Apr 2003 | bah said...

FYI - for those of you in Chicago who belong to Bally Total Fitness they are turning the Bally's on Orleans into a Crunch as well.

05 Apr 2003 | JimFl said...

For some reason the tune to "Jungle Boogie" popped immediately into my head, with the words changed to "Disco Yoga."

09 Apr 2003 | bah said...

I just received this in the mail from Crunch. It's um, different...

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