so i wake from another relatively long deep sleep feeling great with a touch of stiffness from yesterday's softball and i think, ummmm, food in the fridge, but i reach for the ab-belt and put it on, first time, and then i realize that i didn't put the charger-controller in the box so i look for it and find it and alas, it is discharged... so i am charging it now, three hours or so, i think, and i am ruining the first experience with the ab-belt as the sticky pads are stuck to me hairy belly and will wear out faster because of the body oils and oh well, i'll make the best of it and wait for the charger to charge...
meanwhile, i hope i don't ache too much later or tomorrow from this first in a long long long long long (continue several more years, ummm, decades) time since the last time i actually exercised my abs... anticipation kind of spoils the impulsiveness of waking and putting on the belt without thinking much about consequences... i'll probably turn it up to level three (recommended level 1 for a week then level 2 for a week and then level 3) just to teach myself a lesson about taking this ab exercise thing seriously... i am off tomorrow (but not wednesday or thursday and play a double header thursday if it doesn't rain), so this could be an interesting (and painful) week...
stay tuned for the excitement, aye? :)
Monday, June 29, 2009
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hi :)
what's an ab belt?
hi :)
this is the website (i think :)
it's an electronic muscle stimulator device that sends electric pulses through muscles to flex and relax them... the tech has been used in rehab and physical therapy for years and in the past decade or so the tech has been commercially available for home use... so you strap on the belt (they also have models for other muscle groups) and turn it on and let it do sit-ups for you while you go about your daily business (only takes 20-30 minutes a day or so)...
i'm experimenting with the power settings now to get the best workout my ab muscles can stand without hurting them...
wow... does it hurt like sit-ups too?
i've been away so much, i've lost track of comments... it doesn't hurt as much, but it can hurt lots... i have a high tolerance for pain (ask any marathon runner or crazy person who used to do 1000+ sit ups in one sitting and you don't get an accurate normal pain rating) so i'm not one to judge... i was down to 174 a week or so ago, but pigged out this week and rose to 184... 185 seems to be my new current cap, which is much better than it was when this year started (up near 220) and it just keeps dropping, so good news... i'll be back in the 160s eventually :)
hope life is good in your world :)
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