Ruzzin Fruzzin
Okay, what the Hell is up with those elliptical machines? I tried one at the gym this morning and it kicked my sphincter! I mean it. I did 10 minutes and even that felt like it was killer. But what the F? I mean, I am going to run 12 miles tomorrow in the woods, at a fairly okay clip. So why does this machine kill me?
And why does it seem like ladies use them like it’s no big thang?
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That’s exactly it, Susan. The same way that swimming can kick your ass if you’ve only been running. Then again, if it wasn’t for that, they’d make lousy cross-training opportunities…
That’s all it is… different muscles. I used to do 80% of my workouts on the elliptical, and 20 running (now it’s switched) and I was a -machine- on that thing. And it’s like running in that once you build up the base, you only have to do it once or twice a week to still be -able- to do it, so I still can hold my own on the elliptical. But it took some time to get used to it! -Dani, dani@manyfires.com
That’s what I’m talking about! Those machines are psychotic. I’ve used them but they are so darn awkward, that I must burn up 100 extra calories in frustration.
And yeah, it does seem like mostly the women that use them. Them, and this one guy that uses it with a towel over his whole head. Maybe he thinks he’s Casper the Ghost and nobody can see him. He also smells like rotten cheese. Maybe the towel protects him from embarassment.
Hey, I’m glad you mentioned it. I’ve had the same thing happen. Must be different muscles?