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[jschligs]

One of you mentioned a theragun, just ran it on the hammy/quads/back for a while and it feels a lot better. Wife and I have started daily walks too. Thanks gents, we’re old!

[MikeIsGood]

I've just accepted a certain amount of discomfort and pain every day, but one thing I've enjoyed is using a foot spa bath machine. Fill that thing up, some eucalyptus and spearmint epsom salt, and relax the feet for 20-30 minutes. Feet feel better and the scent is relaxing.

I'm intrigued. I'm ramping up my running for half-marathon training and me feet kill. We have a massager, but this sounds delightful. What do you have?

[MickeyDavis]

Being 6'4" would I just hit my knees on the table the whole time with one of those? Or do they sit more out in front of you?

It sits out maybe a foot or so, depending on what's comfortable for you but at 6'4" you would probably have issues. Depends on high the desk/table though. The bottom of my desk is 27.5" I'm 5'11" and my knees just make it. This is the one I got. Super quiet and reliable so far. I have the same brand of squat machine and have had no issues with it in over 2 years. There are a lot of under the desk elliptical's out there.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MWV1JD7?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1&psc=1

Cool, thanks. I might still order one and give it a try - with free returns I've got nothing to lose.

One note, they have them motorized or not motorized. Mine is not. I think motorized is more for people who can't move at all, it gets their joints working. The one I got was the $107 one. If you pedal real fast and/or putting it on a high resistance setting you could get your heart rate going but it's mostly just for getting some movement in while sitting. At least that's how I use it. Sometimes when I'm watching a game or a movie I stop pedaling and don't notice for awhile.

[ReasonablySober]

I've just accepted a certain amount of discomfort and pain every day, but one thing I've enjoyed is using a foot spa bath machine. Fill that thing up, some eucalyptus and spearmint epsom salt, and relax the feet for 20-30 minutes. Feet feel better and the scent is relaxing.

I'm intrigued. I'm ramping up my running for half-marathon training and me feet kill. We have a massager, but this sounds delightful. What do you have?

This one. Doesn't look like it's still available. I got it as a gift maybe five years ago. Still works great but I'm sure there are better, more modern ones out there now.

[MickeyDavis]

I've just accepted a certain amount of discomfort and pain every day, but one thing I've enjoyed is using a foot spa bath machine. Fill that thing up, some eucalyptus and spearmint epsom salt, and relax the feet for 20-30 minutes. Feet feel better and the scent is relaxing.

I'm intrigued. I'm ramping up my running for half-marathon training and me feet kill. We have a massager, but this sounds delightful. What do you have?

This one. Doesn't look like it's still available. I got it as a gift maybe five years ago. Still works great but I'm sure there are better, more modern ones out there now.

Looks like this one is similar, same brand https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X7T6CYC?ref=emc_s_m_5_i_atc or this one

https://www.amazon.com/Massager-Digital-Temperature-Control-Bubbles/dp/B077984C21

[humanrefutation]

What is the timeline for how long you can expect to keep a drink in the work fridge before it is thrown out/consumed? There is a 20oz Cherry Coke Zero in our fridge that has been there for at least a month. I am 50/50 on whether I am the person who put it there. I don't remember putting it there, but I am the only person I know of to have ever put a Cherry Coke Zero product in there (I usually drink cans, but sometimes have the 16oz bottles).

Am I good?

What's the worst case scenario? You drink it and find out it belonged to someone else? Well, you can just apologize and replace it. It's not a big deal.

[Mags FTW]

What is the timeline for how long you can expect to keep a drink in the work fridge before it is thrown out/consumed? There is a 20oz Cherry Coke Zero in our fridge that has been there for at least a month. I am 50/50 on whether I am the person who put it there. I don't remember putting it there, but I am the only person I know of to have ever put a Cherry Coke Zero product in there (I usually drink cans, but sometimes have the 16oz bottles).

Am I good?

Label all items with a sticky note. Say fridge clean-out is (give remaining of week and a couple days into the next to allow for people on PTO). You don't have to actually clean the fridge but if it is still there with a sticky note past the clean-out date it is fair game if it is yours or not.

I work for a large company with a custodial staff that cleans out the fridge at least once a month, so that part has been taken care of.

[BUCKnation]

I do quite a bit of exercising, heavy lifting and marathons, and all the suggestions here are good ones for recovery. I don't really have too many issues recovering and mostly just stick to simple stretches post runs and massage guns for my legs, also making sure I warm up really well. At this point, I can pretty easily tell when I don't warm up enough.

I've strained my back a few times pretty badly from deadlifting, I've since all but cut out deadlifting from my normal routine after my last strain almost 2 years ago. For me, I definitely dedicated more time to core training and have recently tried to incorporate more functional leg exercises. Just simple body weight/low stuff and trying to get into weird or different positions than normal. With my back, I've found that super man stretches do wonders when it's not feeling right and just simple hangs from a pull up bar, for example, really gives a nice stretch to everything in the upper body.

[brewbucks]

I do quite a bit of exercising, heavy lifting and marathons, and all the suggestions here are good ones for recovery. I don't really have too many issues recovering and mostly just stick to simple stretches post runs and massage guns for my legs, also making sure I warm up really well. At this point, I can pretty easily tell when I don't warm up enough.

I've strained my back a few times pretty badly from deadlifting, I've since all but cut out deadlifting from my normal routine after my last strain almost 2 years ago. For me, I definitely dedicated more time to core training and have recently tried to incorporate more functional leg exercises. Just simple body weight/low stuff and trying to get into weird or different positions than normal. With my back, I've found that super man stretches do wonders when it's not feeling right and just simple hangs from a pull up bar, for example, really gives a nice stretch to everything in the upper body.

What is your routine for core training?

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

I do quite a bit of exercising, heavy lifting and marathons, and all the suggestions here are good ones for recovery. I don't really have too many issues recovering and mostly just stick to simple stretches post runs and massage guns for my legs, also making sure I warm up really well. At this point, I can pretty easily tell when I don't warm up enough.

I've strained my back a few times pretty badly from deadlifting, I've since all but cut out deadlifting from my normal routine after my last strain almost 2 years ago. For me, I definitely dedicated more time to core training and have recently tried to incorporate more functional leg exercises. Just simple body weight/low stuff and trying to get into weird or different positions than normal. With my back, I've found that super man stretches do wonders when it's not feeling right and just simple hangs from a pull up bar, for example, really gives a nice stretch to everything in the upper body.

Got any marathons planned or ones you would recommend?

[BUCKnation]

I do quite a bit of exercising, heavy lifting and marathons, and all the suggestions here are good ones for recovery. I don't really have too many issues recovering and mostly just stick to simple stretches post runs and massage guns for my legs, also making sure I warm up really well. At this point, I can pretty easily tell when I don't warm up enough.

I've strained my back a few times pretty badly from deadlifting, I've since all but cut out deadlifting from my normal routine after my last strain almost 2 years ago. For me, I definitely dedicated more time to core training and have recently tried to incorporate more functional leg exercises. Just simple body weight/low stuff and trying to get into weird or different positions than normal. With my back, I've found that super man stretches do wonders when it's not feeling right and just simple hangs from a pull up bar, for example, really gives a nice stretch to everything in the upper body.

What is your routine for core training?

I have an ab roller, which is probably my favorite, but cable rotations or ab bikes (? idk the actual name) are my go to's if the gym doesn't have a roller

[BUCKnation]

I do quite a bit of exercising, heavy lifting and marathons, and all the suggestions here are good ones for recovery. I don't really have too many issues recovering and mostly just stick to simple stretches post runs and massage guns for my legs, also making sure I warm up really well. At this point, I can pretty easily tell when I don't warm up enough.

I've strained my back a few times pretty badly from deadlifting, I've since all but cut out deadlifting from my normal routine after my last strain almost 2 years ago. For me, I definitely dedicated more time to core training and have recently tried to incorporate more functional leg exercises. Just simple body weight/low stuff and trying to get into weird or different positions than normal. With my back, I've found that super man stretches do wonders when it's not feeling right and just simple hangs from a pull up bar, for example, really gives a nice stretch to everything in the upper body.

Got any marathons planned or ones you would recommend?

I've only done 3, and I live in okc right now which was in april, so I'm still in maintenance/golf mode atm.

Would love to do any of the majors or a destination one like Hawaii.

[ReginaldDwight]

I do quite a bit of exercising, heavy lifting and marathons, and all the suggestions here are good ones for recovery. I don't really have too many issues recovering and mostly just stick to simple stretches post runs and massage guns for my legs, also making sure I warm up really well. At this point, I can pretty easily tell when I don't warm up enough.

I've strained my back a few times pretty badly from deadlifting, I've since all but cut out deadlifting from my normal routine after my last strain almost 2 years ago. For me, I definitely dedicated more time to core training and have recently tried to incorporate more functional leg exercises. Just simple body weight/low stuff and trying to get into weird or different positions than normal. With my back, I've found that super man stretches do wonders when it's not feeling right and just simple hangs from a pull up bar, for example, really gives a nice stretch to everything in the upper body.

Got any marathons planned or ones you would recommend?

Grandmas up in duluth is really flat and a good first marathon.

[JEIS]

I go in there about once a week to look around for deals.

I have to ask how and why in the world you go to a furniture store once a week?? How often are you cycling through furniture in your household?

How: I work 4 10's, so I have 3 days off a week. My kid is now 24 & married, so I don't really have a child to look after, my wife works in healthcare and works 12 hrs a day, so I have some free time. I just pop in to the store for like 10 to 15 min to see what they have in the clearence area when I am driving past the store in my day to day... I don't look around the whole store.

Why?: I bought a new house about a year ago.
I typically try to buy stuff when it is on sale, not pay full price for it. I was looking for a living room set, dining room set, spare bedroom set, outdoor patio, basement furniture... I found a lr set that I liked. If I bought it at full retail, it would have been about $15,000 instead(I needed seating for 11), finding the pieces separate on clearance, I saved about $10,000 on the LR set alone. So, 12 hrs over the course of a year saved me a lot of money, just on the living room set.

Yeah... I usually keep my furniture a long time... Just try to get expensive stuff on the cheap. Usually 15 to 20 years most items.

[MikeIsGood]

It's that time for T&F stuff

Disappointed to see Sydney McClaughlin isn't running in the 400m flat as planned. I'm sure it's a good decision by her to pull out of it, as it was clear that she wanted to do it, but it would have been so cool to see.

The qualifiers for T&F always look so oddly slow in comparison to other events IMO, like swimming. Everyone is still flying for sure, but seeing the obviously non-Olympians running against Noah Lyles or whoever else is hilarious.

[Licensed to Il]

I go in there about once a week to look around for deals.

I have to ask how and why in the world you go to a furniture store once a week?? How often are you cycling through furniture in your household?

How: I work 4 10's, so I have 3 days off a week. My kid is now 24 & married, so I don't really have a child to look after, my wife works in healthcare and works 12 hrs a day, so I have some free time. I just pop in to the store for like 10 to 15 min to see what they have in the clearence area when I am driving past the store in my day to day... I don't look around the whole store.

Why?: I bought a new house about a year ago.
I typically try to buy stuff when it is on sale, not pay full price for it. I was looking for a living room set, dining room set, spare bedroom set, outdoor patio, basement furniture... I found a lr set that I liked. If I bought it at full retail, it would have been about $15,000 instead(I needed seating for 11), finding the pieces separate on clearance, I saved about $10,000 on the LR set alone. So, 12 hrs over the course of a year saved me a lot of money, just on the living room set.

Yeah... I usually keep my furniture a long time... Just try to get expensive stuff on the cheap. Usually 15 to 20 years most items.

I think we are kindred spirits. I got so sick of crappy furniture breaking (Ikea, Slumberland, etc) I decoded to only buy high quality stuff. But as pointed out, its astronomically expensive. I go to the clearance section of Don’s Oak Furniture in Madison about 2/3 times a year. Ive picked up an incredible dining room table and chairs, bedroom set, a hallway table, and a bookshelf. All would be thousands more retail than I got them for. People always comment that I have great “style” which I don’t, I just have not crummy furniture.

[ReasonablySober]

How do Olds share music with the Youths these days? I know the most painless way is through email addresses and Spotify accounts, but is there anything else? My cool aunts and uncles gave me cassette tapes of Heart, Bon Jovi, and The Go-Gos when I was a kid.

How are we passing along music now?

[Matches Malone]

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[ReginaldDwight]

It's that time for T&F stuff

Disappointed to see Sydney McClaughlin isn't running in the 400m flat as planned. I'm sure it's a good decision by her to pull out of it, as it was clear that she wanted to do it, but it would have been so cool to see.

The qualifiers for T&F always look so oddly slow in comparison to other events IMO, like swimming. Everyone is still flying for sure, but seeing the obviously non-Olympians running against Noah Lyles or whoever else is hilarious.

Cause swimming is kinda lame in that they have a ton of events that are basically the same thing a bunch of times. Track and Field is the goat Olympic sport swimming people only like cause USA does well in it. Every single person has run a footrace at one point in their life. Half the population can't even swim

[ReginaldDwight]

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Luda was playing the concert at milkman field and got rained out last night so apparently he was bored today?