My Take On Gyms

[Trippy Turtle]

Test if he is legit: Escapists do what on a daily basis?

A: Search for the basement.
B: Lose faith in humanity.
C: Save humanity from dragons.
D: Make offerings to the fire god.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

yeah its true. Construction work can make you lose weight fast. And ive known a couple of big muscly gym guys who start sweating pretty quick when they help you work. My theory is they have all the big noticable muscles strong and large, but, and im no expert on the human body, surely there are tons of little muscles on your body that are important for your overall strength as well.

Its probably because they have only trained their Muscular Power, so theyre strong as hell but they have no endurance

Also this seems kinda useless, if you have the will to get fit you will get fit nuff said. Btw you dont really have any proof for the Gladiators statement

 

[BanicRhys]

download it, steal it

Done and done.

But why is the book sooo damn long?! There's just so much useless fluff in this thing.

 

[JoJo]

Telling people to read a book that was published years ago is a scam? How the hell does that work?

Edit: It amazes me how lazy some people really are. I highly doubt anyone calling this a scam or advertising even read the opening post. It takes all of two seconds to Google Convict Conditioning to see what it actually is and maybe an extra five minutes to read some reviews. This site is predominately comprised of gamers - a group of people generalized of being fat, lazy, and unsociable. I've read a lot of off topic threads based around working out and/or gyms and since I started doing the advanced calisthenics found in the book, I've increased my strength and performance ten-fold. But hey, if you want to be one of those fat, pimply-faced, basement dwellers for the rest of your life, go ahead and avoid reading and just discredit what I say. If you want to actually do something with yourself and improve your strength, flexibility, and overall health, read the book.

You know, the world isn't divided solely into hard-working muscle-men and fat lazy slobs, there's a lot of people like myself who are in-between. Stereotyping isn't gonna help convince anyone.

 

[Appleshampoo]

This reads exactly like spam, and Convict Conditioning looks exactly like the type of book that would feature in a spam ad.

Does it also make your willy 13 inches longer, by any chance?

So uh...what is this magic book, can we order it direct from you, and what massive discount are you willing to give us if we ORDER RIGHT NOW! LIMITED TIME SALE!

=)

Edit - Just re-read and found the book name. FAIL FOR ME! Gonna check it out, thanks for the heads up!

There are free articles all over the web telling you how to shape up. Askmen have like 300 a week. Hell, common sense will tell you how to shape up. Are you seriously falling for this?

You mean like how the 300 articles on Askmen all contradict each other on which exercises are the best and what to eat? A long with the 10,000 other things you can do to shape up that all seem to promise being the best yet another article will say it's worthless?

And how is saying thanks for a heads up count as falling for something?

However, on topic - I checked it out on the kindle and there's no way in hell I'm paying £20 for a book. I checked out the trial of it and it's basically 'Do very hard workouts, but small amounts of reps'. The rest just seems to be filler crap.

So I think I'll just do what the 'Naked warrior' said and do one armed push ups and one legged squats. Win.

 

[Woodsey]

This reads exactly like spam, and Convict Conditioning looks exactly like the type of book that would feature in a spam ad.

Does it also make your willy 13 inches longer, by any chance?

So uh...what is this magic book, can we order it direct from you, and what massive discount are you willing to give us if we ORDER RIGHT NOW! LIMITED TIME SALE!

=)

Edit - Just re-read and found the book name. FAIL FOR ME! Gonna check it out, thanks for the heads up!

There are free articles all over the web telling you how to shape up. Askmen have like 300 a week. Hell, common sense will tell you how to shape up. Are you seriously falling for this?

You mean like how the 300 articles on Askmen all contradict each other on which exercises are the best and what to eat? A long with the 10,000 other things you can do to shape up that all seem to promise being the best yet another article will say it's worthless?

And how is saying thanks for a heads up count as falling for something?

However, on topic - I checked it out on the kindle and there's no way in hell I'm paying £20 for a book. I checked out the trial of it and it's basically 'Do very hard workouts, but small amounts of reps'. The rest just seems to be filler crap.

So I think I'll just do what the 'Naked warrior' said and do one armed push ups and one legged squats. Win.

"You mean like how the 300 articles on Askmen all contradict each other on which exercises are the best and what to eat?"

Now tell me how this book is any different. It'll just contradict other stuff. Other books. Other websites. Other newspaper article. Other magazine articles. Your doctor. My doctor. Etc.

And yeah, falling for it. It reads exactly like a spam ad. Maybe it isn't and he's just got that tone of writing (seems to be the case after a couple more posts), but when someone's first act is to make a thread advertising a book, and then post in another thread simply saying "check out my other thread", chances are you've fallen for something.

 

[Sorafrosty]

I just read your post, had a little time to do so (about to walk two dogs here) and let me say, congratulations, and thank you. I am about to embark on an exercising project myself, and I have acquired a book that is reasonable and well-phrased, and does not promote going to the gym that much (says you can if you like it, but just doing x repetitions of y will do the same etc.), and you just provided some much needed motivation.

 

[Appleshampoo]

This reads exactly like spam, and Convict Conditioning looks exactly like the type of book that would feature in a spam ad.

Does it also make your willy 13 inches longer, by any chance?

So uh...what is this magic book, can we order it direct from you, and what massive discount are you willing to give us if we ORDER RIGHT NOW! LIMITED TIME SALE!

=)

Edit - Just re-read and found the book name. FAIL FOR ME! Gonna check it out, thanks for the heads up!

There are free articles all over the web telling you how to shape up. Askmen have like 300 a week. Hell, common sense will tell you how to shape up. Are you seriously falling for this?

You mean like how the 300 articles on Askmen all contradict each other on which exercises are the best and what to eat? A long with the 10,000 other things you can do to shape up that all seem to promise being the best yet another article will say it's worthless?

And how is saying thanks for a heads up count as falling for something?

However, on topic - I checked it out on the kindle and there's no way in hell I'm paying £20 for a book. I checked out the trial of it and it's basically 'Do very hard workouts, but small amounts of reps'. The rest just seems to be filler crap.

So I think I'll just do what the 'Naked warrior' said and do one armed push ups and one legged squats. Win.

"You mean like how the 300 articles on Askmen all contradict each other on which exercises are the best and what to eat?"

Now tell me how this book is any different. It'll just contradict other stuff.

And yeah, falling for it. It reads exactly like a spam ad. Maybe it isn't and he's just got that tone of writing, but when someone's first act is to make a thread advertising a book, and then post in another thread simply saying "check out my other thread", chances are you've fallen for something.

I do agree with it sounding like a spam ad, but it is at least slightly interesting to me, so maybe I did fall for it. Either way, I'm glad I checked it out before buying it. Hell, just looking at the price of the book tells me to stay away. £20 for an ebook is ridiculous. I don't even get the glossy picture on the front of a manly man to look at.

 

[Stg]

Oh my my my I have a bit to reply to.

First off, I would just like to clarify something. I was a bit presumptuous to assume that there are only two types of people. I should have pointed out that this exercise regiment is for those who want to drop excess weight and turn your body into that of a Greek god. If you are looking for pure power, this is the way to go. If you just want to lead a healthy life-style, pick up jogging and watch what you eat. You can be perfectly healthy without working out at all so long as you stay active in some form or another. This book is for those who want to be able to do a one-armed handstand pushup without breaking a sweat.

If you aren't even willing to read the opening post, you won't be willing to read an entire book - don't waste your time. If you cannot even dedicate yourself to sitting still and reading a thread for five minutes, then you won't ever devote an hour or more out of five days of the week to a workout. I'm not trying to bash anyone here in particular. It's just the simple truth. If you cannot even read a few paragraphs, you won't be able to read a book and you won't be able to follow through with any type of workout.

With that being said, time to do some quoting.

 

[Icaruss]

not a fan to many meat heads who seem to get off from lifting heavy things.I prefer running.That just me though.

 

[Stg]

download it, steal it

Done and done.

But why is the book sooo damn long?! There's just so much useless fluff in this thing.

Negative. The book explains a lot of the background history. I'm sure you could skip right to the workout steps and go from there, but it helped me immensely to read the entire thing (plus I love history and this book is chocked full of history). I do hope you actually start reading it from cover to cover because it's well worth it and it will explain many things along the way to the steps.

Snip.

You know, the world isn't divided solely into hard-working muscle-men and fat lazy slobs, there's a lot of people like myself who are in-between. Stereotyping isn't gonna help convince anyone.

I do apologize for the presumptuous accusations. It was 1am and I was a bit fired up about passing this knowledge onto others considering how much it has helped me. A lot of my friends are in the military and they are in really good shape and rarely have ever touched a gym.

I just read your post, had a little time to do so (about to walk two dogs here) and let me say, congratulations, and thank you. I am about to embark on an exercising project myself, and I have acquired a book that is reasonable and well-phrased, and does not promote going to the gym that much (says you can if you like it, but just doing x repetitions of y will do the same etc.), and you just provided some much needed motivation.

You're welcome. I do hope you follow through with the steps as they are intended (I took one month per step on the easier ones and am allowing my pullup steps to progress at its own pace). Even going through the grueling month of doing wall pushups, I noticed that I was gaining definite strength. It's a slow process but I can attest that it works like nothing I've ever seen before and reading the book just emboldens my reasons why (plus basic logic falls into place here as well). If you have any questions, feel free to get a hold of me and I will help to the best of my ability.

I do agree with it sounding like a spam ad, but it is at least slightly interesting to me, so maybe I did fall for it. Either way, I'm glad I checked it out before buying it. Hell, just looking at the price of the book tells me to stay away. £20 for an ebook is ridiculous. I don't even get the glossy picture on the front of a manly man to look at.

I wish you would have actually read into the book because it isn't anything at all like you described. But like I already stated, this workout is for those dedicated to results and getting the most out of their bodies to stay in the best shape possible. This book isn't for you, so I wish you the best of luck finding what you are looking for (by the way, Convict Conditioning does work up to one-armed pushups and one-legged squats on top of four other amazing steps to conditioning your body)

 

[Stg]

not a fan to many meat heads who seem to get off from lifting heavy things.I prefer running.That just me though.

I've recently taken up hiking again. I grew up in the canyons of New Mexico separated from everyone else, so I took to hiking early on. Once I gained weight, I lost all motivation. Since I have been working out, I can hike for hours on end and I feel amazing afterwards. Never underestimate a good cardio workout, especially with my hiking, I toss in rock climbing to also give my upper body a workout as well. I really only run with my buddy in the Marine Corps and even then, we only run a few miles a week.