Weightlifting Circle??

Alric Knebel [email protected] said:

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Hmm. I wonder if there *are* gay weightlifting clubs.

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Rec.fitness.weights is LOADED with them. I'd venture as far as to say
there's not one [censored] lover (heterosexual) in the whole group.

So, do you guys prefer working out oiled up?

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I do. It makes me feel sexy, especially afterwards in the locker room.

Elford

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When I lived in the DC area in the early '90s, there was something
called "The Sarge's Fitness Program." It was based on Army PT. You
showed up at a park somewhere early in the morning, and the
"instructor" took you through an Army PT session, finishing up with a
group run. They met daily, rain or shine. I wonder how successful it
was, and if it's still around?

Well, I understand from Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- of all
things -- that some Marines do daily jogs in D.C. Not whole platoons,
but half-squads, apparently....

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I know a lot of gyms offer so-called "boot camp" exercise classes. Not
the same thing though.

Heck, no. Though I hear with Ft. Jackson's stress cards, it's getting
to be that way!

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You're right. Nothing like a battalion run at 0530 with 500 guys
running in formation, all sounding off. Makes me want to re-enlist
just thinking about it.

Yep; funny how that's what most people miss about the Army -- the P.T.!

Prisoner at War said:

Dane Buson said:

You're riding with the wrong clubs then. I'll have to post the URL when
the ladies of my bike club start selling their calendar again.

Actually, let me just post last years URL:

http://www.point83.com/calendar/

Hmm, not bad; not bad!

Not as hot as biker chicks, but definitely on the better-looking side
of most literature courses!

So when do y'all meet, where do y'all ride in this town....

We're based in Seattle, two regular rides every week.

Every Tuesday at Red Square on UW campus at 7pm
Every Thursday at Westlake Center at 7pm

Come dark of night, rain, sleet, or windstorm.

There are a variety of smaller rides at random. More in the summer
months of course.

--
Dane Buson - [email hidden]
The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science
requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.
-- Robert Heinlein

Prisoner at War said:

Quoted message said:

When I lived in the DC area in the early '90s, there was something
called "The Sarge's Fitness Program." It was based on Army PT. You
showed up at a park somewhere early in the morning, and the
"instructor" took you through an Army PT session, finishing up with a
group run. They met daily, rain or shine. I wonder how successful it
was, and if it's still around?

Well, I understand from Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- of all
things -- that some Marines do daily jogs in D.C. Not whole platoons,
but half-squads, apparently....

I wouldn't believe Michael Moore if he told me the sun would rise
tomorrow. That does sound like the Marines though. Probably the ones
stationed at the Pentagon or 8th and I (USMC HQ).

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I know a lot of gyms offer so-called "boot camp" exercise classes. Not
the same thing though.

Heck, no. Though I hear with Ft. Jackson's stress cards, it's getting
to be that way!

"stress cards" was a [censored] rumor started by the media in the 90s.
Apparently there are still some idiots out there who believe it.

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You're right. Nothing like a battalion run at 0530 with 500 guys
running in formation, all sounding off. Makes me want to re-enlist
just thinking about it.

Yep; funny how that's what most people miss about the Army -- the P.T.!

Well, not just the PT (although that's a large part of it) but the
whole military experience. Anything in civilian life just doesn't come
close. PT aside, I find myself missing it more and more each day. It's
been 9 years since I retired, and I'm still trying to adjust to
civilian life.

Joe

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Prisoner at War said:

On Sep 24, 6:43 pm, [email hidden] wrote:

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When I lived in the DC area in the early '90s, there was something
called "The Sarge's Fitness Program." It was based on Army PT. You
showed up at a park somewhere early in the morning, and the
"instructor" took you through an Army PT session, finishing up with a
group run. They met daily, rain or shine. I wonder how successful it
was, and if it's still around?

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Well, I understand from Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- of all
things -- that some Marines do daily jogs in D.C. Not whole platoons,
but half-squads, apparently....

I wouldn't believe Michael Moore if he told me the sun would rise
tomorrow. That does sound like the Marines though. Probably the ones
stationed at the Pentagon or 8th and I (USMC HQ).

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I know a lot of gyms offer so-called "boot camp" exercise classes. Not
the same thing though.

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Heck, no. Though I hear with Ft. Jackson's stress cards, it's getting
to be that way!

"stress cards" was a [censored] rumor started by the media in the 90s.
Apparently there are still some idiots out there who believe it.

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You're right. Nothing like a battalion run at 0530 with 500 guys
running in formation, all sounding off. Makes me want to re-enlist
just thinking about it.

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Yep; funny how that's what most people miss about the Army -- the P.T.!

Well, not just the PT (although that's a large part of it) but the
whole military experience. Anything in civilian life just doesn't come
close. PT aside, I find myself missing it more and more each day. It's
been 9 years since I retired, and I'm still trying to adjust to
civilian life.

Joe

Waste of time.

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I wouldn't believe Michael Moore if he told me the sun would rise
tomorrow. That does sound like the Marines though. Probably the ones
stationed at the Pentagon or 8th and I (USMC HQ).

Yes, his film noted that it was the 8th and I. Some Marines were
jogging by when Moore accosted pro-war Congressmen to ask them to sign
up their own kids for Iraq. Say what you will about Moore, but at
least the Nazis and Soviets had their own sons on the frontlines.
Speaking of which, I agree with GEN Patton that Nazis and Commies were
just Democrats and Republicans, I really do...but anyway....

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"stress cards" was a [censored] rumor started by the media in the 90s.
Apparently there are still some idiots out there who believe it.

Army Times just had a cover story on it a few weeks ago, man! Sure,
they're the media, but I think on strictly military matters they're
trustworthy.

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Well, not just the PT (although that's a large part of it) but the
whole military experience. Anything in civilian life just doesn't come
close. PT aside, I find myself missing it more and more each day. It's
been 9 years since I retired, and I'm still trying to adjust to
civilian life.

I had a so-so military experience. It wasn't nothing like what I
thought -- which was informed by the "Be All You Can Be" campaign of
the '80s. I'm glad I went through it, for the "education," but it was
kind of like a beautiful relationship that wound up not working out
'cause the two parties grew apart....

But P.T. was an almost unqualified positive aspect of Army infantry
for me. Like the saying goes, at first you think you would die...then
you only wish you could...then you know you never will!

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Joe

Tom Anderson said:

That's the latest craze here in London town - under the name of "British
military fitness". They got a web-site:

http://www.britmilfit.com/

I have three friends who have taken it up entirely independently. All
girls, funnily enough. I'm sure the involvement of athletic men in
uniforms has nothing to do with it.

tom

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Poise, Quemadero, Rob, Ser, Soot, Su, Thru, Unemancipated, Wave

Funny, I also notice a lot of "ex-Navy SEALs" selling exercise gadgets
lately...how long has this trend been in the making? I'm a bit
surprised that military recruiting doesn't organize fitness events...I
don't mean individual commands, but as a strategic marketing campaign
to inure itself to civvie society, particularly in the cities....

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Prisoner at War said:

I'm a bit surprised that military recruiting doesn't organize fitness
events...I don't mean individual commands, but as a strategic
marketing campaign to inure itself to civvie society, particularly in
the cities....

Well, there are the Marine Corps Marathon and the Army ten miler...

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Michelle Steiner said:

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Prisoner at War said:

I'm a bit surprised that military recruiting doesn't organize fitness
events...I don't mean individual commands, but as a strategic
marketing campaign to inure itself to civvie society, particularly in
the cities....

Well, there are the Marine Corps Marathon and the Army ten miler...

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Support the troops: Bring them home ASAP.

You a man or a man?

On Sep 28, 10:12 am, Prisoner at War <[email hidden]>

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On Sep 27, 7:44 pm, [email hidden] wrote:

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Speaking of which, I agree with GEN Patton that Nazis and Commies were
just Democrats and Republicans, I really do...but anyway....

Hard to tell the difference between the two (Democrats and
Republicans) these days.

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"stress cards" was a [censored] rumor started by the media in the 90s.
Apparently there are still some idiots out there who believe it.

Army Times just had a cover story on it a few weeks ago, man!

Oh that's different! If the Army Times said it, it must be true.

The Army Times (or Navy Times, Air Force Times) is an independent
media source that has no affiliation with the DoD. They, like the rest
of the media, will print anything to sell papers.

Ask anyone who graduated from basic training in any of the armed
services in the last 10 years if they ever had a "stress card."

On Sep 28, 10:15 am, Prisoner at War <[email hidden]>

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Tom Anderson said:

That's the latest craze here in London town - under the name of "British
military fitness". They got a web-site:

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http://www.britmilfit.com/

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I have three friends who have taken it up entirely independently. All
girls, funnily enough. I'm sure the involvement of athletic men in
uniforms has nothing to do with it.

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tom

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--
A, B.B.C., Cham, Creel, Dvandra, Follow, Hat, Interval, Look, Moul, Ow,
Poise, Quemadero, Rob, Ser, Soot, Su, Thru, Unemancipated, Wave

Funny, I also notice a lot of "ex-Navy SEALs" selling exercise gadgets
lately...how long has this trend been in the making? I'm a bit
surprised that military recruiting doesn't organize fitness events...I
don't mean individual commands, but as a strategic marketing campaign
to inure itself to civvie society, particularly in the cities

Another poster mentioned the Army 10 miler and the Marine Corps
Marathon. The Air Force also has a marathon each year.

My wife works at a local high school. The various services hold
recruiting drives; the Army has a portable climbing wall and the
Marines bring a chin-up bar and hold contests.

The books (Navy SEAL workout, Army Ranger Training, etc.) have been on
the market for years.

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On Sep 28, 10:15 am, Prisoner at War <[email hidden]>

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On Sep 24, 7:44 pm, Tom Anderson <[email hidden]> wrote:

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That's the latest craze here in London town - under the name of "British
military fitness". They got a web-site:

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http://www.britmilfit.com/

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I have three friends who have taken it up entirely independently. All
girls, funnily enough. I'm sure the involvement of athletic men in
uniforms has nothing to do with it.

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tom

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A, B.B.C., Cham, Creel, Dvandra, Follow, Hat, Interval, Look, Moul, Ow,
Poise, Quemadero, Rob, Ser, Soot, Su, Thru, Unemancipated, Wave

Quoted message said:

Funny, I also notice a lot of "ex-Navy SEALs" selling exercise gadgets
lately...how long has this trend been in the making? I'm a bit
surprised that military recruiting doesn't organize fitness events...I
don't mean individual commands, but as a strategic marketing campaign
to inure itself to civvie society, particularly in the cities

Another poster mentioned the Army 10 miler and the Marine Corps
Marathon. The Air Force also has a marathon each year.

My wife works at a local high school. The various services hold
recruiting drives; the Army has a portable climbing wall and the
Marines bring a chin-up bar and hold contests.

The books (Navy SEAL workout, Army Ranger Training, etc.) have been on
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Hard to tell the difference between the two (Democrats and
Republicans) these days.

Well, back then, too, evidently!

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Oh that's different! If the Army Times said it, it must be true.

LOL -- yeah, and officers and gentlemen never lie. Especially to the
junior enlisted!

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The Army Times (or Navy Times, Air Force Times) is an independent
media source that has no affiliation with the DoD. They, like the rest
of the media, will print anything to sell papers.

I'm not so sure about that. They'd have pin-up girls and such
otherwise. Though they do have a column every now and then on
computer gaming....

It's just a trade paper. Kinda like "The Chief" for NYC Civil Service
employees. They have no need for sensationalism, given that anyone
who buys a trade paper isn't looking for gossip and fun facts but
career-related info.

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Ask anyone who graduated from basic training in any of the armed
services in the last 10 years if they ever had a "stress card."

Well, on their forum some people who've done BCT there do agree that
it's easier at Ft. Jackson. I myself went to Ft. Benning, and
apparently on Sand Hill we had it worse than the others on, what was
it, Kelly Hill or something: strict first-week-like regimen throughout
all 14 weeks of OSUT. Well, we did get pizza like three times at the
mini-mall (not the big one), but that was 'cause of a cool OK National
Guard DS, DS Tucker, real quiet slim cool gent, no usual Hollywood
bluster.

I thought everyone had it like that. Apparently it was just our hard-
assed Ranger colonel. We weren't even allowed wristwatches all 14
weeks. Still only an hour of official personal time until the very
last two days. Etc. So now when I hear different, I'm inclined to
believe it. And I've never known the Army Times to be wrong on
anything yet, so I trust 'em more than what the DoD or TraDoc might
put out!

Michelle Steiner said:

Well, there are the Marine Corps Marathon and the Army ten miler...

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Support the troops: Bring them home ASAP.

Yes, but those aren't recruiting events...I was wondering why
Recruiting Command doesn't try to take advantage of the fitness craze
and organize some kind of marketing campaign involving actual fitness
events -- kinda like how fashion designers have sponsored art
festivals and such.

My only guess would be that American teenagers aren't the ones into
fitness, but their parents, who are not Recruiting Command's target
audience.

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Another poster mentioned the Army 10 miler and the Marine Corps
Marathon. The Air Force also has a marathon each year.

Do they do any recruiting at these events? Likely not, since it's
teens they want and teens don't usually do these kinds of things.

Hmm, I wonder if recruiters have started showing up at high school
track meets and varsity wrestling matches and hometown football
games....

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My wife works at a local high school. The various services hold
recruiting drives; the Army has a portable climbing wall and the
Marines bring a chin-up bar and hold contests.

Portable climbing wall? Cool!!

I don't see those...I just see recruiters trolling the cafeteria like
creeps looking for dates...well, glad to see others are a bit more
imaginative in their hard-sell!

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The books (Navy SEAL workout, Army Ranger Training, etc.) have been on
the market for years.

Yeah, but now I'm seeing ex-commandos doing infomercials pitching
exercise gadgets...that's news to me, anyway.

Rats, I thought you were in NYC...how's the job market in Seattle...I
know women are women, but I do suspect that NYC women are the craziest
bunch around....

Dane Buson said:

We're based in Seattle, two regular rides every week.

Every Tuesday at Red Square on UW campus at 7pm
Every Thursday at Westlake Center at 7pm

Come dark of night, rain, sleet, or windstorm.

There are a variety of smaller rides at random. More in the summer
months of course.

--
Dane Buson - [email hidden]
The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science
requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.
-- Robert Heinlein

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Prisoner at War said:

Rats, I thought you were in NYC...how's the job market in Seattle...I
know women are women, but I do suspect that NYC women are the
craziest bunch around....

Of course we are, even when we no longer live there. You can take the
woman out of New York, but you can't take New York out of the woman.

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Support the troops: Bring them home ASAP.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Prisoner at War said:

Quoted message said:

Another poster mentioned the Army 10 miler and the Marine Corps
Marathon. The Air Force also has a marathon each year.

Do they do any recruiting at these events? Likely not, since it's
teens they want and teens don't usually do these kinds of things.

Actually, they want high-school graduates under the age of 34.

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Support the troops: Bring them home ASAP.

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Prisoner at War said:

And I've never known the Army Times to be wrong on anything yet,

If we wanted to know the real scoop, we went to the Overseas Weekly.

Michelle said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Prisoner at War said:

And I've never known the Army Times to be wrong on anything yet,

If we wanted to know the real scoop, we went to the Overseas Weekly.

Will you show me your weiner Michelle/Michael?