There are people I know who are acting more healthfully since I began writing two years ago about fitness and talking about this site. Some have said how much they like the philosophical anecdotes about life that I call LIFE LESSONS. Many like looking at the pictures of celebrities who’ve lost weight or muscled their bodies. I have OTHER PEOPLE’S STORIES AND PHOTOS on the site now for additional inspiration. This is great. Why not email me—or upload—your story?
After two years of going to a gym, I began in April 2009 to work on my abs. Then an August 2009 shoulder injury from too many pull ups gave me the perfect excuse to give up the gym. My muscles shrank, but I started playing more tennis. I did crunches at home for 18 months, and in November 2010 achieved a personal best: 500+500+600=1600 crunches with a minute rest between each of the three sets.
Since fall I barely exercised at home, because I was too tired from 29 to 42 hours of tennis a month. Beginning in November 2010, I completely stopped doing crunches and started doing push ups in addition to tennis 3-4 days a week. I admit I was lazy. And I gained weight from all those holiday meals. You can see my smaller abs in the photo on the left. At least I look better than two years ago. As a sometimes inspiration, I check out the guy with the talking abs in this video. You won’t believe what he can do…
70th birthday after gaining 12 pounds, not exercising for 11 days and almost no crunches for 5 months—4/6/11
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#1 by ira on August 30, 2009 - 11:04 PM
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Looking forward to your story Josh. And also a photo showing the new you. I must confess though that August was a real bust–never made it to the gym once and only practiced at home four times. Big setback…some due to arm strain, much due to laziness and other stuff, including 14 days of travel and friends visiting. But I have to practically start over tomorrow.
Maybe you can inspire me to get back into a routine.
#2 by Josh Sobel on August 29, 2009 - 11:47 AM
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IRA> MY POST IS COMING SOON. I have been writing and editing it up…. You will receive it in the future. Looks like your doing really well…. an inspiration to us all!
/Josh
#3 by ira on July 3, 2009 - 1:54 AM
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Thanks for the suggestions Suji. What about Zumba? Do you have any pictures of long-time belly dancers, so that I can check out their abs and see if they have a six-pack? Or do you have any stories about your belly dancing that you could put up with some photos? I would really like to add belly dancing as a category on the site.
#4 by Suji Mama on July 2, 2009 - 1:07 AM
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Hi Ira…. I am lovin’ your new site. Can’t wait to see your abs. I am so not a ball chasing athlete. Nor do I lift anything. It all seems to ache just more than I am willing to go beyond.
If I may suggest, you could get serious and take several Belly Dance classes a week… get your isolation’s working and those 6 or 8 packs will dance for you. It is a lot of fun and gals Love when there’s a guy in the mix. I began my dancing career as an injured dancer, and excelled a bit beyond my limits, as a younger gal I was able to go farther than I can today.
My exercise takes place in the wonderful gym that my physical therapist has created. It looks like you’re in her living room. Quite cozy. Amazingly my knees are feeling much better. As my hips respond to her knowing therapies, I shall get my yaya’s on with the hula hoop.
See ya at the Olympics.
#5 by Stephanie Kennedy on May 25, 2009 - 9:58 PM
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Hi Ira, I AM impressed! From working out at the gym over the years, I learned that the most important thing is to STRETCH before beginning your routine and to do COOL DOWN stretches after completing your routine. I wish you luck in obtaining your rocket abs. You’re going to have the body of a 21 year old! Regards, Stephanie
#6 by ira on May 25, 2009 - 6:09 PM
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Glad you like it. One of my major goals is to make people smile and keep everyone amused. This all so much fun and also very satisfying. Maybe I will end up looking like Popeye or Bluto! Or should I say the Terminator?
#7 by josslynbrooke on May 24, 2009 - 2:58 PM
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this is terrific! looks great and makes me smile…looking forward to catching up on all of your posts…congratulations…you are TERRIFIC!