NexusFi: Find Your Edge


Home Menu

 





Athletic thread: Cycling, Biking, Running and more


Discussion in Off-Topic

Updated
      Top Posters
    1. looks_one Zondor with 15 posts (15 thanks)
    2. looks_two stephenszpak with 12 posts (2 thanks)
    3. looks_3 Massive l with 11 posts (3 thanks)
    4. looks_4 Big Mike with 9 posts (1 thanks)
      Best Posters
    1. looks_one mykee with 3 thanks per post
    2. looks_two gomi with 1.5 thanks per post
    3. looks_3 Zondor with 1 thanks per post
    4. looks_4 Massive l with 0.3 thanks per post
    1. trending_up 36,341 views
    2. thumb_up 53 thanks given
    3. group 35 followers
    1. forum 127 posts
    2. attach_file 9 attachments




 
Search this Thread

Athletic thread: Cycling, Biking, Running and more

  #81 (permalink)
 
Zondor's Avatar
 Zondor 
Portland Oregon, United States
 
Experience: Beginner
Platform: Ninjatrader®
Broker: CQG, Kinetick
Trading: Gameplay Klownbine® Trading of Globex
Posts: 1,333 since Jul 2009
Thanks Given: 1,246
Thanks Received: 2,731

If you don't work out like an "animal" you will turn into a vegetable.

Mercola interview and article:

Fitness Advice | Get Fit at the Age of 50


Follow me on Twitter Visit my NexusFi Trade Journal Reply With Quote
Thanked by:

Can you help answer these questions
from other members on NexusFi?
NT7 Indicator Script Troubleshooting - Camarilla Pivots
NinjaTrader
Futures True Range Report
The Elite Circle
Exit Strategy
NinjaTrader
The space time continuum and the dynamics of a financial …
Emini and Emicro Index
Better Renko Gaps
The Elite Circle
 
Best Threads (Most Thanked)
in the last 7 days on NexusFi
Get funded firms 2023/2024 - Any recommendations or word …
59 thanks
Funded Trader platforms
36 thanks
NexusFi site changelog and issues/problem reporting
25 thanks
The Program
20 thanks
GFIs1 1 DAX trade per day journal
19 thanks
  #82 (permalink)
 Cloudy 
desert CA
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NT7, various
Broker: various, TDA
Trading: NQ,ES
Posts: 2,124 since Jul 2011
Thanks Given: 2,396
Thanks Received: 1,748

there are some gyms that have a "movie" room where there are some cycler machines, treadmills, etc.
the main problem I have with gyms I often get colds and flu from them. maybe get a good cycling machine where you can put a laptop/tablet on the front area to read or watch something.

I haven't tried it yet. Have not had a console gaming machine in over two decades. But the Wii or similar technology to simulate some martial arts, sword fighting or even tennis would be great.

Similar to holodeck contact martial arts training like "Tasha Yar" did in the 2nd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation where the computer program constantly challenges. Not the fake fencing that Lt. Barkley did in his episodes..

Visit my NexusFi Trade Journal Reply With Quote
  #83 (permalink)
 artemiso 
New York, NY
 
Experience: Beginner
Platform: Vanguard 401k
Broker: Yahoo Finance
Trading: Mutual funds
Posts: 1,152 since Jul 2012
Thanks Given: 784
Thanks Received: 2,685


Back in university I would cycle maybe 3-4 times a week. I got some free shipping boxes from USPS and put together a makeshift desk using those boxes, where I would put together new parts for my bike (the black one below); grind bits of carbon fiber in my room - turns out to be a very bad idea as you get coughing spasms. But I was a kid and it was pretty fun.

You can't see very well:



My roommates were rather privileged kids, and thought I had an issue somewhere. So when they learned that I couldn't swim, they made sure to drag me to the pool nearly every day and forced me to swim in front of the girls. Once you passed the swim test, you could go borrow a boat and row down the river, which was pretty nice. I think it was in Istanbul when I got a chance to watch The Social Network, and was pretty excited when I saw a scene that still looks the same now as it used to:



Good times. Nowadays I just try to go to the gym once a week.

Reply With Quote
  #84 (permalink)
 
Zondor's Avatar
 Zondor 
Portland Oregon, United States
 
Experience: Beginner
Platform: Ninjatrader®
Broker: CQG, Kinetick
Trading: Gameplay Klownbine® Trading of Globex
Posts: 1,333 since Jul 2009
Thanks Given: 1,246
Thanks Received: 2,731

Because it does.

It's not that complicated to reclaim your fitness.

Yes, You Can in [Market-Ticker]

Follow me on Twitter Visit my NexusFi Trade Journal Reply With Quote
Thanked by:
  #85 (permalink)
 
Zondor's Avatar
 Zondor 
Portland Oregon, United States
 
Experience: Beginner
Platform: Ninjatrader®
Broker: CQG, Kinetick
Trading: Gameplay Klownbine® Trading of Globex
Posts: 1,333 since Jul 2009
Thanks Given: 1,246
Thanks Received: 2,731

How the cult of distance running destroys the heart.

Run for Your Life! At a comfortable pace, and not too far: James O'Keefe at TEDxUMKC - YouTube!

I never run for more than a couple of miles, but ride my bike thousands of miles a year.

Heart exam a few years ago with nuclear imaging did not show any problems.

But something funny has been happening to my eyes lately.... sometimes I can use them as headlights.

Distance running is brutally abusive. And yes, it is very cultish. And my necktie bounces around too much when I run.


- Rupert

"If we don't loosen up some money, this sucker is going down." -GW Bush, 2008
“Lack of proof that something is true does not prove that it is not true - when you want to believe.” -Humpty Dumpty, 2014
“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.”
Prof. Albert Bartlett
Follow me on Twitter Visit my NexusFi Trade Journal Reply With Quote
Thanked by:
  #86 (permalink)
 
mokodo's Avatar
 mokodo 
Bridgwater, UK
 
Experience: Beginner
Platform: Ninjatrader
Broker: MB Trading
Trading: Forex
Posts: 385 since Jun 2011
Thanks Given: 525
Thanks Received: 348

I've found getting and keeping in shape essential for trading, physically and mentally it is a good cycle: trade, exercise, trade, etc.

I have a few approaches. First is a few minutes burst of either squats, press ups or - wait for it - skipping. Not the schoolgirl kind, more the Rocky kind (boxers call it a speed rope to try to re-position it as more macho!). This is great to get me out of my chair, work out a loss or just to blow off steam.

Second is getting outside, I road bike (but just in the sunshine!) and this is great - although the better you get the more time it takes to get really worn out. I walk my dog Pip every day and run once a week with her.

know thyself
Visit my NexusFi Trade Journal Reply With Quote
  #87 (permalink)
Pedro40
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 
Posts: 564 since Jan 2013
Thanks Given: 33
Thanks Received: 379

3 things that nobody mentioned yet. Goals, body types and age. Oversimplifying it, let's make 3 categories for each:

Body types:
a/ normal
b/ skinny
c/ muscular

Age:
a/ young (let's say up to 35)
b/ middle age (35-55)
c/ old (55+)

Goals: (multiple choice)
a/ weight loss
b/ muscle build
c/ stamina,cardio

So obviously a 25 years old muscular type who wants to build muscle needs a different workout than a 50 years old skinny type who just wants to keep in shape and build his stamina.
Personally, I am b,b,c, so I can't really build much muscle and I don't care about it much, also I never have problem with my weight, so I only want to increase my stamina. Since I also have lower back problems during the summer swimming is the best. I live in a hilly area and I have found that running fast uphill is much more intense and less boring than jogging and puts less tension on my discs. If the hill is steep enough, you can't even run, just go up fast.
Somebody mentioned a workout where short 30 seconds intense burst of energy is mixed with 90 seconds relaxation. That is exactly what I do when I run up on a short street that has an elevation difference of 42 or so feet. I do it about 8 times and I am pretty much done. With warm up and cooling down, 20 minutes....

Reply With Quote
  #88 (permalink)
 
Big Mike's Avatar
 Big Mike 
Manta, Ecuador
Site Administrator
Developer
Swing Trader
 
Experience: Advanced
Platform: Custom solution
Broker: IBKR
Trading: Stocks & Futures
Frequency: Every few days
Duration: Weeks
Posts: 50,399 since Jun 2009
Thanks Given: 33,173
Thanks Received: 101,538

I bought an Amiigo on IndieGoGo:

Amiigo: Fitness Bracelet for iPhone and Android | Indiegogo



I have a Fitbit already but wanted something more powerful. I looked at the Basis and decided to go with the Amiigo, but the web interface on the Basis is impressive.

Good video comparison:



Mike

We're here to help: just ask the community or contact our Help Desk

Quick Links: Change your Username or Register as a Vendor
Searching for trading reviews? Review this list
Lifetime Elite Membership: Sign-up for only $149 USD
Exclusive money saving offers from our Site Sponsors: Browse Offers
Report problems with the site: Using the NexusFi changelog thread
Follow me on Twitter Visit my NexusFi Trade Journal Started this thread Reply With Quote
  #89 (permalink)
 
shodson's Avatar
 shodson 
OC, California, USA
Quantoholic
 
Experience: Advanced
Platform: IB/TWS, NinjaTrader, ToS
Broker: IB, ToS, Kinetick
Trading: stocks, options, futures, VIX
Posts: 1,976 since Jun 2009
Thanks Given: 533
Thanks Received: 3,709

I love to exercise via playing sports. I'd rather sweat and exert energy chasing a ball or beating an opponent than just filling my "workout" checkmark on a daily to-do list. I previously used to play tennis pretty frequently when I was a "guest" player at my dad's country club to help fill out foursomes for the club coordinators for free but lost that privilege when my dad got too feeble to play anymore and he dropped his membership. Looking for

Lately I play basketball about 2-3 times a week, usually at 6am Pacific time when the markets are opening so it makes it even harder for me to get screen time for trading (committed to more algo trading). On my other days I usually use my elliptical machine or go to the gym and do cardio, interval weights, and/or a basketball workout (intense shooting and dribbling drills).

I bought a Teeter Hangup 2+ years ago but have never used it since my back pain went away after we got our Sleep Number bed (my number is 70).

I do believe intense workouts are more meaningful, but they don't need to last more than 30-45minutes unless you're having fun at it.

Follow me on Twitter Visit my NexusFi Trade Journal Reply With Quote
  #90 (permalink)
Pedro40
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 
Posts: 564 since Jan 2013
Thanks Given: 33
Thanks Received: 379



shodson View Post
I bought a Teeter Hangup 2+ years ago but have never used it since my back pain went away after we got our Sleep Number bed (my number is 70).

Is it a hard setting? I realized that I can make soft beds harder by putting cardboards under the sheet (hotels,guest house). It lasts for a few days/weeks.

Reply With Quote




Last Updated on February 20, 2018


© 2024 NexusFi™, s.a., All Rights Reserved.
Av Ricardo J. Alfaro, Century Tower, Panama City, Panama, Ph: +507 833-9432 (Panama and Intl), +1 888-312-3001 (USA and Canada)
All information is for educational use only and is not investment advice. There is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stocks, options and foreign exchange products. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
About Us - Contact Us - Site Rules, Acceptable Use, and Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy - Downloads - Top
no new posts