Do you think the trireme of revolution can propel itself to victory? Nay! Without our daily diligence, our sweat and concerted labor, the ship of liberty will stagnate in the doldrums of liberalism!

Get on that rower and push yourself, for yourself and for all our futures!

And make sure to stretch! Stretch before! Stop 10 minutes in and stretch again!

  • flan [they/them]English
    10•7 days ago

    i stick to dumb bells because i am not smart enough for anything else. Let us engage in lunges.

    • ddhEnglish
      7•7 days ago

      They’re only called dumb because they are quiet, not be cause they are stupid. You go get ‘em!

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]English
      6•7 days ago

      Lunges were my favorite part of fencing. Surprised I didn’t rip more pants than I already did, though.

  • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]English
    9•7 days ago

    Shit ok I do really need to get back on that horse after falling into a depressive episode. I’m working late but tomorrow I’ll get back into it

    • Black_Mald_Futures [any]OPEnglish
      8•7 days ago

      after falling into a depressive episode

      Same thing happened to me. It’s a lot of work, and my partner kinda doesn’t care how fit i am (which is good I guess but it removes motivation). But you know what? It’s gosh dang important to have regular exercise. Now get up, go on, and row your way to an endorphin high!

      • Chronicon [they/them]English
        5•7 days ago
        volcel police

        geordi-no getting fit so your partner will find you attractive

        geordi-yes getting fit so you can fuck better

        • VOLCEL_POLICE [it/its]BEnglish
          2•7 days ago

          The VOLCEL POLICE are on the scene! PLEASE KEEP YOUR VITAL ESSENCES TO YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES.

          نحن شرطة VolCel.بناءا على تعليمات الهيئة لترويج لألعاب الفيديو و النهي عن الجنس نرجوا الإبتعاد عن أي أفكار جنسية و الحفاظ على حيواناتكم المنويَّة حتى يوم الحساب. اتقوا الله، إنك لا تراه لكنه يراك.

          volcel-police

    • Black_Mald_Futures [any]OPEnglish
      3•6 days ago

      get on the rowing machine and set the resistance to the highest you can manage without hurting yourself and go from there

      and/or do some pushups and dumbbell exercises with light weights and then get on the rowing machine, but I mean like the minimum resistance on the rower is so low I think anyone who can move their own arms can manage it

      if regular pushups are too difficult you can do them from your knees instead of your feet (called modified pushups) which reduces the weight/increases your leverage (which means they’re not as good for building strength, but if you gotta start somewhere then hey. The important thing is “do you feel strain from doing this” because if Yes that means you will get stronger from it eventually)

        • Black_Mald_Futures [any]OPEnglish
          2•6 days ago

          and most importantly good luck and remember to just stick with it. Exercise is hard and doesn’t feel great, but it’s important to take care of yourself, and if you commit and dedicate yourself to a sufficiently strenuous workout routine I promise you will see results in the mirror and in how you feel within like, a month at most. They might not be significant changes like “woah I’m jacked” but you will see progress and that’ll help keep you going

          godspeed