People in our workout areas

[Kimenem]

Since beginning STS, or during preparation, has anyone come into your workout area wondering why you have something as simple as paper plates? In other words, how in the world can you work out effectively with something as harmless as a paper plate? I was thinking that when I went in this morning and saw the stack of plates. People probably think I'm just storing them in there.

If so, they have obviously never even SEEN Cathe in action.

 

[celestialtimes]

paper plates...

I had to purchase the plastic ones because I workout on carpet. My hubby and I were grocery shopping when I bought them...and I hate paper plates and only buy them when we are having people over...and I mean more than a few people because of the "green" thing.

So, My hubby thought it was really add that i was buying this plates. When I explained that it was for my workout...he looked at me kind of funny and I said, you know...kind of like the rope I purchased in order to do T bar rows...

He sort of looked at me...eye brow raised...shook his head and we went on like nothing ever happened.

When we came home and put the groceries away, he put the whole package of paper plates in my workout room.

 

[banslug]

Everybody EXCEPT my kids think it's strange! I have about 4 plates laying around my workout area (the rest of the new ones are in my cabinet down there) and now the kids have their friends over and use them to 'ski' around the basement with Nerf guns! lol

Gayle

 

[Aquajock]

My poor hapless DH is so punch-drunk by the ocean of freaky-looking equipment in my workout lair that he didn't even bat an eye when I told him I needed paper plates for my workouts when STS arrived. I think I could put a stuffed monkey in the middle of my workout area and he wouldn't ask anything.

A-Jock

 

[Peaceful Rainbow]

LOL Annette. My DH isn't terribly observant and even though he uses the stuff apparently didn't notice that suddenly, right before I started STS, we had another riser in the stack. OTOH if someone added anything to my extensive collection of workout stuff, I'd definitely be noticing it.

 

[gettingfitmom]

My work out area is my living room. My DH thought someone had a snack and forgot to take their plate out to the trash. I told him what it was for and he just sighed and walked away...

 

[jodijodi]

My DH and I were joking about this today...in our workout room I have a bunch of things that look like junk, but are actually workout "equipment": a piece of 2x4 for elevating my toes or heels for leg workouts, a piece of pool noodle that I use as a barbell pad, and a Spongebob paper plate left over from one of the kids' birthday parties that I used for my 1RM tests and that I plan to use with STS.

 

[sancho]

, a piece of pool noodle that I use as a barbell pad,

Ohhh, that's a good one!!!

 

[regina]

My husband and I just completed meso-cycle one on Friday. When I told him that we needed to use paper plates or sliders he thought that I was kidding. After the first week of legs, when he had major DOMS - he was sold! He and I had DOMS after every leg workout.

 

[gettingfitmom]

Ohhh, that's a good one!!!

I agree! I'm trying it thanks

 

[jodijodi]

Glad you like the pool noodle idea. Of course you have to get the kind with the hole down the middle. I cut a section wide enough for my shoulders, and used scissors to make a slit down the length of one side. Now I can slide it on and off using the slit. It works pretty well; probably not as soft as a real pad, but it is definitely cheaper! I'm on my second one; the first one started to split all the way through.

 

[RetroFit]

Too Funny--was thinking along the same lines...

My poor hapless DH is so punch-drunk by the ocean of freaky-looking equipment in my workout lair that he didn't even bat an eye when I told him I needed paper plates for my workouts when STS arrived. I think I could put a stuffed monkey in the middle of my workout area and he wouldn't ask anything.

A-Jock

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