That pocket reflex

[phil h]

hey freelander, it's never to late to start going to the gym. after a month or too you'll get the hang of it. I have seen guys 80 years old going to the gym , liftin some serious weight too.

Yeah, thanks alot Phil. Thanks to you and your pictures, I started going to the gym this week. I worked my triceps too hard yesterday, since it was the first time in months, and now I'm stuck looking like a T-Rex today!

attaboy, "no pain no gain"
good hurt tho, right?

[phil h]

I got to the gym .....Couldn't open the Blxxdy door

lol

[phil h]

I hate gyms, what a waste of effort and energy, I'd rather put it to a more serious use - such as cutting firewood, building something or just walking in the mountains with my wife.!

well not much use for fire wood in my house, we run off gas.

[bikercelt1]

I think I mentioned in some other thread that I discovered a book called Body for Life by a guy named Bill Phillips. His philosophy on health and fitness is much along the lines that Bubba suggests. You don't need fancy Gymns, massive blocks of time, or personal trainers to achieve dramatic results. Check out his book or his web site, it's working for me.

Jamie

[phil h]

Hamish, I lost about 30 pounds in the last year. There's a secret they don't like to talk about because it isn't profitable. Of course you need to get a bit of exercise, a small weight set is about all you need. The rest you get by walking. The secret is push away from the table sooner. If you burn more calories than you take in you are going to lose weight, or at least fat. Remember, lean muscle weighs more than fat. I figure working out and eating less and more balanced meals I lost 30 pounds total. That would mean I lost probably 45 pounds of fat while adding 15 in lean muscle. Higher percentage in lean muscle is good. It really isn't the number of pounds you lose so much as the weight in fat.

good advice, it's more about what you eat, or rather don't eat, it will take a heck of a lot of walkin' to loose a pound, but it's good for you.remember, you can't eat the same amount as you did when you was 20.or the same cr@p either.

[Daneel]

I find tucking my thumbs into the belt loops at the back is the simplest solution. Some time I slide 4 fingers of my right hand into the top of the waist with the thumb hooked over the top.

[Magnus Sporrano]

OK this thread was linked to recently, so I guess it's fair game again. ;)

I don't like to put my hands behind my back because it makes the gut look even bigger. Normally I will put my thumbs at the 10 and 2 o'clock positions, inside the waistline of the kilt behind the belt and rest them there.

I don't think I ever had the pocket or zipper reflex whilst wearing the kilt. Earlier on in my kilt days I was just too aware of what I was wearing and even now, my posture and the way I carry myself are just completely different than when I wear pants. It's more comfortable, self-confident, upright. My reflexes are different in the kilt, and even the subtleties of how I move change when I'm in the kilt.

[KiltedKnight]

Freelander,

Never thought about that before...I was always raised that you weren't supposed to go around with your hands in your pockets, guess it comes from my Dad's time in service. In Highland day "kit" I usually carry some sort of walking stick which keeps one hand occupied at least.

I suppose you could carry a "swagger stick", but some might think you a wee bit odd...

Cheers (b)!

T.

Absolutely true! I spent 21 years in the Army and never got into the habit of putting my hands into my pockets unless I was trying to retrieve something and that "Swagger Stick" idea? The only people that I've ever seen that didn't look utterly rediculous with a Swagger Stick was a General Officer in the military, who, by the way is the only one authorized under the Regs. to carry one. To me it would appear the same as if someone was wearing a military award with the kilt that they weren't authorized to have or hadn't earned. That being said, I do find that a walking stick comes in handy or if raining, a good umbrella does just fine to keep the hands busy. Absent either of these I find that my wife comes in handy, I haven't been able to keep my hands off her for 19 years now...

Chris.

[Pour1Malt]

yur thumbs will rest quite comforatably in yur belt or oan yur sporran chain......

it also helps tae hae a dram in at least yin hand!

[Mattg]

I end up just folding my arms on my chest, but that gets hot in the summer.