Comments on: Work out? Why bother?

Work out? Why bother?

o2b — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 12:49:08 -0800

Work out? Why bother? Study shows that imaginary exercise builds muscles. Now if only imaginary friends worked the same way.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:04:58 -0800

Now if only imaginary friends worked the same way. huh? they do... mumble mumble... mutter...chuckle

By: Katy Action

Katy Action — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:07:25 -0800

what about just considering exercise? now that I could go for!

By: moz

moz — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:08:06 -0800

sounds better than doing butt clenches at work all day. not that i do that.

By: mattpfeff

mattpfeff — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:13:08 -0800

now if only you could learn quantum mechanics by pretending to study....

By: mcsweetie

mcsweetie — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:21:32 -0800

the human body is amazing. I want one!

By: tomplus2

tomplus2 — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:22:03 -0800

I've been imagining working my muscles for years, seriously. I forget once and a while, but when I consitantly thought about flexing and working muscles, I saw a difference. Try it, you'll like it. I agree with this study 100%. "Its not fair, how do you stay in shape w/o working out?"

By: ginz

ginz — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:34:32 -0800

Oh, thank you for this post o2b. I am saved. I'm going to lie on my waterbed 10 minutes longer, every morning, and think of my belly. Or will it only work on pinkies?

By: Fofer

Fofer — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:58:18 -0800

Now if only imaginary friends worked the same way. Huh? I don't get it. My imaginary friend works out all the time and he is buff.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:03:16 -0800

Imaginary lovers Never turn you down When all the others turn you away They're around It's my private pleasure Midnight fantasy Someone to share my Wildest dreams with me Imaginary lover you're mine anytime Imaginary lovers, oh yeah

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:16:53 -0800

imaginary friends can be workout buddies. lefty and rosie, for instance.

By: marc-hamilton

marc-hamilton — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:33:43 -0800

Exercising my imagination or imagining my exercise - the weight loss conundrum. This could be the basis of a great new infomercial for the weight-loss crowd: The Imaginary Pinkie Exercise Plan: It lowers the metabolic rate and makes you more predisposed to weight loss. In other words, you tend to loose the inches faster the more you think about it"

By: MAYORBOB

MAYORBOB — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:44:52 -0800

One, two. One, two. One, two. Hey, this imaginary exercise is all right!

By: frednorman

frednorman — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:00:28 -0800

Work out? Why bother? Well, imaginary hot young women in tights just isn't the same, is it?

By: Quixoticlife

Quixoticlife — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:22:19 -0800

Now if that only worked for breast augmentation...I must...I must...

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:05:45 -0800

Weight Lifters have been using this technique for a while. They also lift really big heavy stuff, also. From what I've read, the strength gains noticed in the first few weeks of any exercise program are mostly neurological, from the body learning to use the motor units that are already in the muscle.

By: Fofer

Fofer — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:21:26 -0800

Why stop at imagining exercise? Just imagine you're already fit and attractive. Works like a charm.

By: ilsa

ilsa — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:27:32 -0800

I tried imaging working out. Unfortunately I then rewarded myself by imagining myself going to Baskin Robbins

By: benjh

benjh — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:56:18 -0800

If this worked, I'd be so buff by now people's jaws when drop when they saw me. But it doesn't. Trust me.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 17:15:13 -0800

I love imaginary exercise. I could watch it all day.

By: Fofer

Fofer — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:41:06 -0800

Man, with all these zingers we should be working for Jay Leno.

By: xiffix

xiffix — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:44:07 -0800

No brain, no gain.

By: holycola

holycola — Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:55:39 -0800

This reminded me of a gaming peripheral I saw a few years ago that was being marketed as a "mind control" interface. With the bullshit detector way on, I tried it out and after a few moments realized it was responding to unconscious movements of my - guess it - middle finger, which had been responding as I concentrated on where I wanted to go. It was pretty cool, but from that experience I can sorta see why this would work. But would the technique produce enough of a difference in major muscles to be noticable, in contrast with smaller muscles where smaller changes are more easily noticed?