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Back in The Saddle Again - Rampy - 06-04-2026 Before I retired from the AF spent 2-3 hours in the gym every day off & depending on duty spend 1ish hour every night out in the missile complex Spend almost a hour a week in the gym on the county fire department and after that….nope, not been in a gym since 2005 😬😬😬😬😬 In the rehab hospital I did enjoy the recumbent bike and resistance machine and drove the physical therapists crazy pushing so hard but never followed up with it  Now I’m planning on starting out 3 days a week for 30 mins and working up to 1 hour and who knows from there  Will be strange going on base to the gym as it’s full of military so we shall see if we stay on base or find a gym off base. On base is “free” just not sure what all they have as far as resistance machines so we shall see…… Trying the muscle supplements thing to help with building muscle since us old folks loose muscle mass and struggle to maintain & build it  Protein 1-2 hours before going, hydration during (salts & minerals) & specially formulated recovery/repair muscle post workout and then a “snack” or meal replacement protein bar. Everything is low/zero carbs & zero sugars  RE: Back in The Saddle Again - Rampy - 06-04-2026 The 9th is my pre op with the cardio thoracic surgeon so…..hopefully I’ll have a couple weeks to get into the gym routine before….. Think I’ll go puke now….. RE: Back in The Saddle Again - hkriflenut_aka_sasquatch - 06-05-2026 Just don't over do it when you get back in - be a real pain if you hurt yourself pushing too hard too fast. Good to hear that you're getting back to it. I need to get in more often myself. I just got bumped to nights last week and that schedule change coupled with the every-persistent honey-do list is making it difficult to get to the gym.