…at least that is what the disembodied announcer in the Dance Dance Revolution video game keeps saying. If he only knew…
I’ve been working hard to get back down to 185 before my HS reunion. Between Bowflex and DDR, I may do it, but time is running out. My calves are soooo sore. Playing DDR while wearing 30 pounds of lead bars in my weight vest (product shot below) can be really exhausting. After an hour, I can barely lift my feet off of the dance mat, and every item of clothing is drenched with sweat.
I can’t believe I used to carry around more than twice that weight just last summer. Granted, fat cells are more evenly distributed than lead weights in canvas pouches. Still, though…if only I could have taken that weight off just by undoing a couple of velcro straps
It feels weird when I remove the vest—sort of like a Kryptonian moving from red sunlight to yellow sunlight. :-)
You may be on to something with the velcro on body fat thing.
hi, i really like your blog: the color, design and (oh yeah, lol!) the content. you seem pretty cool :)
princess
Trust me, the coolness is all an illusion. :-)
Thanks for the complements, princess.
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Now if we could just perfect the velcro off body fat thing, Jay.
You’ve inspired me to go and look for my velcro straps - woohoo, size zero here I come!!!
My, my, aren’t we vain? ;)
I admire your determination. I wish I could keep to anything as well as you could but then the velcro, as you discovered, might just be the trick I need. :)
Size zero? Women’s sizes are confusing. Would you believe that there is actually a Wikipedia entry for Size Zero
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My problem with my determination, though, is that it comes in spurts, and the slacking-off intervals just go on for way too long, so I am wasting too much effort making up lost ground
Really well done! I wish you luck with a lifestyle change. :)
Thanks, Nukapai. I didn’t quite get all the way down to 185, but I am more or less happy with how I look (even if I can’t wear any of my really stretchy shirts yet).
As long as you’re happy and healthy = end of. ;)
Hi,
I’m just starting to play DDR and have noticed changes in my calves, they are a little bit more toned, all around (before they were muscular but seems only on the side but not all around). Was wondering, in your experience of play DDR, has your calves gotten alot bigger than before or just more toned? Because I would still like to wear skirts and would not want to have bulky calve muscles.
Thank you very much for your help, Lily
I have only really noticed my calves getting toned with DDR. The only time I really noticed a size increase with my calves was doing calf extensions at the gym (and I haven’t been to a gym in over a year). Of course, men are much more likely to bulid bulk. I’m sure DDR is much like normal dancing as far as leg muscles size development is concerned, and I have noticed some dancers with very attractive calves.