running on treadmill +playing

do you ppl think that while running on treadmill you can normally play poker ( laptop, 4 tables ) and it still doesn't hurt your game? i mean does it disturb your concentration?

and we talk about fit person, that won't spit out their lungs after 1h of running

has anyone tried it?

bad idea unless your playing much lower stakes then you normally play - should take alot away from your focus

but why you think it takes away my focus? i need some explanation, cause i don't see the difference, maybe i play 17/15 or less the cause i don't have time to raise all this shit i raise OTB normally, but still you think i'll play worse?

i can see someone trying to fist pump in the air and then eating it

congrats, you just won the "most random thread in the history of LP" prize

lololololol

try it and find out.

it would be toohard to press the buttons and stuff because everything would be shaking and a laptop touchpad is already bad enough for me, maybe WALKING on a treadmill would work .

On August 07 2008 12:38 Artanis[Xp] wrote: try it and find out.

i did many times, i see no bad sides, but i have an argument w/ a friend and we're trying to resolve this

doesn't milkman have a laptop attached to his treadmill?

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It will make you much worse. There is no way if your running at any kind of a reasonable pace that you could properly play poker unless it was hands free, and even then as you become fatigued you will make mistakes. Without voice activated poker software you would also likely end up injuring yourself somehow by constantly reaching for your mouse when its your turn to act. Bad idea IMO.

no i didn't injuredd myself in any way, i can reach for mouse any time i need to make a decission, and as i said i'm in good shape, i run 9-10 km/h for 1h and i'm not exhausted after i'm done

lol @ rndm thread prize

Your a stud. well done, well done.

9-10 kmh? That's hardly running...
Still i wouldn't have thought of the great idea! Lol

I've jogged/walked and done it before. I set up this ridiculous contraption with an ironing board to keep the laptop stable and independent from the machine. Usually I just save training vids for my runs though.

i made a blog post about doing this maybe a year ago. i will be doing it again once i get back home in the next few days.. i only play 2 tables because when your running its hard to work the touch pad. but i dont lose any concentration, i mean putting one foot infront of the other doesnt take 2 much off my game.

Great thread, A+, would read again.

On August 07 2008 14:58 Kilay wrote: Great thread, A+, would read again.

Well, it's possible to get some software to allow you to play poker by voice commands. Maybe playing 1-2 tables like this while running would work alright

you can use a gyro mouse, they actually work pretty well... although i'm not sure about running and using one... http://www.gyration.com/c-2-mice-keyboards.aspx

I DONT HAVE ATREADMIL TO PRACTICE!! NEITHER DO I HAVE LAPTOP!!!


but id do it fuck yeah

lol'd at the thread title

shoudn't be a problem though, i had no troubles playing 25/20/2 while juggling chainsaws

its a great idea to get exercise while using a computer, trouble is the motion generally disturbs mouse movement so need to do something that don't move too much of your body.
I tried using a small exercise bike but that didn't work very well, now i'm thinking more along the line of foot pedals:

X-post from 2+2 when I googled ''poker lol'' this morning while being extremely bored.

^ this guy has no breath even tho he's only walking&talking lol i can run and sing :D

I know and I also think it's so ridiculously bad to the point that it's actually hilarious.

lol

I'd rather just watch a movie when I'm running on a treadmill. I don't own one though.

i think it would...
A) make you a badass
B) make running go by much faster (i hate running)
C) only 2 table it...

That's pretty badass, but I think playing poker while chopping down trees or fighting robots and dinosaurs would be more epic.

What's badass about that. Fighting robots is easy, just throw EMP bomb. With the dinosaurs you just take a picture of em and they'll start eating eachother in confusion while ravaging through some forests.

On August 07 2008 19:48 thundza wrote: you can use a gyro mouse, they actually work pretty well... although i'm not sure about running and using one... http://www.gyration.com/c-2-mice-keyboards.aspx

wow wow, what is this, are those mice that you can just wave into the air and they recognize the movement (it doesn't have to be on anything solid)?

just asking to make sure cause this would pretty much save my life, thanks for the link in any case

It's obvious that the OP is this woman

Should women be allowed to play poker (while hitting the threadmill)?

very bad idea@

It sounds like your mind is already made up dude. Why bother making this thread? I think its a horrible idea, and that you need to focus 100% on the tables/players, instead of your incline/speed/heart rate. Save the cardio for after your session unless you are THAT pushed for time. Are you a full time student or something?

I'm all for staying in shape, work out daily and personal train. Its all about time management.

I can see this working if you were on a stationary bike or an eliptical machine. But a standard treadmill sounds tough with all the shaking that would be caused. Something where you are very steady and not moving much, and only like 4 tables seems like a good idea to me.