Where we at on that work out schedule. Seeing how several of us just pushing pass the half century mark Time to review the health and wellness review Time to get back on that track. Rocket River
Avoid supplements that give you diarrhea or that stop all bowel movements. Also, sometimes motivation is needed.
I've been lifting 4 to 5 times a week, with decent results, but I need to get my eating back in check. On top of that, Monday starts my 2 and a half hour one-way commute back up (hopefully temporary for 3 to 6 months), so I'll only be able to lift twice a week or so.
Stretch 20 minutes a day, 7 days a week. This is crucial to your health, better gains and helps keep your body muscular-skeletal system aligned. Weights 3-4 days a week, focusing first on upper body days then leg days once a week. Personally I hate getting huge legs. I mix up the workouts every month or so to keep my muscles confused. Core (ab) workout on weight days from AthleanX.com. Camp Gladiator, sort of a less injury prone lower impact CrossFit 2-4 days a week I get the bulk of my cardio and leg workouts here, also a great core workout. Like most people, my food intake healthiness tends to slip. It’s hard to maintain with time, holidays/events and my wife is a huge food pusher. I’m not a foodie so in a vacuum I can subsist on a very Spartan diet. In fact, I feel at my best on a very low carb, lean diet.
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Had a mellow workout recently and felt a little twinge under my shoulder blade while doing curls no big deal but I stopped -- no problems at all the rest of the day. Next morning reached up to grab a coffee mug and it felt like a grenade went off in my right shoulder. Can't figure out what happened, but it is pinching a nerve and hurts like hell. Anyone have a similar injury?
During the pandemic lockdown the gyms were closed and like others I gained wieght being less active. One of the best purchases I made was to buy a recumbent stationary bike and basically if I was watching TV, online or sometimes WFH I would just sit on the bike and casually pedal, going very easy in fact. 15 mins a couple days a week progressed into 30, 45, then eventually I was going 1-2+ hours a 4-5 days a week. Towards the end I was using the highest setting and doing occasional fasted cardio before breakfast. I eventually added in stretching, calisthenics and some weights as my home gym wasn't developed yet. I don't really need to lift weights as I did it for a very long time as a former athlete and college football briefly. My challenge is diet like others. Long story short I lost the weight I gained in the pandemic but still have the challenge of consistency. I hit the gym like normal now, but a really easy adjustment if you're not active is to buy and pedal on a sit down stationary bike while you watch TV, sports or are online. You don't need anything expensive either like a peleton, I found $150 plus bikes on Amazon. Something is always better than nothing and you'll be suprised at the results over time.
So these things(powerblock weights) work? I thought QVC was trying to scam me back in the day. Almost made them my first purchase with a credit card instead I opted for $100 of worthless baseball cards. I was supposed to get Barry Bond rookies!
I just stick to basic compound lifts. Deadlifts, Squats, Bench (flat and incline), Barbell shoulder press, barbell rows, pull ups and shrugs. 5 to 8 reps, MWF, rotate between push and pull, progressively overload the weight. Keep it simple and grow.
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I can lift a Roomba if a battery runs dry during Roomba Wars. The feet hopping around are those of my significant other, the referee. Our ferocious Labradoodle is hiding in the next room.
