Derslickmeister
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Feb 14, 2014
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Raised my right arm over my head a couple of times Seven weeks out from surgery and finally starting to feel like it was worth it...
Interesting that people brought up shoulder issues- I developed a "frozen shoulder" a few months ago- probably a combination of stress at work and almost 40 years of desk work. With gentle exercise I'm slowly breaking up the scar tissue and my range of motion is increasing. (Basically, reaching behind me with my right arm has been very painful.) What a relief that it's finally getting better.
Today I reached my goal, and lifted over 20 tons on the weight lifting machines! 20.5 tons, to be exact, if you add up all the lifts on all the machines. I wanted to do this next Monday, the day after my 66th birthday, but since Frank and I have been fighting off a cold or virus I thought I should just go ahead and do it while I can. I can always repeat it next week. Yeah right!
Anyway, this was one of those birthday self-dares. I would never dare to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, or swim to Alcatraz, or something phenomenal like that, but surpassing 20 tons is a big deal for me.
pounds|sets of 10| machine
140|2|Keiser triceps pushdown machine
50|2|Keiser biaxial chest press machine
100|2|Nautilus lateral pulldown machine
45|2|Nautilus fly machine
60|2|Nautilus triceps extension machine
115|2|Nautilus abdominal machine (first round)
60|2|Cybex arm extension machine
180|2|Cybex calf rotator machine
90|2|Cybex leg curl machine
140|3|leg press machine
35|2|Cybex overhead press machine
155|2|Cybex back extension machine
40|2|Nautilus arm curl machine
65|2|Nautilus chest press machine
130|2|Nautilus compound row machine
105|2|Cybex hip abductor machine
160|2|Cybex hip adductor machine
115|2|Nautilus abdominal machine (second round)
65|2|Keiser leg extension machine
85|3|Cybex seated row machine
Some of us just get better with age. What a great way to celebrate a birthday, congrats
That's excellent!Today I reached my goal, and lifted over 20 tons on the weight lifting machines! 20.5 tons, to be exact,
Those are my thoughts as well. But the more I do it the more I realize it really benefits me as much as Bob. It's making me look at fitness from a different angle, and it's improving how I think about my own training.Leonidas, do it if it is fun, but if it becomes work then don't feel bad about quitting!
That's a great idea. Variety in training workouts make it more interesting and motivating. Exercise is supposed to be stressful, and getting into a routine removes a huge part of that required stress. I see people in the gym every day who are slaves to routine; they arrive at the same time, do the exact same exercises in the same order, and even wear the same clothes. At a certain point your body adapts to that routine and you stop improving. And that's what happened to those people, they look exactly the same as they did two years ago when I first saw them.Today at the gym I am thinking of doing something completely different. I'm not sure what! Maybe getting back on the elliptical, just walking for a while, or lifting free weights.
My story is similar and I have that same lifelong commitment to fitness and health.That sounds great Leonidas and should be both fun and rewarding. I've wondered about doing that as well, but my flexibility and aerobic capacity are probably not good enough to be a good example for clients. I was sedate behind a desk for most of my life, except for playing adult hardball for a few years about 17 years ago. When I turned 59+, I came down with diabetes and that got me started. Walked off about 35 lbs the first 3 months and then hit the gym shortly thereafter. I wasn't sure whether I would keep going after about 8 personal training sessions, but I did and it became a way of life for me that I really enjoy. Its now been over five years in the gym and I'm not slowing down much, but certainly can relate to where you came from and where your client is now.
Training people is not all about the body - you have to train their minds as well. People have hard time understanding that there is so much they don't know about fitness, nutrition and health.I think the hardest part of training clients is convincing them that 70% of their results will be a function of what they put in their mouths, as the gym work is actually the easiest part. I still haven't gotten my nutrition down, although I should know better
That's a great idea. Variety in training workouts make it more interesting and motivating. Exercise is supposed to be stressful, and getting into a routine removes a huge part of that required stress.
Biked 101mi in today's beautiful Midwest weather (sunny 75F w/10mph breeze).