What did you do to exercise today?

[RicInOR]

Heck even as an old man I can do over 20.

I can do 1.

My workout for tonight is Pullups - and more pullups. I'll be jumping, or using a band.

FWIW this guy is insane/incredible Calisthenics

 

[Medic!]

I can do 1.

My workout for tonight is Pullups - and more pullups. I'll be jumping, or using a band.

FWIW this guy is insane/incredible Calisthenics

Like the song says. ''I aint as good as I once was. But I'm as good once. As I ever was.''.

 

[Medic!]

I don't do any pullups for my workouts.
I do lat pull downs. Slow down and slow up. Three sets of 8 as much as I can lift while keeping good form. Both wide and narrow grip. Hands reversed ''chin up'' style for the narrow grip.

No rocking. My core is engaged and nothing moves but my arms.

 

[Boboclown]

35k steps from work. Started walking to where I eat my lunch at.

I also noticed I eat fast. I get there, eat, then walk back in about 20 minutes. Same time it takes for me to get there in the truck, order, park back where I was, and eat. Beginning to see value in walking to be efficient with time and resources.

 

[RicInOR]

Turned out 70 pull ups, in sets of 10. Mostly jumping ;-)

And, as many Power Snatches 65# in between those sets.



I have watched guys on the lat machine lean way back to pull the bar. I always tried to be strict.
It is ok to be on that line doing what I guess some call "Australian pull ups" as the lats are engaged.
I get ring rows or use a standard bar that I get under, from time to time (at least monthly) You control the difficulty by how far you are under the bar.

 

[Boboclown]

Went to defy gravity, trampolines and obstacle courses. Tried rockwall climbing too.

 

[RicInOR]

a little motivation


Unofficial world record 89 years old joe stockinger hitting up 125 kilos or 275 lbs for a deep squat, fought for that one but came through like a boss. I just want to be able to get off the toilet without handles at that age.
Donovan Lewis on Instagram: "Unofficial world record 89 years old joe stockinger hitting up 125 kilos or 275 lbs for a deep squat, fought for that one but came through…"



Donovan Lewis on Instagram: "Joe stockinger the day after his world record squat of 122.5 kilo in the squat in his competition came in and I was recommending he do a…"



Joe pulling 425lbs for 3 sets of 3 this was his last set
Donovan Lewis on Instagram: "Joe pulling 425lbs for 3 sets of 3 this was his last set at 89 years old #powerlifting #strongman #bodybuilding #powerbodybuilding #fitness…"


Donovan Lewis on Instagram: "Joe stockinger at 89 years old still plugging away hit an easy single at 242 lbs and he's just getting started on his peaking…"

 

[Oregonhunter5]

Lifted
Ran
Eating healthy
Down 24lbs

 

[Joe13]

Upper body yesterday

Pretty much stayed on the freemotion cables and dumbbells.

Got good and tired and then went and replaced 3 faucets so I spent 90 min on my back rolling around playing plumber. Upper body before that felt like a mistake lol.

 

[twa2471]

Pigged out on a big venison tenderloin, Home fries, and lifted a couple pints of IPA,,Phewwww !

Man That Was Rough,,,,,,,LOL !

My farm house is my workout, no need for a gym here, I get Plenty of exercise. Hell, I'm the same weight and size I was when I was in the military still so I don't worry about it,,,However,

my 6 pack HAS turned into ,,
a 12 pack with a couple , three beers missing !

Just all the better to hide that S&W bodyguard in IMHO, those "love handles" wrap right around it now mister! No printing at all,,,LOL

 

[RicInOR]

Back to the Overhead squats yesturday.

As I mentioned I tried with an empty bar (20kg) down to a bench. That was tough. I "dropped" "fell" the last couple of inches on the first rep. But I was able to get out a couple of sets of 4. The bench is still above parallel - meaning my knees are not at or below 90 so technically "no rep"
This movement will take a while.

I have a longer movement when the weight is on my shoulders, or if I have it in my hand - ie goblet, or bar supported with my elbows rather than hand or shoulder. Sitting, for years, is my cause.

Keep moving.


I also weighed in this morning. Same weight I was when I discharged. Still 10+ over what I weighed when I go married. And 35 over what I weighed in college.
-10# in 2019. 25 to go to my goal.
Keto & Intermittent (16/8) fasting.

 

[RicInOR]

Friday - Deadlifts.
9, 15, 21.
I split these up: 9, 8&7, 7&7&7 @ 225 which is 10%over my body weight.
About 30 - 45 seconds rest in the splits.
Between sets were dumb bell snatches w/ 25# db. & about 30 secs rest. This is a light weight, As my regular snatch is 105, I could have used 35 - 50# db. I was focused on the lift.



In the mornings I have a personal at home work out, 21, 15, 9 kb swings w/ 22kilo kettle bell
and push ups - 10, 10, 10. I had a couple other exercises on Monday, but by wed just those 2.
I'll try to add back the goblet squats (10, 10, 10.) for next week and will work to ramp the PU (9, 15, 21)


Keep moving.

 

[RicInOR]

TB12 on Diet


Here's What Tom Brady Eats in a Day | Livestrong.com

 

[RicInOR]

Air Force Human Performance Specialists | Air Force Special-Ops Training

Note this guy trying an Overhead Squat. I know the feeling.


I am not knowledgeable in medical / physiology terms, but I think I am describing this right.
The lower back is the lumbar spine. upper is the thoracic. My compensation when doing overhead squats, to include front squats, is to use the lumbar region. This is bad. Terrible, put the body at risk. Yet common. My cause is 30 years of sitting. How to get the thoracic to flex, rather than the lower?
Of the stretching, the advice is "don't miss a day"
one of many
17 exercises to improve your thoracic spine - Posture Direct


I am doing better with touch 'n go squats. That is I have a bench to touch the bottom reason (bubblegum filter) for indication when to lift. And it gives confidence as to going over a$$ over tea-kettle. I also found that if I hit a couple of hi-bar back squats, that sort of tells/tunes/warns the body what the motion will be. This is pure physics, moving the bar back and down gets you to a better position due to center of mass. If the lower body is doing it's movement correct, then I can focus higher up.


#10 from the web page

How do I keep the lower - lumbar - from flexing, thus compensating wrongly, for this stretch?


Some videos


Keep moving.

 

[Geardo]

Hung my punching bag and worked it. Felt great. Worked on normal punches and elbows, but also the "cape" and ECQ retention drill (dry of course) that I have praciced at the range over the weekend.

 

[Joe13]

Bench press
Military press
Low, medium, high cable flys
Cable cross overs from head to hips
Deltoid fly machine

Burnt and finished in 30 min.

 

[RicInOR]

41

Men Who Can Do More Than 40 Push-Ups Far Less Likely To Develop Heart Disease - Study Finds

I can do about 21 without stopping. 45 in 3 sets. 100 in a workout.

"The authors note that because the study was completed by middle-aged men with active occupations, the results shouldn't be considered the same for women or men who are less active or of different ages."

 

[DB is Here]

41

Men Who Can Do More Than 40 Push-Ups Far Less Likely To Develop Heart Disease - Study Finds

I can do about 21 without stopping. 45 in 3 sets. 100 in a workout.

"The authors note that because the study was completed by middle-aged men with active occupations, the results shouldn't be considered the same for women or men who are less active or of different ages."

That's an interesting article, I started doing 1 push up and adding one for each day of the year, this am was 47, tomorrow 48 and by Dec 31 it will be 365.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Did 5,000 crunches every day last month.. because walking pneumonia. Happy to say quit smoking a month ago and getting better as prescribed antibiotics a week ago.
hoo boy that sucked

 

[RicInOR]

Thrusters today. Set a PR by 20#.



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