What did you do to exercise today?

[surevaliance]

I'm 52 and my L5-S1 is bad, so no more jogging.

2.5 miles walk in the morning, 50 push-ups.
1.5-2 miles walk, with wife and a dog, in the evening.

Stretching, stretching, stretching...

 

[Boboclown]

I carry a portable bike machine and a resistance band with me on the road for work. Just because flatbed involves manual labor doesn't mean I don't need some portable gym. Not every truck stop has a gym.

I do need to be careful though, the bike machine heats up. Spend two hours a night for exercise.

 

[RicInOR]

Today was reverse grip Bench Press. Try it sometime, very strange.
+ accessory work.

@3:00

Anyway, tomorrow the wife will have to pour my friday beer into my mouth. I know my shoulders are shot.

 

[RicInOR]

Getting Ripped vs. Getting Strong | The Art of Manliness

Muscular Definition - What Ripped, Cut, Swole, and Jacked Mean



15-Minute Morning Workout Routine | The Art of Manliness

 

[RicInOR]

Our current fitness program for the middle-aged (ie, 40-100 years old)
Our current fitness program for the middle-aged (ie, 40-100 years old) - Maggie's Farm

 

[UnionMillsNW]

I changed my mentality from "I have to workout" to "I owe this to the day"

If I owe something there is no getting around paying so I find the time each day to make it happen.

I "owe" the day 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups.

On top of that I run 2+ miles x 5 days a week
Ruck a 30 pound pack one day a week
Practice yoga at least three times a week

I was hesitant on the yoga but took it up while training for my first marathon last year. It helped me stay injury free during training so I kept up the practice and would highly recommend it to everyone.

I feel just as fit at 32 as I did in the Marines at 21.

 

[Joe13]

Still adding muscle on keto but my knees have been really bugging me so I've been pretty lax on working legs.

Hoping that changes today since I get more ink Wednesday and will have Thursday off to rest so it'll be ok if my knees are sore.

3 days to get on it

 

[The Heretic]

 

[fredball]

The Plan is to walk the Hoodlums Lincoln & Ruby around the neighborhood

 

[The Heretic]

It is steeper and rougher than it looks and manhandling a 300#+ flail mower around on it works up a sweat.

Plus side is I worry less about fire danger and I can now actually see what is walking thru my field:

 

[RicInOR]

Should You Be Lifting Heavy Weights After 50? - Maggie's Farm

I start a back squat sequence - 8 weeks - today. My current 1rm is 165. I'd like to get that to 225.

Starting Strength

ATHLEAN-X™

 

[RicInOR]

I hit 205 - so that is +40 on the PR
that is also my body weight.


We were listening to Country so may be Dirks Bentley needs some credit.

 

[DB is Here]

Getting back into Crossfit after a 3 year hiatus...holy crap I'm sore.

 

[Joe13]

I've been hitting a target area hard and then giving myself an hour or two to recover and the change muscle groups and hit them hard.

It has increased the weight I can lift significantly and lessened the amount of soreness the next day.

For instance, 200 on the chest fly machine was my max for a couple reps previously. Now I warm up with 180 then do a full set at 240. Then drop by 40lbs and do another full set all the way down to 60lbs at which point my arms upper body is toast for an hour or two but then I can hit arms real hard after the rest.

Helps I am in a gym for work 5 days a week or that would be prohibitive without some equipment at work.

 

[DB is Here]

I used Crossfit to train for my Summit of Mt Rainier.
My Gym is a rowing machine, 25lb & 50lb dumbbells and a pullup bar. Fits in 140 square feet of my shop.

 

[DB is Here]

YOLO - you only live once.
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Hey, I was between sets...

 

[Joe13]

YOLO - you only live once.
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I'm not a betting man but I doubt that dude is going to live to any sort of old age

 

[DB is Here]

Why not, there are many healthy Plus size people.

There are healthy plus size and morbidly obese...

 

[Joe13]

Why not, there are many healthy Plus size people.

Assuming that's not rhetorical then my answer would be that the heavier you are:

The higher risk you are for diabetes.

The higher your risk for heart desease.

The lower your quality of life will be when you are older and not able to get around.


I've never seen a large person on any news story that was 100+, they are all very thin.


Very tall people also do not tend to live long lives because of the stress their heart takes.

I wear XL-XXL shirts when I'm at my best so I'm not petite by any means but I'm also not carrying an extra 200lbs of estrogen induced visceral fat on me either.


The more muscle you have the higher your testosterone levels will be and the less bread and beer you intake the lower your estrogen levels will be.



I'm sure there are a ton of other reasons but I tend to focus on where I want to be and less on where I don't so I haven't looked into it as in depth as a person could.



I do not agree with the 'There is nothing wrong with being "plus" size' movement - it's called fat and there is a general consensus by health professionals that it is not the better of the two choices a person can make.

Having gained weight and dealt with having a hard time loosing it I'm not blasting on heavy people but I am saying I'm not in the PC crowd that advocates to love yourself as is.

 

[DB is Here]

Less beer? Oh hell nah.