Carl, it seems your intentions are appreciated by some.at least. :)
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Carl, it seems your intentions are appreciated by some.at least. :)
Ol' Fat Man with 35 lbs to lose still.........
30 minutes on the Eliptical
25 Pushups
Ton o sit ups.
5 minutes on the stair machine.
Dumbells and lunges.
I'm pooped.
Can't run any more since getting the new hips, but really need to get rid of the weight accumulated before the surgeries.
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Sorry about the Hips Lynn,Maybe get mine done next year,for now I live on advil and Vicodine:(
Wow, that's heavy on the deadlifts and T-Bar rows. I like T-Bar rows, but I've got to drive too far to get to a gym that has a T-bar thingy. I don't even TRY to go heavy any more, although my weights are heavy for me. I'm only a little fellow, and old, with bad knees...
I reached my target heart rate today, did 4 passes with the razor instead of 2 - I'm exhausted...
Oh, by the way, for all of us who can't run any more, I also read that running ten ks burns the SAME amount of calories as WALKING ten ks. BUT, running for 1/2 and hour is more effective than walking for 1/2 an hour simply because you cover more ground.
Well, without boring you all with the details, I did upper body and abs today: bench presses, rowing machine, machine crunches, heavy dumbbell shrugs, curls and triceps pushdowns. Giving my poor legs a break after a brutal workout Sunday and a big fish/hike trip Tuesday (I was off for election day).
After finding out that muscle burns fat, I have really been lifting hard trying to test that theory, and am slowly gaining muscle mass (probably about 15 lbs. in the last 2 years) while losing fat overall. At a certain age, you either move it or lose it.
Curl 12oz x1, 11oz x1, 10oz x1, 9oz x1, 8oz x1, 7oz x1, 6oz x1, 5oz x1, 4oz x1, 3oz x1, 2oz x1, 1oz x1
Walk 50 feet get another beer,
Work on grip strength to open beer,
Walk 50 feet deep knee bend to sit down,
repeat as many times as needed.
I used to power lift, now the farm is all the exercise I desire and it keeps me fit enough,
I do still stretch daily (AM Yoga go ahead and laugh but try it some time)
Props to all of you that get out there and do it.
Carl, thanks for the thread, you guys are renewing my interest in getting back into a workout routine. To quote an old friend, Sgt. Glass, I need to "get up early and throw some steel on the bench." Farewell snooze button, I will miss you.
edit: I do like pixel's and Jimmy' s routine, might have to give those a try if all else fails. :)