3 minutes ago, J Francho said:

I had pizza for lunch.  Looks like I'll have to spend an extra two hours at the skate park to make it up.

 

I like Pizza ~ 

Haven't had any in a while though - but it's coming . . . .

A-Jay

Anyone here do mainly all body weight trainiing? I’ve been lifting for a few years but due to lower back, shoulder and most recently neck pain I am thinking of switching it up and focusing on all body weight movements. Squats lunges, pushups pull-ups core work, etc

1 hour ago, Jcj90 said:

Anyone here do mainly all body weight trainiing? I’ve been lifting for a few years but due to lower back, shoulder and most recently neck pain I am thinking of switching it up and focusing on all body weight movements. Squats lunges, pushups pull-ups core work, etc

Resistance is Resistance - regardless of where it originates.

Done correctly and with a little creativity, you can definitely kick your own arse with body weight only training. 

There was a time when I used to 'train' 50-100 young men & women simultaneously, with nothing but a stop watch & a whistle.  There was a lot of moaning at first but at the end of about 8 weeks, the humans who truly wanted to & could hang, were all in fantastic 'condition'.

Do It. 

A-Jay

 

13 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Resistance is Resistance - regardless of where it originates.

Agreed.  I lost around 30 lbs. just casually using a chin-up bar.  I'd just grab it and do reps of some exercise or another as I passed into and out of the kitchen.  I had no regular plan.  It's still there.  I don't do as much work on it, but it works for me.

Diet only. Got a 3-4cm “high grade attenuation” injury to my left bicep about 2” above the inside of my elbow (2” up from the elbow crease) deadlifting in the gym recently. The muscle got stretched out 3-4cm longer than it is and is now 3-4cm longer than it was. Felt like the softer part of the muscle was pulling off of the tendon. And that’s what it was. Just got my MRI. Going back to the ortho soon. The good news is if I need surgery, I won’t need screws, because I didn’t tear my biceps tendon off the bone. And I can still fish, but this is keeping me out of the gym now. Depending on what the doctor says, it could mean I’ll be doing cardio only for a while........

14 minutes ago, CrankFate said:

Diet only. Got a 3-4cm “high grade attenuation” injury to my left bicep about 2” above the inside of my elbow (2” up from the elbow crease) deadlifting in the gym recently. The muscle got stretched out 3-4cm longer than it is and is now 3-4cm longer than it was. Felt like the softer part of the muscle was pulling off of the tendon. And that’s what it was. Just got my MRI. Going back to the ortho soon. The good news is if I need surgery, I won’t need screws, because I didn’t tear my biceps tendon off the bone. And I can still fish, but this is keeping me out of the gym now. Depending on what the doctor says, it could mean I’ll be doing cardio only for a while........

That's a bummer - glad you can see the 'good' part though. 

Matching your calorie intake to your needs sounds like a solid plan too.

I've got back tomorrow myself, which will include some 'heavy pulling' (relative term),

thanks for the 'safety first' reminder.

Hope whatever 'repair' is required, as well as the associated rehab, go as planned.

A-Jay 

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

That's a bummer - glad you can see the 'good' part though. 

Matching your calorie intake to your needs sounds like a solid plan too.

I've got back tomorrow myself, which will include some 'heavy pulling' (relative term),

thanks for the 'safety first' reminder.

Hope whatever 'repair' is required, as well as the associated rehab, go as planned.

A-Jay 

Thanks! I hope so, too.

15 Feb 2019 ~ Back & Bicep workout 

Along life’s path physical, mental, & emotional capacities decline.

 But One’s Spirit, need not be a part of that.

A-Jay

I'm worn out just watching the video!

 

I never stay on the same workout for more than 5 or 6 weeks.

So it’s time to change it up.

Going to a workout that I’ll use again this summer – Total Body.

It fits my schedule (insert allows me to fish & workout without missing too much of either, always a challenge for me). 

I'll train Day On / Day Off .

 Routinely it's one exercise per body part.  Usually 3 working sets for larger muscles groups and 2 sets for smaller.

 Something around 20 - 25 sets total is about as high as I want to go here.

I move from exercise to exercise with little to no rest.

Looking to keep the training session short & intense; 60-70 minutes is good for me.

First few workouts may take a little longer as I acclimate to the faster pace – but keeping it as brief as I can is always the goal. 

I can either train long or I can train hard – can’t do both.

 

A-Jay

It's Friday, so I'll be doing sets of 12 oz. curls after work.

19 minutes ago, J Francho said:

It's Friday, so I'll be doing sets of 12 oz. curls after work.

For some reason I thought it was a good idea to do that yesterday. First few hours of work this morning were rough but im good to go now 

5 hours ago, J Francho said:

It's Friday, so I'll be doing sets of 12 oz. curls after work.

 

5 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

For some reason I thought it was a good idea to do that yesterday. First few hours of work this morning were rough but im good to go now 

Seems you Lads might be missing the over all theme of this here thread . . . 

?

A-Jay

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

 

Seems you Lads might be missing the over all theme of this here thread . . . 

?

A-Jay

Yea the curls seem to have the opposite effect of “staying lean”...........

 

There's quite a bit of Grunting and Groaning, along with maybe even some Blood, Sweat & Tears within this chronological collection of training logs ~ 10 consecutive years worth . . . . and still going.

A-Jay

You know I'm just poking fun.  As I've gotten older, it's apparent that I have to do something to stay in shape.  Drums and skateboarding fit the bill.

15 minutes ago, J Francho said:

You know I'm just poking fun.  As I've gotten older, it's apparent that I have to do something to stay in shape.  Drums and skateboarding fit the bill.

Yup - It's all good.

 I wish I knew what I now know about my own diet & exercise several years ago.

Most all of it falls under the 'work smarter not harder' category.

I ate (and drank) too much & tried to 'run it off'.  Effectiveness Level - Low. 

Have a much better approach now.

 Have to admit to actually enjoying both the process & the results.

 As for the 'age' deal - it's Ok except for the over all body shrinking and having to check the next to the last box indicating 'age' on any form needing to be filled out. 

I hate that.

A-Jay

 

 

 

 

Yesterdays Total Body training was fairly tame, by my own standards. I’ll be looking to ramp up the intensity here soon enough. Need to get in the groove a bit first though. And while this area was expecting Blizzard Conditions with tons of snow & crazy high winds through the day and over night – I managed to knock this one out before the inevitable loss of power.

#hatetrainingbycandlelight

A-Jay

Hand crank generator would be a good workout... Just sayin if the power is out

48 minutes ago, Dirtyeggroll said:

Hand crank generator would be a good workout... Just sayin if the power is out

@Dirtyeggroll

Thank you very much Michael, that was very helpful.

A-Jay

Just trying to make light of the situation. . .

 

In all seriousness, stay safe and warm. Your updates continue to inspire.

2 hours ago, Dirtyeggroll said:

Just trying to make light of the situation. . .

 

In all seriousness, stay safe and warm. Your updates continue to inspire.

Thanks.

I know - Me Too.

How's Medical School Going ?

A-Jay

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

How's Medical School Going ?

Currently on a surgical oncology rotation. Essentially cutting out bad tumors.

Long hours, little sleep... and related to this thread, having to choose between sleep, studying or working out (with a quick breather here and there to think about fishing). Its gotten me out of my workout routine and I am starting to feel the effect. Few other things I’d rather be doing though. My presence on this forum is an indicator that I’m doing some daydreaming about fishing .

 

Looking forward to a vacation week in April to do some fishing and take the (new to me) boat out, but there’s a good chance there won’t be any open water here in Omaha at that time.

 

 

3 hours ago, Dirtyeggroll said:

Currently on a surgical oncology rotation. Essentially cutting out bad tumors.

Long hours, little sleep... and related to this thread, having to choose between sleep, studying or working out (with a quick breather here and there to think about fishing). Its gotten me out of my workout routine and I am starting to feel the effect. Few other things I’d rather be doing though. My presence on this forum is an indicator that I’m doing some daydreaming about fishing .

 

Looking forward to a vacation week in April to do some fishing and take the (new to me) boat out, but there’s a good chance there won’t be any open water here in Omaha at that time.

 

 

OK ~ Thanks for sharing.

Back during my busiest Search & Rescue days - I had to take 'summer's' off from training as I was either on the water or sleeping with little to no time to train.

Loved the work, hated the no training.  Tried to make up for it from Oct to May but it was tough.  Wasn't eating much when not training either - looking back, that was a mistake.

 Worked out though.

A-Jay

Re-reading this thread is timely and motivational as it’s been a while since I have had joints that work most of the time and a heart that now can support the work. Dropping 25 lbs since October has been a good start but it is time to start adding weight training. Body weight training for the next few months....then high rep low weight.  Hoping to be back to “fit”  by September