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Daily exercise log

I just joined this board and am happy to see there is a forum for fitness. I need to change something as I have been gradually getting fatter over the past year.

In April of 2022, I was diagnosed with a large aortic aneurism above the heart. The first cardiologist I visited told me NO MORE WEIGHT LIFTING. I immediately went into depression and didn’t emerge until I saw a thoracic specialist who was more moderate in his restrictions. Six months into his care, I had a follow up scan and there has been no change. So I can exercise and I can lift, but I cannot lift so heavy and must avoid bearing down.

Anyway not exercising as intensely as I once did has crushed my mojo. I need to figure out how to be in great shape while exercising more moderately.

By the way, all my measurables are disgusting. Blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, resting heart rate of a 19 year old.

I’m the spirit of the thread, today’s exercise log entry would be:

45 minutes of moderate, boring-assed elliptical. Forty minutes of chest and back weight training. Supersets as follows:

One arm bench press/one arm dumbbell rows
Incline dumbbell press/one arm dumbbell shrugs
Seated butterflies/lat pulldowns
Machine bench/T bar rows

Four sets each, 16 to 24 reps each.


I was athletic and active, weight training most of my life. As I aged, I did less, and less and stationary cycle became boring.

In time I developed type 2 diabetes, and remain untreated. I did what the dieticians told me and am free of medication now 15 years. I have three heart conditions and have had at least one minor stroke.

The best, absolute best thing I can do is walk every day. Walking shaved 60+ lbs off in 8 months. walking has kept me trim, and the other day my pharmacist expressed surprise at my age, 75, thinking I was in my mid 60's.

Walk, never under hard stress, never with an accelerated heart beat (keep that pressure low after 40) and never, never, never push a car or shovel snow over 40.

I don't know if it's relevant, but I still have a head of hair...the only male in my family who does. It's white, but it's hair and of course I never cut nor comb it.

Oh....old age means you will have an intimate relationship with a thing called "chronic pain". Marijuana works
 
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