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Daily exercise log

Bench pressed 185 lb 84kg
Preacher curl 60lb 27kg barbell
Bench row 80lb 36.3 kg
Empty barbell squats still working on that one. 15 total.

And swam 12 laps.
 
Did some strength training today

Box Squats 5x5 at 325 lbs

Overhead Press 5x4 at 140 lbs

Cable Pull Downs 5x10 at 110 lbs

Bench Press 5x5 at varying weights. Set 1: 155 lbs Set 2: 160 Set 3: 165 Set 4: 175 Set 5: 205
 
CLAX1911 said:
Bench pressed 185 lb 84kg
Preacher curl 60lb 27kg barbell
Bench row 80lb 36.3 kg
Empty barbell squats still working on that one. 15 total.

And swam 12 laps.
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For squats, are you trying to do strength or endurance? Are you working through any previous injuries?
 
At the age of 71, my daily workout is a bit less. I leave out the barbells, and do 60 reps on a chest press at 30 lbs, 60 reps at 210 lbs on a leg press, 60 reps abdominal at 50 lbs, 60 reps on the hips, and 60 sit-ups. I also brisk walk 2 miles. Seems to work.
 
Mr. Invisible said:
For squats, are you trying to do strength or endurance? Are you working through any previous injuries?
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To be honest I'm nervous about squats. Sometimes I'll use the lateral machine sometimes I'll use a heart squat lateral machine I can lift 470 lb 45 times I'm worried about putting too much on it I really don't want to hurt my legs. That's what you're sort of lifting your body weight so and plus the weight of the machine and I don't put any weight on it it's enough of a workout without it at least for now. And then barbell squats I can maybe get six or seven times 3 set with it 105 lb barbell.
 
MAGAnificent said:
At the age of 71, my daily workout is a bit less. I leave out the barbells, and do 60 reps on a chest press at 30 lbs, 60 reps at 210 lbs on a leg press, 60 reps abdominal at 50 lbs, 60 reps on the hips, and 60 sit-ups. I also brisk walk 2 miles. Seems to work.
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The worst part of any training, especially weight training are the injuries as they require you to take time off from progressing. I’ve had my share; shoulder, back, elbow. But I cannot think of one time the injury was cause or induced by training with dumbbells. I suspect because they allow your joints to move more naturally throughout the range. I’m 59 and haven’t used a barbell since before COVID. I do use a curl bar, but grab it where it feels better—at the bend

I’ve gone four years without any new injuries.

Oh, so I’m on topic with the thread. Yesterday’s workout: I’m in St. Louis visiting family as my nephew had graduation yesterday that started at 8:30AM. I walked the dog in the morning and lifted pizza to my face in the evening.

I haven’t gone 3 days without working out in at least two years. Maybe I needed a break as everything I did the last two weeks seemed like an incredible struggle.
 
Bighorn66 said:
The worst part of any training, especially weight training are the injuries as they require you to take time off from progressing. I’ve had my share; shoulder, back, elbow. But I cannot think of one time the injury was cause or induced by training with dumbbells. I suspect because they allow your joints to move more naturally throughout the range. I’m 59 and haven’t used a barbell since before COVID. I do use a curl bar, but grab it where it feels better—at the bend

I’ve gone four years without any new injuries.

Oh, so I’m on topic with the thread. Yesterday’s workout: I’m in St. Louis visiting family as my nephew had graduation yesterday that started at 8:30AM. I walked the dog in the morning and lifted pizza to my face in the evening.

I haven’t gone 3 days without working out in at least two years. Maybe I needed a break as everything I did the last two weeks seemed like an incredible struggle.
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I have been lucky enough to avoid injuries at least in regard to workouts. At 71, I just have to be careful about arthritis. I try to work out every day as I am at the use it or lose it age.
 
Hari Seldon said:
Me too. Over 10,000 steps last 4 days. Trying Japanese walking. 3 minutes easy pace, 3 minutes brisk pace for a half hour.
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Good work. Mine was largely accomplished at work and while doing chores. I enjoy it when we can add after dinner walks, too.
 
Helix said:
i thought that logging daily exercise might make for a fun thread. I have done this on another site since 2010 or so, and it helps me to maintain a healthy weight and to hold myself accountable. i might post a little more about my own weight loss story in this thread from time to time. if there's a good response to this, i'll sticky it.

today : took a half hour walk in my hometown. later, i'll be packing up and doing some stair climbing.
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You started this exercise log 7 years ago.

Can we assume you've achieved the results below?

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Allan said:
You started this exercise log 7 years ago.

Can we assume you've achieved the results below?

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Nope. I'm a somewhat slim guy in the 23 BMI range with wiry arms from lifting objects and kids a lot. As for that picture, my son thinks it's hilarious.
 
Allan said:
I think it's gross. I bet that guy can't even feed himself or wipe his own butt.
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My wife does, too. However, I think it's an old photoshop. I never found out for sure.
 
Helix said:
My wife does, too. However, I think it's an old photoshop. I never found out for sure.
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The traps have been fake.

Today’s exercise log:

I am taking a day off. Walked the dog 3 miles starting at 6:30. Too hot to train outside.
 
Slowly approaching where I was in June 2020 in most regards. (There have been some 'life events' and two serious injuries that kept setting me back since).

But I am limited on the right tricep, which had almost entirely vanished over several years due to undetected nerve compression in C6/C7 in my cervical spine (neck), right side. Basically dropped the conductivity along the ulnar nerve to 40%. So in 2019, two-handed skullcrushers were 3 sets at 138.5lb and 4 sets at 133.5lb. When I finally went into PT for the nerve compression (basically strengthening all the smaller muscles I'd mostly ignored around the upper back/lower neck and fixing my posture), I could barely get 7 reps on the right arm with a piddling 5lb dumbell.... like a fourth grader.

So let's see.

Curls: 9 reps (1st set) @ 133.5lb, two-handed, immediately followed by repping out to 15 total combined with 35lb dumbells.

Skullcrushers: I slave my left to my right so they equalize, and I've slowly crawled up to sets of 10 (first set) at a piddling 15lb each hand. Going to take a lonnng time to get back, if I ever can without surgery.

Bent over rows: 145lb (2 sets), 140lb (2 sets), 135lb (2 sets). I want those up to bodyweight (~170lb at the moment) at least by the end of the year.

Single hand rows: Each set is 6 reps @ 85lb followed by 6 reps at 62.5lb. (I suspect I'm recruiting more than just the lat when I do single-hand).

Chest flys: 50lb each hand. 10 reps on 1st set.

lateral & front raises: 25lb each hand

Whatever you call the version that hits rear delts: 15lb each hand (about to go up).

The one where you raise a plate in front of you with arms straight out: 45lb

40 degree inclined situps: 45lb plate held in front of my face.

Dips: 5x5 w/ 50lb around waist, followed by some sets of bodyweight. Limited by the damn right tricep...

Incline dumbell press: sets at 45, 42.5, 35lb each hand.

Shrugs: 205lb (3 sets), 185lb (another 3 sets).

I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Bit frazzled this morning. Lots of insomnia. Been experimenting between splitting the workout up and doing 6 reps of each, and other days, doing 3 reps of everything. I do everything as supersets. Much more efficient.

I really want to get dips back to doing stuff like 2-3 rep sets w/ 200lb+ around the waist but I don't know if I'll ever get back there with the damn tricep. Ah well...life...



Then there's PT stuff on other days.
 
I'm an old fart (72 1/2 years old) but my routine is to take 3 (sometimes 4) one mile walks each day. (takes me about 15 minutes to walk a mile) I also do some light weightlifting which consists of curls (10 to 15 per set depending on the amount of weight), then bend forward 90 degrees at the waist and let the bar hang about an inch off the floor for a 10 to 15 count (knees still locked), then same number/s pulling the bar up to chest). Each set is preceded and ended with stretching exercises. (locking knees and putting palms flat on floor (100 count) followed by swinging arms at shoulder level 30-45 times per set touching fist to fist behind back). Also do push-ups, sit ups, and lots and lots and lots of other various stretching exercises throughout the day.
 
Helix said:
I hit my 10k steps every day during the work week. BMI still in the 23s. Non-cardio exercises have mostly been covered by dad duties.
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Yeah - I tend to do about 10-12K steps a day.

BMI is around 21?

Just being an active Mom trying to keep up with the kid seems to be keeping me in pretty good shape 🤷‍♀️😂
 
Did my best on steps this week. RL stuff put me under the goal for one day, and another day was 9,999 steps. LOL. For the most part, exercise / calories balanced out, and my weigh in this morning was good.
 
Allan said:
One more walk to the pantry for the Pringles would have put you over.
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I was probably busy and didn't look at my watch before passing out for the night.
 
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