40 aint no joke - General fitness thread

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 2:03 pm

whatever that thing is where you squeeze your thighs together like Suzanne Sommers with the thigh master, the exercise that is the opposite of that motion

Moving the legs in is hip adduction, moving out is abduction.

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 2:06 pm

I knew it was abby-something, but couldn't remember.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 3:13 pm

Ok, I think I want to adjust the routine. I am hitting the lap pool with muscles, especially shoulders, already exhausted

Here's the current routine, exactly:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday:

(3/12 = three sets of twelve reps)
(Takes about 1 hour 5 minutes)

- 15 minutes stretching. Yes, I know there were studies about stretching after.
- Tricep machine, 3/12
- Curls... was the machine but my elbow hurts, now doing lighter, slow dumbbell curls. 3/12
- Shoulder press machine 3/12
- Back extensions... reverse situps... roman chair... whatever it's called. 3/20. Hard.
- Flies machine, set to work up higher on my pecs. 3/12
- Lat pulldowns, wide grip. 3/12
- Seated bench press. Mid/low chest, wide grip. Doing the entire stack. 3/12.
- Seated rows. 3/12
- Stomach crunch machine. Doing the entire stack. 3/20
- Thigh Master machine 3/12 (abby-something)
- Reverse of the thigh master 3/12
- Squat thread 3/12

But Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday are my lap swimming days, but before I hit the pool I am doing this in the gym (takes about 50 minutes):

- 15 minutes stretching
- Concentration curls, really slow with lighter weight cuz of hurt elbow 3/12
- Shoulder extensions, or whatever they are called. Two dumbells, arms straight, raising them up sideways. 3/12
- Wrist curls 3/20
- Shoulder... straight forwards. Like to my sides, but dumbbells straight ahead this time. 3/12
- Dumbbell rows... not sure what called... bent over the bench, one knee on it, lifting a dumbbell to hit my traps. 3/15 or so... I use the same dumbbell I curl with, and it is too light for that exercise so I do more.
- Lat pullovers 4/12. Using a single dumbbell, I do 2 sets each with each hand gripping it with the other stabilizing.
- Seated preacher curl with curling bar... like that vid I made... 3/20, pretty light. Mostly just motivational.
- Inclined situp bench 3/20
- Leg extension 3/12
- Leg curl 3/12

And then I hit the pool after wailing on my shoulders in the gym, and my shoulders are already worn out in the first lap.

So I am wondering this:

M/W/F
Maybe do all my hard shoulder dumbell shit on top of the machines, but drop the 3 leg machines...

T/Th/Sat
Do all the leg shit, some curls.... and I dunno.... but save my shoulders for the pool.

I don't know.

I am a creature of habit and don't like shaking things up that works but it would be more fun swimming if I didn't start with dead shoulders.

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Post by **GORDON** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:24 am

This morning in the pool I realized the best solution might be to put a tampon in my vagina and just do the damned work.

Post by **GORDON** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 1:09 pm

Went BACK to the Y to take my kid to swim lessons, and we were socializing afterwards with the local preacher and his wife... we also know them/their kids through cub scouts, and the fact the cub scouts operate out of their church (preacher's wife is a big ol' perv, btw...). Anyway, we were all walking out the door and the receptionist told me "bye" by name, and I told her I'd see her Monday... and then I looked the preacher in the eye and said, "Because I always rest on the 7th day, if you know what I mean."

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:49 pm

GORDON wrote:Also I hurt my arm yesterday or the day before.

Is there such a thing as "swimmer's elbow?" I am feeling my elbow joints getting irritated by hard arm strokes.

40 aint no joke.

Also, today I did a full length, flip turn, then made it to the point where the shallow end begins to slope toward the deep end. Maybe... 3rd of the pool? with no breathing. I am going to make the breathless 50 my bitch within a few more months. Fuck you, cardio vascular inefficiency.

Post by **TheCatt** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:55 pm

I think it's just called getting old.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:07 pm

GORDON wrote:(preacher's wife is a big ol' perv, btw...).

Ok...wtf?

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:28 pm

I've already said too much.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:54 pm

What kind of person uses a "Weight Gainer" like this? I am trying to build muscle mass but also lose fat, so really I want to lose weight, so do I stay away from this for now, or what? Is this just for scrawny people trying to put on a few pounds? I don't even know.

http://www.costco.com/Arnold-....12.html

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:02 pm

So who uses a swim cap? My hair is starting to feel like a hay stack.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:12 pm

GORDON wrote:What kind of person uses a "Weight Gainer" like this? I am trying to build muscle mass but also lose fat, so really I want to lose weight, so do I stay away from this for now, or what? Is this just for scrawny people trying to put on a few pounds? I don't even know.

http://www.costco.com/Arnold-....12.html

Yes. Gabe from PA chatted about it a couple years back I think. It's also for serious weight lifters. Some of the Olympic dudes go through ungodly amount of egg whites, usually in this form.

Post by **TheCatt** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:48 pm

GORDON wrote:So who uses a swim cap? My hair is starting to feel like a hay stack.

I do. Well, i did. I haven't swum regularly since I cut my hair.

I use UltraSwim

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:02 pm

GORDON wrote:So I'm going to try these. Got an ear clip around thing. Got plenty o' Amazon gift cards for xmas. I feel I can experiment without risking my own money.

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XZHQAMC

LOVING these. They are perfect. The "bud" part doesn't jam into your ear hole, they are just held firmly yet softly against it by the wraparound part. They are adjustable but they don't jiggle at all, and the default bud-size and ear frame work perfectly the way they came. They don't squeeze at all, I can't feel them.

Perfect.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:42 pm

I found a site that did lab stuff and ranked all kinds of workout supplements.

https://labdoor.com/rankings/protein

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:31 pm

TheCatt wrote:I think it's just called getting old.

This morning I learned that if I rotate my arm about 5 degrees, I don't trigger whatever ever it is I stressed, and I get no pain when curling. So whew. I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep gaining the bicep mass.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:43 pm

I bought abike trainer last Fall when it was on sale. Used it a few times off and on, but had decided to train for a 5k, and my knees fared so poorly I barely wanted to ride.

I got serious again over the holidays, and started riding every day. Some days as little as 6 miles (<30 minutes), some days more. Last week it all started clicking again. I biked 126.2 miles last week, and dropped another 29 miles today. It's kinda fun. I'm using Zwift which makes my bike pretend that it's on real terrain (gets harder going up hills, etc), and you can race other people, select workout modes, etc.

Probably no coincidence that I've dropped 12 pounds since NYE.

Post by **Leisher** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:53 pm

Zwift looks cool. Wish it supported my bike.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:53 pm

It's pretty cool. I haven't done much with the social features (I like to ride and watch TV/Movies at the same time), but the Strava integration is pretty useful for me. I like to see my distance/PRs.

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 8:16 pm

Changed up the routine a bit... I used the assisted-pull up-rack instead of lat pull-downs, today.

Weeeeeee.