Training advice
WHAT ARE THEY? “Workarounds” are typically temporary fixes that serve to allow us to continue with a plan when ideal circumstances are not present. My reference is to fitness workouts, though there are many other applications as well. For example,… Continue Reading
MILO OF CROTON Milo lived in the town of Croton, in southern Italy in the 6th Century BC. Croton was noted for its great Olympic athletes and Milo was the most famous of all. He was primarily famous for his… Continue Reading
A DEFINITION Compound exercise movements are those that work more than one body part at the same time, such that it would be impossible to complete the movement without two or more muscle groups being engaged. An example would be… Continue Reading
BE VIGILANT When I turned 70, my workouts did not appreciably change. But I had been training with resistance and doing cardio for over 50 years. My workout frequency actually increased, since I was no longer playing tennis or other… Continue Reading
LOOKING BACK……. For the past 55 years at least, I have been involved with resistance exercise. There have been exceptions to this, since playing basketball and then tennis demanded most of my time and energy when these sports were in… Continue Reading
THE BASICS Cardiovascular exercise (cardio) is any exercise that challenges the heart and vascular system to enhance the heart’s ability to pump blood and oxygen to all of our tissues. It also collects waste from our bodies to be taken… Continue Reading
GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS It is quite possible to lose significant amounts of weight and then have a less attractive body. I have seen it happen. A friend lost over 100 pounds, but then had loose skin on his… Continue Reading
REFLECTIONS After 5 decades of working out, I have used many modalities and attended many exercise “venues”. It has been interesting to speak with other fitness advocates and to learn from their experiences. It has also been instructive to speak… Continue Reading
A COUPLE OF DEFINITIONS An isometric exercise is one in which force is generated without any joint movement or change in muscle length while that muscle is under tension. An isotonic exercise involves the joint moving and the muscle shortening… Continue Reading
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