I just thought we should have our own workout thread.
Cool, I'm. At least until the mods decide that there's no real need for multiple "what was your workout" threads
Monday's workout;
45 minutes Chair Yoga
20 minutes Treadmill
45 minutes Arthritis Water Aerobics
Squats starting at 10 X 30Kg, working up 2Kg at a time to 62Kg/137lb (2 sets of 3, then 3 sets of 4.) (A lot of warm-ups, I know.)
I don't know why I'm so bad at squats. I can do about the same weight doing seated leg extensions on my multigym - it's the max weight setting. But I can do sets of 30 of those and get a great burn going in my legs. But doing squats my legs fail quicker, and no burn at all.
If I do squats with even lower weight it stresses my overall system long before my legs burn.
Not sure where this will head. Can a 48-year old improve squats much?
Congrats on actually doing squats--you're way ahead of the game. They are arguably the most important training movement there is. They are also hard, and, therefore, skipped by most people.
You can absolutely increase your squat at your age. I'm 47 & my goal is to make 405--current recent PR is 340.
Starting Strength by Rippetoe is a great read to learn why & how to train.
If you're a good Googler, you can find some great research on the benefits of squatting--including the increase in bone density as a result of spinal loading. Something of great importance as we get older and potentially more brittle.
I'm 44, but I'm doing my best to keep old age at bay. I recall dinner table discussions of presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan (by then I had moved on to college), I saw Randy Rhodes perform live with Ozzy and Def Leopard's drummer with 2 arms (for those who appreciate a musical era reference), and rember watching Ted Koppel nightly during the Iranian hostage crisis just to put a fine point on my age. So, even though I qualify to be an old fogie based on my years, I'm fighting like hell to make my appearance look as young as the immature voice in my head...
The above said, my goal is to deadlift 515, squat 445, bench 315 and strict press 225 by this time next year. Fogie schmogie...
Congrats on actually doing squats--you're way ahead of the game. They are arguably the most important training movement there is. They are also hard, and, therefore, skipped by most people.
You can absolutely increase your squat at your age. I'm 47 & my goal is to make 405--current recent PR is 340.
Starting Strength by Rippetoe is a great read to learn why & how to train.
If you're a good Googler, you can find some great research on the benefits of squatting--including the increase in bone density as a result of spinal loading. Something of great importance as we get older and potentially more brittle.
I couldn't agree more. I feel a good squat workout in my whole body. You can do 405 and more. Keep digging and above all be smart. Most of my setbacks were caused but me being stupid and doing things I shouldn't. As you get older you have to know when to pull back a little and I'm a little stubborn. I'm still making gains at 49 and I have no plans to quit.
Thanks. I'd be there now if it wasn't for that pesky triple hernia repair last summer(nothing like learning the hard way)
Starting Strength by Rippetoe is a great read to learn why & how to train.