Originally Posted by golfindude:
Just got on here. 80 with arthritis in all joints. Still golf 4/5 days a week with help from Tramadol. Rather well I might add. I was told several years ago to forgo weight lifting. One problem is doing exercise that involve using my hands. That is out . Anyone have successful experience with other options to , at the least, keep the muscle tone I now have.
JC
By who? If by a doctor you need to find a new doctor. Strength training has been proven to be the best thing you can do for longevity and a healthy life. [Reply]
Originally Posted by golfindude:
Just got on here. 80 with arthritis in all joints. Still golf 4/5 days a week with help from Tramadol. Rather well I might add. I was told several years ago to forgo weight lifting. One problem is doing exercise that involve using my hands. That is out . Anyone have successful experience with other options to , at the least, keep the muscle tone I now have.
JC
Not sure I understand not using your hands for weights if you're also golfing, but overall I'd guess higher rep/lower weight stuff, and probably on machines to help with stability... find yourself a Planet Fitness and overall you can get a pretty comprehensive workout with their machines.
Light googling suggests weightlifting is especially beneficial for arthritis, so it seems like maybe there's some nuance or missing context for someone to say not to... or yeah maybe find a new doc. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Congrats! Did you have a target time you were shooting for? How'd you do relative to your expectations?
I don't usually have trouble with chafing other than once when it was really cold and I ran a race in sweats. That was not fun afterwards. This was before I bought running tights and it's the reason I bought running tights. So I can't help you on that issue.
I've been really out of shape the past few years, but I'm working my way back. I ran a 10K yesterday. I'm slowing down with age so my time wasn't thrilling (1:06:56), but it was better than I expected and I came in 2nd in my age/gender division. Granted, there were only five guys in my division, but I still came in 2nd. Being in the 60-69 age category now has really winnowed down the competition.
Nice result Rainmakerman. It appears you have quite a bit of running experience as Marcellus and some others. I have a question for you runners about HOW to run slow.
I'm attempting to run 20 mpw and doing almost all of it an easy pace. Yes I HAVE to monitor it with my heartrate or I will simply run too fast and I wont be able to run as often due to lactic acid soreness. Ive tried it. I have to be super cognizant of it on my easy runs. Anyway...the issue I have is when I run easy at 135 bpm to 150 bpm I have to run so slowly that it annihilates my knees. If I run with correct form with a higher leg kick my heart rate gets too high and I have to walk but my knees feel great.
So I don't know what to do. If I run slowly my knees are fucked. If I run too fast my legs/ankle/shins are fucked from lactic acid. Wondering if I can just go to the gym and do stationary bike or rows or something and get the same aerobic benefit as jogging. My only goal is to run 5k as fast as possible and I have only been working on my aerobic base for a month. Ive seen huge gains to my 5k time by this zone 2 or lower heartbeat training but the pain in my knees while running slow wears on me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by penguinz:
What's everyones workout look like these days. I am between programs until next week when I start a new one.
Yesterday I did push/pull.
5x10 150lb strict viking press
5x8 185lb incline bench
3x10 150lb cable pullovers
3x8 185lbs lat pulldown
3x10 40lb lateral dumbbell raises
3x5 225lb bent over dumbell rows.
3x10 160lb low to high face pulls
Squats and accessorie today. Probably looking at:
3x6 315lb squats.
5x8 275lb RDLs
Some sort of splt squat
Leg extension and curls.
Maybe a bit more of something depending on energy left.
I do a (chest, font delt, side delts) / (back, traps, rear delts) / arms / legs
Lately I tend to do pre-exhaust. So for legs I'll do extensions, 4-5 sets all to failure with the last set being a drop set. Then I'll do leg curls the same way, THEN I'll go to some combo of squats, lunges, split squats, or leg press. I feel like I get a lot more muscle workout of the compound movements that way. Before, I'd mainly feel it in my joints for the first 6 sets or so. Now I feel squats entirely in the muscle. [Reply]