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Starts with using my PowerBlocks (not the best shape) with:

- H-curls (3x20)
- Single Arm Curls (3x20)
- EZ Bar Curls (3x20)

It's the same day as back exercises as I'm currently running my boring chest/tris, back/biceps, and leg/shoulders routine.
 
mimico_polak said:
Starts with using my PowerBlocks (not the best shape) with:

- H-curls (3x20)
- Single Arm Curls (3x20)
- EZ Bar Curls (3x20)

It's the same day as back exercises as I'm currently running my boring chest/tris, back/biceps, and leg/shoulders routine.
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That's a lot of reps.. way too many imo.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find a routine that includes that many reps for arms.. unless you're looking at an advanced bodybuilding, single body part per workout, type of routine. most beginner or intermediate ppl routines probably call for a rep count of 50 or so.. you're doing 180.
 
raginduck said:
That's a lot of reps.. way too many imo.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find a routine that includes that many reps for arms.. unless you're looking at an advanced bodybuilding, single body part per workout, type of routine. most beginner or intermediate ppl routines probably call for a rep count of 50 or so.. you're doing 180.
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good reference with some studies aggregated

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For size (Hypertrophy) it's been proved many times now that there is almost no difference between low (5-10) vs high (15-25) reps count.
Aside from effect on strength vs endurance one more important thing is that higher rep count is safer (for joint injury prevention especially) for older (>45) athletes. When I was 20 I loved to do max-on-one every week, can't do it now :)
 
Sochi said:
good reference with some studies aggregated



For size (Hypertrophy) it's been proved many times now that there is almost no difference between low (5-10) vs high (15-25) reps count.
Aside from effect on strength vs endurance one more important thing is that higher rep count is safer (for joint injury prevention especially) for older (>45) athletes. When I was 20 I loved to do max-on-one every week, can't do it now :)
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I was referring to the total rep count (180) being a lot.. not how many reps per set. 20 reps per set is good.. but 9 sets of 20 reps is a lot.
 
Thanks @raginduck and @Sochi for the additional info!

Good / bad is with my injury, and vacation, there won't be any working out for quite some time so I can ease up a bit.

Back is much better after 2 adjustments with chiro. Going in for #3 tomorrow and should be good.
 
I had taken a break from doing the Concept 2 WODs to focus on longer rows, but got back to doing one today.

There's still a few hours left in the day due to timezones, but currently sitting 4th amongst the women and top Canadian 😁

For reference, I'm only 422/1774 with the mens times included. Top distance for men is 4,275m with a split of 1:38.2/500m.


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Congrats @Amazon that's fantastic! Love to see people with such committment toward their fitness unlike me!

As for me...came home from Poland last night and am scared to look at the scales...but I'll give it a day or two to let all the water leave my system from all the cola/sodas/beers/alcohols/fatty foods/etc before I do so.

But...judging from my 10-12 year younger cousins...I'd say I'm in MUCH better shape than some of them, and horrible in shape compared to the others lol.
 
My MD says I need to exercise more> Jumping to conclusions isn't enough.

My preferred choice is bicycling but the heat and sore butt are keeping me down. A mile or two of walking per day is starting to expand my endurance. I'd like to get up to 20-30 miles a day on the bike (I used to do 100) but I also used to have hair.
 
nobbie48 said:
My MD says I need to exercise more> Jumping to conclusions isn't enough.

My preferred choice is bicycling but the heat and sore butt are keeping me down. A mile or two of walking per day is starting to expand my endurance. I'd like to get up to 20-30 miles a day on the bike (I used to do 100) but I also used to have hair.
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A few summers back when I was recovering from my injury I did a lot of "mall walking" - great for hot summer months - nice smooth surface, air conditioned and easy to put 5-7km watching people spending (wasting) their time buying things they don't need...
As per bike - have yourself setup on Zwift at your house and you will get in shape in no time :)
 
nobbie48 said:
My MD says I need to exercise more> Jumping to conclusions isn't enough.

My preferred choice is bicycling but the heat and sore butt are keeping me down. A mile or two of walking per day is starting to expand my endurance. I'd like to get up to 20-30 miles a day on the bike (I used to do 100) but I also used to have hair.
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After a day or two on the bike, the ass pain should greatly subside (assuming your seat is a decent fit).

Swimming in the local public pool is normally quite affordable and obviously beats the heat. Added benefit of being low impact on old and lazy joints. Build up some endurance, flexibility and tolerance to motion in the pool and it helps you on the bike.

As for indoor cycling. I hate it so much. I do it occasionally but it is awful. Others have much different feelings about it.
 
Sochi said:
A few summers back when I was recovering from my injury I did a lot of "mall walking" - great for hot summer months - nice smooth surface, air conditioned and easy to put 5-7km watching people spending (wasting) their time buying things they don't need...
As per bike - have yourself setup on Zwift at your house and you will get in shape in no time :)
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The trouble with the mall walk is that the mall closest to us has a Timmies. Do you know how many miles it takes to walk off a ten pack of Timbits?
 
nobbie48 said:
The trouble with the mall walk is that the mall closest to us has a Timmies. Do you know how many miles it takes to walk off a ten pack of Timbits?
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I know quite a few people that go for a bike ride and get ice cream as a treat during the ride. The majority are riding <10km total. The math isn't mathing for weight loss. Sure, it's an enjoyable activity but the fattening is real.
 
GreyGhost said:
I know quite a few people that go for a bike ride and get ice cream as a treat during the ride. The majority are riding <10km total. The math isn't mathing for weight loss. Sure, it's an enjoyable activity but the fattening is real.
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This is me...'oh wow I did awesome today with that 4km walk...guess I should reward myself with (insert unhealthy snack here) at 10pm...'

Shockingly...I am NOT losing weight.
 
Instead of a boring mall walk I figure I can get 3-4 KMs out of tours through Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Rona and Princess Auto. Costco is good for the miles but the food court "Calories per dollar" count is a disaster.
 
In the housing market thread I mentioned Cloverdale Mall being stuck with a no longer used Target store. Doing a walking tour of the mall today i noticed they had put in pickle ball courts.

I'd heard of the sport and never thought too much of it but it's like a tamed down tennis with smaller courts and slower balls. My body wouldn't like the aggressive stop / start and turn of tennis but I may give pickle ball a try. $40 and hour for the court and another $5 if you have to rent a paddle. Afterward there's an A&W, Timmies and a gelato place. Chances are poor for a break even.
 
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