17-09-2018, 03:25 PM
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Re: Post your daily exercise routine
Originally Posted by
Surfermom
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Floydy, I missed you post but just read through it. Always impressive.
Is there any part of your routine that you dread and have to will yourself through? Is there any part of your routine that is your particular favorite?
Hi Suzie
Likewise, it's always a breath of fresh air (or rather hot in your case this week) to read about your running excursions. Whilst myself and Bob maybe secretly envious (blatantly jealous actually) of your fabulous surroundings, it really does take me away from the gloom and dour atmosphere of the British northern scenescape for a few minutes at least - although we do have some beautiful countryside if we get out there and explore it I guess!
Thank you for commenting on my routine, it's nice to have someone interested. I know it's a solitary pastime as a bodybuilder on this forum posting my workouts when nobody probably has a clue what I'm on about, but I do put so much effort into my training and it really is nice to have some feedback now and again. Thank you.
Anyway, cutting to the chase...
Routines I dread? Well I tend to choose exercises which are (a) enjoyable to carry out (in a torturous kind of way, I admit), (b) effective as in they actually work in terms of maintaining the strength and keeping oneself toned and fit.
I ditched things such squats and deadlifts a few years ago due to them affecting my lower back and so the answer to that part of your question is I'll only now do exercises that are within my limits and are not likely to cause any unnecessary damage to my ligaments as I get older. This is not to say they are 'easy' in any way. If they are I add more weight or reps. There are so many variations. I'm not too keen on the ab crunches but they are essential to keep the stomach muscles toned and even nicer if they begin to show! I don't particularly enjoy training the shoulders either, they've always been a weak point for me and I get niggles in them often.
Ones I really enjoy are the arm exercises. I know I do too many of these but if you do have a certain area of your body which is worthwhile keeping strong and 'built', it's the arms. If your arms are in good shape then it's easier to train other parts of the upper body without too much more effort. I.e. if your lifting something from the floor the arms can take more of the weight and take some pressure off the lower back and hips, so I keep them in good condition. When people say my biceps are too big it doesn't bother me - if it makes training more comfortable I'm happy to have them like that.
Legs are also a strong area for me and I love most leg exercises but I'm reserved about doing too many extensions these days because of my knee issues - which are currently holding steady pain-free.
More training tomorrow, which will see a similar routine to last Tuesday's effort but making it slightly harder as there then won't be time for a second session until my big effort on Friday.
Lastly, I'm planning to ease off very much on the weights when I return from my hols in a few weeks' time to begin some cardio on a Friday evening. My goal then is to trim myself down from my current 16.5 stones to a very healthy 16 if I can do it. I'm lean mostly all over but it's the belly flab which will take a pummelling over my Tenerife visit once more, so I'll be doing something to obliterate most of that hopefully.
Thanks again for your interest, Suzie. It certainly makes it worthwhile posting again