19-05-2018, 04:26 AM
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Re: Post your daily exercise routine
Originally Posted by
pauline3
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Is that you're picture on profile page Floyd?...you look as if you have built a lot of muscle,are you on a special diet?Looking at your apparatus topic,most of those machines are muscle building, am i right?..how long do you work out for?..what hve the benefits been for you?..my personal trainer friend,her husband is a body builder,no matter what,he has to work out 5x week,..i know this sounds a daft question, but what would happen if he stopped body building?
Hi Pauline.
A lovely reply, thanks for your interest
Yes that is me on my profile page, er, of course
Same with all the pics in my photo album on here. With the exception of the black and white photo, which was taken about ten years ago when I was past my peak in bulking terms but I still had a fair bit of muscle, the others are from the past couple of years. I must get some more to keep the page updated! But I'm 53 now so I'm quite pleased that I'm still in half decent shape I guess!
The photos of the exercise apparatus are not bodybuilding machines as such, they can be used by anybody. In fact, I'd say most bodybuilders/strongmen use free weights to build muscle in a serious way, with the machines being used by all and sundry as supplementary exercises - for high repetitions, lighter programmes etc.
I don't 'bodybuild' as such anymore but I do still use most of the exercises a bodybuilder would employ, albeit in a lighter, more sensible manner as befits my age. This keeps me relatively toned as as fit as I can be due to time and energy levels. I've been focusing more on high reps than strength although you will see that my 'weekend' workout session still is geared towards keeping my strength and muscle form in check, though I'm lifting about half of what I would be doing say, 15-20 years ago. There's no point still trying to get stronger as we lose muscle mass so you're defeating the object there when fitness is the plan. Having said that, I put in a personal best ever lift simply using my arms on a curl bar last weekend, so that temptation to better myself is still present, however foolish I may push myself sometimes!
Oh, and my diet is pretty normal these days, though I watch the fat and sugar content a lot more, which is a belly-conscious thing!
So back to your post, I train for roughly an hour twice a week, with a near-two hour session at the end of the week, plus a legs workout on a Sunday usually.
Your PT friend's husband being a bodybuilder and training 5+ days per week I'm suspecting he's a much younger man than myself, or has plenty of time. I like your question "What would happen if he stopped bodybuilding?". Well, nothing really untoward unless he stopped keeping himself in shape and stopped watching his diet, which if he's into his training this much he sounds pretty much the same as myself...he'll lose a little muscle mass over the years but keep training till he drops I guess!
Great to see a new face in here, Pauline. I', sure the regulars here will be keeping an eye on your exercise exploits with interest as you certainly are still very into it all.