Seriously, we are headed for very hard times, your physical fitness will give you the best chance of survival. I'm not in nearly as good of shape as I was a couple years ago but I decided a few weeks ago I have to push myself as hard as I can so now I do my exercise until I'm sore, then rest and as soon as I feel recovered I'm right back out there again. I'm getting all kinds of minor injuries but that's a good thing because I want to get injured now and recover so that when shit really starts hitting the fan I'll be in as good of shape as possible.
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Yup - get a copy of Starting Strength by Rippetoe and start squatting properly. That means starting light and then progressing up as you adapt.
Do this for 6 months and you will be AMAZED at the results.
Literally just squats. You can do it in 30 mins, 3 days a week.
Your back and your knees will feel 20 years younger.
I am a 5'3" 74 yr old woman. Totally agree on squats, once you can do 60 straight without a problem add five pound weights, then 7, then 10. I also recommend using resistance bands for arm strength, wrap them around door knobs and pull from the side for a back workout. I have a bench but almost never use it any more, just do the above :)
We have the best seniorpedes, don't we?
Yes we do :)
Nice work! Parallets are a nice home gym addition fyi.
Thanks! I had never heard of parallets, neat, remind me of some Palliates equipment
I have never been able to do those, I am seriously uncoordinated, couldn't even jump in in jump rope, had rope burns on my nose as my timing was so off :(
Awesome grammapede! Keep on rocking!
God bless you, grandma! 🤗
Squats. 30 mins, 3 days a week. Will make my back and knees feel younger. Aslo, Starting Strength by Rippletoe. (Rippletoe?)
I'm going to start this tonight. Thank you.
Mark Rippetoe. Here's his site: https://startingstrength.com/
Here's where you can get the book without giving a cut to Amazon:
https://aasgaardco.com/store/books-posters-dvd/books/starting-strength-basic-barbell-training/
And here's a version of his program that he adjusted to better suit it to us older folks:
https://aasgaardco.com/store/books-posters-dvd/books/the-barbell-prescription-strength-training-for-life-after-40/
Elite isn't fair but certainly 90th percentile from squat, deadlift, bench, overhead press, and some kind of row/pull-up
I don't lift weights I think maybe my comments caused confusion, I do biking and running mainly as well as body weight exercises, you can definitely ride a bike past the point of being sore but what I meant is that once you start to feel sore it's time to take a break and let your body recover