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Been a long week but we made it to the gym today.
I was nice to get my regular workout.
I wonder if I'll be sore tomorrow.
Anyway, now that we have a chemo schedule for Lisa, I can go ahead and schedule an assessment to see if my slow, controlled, lighter weight and full range of movement workouts have helped any.
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God bless you and your wife.
Since it's the new year, I noticed new faces showing up at the two gyms I go to with their new years resolution. Unfortunately for 95% of them, they will only last 3 to 4 weeks.
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Since it's the new year, I noticed new faces showing up at the two gyms I go to with their new years resolution. Unfortunately for 95% of them, they will only last 3 to 4 weeks.
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Noticed some new faces at our regular gym as well.
Time will tell how long they last.
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Now that Lisa has a chemo schedule, I went ahead and planned my next fitness assessment. It'll be on the 19th, the day after Lisa's follow up with her radiation oncologist.
Gonna find out if my "slow and controlled" workout is working. Just gotta make sure to keep doing what I'm doing.
She starts her first round of chemo tomorrow at 9:20 am.
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My gym has been packed with new people huffing and puffing. I don’t think they’ll last until 2/1.
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My gym has been packed with new people huffing and puffing. I don’t think they’ll last until 2/1.
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Most don't.
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Based on my gym trip this am, some new members need to assess their personal hygiene..............my olfactory senses were assaulted a few times....
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Based on my gym trip this am, some new members need to assess their personal hygiene..............my olfactory senses were assaulted a few times....
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They need to learn some hygiene etiquette.
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Based on my gym trip this am, some new members need to assess their personal hygiene..............my olfactory senses were assaulted a few times....
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There was an attractive fit young lady at our gym once (thank goodness it was just once) that stunk the whole place up with her body odor.
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We haven't been to the gym in over a week. I did do a coupla home workouts and home cardio.
We do plan to hit the gym tomorrow and I'm looking forward to it.
Gonna get my fitness assessment, it'll be interesting to see how that works out.
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After missing the gym for a week, today's workout felt great.
Had my assessment today, kinda what I had expected.
I'm up 3 pounds from 165 to 168 since my last assessment 3 months ago and my bodyfat is up from 12.1 to 14.9%.
Still not bad considering all the time we've been spending sitting at hospitals, sitting in traffic, sitting in waiting rooms and eating hospital food.
When I started at the new gym in 2020 I was 140 pounds and 'bout 14% bodyfat. Now I'm 28 pounds up and at 14.9% bodyfat.
Not too bad and 14.9% still puts me in the lean category for somebody half my age.
I'm planning on increasing my home cardio when I can. At least until it gets warm enough to go outside for hiking and biking.
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Good day at the gym today. Lisa felt well enough to get a pretty good workout and even did some rowing.
Since her Oncologist and orthopedist recommended against her getting a cortisone shot for the arthritis in her shoulder, she didn't push it too hard instead using a lighter weight, lotsa reps and full range of movement.
I felt really good. Dunno if it's because I missed a week, the homemade bison tacos we had for supper last night or if it was just a low gravity day. I increased my workout weights on almost all of my exercises and had lotsa energy.
Gonna havta make sure that we both get our protein.
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Interesting gym day today. Dunno why and I'm not gonna knock it but I ended up increasing my workout weights again.
Well, all except my standing ez bar curls and parallel grip pull ups.
Those I just made sure to keep a steady controlled cadence and full range of motion.
Dunno why I felt so good. Maybe it was the pizza we had for supper last night?
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Pretty good gym day today.
I've changed up my workouts a bit. I was lifting slower with lighter weight for 8 to 12 reps for 3 sets for the past 3 months or so. I've changed that to lifting quicker with heavier weights for 6 to 10 reps. Not too quick, I still want to control the weight through a full range of motion.
I figure I'll try that for a while and see how that goes.
Lisa's gonna go in for a brain mri on Monday and I'm a bit apprehensive about what they'll find in there. I'm hoping that it'll be good news.
We plan to do a home workout on Sunday.
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I woke up with sore muscles today. I guess I did yesterdays home workout right.
Next gym visit's on Thursday. I should be healed up by then.
Gotta make sure to get my protein.
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I've changed my workouts a bit. Doing heavier weights and faster reps with a rep range of 6-10. 'Cept parallel pullups and ab workouts. Those are a dozen or more.
I'm still starting with the combo exercises and finishing with bicep and triceps isolations.
Since I started this, I've increased most of my workout weights 3 times so far.
Lisa and I had a pretty good gym day today. She worked out at the rowing machine and did some lifting.
I skipped legs today, saving them for tomorrow. We're planning on going for a hike up our favorite mountain ridge.
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I Changed my workouts a few weeks ago. I've been lifting heavier with 6 to 10 reps per set for 3 sets per exercise.
That is at least 6 good clean full range proper reps then maybe a couple more and a drop set or two for the last set.
Also, I'm doing only compound exercises and no longer do isolations exercises for biceps and triceps.
It'll be interesting to see how this works out.
I'm not doing anything special with my diet, just making sure to eat clean and get my protein.
Lisa and I both had a pretty good gym day today.
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Interesting gym day today. We got there a little later so Lisa was there in time to go to the 4:30 kickboxing class.
I got a pretty good workout and increased my weights on 4 machines and maxed out on 2 of them.
So far decreasing my rep ranges to 6 to 10 and increasing my workout weights seems to be going well. I just don't want to risk injury by trying to lift too much.
I'm still trying to resist the urge to do isolation exercises for biceps and triceps.
Gonna havta make sure to get my protein.
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Made a change on my workouts. I'm still staying with the heavier weights, 3 sets and 6 to 10 reps per set but instead of ending my workout with 3 sets of parallel grip pullups, I'm doing 3 sets of preacher curls. I figure with warmer weather coming, it'll be tank top weather and I'll work on some bicep isolations. It's been a while since I've done bicep isolation work so I'm hoping for some newbie gains. I guess we'll see.
Anyway, I recently had my old man checkup and apparently I'm very healthy. My blood work was described as "beautiful."
Gotta make sure to get my protein.
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Just got back into the upper body routine this week after having hand surgery almost 2 months ago. I am really sore but it's a good sore so I'll keep it up. My old man checkup came out well too. BTW, snubbyfan, I just sent you a PM.
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Today's workout kinda surprised me. I didn't get much sleep or much to eat for 'bout a week while I stayed with Lisa in intensive care and lost 'bout 7 pounds.
Still, I had a pretty good workout with the same weights as I was using before.
It took a bit of self convincing to get myself out of the house but I'm glad I did. A good workout and talking to some good people helped.
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I haven't engaged in this thread as I possessed neither health nor fitness.
But. . . things change. Moving into this new lovely and serene neighborhood has made us all flourish. Ruthie, the boys and I have never been happier so I decided that I had been quasi sedentary for far too long and (pain be damned) I wanted to enjoy this with them for as long as I can.
7 weeks ago I forced my self to walk half a mile without aircare standing by.
I have yet to miss any of my daily walks. Thanks for giving me a prod.
As of yesterday I hit 2.7 miles
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Snubby, I have never experienced a loss as severe as yours.
i would like to comment, however, that during the crises I have experienced in my life, I have found physical exercise, especially intense physical exercise, to be helpful in recovering, and maintaining, my mental stability.
I admire and respect that you were able to go the gym today and work out.
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I haven't engaged in this thread as I possessed neither health nor fitness.
But. . . things change. Moving into this new lovely and serene neighborhood has made us all flourish. Ruthie, the boys and I have never been happier so I decided that I had been quasi sedentary for far too long and (pain be damned) I wanted to enjoy this with them for as long as I can.
7 weeks ago I forced my self to walk half a mile without aircare standing by.
I have yet to miss any of my daily walks. Thanks for giving me a prod.
As of yesterday I hit 2.7 miles
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Glad I prodded you.
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Went for a hike today. I took the trail that Lisa and I always liked but went a bit further.
Not sure how far I went but I was out for about 3 hours and kept thinking that I shoulda brought Lisa's hydration pack.
Anyway, after I got home it was still nice out so I had a cigar and a coupla beers in our back yard.
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Went for a hike today. I took the trail that Lisa and I always liked but went a bit further.
Not sure how far I went but I was out for about 3 hours and kept thinking that I shoulda brought Lisa's hydration pack.
Anyway, after I got home it was still nice out so I had a cigar and a coupla beers in our back yard.
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Hang in there, buddy. You're doing the right thing - taking care of yourself. I lost the love of my life to cancer 23 short years ago. I don't want to deal in platitudes, but time does do a lot of healing. I focus on remembering the good times and, yes, taking those hikes.
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An update and another tip o' the cap.
Yesterday was my annual check up with my cardiologist. After he viewed my test results and listened to my heart be asked me what I had been doing as he said the rapid improvement in my health was remarkable. I told him of my 2.7 miles per day.
He said my levels looked great as did my EKG and he was pleased with the sound of my heart even though it has a governor on it. What floored him is that after only 7 weeks of my now daily regimen my EF has jumped from 16 to 32.
It is quite sobering how a little bit of "get off your butt and do something" can change a person's life, outlook and disposition.
Thanks again.
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