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Exercise and Fitness

bike man

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13. I discovered (actually, rediscovered) that running is not for me. After running 5K with daughters

Reply to Denninmi (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 04:29 PM

Jun 2013

and others (6 in our group, three generations), I limped for nearly a week.

Take it slow on weights. Backing up is not bad. Anything you don't pick up today will still be there tomorrow for another go.

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UPDATED Jun 7 I made an appointment with a body-builder/trainer to teach me the [View all] bike man Apr 2013 OP

Goooood idea Inkfreak Apr 2013 #1

Saw Scott today, and we did bent over row, squat, and dead lift. We were both surprised bike man Apr 2013 #2

Impressive. Denninmi Apr 2013 #3

Thanks. I do a lot of reps, with weights about 50 - 60% of max, and that seems to be bike man Apr 2013 #4

An update on progress. Today I did 7 reps on bench press w/ 180 lbs. It looks like bike man May 2013 #5

When you say Bay Boy May 2013 #6

1 at 200. For the last year I've only been increasing wgt when I could get 6 with the current bike man May 2013 #7

According to this one rep calculator Bay Boy May 2013 #8

I use another site that shows the same thing. However, I'm going real slow due to bike man May 2013 #10

You don't need a trainer when Peter Griffin is available... Bay Boy May 2013 #9

This was a good week. Deadlift at 210, 2 sets of 5, barbell flat bench press at 185, 1 set of 6, bike man Jun 2013 #11

Envious ... But in a good way. Denninmi Jun 2013 #12

I discovered (actually, rediscovered) that running is not for me. After running 5K with daughters bike man Jun 2013 #13

I know. Denninmi Jun 2013 #14