Lazy spell
R P
exact.
Oh yes I've skipped while on vacation,..or maybe a holiday
weekend,..but that's it
Lately I have fallen into one that told me I needed a change,..for the
last three weeks,..I've been down to one w/out p/week......
So today I decided my change would be a rower. I bought {ordered} a
combination rower / recumbent bike,..Change my routine to incorporate it
along with a-bit different weight-lifting routine & see what happens?
Wish me luck !?!
Comments & opinions, appreciated
Ron
Steve Freides
Good luck!
Don't think of it as laziness, think of it as listening to your body and
cycling back. You will never quit, only take brief rest periods in
order to come back even stronger at the end of your next cycle.
I was still exercising, although much less, for about a year and half
while I rehabbed some sore shoulders (and, more importantly, worked on -
and continue to work on - the postural problems that got my shoulders
into trouble in the first place). I've back at it for about 8 weeks and
am already closing in on my old PRs.
Rowing is great stuff - it's one of those "if you can only do one thing"
sort of exercises. Wouldn't be my first choice, but that's OK. Maybe
you'll do it for a few weeks, a few months, a few years, or for the rest
of your life - those are all cool. Vary what you do - don't pick a
single resistance level and only do that. Make sure there's some
interval work in there. IMHO, more important that you do interval work
than any steady state work.
R P
intensity?
The row unit I bought is a recumbent bike / rower,..it has cable
attachment to where you can do moderate leg press,.change to a shorter
cable & do up-right rows,.even curls etc. So! I plan on using those
features to create a verity & do my intensity burst there.....3-4 days
p/week
Then do maybe one body part [lifting] p/day,on those days,..totalling
5-6 days p/week.
Hope to stick with it through winter. When spring comes,I'll devise a
different routine, as I like to do other things in good weather. Winter
w/outs are bout 40-45 minutes,..summer I cut back to about half
that,...well on rainy days I do a-bit more.
But you get the picture.
Merry Christmas,& have a good New Year!!
Ron
Steve Freides
Thanks, same to you, too!
And, yes, intervals means short bouts of high intensity. You can do it
within the context of a steady-state rowing session, or you can make a
session out of intense periods of exercise alternated with rest. It's
all good. E.g., you can find a 1:1 work:rest ratio and do this for
20-40 minutes and get a tremendous workout.
For strength, cables and bands are the next best thing to truly free
weights - the latter get my top vote. Again, I prefer intensity to long
sets, and my usual recommendation is sets of five or fewer reps with a
weight that's in the 7-10 RM range. Just do more sets if you want more
volume. Far better to do 12 sets of 5 than 5 sets of 12 for most
purposes, IMHO - just shorten the rest periods if you're after
hypertrophy.
R P
some mild arthritis,...& when it's "flaring" the bands are easier on my
joints. But I also use free weight,..body weight & aerobics...just to
mix it up a-bit. When I am using bands I tend to go for the higher
rep-10-12,.& a 1-2 pause at the top. When using Iron I tend to stay in
the 6-8 rep range,..& use a weight that makes #8 a chore.
Ron
jerysbond
Speak & Spell!! I loved that toy when I was a kid. I had Speak & Math
too but I didn�t like that one nearly as much. Stupid numbers.
--
jerysbond
Jim Janney
Rowing has a good reputation generally. I've never looked into it
seriously because you need a rowing machine to do it and there's no
room in my condo to keep one. In any case, the important question is
how well it works for you, and the best way to find out is to try it.
Good luck!
--
Jim Janney