"TLFC" exercise and accountability support!
Replies
-
Thank you Joe, it helps a lot! I will be completing the Launchpad Level 3 series this month, so by that time I can have a schedule of exercises ready to start. I want to do 2 upper body workouts for arms and shoulders, and 2 lower body workouts for legs and butt , and one workout for core strength for a total of 5 strength training days every week. My cardio will always be walking and cycling as the weather allows. I can walk in a blizzard! Was thinking about getting a stand for my bike that would let me "ride" indoors for the winter. Then I won't have to get my sit bones used to riding again in the spring.
Another question, my grip is weak. Do you recommend these squeeze balls like the therapist uses to build hand strength? I have arthritis in my hands, but not to the point where I can't use them. But my grip definitely needs work.0 -
Yes! One of the biggest things I work on with my aging clients is they balance and grip. If you can't open a pickle jar, how are you going to eat pickles?!!!!!!Thank you Joe, it helps a lot! I will be completing the Launchpad Level 3 series this month, so by that time I can have a schedule of exercises ready to start. I want to do 2 upper body workouts for arms and shoulders, and 2 lower body workouts for legs and butt , and one workout for core strength for a total of 5 strength training days every week. My cardio will always be walking and cycling as the weather allows. I can walk in a blizzard! Was thinking about getting a stand for my bike that would let me "ride" indoors for the winter. Then I won't have to get my sit bones used to riding again in the spring.
Another question, my grip is weak. Do you recommend these squeeze balls like the therapist uses to build hand strength? I have arthritis in my hands, but not to the point where I can't use them. But my grip definitely needs work.
1 -
Hey gang,
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy weekend! No clients this morning. Just a little gym time and cleaning the GRILL today.
Cardio: walking- 30 min (150 calories)
Strength: core- crunches, leg lifts
Assessment: Chicken adobo and rice again. I made alot.0 -
Bad day all around, crappy mood, crappy day. Only exercise I got was cleaning out the closets. Lots of lifting and scrubbing. Stayed on plan but didn't eat clean. Will probably retain water tomorrow, drat it all. I know, blah, blah, blah, and yes, I'd love a little cheese with that whine but it would put me over my calorie budget! Grrr!
Will get me some squishy balls asap, thanks Joe. 0 -
Helped moved furniture for about 4 hours, so my full body strength training was pretty much covered. Cardio was 12,000 steps, with lots of up and down stairs and I did not have the energy left to do anything after the move.
Ate decently, a few more snacks than usual but I earned it!
Not the most pleasant of Saturdays, but some good karma earned0 -
Hey gang,
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy Monday! 4 clients this morning and then 5 this evening! Yep that's right the 9ers are 5-0!!! Best in the NFC right now and all we have to do is take it one day at a time!
Cardio: run/jog- 30 minutes (250 calories)
Strength: shoulders- front shoulder raise, face pulls, side laterals, shrugs. 4x12,10,8,6
Assessment: Poke bowl for dinner.
0 -
Hey gang
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy Tuesday! 4 clients this morning and then 4 tonight. Another day and a different body part!
Cardio: jog/walk- 30 minutes (250 calories)
Strength: chest- incline bench flyes, machine flyes, cable crossovers, dips. 4x12,10,8,6
Assessment: Pho for dinner last night.0 -
For10/14
Cardio: 20 minutes cycling
Strength: Launchpad 3:4
Assessment: Too much salty stuff today. Water retention tomorrow.0 -
Hey Joe!
Cardio: 55 minutes walking briskly. Trying to learn race walking.
Strength: off day
Assessment: almost ate back all my exercise calories. Special dinner for my husband’s homecoming from his trip.0 -
Hey gang!
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy Humpday! 4 clients this morning and then 5 tonight! DD has the PSAT test today, then we have her concert tonight.
Cardio: jog/walk- 30 minutes (250 calories)
Strength: back- pulldowns, bent over barbell rows, seated cable rows, dumbell pullovers. 4x12,10,8,6
Assessment: Pork chops and rice yesterday.
0 -
Hey gang!
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy Thursday! 4 clients this morning and 4 tonight! BIL and SIL and kids are staying with us for our cousins wedding this Friday!
Cardio: walk/jog- 60 minutes (350 calories)
Strength: arms- barbell curl, preacher curl, close grip bench, lying tricep extensions. 4x12,10,8,6
Assessment: McDonald's for dinner.
0 -
Cardio: 2.3 mile walk
Strength: off day
Assessment: Good day, adequate calories, fibromyalgia subsided enough to exercise today 👍🏼0 -
Hey gang!
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy TGIF!!! 4 clients this morning then off! After yard duty, I pick up DD and we all go to my cousins wedding!
Cardio: jog/walk- 3 miles (350 calories)
Strength: legs- leg press, front squats, leg extensions, lying leg curls, seated leg curls, stiff legged deadlifts. 4 x12,10,8, 6
Assessment: Taco Bell last night.
0 -
Hey gang,
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy weekend! No clients this morning. My DD's first band competition today! Then tomorrow, Bday party for my cousin before she goes back to the Philippines!
Cardio: walking- 30 min (150 calories)
Strength: core- crunches, leg lifts
Assessment: Wedding food for dinner.
0 -
Hi Joe, I just wondered what happened to everyone on this thread? It was pretty hoppin' when you started it, now there doesn't seem to be much going on!
Hoping to get to the place where I can legitimately join this thread. Right now I am doing the Launchpad exercise series to get myself to the point where I won't injure myself. I do know that it's possible to cause muscle, tendon & ligament damage by overdoing before they are ready for it. Currently I am beginning on Stage 3-1. I am also cycling on the days I do Launchpad. So far I am up to 2.25 miles/17 minutes cycling. On the alternate days I walk those same 2.25 miles in about 45 minutes.
Anyway, I appreciate your wanting to help older ones improve their fitness, and when I am training to the level where I break up upper & lower body workouts then I will get on board here.
I was just going to pop in and give @ninerbuff props for this thread, and his dedication to keep his format going even through the periods when it's slow or even just him. And as someone who did post on this thread for a while, I can only explain why I don't any more, and I'm sure everyone has differing reasons.
In my case, I had more time on my hands for a period and was posting. That changed, as did some of my workout habits. I found I was getting a bit obsessive about certain goals with workout time, logging, etc., to the point that it became a little too restrictive too me. So I changed things up, log less, freak out about goals less, don't record every workout, etc. And though I've slipped some and let my weight creep a little bit, it's still under control. But see, that's just ME. What works best for you or the next person might differ, but as long as they get where they are going it's all good.
I'm actually surprised it's not a busier thread. The long term dedication, great advice, support and purpose of the thread are a great inspiration to many I'm sure. I know I was popping in just to remind @ninerbuff that I've appreciated it, and to show some respect for his dedication.1 -
Thanks Robert. And that's the whole point to the thread in the first place. To let people know that one can be consistent for the rest of their life, go through up and downs and still be able to get help when they need it. I do what I do because I enjoy it and it makes me feel good to see others do just as well. The great thing about fitness and health, is that NO ONE can do the work for you, nor eat and rest for you. It's truly just you to get it done and I'm only here to lend a hand.robertw486 wrote: »Hi Joe, I just wondered what happened to everyone on this thread? It was pretty hoppin' when you started it, now there doesn't seem to be much going on!
Hoping to get to the place where I can legitimately join this thread. Right now I am doing the Launchpad exercise series to get myself to the point where I won't injure myself. I do know that it's possible to cause muscle, tendon & ligament damage by overdoing before they are ready for it. Currently I am beginning on Stage 3-1. I am also cycling on the days I do Launchpad. So far I am up to 2.25 miles/17 minutes cycling. On the alternate days I walk those same 2.25 miles in about 45 minutes.
Anyway, I appreciate your wanting to help older ones improve their fitness, and when I am training to the level where I break up upper & lower body workouts then I will get on board here.
I was just going to pop in and give @ninerbuff props for this thread, and his dedication to keep his format going even through the periods when it's slow or even just him. And as someone who did post on this thread for a while, I can only explain why I don't any more, and I'm sure everyone has differing reasons.
In my case, I had more time on my hands for a period and was posting. That changed, as did some of my workout habits. I found I was getting a bit obsessive about certain goals with workout time, logging, etc., to the point that it became a little too restrictive too me. So I changed things up, log less, freak out about goals less, don't record every workout, etc. And though I've slipped some and let my weight creep a little bit, it's still under control. But see, that's just ME. What works best for you or the next person might differ, but as long as they get where they are going it's all good.
I'm actually surprised it's not a busier thread. The long term dedication, great advice, support and purpose of the thread are a great inspiration to many I'm sure. I know I was popping in just to remind @ninerbuff that I've appreciated it, and to show some respect for his dedication.
1 -
Hey gang,
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy Monday! 4 clients this morning and then 5 this evening! What a great weekend! The wedding was great! My DD's marching band took 1st place as well as the drumline did too! And the 9ers are still undefeated with a 6-0 record!!!
Cardio: run/jog- 30 minutes (250 calories)
Strength: shoulders- front shoulder raise, face pulls, side laterals, shrugs. 4x12,10,8,6
Assessment: Party food, so my weight is up a little.
0 -
Hey gang
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy Tuesday! 4 clients this morning and then 4 tonight. Well at least I won all my FFL leagues!
Cardio: jog/walk- 30 minutes (250 calories)
Strength: chest- incline bench flyes, machine flyes, cable crossovers, dips. 4x12,10,8,6
Assessment: Pho for dinner last night.
0 -
Hi @ninerbuff & @robertw486
Afternoon in the city here...did lunch time workouts on this rainy day!
Cardio: 45min SoulCycle w/5lb arm weights
Strength: 60min Core & Lower body circuit
(Russian twists
Decline bench foot touches
Front plank
Side plank
Glute bridges
Runners lunge
Bird dogs
Scissor crunches
Lunges
Bulgarian split squat
Sumo squats)
Assessment: 5 servings veggies today! Got some beautiful red kale. Roast chicken and tofu on the menu today for proteins. 🌻
0 -
Just found this thread, figured I would post my workouts here to help keep me going.
No cardio.
Strength:Leg day Tuesday
Seated leg curls machine
Seated leg press machine
Seated leg extensions machine
Seated calf raise leg press machine
Back extensions
Crunch machine
Kettlebell swings
Barbell squats
Seated calf raise(plates)
Assessment:A little sore in the knees. Ate a bit more than my calorie goal.
0 -
Welcome Safari Gal and mcemino21
-
Hey gang!
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy Humpday! 4 clients this morning and then 5 tonight! Bought my Star Wars tickets yesterday! Haven't missed an opening day since 1977!
Cardio: jog/walk- 30 minutes (250 calories)
Strength: back- pulldowns, bent over barbell rows, seated cable rows, dumbell pullovers. 4x12,10,8,6
Assessment: Keilbasa and rice yesterday.
0 -
0
-
Wednesday done.
Cardio:none
Strength:
shoulder press machine
chest press machine
reverse fly machine
pec fly machine
tricep pushdown cable
front pulldown cable
bicep curl dumbell
front raise dumbell
lateral raise dumbell
bicep curl barbell
lat pulldown
barbell row
Assessment:Calories under my goal for the day. Just started at a new gym, still getting used to their equipment, trying to incorporate more free weights.0 -
One thing I teach my clients is that you always do the largest muscle first in any workout due to the fact that energy is highest at the beginning of a workout. So do BACK first and then shoulders and then arms. That way you can use more resistance doing back exercises before you're fatigued. Try it!Wednesday done.
Cardio:none
Strength:
shoulder press machine
chest press machine
reverse fly machine
pec fly machine
tricep pushdown cable
front pulldown cable
bicep curl dumbell
front raise dumbell
lateral raise dumbell
bicep curl barbell
lat pulldown
barbell row
Assessment:Calories under my goal for the day. Just started at a new gym, still getting used to their equipment, trying to incorporate more free weights.
0 -
Hey gang!
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy Thursday! 4 clients this morning and 4 tonight! Lol, gonna be in the high 80's today. While everyone else in the country probably suffers from bad weather. Part of the reason I love living in California.
Cardio: walk/jog- 60 minutes (350 calories)
Strength: arms- barbell curl, preacher curl, close grip bench, lying tricep extensions. 4x12,10,8,6
Assessment: Shrimp rolls for dinner.0 -
One thing I teach my clients is that you always do the largest muscle first in any workout due to the fact that energy is highest at the beginning of a workout. So do BACK first and then shoulders and then arms. That way you can use more resistance doing back exercises before you're fatigued. Try it!Wednesday done.
Cardio:none
Strength:
shoulder press machine
chest press machine
reverse fly machine
pec fly machine
tricep pushdown cable
front pulldown cable
bicep curl dumbell
front raise dumbell
lateral raise dumbell
bicep curl barbell
lat pulldown
barbell row
Assessment:Calories under my goal for the day. Just started at a new gym, still getting used to their equipment, trying to incorporate more free weights.
Thanks. That's not the order I do everything, just the way my app has them listed. I try to do the heavier, larger muscle groups first, but sometimes depends on how busy the gym is.0 -
Thursday done!
Cardio:93 minutes roller skating, 834 calories.
Strength:none
Assessment:Definitely dragging today, ate too much between work and skating just to get some energy back.0 -
Hey gang!
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy TGIF!!! 4 clients this morning then one client in the afternoon. DD has pep band tonight so I got the evening to myself.
Cardio: jog/walk- 3 miles (350 calories)
Strength: legs- leg press, front squats, leg extensions, lying leg curls, seated leg curls, stiff legged deadlifts. 4 x12,10,8, 6
Assessment: Too lazy to cook, so I got McDonald's last night.
0 -
Hey gang,
I like myself unconditionally!
Happy weekend! No clients this morning. DD's got her 2nd competition today in Pleasanton.
Cardio: walking- 30 min (150 calories)
Strength: core- crunches, leg lifts
Assessment: IHOP last night. I had a double BLT.
0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions