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Find something you love. I love team sports. I want to get stronger and faster for tennis—that’s my motivation for lifting weights and cardio. And I track calories with the help of a scale. I try to get at least 100 grams of protein a day as well as plenty of water and sleep.

Lunges? It’s love/hate. I learned to love the challenge. And love the results. I concentrate on working the glutes with walking lunges. And adding weights gets grueling. I just started the 3-12-30 treadmill workout—hate it! 😂

Strong Curves by Brett Contreras—This program can help you target glute muscles. The book illustrates warm-ups and exercises—four 12-week full-body programs with emphasis on glutes. Glute Lab by Brett Contreras—This book is more complex and informational. In the meantime, walking lunges and various deadlifts are good…

Land softly? Landings should be controlled and focused while still being able to maintain a fast pace. If you are landing hard with a loud thump, that could be the culprit. If you have had previous injuries or osteoarthritis, that could be the culprit. Maybe switch out some work with low impact circuits. That may give you…

I started at 56yo with a 10-15lb kettlebell from TJMaxx. These are good to practice the movements. I later donated them. Then I bought a 25 and 35 from CAP. I now use these for carries and swings. I use dumbbells for TGU. This combo is good for my core work and specific power training. The handles on all the sizes were…

@watts6151 –thanks I’ll try the hold. I might have to reduce weights (no straps). I work with a barbell and focus on setting the bar before each rep so I’m not getting the momentum.

I have a similar question for the barbell row. I have been lifting a heavy load for two months. The weights stay the same but I increased the reps the second month. I feel like my arms are doing more of the work than my back. My form is correct. I have less rest between sets. Would it be wise to reduce the weight on the…

Where I live, we have community colleges and cities that normally offer sports classes. ⛵️ 🎾 ⚽️ 🥋 🤺 … The upside is making friends. The downside is the pandemic; it’s limiting and sucks. Hopefully we’ll get through this together and get back to normal.

For me: lifting heavier = more power for my sport. That is hard to give up. But there are limits how far one can go. I wonder if a pyramid one day a week could help maintain strength while you cut and maintain volume with for frequency or… https://twitter.com/the_hough/status/1477267010174308355?s=20

Sometimes you need to go up 1-2 lbs. Don’t dumbbells go up in 5-pound increments?

100 seated band abductions. Then I go straight to ascending squats—12/8/5/3/2 then descend with sets. Glute work in general helps my knee alignment.

Sports like tennis, pickleball, soccer… can be great for helping with stamina, balance and mobility. So, if any of these team sports interest you (and your companion), ask your physical therapist when you can sign up for a class at your level. Generally team activities are filled with competitive yet very helpful and…

Can you lunge? Walking lunges or static lunges can target glutes.

I switched to Syrokan. I used to buy Moving Comfort’s Maia but Brooks changed the design and it now feels more like a push-up bra. Syrokan has a full-coverage high-impact bounce-control minimizer sports bra.

I’d like to know more about the dosing correctly; would Barbell Medicine be the place to go? I get the power from heavy lifting but get breathless without the quick interval training. Definitely the lifting helps me deterring injuries and muscle loss as well as the power. But I feel I still need the quick spurts for…

As a former athlete you may be able to get back quicker than those who never trained. The 10 to 15-minute interval can begin at a pace challenging to you and proceed over time at a more intense pace. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/well/coronavirus-exercise-heart-health.html

Google *4 seconds exercise* and you can find a study and articles. I like a 10-15 minute fast-paced push/pull body weight circuit to help with my conditioning. Also a fast paced walk helps. Warm up and cool down.

Ive been taking it this time for about a year. I can’t tell the difference on or off. I have to drink loads more water though to prevent dehydration/headaches.

Heavy barbell rows and light suspension rows. Also this may help while *computer geeking*: https://youtu.be/ay3xNBukCTo

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Full body 3 days. Cardio 3 days. Rest 1 day. Mon: Heavy 5x5 Wed: Light 3x12 (unilateral) Fri: Medium 4x8 Squat, BP, Row, RDL, DL, Hip Thrust, Core-specific, Abduction Tues, Thurs, Sun: Cardio (body weight circuits/tennis/elliptical/walk/run...) Sat: Rest I did the above program last month to see what kind of training I…

What surface for the sled? I about a 60’ run I could set up. I was considering the synthetic golf lawn strip. Wondering if it would shred. And your tire! I am jealous. I used to sneak into the high school football training field to flip tires and push sleds on dead grass before they revamped it.

I can, without hesitation, say that no one responding has read the book. If the responders had read the book, their responses would be completely different and not so generic. I agree @ninerbuff that everyone is out to make a buck and we should read with caution. But when people negatively respond about an author of a book…

Info on the author of “The Fatburn Fix”: Catherine Shanghai, M.D., is a board certified family physician and author of Deep Nutrition. She trained in biochemistry and genetics at Cornell University before attending Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She practiced in Hawaii for ten years, where she studied ethnobotanist…

Strong Curves is a good program. The sets and reps are 3x8-20 mostly. You can learn a variety of exercises while on the program. It incorporates frontal, sagital, transverse planes.

I just started skipping. So far 50 jumps gets me winded. I add the skips after lifting. My goal is to progress to minutes. Also watch YT for instruction and technique. It’s important to land softly ...

Consumer Reports may help. Sole F80 is a Best Buy at about $1600. It scored at the top (ease of use/ergonomics/construction/exercise range) with Peloton ($4k). The curbside delivery (Covid) as mentioned is 30+ days. YouTube reviews mention installation is a bit tedious. There are other recommended models like Nordic Track.…

It is hard to get a tennis court at my local park since the gyms have closed. So we tried the handball/squash courts (with our tennis racquets/balls). We found some killer cardio. Note: Rules are posted on how to play while adhering to social distancing and I live with my partner, so playing it safer.

I have a water rower. The sound of water is soothing. It can be stored tilted up near the wall. Maintenance includes water purifying tabs and occasional sealant for water basin. I like it as an alternative for indoor cardio.

Google this: Can people who had a heart attack start strength training? Resistance training, core training, cardiovascular training —recommended for quality of life. Your cardiologist can refer you to a physical therapist for guidance and particular training programs.