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Yesterday I skipped my workout. It's "bulk pickup" week this week in my neighborhood and we take advantage of that and trim some of the stuff behind our backyard fence. We have a lovely view lot with a nice 3 to 4 mile Arizona vista and then mountains in the distance. That's about all you can see when you look out from the…

Easy cardio day -- one hour. 30 on the treadmill, 15 on the LateralX and 15 on the Assault Bike. All around 60% to 65% max. Pretty much a recovery type of workout for me.

LOL, I didn't think there was any hope for me at my age. The bad thing (and I'm sure you know this) is at over 55/60, any muscle developed seems to fly off within weeks of inactivity. You can work years developing it and lose it quite quickly. I don't have access to a boat (or water for that matter, living where I do in…

Went to the gym last night again (first time in 3 weeks -- did last two Thursday night lifts at home). Didn't really feel like driving to the gym, but was nice once I got there and got it done. I am enjoying having access to heavier (standard) weights again. I have heavy dumbells and heavy KBs at home, but not heavy bench…

@Djproulx - congrats on retirement! I'm jealous! I have quite a few more years still (hopefully wind down in six or seven years). Agree with Ann (and everyone) about habits. Engrained in me now. Wish I had those habits in my 20s and 30s but I didn't back then. Didn't start getting serious about my health until my early to…

Another hour of easier cardio. Same as yesterday, but extended the walk, @ 15% incline, on the treadmill, to nearly 30 minutes and split the other 30 between the LateralX and Assault Bike. HRM twice dropped on me. New version, they must be working the bugs out still. I don't care on my easy days. Would have been really…

Easy hour of cardio today. 20 minutes on the treadmill @ 15% incline (roughly 2.3/2.4 MPH) -- this surprisingly gets my HR up over 60% max and it pretty much stays there. Followed that up with 20 minutes on the LateralX and then 20 on the Assault Bike. All between 60% max and 70% max and mostly under 65% max, so right…

Did a bit too much yesterday and my back was killing me by the end of the day. Though, with as much as I've strengthened it over the past few years, usually when it's like that, it's OK by the next day after a good night's rest. Woke up and, sure enough, back was fine. I cleaned my pool filters yesterday (there's four of…

The funny thing for me is I was the worst cardio guy in High School. Hated it. Was so bad at it that, if asked to jog around a 1/4 mile track, I always thought I had asthma, my breathing was so labored. Now, I absolutely love cardio. And I ran 7 years until I couldn't any longer. I loved trail running and most of the…

Easy cardio day -- 10 or so minutes in the treadmill @ 15% incline and then 50 minutes split between the LateralX and Assault Bike. All pretty easy stuff.

Did a home lift this morning. Didn't want to miss my Bengals play tonight on Thursday Night Football (when I would normally go to the gym). Did a fun row sprint at lunch. Just real short and sweet. 10 X 100m sprints w/ one minute rest. Averaged around 1:35 pace. Then I did 4 X 500m unstrapped (two minute recoveries). Was…

You can't spot reduce your arms. As you mentioned yourself, it's just something unique to you. My gut is the first place I gain weight. Second is my face. I mean I looked like a flippin' blowfish when I was my heaviest! Both cardio and weightlifting are important. Cardio will burn more calories, but weight lifting slowly…

I keep it pretty simple anymore. I do 6 days a week of cardio. While the Concept2 rower is my primary choice, I've had to do other things lately (because of a trigger finger) to mix it up. I do one hour a day except Saturdays. Four are easier cardio (around 60% to 70% max HR) -- steady state type of stuff. The other two…

Today was my home lifting workout in the AM, then rowing intervals at lunch. Finished the lift at 11:30 and rowed at noon. Did 3 X 2K/3 minute rest (8:35/8:36/8:50 times) and then did another 9 minutes on the Assault Bike at a very brisk pace for the fourth interval. HR hit around 90% plus for the last two intervals (92%…

That Precor pre-owned sounds perfect for your needs! Congrats! Easy cardio day yesterday. Did 25 minutes walking on the treadmill @ 15% incline (I'm enjoying that as a change of pace -- HR gets in my sweet spot zone for an easy cardio day and I don't have to fight to keep it that high and it feels comfortable), then 25 or…

I have a (Sole) Treadmill, a Concept2 rower, a LateralX and an AD Pro (Assault Bike) in my home. All are top of the line fitness/cardio equipment. If I had to choose one for a beginner cardio person, it would be the AD Pro hands down. But I'd get a Rogue Echo instead of an AD Pro. Look, I LOVE my Concept2 rower. It's my…

@AnnPT77 -- sorry about that! That's very tough. Did my lift tonight at home and scrapped the gym. My home lifting sets are harder when done in 40 minutes than my usual spread out through an entire morning, but got done with the 30 compound reps for shoulders, chest and legs X 5 sets. Definitely pooped now.

I don't know if this might be a consideration or not, but sometimes you can find people that know what they're doing that will do it at a discount for the wood. I had a neighbors tree fall in my yard around 10 years ago in Ohio. It luckily only broke my split rail fence and not my shed. I actually offered to pay to clean…

Easy hour again today of cardio. Did 30 minutes on the treadmill @ 15% incline (walking @ around 2.3/2.4 MPH, which surprisingly gets my HR up to around 120 or so) and then 30 minutes on the Assault Bike.

Have you tried plant based yet? I believe GHOST makes a vegan one but they also make a whey one. It could be the whey. Also, protein powders have a lot of fillers. Many have Xanthan Gum, which makes me sick. I avoid Xanthan Gum. Try some SunWarrior -- it's plant based, they limit the fillers in it and it's either Paleo or…

LOL, some will laugh at this but Green Beans. They are fantastic there. Nice bags of prepped fresh green beans that are lovely. For like 2.99 per 2 lb. bag. I've struggled to find fresh looking green beans anywhere else around here but there. Also, like their Soyotash (succotash made with edamame). Their fudgesicles are…

Lifted this AM, then planned a 4 X 2K rowing interval set with 2 minutes recovery. Got through two of them (2:06 pace, then 2:10 pace) and just didn't have anything left. Finished up with a 500m row and then a 10 minute C/D on the LateralX inside. It wasn't that hot for Tucson (around 91 today at lunch) and I had the…

Just an easy hour today of cardio -- 30 on the treadmill (walking @ 15 percent incline) and then LateralX.

Just another easy hour of cardio today. 30 minutes on LateralX and 30 on the Assault Bike. Lifted a bit heavy last night at the gym (for me) and still feeling tired in the legs especially. Ended up doing 10 minutes of pretty rapid Stairmaster since my rowing was aborted yesterday. Did 32 floors in 10 minutes. I skip steps…

@Lietchi -- that looks beautiful. Sorry your coworker took a bit of the fun out of it! Was going to do my other monthly rowing challenge today and aborted around halfway through. HRM was showing (I'm pretty sure wildly inaccurately) that my HR wasn't coming down after the 3rd rep. When it doesn't come down fast enough, I…

Love that story. Ironically, the few guys I know that wear them all the time are climate deniers.

Good advice. All I'll add is that, as you age (and I know you know this djproulx), it becomes much more common to have to overcome injuries. I had that back disc which took me out of rowing for a year. If you take rehab as your workout and actively rehab instead of doing just rest, it sometimes helps. I had a torn rotator…

Just more ho hum easy cardio again today. 30 minutes on the LateralX and 30 minutes on the Assault Bike.

Usually the best indicator (from what we learned from our Functional doc) was when your Cortisol level is in the basement. Adrenal fatigue is very closely tied to Fibro, and in my honest opinion, exaggerated in women with menopausal changes. You overproduce Cortisol for a long time and then, it just drops rapidly. When…

I found out I was likely celiac at age 52 or so. I say likely because I haven't officially tested. Hard enough already to get reasonable health insurance being self-employed with that label attached to my health charts (my wife had Fibro and is nearly uninsurable now as a result -- don't want that X two when shopping next…