1587 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 28 Sep 2023 \ on: Stacker Saloon
ᕦ(ò_óˇ) Day 13 of exercising everyday before the saloon opens
Set the alarm to 9AM instead of 7:30AM now. That obviously worked way better. But I still need to go to bed earlier. Went to bed at 2AM yesterday. 8 hours of sleep would be nice.
Went to the calisthenics park and ... oh no, I forgot to take a picture again! Just noticed, lol
Regular workout with some jumping frog squats. This means 10 inclined push-ups, 10 squats, 9-12 frog squats, 10 inverted rows. Tried to also do 10 knee raises but my core did already hurt after the first one. Did this routine 3 times.
I also learned today that these push-ups that are not 100% vertical are called inclined push-ups. I think I mentioned this at the beginning that I am not fully vertical proper push-ups but I may did not mention this anymore. Please forgive me, lol
Doing 6 of these jumping frog squats was already quite challenging. Tried to do 9-12 (since I can do 3 in one direction) before I move on to the next exercise.
The inclined push-ups feel way better now. I will probably go more vertical next time.
At the end, I did some step-ups and 45s supermans with 15s breaks for 3 minutes. While doing it, I noticed that if you shift your perspective, you can actually imagine yourself flying like superman. You just have to imagine that what you're looking at is not the ground in front of your face but actually very far away, lol
So my MOTD is: Shift your perspective!
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365 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 28 Sep 2023
These posts are inspiring, @ekzyis. I have been putting off any exercise other than normal chores and walking the dog for a while. Age is catching up to me. For the past week or so I have been using a treadmill, gradually building incline and speed. I need to keep moving to hopefully reverse some of this old guy joint stiffness.
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168 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 28 Sep 2023
Age is just a number….. and sometimes it is a very large one!
A few squats if you can would be good. Maybe at a halfway point on the dog walk? Do them over a bench or log etc if you are worried about going too far down (it’s a sit-down, stand up, sit-down repeated). Just don’t actually sit lol.
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277 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 28 Sep 2023
I uses to do squats with free weights back in the day. Loved the feeling when the workout was done. Now, just a regular squat is a challenge
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168 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 28 Sep 2023
Yeah - I struggle with the changes that come with age, especially since mind thinks I am still 18 and stupid.
Body weight squats this week and we can do Olympic lifts next week…. maybe.
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270 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 28 Sep 2023
Well done!
Incline press are good but don’t be afraid to try some on your knees (box press / 3/4 press etc) as it works the chest through a similar range-of-motion to a standard (horizontal to the ground) press up. Eventually you will get there…. And squeeze those glutes!
For every incline press up there is a decline press up around the corner on your fitness journey!
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