This all started with a reference to what might have been just a throw away line by Laurence Meade of Althouse: We have a chinning bar here in Madison. Any man or woman (over 40) who wants to challenge me to a pull-up competition, just email me. Well, not being one to pass on a […]
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Welcome
Take a look around. If you like something please use the comment section, or you can email me at info@strongoldguy.com. If you have had a hard time getting started with any kind of fitness program, I would recommend that you start with the Sneak Up On Fitness series, especially parts I, II, and III. I […]
Continue Reading...How Fast for What Results?
How fast will it take to see results? This is one of the most common questions people have when they’re thinking about starting an exercise program or joining a gym. The answer is, “it depends.” Most people will start to feel better before they see obvious evidence in the mirror. Often, they will report having […]
Continue Reading...Strong On the Inside
The various anomalies collectively know as cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans. One of the big benefits of regular cardio and strength training exercise is that they both reduce cardiac risk factors. Today I went in for a screening for various heart and vascular system risk factors. This was required by our […]
Continue Reading...Stronger is Funner (More Fun)
The many benefits of strength training are well established. A quick search will reveal documentation by such organizations as the American Heart Association. Therefore, I won’t talk about improvements in bone density; flexibility and balance; glucose metabolism; blood lipid and lipoprotein profiles; body image; and a host of others. Instead, this is just a personal […]
Continue Reading...A New Paradigm: Stronger Than Your Younger Self
The idea that getting weak and frail is primarily the inevitable consequence of aging is just wrong. Simply raising peoples’ expectations of what is really normal allows them to compete with their own possibilities, as opposed to being limited by averages and the bullying of conventional wisdom. It is not only possible, but indeed most people […]
Continue Reading...Sneak Up On Fitness Part IV
This is just a quick post to update my own experience with the bike and the AirDesk. As usual, I’m typing this post on the laptop while pedaling at about 520 calories per hour. Over the past four weeks I have burned just over 28,000 calories performing low to medium intensity aerobics. Some of it […]
Continue Reading...Sorting Out the Options
People get out of shape and put on too much weight for fundamentally two reasons: they eat too much and they don’t move enough. The solutions to these two problems are fundamentaly simple : eat less and exercise more. However, what people need to do depends on the relative percentages of these two main factors contributing to their lack of svelteness . Accordingly, their […]
Continue Reading...Introduction: This is Where It Starts
Weakness and frailty are not the inevitable consequence of aging! You’ve heard that you lose .5% to 1% per year of your skeletal muscle mass after age 25? Sure, it’s possible, but hardly inevitable. Similarly, you’ve heard that your strength peaks in the mid to late twenties and then it’s down hill from there? This […]
Continue Reading...Home or Commercial Gym?
I work out at home, commercial gyms, privately owned hard-core “pits”, and out doors by hiking and biking. It’s all good. What is the most effective? That all depends on your individual circumstances; however, eventually I think it’s best if you can migrate to a commercial gym to get a solid, well qualified start to developing good, […]
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