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 […]
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Keith vs. Reggie: Why the Difference?
In the previous post, we had two disc jockies going at it to see who could gain the most muscle and lose the most fat in a 10 week period. They both made great progress, but clearly Keith won. In just over 10 weeks, Keith gained 27 pounds of muscle vs. Reggie’s still respectable 9 […]
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...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...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...Guest Post by Jennifer Nagy, MD
I’ve known That Strong Old Guy ever since I can remember. Later, while attending high school and college, I worked at the small fitness center owned by him and his wife. I can’t remember exactly when he showed me how to do what he called at the time “aerobic squats”, but as a result of […]
Continue Reading...My One and Only: Strong Grandma
This is a picture of my bride of the last 34 years at what I believe was her second power lifting contest. She was 32 at the time and the mother of two. We had no idea then that there would be three more children within the next five years. I mentioned back in Who […]
Continue Reading...We Are All Late Bloomers
I was reminded yesterday while watching the Green Bay Packers defeat the San Diego Chargers of how often people are not able to initially live up to other people’s or their own expectations. Very often there are setbacks and disappointments that have to be overcome in order to live up to what appears to be […]
Continue Reading...The Best Leg Exercise Ever?
I have come to believe that the lowly deep knee bend might offer the best over-all combination of flexibility, intensity, and progressivity of any leg exercise you can do. If you had to pick only one movement that would offer you the best chance to strengthen the most muscles as well as your cardio-vascular system, […]
Continue Reading...Sneak Up on Fitness Part III: Finding the Time
Now that you have a treadmill or recumbent bike desk, or not, what can you do at home when you otherwise would be sitting? More importantly, where will you ever find the time? For a hint as to when a person might “find the time”, the following is from a 6/22/11 release from the U.S. […]
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