Realistic fitness advice as we age ?

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Jabbing ?

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Steroids 😄🥳

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Originally Posted by UNDERHILL1927

Steroids 😄🥳

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I thought it was some dirty back street nonsense

Or boxing

Personally! I'm still built like a brick shit house...It's just going up a few stairs or a slight incline that gets me me puffing and worrying if i am having a cardiac arrest

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I thought it was some dirty back street nonsense

Or boxing

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😂😂😂

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

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Do what your doing now but maybe get a cheap heart rate moniter for walking.
Your target heart rate for 54 i think is 100 - 133 BPM keeping your heart rate in that zone will allow you to maximize your body's ability to lose weight and burn the greatest amount of fat while exercising.
If you can stay in that zone for 30+ mins your body will smash fat and calories and can still burn burn calories a day or so after.
Just my opinion and its what i do but others opinions may difer.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Jabbing ?

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Test, i know a few lads who take it, **** me, the transformation is incredible.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I have lost half a stone the last 6 weeks through walking and improving my diet

But I do wonder about the advice given , especially in the men's health type magazines ?

How much are age and genetics a factor indeed are they the main factor ?

What do these experts mean by some people being hard gainers ?

I don't want to waste my time weight training at my age if it's a trivial pastime and I would be better off doing some yoga or pilates ?

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well done on the 1/2 stone, thats decent enough in 6 weeks, keep that rate up and you should be where you want to be in a decent time

when you mentioned it last time ( was it 6 weeks ago ? ? ? ) I thought I would make the effort, I weighed yesterday and had lost 6 and 3/4 Lb

Im still eating the same as I did, just doing 3 evenings of exercise, tonight we did a warm up, then 2 X around a football pitch, 3 X 10 sets of sprints ( sideline to edge of 12yd box ) , 12yd box 4 corner challenge ( jog the box 1 lap, 2nd lap sprint the 1 straight, jog the rest, 3rd lap sprint the 1st 2 sides, jog the rest, 4th lap sprint the 1st 3 sides etc etc )
once more around the pitch
then did 20 mins of core work, Plank, crunches, heal taps

then some football skills, dribbling around some cones, side steps and rake overs

then another trip around the pitch ( 4th of the night ) with a ball

then home

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I thought it was some dirty back street nonsense

Or boxing

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...he's got cancer of the arsehole, he's got cancer of the cock

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Originally Posted by kendoddsdadsdogsdead

...he's got cancer of the arsehole, he's got cancer of the cock

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I'm a cockney dancer , I like to dance all night

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I'm a cockney dancer , I like to dance all night

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Halfway up his arm

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Originally Posted by Rjk

everyone's body is different, some can keep doing marathons into old age, others joints are ****ed by their 30s.

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I'm 43 and played football and have run loads most of my life up until 2 years ago. My ankle had been getting sharp shooting pains for many years and the doctors couldn't really see anything wrong. It finally went properly during the Copenhagen half marathon in 2019, and after loads of scans it's arthritis in a small joint in the lower ankle, that wasn't picked up on previous scans.
I had to suddenly stop playing football and running completely which was a nightmare, going from extremely active to nothing does your head in completely. Last year they decided to give me cortisone injections into the joint, as even walking the dogs without the pain was impossible. It worked wonders and can now use the gym again and walking/cycling is fine. I've accepted my amateur football career is over though but getting back to short runs would be brilliant.
I've always been skinny so never exercised for weight loss, but the psychological benefits became so clear when I had to stop for a couple of years. A good bout of exercise burns off so much of the negative thoughts, and improves general wellbeing so much.

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Originally Posted by CopenhagenBlue

I'm 43 and played football and have run loads most of my life up until 2 years ago. My ankle had been getting sharp shooting pains for many years and the doctors couldn't really see anything wrong. It finally went properly during the Copenhagen half marathon in 2019, and after loads of scans it's arthritis in a small joint in the lower ankle, that wasn't picked up on previous scans.
I had to suddenly stop playing football and running completely which was a nightmare, going from extremely active to nothing does your head in completely. Last year they decided to give me cortisone injections into the joint, as even walking the dogs without the pain was impossible. It worked wonders and can now use the gym again and walking/cycling is fine. I've accepted my amateur football career is over though but getting back to short runs would be brilliant.
I've always been skinny so never exercised for weight loss, but the psychological benefits became so clear when I had to stop for a couple of years. A good bout of exercise burns off so much of the negative thoughts, and improves general wellbeing so much.

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I can't run , I am too big to run at my age

Low impact is going to be the way forward for me

The keto diet is excellent for weight loss and combating diabetes.

Sedentary men lose 20% of their strength between 30 and 40 years of age. At almost 69 years old, I attend a gym for 3 to 4 hours 5/6 days per week. Obviously I love the gym or wouldn’t go so much, have made loads of friends and find that the variety of exercise available in the gym means that it is never boring or routine - just my opinion.

This I say having trained all my live and ran competitively for fully 50 years on road, cross country and track. So after retiring it was an easy transition to the gym for me running many fewer miles outside than before, which is easier on the joints training indoors.

I just like challenging and testing myself physically and hope to do so for many years to come. People train in my gym well into their 80s - you all have no excuse no to do likewise provided you are well enough to do so. Start very, very easy initially and be amazed how soon you improve both mentally and physically.

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Originally Posted by Stanmore Bluebird

Sedentary men lose 20% of their strength between 30 and 40 years of age. At almost 69 years old, I attend a gym for 3 to 4 hours 5/6 days per week. Obviously I love the gym or wouldn’t go so much, have made loads of friends and find that the variety of exercise available in the gym means that it is never boring or routine - just my opinion.

This I say having trained all my live and ran competitively for fully 50 years on road, cross country and track. So after retiring it was an easy transition to the gym for me running many fewer miles outside than before, which is easier on the joints training indoors.

I just like challenging and testing myself physically and hope to do so for many years to come. People train in my gym well into their 80s - you all have no excuse no to do likewise provided you are well enough to do so. Start very, very easy initially and be amazed how soon you improve both mentally and physically.

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At the moment I an sorting out my diet , walking and doing light weights with dumbells at home .

That is a fine beginning and please don’t think I’m being patronising in stating that. Good luck in achieving your desired improvement in your fitness.

Wank or have sex at least once a day.It keeps the prostrate healthy.
I'm 70>I go swimming 3 times a week.I don't do gym workouts.
Go for walks.
Gone vegan and give up alcohol.No benefit there.I still eat dairy.
My major problem is I've got a sweet tooth.
My Mrs made a rice pudding and left the sugar out.Tucking awful.
My diet allbran every morning.Loads of fruit/veg.Whatever my Mrs cooks for tea/Veggie snack for dinner.Round of toast for bed.My problem is the biscuit barrel.Can't tolerate vitamins.I seem to piss them out.

I can't do core exercises like sit ups and the plank due to my back pain

Any alternatives ?

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Originally Posted by dandywarhol

Wank or have sex at least once a day.It keeps the prostrate healthy.
I'm 70>I go swimming 3 times a week.I don't do gym workouts.
Go for walks.
Gone vegan and give up alcohol.No benefit there.I still eat dairy.
My major problem is I've got a sweet tooth.
My Mrs made a rice pudding and left the sugar out.Tucking awful.
My diet allbran every morning.Loads of fruit/veg.Whatever my Mrs cooks for tea/Veggie snack for dinner.Round of toast for bed.My problem is the biscuit barrel.Can't tolerate vitamins.I seem to piss them out.

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Sugar is far worse for you than well sourced meat. We were eating meat well before vegan diets.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I can't do core exercises like sit ups and the plank due to my back pain

Any alternatives ?

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Can you cycle? Low impact, lose weight, get fit and see some lovely trails around your area…..
Whatever you do, take it slow, no rush to lose weight. Loads of people pick up injuries and give up

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Originally Posted by goats

Can you cycle? Low impact, lose weight, get fit and see some lovely trails around your area…..
Whatever you do, take it slow, no rush to lose weight. Loads of people pick up injuries and give up

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I can but I have never got into it . Prefer walking.

Running is out of the question

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Originally Posted by goats

Can you cycle? Low impact, lose weight, get fit and see some lovely trails around your area…..
Whatever you do, take it slow, no rush to lose weight. Loads of people pick up injuries and give up

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And masturbation

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I can but I have never got into it . Prefer walking.

Running is out of the question

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I’ve never been into just running, played squash, tennis or footy 5 aside though twice a week but when you hit about 45 it’s not worth the pain…or playing against people half your age. Always gone to the gym though. Just before Christmas I thought I’d give running a go as my Achilles had finally recovered from a random game of 5 aside 2 years prior, slow and steady, minute on 30 secs off to start with, now I run 20/25k a week in total, no more than 3 sessions a week. Lost a stone and a half from being 13 st. Never felt fitter but I’m not pushing it or ever trying football or squash as I know I’ll do a ligament or something.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I can but I have never got into it . Prefer walking.

Running is out of the question

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a cross trainer would work well for you

just dont get them too angry

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I can but I have never got into it . Prefer walking.

Running is out of the question

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It's remarkable that you have no problem running when the old bill are in hot pursuit whenever a torch's beam shines on you at dogging locations during the wee small hours.

The tea and biscuits crew who turned up at Cowbridge Library between 13:00 and 15:00 every Wednesday was a happy one until the day you strode in to remark upon the impressive chest development of several ladies in attendance.