How many of you lift weights?

raffytaffy · 05-11-2007

Was just wondering if any of you guys / girls lift weights @ home or in a gym perhaps?

Kame · 05-11-2007

I really should start...I just got out of over a month of bed rest due to illness and I'm so totally not in shape now.

hairy_Palms · 05-11-2007

yep, mostly only leg weights though with some situps , i play sunday league football so i do a lot of cardio (X-trainer,treadmill).

brandx · 05-11-2007

I used to about 10 years ago ... I keep trying to get back into it.

fuscia · 05-12-2007

try to lift every day, doing olympic lifts or deadlifts. now that the weather is warm, i want to throw in some sprint training, as well.

UbuntuniX · 05-12-2007

I bought a small 20KG set a few days ago, to start out. I'll probably keep at it.

utabintarbo · 05-12-2007

Powerlifter for several years now. I lift quite a bit (bench press re-approaching 400 lbs. raw)for being such an old bastard (46).

bikeboy · 05-13-2007

I do some home gym work. Mainly upper body stuff at the moment but I'd like to get a squat rack to help train for my riding (BMX racing) a bit.

Right now I do BB bench press, BB bicep curl (preacher bar), push-up, BB military press and some swiss ball exercises. It's just for my self administered rehab program for an elbow injury 18 months ago. The preacher bar is because I can't do normal bicep curls, BB or DB, because of an older injury...unless I want lots of pain

One advantage of being a rehabilitation specialist, I write my own rehab programs and use my own weights. The disadvantage, I don't stick to them enough lol.

GooFy · 05-13-2007

yes i used to be into bodybuilding in a big way,now it is only at home ,i have a fully equiped gym here,and as you say for an old fart of 47 i can still do reps.(bench press) of 10 x 22o kilo x 8 sets

still get a kick out of working out,

fuscia · 05-13-2007

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Originally Posted by bikeboy

Right now I do BB bench press, BB bicep curl (preacher bar), push-up, BB military press and some swiss ball exercises. It's just for my self administered rehab program for an elbow injury 18 months ago. The preacher bar is because I can't do normal bicep curls, BB or DB, because of an older injury...unless I want lots of pain

no pulling?

bikeboy · 05-13-2007

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Originally Posted by fuscia

no pulling?

I've done bent over row and upright row but they don't work my problem areas as much. Not too worried about my shoulders for the time being. Bicep curls basically cover the anterior muscles while various presses do the posterior.

The injury was an elbow dislocation and fracture of the coronoid process, so the repair I need is to the capsule and the supporting muscles.

fuscia · 05-13-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by bikeboy

I've done bent over row and upright row but they don't work my problem areas as much. Not too worried about my shoulders for the time being. Bicep curls basically cover the anterior muscles while various presses do the posterior.

The injury was an elbow dislocation and fracture of the coronoid process, so the repair I need is to the capsule and the supporting muscles.

is posterior chain developement not as useful in cycling as it is in running?

bikeboy · 05-13-2007

It's important, particularly lower traps and some of the erector spinae. At the moment though I'm not doing any training, just racing for fun these days. The weights are to get my elbow back to normal for everyday life. It's mostly good, occasional crepitus and just a lack of strength I never made up for...until now

fuscia · 05-15-2007

i guess your elbow would probably be too weak a link to do any kind of effective overall lifting. i have bone spur in my shoulder and had to stop doing any kind of presses until i'd worked out the imbalance. best of luck with that.

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raffytaffy Kernel Ninja Join Date: May 2007 Location: Queens, New York Posts: 122	How many of you lift weights? Was just wondering if any of you guys / girls lift weights @ home or in a gym perhaps?

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Kame Interested participant Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 20	Re: How many of you lift weights? I really should start...I just got out of over a month of bed rest due to illness and I'm so totally not in shape now.

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fuscia .... Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 558	Re: How many of you lift weights? try to lift every day, doing olympic lifts or deadlifts. now that the weather is warm, i want to throw in some sprint training, as well.
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utabintarbo Dog of the Soul Crusher Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Posts: 569	Re: How many of you lift weights? Powerlifter for several years now. I lift quite a bit (bench press re-approaching 400 lbs. raw)for being such an old bastard (46).
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bikeboy Commentator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 38	Re: How many of you lift weights? I do some home gym work. Mainly upper body stuff at the moment but I'd like to get a squat rack to help train for my riding (BMX racing) a bit. Right now I do BB bench press, BB bicep curl (preacher bar), push-up, BB military press and some swiss ball exercises. It's just for my self administered rehab program for an elbow injury 18 months ago. The preacher bar is because I can't do normal bicep curls, BB or DB, because of an older injury...unless I want lots of pain One advantage of being a rehabilitation specialist, I write my own rehab programs and use my own weights. The disadvantage, I don't stick to them enough lol.

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GooFy rogue fisherman Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 164	Re: How many of you lift weights? yes i used to be into bodybuilding in a big way,now it is only at home ,i have a fully equiped gym here,and as you say for an old fart of 47 i can still do reps.(bench press) of 10 x 22o kilo x 8 sets still get a kick out of working out,
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bikeboy Commentator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 38	Re: How many of you lift weights? It's important, particularly lower traps and some of the erector spinae. At the moment though I'm not doing any training, just racing for fun these days. The weights are to get my elbow back to normal for everyday life. It's mostly good, occasional crepitus and just a lack of strength I never made up for...until now

05-15-2007	#14 (permalink)
fuscia .... Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 558	Re: How many of you lift weights? i guess your elbow would probably be too weak a link to do any kind of effective overall lifting. i have bone spur in my shoulder and had to stop doing any kind of presses until i'd worked out the imbalance. best of luck with that.
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