you guys know I'm old. Been weight training seriously since '84. Now I'm nearer the end of my life than even the middle. I'm dealing with stage 3b kidney disease and since December 17th bladder cancer.
I've been completely off since April or May. I don't know why. It was just my decision.
As a result of everything I have been experiencing eeight loss as well as a decline in strength. I feel like the decline in both is proportionate to each other. One of my main problems is stamina. I have no energy when I get home from work. Luckily I have a training partner that literally grabs me by the hand with her teeth and drags me out the back door to my weight pile. (My hound dog)
I've had to adjust the way I train and shift the purpose of my training. I'm now training in more of a maintenance mode. Just trying to maintain as much size and strength as possible. So I have tailored my training to my goal.
What i have found is that by going moderately heavy and blasting through the session I can get a great work out in in 20 minutes or so. A little longer on squats just because of the whole wanting to breathe thing. Its almost like Dorian's three set system. Except I don't put limits. If I'm having a good day I do more, a bad day less.
I'm having success so far. I'm not sure how long that will last but I'm hopeful to be able to maintain a great physique through all this.
So right now, less work, higher intensity is working. Wish me luck. Lol. KISS, is the key right now.
I've been completely off since April or May. I don't know why. It was just my decision.
As a result of everything I have been experiencing eeight loss as well as a decline in strength. I feel like the decline in both is proportionate to each other. One of my main problems is stamina. I have no energy when I get home from work. Luckily I have a training partner that literally grabs me by the hand with her teeth and drags me out the back door to my weight pile. (My hound dog)
I've had to adjust the way I train and shift the purpose of my training. I'm now training in more of a maintenance mode. Just trying to maintain as much size and strength as possible. So I have tailored my training to my goal.
What i have found is that by going moderately heavy and blasting through the session I can get a great work out in in 20 minutes or so. A little longer on squats just because of the whole wanting to breathe thing. Its almost like Dorian's three set system. Except I don't put limits. If I'm having a good day I do more, a bad day less.
I'm having success so far. I'm not sure how long that will last but I'm hopeful to be able to maintain a great physique through all this.
So right now, less work, higher intensity is working. Wish me luck. Lol. KISS, is the key right now.
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