I find that running on the treadmill for X minutes is equivalent to using the elliptical for 3X minutes. For example, 15 minutes running = 45 minutes "ellipting." This is at a relatively poky...
I started exercising for almost the first time (I'd been a total couch potato) at 45 and am now 51. If my recovery time has gotten longer, I sure haven't noticed it :)
... and I'm trying to figure out whether they're worth using. It's hard not to be a bit suspicious given the way they're so over-hyped by their proponents. Still, I always like trying new things,...
And make sure that you go down all the way at the bottom of each rep with your elbows straightened out. Go into most any gym and you'll see guys doing what amount to no more than half-reps, never...
The federal government recently released an "anthropometric reference data" report, which shows body measurements for almost 20,000 people of all ages. It shows heights, weights, waist measurements,...
Using a rather unscientific but easy to use basis for comparison - namely, the amount of sweat on my T shirt - it's my reasoned opinion that ten minutes on the heavy bag is the equivalent of running...
I regularly use the heavy bag at the gym. In cardio terms it feels equivalent to running on the treadmill for a similar amount of time, but unlike the treadmill it also helps build upper-body...
Filet mignon is usually a good choice at Outback and other steakhouses. I don't believe it's quite as high in fat at many other cuts of beef, and portions tend to be smaller, often 6 or 7 ounces. ...
I really think that the concept of "training age" makes sense in many cases. Despite being age 51, my training age is still young, as I didn't do much of anything until about 45. If I'd...
I've heard that many people find their numbers in many different lifts start shooting up once they cross the 2X bodyweight deadlift level. Even lifts that don't directly involve...
I didn't even start any sort of exercise program until age 44. Today, at 51, I'm fortunate in that I haven't yet "hit the wall" and found it harder to make gains. Guess the late start wasn't...
A few months after I started going to the gym in 2002, I had worked up to 230 on one of the Hammer Strength chest machines. Wow, I thought, I'm really strong, guess it's finally time to take the...
A couple of years ago I was using one of the ellipticals when I got a sudden gas pain. Only one thing would relieve this pain. It was a Friday or Saturday evening and the gym was nearly empty. I...
Well, I have to admit, sometimes I could be called the Really Sweaty Guy. No, I'm not fat, for some reason I seem to sweat a lot. In a way though, it's good, because I can use the amount of sweat...
I consider golf a sport, though not a particularly good one in terms of exercise value. Although on second thought, playing 18 holes while carrying one's clubs probably burns as many calories as,...
