80 Year-Old Muscle-Heads

Recent article of interest to geezers everywhere:

80 year-olds with 40 year-old muscle mass

Gout Relief

I started downing cherry juice, after I heard it has been known to relieve symptoms of gout. After a few days, I must admit, my bilateral big toe pain is about 98% gone. And remember, the FDA is in bed with the pharmaceutical drug cartel on this, as in most areas of health care, so ignore anything you may read from those sources.

Here are some article links:
Cherry Juice for Gout
Medpage-Gout Relief
Arthritis Forum

Hearing Loss Phone

Attention geezers! Do you suffer from CHS? (can't hear shit!) Check out this hearing-loss phone:

Perfect Pushup V2

Hi there! I just blew $40.00 of my amazingly pathetic savings account on these rotating pushup thingies, and I must say that they have been an incredible addition to my home-gym routine so far.

I've always much preferred working out at home in private as opposed to any public gym, and these babies have landed me one step closer to never setting foot into the mega-gyms again. I have been aware of them since they first appeared on the scene about two years ago from some enterprising inventor, and I'll tell you what, I wish I'd thought of it. From the reviews I've read, the V2 version is a huge improvement over the original and after trying it out, I'd have to agree.

Eating Right

During the past several years, conventional dietary wisdom — skimp on fat, count calories — has started to crumble, thanks largely to a one-man wrecking crew named Gary Taubes. In his latest book, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (Borzoi Books), Taubes argues that calories and fat aren’t to blame for the world’s increasing girth and high incidence of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.....read more

Thoracic Stretch

Tell your pharmacist to take a flying-fuck at the moon! Here's a thoracic stretch I have been using this last year, utilizing a standard lat-pulldown machine at the gym. It has eliminated all pain and discomfort in this area. It's a great way to unlock the thoracic and lower cervical joints and open up the nerve pathways. Let's see your pills accomplish that! You may not be experiencing this yourself, but I was involved in a whiplash accident at the age of 9, and my back and neck have bothered me ever since, well into upper middle age, so this is a big deal to have complete relief in this area. I use 180 to 250 lbs. Exceed that weight and you risk an over-stretch of the spinal ligaments. A good rule of thumb is, your body weight+50 lbs=max weight. You want the angle to be about 15 degrees from vertical. Remember to anchor your thighs under the pads, and roll your shoulders back and forth under stretch, and shrug shoulders in towards your neck, for optimum release of the spinal joints. For an even better stretch, find a way to anchor your body just below the rib cage:

Reaction Ball Workout

The Reaction Ball is a surprisingly good workout in as little as 5 minutes, and the uneven nature of the ball's surface is great for sharpening the reflexes.............

Sunday Workout Jan 30

D. Squats: 235x14,14,14,12,10
Incline Curls-Dumbbell: 27.5x14, 30x14,35x10,8
Situps-Fitball: BWX16, 25x18,18,18,18
Delt Raises: 17.5x14,20x12, 22.5x10,10
Chest Flys-Cable: 90x11,10,8, 80x9
Side Bend Shrugs: 50x14, 60x14, 70x14, 75x13

Fit-News:
Attention Old Bats-Tips From Top Muscleheads
How to Use That Modern Gym Equipment

Friday Workout 1-28

Triceps Extensions-Cable: 70x12, 80x12, 100x12,10,8
Lat Pulldowns-Cable: 160x12, 220x8,210x10, 200x10, 190x9
Splits-Leg Machine: 200x14x4
Treadmill-25 Minutes/409 calories

Tuesday Workout 1-25-2011

Barbell Deep Squats: 135x12, 185x12, 235x14,13,12,10,9
Rows-DBell: 50x13,13,13
Incline Bench Press: 135x12, 185x5,175x5,165x7,155x7+1,6

Notes: Lingering flu symptoms got me down.

Herbs and Your Health

David Hogsed of Standard Process/Mediherb was one of our instructors today for a class offered by the Florida Chiropractic Association continuing education offering this weekend in Destin, FL. Here's what I picked up from him today that I wished to share:

(These herbs are beneficial when taken in the correct dose and obtained from a quality supplier)

Liver Detoxification Herbs:

• Brassica (Kale, Brussels Sprouts)
• Schissandra
• St. John's Wort
• Turmeric

Anti-Inflammatory Herbs:

• Turmeric ("Gaia" brand at Whole Foods)
• Rosemary
• ***Smokers would do well to take Turmeric combined with Ginger Root (ongoing)

Herbs that Reduce Adverse Drug Reactions:

• Milk Thistle with Hepatotoxic and/or Nephrotoxic Drugs (milk thistle rejuvenates the liver)
• Licorice with Corticosteroids

Herbs for Brain Health:

• Gingko in High Doses
• Turmeric
• Fish Oil

Chronic Immune System Weakness:

• Cat's Claw

Stress and Tiredness/Fatigue:

• Panax Ginseng (Korean Ginseng)

Acute Infection/Colds/Flu:

• Andrographis and Echinacea (Together)
• (anti viral,bacterial, and parisitic)

Low Testosterone/Male Sex Drive:

• Tribulus (Bulgarian only) combined with Korean Ginseng

Anti-Depression, Anti-Viral, Liver Detox:

• St. John's Wort

Sinus Infection/Mucous Membrane Health:

• Goldenseal

The finest natural herbal food supplements are available through MediHerb. See the MediHerb catalog, here (.pdf) To order directly from Standard Process or MediHerb, you will need to contact us one time, to establish an online account.

Wednesday Workout 1-19-2011

Splits: 180x14,14,14
Lat Pulldowns: 175x14,190x14,205x12,11,10
Magnum Situps: 90x16, 135x16, 145x16,16,16
Triceps Ext-Cable: 85x14, 100x11,8, 85x11
Delt Raises: 80x12, 90x12, 100x10,10,8

Treadmill: 25 minutes @ 4.5mph+incline

Pumpin' Iron, Sweatin' Steel

Tuesday Night:

Barbell Deep Squats: 225x14,14,14,12,11
Side-Bend Shrugs: 45x14,80x12,90x12,12
Rows-Hammer: 90sx12, 135sx10,10,9
Incline Bench Press: 185x6, 175x6, 165x7, 155x8,7

Sunday Workout Jan 16, 2011

Splits: 180x15x3
Hammer Curls: 70x14, 75x10,7, 70x9
Triceps Extensions: 80x12, 90x12, 110x7, 100x8,7
Lat Pulldowns: 175x18, 190x14, 205x12, 220x10, 190x12
Situps-Magnum Seated: 90x18, 135x16, 145x15,15,14
Delt Raises-Machine: 80x12, 85x13, 90x12,10, 85x10
Treadmill 25 minutes/480 calories

 Workout Logbook

 Butterfly-Bar Triceps Extensions Setup

Magnum Situp Unit

Lat Pulldowns

Jan 14 Workout

Looks like I ran out of things to write about here, so I am at least going to track my weekly exercise progress (or decline). I lost all record of my workouts last year when my PDA erased everything, for no apparent reason around mid-December.

If these numbers seem a little weak, remember, I am just coming off a three week flu thing, where I didn't do anything but eat warm soup and shuffle around in my bathrobe between naps and barf sessions.

Here was today's routine at Gold's:

(1:30 second pause between sets)

Incline Bench Press: 135x14, 185x6, 175x6, 165x7, 155x9
Dumbbell Rows: 45sx12, 55sx11,11,11,10
Chest Flys (Body Masters machine): 110x14, 120x12, 130x8, 110x10
Power Squats (Body Masters-Facing Inward) 180x12, 270x14, 360x13,13,13
Side Bend Dumbbell Shrugs: 75x14,14