Post by ph62 on Mar 14, 2015 8:28:05 GMT -5
Hello,
I hope this e-mail finds you in good health!
I´m a 52 year´s old Swedish man. Working full time and also have a family takes a lot of time but I still want to train and keep in shape. After a very long lay off I want to get back into training again. I want to get back into training and hopefully to build some strength and muscles. I´v ewatched your very informative videos about squatting on You Tube.
Here´s a little bit of my background:
My height is 177 cm and my weight is 90 kg. I carry a little fat around my waist.
After doing regular weight-training on/off for 20 years I lost interested in using weights and going to gyms. My main reason for losing interest was probably due to not getting result the bodybuilding magazines promised. I got bored with my training. Afterwards it seems like I just made myself fat from all the bulk supplement I ate. Before I started training I was a rather small guy with a small frame. Now I´m a skinny fat buy! I lean more to be a hardgainer type when it comes to build muscles and strength. I´ve never paid much attention to what I eat and also ignoring flexibility/mobility training and cardio.
Since returning to the gym I´ve not followed any particular workout program. I´ve just been doing the basic exercises. like bench presses, squats, deadlifts, military press, dips leg presses etc. I try to workout 3 times per week. Here are some weights and reps I´ve recently done. Nothing impressive though!
Bench press: 60 kg for 10 reps
Squats: 50 kg for 10 reps,
Deadlifts (sumo) 70 kg for 5 reps.
Romanian deadlifts 40 kg for 8 reps
Dips: bodyweight 5 reps
Chins: bodyweight 3 reps
Pulldowns: 48 kg for 8 reps
Leg press machine (weight stack) 80 kg for 10 reps
Military press: 30 kg for 10 reps
Barbell row: 40 kg for 5 reps
I´ve got a little bit of scoliosis in my lower back but after watching your video you gave me hope that I can still train and the same thing said a sport doctor I visited some years ago. I just need to perform certain exercises correctly and also strengthening my lower back.
Since my goals are to gain strength and hopefully get a little bigger with some more muscles on my frame.
Would you able to advice on a good re-starting routine?
I would be very grateful for any advice!
Kind regards,
Per Hedberg
I hope this e-mail finds you in good health!
I´m a 52 year´s old Swedish man. Working full time and also have a family takes a lot of time but I still want to train and keep in shape. After a very long lay off I want to get back into training again. I want to get back into training and hopefully to build some strength and muscles. I´v ewatched your very informative videos about squatting on You Tube.
Here´s a little bit of my background:
My height is 177 cm and my weight is 90 kg. I carry a little fat around my waist.
After doing regular weight-training on/off for 20 years I lost interested in using weights and going to gyms. My main reason for losing interest was probably due to not getting result the bodybuilding magazines promised. I got bored with my training. Afterwards it seems like I just made myself fat from all the bulk supplement I ate. Before I started training I was a rather small guy with a small frame. Now I´m a skinny fat buy! I lean more to be a hardgainer type when it comes to build muscles and strength. I´ve never paid much attention to what I eat and also ignoring flexibility/mobility training and cardio.
Since returning to the gym I´ve not followed any particular workout program. I´ve just been doing the basic exercises. like bench presses, squats, deadlifts, military press, dips leg presses etc. I try to workout 3 times per week. Here are some weights and reps I´ve recently done. Nothing impressive though!
Bench press: 60 kg for 10 reps
Squats: 50 kg for 10 reps,
Deadlifts (sumo) 70 kg for 5 reps.
Romanian deadlifts 40 kg for 8 reps
Dips: bodyweight 5 reps
Chins: bodyweight 3 reps
Pulldowns: 48 kg for 8 reps
Leg press machine (weight stack) 80 kg for 10 reps
Military press: 30 kg for 10 reps
Barbell row: 40 kg for 5 reps
I´ve got a little bit of scoliosis in my lower back but after watching your video you gave me hope that I can still train and the same thing said a sport doctor I visited some years ago. I just need to perform certain exercises correctly and also strengthening my lower back.
Since my goals are to gain strength and hopefully get a little bigger with some more muscles on my frame.
Would you able to advice on a good re-starting routine?
I would be very grateful for any advice!
Kind regards,
Per Hedberg