[wayner]

My daughter sees this'll the time. Guy comes in for an emergency operation. His bicep has disappeared up inside his shoulder.

One guy was from a golf swing, another from lifting modest weights.

The common thing is it is always a 40+ guy who has gotten out of shape and then decides to become a weekend worrier again and jumps right back in not realizing how much the inactivity has taken its toll in the few years prior.


Her advice is to keep moving every day and use stuff.
Stress stuff moderately at least.

As a teenager we used to get away with spurts of activity but we lose it so quick as we get older that it becomes a constant struggle to not erode.

One guy here said someone gave him the advice not to start lifting weights until he could do 50 push ups, I think I would add light arm curls to that too.

If it s form working out, we keep getting out heads filled with this idea that we gotta go heavy to build mass. Thats untrue.

What they have found is that (unless your preparing for competition but even then) high reps build mass also. Many cyclists never do squats but look at their legs.

Constant high rep stuff, not only do you still build size, but also has the benefit of building DENSER muscles (more granular micro tears to rebuild and cause growth rather than fewer with higher weights).

So, this advice was not given for the guy who is competing in a body building competition, but for the 40+ guy

The downside of high rep stuff is the time commitment but look at gymnasts and cyclists.
constant repetitive activities do have advantages.

For the non gym guy, constant activity keeps all the of the parts strong, including the tendons and ligaments. I also think it keeps the joint lubricated, at least thats what I like to tell myself when Ive got to get out of the habit of not moving enough.