Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
By the way Jer, the workout I've been doing is I guess what you call a garage style. No weights so far, just lots of reps of exercises that are difficult for only a few reps. My first two times, I had to scale the amount of reps down to 50% or more. After that, they tended to get easier in the sense that they were more core and lower body. I'm able to recover in those areas easier, so I could do the entire work outs. I guess I have a weak upper body because when it comes to doing 4 sets of 50 push-ups, I barely make it through the first set, then I'm pretty much done. I can't even do ten push-ups in a row after that. Jumps squats I can do each time though. I don't compete with anyone at this point, I just try to make it through the work outs. I'm not really to the point where I can go from set to set without rest. At this point, I've noticeably lost weight and this type of exercise helps my recovery, so it is making me a better runner. I'm happy as heck so far.
Irv everyone has different strengths.. Don't think less of yourself, just try and improve. A year ago 85# squats killed me. Now I can 10 rep 255 for 5 sets. I can't go heavier.. For being broken and not going to risk it. I've dropped 10# in two weeks. I intend to be back at 185 by turkey day. Rowed 3 miles in 15 min tonight.


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