Ideas to build strength

[Kevin Huang]

I live on a ranch.

Hoisting those big hay bales is great exercise. The ones I'm moving around weigh around 100 lbs.

Lately, I've been helping a lot of people move furniture around. That's great exercise too.

[unkokusai]

I live on a ranch.

Of course. You are the fertilizer.

[David Jamieson]

full compound lifts as suggested.

low reps, high weight, always feel the last few.

everyday for 1 hour, take a break once a week.

throw in small isolation stuff here and there for the joints mostly.

pull ups and push ups are friends as well.

also, hard work is good if you do that. landscaping for instance or bricklaying, good stuff.

[sanjuro_ronin]

full compound lifts as suggested.

low reps, high weight, always feel the last few.

everyday for 1 hour, take a break once a week.

throw in small isolation stuff here and there for the joints mostly.

pull ups and push ups are friends as well.

also, hard work is good if you do that. landscaping for instance or bricklaying, good stuff.

You can't do heavy weights everyday, it taxes not only the muscles but the CNS.

[mjw]

Weightlifting-however make sure to work both the fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. Fast are with higher reps and sometimes with no weights at all (ie push ups etc.) Slow twitch are with heavier weights.

Isometric exercises-doing these also in a swimming pool can be great as well as in the air.

[Mr Punch]

Of course. You are the fertilizer.

LOL, you get better with age... must be your hernia affecting your humours.

throw in small isolation stuff here and there for the joints mostly.

Like what? A lot of isolation stuff is oft-proven to be bad for the joints.

And Sanjuro's right about heavy compounds. You do need a good recovery period for them.

Weightlifting-however make sure to work both the fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. Fast are with higher reps and sometimes with no weights at all (ie push ups etc.) Slow twitch are with heavier weights.

BTW, heavy slow weights also train fast twitch. Fast twitch muscle training does not equal fast movement.

[sanjuro_ronin]

BTW, heavy slow weights also train fast twitch. Fast twitch muscle training does not equal fast movement.

Correct, fast twitch muscles are used in "explosive" movements, like a sprint for example, and in regards to ST, the very nature of heavy weights makes it necessary to be "explosive" to be able to lift them.
Try lifting 90% of your max and you will see that "slow and easy"doesn't do it.
On top of that, the muscle recruits as many fibers as it needs to get the job done, the more fibers it needs, as in the case of heavy weights, the more it will use of BOTh fast and slow.

[Steeeve]

Whats about the Kettlebell? good training for power and for conditionnning

each exercise work a group of muscle ...and a lot the tendons and joint....

Steeeve

[sanjuro_ronin]

Keetlebells are great, though a tad over-hyped.

[Steeeve]

Keetlebells are great, though a tad over-hyped.
whats you mean ? about though a tad over-hyped. My english is slow

Sorry

Steeeve

[Mr Punch]

Keeetlebeells are a tad over-typed too.

[unkokusai]

LOL, you get better with age... must be your hernia affecting your humours.

Well then I'll be boring again after tomorrow...

[unkokusai]

Keeetlebeells are a tad over-typed too.

Now THAT was good!

[David Jamieson]

I agree. rest is where you actually will build the muscle from your work.

There is nothing wrong with hard work though and you can cycle it in periods of 3 weeks on, one week off for up to 6 months.

You will grow fast.

also Diet is hugely important.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Keeetlebeells are a tad over-typed too.

Some people just love tempting the fates...