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Yesterdays first effort with kettlebell upper body exercises were totally brutal and laid bare several unknown facts (that I should have probably already realised).
1/ My arms and back are so weak and even at under 80kg I do not yet have the strength to do a single push proper push up.
2/ The difficultly of upper body KB exercises is a whole new kettle(bell) of fish and for several overhead exercises even a 6 kg KB is much too heavy at the moment.
I did manage 2x 20 minute upper body sessions reasonably well swapping in a 3 kg barbell for about 15% of the more difficult exercises. I skipped over the push up type exercises for the time being.
One practical difficulty is that when lifting a Kettlebell above head high on my legs hand it bashes on my fitness band and i don't think the band won't cope with that for long. So once I have worked out the calories for the exercise I will have to leave my band off.
Even basic upper body fitness appears some way off for me and hopefully I will see some progress with this if I persevere.
The sun shone for a while yesterday and I was able to get out tidy up for a few hours in the garden rotovating and hedge cutting. Hopefully I can do a bit more in the garden today. If I can I will also get a walk in and of coarse another go at KB's
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79.5 kg
Lost so far: 25.5 kg.
Still to go: 9.5 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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2210 kcal
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Fat: 114.11g | Prot: 85.59g | Carbs: 197.18g.
Breakfast: Linusit Organic Milled Flaxseed, Milk (Whole Milk), Kellogg's Special K Red Berries. Lunch: Brown Bread, Turkey Sausage (Cooked). Dinner: Tesco Double Cream, Apple Pie, Tesco Pork Loin Joint, Broccoli, Carrots, Roasted Potato. Snacks/Other: Scone, Tesco Strawberry Jam, Tesco Finest Cornish Clotted Cream, Gin. more...
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3173 kcal
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Exercise:
cut upper grass - 30 minutes, 7000 steps - 30 minutes, Roadford circular 10.9M 3H6m - 3 hours and 6 minutes, WU + upper body KB - 26 minutes, Resting - 11 hours and 28 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Losing 2.1 kg a Week
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Adpully, I'm sure you already know this, but just in case, since proper push ups are too hard for you at the moment, start slow by doing assisted ones. Put a pillow on the floor, put your knees on it and try doing push ups like that. They are much easier and will allow good form and range of motion. After a few weeks you'll be able to transition to proper push ups naturally, and the process will be less taxing on the body.
23 Aug 21 by member: wombat cakani
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Wombat cheers and thanks for checking with me - I had tried them from the knee and could manage a few -I was shocked about not being able to complete a proper one because I simply hadn't realised exactly how bad I had got. Since stopping playing squash about 5 years ago my arms and chest must have withered through lack of action. I will be interested to see how many weeks it takes me to strengthen up complete 1/2 a dozen. I might video my self tonight trying one.
23 Aug 21 by member: Adpully
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i feel like saying. ,, dont let the surprise/disappointment phase you. at all. consistency is king in fitness.
keep
on
going
23 Aug 21 by member: ditzen
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I note you are 64, Adpully. As we age, muscle mass decreases, and combine that with how quickly we can lose strength in general, it can be shocking how rapidly we lose strength as we age. But the good news is, as ditzen says, with consistency, we can regain and keep it. And the benefits come almost immediately!
24 Aug 21 by member: Anne_145
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