Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Strength Training

"The easiest way to preserve health and with greater profit than all other measures put together is to exercise well."
-  Cristobal Mendez, Exercise Book, 1553

63 Rules to Grow By - The Ultimate Bodybuilding Guide

Strength Training for Persons Over 55


The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle  By Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove.  New York, Avery Penguin Group, 2006.  Index, 301 pages.  ISBN: 978158333389.  VSCL. 

"It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor."
-  Cicero

"We derive our vitality from our store of madness."
-  Emile M. Cioran


"True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are united."
-  Alexander von Humboldt


My own strength training is sometimes set back by arthritis problems in my tailbone, shoulder, feet, and hands.  I back off on the amount of weight and/or sets and and/or repetitions as needed when the pain from arthritis is more acute.  

I talked to my internal medicine physician about the tailbone pain.  He scheduled an XRay of my lower back.  Nothing obviously wrong with the spine, e.g., slipped disk, trauma, broken bone, etc.  His diagnosis was that my problems are caused by arthritis.  

Help with Arthritis: Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Yoga, Walking, and Diet   Bibliography, links, resources, recommended books, information, quotations, tips, and research.  By Michael P. Garofalo.  
 

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