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Just a word of caution: I kept doing jumping stuff into my 60's and then one day I jumped and something happened with my right knee that has taken years of careful therapeutic exercise to more or less recover from.
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She does upright rows. I had problems doing them with Firms because they used heavy weights which wrecked my shoulders. Using four pound weights gives me results without injuries. My back shaped up nicely with her back and shoulder exercises which sometimes engage both back and shoulder at the same time Like any workout, it's different strokes for different folks. It isn't productive for me to do exercises that cause injury because it means I can't do anything for weeks. Going lighter and/or easier but being consistent is key. I started this thread two years ago! I have no idea if AARP ever had a fitness column as I am not a member.
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07-27-18, 12:19 AM | |
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Margaret Richard is three years older than me but she looks younger. Because of this thread I spent some time looking up her workouts. They look similar to TA but some moves are different. I've been doing TA method for five years. I do not have wonderful arm definition like Margaret Richard's! I am wondering if her method will do it for me. She seems to use 3 to 8 lb weights. Have any of you achieved awesome arm definition using her workouts?
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07-27-18, 11:19 AM | |
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Didn't Margaret once complain to them that they were calling people over 50 "elderly" and having them do exercises like seated balloon volleyball? I thought this was that thread when I clicked on it.
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07-27-18, 01:20 PM | |
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aspidistra - Have you looked into Simone DeLaRue (BBS)? She has a lot of Tracy Anderson type moves but uses weights and her arms look great! Also how about Terri Walsh?
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07-27-18, 03:00 PM | |
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Co-signing! I completed an 8 week MR rotation, and my back and shoulders have never looked better. I have done Cathe, Firm, you know the toughies. Well, my back looked good with them too, but not like with MR. At first, I said to myself, "this can't be, she doesn't DO all that much back work." However, my back looks great. Additionally, I did one proper pull up, you know, using more of your back muscles like you're supposed to. My ONLY strength work has been MR for these past 8 weeks.
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07-27-18, 03:38 PM | |
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I agree. I’m working on being able to do a single proper pull up (hopefully by 65) so that aspect of what you wrote really interests me.
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