Compound Exercises

I’ve been writing from the perspective of bodybuilding over 40… heck, far too close to 50 for my comfort. But, as time marches on, you can join the parade or be run over by it. I choose to not be run over. So, here I am, working out again, getting in the best shape of my life lifting weights, at 48 years old.

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bob on July 19th, 2009

Getting in shape lifting weights has to be the best kept secret in the weight loss industry. It doesn’t require pills or potions, just some steel, gravity, and intensity. I’ve made surprising gains in strength and endurance in my eight weeks of “bodybuilding over 40.”

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bob on July 4th, 2009

It turns out that I had forgotten a few details when I started this routine on May 18th. I had combined the content of two of DelMonte’s free videos to create a compound exercise full body routine. What I had forgotten was the number of reps/set, rest, and number of supersets per week. I think [...]

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bob on June 29th, 2009

Bodybuilding over 40… I am sure glad I landed on Vince DelMonte’s info when I did. I recently did a few searches on “bodybuilding over 40″ and browsed a couple of “supplements are awesome” sights. The only bodybuilders over 40 I could find in my quick check of any discussion of age and bodybuilding had [...]

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bob on June 28th, 2009

All day I wondered why I felt so tired, so wiped out, so sore.    I had changed the routine a little bit.  Instead of the clean I substituted an upright row.  My elbows have been aching, and I thought the clean motion might be responsible.  Actually, not warming up enough might be playing a big [...]

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