31st
January
2007
I am not a doctor. I do not even play one on the Internet. So, it is always with a certain amount of apprehension that I write columns such as the one you are about to read.
One of the primary functions of TotalPhysiqueOnline.com is to help people with COPD be as healthy as possible. Another purpose of this site is to encourage everyone to take better care of their bodies.
Some of the suggestions passed along in the pages of this web site are based on my own experiences in managing COPD for 44 years. I cannot, nor would I ever, try to tell anyone what will and will not work for them in terms of their health. All I can do is pass on my personal insights and let you, the reader, consider the merits of what I propose.
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posted in COPD - Lungs and Exercise |
31st
January
2007
(Workout A) Shoulders (rehab), mid/upper Back, Biceps
- DB Hammer Push-Press: 25 lbs x 10(10) x 4 (the perfect shoulder girdle exercise!)
- DB Lateral Raise: 20 lbs x 8, 6, 6 (first time I have done these in over a year. Controlled reps, but felt weak to be honest.)
- DB Towel Uprights: 20, 30 lbs x 10 (warm sets) 40 lbs x 12 (awesome burn - shoulders and traps), 12, 12
- DB Pullovers/sset/Parallel Chins: 65 lbs x 11 (pauses), 9 /sset/ BW x 5, 5 reps (pauses at top)
- DB Hammer Curls/sset/DB Seated Incline: 20 lbs x 15, 10 (pauses), 9 /sset/ 20 x 8, 3 reps (pauses at top, shot on second sset)
- DB Preacher: 20 lbs x 7 x 2 (pumped and ready to pop)
Observations:
Weight increases all the way around. Endurance way up. Breathing good. Blood flow excellent. Shoulder is getting better and better. Not to mention stronger. The Hammer-Push-Press is an astonishingly good exercise for the shoulder joint. The movement is fairly intense too. It has to be the single best overall exercise I have discovered for the rotator cuff.
My Metabolic Diet products are making what appears to me a huge difference in my training and recovery. I am recovering in two days, whereas prior to the products I was needed 3 and 4 days. Oddly enough, my finger nails are growing at twice the rate they were (toenails as well), and my hair is growing faster.
Pre-Workout Nutrition/Diet
Post Workout Nutrition/Diet
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