Ray Liotta has died in his sleep at 67

Frederick Foresight said:
I would think squats, or even leg presses, are better, and more controlled, for strengthening the leg muscles. You can take yourself closer to the limit and, therefore, stimulate adaptation.

If someone wants to jump, then why not just do so in the air, and not on something upon which you can miscalculate, stumble and then invite injury? I have sustained enough injuries in my younger (and even not-so-younger) days doing stupid shit, that I now tend to avoid anything that looks like it could end badly.


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When I was younger, competing in rowing, college, and then in the military...

Crossfit training was my training to stay in shape for rowing in the off-seasons and to stay in shape in the military. It wasn't popular back then and still not popular today (I think) although its now a sport.

That's what I was doing with my kids before the spectacular jumping portion failure that I was fortunate to not have injured myself although my jaw is still very sore.

See these guys doing it at the 21:30 mark of the below crossfit video...

I need to get mats (stacked on top of each other) as these guys have instead of using stacked weights on one mat.


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wrbtrader said:
Maybe murder, accidental drug overdose (alcohol and pills), suicide, a mob hit even though he wasn't Italian, or died after doing a strenuous workout at the local gym ???

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Well he had a fiancee and there's that strain however observational studies indicate viagra (presumably all other PDE5 inhibitors) use strongly reduces the risk of heart attack in men with existing heart disease.

But jumping blocks like that, not a pass time for over 50s :) Perhaps yoga. I was watching the new movie "Everything everywhere all at once" and was very impressed by Michelle Yeoh's ability to squat at 59, I'm guessing yoga + cardio.
 
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Well he had a fiancee and there's that strain however observational studies indicate viagra (presumably all other PDE5 inhibitors) use strongly reduces the risk of heart attack in men with existing heart disease.

But jumping blocks like that, not a pass time for over 50s :) Perhaps yoga. I was watching the new movie "Everything everywhere all at once" and was very impressed by Michelle Yeoh's ability to squat at 59, I'm guessing yoga + cardio.
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That guy couldn't jump blocks when he was in his 20s considering he's not the type of fitness person.

My comment about him doing a strenuous workout was about "bench presses" because I recently read that many celebrities hire a private fitness instructor or they use the local gym to stay in shape while filming a movie.

The jumping comment was related to a recent failed activity of my own...no suggestions about it being his undoing.

Check out the ones in the below video that added a female on top of their weights...its that last rep that gets them...:D



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wrbtrader said:
Yet, I do remember working out at home with a buddy and he was on the bench press with two spotters. 240 weight, 7 reps, and 2 sets. One day the last rep...his arm made a loud popping noise...it was broken.
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The bench press was my ego exercise back in the day, and cost me a couple of cortisone shots over the years. That was my fault, trying to eke out extra reps using body English, letting my elbows flare and whatever else to move the weight.

For your friend to have broken his arm doing bench press, his form must have been awful, and he must have been bouncing the weight going for momentum and then going out of alignment.

That is why now, late in the game, I am all about slow, proper form. Despite having sustained injuries in my younger days, I presently train to the same level of failure, and perhaps even a bit more so, but I no longer (further) injure myself.
 
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When I was younger, competing in rowing, college, and then in the military...

Crossfit training was my training to stay in shape for rowing in the off-seasons and to stay in shape in the military. It wasn't popular back then and still not popular today (I think) although its now a sport.

That's what I was doing with my kids before the spectacular jumping portion failure that I was fortunate to not have injured myself although my jaw is still very sore.

See these guys doing it at the 21:30 mark of the below crossfit video...

I need to get mats (stacked on top of each other) as these guys have instead of using stacked weights on one mat.


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Yeah, sorry, that stuff does nothing for me.

To each his own.
 
Frederick Foresight said:
Yeah, sorry, that stuff does nothing for me.

To each his own.
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These should work and looks like I can use them as drop pads for weightlifting free weights.

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https://matsuru.ca/products/drop-pa...MItMiftJuF-AIVJYNbCh1RMwmwEAQYAiABEgKw4_D_BwE

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/39334337959...MItMiftJuF-AIVJYNbCh1RMwmwEAQYDyABEgKBY_D_BwE

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wrbtrader said:
That guy couldn't jump blocks when he was in his 20s considering he's not the type of fitness person.

My comment about him doing a strenuous workout was about "bench presses" because I recently read that many celebrities hire a private fitness instructor or they use the local gym to stay in shape while filming a movie.

The jumping comment was related to a recent failed activity of my own...no suggestions about it being his undoing.

Check out the ones in the below video that added a female on top of their weights...its that last rep that gets them...:D



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I liked the 330 pounds, no spotters, who needs them? guy. I was not thinking he was doing heavy bench at at all. I saw him on a documentary around 2010 when this photo was taken.

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But by 2020 with the fiancee he had pulled it back and using sensible weights however who knows how bad it got in between?

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...irt-shows-workout-routine-gym-photoshoot.html
 
Frederick Foresight said:
...That is why now, late in the game, I am all about slow, proper form. Despite having sustained injuries in my younger days, I presently train to the same level of failure, and perhaps even a bit more so, but I no longer (further) injure myself.
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As we get older...trying to use that jerking bouncing form to bench press, swing ourselves up to do a pullup or whatever...

It's dangerous but when you have athletic teenagers and try to keep up with them (I play sports with them...hockey, soccer, rowing, crossfit training)...epic failures will occur more often.

In the old days, I would have just tucked and roll out of the fall...

Not this time, reflex was too slow. :(

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