Sunday, October 18, 2009

Top 10: Exercises For Guys Over 40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60q92qIKNj0endofvid
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No.8 - Standing cable rotational pull-into-push
This exercise can be performed with a long bar (as in the video) or with a rope. You turn your hips all the way in at the beginning, then rotate powerfully all the way around, transferring the force through your core and following through with your upper body. It’s a great rotational core exercise, teaching power transfer from the hips to the shoulders. If you’re a golfer, this is a must-include in your program.
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Top 10: Exercises For Guys Over 40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmmOy2FTGkendofvid
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No.7 - Push-up
This under-respected exercise is one of the best ways to strengthen the chest, shoulders and triceps in a functional pattern. Like the low pulley row, the push-up allows full movement of the shoulder blades, unlike a bench press or dumbbell chest press. Coordinated movement of the upper arm and shoulder blade is essential to keeping the shoulders strong and pain-free.

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Top 10: Exercises For Guys Over 40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOQ9Uq6IQQoendofvid
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No.6 - Low pulley row
One of our favorite upper-body exercises, the low pulley row helps build a strong upper back while also teaching proper movement of the shoulder joint and shoulder blades. This can help cut back on shoulder pain, which is pretty prevalent among older guys, especially those who spend a lot of time in the gym.
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Top 10: Exercises For Guys Over 40

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No.5 - Reverse lunge
This is another great lower body exercise and it’s easy to learn. Unlike the deadlift and squat, which take a bit more coaching to get the hang of, almost everyone can do a perfect reverse lunge within minutes of seeing the exercise. Taking a large step back and pulling through the heel of your front leg will help strengthen your hamstrings and glutes. This can also be done by holding dumbbells, which helps to strengthen your forearms. Improving grip and forearm strength can help prevent musculoskeletal problems of the hand/forearm muscles from excessive typing (i.e., carpal tunnel syndrome).
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Top 10: Exercises For Guys Over 40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaARD5KdSqQendofvid
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No.4 - Back leg raised split-squat
This exercise is the king of lower-body training. Because it’s a single-leg exercise, it won’t be loaded as heavy as a two-leg exercise such as a traditional squat. Lower loading to the spine can help preserve back health in the long run. However, people almost always perform this exercise more on one leg than half of their back squat max. In other words, if someone could back squat 400 pounds for one rep, they can back leg raised split-squat 200 pounds for more than one rep. The result is a greater load to the legs, without the deleterious effects of excessive spinal loading.

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Top 10: Exercises For Guys Over 40

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No.3 - Squat-to-press
The squat-to-press is a great full-body exercise, targeting your leg and hip musculature, core and shoulders. The only downside of this exercise is that the weight you use will be limited by what you can press, which is substantially less than what you could squat.
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Top 10: Exercises For Guys Over 40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwBHfY4wljIendofvid
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No.2 - Deadlift
The deadlift is arguably the best full-body exercise. It takes leg strength and power to initiate the movement and core and upper back strength to transfer that power to the bar. If you have strong legs and a weak back, the bar won’t budge.
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