On January 29 2012 08:47 AoN.DimSum wrote: my dad wants to start working out, but he recovered from his 2nd heart surgery in august. i was thinking he could do band resistance exercises? any suggestions?
I asked a friend studying exercise science and got this for a response
Whenever doing exercise after a major surgery it is best to consult with your physician first. Exercise is good and healthy for you but even moderate to low amounts can increase heart rate. Depending on the man's stability and condition he could be able to start with light band work..however since i don't know his state i would of course recommend talking to the doctor first and fore most
evaluate form and yes form form form!, thanks beforehand
Front squat -Keep your lower back tight!
Power clean - Need a better angle, it seems good though. You are pulling the bar close and catching fine.
clean and jerk - ah better angle for watching the clean. You are arm pulling and not letting your hips do the work. Keep your arms straight and drive with your hips! You should not lean over to catch the bar, keep the bar as close to your body so the bar will not come out. -for the jerk, move that front foot out more. Your front foot should at least be under your knee or a little past it for a solid base. When in the split position, there should be equal weight on both feet. You are leaning forward when you drive up to catch in the jerk which is why you always step forward after you recover.
Got to train with Alex Lee today! It was pretty badass, he was world university champion in 2010 and is coached by 1999 world champ Iranian guy who jerked 215 at 85kg. The gym is really far from my house, but I'm going to be able to go there a few saturdays a month to get coaching and will only have to pay a 5$ drop-in.
On January 29 2012 09:57 AoN.DimSum wrote: Hes stable right now, I'm pretty sure hes been cleared to lift heavier things (>25lbs)
I'm taking a class at a cardiac rehabilitation unit and generally we use treadmill then some light walking/other cardio exercises. How old is your dad? If he's going to put time into working out the primary focus should be increasing his cardiovascular capacity. Anyway yeah consult a physician first.
On January 29 2012 14:12 AoN.DimSum wrote: holy fuck, thats awesome drowsy! you live in arizona now?
@donkeys, hes 59 right now.
I've lived here my whole life. Decaf, today I hit 82/100 and missed a jerk at 105. I weigh about 90 right now and I had another post with all the rest of my lifts a few pages back.
He was super cool and sort of sounded like an easy-going guy who smokes a lot of pot, he wasn't the ultra-seriouss and reserved stereotypical asian guy (today at least, obviously that parts there or he wouldn't have done 130/165).
Here's the other people who coach there, John and Summer Krasinski.
one strong as hell couple, they have 2 kids that will surely be world champions in some strength sports some day.
On January 29 2012 08:47 AoN.DimSum wrote: my dad wants to start working out, but he recovered from his 2nd heart surgery in august. i was thinking he could do band resistance exercises? any suggestions?
I asked a friend studying exercise science and got this for a response
Whenever doing exercise after a major surgery it is best to consult with your physician first. Exercise is good and healthy for you but even moderate to low amounts can increase heart rate. Depending on the man's stability and condition he could be able to start with light band work..however since i don't know his state i would of course recommend talking to the doctor first and fore most
sounds like band exercise is an option.
The big thing here is I would imagine his pec muscles have been cut through for the heart surgery. So I reckon his weaknesses will be:
bench press type actions or other stuff using the chest overhead exercises (from pec stretch perspective, and also blood pressure increases) isometric holds. - again mainly blood pressure being the problem.
If he wants somewhere to start (and this should still be with the advice of a medical professional), I'd look at scapular range and stability exercises which can prepare him for strength work later on when he is fully healed. Bands are a good start, just take it easy on the internal rotation/flexion movement that pecs produce.
although it has been quite a long time since August, so I reckon if his cardio is under control he should be good to go
I'd reccomend daily walks, very low intensity for perhaps 15-30 mins each time. Just keep the track easy and flat in the beginning and after several weeks increase the time and difficulty of the terrain.
I forgot to go early to the gym yesterday (saturday closes earlier), so I had to go today (sunday) and it closes at 2pm. Had to reduce 1min from every rest set because they were about to close, but it was totally worth it. Can't recall the last time I was so happy as when I did those 3 last squats with perfect from and depth.
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