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Old 12-07-2017, 07:50 PM   #3018
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Originally Posted by Buehler445 View Post
Alright resident experts,

I’m back in the gym for the first time in several years and need some advice on a routine that won’t murder me.

As a background I’m familiar with most of the lifts except I’m not too comfortable with deadlift, we didn’t do it a lot in school. But it’s been awhile. I’m definitely starting light.

I also am kind of broke down. I have arthritis in my knees pretty bad. Hopefully I can get at least some squatting done. I’m hoping if I can get some weight off it will help the arthritis. I also have plantar faciiitis in my feet which sucks balls. I don’t think it should affect lifts much but plyometrics may be problematic. In the past I’ve had trouble in my shoulders. If I run over a quarter mile I get shin splints. God typing all that out my body is shit. I need a new one.

My goals are as follows:
1. Don’t get hurt. I have too much shit to do that requires manual labor to be out of commission. That is the priority.

2. I’m not really interested in getting huge or giant gains or any of that stuff. I’d like to look better in the mirror, sure. But what’s finally motivated me is I need to extend my usefulness physically. Everything is starting to get harder than it used to be and I probably need to focus on my health some too before it gets bad. My doctor is starting to grumble about cholesterol and I’d like to avoid medication if I can.

3. I would like to improve my balance some. It sure seems like I don’t trust myself, especially at heights anymore. I’m sure getting weight off and improving strength will help but if there is anything specific I can do I’m down.

4. Establish a routine that is sustainable when field work starts. I need to keep workouts fairly short. I can drag them out now but come March I get busy as hell.

As far as what I plan to do is I’ve been hitting the bike for a few days and I plan to ease into weights. I’ll probably keep some cardio in after I work the weights in. They have a pool that I will use when they open it but I plan to hit the weights as long as I can keep from hurting myself.

So any recommendations? How should I group the lifts? What should I avoid with my junk knees? Which lifts should I focus on first?

Thanks!

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