Saturday, September 27, 2008

SENIOR FITNESS STARTS HERE

HELLO AND WELCOME EVERYONE! Let's start with some of the excuses for not starting a daily fitness program. I'll do it later, I think I'm coming down with something, I'll wait 'til after the holidays, my back hurts, my leg hurts, my neck hurts(not much left). I ate too much, it might rain, my knee hurts, I have to run to the store, I am waiting for a phone call. I might over do it. I'm looking for a workout partner my age. I am looking for just the right kind of exercises for me. I start every thing on the first of the month. Whew! There are more, but enough for now. You get the idea.
THE REASONS TO START NOW: YOU NEED FITNESS IN YOUR LIFE. IT IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE AIR WE BREATHE. BEING FIT HELPS REDUCE STRESS AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. BUILDS BONE DENSITY. TONES THE BODY. FITNESS OF THE MIND KEEPS YOU SHARP MENTALLY. STAYING FIT ENERGIZES THE MIND AND BODY. PRODUCES CONFIDENCE. HELPS KEEP THAT (BABY FAT) OFF. DO MORE...BE MORE! MAKE YOUR LIFE MORE MEANINGFULL. TAKE A BIGGER BITE OUT OF LIFE! THERE IS NO DRESS REHEARSAL IN LIFE. THIS IS IT FOLKS...LET'S MAKE THE MOST OF IT. TO GET THERE...START HERE.

HAVE A MEANINGFUL AND GREAT LIFE EVERYONE! JIMMY O
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Sunday, September 21, 2008

FITNESS WAKE UP CALL FOR SENIORS

HELLO AND WELCOME EVERYONE! This is an urgent call applicable to anyone over age 50. Start your healthy lifestyle today! I began my fitness journey 10 years ago at age 60. First walking, then running, then formulating an exercise program. My new lifestyle included a healthy food plan along with exercising. Yes, I was out of shape...not even close to where I wanted to be. I postponed THE BEGINNING several times before I got mad at myself for procrastinating. I wanted to start getting fit, but kept holding back. There is an old saying, "if I am comfortable, I do not move." Two keys to my getting started...1) give up my "comfort zone." 2) my mental state had to change. So to begin, I had to replace my inactive way of life with a goal, ACTIVITY GOAL. Physical activity is driven by our mental state of mind. If we want to achieve something worthwhile in life, we have to give up something...have a goal in mind and then visualize ourselves as already being there. We begin to act and behave as though we were already there. For me the journey began. And the journey is never ending. Every exercise gives me a feeling of accomplishment...a feeling I do not want to let go. "To get there, start here...begin now."

Have a great and meaningfull life everyone! Jimmy O
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Sunday, September 14, 2008

FIGHT VS CANCER MOTIVATES SENIOR OLYMPIAN

HELLO AND WELCOME EVERYONE! For those of you who are new to my blog...a few thoughts to bring you up to date. I workout 6 days a week...approximately 90 minutes of high impact each. My training is more intense than a competitive event. I compete in track and field (5 events), tennis, racquetball and martial arts and play on a local softball team. As a survivor of prostate cancer, I dedicated my training for the Senior Olympics to cancer victims and survivors. That was and will continue to be my incentive.
THIS WEEK'S WORKOUT consists of 11 drills with emphasis on 1) fast twitch, 2) explosion, 3) speed burst. The three are consistant with every workout 3 days a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Monday and Friday on the track and Wednesday up hill. Every exercise I do on the track, I do up hill. I call it bunker hill. 30 yards long with a 10 yard rise from the foot of the hill to the top. Bunker hill helps me develope the power I need in sprinting. These are the drills: plyometrics, running up stairs(50 steps), speed bursts, 50% speed for 10m, then full speed for 40m. Ladder, lateral jumps, kangaroo jumps (10 yards), ball toss (toss the ball back over my head, turn and sprint to the ball and catch it on the first bounce.Squat jump( holding soccer ball in my hands, squat, bend knees and touch ball to the ground and jump and stretch arms overhead). Sprinting forward and backward, 10 yards each way, 10x. Barefoot grass sprinting, (50m). This helps your feet and for explosive sprinting.
Developing "start quickness" I sprint up a 10 yard incline of 3 feet and then another 10 yards. This exercise forces me to develope proper form in my starts.
SPECIAL NOTE: In order to develope "fast twitch muscle fiber" your feet cannot land and "stay" on the ground. As soon as your foot hits the ground , UP. It's POP, POP, POP. 5 REPITITIONS to each set. Bunker Hill helps develope power in my sprinting. On Tuesday and Thursday I do yoga and pilates and hit the weight room. Saturday is a mix of the drills for the week. That's it for this week.

Have a great and meaningfull life everyone! Jimmy O
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Sunday, September 7, 2008

SENIOR FITNESS FEVER -CATCH IT!!!

HELLO AND WELCOME EVERYONE! WOW! It's great to be alive, fit and healthy. Today I will cover two subjects: 1) Senior Olympics (from a different perspective) 2) breaking down my workouts, (part 1)
1) Senior Olympic perspective. All Olympic competitors have their sights set on winning. I know I did. That has to be the mind set of any competitor. By now most of you know I dedicated the '08 Senior Olympics to cancer victims and survivors. I am a prostate cancer survivor. I believe that many of us have something that drives us besides being on the medal stand. For me, it was fighting for all of us against cancer. For me the Senior Olympics means more than appearing on the medal stand. I hope some day I can wear a medal that reads "cancer is dead." This year I am adding other worthy causes...the fight for the lonely (fight against depression), the homeless and the abused. So, whoever you are, fight for another day. Never, ever give up on yourself.
2) breaking down my workouts. Each month I draw up my game plan. I write down the exercises and drills I will emphasize for the month. Then I will highlight 3 drills I want to work on for each week. I may have 25-30 drills for the month. In addition, I have basic or anchor drills that I MUST DO in every workout through out the year.
Next week...breaking down this month and this week with the exact drills.

HAVE A GREAT LIFE EVERYONE! JIMMY O
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