Daver
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Good Morning, First of all, I have to say this is the most informative site about body building I've seen. I hate to single out individual contributors here, since everyone seems to have some insight into one thing or another. Glad to have a place lie this to learn from.
Okay, I'm 6'7", and 175 pounds. Kinda on the light side. Am currently taking in about 4000 calories a day, which includes 250 grams of protein, half coming from whey and the other half from eggs and meats spread out over 4-5 meals a day. I think I have a high metabolism. My job is as a custom furniture and cabinetmaker, so I'm constantly in motion all day. Not a lot of pencil pushing. I'm taking 20 grams of L- gletamine per day and also Animal Pak Vitamins blended in a shake. My BP is 125/60. I'm 46 years old. I marathon cycled until this year. Thinking it's gonna hold me back with gaining weight. Also, When I was 5, I was in an auto accident that broke my right leg in three places, fractured my pelvis in four places, dislocated my right hip and along with other injuries, left me in an oxygen tent, with a tracheotomy and in coma for 32 days. When I came out of coma, I was paralyzed from the waist down for the most part due to attrification caused by being left in one position for so long. My right leg for whatever reason had been strapped to a board for that time with that foot pointing to my left. Probably to set the hip and leg. Medical science wasn't quite what it is now back in 1961. The docs sent me home to die with little expectations for a normal life. I had to teach myself how to walk again unaided since there wasn't any physical therapy offered. It took a year. I have a slight toe in on the right side that's barely noticable. Both legs are symetrical. I have high arches, wide feet, and a size 11 foot. In a lot of ways, it doesn;t mattermuch cause I can walk, but, I know I can make myself stronger. Just need a few ponters and this is the best place I know of to find it. I know this is a lot of info,but, I figure the more you know, the more you can offer.
The leg program I'm using now I do once a week, with calf raises and lying leg curls done twice a week. It looks like this:
Squats 4x10
Vertical Leg Press 4x10
Standing Hip Extensions 3x8
Dumbell Lunges 4x10
Standing Calf Raises 4x10
I'd like to do Leg Extensions too. I have a body Solid EXM-1500, but notice that, even with the seat at it's highest position, the pads for my lower legs are still high on my shins. I've lloked at the animation on www.exrx.com for this exercise and am not sure if the lower pad should be on my shins or the ankles. As you can see, my legs are really important to me and I'd rather not do any more damage to them if I can. Any thoghts on this or what I might do in general to toughen em up would be appreciated. Thank you.
Okay, I'm 6'7", and 175 pounds. Kinda on the light side. Am currently taking in about 4000 calories a day, which includes 250 grams of protein, half coming from whey and the other half from eggs and meats spread out over 4-5 meals a day. I think I have a high metabolism. My job is as a custom furniture and cabinetmaker, so I'm constantly in motion all day. Not a lot of pencil pushing. I'm taking 20 grams of L- gletamine per day and also Animal Pak Vitamins blended in a shake. My BP is 125/60. I'm 46 years old. I marathon cycled until this year. Thinking it's gonna hold me back with gaining weight. Also, When I was 5, I was in an auto accident that broke my right leg in three places, fractured my pelvis in four places, dislocated my right hip and along with other injuries, left me in an oxygen tent, with a tracheotomy and in coma for 32 days. When I came out of coma, I was paralyzed from the waist down for the most part due to attrification caused by being left in one position for so long. My right leg for whatever reason had been strapped to a board for that time with that foot pointing to my left. Probably to set the hip and leg. Medical science wasn't quite what it is now back in 1961. The docs sent me home to die with little expectations for a normal life. I had to teach myself how to walk again unaided since there wasn't any physical therapy offered. It took a year. I have a slight toe in on the right side that's barely noticable. Both legs are symetrical. I have high arches, wide feet, and a size 11 foot. In a lot of ways, it doesn;t mattermuch cause I can walk, but, I know I can make myself stronger. Just need a few ponters and this is the best place I know of to find it. I know this is a lot of info,but, I figure the more you know, the more you can offer.
The leg program I'm using now I do once a week, with calf raises and lying leg curls done twice a week. It looks like this:
Squats 4x10
Vertical Leg Press 4x10
Standing Hip Extensions 3x8
Dumbell Lunges 4x10
Standing Calf Raises 4x10
I'd like to do Leg Extensions too. I have a body Solid EXM-1500, but notice that, even with the seat at it's highest position, the pads for my lower legs are still high on my shins. I've lloked at the animation on www.exrx.com for this exercise and am not sure if the lower pad should be on my shins or the ankles. As you can see, my legs are really important to me and I'd rather not do any more damage to them if I can. Any thoghts on this or what I might do in general to toughen em up would be appreciated. Thank you.
