Contemplating writing an exercise book
With some down after completing my manuscript for my third historical fiction novel, I am contemplating changing gears and possibly writing an exercise focused book. I have always been extremely active and people have asked me frequently what I do to maintain my level of fitness. As such, I want to lay out the basis of an exercise book with blog posts. If you want to follow these, that would be great. I would also encourage you to e-mail me directly to modify what you may be interested in doing to sweat and grow!
Usually the time to be firmly entrenched in honing my golf game, I took a different approach to staying healthy as I approached fifty. Going on my fourth year now, I have transformed my appearance and believe the exercise regiment I have in place provides the optimal mix of strength training, calisthenics and cardio. I will be fifty-one this year, and have increased my chest size by two full inches, gained ten pounds of muscle and have maintained my pants size.
If you look at any definition of obesity, my measurements would put me squarely in the overweight/obese category. At 5’9” 196 pounds, my Body Mass Index is 29 categorizing my weight status as overweight. I laugh at the suggestion to lower my weight to 165 to fit into the normal range. BMI is a number calculated to measure body fatness and to identify weight problems for adults. With the exercise regiment I have in place, the BMI calculation is disproved as muscle weighs more than fat. This routine, as I have personally proven out, would transform a middle aged body from Sedentary Mush to Diesel Dad. Really, wouldn’t you rather talk around the water cooler with co-workers about your three hundred pound bench press or your four putt double bogey?
It’s all about the bench! The secret sauce is not very secret. All weightlifters know that the bench press is the foundation of any workout routine. I have taken this to heart, embraced the movement and refined routines for optimal success; not for a twenty year old bodybuilder but for a forty-eight year old father. Bench press is number one, followed closely by dips and pull-ups. These are three basic exercises that many people dread, but if done in a vibrant and muscle shocking fashion, could widen your frame, improve your strength and act as a magnate to get you to go to the gym consistently. At the end of the day, with any exercise program the key is consistency.
Consistency is the key to this training program. It will not work if you don’t put in the work. But, if you do put in the work, you will see results and look forward to going back for more results. Going back to my golf example, as your hair is graying and falling out, what will make you more confident looking in the mirror, your eleven over par last Saturday or increasing your bench press by sixty pounds in four months? If you feel a life of bogeys is for you, then great. Hit the links, and you can stop reading. If you want to be Diesel Dad, then stay tuned for my workout tips and exercise routines.
Usually the time to be firmly entrenched in honing my golf game, I took a different approach to staying healthy as I approached fifty. Going on my fourth year now, I have transformed my appearance and believe the exercise regiment I have in place provides the optimal mix of strength training, calisthenics and cardio. I will be fifty-one this year, and have increased my chest size by two full inches, gained ten pounds of muscle and have maintained my pants size.
If you look at any definition of obesity, my measurements would put me squarely in the overweight/obese category. At 5’9” 196 pounds, my Body Mass Index is 29 categorizing my weight status as overweight. I laugh at the suggestion to lower my weight to 165 to fit into the normal range. BMI is a number calculated to measure body fatness and to identify weight problems for adults. With the exercise regiment I have in place, the BMI calculation is disproved as muscle weighs more than fat. This routine, as I have personally proven out, would transform a middle aged body from Sedentary Mush to Diesel Dad. Really, wouldn’t you rather talk around the water cooler with co-workers about your three hundred pound bench press or your four putt double bogey?
It’s all about the bench! The secret sauce is not very secret. All weightlifters know that the bench press is the foundation of any workout routine. I have taken this to heart, embraced the movement and refined routines for optimal success; not for a twenty year old bodybuilder but for a forty-eight year old father. Bench press is number one, followed closely by dips and pull-ups. These are three basic exercises that many people dread, but if done in a vibrant and muscle shocking fashion, could widen your frame, improve your strength and act as a magnate to get you to go to the gym consistently. At the end of the day, with any exercise program the key is consistency.
Consistency is the key to this training program. It will not work if you don’t put in the work. But, if you do put in the work, you will see results and look forward to going back for more results. Going back to my golf example, as your hair is graying and falling out, what will make you more confident looking in the mirror, your eleven over par last Saturday or increasing your bench press by sixty pounds in four months? If you feel a life of bogeys is for you, then great. Hit the links, and you can stop reading. If you want to be Diesel Dad, then stay tuned for my workout tips and exercise routines.
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