Diario de Redporchlady, 12 dic. 22

The dreaded lunges… I do walking lunges and step backs. Step back lunges are a bit easier on your knees, if you have knee problems. Nice post…👍🏻 

Great job! 

Diana I would have to agree with you that this illustration the upper body is slightly leaning forward and I know the trainer has us focus on shoulders back and not rounding our back. I am always so focused on listening and doing my work that I now want to watch others to see how they look from the side!! I do Lat pull downs between the lunge sets and it is all I can do to walk over to the machine! How do your legs feel after doing them? 

Sharon- My husband is 5'10 and balance is hard - one time he actually fell over doing the lunges. I started out just body weight and they would have you go to plates or mats on the floor. I did that for a long time because I was so shaky with the arthritis in my knee.  

HCB - we don't have young knees!  

OTB - you are brave walking backwards!! Good for you and share some of your new leg workouts.  

Daddy Manatee- You need to add them and let us know what you think! 

I'm still in recovery mode but I did ok. I did leg presses, hamstring curls, squats, and after each set I did lunges for a minute. 3 sets of 16 reps on each movement. My trainer was trying to ease me back in...🤪💪 

Kennyn27 - I have seen another gal my age that works out the same time I do with our same trainer and he has her do step backs. She has told me they are a lot easier but I get to take a 30 second to 1 minute break between legs. On the step back she doesn't get to because she is alternating legs. I am still a newbie so love learning about what everyone is doing! 

Morticia-Thank you - I need to not complain about them! LOL 

Diana that is great! That is a crazy workout but you did it. I love it because I feel like we all feed off each other no matter where we are at in our journey. 

I just did walking lunges at the gym yesterday. It was my first time in a month doing lower body. The doc said I could do body weight lunges, but I added 20 lbs dumbbells. Today when I woke up, my glutes are so sore like I been deadlifting. I only did 2 sets of 8.  

RN16-Wow! Your muscles are saying where have you been..... always great getting back into the routine. 

Leg day workout Calf raises barbell 165x 38 165x 38 165x 38 Goblet squat kettle bell 35× 15 full ATG depth with long pause 45× 15 full ATG depth with long pause 53× 15 full ATG depth with long pause Barbell Back squat 165×10 225x5 255x1 275x1 280x fail Front squat 115×10 135×9 135×10 135x10 Barbell hip thrust 225 x15 255 x 20 255 x 20 Land mine 1 leg glute / hamstring rdl 55 × 15 65 x 13 65 x 12 Barbell walking lunge 115× 5 forward 5 backwards × 3 115× 5 forward 5 backwards × 3 Box jumps 24 inch × 20 30 inch x 12 30 inch x 15  

That was today's workout it pasted it to here weird but It's much easier to read on today's mega stack journal entry I edited it to put it in there as well 

OTB- wow how are you literally able to walk after that workout!! 💯💯💯 

I'm OK for now but I'll let you know an update tommorow night something tells me things will be different then😄 🤣  

SharonEsq - start out and just do body weight for awhile before adding weights. I am 5'9 and I get what you say about balance. I really have to focus on setting my stride and preparing for the lunges. I then focus on something on the wall and push thru them. I am hoping to progress to the safety bar at some point becasue I don't think the trainer will make me hold 50# dumbbells. That is too hard on my hands.  

HCB - I know when I first start out my knees are complaining but once I get going, I feel better. Anytime I have an ache I let the trainer know but fortunately lately I have been good. Just sore which that doesn't count!  

It looks like if I hold on to the dresser or a counter, I can feel more secure and build strength. I'll have to work on balance also then I can hopefully start holding weights. "Focus ... and push through", thanks for that.