AboutDavid Dickeson, A.S. Expertise I am a 55-year-old man who has been 'strength training' for 22 years. I have been giving free advice on weightlifting in AllExperts; since July, 2005. I am also in AllExperts under "How To Get What You Want in Life" and under "Aging."
Experience I let people who have written to me "show you my experience." Read their questions, my answers, and especially their comments! You will learn a LOT!
Question I would like to know several forms for bodybuilding and what diet touse.Plus vitamin to take. I am 68 yr. old but will not give up.Thank you
Answer There is powerlifting. This is where you train to pick up very heavy weights with 3 specific exercises; bench-press, squat, deadlift.
There is bodybuilding. This is where you train to make your body have high definition. You achieve this by lifting light weights several times a day.
There is olympic lifting. This is where you train to pick up very heavy weights ALSO with 3 specific exercises; such as "snatch-and-clean."
What I do and teach others to do is "strength training." That is using simple exercises to make your body stronger and tighter. Here is a good exercise program for any person at any age or shape;
Buy a couple of 5 gallon pails. Restaurants throw them out all the time. Ask the restaurants for a couple of pails. Be sure to get lids, too.
Put some water in the pails. Just a small amount. Mark the outside with a permanent marker the water level on both pails. Make both pails hold the same amount of water.
Squat down and pick up the pails. Hold them in the air for 1 minute. Use a wall clock on the floor with a sweep second hand to keep track of one minute. Keep your elbows bent, your knees bent, and bend over while holding the pails.
Wait 2-3 days, lift the pails again for 1 minute.
Wait 2-3 days, lift the pails again for 1 minute.
Now remove the lids, add a bit more water, repeat everything above.
As the pails get heavier, your body will get tighter and stronger.
Do light stretching and light aerobics every day.
Vitamins; Vitamin D and C. Multi vitamins are a waste of money. Your body gets most of what it needs from food.
Diet: do not eat anything from a cow. Do not eat anything from a box, do not eat processed foods, especially meats!
Eat whole, natural almonds. Eat fruits, eat vegetables. Eat whole peanuts. Eat a small can of white chicken breast, in water. Eat a portion of food, such as a bananna, or an apple, every 2-3 hours. Do not eat 3 meals a day. When you eat 3 meals a day, the hours between your body is starving.
Finally, listen to your body. When you are exhausted; rest! Then resume exercising. Your body grows stronger when it is resting, not during the exercise.
