“Look at that guy!! He’s huge!” The comments were flying in the stands one Friday Night Lights game as the new coach, wearing a shirt two sizes too small, paced back and forth. Then the comment I was waiting for, “Looks like he’s skipped a few leg days, though.” Sure enough, it was obvious where his weakest link was.
We’ve all got one or two areas we wished our genes had been a little more generous in. Turns out, for men over 60 it’s their shoulders. If we’re prone to skip leg days, believe it or not, skipping shoulders is just as easy. Once squared and broad, a true sign of a real man, the shoulders will droop and become rounded. It naturally happens to all men as Father Time grows long in the tooth, but if you’re committed to fitness for longevity and functionality, shoulders don’t have to become your weakest link.
Today was shoulders and legs – both weak links – but I got after it.
Combo One x3 sets: seated leg press, standing barbell shoulder press, dumbbell front raises, Russian twists.
Combo Two x3 sets: barbell shoulder raises, seated dumbbell lateral raises, goblet bench squats, crunches.
Combo Three x3 sets: Arnold dumbbell shoulder press, wall squats, hanging leg raises.