Beautiful spring day, so I took the most ambitious ride yet this young year and climbed the long grade up to Langenhain and back down the sweepers through Breckenheim and back home. Supper and a long nap followed immediately.

Here are 5 handstand push-ups from today. #calisthenics #seniorfitness #handstands
https://youtube.com/shorts/xh3as0DgzS8?feature=share

Sundays are decline-push-up day. I'm on track for over 11,000 push-ups this year. Today I surpassed my raw numbers for all of 2020, my first year at it. Those were all classic push-ups, and in bad form. This year's are all declines, pikes, and handstand push-ups. I've done 2425 year-to-date. #pushups #calisthenics #seniorfitness

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Sundays are decline-push-up day for me in recent months, and today was another personal best: 90 of these. I'm 69.

I post this stuff not infrequently because, well, it saved my life. That's only a smidge of hyperbole.

https://youtu.be/yZgiTZHpNUc

So great to be at the Malden Senior Center to teach my SPARTA Strength Class for ages 65-95, all abilities, since returning from Ukraine! I was so touched by all the inspiration, delicious cookies, and warm hugs!

I'm still not quite believing it myself, but I just pushed out a new personal best with 5 handstand push-ups. I started this journey five years ago, losing 50 pounds and putting advanced heart disease in remission. I'm 69 in 2025.

#seniorfitness #nogym #calisthenics #fitness #noequipment #handstandpushups
https://youtube.com/shorts/u0D5Uwu4F1Y?si=HHzDP4UD1lZv-vXi

I just saw someone named @senada.greca on Instagram doing this and thought I'd give it a try. It's going into my repertoire at once! Try it and tell me what you think.

#seniorfitness #nogym #calisthenics #fitness #strengthtraining

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3J48_3uFosU&si=huO77vaEEHs91_Jh
https://youtube.com/shorts/3J48_3uFosU?si=h_QKd3BMucRPtMQY

I just saw someone named @senada.greca on Instagram doing this and thought I'd give it a try. It's going into my repertoire at once! Try it and tell me what you think.

#seniorfitness #nogym #calisthenics #fitness #strengthtraining
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3J48_3uFosU&si=huO77vaEEHs91_Jh

Where I feel these most is in my brachioradiales (anterior radial forearm, plural)—not, surprisingly, my quads. Halfway through, they're screaming and I want to stop. But then, miraculously, the urgent ache goes away! I'm not sure what the mechanism is there. But that muscle will help you immensely with pull-ups, dead hangs, general grip strength, etc. Video is 3x speed, and this is the last bit.

#seniorfitness #nogym #fitness #strengthtraining #squats
https://youtube.com/shorts/eIAgbtpVf9Q

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Continuing to work on Nordic hamstring curls. I did 1½ today. Here's the first one. I'm 69. #seniorfitness #nogym #calisthenics #fitness #noequipment #hamstringcurls

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Building Community Health Equity

Thank you to the Milano Senior Center in Melrose for the opportunity to be part of their first open house. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase all the wonderful classes (including my SPARTA Strength Class), resources, and events they offer to older adults.

105 weight-boosted Belgian squats at 69 (7x speed)

https://youtu.be/Iso4b9tOtqg

Four handstand push-ups today! I've done 4 four times now, the last time being five weeks ago. This felt solid today. Five reps are coming! I'm 69.

#seniorfitness #nogym #calisthenics #fitness #noequipment #shoulderrehab #handstandpushups

https://youtube.com/watch?v=59FKXCN7IK0&si=vxtvLozDQ6Vn3RXy

Laughter is the best medicine!

At my Sparta Strength class at the Malden Senior Center, we’re proving that strength training isn’t just about building muscles; it’s about having #fun and fostering community.

I’m grateful to be a part of their fitness journey.

Talking about form and progress: how I got from fat and feeble to 80 decline push-ups at 69. https://youtu.be/2ollMZIA1z0?si=bmMP7xuxujIr6jB5

3-minute plank followed by one minute more with full distal arm extension... https://youtu.be/8PGZC6po3w4?si=vHKoa1U_yo82xOMB

4 handstand push-ups today. It's my third time hitting 4 reps. Maybe I can get to 5 by my 69th birthday in 13 days. #seniorfitness #nogym #calisthenics #fitness #noequipment #handstandpushups

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