Strength training: How-to video collection

Posted by John, Volunteer Mentor @johnbishop, Dec 4, 2019

I received an Osteoporosis Insight 2019 Newsletter email this morning with this weeks top story -- Strength training: How-to video collection
To help make your muscles stronger and maintain bone density, you may want to try strength training — as long as your doctor gives you the go-ahead first. For those of us that need a little more direction on the how to do specific exercises to help get us in better condition this is a gold mine of videos.

Here is the link: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/strength-training/art-20046031/

Here is a list of the available how to videos:

Body-weight exercises: You can do body-weight exercises with little or no equipment. Watch these strength training videos to see how they're done.
-- Abdominal crunch
-- Lunge exercise
-- Modified pushup
-- Squat exercise
-- Step-up exercise

Resistance-tubing exercises: You can do resistance-tubing exercises at home or on the go. These strength training videos will get you started.
-- Bent-over row with resistance tubing
-- Biceps curl with resistance tubing
-- Hamstring curl with resistance tubing
-- Hip abduction walk with resistance tubing
-- How to choose resistance tubing
-- Squat with resistance tubing
-- Standing hip abduction with resistance tubing
-- Triceps kickback with resistance tubing

Free-weight exercises: Wonder how to get the best results from free weights? These strength training videos will show you how.
-- Bent-over row with dumbbell
-- Biceps curl with barbell
-- Biceps curl with dumbbell
-- Calf raise with dumbbell
-- Chest press with dumbbell
-- Reverse fly with dumbbell
-- Squat with dumbbell
-- Triceps extension with dumbbell

Weight-machine exercises: Whether you use weight machines at home or at the gym, proper technique is essential. Brush up on the basics with these strength training videos.
-- Biceps curl with weight machine
-- Chest press with weight machine
-- Knee extension with weight machine
-- Lat pull-down with weight machine
-- Lying hamstring curl with weight machine
-- Seated hamstring curl with weight machine
-- Seated leg press with weight machine
-- Seated row with weight machine
-- Triceps extension with weight machine

I plan to check out the resistance tubing and free weight videos. Which ones do you think can help you?

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@johnbishop
Hi,
How great to have these videos all in one place. We do some of these in my 3 weekly classes for active seniors. These help with balance so much which is important for our age group. I use resistance bands (tubes) at home but was happy to see some new exercises. Thanks for the detailed research.

Live long and prosper as you know who said.

FL Mary

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@imallears

@johnbishop
Hi,
How great to have these videos all in one place. We do some of these in my 3 weekly classes for active seniors. These help with balance so much which is important for our age group. I use resistance bands (tubes) at home but was happy to see some new exercises. Thanks for the detailed research.

Live long and prosper as you know who said.

FL Mary

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@imallears I too was excited to see them all on one site with descriptive links. I'm hoping to get more active and back to doing basic exercises to help with regaining some strength and balance. I had some resistance bands from a few years ago that I got away from using so these videos will help. Psst...love that saying from Leonard Nimoy in his role on Star Trek☺

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I appreciate this info. Thanks for sending it!

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@LeeAase shared a great new topic in his latest blog entry on his health journey. I've been concerned about losing muscle mass since I've become a really old man -- not that I had that much before age 50 but at least I could carry a 60 to 80 lb bag of gravel or salt for my driveway. Today I struggle with a 40 lb bag...such is growing old if you don't figure out how to slow down the muscle loss. I'm doing the light cardio and some minor strength training for the legs and arms but I think I need to figure out what the next step is 🙂

Can you gain muscle mass in your 50s? -- https://social-media-university-global.org/2020/04/can-you-gain-muscle-mass-in-your-50s/

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I just ran across this really good video on longevity that I think gives you a different perspective on exercise.

Peter Attia on The Best Exercises for Longevity
https://youtu.be/92kYDVjX0G0

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@johnbishop

I just ran across this really good video on longevity that I think gives you a different perspective on exercise.

Peter Attia on The Best Exercises for Longevity
https://youtu.be/92kYDVjX0G0

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Thanks for sharing!

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