In
1991 I started having problems with my lower back. I had ruptured
my disc at the L-4 & L-5 & S-1 location. This caused
some major sciatic nerve pain that would not subside. So,
after many diagnostic tests, my doctor felt getting in shape
should be my first course of action, not surgery. I controlled
the pain with medications for a month or so. Then I started
my own strength training program. I worked at getting in shape
and strengthening my mid-section for the next several years.
Not really having much of a clue as to what I was doing. I
kept starting and stopping programs.
Winter seem to be the only time I was training. Summer months
were for outside fun, not basement training. By 1995 I started
to understand I needed to train year round and focus on 1
or 2 body parts per work out. That's when I started to see
changes in my physique. In 1997 I got involved in EAS get
in the Best Shape of Your Life in 12 weeks program.
I went from a chubby 170 lbs. to a lean 150 lbs. I dropped
my body fat from 21% to 11%. From that point forward I started
rebuilding by body, never letting my body fat get over 12%
again. Year after year I kept gaining a few more pounds of
lean mass. So, by 2000 I entered my first body building show
at a very ripped 165 lbs at 6% body fat. The body builder
was born.
Strength Training: Is important for everyone of all ages.
With a regular strength training program, you can reduce
body fat, increase your lean muscle mass and burn calories
more efficiently. Like they say "Use it or lose it".
Muscle mass naturally diminishes with age for men and women.
If you don't do anything to replace the lean muscle you
lose, you will increase the percentage of body fat in your
body. With strength training you can help preserve and enhance
your muscle mass at any age.
Strength Training can be done in the privacy of your home
or in any commercial gym.
*Body weight only: You can do many exercises with little
or no equipment.
*Resistance bands or tubing: Light weight tubing/bands will
provide resistance when stretched.
*Free weights: Barbells & Dumbbells are the Gold Standard
of strength training tools.
*Weight machines: Most all fitness centers or gyms have
various machines. They are also available for home use.
How much strength training time do you need to make a positive
difference in your life?
You don't need to spend hours a day lifting weights to benefit
from training. With just 2 or 3
strength training sessions a week lasting 30 to 40 minutes
are sufficient for most people. You may very well have noticeable
improvements
in your strength and stamina in just a few short weeks.
With new trainees, they may find a 50% increase in strength
with in 6 months.
It's never too late to begin a well planned Strength Training
program. At TheLindGym, we work with people from all walks
of life, from the
novice trainee to the athlete preparing for competition.
We will design a safe Strength training program based on
the equipment available to you.
You will receive a detailed monthly workout plan, that is
focused towards reaching your goals. With each plan you
will receive an easy to interpret
line drawing of each exercise.
