Katie

Seattle, WA, United States

Joey Atlas I find it effective as far as it feels like I am hitting the muscles and could probably work with it for a bit but sometimes feel I need a bit more or something. I am not sure it is enough but that could be old thinking. There are certain things I have to avoid though until I am stronger such as laying on my bursitis shoulder side ( like with the leg stuff) or floor plank stuff. It activates the pain so I either use a pillow(which kind of works) or get creative.I do have resistance bands and a door anchor with various anchor spots(low middle and high.) and I use countertops, chair, ball etc. Or just avoid that particular exercise altogether if I can't set up the way you do in some and get creative again for alternatives(which can be time consuming too). I'm just really trying to find more structure as to what I'm doing for the week, and not have to figure this out every night or morning. With more guidance  I'm willing to spend the time creating my own structure with these videos. 

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Thanks, Joey. I really enjoy your excercise style and I appreciate the structure of the five-day sample schedule you provided. I wanted to get some clarity on how to progress from here.

Specifically, I’m wondering if the idea is to repeat this five-day sample for several weeks until I see progress, or if I should switch things up more frequently. I want to keep things as simple and straightforward as possible so I can stay consistent and not get overwhelmed.

Also, if there are certain exercises that I might not be able to do such as overhead stuff because of shoulder bursitis (which I have some PT stuff for) or because I don't have the proper equipment but want to target the muscle being worked in some of these videos. I’d love your suggestions for alternatives or variations so I can still target the same muscle groups. I’m in relatively good shape for my age, and I’ve been consistently exercising daily with a healthy diet and weight. My goal is to build and maintain strength as I age.

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