3 Time-Wasting Exercises to AVOID (for Ages 50+)
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In this episode, Farnham's leading over-50's physiotherapist, Will Harlow, reveals 3 time-wasting exercises to avoid.
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Thank you
You would be shocked (or not) how many people in health care don't know or care about the maladies of aging. I certainly didn't know when I was younger, but am getting educated about it now, and fast. You're a Godsend Will.
or even engage in the dialogue to learn more about aging, aside from joint aches
Me too. I share your videos with patients and friends
Wow! Every exercise channel seems to incorporate the triceps kickback ! You seem to be the only one who understands why they are not that beneficial! While demonstrating a better, safer alternative! Love your drawings😊 your channel is a goldmine for safe exercises, and with the most benefit. Thank you !
the good ones have been saying for years theyre no good
I am grateful for your videos and knowledge. I am 86 but still in tiptop shape because I have been exercising all my life
Amazing work!
Well done!❤❤
No wonder that triceps push never felt like it wasn't doing anything. Love this channel. As a former massage therapist I really appreciate how you break every exercise down.
So pleased to hear you've found my channel useful! I believe it's important for me to share my reasoning behind the exercises I recommend/don't recommend, so that everyone can make informed decisions about their own actions!
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If you do those, just don’t come down to the 90° position. Only come down to where you still feel strain on the triceps and then move back up to the parallel position.
Thank you so much! I want to try these! I really appreciate how you emphasize working smarter and being careful in choice of movements, so we do not hurt ourselves when trying to stay in shape. I live in the US and you are one of my preferred PTs on the internet.
Absolutely, it's important to get the most out of our activities whilst avoiding injury. I'm so pleased to hear you've found my work educational!
Love your channel, Will. Thank you for concentrating on us over 50s. We’re often forgotten in the exercise and fitness channels. ❤
So pleased to hear you've enjoyed my videos, I'm just pleased I'm able to share my work with so many people who value it!
Thanks so much for the free 25 minutes for 50s plus. So kind.
It's my pleasure to share!
Mr Will thank you very much for suggesting such easy yet effective workouts for 50+ age group community. I'll definitely try these exercises. 😊
They are some good ones.
It's my pleasure to share my recommendations, great to hear you'll be putting these into practice!
Thanks for giving alternatives instead of just dissing what I call “WOT?” activities, where the acronym ‘WOT’ stands for Waste Of Time. ❤
Very happy to help!
Will, your videos are always great, but I have a request …. Please don’t do the blurry background with the camera. It’s really strenuous on my aging eyes! Thanks for everything you do for us over 50s!
Despite the blurry background comment, I think there's great improvement in your videos these days. Keep It Up with necessary variations 👍
The written stuff is great. I can do a screenshot to remind me without running the whole video each time.
How awesome a free video for us thank you Will good for you 👌
Very happy to share!
Thanks for putting us straight about these exercises. I have done them all in my time thinking I was doing well. As for " Good Mornings" I remember those from aerobics class warm ups in the 80s. Clearly they should have stayed there.
It's my pleasure, I'm so pleased my video was able to offer some interesting information!
Your videos are so helpful to us … the large population of aging baby boomers! Thank you for all your free content. I’m so happy to have come across your channel. Congratulations🎉on your marriage! Wishing you and your spouse a life of joy, happiness and health! 🎉
Hi there - I'm pleased you came across my channel too! Thank you for your kind congratulations, it means a lot to us. We're sending best wishes your way :)
For tricep kickbacks I use resistance cords or bands.The use of resistance cords maintains constant resistance on the tricep especially if you pre stretch the cord or band 4-6 inches( at the start of the movement). My oblique bends are accomplished with resistance cords or bands which keep constant resistance on the muscle throughout the movement.Of course,I do one side at a time per Wills suggestion. I ditch Good Mornings in favour of the R.Deadlifts but use the resistance cords that are on board my resistance cord exercise machine. I can vary the weight load with the nine resistance cords that my exerciser has but you can use individual resistance cords or bands sans exercise machine. Wills video here is very well done and helpful for us over fifties seniors. Thanks Will,you' re awesome!
You’re wearing a wedding ring 😳 good for you. When did this happen?🎉
Is it congratulations?
Good eye @adjmm 👍🏾. Congrats Will @HT-Physio😊 .
Thank you! The big day happened a few weeks ago - it was a very special day for all involved!
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Your welcome@@HT-Physio and again congratulations 💕🎉& blessings to you both 😊🙏🏾.
I really appreciate that you invite comments, and then answer them. May I ask for neck mobility exercises, I call them "safe lane change whilst driving" movements. Thanks so much.
Hi there! Absolutely - I try to get back to as many people as I can. Thank you for your suggestion, I have added it to my list of future video recommendations!
Where have you been all these years, dear Will? Thanks a ton for the fabulous job you're doing in sharing these videos with us. We highly appreciate it!
I was building a craft that I'm now proud to share! I'm so pleased you've found my videos beneficial, that really makes all the hard work worth it!
So glad for the info on tricep kickbacks! I couldn't for the life of me figure out why they haven't been working for me. Now I know. Thanks so much!
So pleased I was able to shed some light on what you were experiencing!
Congratulations Will. Wish you all the best in life🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much!
I heard that Bruce Lee messed up his back really bad with weighted good mornings. The legend is he did it in a fight with a rival, which sounds more epic but he spent the remainder of his years with chronic back pain from good mornings. Not relevant I know but kind of fun fact for male boomers.
I did that exercise for a few weeks several years ago and somehow messed up my jaw. It would slip out of place at night lying down trying to sleep. Had to stop working out for a year and for years afterward I would often bite my cheek while eating. Horrible exercise.
Great advice, Will. Really enjoying your content. 67 yo athlete here. You really know the subject well.
So pleased to hear you've enjoyed my content!
this is very very helpful. I have a great trainer, but I'm over 50 and he's about 24 so I think that once in a while he forgets he's not working with someone his own age. thank you very much.
also, I just subscribed and also requested the free video. thanks again.
I'm so pleased to hear my video was able to provide some helpful information. Thank you for subscribing and I hope you find my additional video beneficial!
I fired my trainer after it became apparent that she was treating me like I was twenty. I kept telling her I needed to change a couple of exercises because they were hard on my shoulders and elbow joints. Instead, she cheerfully increased the weights and the reps.
@@lindamayeadams7334 kids today. Sounds like you made the right choice.
Very interesting. I've done the tricep kickback for years, now I can do a more effective option, yay! Thanks for your help!
Very happy to help!
I find your channel informative. One helpful addition to Romanian deadlift is to position your butt close to a wall for positive feedback ie., to signal when you have reached the end of the movement.
Your channel just popped up today and I'm glad it did. I subscribed. I did two of these exercises incorrectly and I will be changing them now. thanks so much for the information.
Congratulations Will. May you both have a lovely life together.🎉
Thank you so much!
Thanks for your comments on "Good Mornings". I stop doing them when i was younger. The exercise just didnt feel right even when done with my trainer
Absolutely - and our bodies often know when something isn't right!
Lots of good info here. I teach group fitness to over 50's and enjoy your very useful content, immensely!
I hope you're able to share the information with those you work with! It's great that we can all work to support each other :)
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I have to agree with your opinion on these 3 exercising techniques....time wasting exercise won't give anyone their desired results
Great videos, very informative
Absolutely!
Great video! I’m recovering from a fractured elbow and have been doing kickbacks as part of my PT. This alternative looks like it would be much more helpful in regaining my strength. I’ll follow up with my physical therapist and add it into my treatment regimen. Thank you!
Interesting video as always 👍 One of the things that helped me with the RDL was an explanation of how the hip hinge worked, anterior to posterior tilt. Pre-ordered the update to my copy of your book.
I just found this channel and I absolutely love it! Thanks so much for your patience in explaining the exercises. This will help me be more confident in going to the gym after 50. I pre ordered your book. Looking forward to reading.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
It's my pleasure to share!
Bought your first addition and loved it, ordered the newest version and can’t wait to receive it.😊
Thank you so much for ordering my new addition, I hope you find all the new information just as valuable (if not more)!
I was given triceps kickback by a trainer and it felt awkward so I abandoned it. Thanks for explaining why!
Thanks I will incorporate 2 of these into my routine. The tricep curl I have always used as it does isolate the tricep nicely.
Great to hear you'll be putting these to good use!
worked these 3 exercises along with you to get the correct technique down. Thanks so much!
Great idea! So pleased we were able to do it together 😃
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Thanks so much for your information. I’ve watched lots of your videos and found all very helpful. It seems to be very difficult to get this kind of help and info. Your presentation skills are excellent, informative but enjoyable. Please continue with your advice and help.❤
Thank you for watching, I'm so pleased to hear you've found my work and my format helpful!
Congratulations!🎁🎉🎂🎊
Thank you!
Another great video. Thanks Will. My husband and I are now doing your muscle gaining routine.
Great to hear you're putting it to good use - I hope it proves beneficial for you both!
Thank you for your content. I just pre-ordered your book. Congratulations on your marriage 🎉
Thanks! Chapters would be helpful to get a quick overview of the exercises you cover.
Thank you for providing good alternatives. I believe the problems arise from thinking that weights, cable resistance machines, and resistance bands are all interchangeable. Something like a tricep kickback might be effective with a band attached to a door handle, providing more resistance during the lower arc. And I very distinctly remember a circuit machine for the side to side oblique exercise that required us to push down on each side, with pneumatic resistance. The handle that was not being pushed did not provide a counterweight, but did provide a place to grip, and that allowed for the alternating exercise form without the issue of the weight.
But bands, machines, and hand weights are not really completely interchangeable, and your video explains why so clearly - gravity! Cables and bands give their resistance regardless of the direction of gravity; hand weights work best when you do an exercise that has you working against it.
Nice to see you Will excited for you seeing a wedding ring😂.Thank you for always taking your time to show n demonstrate the form.
Love your advice and techniques Will. Just preordered your new book. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks Wil for these steps. Will try them. Have a great week and congratulations! 😊😊
Thank you so much, I hope you have a great week also!
Interesting. I started using dumbbells, at home, in my teenage years because I wanted 1) to look good in my t shirts and swimsuits 2) I wanted to have enough strength to get thru just about anything life tossed my way. Now I'm (well) over 50. My entire strength-training life, I NEVER enjoyed the "triceps kickbacks" and always switched to the modification of above head, checking posture for shoulders down away from the ears and elbows tucked so they don't flop all over the place, and extending as you've shown here as being more effective. Often I do this slower up, controlled down one workout session, then controlled up, slower down, the next workout session.
What are your thoughts on suitcase carry’s and farmers walk?
Don't do: tricep kickbacks (who knew!)
Do: overhead tricep extension (or skull crushers?)
Don't: double dumbbell side bend
Do: single dumbbell side bend (one side at a time)
Don't do: barbell good-mornings (those hurt!)
Do: Romanian deadlift
Great information and thanks for what you do.
It's my pleasure!
Hope you are making a decent living with these videos. You share a phenomenal amount of knowledge and experience. Def helping me
Congratulations Will!!!🎉
Thank you very much!
Darn. The woman I follow for weight workouts always does those overhead triceps extensions. I hate them. My neck feels all bunched up.
This is a very helpful video. Everything is so well explained.
So pleased my video was able to validate your dislike for the exercise!
Another great video and thank you for the extra video 👏
You're most welcome!
Terrific presentations, including your well-paced voice! Will be adding a single dumbbell oblique to my routine. Ordered your book earlier today. What are your comments for using an overhead cable for tricep work? Starting with lower arms extended at the waist, I pull down fully, then return to the starting position, both movements are slow. 3 sets of 9 repetitions works well for me. Looking forward to reading and using your book!👍
Using a cable machine to do kick-backs would be better, but appreciate this requires access to a machine.
Weighted side bends in general are not helpful.
In essence, you are thickening your obliques. The muscle fibres for the obliques do not run vertically. You need a torsional twist exercise in order To slim them out.
Also, the lower three vertebrae on your back will suffer from constantly shifting side to side.
I got this information from Jeff Cavalier from his site called Athlean-X.😊
Congratulations to you both, much happiness
Thank you so much!
Ty for your free video ❤
Congratulations Will.All the best 🎉🎉❤❤🎉🎉
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the heads-up on the tricep kickback, which I used to do a lot! The overhead tricep extension is something I've done, but without your detailed directions to do it correctly. I love learning the why and how of what parts of the same muscle get worked in specific exercises. It's the guidance I needed to get me exercising at home. I thought I NEEDED certain targeted muscle machines.
Loved your channel and info. Preordered your book. Looking forward
I'm so pleased to hear you've enjoyed my videos. Thank you for ordering my book, I hope you find it packed full of interesting and useful information!
Thank you. Nice to see I’m doing 2 out 3 (#1 and #3) as you recommend and I do side crunches for the second one.
I am 58 years old and I don't specifically train arms at all. Curently using powerlifting style primary movements to get it all done!
I agree. If you want to save time, you can eliminate exercises that only work one muscle.
I've been doing triceps kickbacks at one time or another for 40 years. I do a variation, where I turn my hands inward as I raise the dumbbells until my palms are facing behind me. This allows for tremendous tension at the top of the exercise as it forced the triceps to flex with the arm full extended.
Will Harlow, thanks 🤩Your knowledge is great and Your channel is amazing.
I learn so much from you, but the out-of-focus background really hurts my eyes. I try to watch what you're doing in the mirror behind you, but it's not in focus, so I lose the perspective. Would really appreciate it if you could go back to the normal way of filming where the visible room is in focus as well as you. Again, thank you for your wonderful videos. I try to do something from them regularly.
Agree the blur adds nothing
THANK YOU!!
Nice video. I agree ..Good Mornings are hard to do…need flexibility etc.
Hi Will, thanks for your informative videos, specific to us aged over 50, I have downloaded the video and look forward to watching it. I have also pre-ordered your new book, good luck with that, looking forward to receiving it soon. I have recently started a fitness regime at the age of 59, trying to prepare myself to be fitter and stay mobile.
Hi there - I'm so pleased to hear you've found my videos and routines helpful. Thank you for ordering my book, I hope you find it packed full of useful and interesting information to help you achieve your goal of staying fit and mobile!
I do an oblique exercise that I rarely see. I feel that it helps me with my back and balance. But since I rarely see it, I'm wondering what you think of it. I think it's officially called "wind shield wipers". What you do is lie on your back with your legs straight up into the air, then shift both legs together from side to side, using your arms for balance. In my youth, I would always end up moving across the floor with that one. But now that I am much older, I don't travel as far. But other than that, I feel like it's a great exercise. What do you think of it? Somehow, I feel it helps with my balance.
Wonderful podcasts please take this as a compliment you are always fab in your white socks bless you ❤
Thank you so much! 💪
You're most welcome!
Wrong. My time is not precious. I am old. I don't work. I have enough time.
Great advice thank you
You're most welcome!
Solid information, as we've come to expect from you, thank you.
New graphics are quite neat, but here's another vote against the blurred background.
Are you going to make a Kindle version of your book? Would definitely get a copy if you did (but can understand you might not want to).
On a more frivolous note, this made me smile (2:01ish): "there's absolutely no gravity acting on it". We know what you meant but it does rather sound like you've discovered anti-gravity. Blame the physicist in me...
Everything you said seems logical to me but I think the advice should go for all, not just the over 50's.
For the record I am 64 and have spent a lot of my life pushing and pulling weights which I still do.
Hi
I am 56 years old. Following your exercises for sometime now.
I am suffering from shoulder ( right) and upper arm pain for last one month now.
Ultrasound findings are superaspinatis tendinosis and subacromial bursitis.
Doing physio, but night pain is not going away.
Now doctor advised for cortisone injection.
Could you plz tell some exercises for shoulder pain, especially at night.
Thanks
Great video! I was just trying to figure out how to best work out my triceps this am and your video helped. Thank you!
So pleased my video came at the right time for you!
Very useful info. Love the new additions. Sooo professional. At least now l know how to get the most from weights. Great alternatives and explanations. Thanks Will.
So pleased you like the new format and that the information was beneficial!
RDL are gold - and safe exercise. I do the triceps exercises lying on the bed with my arms with the dumbbells going down over the edge of the bed. In princip the same exercise (just horizontal 😉) but I will definitely try your variation- not always you are near a bed 😉Ordered your book by the way 👍
Will the triceps exercise get rid of bat wings arms?
Great info Will! You mentioned number of reps to do each set. A lot of exercise leaders are saying do less reps, 5 to 8 reps with heavier weights and that doing more is better for endurance. Ive been doing less reps with heavier weights and Ive noticed better muscle gain but at the expense of endurance riding up hills on my mountain bike (Im a fit 56yo female). I think Ill try your suggestion as a happier medium. Id love to hear your thoughts 😊
Thank you! I love your content!
Thank you so much, I'm so pleased you've enjoyed it!
How timely! I was just about to add "good mornings" to my routine, despite my worries about how it would affect my back. Why? because I've seen them recommended in a few different videos without considering the fact that those were PROFESSIONAL ATHELETES with a personal trainer/coach evaluating their form and guiding them. 55 and partially disabled, I had no business even thinking bout trying something that was obviously beyond my current ability.
I have been using a 'light dumbbell' system directly derived from the 'Professor Atilla' and 'Sandow' systems. It has made a huge difference to my strength and without causing issues to my arthritic joints. They advocate everything you are saying, but when they use the weights at the side of the body, they never have them close to the body, but rather you are meant to hold about 45degrees away from the body. I would be interested to see your thoughts on such a system, and in particular the 45 degree from the body for weight carry. PS the good morning exercise is amazing. Light weights though are the key. I use 2.5 kg now, but started literally with a tin of beans!
Thank you for your video(s). You always inspire me to think more carefully about good body mechanics.
So pleased to hear my videos have been able to offer some educational information!
Excellent video 🙌
Thank you for your wisdom 🙏
It's my pleasure to share!
I’d love to do the tricep OH extension but I’ve had a failed rotator cuff surgery. Is there another good option?
Congratulations Will🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much!
13:40 Two weights, one in each hand. 😊 great video as always.
A brilliant video. Many thanks
Very happy to share!
I always found the Romainian deadlift difficult to do, especially following dvd. Nice break down (stopping at hamstring)
Very helpful video thank you. What is your opinion of French press? I do these for my triceps, but is it more effective to do the movement standing?
Thank you. As I want to exercise effectively this information is invaluable.
So pleased to hear it!
Single-sided sidebends! Brilliant!
Congratulations on your wedding bells, Will!🎉👏🏼
Thank you so much!
Very useful excercise. Thanks.
You're most welcome!