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More of Apple’s Three Week Strength Program

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Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
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2 min readJan 13, 2025

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Four hexagonal dumbbells arranged in two columns on a wooden floor. The weights are labeled as 15 pounds and 10 pounds, with the 15’s  weight wrapped in tape on the handle for added grip. The dumbbells feature rubber-coated ends and metal handles with knurled grips.
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I had to wait until Sunday to get back to these workouts because of a cancer checkup, some extended shopping, and other stuff. So my first week will be closer to two weeks before I’m done.

This workout was with Greg, a trainer two years older than I am. While I’m in better shape than most people my age, this guy is in better shape than I was at any age.

This was another full-body workout. I raised the dumbbells to ten and fifteen pounds, and they raised my heart rate to 151 by the end, but I wasn’t out of breath and I recovered quickly.

A screenshot of workout data from a fitness app showing details of a workout completed on Sunday, January 12. The workout lasted 30 minutes and 41 seconds, burning 215 active calories and 261 total calories. The average heart rate was 128 BPM, with a peak heart rate of 151 BPM. The effort level is marked as “Hard” with a score of 8, and a graph below shows the heart rate fluctuating during the workout.
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But now I have a problem. I don’t have any heavier dumbbells and will probably need them by the end of these workouts. When I was a young buck, I could press — not jerk — a 100 pound dumbbell over my head with either arm. I doubt I’ll ever do that again, but 15 pounds won’t be enough.

I could buy a pair of twenties, but I really have no place to put them. A rack would also take up room we do not have. We do have a nice gym at our club house and it has a full set of dumbbells — but doing these workouts…

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Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀

Written by Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀

Retired Unix Consultant. I write tech and humor mostly but sometimes other things. See my Lists if your interests are specific.

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