[kaboom187]

I'm really interested if you could give me some insight on how to get my mom working out. I have some ideas already.

Some stats:

Mom
Age: 50
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 220lbs
Has high blood pressure.

The only equipment i have is DB's, Barbell (got a 25lb training bar and teh 45), Flat Bench, Rack, Got the Leg Curl and Leg Extension attachments for the bench as well. I may look into purchasing resistance bands since they seem to be a useful training tool.


My inital thoughts are to get her doing a full body workout 3x a week.

Workout A:
Squats onto a chair - mainly cuase she lacks flexibility or strength to do anything that would resemble a full squat - something like 3 sets of 10 here
DB Overhead Press
DB Rows
Lying Leg Curl on the Bench
Side Bends

Workout B:
Squats onto the chair again
DB Bench
DB Rows (can't think of another alternative here, maybe shrugs or curls for this day, i want another pull)
DB Stepups
Standing Twists with a plate held.


I'm not sure how good of a starting plan it is, and you seem to have had great sucess with your one client who is very similar to my mother. I"d really be interested if you could share some insight in what you think is the best route to go here.

Thanks Pariah.