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Joe Da Silva

@joemagicdevelop

60-something, and still training most days: Capoeira, yoga, weights, movement. What did you log this week?

 London, UK
Joined April 2008
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Replying to @vicholtreman
When everything else feels out of your hands, the next set is still yours to do.
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Replying to @alexhlthlf
Habits laid down at nine tend to stick around for life. The push-ups were never really about the push-ups.
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Missed the 30 and 40 rows? The formula still works if you start on the 60 line. Nobody checks when you began.
Mackenzie Smith (@smithhmackenzie) profile pictureMackenzie Smith
@smithhmackenzie20h
The boring formula for being fit at 60: - build muscle at 30 - keep it at 40 - keep training at 50 - don't stop at 60 Getting older isn't a reason to train less. It's a reason to make sure you never stop.
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Replying to @its_justrory
The real prize is year three, when 100 a day stops being a chore and turns into just another Tuesday.
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Replying to @RobbieCooper
Best reason to lift there is. Being the dad who can still take the heavy end of the sofa never goes out of style.
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The balloon picture fits how my weeks work: a bit more each time, never all at once. What's the one thing you've built up slowly?
British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) (@BJSM_BMJ) profile pictureBritish Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)@BJSM_BMJNov 8
Do you know about "activity balloons"? 🎈 A helpful model to understand and build capacity for the musculoskeletal system 💪 Read this #BJSMBlog ✅ 🔗 bit.ly/4ySwoIy
Diagram illustrating exercise intensity and recovery cycles. It shows a sequence of smaller to larger purple balls representing increasing effort, then a series of overlapping ghosted figures walking, labeled "Recover," followed by a larger ball labeled "300%." The figure walks faster with smaller balls labeled "80%," indicating reduced effort.

ALT Diagram illustrating exercise intensity and recovery cycles. It shows a sequence of smaller to larger purple balls representing increasing effort, then a series of overlapping ghosted figures walking, labeled "Recover," followed by a larger ball labeled "300%." The figure walks faster with smaller balls labeled "80%," indicating reduced effort.

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Replying to @PlantBasedSuzy
Best use of a kettlebell between sets I've seen. Dual-purpose kit 👌
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Replying to @Iron_Will1145
Slow and controlled beats fast and sloppy every time. Owning the way down is where the strength lives.
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9 pull-ups at 53 is a proper benchmark. The bar doesn't care about your birthday, only how often you come back to it.
Bree Montgomery (@BreeMontgomery) profile pictureBree Montgomery
@BreeMontgomeryNov 9
Former gladiator Gives us health tips . She can do 9 pull ups at 53 years old . Beast !
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Replying to @kiosk987
Consistency is boring right up until it isn't. The quiet weeks are the ones that pay out.
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Replying to @damoscanz
PBs after 50 never come from one heroic block. They come from years of unremarkable weeks. Great to see.
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The balloon picture fits how my weeks work: a bit more each time, never all at once. What's the one thing you've built up slowly?
British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) (@BJSM_BMJ) profile pictureBritish Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)@BJSM_BMJNov 8
Do you know about "activity balloons"? 🎈 A helpful model to understand and build capacity for the musculoskeletal system 💪 Read this #BJSMBlog ✅ 🔗 bit.ly/4ySwoIy
Diagram illustrating exercise intensity and recovery cycles. It shows a sequence of smaller to larger purple balls representing increasing effort, then a series of overlapping ghosted figures walking, labeled "Recover," followed by a larger ball labeled "300%." The figure walks faster with smaller balls labeled "80%," indicating reduced effort.

ALT Diagram illustrating exercise intensity and recovery cycles. It shows a sequence of smaller to larger purple balls representing increasing effort, then a series of overlapping ghosted figures walking, labeled "Recover," followed by a larger ball labeled "300%." The figure walks faster with smaller balls labeled "80%," indicating reduced effort.

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Replying to @AthleticsWeekly
Going off course and still winning it. That's cross-country in one race.
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Replying to @moveorperish
Light weight, slow reps, done every week. It's the bit people skip because it doesn't look like much.
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Replying to @GuruAnaerobic
Eight 200s after a 40-minute run is a proper Sunday. Bet the recovery between them felt short.
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Replying to @DavidDack
"Used to be" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. Plenty of people find their pace later, once they stop skipping weeks.
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Replying to @carlborgly
Light and long for me. The one I'll still do on a wet Tuesday is the one that sticks.
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Replying to @No1GhostDog @CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands
Misty canal mornings are worth getting up for. Lovely shot.
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Replying to @tomppa_45700
An hour out at 6am is a proper start. Happy Sunday back.
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Replying to @__haysha
Quiet Sunday gym and coffee as the reward. That's the whole system right there.
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