Joe Padilla Jr
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It’s time to improve yourself gentlemen!
Dads over 35: Stop making these 5 mistakes.
You aren’t 20 anymore. You can’t just wing it in the gym, crash diet, and hope your joints survive.
If you’re starting your fitness journey, you need to avoid:
❌ Training with an ego (swap the barbell for dumbbells to protect your joints)
❌ Keeping an outdated “why” (it’s about longevity now, not just looking good)
❌ Chasing trendy social media diets
❌ Treating your health like an afterthought (being out of commission is expensive!)
❌ Waiting for “motivation” to strike
Treat your health like your job it’s an absolute requirement. Your family is relying on you.
👉 Follow for real, no-BS fitness strategies for busy dads
One of the biggest mistakes, I see a lot of guys do when they jump back into their health journey is run to the store and buy a weighted vest, and then go and start running.
Do these 3 things instead:
Lose 30 pounds
Start strengthening your legs
Start walking/jogging without the vest to build the your endurance and lung capacity
Once you do this gradually start building the weight on your vest. This allows you to build up the vest without risking your knees.
07/03/2026
You used to know exactly how to train. Now you’re just going through the motions. 👇
Most guys over 35 are leaving serious muscle on the table not because they’re not working hard enough, but because they’re ignoring how their muscles actually work.
Here are the 3 muscle contractions you need to master to start building real size again:
01 — CONCENTRIC (The Lift)
This is the part everyone does. But are you actually squeezing at the top? That peak contraction is where metabolic stress happens the signal that tells your body to grow.
02 — ECCENTRIC (The Lower)
Stop dropping the weight. The slow lower is where the real damage (the good kind) happens. Your muscle can handle 20–30% MORE load on the way down. That’s where muscle is built.
03 — ISOMETRIC (The Pause)
That pause at the bottom or midpoint? It kills momentum and forces your actual muscle to do 100% of the work. No more cheating the rep.
You’re not 20 anymore and that’s fine. Train smarter, not harder. Every rep is an opportunity. Stop wasting them.
My first actual How to video 😬
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