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If you're strength-training and middle-aged, this is how heavy your weights should be

Strength training is essential for maintaining quality of life as you age, especially in menopause. Training with weights and resistance in middle age can support bone density, mus...

Deadlifts

Another warm and sunny day. Too bad I have to work. Oh well, at least I get to enjoy the morning with a walk.Walk Around The Block - 2.24kmAfter that and a water break it's time to...

Bench Press

The weather today is weird. High gusting winds are picking up the dry dirt. A little bit of rain is coming down as mud. Good day to stay indoors.Rebounding - 90 minutes.Bench Press...

Stay Well: I’m a woman in my 50s who lifts weights. Should I keep lifting increasingly heavier weights into old age?

The fitness industry has come a long way since the idea that women who lift weights will inevitably develop a ‘manly’ physique was a widely held and accepted opinion.

Resistance training: lowering the barrier to entry

Optimized programs with heavy weights are the gold standard for trained athletes. How much do they matter when starting fresh? The post Resistance training: lowering the barrier to...

Bench Press

With my upper back and shoulders in this state I feel I shouldn't exercise anything that may aggravate the issue. This substantially limits what I can do. Rebounding - 60 minutes.B...

Weightlifting 81-year-old says men can improve their health

An 81-year-old man says weightlifting has helped him improve his health.

Axle Tire Deadlifts

More prep for the competition next week end.Rebounding - 45 minutes.Kettlebell Swings - 2 sets/20,25 reps/40lbs.Axle Tire Deadlifts - 225lbs/1,1,1,6 reps, 315lbs/6 reps, 3 sets/6 r...

Physio

Yesterday after training I went to Physio for my left elbow mobility issues. I can't lock it out. After some assessments I was given some electo muscle stimulation and finishing wi...

Log Press

Again my motivation is less than ideal. I finally dragged my butt out to train late afternoon.Light Stretches.Rebounding - 60 minutes.Standing Log Press - 2 sets/12 reps/70lbs, 4 s...

Sergio Kovacs training video

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Squats

Feeling really good lately. Motivation is still crap but when I do train it goes really well.Rebounding - 30 minutes.Kettlebell Swings - 2 sets/20 reps/40lbs.Squats - bar/6 reps, 1...

It’s Time To Lift: My 4-Week Strength Program for Women 40+

Chasing strong.

Champion weightlifter 'couldn't lift a tin of beans' six months ago

Lauri Siegal is new to lifting weights but qualified for the World Championship event in her first year of competing.

Strength Training For Weight Loss (The Right Way)

Lifting weights is a great way to burn fat, lose weight, and improve your body composition. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to go about it. Too often, fat-loss training pro...

Training

My shoulders/upper back is still a problem. Doing the Seated Log Press on Saturday didn't help. I rested the remainder of the week end then today did a variety of exercises I felt...

Sandbag

My kryptonite. Sandbags are indeed difficult. I wish I would have trained these when I was young. Such a great way to train workload. I'm hitting muscles that won't get attention w...

Core and Press

Another mixed bag of training to keep active. Rebounding - 70 minutes.Bench Sit Ups - 5 sets/15 reps.Standing Axle OH Press - 115lbs/12 reps, 3 sets/6,8,6 reps/165lbs.NG High Cable...

5 Yoga Poses to Prepare Your Body for Some Heavy Lifting

Practicing yoga for strength can help make lifting anything—from weights to moving boxes—safer and more stable. Here's where to start. The post 5 Yoga Poses to Prepare Your Body fo...

Light Upper Back

Feeling a bit better. Time to hit something I haven't in a while. Not wanting to aggravate myself further. Light upper back work is on the menu.Rebounding - 65 minutes.Bent Over Ax...

Do You Even Know How To Lift, Bro?

More women should lift weights, but gyms aren’t always welcoming

With research mounting on the benefits of resistance training, experts say a few things need to change at the gym to make it more enticing to women.

7 Row Variations for the Development of Back Muscles

  When it comes to building upper-body strength, the bench press and military press often get all the attention. But pulling movements deserve just as much, if not more, attention....

The Workout That Lets You Lose Fat & Gain Muscle At The Same Time

A case for picking up some weights