by Richard | Mar 15, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness Data, Fitness over 50, Longevity fitness, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Your Personal Data Driven Training Management System: Part 1 None of the regular readers of this newsletter suffer from a lack of energy or enthusiasm for working out. It is almost impossible to keep us out of the gym. Even during Covid restrictions all of...
by Richard | Aug 18, 2020 | Anti-aging fitness, Exercise Over 50, Fat loss over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Losing weight over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Five questions people over 50 ask before they start a fitness program People considering exercising over age 50 have many questions they want to ask. Sometimes it is hard to get a clear answer to these questions. Here are five things that I have found people over 50...
by Richard | Aug 10, 2020 | Anti-aging fitness, Fat loss over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Losing weight over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Fitness over age 50 is more available to you and easier than your might imagine. Exercise programs for seniors and those who are just nearing the magic age of 50 can bring you decades of looking and feeling fantastic! Your 50’s and beyond can be one of the best...
by Richard | Aug 15, 2019 | Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Uncategorized, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
I had thought of calling this a technique to get “perfect form” but decided there was no such thing as “perfect” form for any lift. We just try to get as close as possible to perfection. This is a drill you can do 2-3 times a week as part of...
by Richard | Aug 8, 2019 | Fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Visualization is the process of using a purely mental rehearsal of a power lift to develop the neural pathways that control your body during the physical execution of the lift. This is training your brain to make your body do what you want it to when you do a...
by Richard | Aug 8, 2019 | Men's fitness over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Most readers of this blog will have been lifting for quite a while. The quick and easy progress that came when first starting out is long behind us. As experienced lifters we must tease progress out of progressively more elusive places. When discussing powerlifting...
by Richard | Mar 20, 2019 | Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Overtraining = too much of a good thing As people who love to lift a lot of heavy stuff, we often find ourselves working too hard in the gym and having our powerlifting performance suffer as a result. The great bulk of the general public equates happiness as being...
by Richard | Feb 15, 2019 | Anti-aging fitness, Fitness over 50, Longevity fitness, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Getting the most out of the time and effort you expend in workouts is something that all of us want. Last week I discussed how to take an overview of your training with a solid plan, eliminate junk work, and focusing on recovery. This week Ill focus on how to use a...
by Richard | Feb 6, 2019 | Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Longevity fitness, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50
Over many decades I have observed that when lifters go through a workout, they may or may not get much out of their effort. Specifically, they may or may not get much (or any) benefit from the workout to improve their performance. People put a lot of time and effort...
by Richard | Oct 8, 2018 | Fitness over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50
Weight training at home is a great option for men and women who want to lose fat, build muscle and get back in shape after 50. However, there are questions that you should answer before you buy equipment. Your personal bottom line is that you want to get the best...