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Longevity and Weight Training

by | April 20, 2025 | Anti-aging fitness, Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Longevity fitness, Over 50 lifestyle, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

Longevity and Weight Training As I close in on birthday number 85 Im still lifting (relatively) big iron, having fun playing with other toys in the gym and running outside in the weather. Throughout seven decades I have enjoyed the experience of working out and...
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Small mistakes in technique: Undermine your max lifts

by | March 30, 2025 | Exercise Over 50, Muscle over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50 | 0 Comments

Small mistakes in technique: Undermine your max lifts One of the big benefits of being a powerlifting referee is that you get to observe competitive lifters attempting to produce their best performances. It is a chance to see how the most skilled powerlifters do their...
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Practice CAN improve performance

by | March 23, 2025 | Exercise Over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

Practice CAN improve performance Among the many clichs that we are exposed to as we go through life, one that stands out for its misleading qualities is: practice makes perfect. Anyone who is even a casual visitor to a gym, tennis court or golf course will observe...
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Cutting Edge Innovations in Fitness and Health: Buyer Beware!

Cutting Edge Innovations in Fitness and Health: Buyer Beware! There are a staggering number of products and programs offered for sale in the fitness and health universe. Many of these are marketed as significant innovations. Most of us have developed a reasonable...

Golf and Powerlifting: Some Surprising Similarities

Golf and Powerlifting: Some Surprising Similarities To achieve a high level of performance in both golf and powerlifting excellent balance is required. This is an underappreciated training requirement for both sports that is rarely discussed in the literature on...

Dont Get Old Before Your Time!

Dont Get Old Before Your Time! How many people have that OMG experience when they suddenly become aware of how lousy they look and feel at an age when they should be in their prime? They feel ancient and look ten or twenty years older than they actually are. When a...

A 5-second trick to help overcome physical weaknesses.

A 5-second trick to help overcome physical weaknesses. As longtime lifters we gradually move into a mindset that divides the day into time when we work out, and time when we do everything else. However, during the time when we are not working out, it is possible to do...