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Fitness over 50

The Velvet Coffin Where is your fitness journey taking you?

by | March 8, 2023 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

The Velvet Coffin Where is your fitness journey taking you? We are all familiar with making decisions about weight loss, training cycles, and workout programs. These are the routine decisions we make all the time. Few of us ever pause and think about the long game....
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Two unusual exercises: big benefit zero popularity

by | March 8, 2023 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

Two unusual exercises: big benefit zero popularity Over many decades working out in gyms, I have noticed that the value of an exercise is often inversely proportional to how often people do it. The exception would be the deadlift which seems to be relatively popular...
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Focus on the Process of Improvement not on Resolution Goals

by | January 4, 2023 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Longevity fitness, Men's fitness over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

Focus on the Process of Improvement not on Resolution Goals With Christmas just past we are entering that magical time of year when half the population resolves to lose at least 20 pounds and make massive changes for the better. In a month about 98% of these...
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Secrets for a LONG career in powerlifting

As many of you know, I have been lifting weights seriously for a LONG time....62 years to be exact. In that time, I have competed in both Olympic style lifting and did 25 years of powerlifting competition. I also competed as a runner for 22 years and played all the...

Under used Assistance Training for Strength and Health

Athletes over age 50 need all the clever tricks they can find to stay on top of their game. In this newsletter, Ill discuss one of the more overlooked (or actively ignored) areas of assistance training for building power. It is a secret? Not exactly. Its just that...

Training for Mediocrity: The habits of lousy powerlifters

Who trains hard to get lousy results? Unfortunately....a lot of lifters. They bust their butts and get worse...or at least they don't improve. Why would anyone do this? No one that I know would ever consciously say that they train diligently with the intentionof...

What’s different about getting fit over age 50?

When someone hits the age of 50, it is normal to ask if they have to change the way they train to become fit and strong. Based on my 60+ years of physical training, I have a set of suggestions. In my view there are three main things you need to account for in your...

Giving the gift of fitness

Most of the folks who read this blog regularly are seriously committed to their fitness. Many do workouts that would kill a lot of people. If you are a real workout ninja, you probably don't think much about how people who may be just starting out react to you when...