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Discipline and Self-Management Techniques – Part 1

by | July 12, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fat loss over 50, Fitness over 50, Health over 50, Men's fitness over 50, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

Discipline and Self-Management Techniques Part 1 Discipline and self-management are critical skills for everyone who aspires to master a particular skill. This is because it takes a long time and consistent practice to develop the individual and collective skills...
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Why is Discipline so Hard? Plus Bonus Fat Loss Post

by | May 22, 2021 | 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, Muscle over 50, Over 50 lifestyle, Powerlifting Over 50, Strength over 50, Weight Training Over 50, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

Accomplishing anything that takes commitment over time takes discipline. That is the ability to forgo short term pleasure for working longer term objectives. This work will often be difficult, frustrating, and occasionally dangerous. None of us would ever graduate...
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Performance Metrics for Weightlifters: The Useful and the Useless

by | May 16, 2021 | Exercise Over 50, Fitness Data, 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, Weight Training Over 50 | 0 Comments

In recent years there has been a proliferation of fitness apps that record activities during workouts and provide data to the user. IMHO most fitness apps are brain dead and convey minimal information that is of any use. They create an illusion of precision by...
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I’m 75 and feel 35

I just turned 75. I feel like I'm 35! This is because I'm reaping the benefits of having kept myself fit and healthy for my whole life. My quality of life is amazing'.even to me. I never think about physical limitations or not being able to do something I want to do....

Exercise: How much is Enough?

Everyone who does physical training want's to know the answer to this question. How much exercise is "enough". The answer to this really depends on several things....called variables....that are different for every person. This brief article is intended to help you...

New Years Resolutions for Men over 50

New Years Resolutions for a Man Over 50 Well'it is January 1, 2015 about 1:30 AM, and Our Hero is hosting a typical New Year's Eve Party. The early signs of post-holiday guilt are just setting in. In an an alcohol slurred voice Our Hero declares “thissss year Im gonna...

Weight training and brain health

In a previous article, I discussed the impact of aerobic exercise on brain health, and the scientific research supporting that work. The impacts that weight training can have on brain health are complementary to the aerobic training, but not overlapping. Aerobic...

Brain health and exercise – The benefits of Aerobic Training

Brain health is one of the major issues that emerges as a person ages. Over age 50, the prospect of cognitive decline, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease become serious issues. The good news is that there are some things that anyone can do to drastically reduce the...