Very impressed. I want to be that person too when I get to your age.
Weightlifting When Older
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Strength is part of health.
How healthy do you think you are when you can't get out of your seat unassisted or when your bones become brittle as glass? The older we get, the more important strength training becomes.
Training depends on goals. Size or strength your goal? Are you using good form? Are you eating enough especially protein? Getting enough rest? Age isn't really the issue except it is harder to gain muscle with age and easy to overtrain.
I'm doing EGYM at the Y 3x a week. Highly recommended.
You go through a one-time orientation with a staff person, who sets up the machines for you.
You get a wristband with a chip - when you log into each machine, the machine automatically adjusts to your position, and selects the appropriate resistance. The resistance is electromagnetic, so very smooth.
A set is 20 reps. You move the weight such that you track the moving sinusoidal pattern on the screen. It's been likened to playing an ancient video game.
Every six sessions you're tested for maximum strength, and the resistance is changed accordingly.
At that time, the machines also go into Negative mode, where the reps are cut to 15, and the weight to be raised is dropped and the weight to be lowered is increased significantly.
Our Y has 11 machines (out of 17 available). Two circuits of the 11 machines takes about 50 minutes. It's a very efficient way to do resistance training.
There's a free app which tracks your progress, calculates your biological strength age, and displays your muscle imbalances.
You go through a one-time orientation with a staff person, who sets up the machines for you.
You get a wristband with a chip - when you log into each machine, the machine automatically adjusts to your position, and selects the appropriate resistance. The resistance is electromagnetic, so very smooth.
A set is 20 reps. You move the weight such that you track the moving sinusoidal pattern on the screen. It's been likened to playing an ancient video game.
Every six sessions you're tested for maximum strength, and the resistance is changed accordingly.
At that time, the machines also go into Negative mode, where the reps are cut to 15, and the weight to be raised is dropped and the weight to be lowered is increased significantly.
Our Y has 11 machines (out of 17 available). Two circuits of the 11 machines takes about 50 minutes. It's a very efficient way to do resistance training.
There's a free app which tracks your progress, calculates your biological strength age, and displays your muscle imbalances.
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