Hail to the Dinosaurs!
There's a lot of crock out there,
especially when ti comes to strength
training.
One of the big pieces of current
goofiness is the nonsense that says that
only teenagers and men in their 20's can
build strength and muscle.
After that, you're supposedly "too old."
Is that so?
My dad is 84 years old, and he still
works out.
Nothing heavy. He does mostly light
dumbbell work and light resistance bands.
He may add some light barbell work back
into the mix. And he walks a lot and
tries to be fairly active.
Now, you might ask -- "At age 84, what's
the use? What's the point?"
Well, consider this. He was having some
arthritis problems, and so he stopped
training for awhile and put the dumbbells
and the resistance bands away.
His weight started dropping, and his posture
wasn't as good as it used to be, and started
to feel tired all the time.
So he started training again.
Yesterday. he went in for a regular doctor's
visit -- and he stunned his doctor.
Why?
Because he's 11 pounds heavier than before.
As in, 11 pounds of muscle.
And it's all from getting back into training.
Now, that doesn't mean that dad is going to go
out and win the Mr. Whatever They Call It
contest or enter the 2012 Olympics -- but
when you're 84 years old and the difference
between training and not training is 11 pounds
of muscle, then I think the training is worth it.
And if any of the experts out there ever tell
you that you can't build strength and muscle
after a certain age -- or if they tell you,
"You're too old" -- tell them to go see my dad.
As always, thanks for reading, and have a great
day -- and if you train today, make it a good one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. One of my dad's favorite books is Gray Hair
and Black Iron: Secrets of Successful Strength
Training for older lifters. You can grab a copy
right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
