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| Strength training is one of the very best things you can do for yourself - and the older you are, the better it is! |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I was talking with a guy I used to
work with but haven't seen for a
number of years.
He asked me if I was still training.
"Of course," I said. "Three times a
week, just like clockwork."
"But aren't you getting a little old
for this weightlifting stuff?" he
asked.
"I'm older, but training keeps me
young," I told him.
"How old are you?"
"I'm 60. I'll be 61 in September."
And that's when I got the "are you
kidding me?" looks. That's because
I don't look 60.
Which is part of what I mean about
weight training keeping you young.
Of course, this is nothing new.
Bob Hoffman was saying this back
in the 1930's - but the scientists,
physicians and everyone else didn't
believe him.
In fact, the conventional wisdom
back then was that weight training
would probably kill you.
Everyone other than Bob Hoffman
and a small handful of others told
you NOT to do it.
As in, NEVER.
Not under ANY circumstances.
And that anti-weight training bias
lasted a very long time. It was still
around when I was in high school.
Many of the coaches refused to let
their athletes train with weights.
They thought it would ruin them.
But recent research proves that
Hoffman was right.
Weight training -- or any other kind
of progressive strength training -- is
good for you. It keeps you strong,
fit and healthy at any age. And it's
probably the best thing around for
older adults.
Recent research has confirmed:
1. Progressive weight training in-
creases bone density and bone
strength in older adults.
2. Progressive weight training
improves balance, mobility and
coordination in older adults.
3. Muscular strength is associated
with a 30 to 40 percent decrease
in cancer mortality among older
men.
4. Progressive strength training
improves brain function in older
adults.
6. Muscle mass is associated with
healthy aging and lower mortality
in older men -- and weight training
helps you build or maintain muscle
mass at any age.
7. Progressive strength training
stimulates the production of male
hormones -- and maintaining high
levels of male hormones helps
keep you young, strong, vigorous
and healthy.
In other words, the medical world
is discovering "what Iron Slingers
have known for many years --
and what Bob Hoffman wrote about
way back in the 1930's:
Progressive strength training is the
best thing in the world for older
adults.
So give yourself a pat on the back
for having figured this out before
the science honchos -- and keep
on training!
Oh, and before I forget, here are
three more reasons to keep on
hitting the iron:
8. It's fun.
9. It makes you feel better.
10. It makes you younger and
stronger -- because strength is
life, and stronger is younger.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Gray Hair and Black Iron
is the best book ever written on
effective strength training for
anyone in the age 40 and up
category:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
I also did a terrific mini-course
with an all-new workout for older
trainees. It's available in PDF
with immediate electronic
download:
http://www.brookskubik.com/minicourse_01.html
2. My other books and courses are
right here at Dino Headquarters:
Hard-copy and PDF
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
Kindle
http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day:
"Lifting iron keeps you from rusting
away."
-- Brooks Kubik
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