Workout Advice for Older Men (STARTING AT AGE 15)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Calvin
Jeff, ten months ago I could not do 5 push ups. Now I can do 30 at any given time. I have the start of a 6 pack and visible obliques. I had a heart attack and a triple bypass at 47. Luckily for me only 2% of my heart muscle was damaged. The doctor said keep doing what your doing and you will be back in 10 years for more surgery. I changed my diet drastically. I lost 30 lbs. from diet alone. 10 months ago I joined a gym and have drastically improved my fitness. I'll be 59 this week. It's been 12 years now and the doctor wants to cut my heart medications in half because of my improved fitness. My main goal is to be physically active in my twilight years. I tell people today -if you want to run up 10 stairs tomorrow, run up 20 stairs today-. Be your own hero. Everyone owes it to themselves to stay fit, especially as you get older.
I look to your videos for truth, knowledge, and function in exercise. Thanks for all you do Jeff.
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Jeff, ten months ago I could not do 5 push ups. Now I can do 30 at any given time. I have the start of a 6 pack and visible obliques. I had a heart attack and a triple bypass at 47. Luckily for me only 2% of my heart muscle was damaged. The doctor said keep doing what your doing and you will be back in 10 years for more surgery. I changed my diet drastically. I lost 30 lbs. from diet alone. 10 months ago I joined a gym and have drastically improved my fitness. I'll be 59 this week. It's been 12 years now and the doctor wants to cut my heart medications in half because of my improved fitness. My main goal is to be physically active in my twilight years. I tell people today -if you want to run up 10 stairs tomorrow, run up 20 stairs today-. Be your own hero. Everyone owes it to themselves to stay fit, especially as you get older.
I look to your videos for truth, knowledge, and function in exercise. Thanks for all you do Jeff.
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sport
Well, you did actually discourage me. I had been an athlete, professional martial artist, for over 40 years until 6 years ago when some numbnuts decided his car deserved to be in the same space as me and my motorcycle. So here I am at 63 years of age now unable to jump over that damn bench or squat down or any of the other movements you described. I also cannot kick or do any of the skills that I spent my entire life doing and teaching thousands of people to do. Now I lift weights for my upper body and sit on a rowing machine when I-m not watching your videos. But regardless of what you said, I will keep plugging away and I will keep trying to be a role model to others whose only excuse is that they are probably overweight or just lazy. But for me. it still sucks!
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Well, you did actually discourage me. I had been an athlete, professional martial artist, for over 40 years until 6 years ago when some numbnuts decided his car deserved to be in the same space as me and my motorcycle. So here I am at 63 years of age now unable to jump over that damn bench or squat down or any of the other movements you described. I also cannot kick or do any of the skills that I spent my entire life doing and teaching thousands of people to do. Now I lift weights for my upper body and sit on a rowing machine when I-m not watching your videos. But regardless of what you said, I will keep plugging away and I will keep trying to be a role model to others whose only excuse is that they are probably overweight or just lazy. But for me. it still sucks!
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Eric
Yeah, so I go through my day. I do what I do. I feel like I have always felt. And then by pure accident, I happen to look in the mirror and -Holy crap, who's this old dude. But I work out, see? And at night, when I'm getting ready for bed I peel off my shirt. I look in that mirror and damned if I'm not the best looking 67 year old on the planet. Yeah, I know; I haven't met every 67 year old man, but hey; it's all subjective right? All I know is this: it motivates me to keep the hammer down. It makes me look forward to the next day when I can hit the weights again. Doesn't matter how old you are, everybody starts right where they are. All you got to do, is do SOMETHING! Begin. Continue. Count your blessings.
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Yeah, so I go through my day. I do what I do. I feel like I have always felt. And then by pure accident, I happen to look in the mirror and -Holy crap, who's this old dude. But I work out, see? And at night, when I'm getting ready for bed I peel off my shirt. I look in that mirror and damned if I'm not the best looking 67 year old on the planet. Yeah, I know; I haven't met every 67 year old man, but hey; it's all subjective right? All I know is this: it motivates me to keep the hammer down. It makes me look forward to the next day when I can hit the weights again. Doesn't matter how old you are, everybody starts right where they are. All you got to do, is do SOMETHING! Begin. Continue. Count your blessings.
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Jeff
your videos have helped me stay interested at the gym, different workouts for when i start to lose interest, and your advice has given me food for thought, ie how to excercise for better results. im dealing with various age and injury related limitations and your advice on safely perfroming routines has been invaluable in helping me keep going to the gym without extended breaks to recover from excercise related inury. I have to cherry pick routines/excercises to suit my various abilities and push at my weaknesses. im 58 now and started excercising seriously at 56 and using your content has got me felling so much healthier and stronger. Thanks
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your videos have helped me stay interested at the gym, different workouts for when i start to lose interest, and your advice has given me food for thought, ie how to excercise for better results. im dealing with various age and injury related limitations and your advice on safely perfroming routines has been invaluable in helping me keep going to the gym without extended breaks to recover from excercise related inury. I have to cherry pick routines/excercises to suit my various abilities and push at my weaknesses. im 58 now and started excercising seriously at 56 and using your content has got me felling so much healthier and stronger. Thanks
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domtron88
It all started at 16 with an obsession with Arnold Schwarzenegger after watching Pumping Iron. Yes, there were a few spotty years of no lifting, but I safely say, I've never not been active. Whether I was backpacking, hiking, mountain biking or running I've never really slowed down. Now I'm 31, live in a big city so my exercise had to adapt to the city. I've beat my own personal best for a timed mile and I've been working out steadily again since last year. Which, before then, I had stopped weightlifting altogether. except mountain biking was my life. Cardio was excellent but muscle mass was non existent.
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It all started at 16 with an obsession with Arnold Schwarzenegger after watching Pumping Iron. Yes, there were a few spotty years of no lifting, but I safely say, I've never not been active. Whether I was backpacking, hiking, mountain biking or running I've never really slowed down. Now I'm 31, live in a big city so my exercise had to adapt to the city. I've beat my own personal best for a timed mile and I've been working out steadily again since last year. Which, before then, I had stopped weightlifting altogether. except mountain biking was my life. Cardio was excellent but muscle mass was non existent.
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John
I'm 69 and started Jan 1, to change my life as I was sick tired of being sick and tired, as of today I've lost 28 lbs, eating right, and working out twice a week. It takes me much longer to recover from work outs, and know that I need to work at living healthy and exercise. I put on a belt that I haven't been able to use for over 7 years, that was a great feeling, and when I've lost 75 more I'll be a very happy man, as I'm realizing that you have got to love yourself enough to take care of your body or you'll only be sitting in a chair watching TV waiting for the marble orchard, cause that's all you can do.
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I'm 69 and started Jan 1, to change my life as I was sick tired of being sick and tired, as of today I've lost 28 lbs, eating right, and working out twice a week. It takes me much longer to recover from work outs, and know that I need to work at living healthy and exercise. I put on a belt that I haven't been able to use for over 7 years, that was a great feeling, and when I've lost 75 more I'll be a very happy man, as I'm realizing that you have got to love yourself enough to take care of your body or you'll only be sitting in a chair watching TV waiting for the marble orchard, cause that's all you can do.
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Angel
Thank you for this! I had a stroke at 37 and got into the gym training like an athlete. I also train ended up high school kids, like Damian Lillard and Jabari Brown for Oakland high. I am now 65 and because of my understanding of how the body works( nothing like your knowledge) I know how impactful disuse of one's kinetic chain can be. The brain suffers. I feel off a bit but because I put in 15 years straight, the losses are not as bad as they could have been. Once I toughen up my soft tissues from the work I should be fine. Thanks bro for everything you do.
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Thank you for this! I had a stroke at 37 and got into the gym training like an athlete. I also train ended up high school kids, like Damian Lillard and Jabari Brown for Oakland high. I am now 65 and because of my understanding of how the body works( nothing like your knowledge) I know how impactful disuse of one's kinetic chain can be. The brain suffers. I feel off a bit but because I put in 15 years straight, the losses are not as bad as they could have been. Once I toughen up my soft tissues from the work I should be fine. Thanks bro for everything you do.
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Anthony
This is an older video, so my comment may seem -a day late and a dollar short and. on a bus going the wrong way-.
Appreciate, even revel in whatever your capabilities may presently be. But over time, change WILL occur. Abilities WILL diminish. Life happens. When the day comes, and it WILL come, when you toss your back out or bust your butt hopping over a bench, don't get too upset because of past bravado. After all, -all flesh is like grass-. So for the time being, LIVE. because, - Memento Mori-.
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This is an older video, so my comment may seem -a day late and a dollar short and. on a bus going the wrong way-.
Appreciate, even revel in whatever your capabilities may presently be. But over time, change WILL occur. Abilities WILL diminish. Life happens. When the day comes, and it WILL come, when you toss your back out or bust your butt hopping over a bench, don't get too upset because of past bravado. After all, -all flesh is like grass-. So for the time being, LIVE. because, - Memento Mori-.
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Brandon
I'm 62 and can vouch for the difficulty of getting back in shape. I was a good Black Belt and in excellent shape into my mid 40's. Then I started eating like I was 30 again. I'm really struggling to loose weight and get back in shape. Not near as easy. Recovery time is longer. Set backs are common. Even the recent hour time change has kicked my ass this year, and messed with the intensity of my work outs. July will be a year since getting serious. Young people, take heed! Aging is real!
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I'm 62 and can vouch for the difficulty of getting back in shape. I was a good Black Belt and in excellent shape into my mid 40's. Then I started eating like I was 30 again. I'm really struggling to loose weight and get back in shape. Not near as easy. Recovery time is longer. Set backs are common. Even the recent hour time change has kicked my ass this year, and messed with the intensity of my work outs. July will be a year since getting serious. Young people, take heed! Aging is real!
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Walter
im 66 i started about 8 months ago the bar with no weight was difficult i picked you because i'm the same body type 6'2-1/2- I weigh 175 lbs
'now i've benched 170 a few times overhead press 100lbs is easy hurt my back on deadlift so got a trap bar i'm a caregiver for my mom and my tracking ring says i never get 5 hours sleep so 2 scoops c4 a red bull and 1 teaspoon of resveratrol 1 gram EMN get me going what's your opinion of David Sinclair anti aging
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im 66 i started about 8 months ago the bar with no weight was difficult i picked you because i'm the same body type 6'2-1/2- I weigh 175 lbs
'now i've benched 170 a few times overhead press 100lbs is easy hurt my back on deadlift so got a trap bar i'm a caregiver for my mom and my tracking ring says i never get 5 hours sleep so 2 scoops c4 a red bull and 1 teaspoon of resveratrol 1 gram EMN get me going what's your opinion of David Sinclair anti aging
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