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    Quote Originally Posted by tellum View Post
    as you get older, you'll find that you can't add much weight at all, unless you reduce the number of reps and only train a muscle group once per week. I use 4 reps, 3, 2 , 1, 4, going up in weight for each of the first 4 sets, and then back down to starting weight for the last 4 reps. If you can't do that, you're starting too heavy. I can usually add 5 lbs per week with legs, and 2.5 lbs per week for some of the arm stuff. The others, it's every couple of weeks. do this for a while and you can tell 2-3 days in advance when you're catching a cold or the flu, cause your performance falls way off.
    This lacks context.

    If you aren't eating and sleeping enough your gains will be slower.

    Some lifts can be trained more than others. A heavy deadlift and a heavy squat for example. I will go as far as to say you can train the squat two times for every deadlift but of course more info would be needed to give guidance to a lifter.

    If you aren't listing the movements its bad advice as well. An arm curl will gain slower than a supinated lat-pulldown.

    Accumulated fatigue and CNS fatigue is a whole other topic I suppose but I would encourage anyone to deload from time to time.

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    I'm 68 and hitting the same muscle group (to exhaustion) more than once a week is over-training for me. I tried twice a week and my lifts went DOWN in weight, instead of up. So to hell with that noise. I'm not risking free weights any more, either, or at least, not with anything heavy ONE slip and you can be ruined for life. To hell with that, too.

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    Ruined for life??? There are many examples of masters starting barbell training in their 60s, 70, 80, and beyond.

    There is no better way to stave off sarcopenia and osteoporosis than lifting heavy with compound movements.

    Here's a 69 year old woman:
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CHgHoUkj...=1gl03em3phel4

    John Claassen started barbell training in his early 90s:
    https://youtu.be/aZBRVz9K0Zk

    Why barbells for the aging trainees:
    https://youtu.be/aosrGEZ7U3E



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    Last edited by n517rv; 11-16-20 at 08:45.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rero360 View Post
    Thank you, I’ve been listening to the podcasts and watching the videos for a while now, I don’t feel like I’m really stalling as just dealing with an injury, my bar speed on squat and overhead press was starting to slow prior to the injury but I have some one pound plates I was going to start using soon to keep from stalling. I’m going to order the books tonight.
    As already mentioned, recovery, nutrition and sleep are very important if you're stalling on SS.

    Have you had a form check from someone familiar with the lifts or from a SS coach?

    If not, I would highly recommend you get someone to look at your form.

    You're welcome to DM me and I'll be glad to let you know what I'm seeing and how you might be able to improve.

    There are also several great Facebook groups to get form checks including Starting Strength and Barbell Medicine.

    Keep at it! I'm in my 50s and I'm stronger than I ever was playing football in High School or lifting in college. I could never bench more than 200 lbs for a single back then and now my work sets are at 205 for 3 sets of 5 and I'm still adding weight to the bar each week.

    The program works if you follow it and constantly stay on top of your form.

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    Quote Originally Posted by n517rv View Post
    Ruined for life??? There are many examples of masters starting barbell training in their 60s, 70, 80, and beyond.

    There is no better way to stave off sarcopenia and osteoporosis than lifting heavy with compound movements.

    Here's a 69 year old woman:
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CHgHoUkj...=1gl03em3phel4

    John Claassen started trying in his early 90s:
    https://youtu.be/aZBRVz9K0Zk

    Why barbells for the aging trainees:
    https://youtu.be/aosrGEZ7U3E



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    I am 76 and my best deadlift was last year, 250#

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