I was sick, tired and had lost myself until I began lifting weights at 71

Re:I was sick, tired and had lost myself until I began lifti... by edanm on Monday July 26, 2021 @02:20AM (#27956277)

Kind of side topic, but - do you think 5x5 is a good idea for 80+ year olds?

From what I know, at an older age, the chance of injury, not to mention the danger of injury, is way higher. The standard advice afaik is therefore to aim for lower weight / higher reps, because the risk of injury is therefore greatly reduced.

Not saying that 5x5 is necessarily incorrect, just that I would imagine a 8-10 rep based routine would be better for purposes of injury reduction (while still improving muscle conditioning, obviously).

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Re:I was sick, tired and had lost myself until I began lifti... by wrycoder on Monday July 26, 2021 @09:47AM (#27959289)

I don’t follow 5x5, I recommend startingstrength.com. I use three sets of five following a good warmup.

Look at The Barbell Prescription book for more details - it’s about strength training after 40. Good form is important, and a trained coach can help with that.

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