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It has been awhile since I’ve posted. And now I find myself approaching 70 years of age. So what has changed? Well, I still lift weights and I still dance West Coast swing. And surprisingly, I can lift the same weights I could at 60. Maybe even more. I only lift with weight machines as […]
December 29, 2014
I am in recovery from a complex injury that had built up over time. I believe this is a more common occurrence as a person ages. I managed to injure my left shoulder. This injury built up over time. I had tried to avoid the injury by doing stretches and other things. In hindsight, if […]
June 12, 2014
This month I turned 60. I guess I should congratulate myself on achieving something just for making it to 60. There have been many surprises during those 60 years, but none more that having a personal best in the bench press on my 60th birthday. I managed to do 16 repetitions of 305 pounds on […]
October 26, 2010
How can you stay motivated toward a goal that will take you 6 months or more? How does a set-back turn into motivation instead of a reason to give up? A person who has lived 50+ years has seen their share of ups and downs and can be more prepared to gain from adversity. These […]
October 9, 2010
In an effort to reach any challenging goal there will come a day when you want to give up. It could be you realize that the goal is just too hard, or you find yourself questioning yourself why you chose the goal. There can be a lot of reasons for this feeling, but I have had this feeling on every hard goal that I have set for myself. This week I was flooded with a host of doubts about reaching my goal of dunking a basketball before my 60th birthday.
October 3, 2010
Most diets do not start out by having you gain weight. But then, most diets are set up for people in their 20's and 30's. By the time you are in your 50's you've most likely lost a little of your youthful muscle tone. So, my point is you first need to add 10 pounds of muscle to make your dieting easier. The reason for this is that muscle burns calories and fat does not. If you can add 10 pounds of muscle, then you can increase your metabolism by 500 calories a week. This will allow you to lose a pound every seven weeks without changing a thing (3500 calories = one pound). This does not even count the calories you burn in a workout to gain the 10 pounds of muscle. This is a lifestyle change, not a short term fix. If you are looking for the miracle, then no need to read further.
October 2, 2010
Making slow progress. But progress is good. I started doing additional jumping exercises this month as well as more stretching. I will continue to make small changes over time to make this goal. I started the month at 242 pounds. This is down 5 pounds from my starting point. And I got the first knuckle of my pinky finger over the rim.
September 25, 2010
Injury is alway a problem for an athlete. The challenge for the athlete over 50 is that the healing time takes longer than when you were 20. And injuries occur at all ages, so it is good to have a plan to address inusries at 50+. I have developed a set of procedures and practices to help reduce injury.
September 19, 2010
There are no miracle cures to being overweight. No special pill. No super secret that you need to find. It is all about discipline. It is the same thing that is required to raise children, succeed in a career. Those of us over 50 have learned to apply discipline. Dieting is only a matter of applying our years of success on ourselves. It took me 56 years to gain this extra weight, so I do not expect to lose it over night.
September 11, 2010
Sleep is a critical step in improving your health. I find that if I get the minimum sleep I am not as productive in the weight room or on the dance floor. In the weight room it can reduce the number of repititions by 1-2 and on the dance floor it reduces the amount of steps I can remember. I have noticed this for the last 35 years that I have been lifting, but even more as I have gotten older.
Fit over 50 
February 22, 2024
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