They say old guys shouldn’t lift heavy weights

[maxmanroe]

https://streamable.com/1q61j2

Good thing 48 isn’t old and 255 isn’t heavy!

I started lifting at 42, fat, weak, and with terrible cardio. My first day in the gym one of the regulars asked if I was coming back from an injury because he’d never seen someone so big lifting so little (I think I was benching 25lb dumbbells).

These days putting 255 overhead is part of my regular Tuesday morning workout and my cardio is the best it’s ever been (thanks to 30mins on the rower M/W/F + BJJ most evenings).

It’s not too late to get your act together and get in amazing shape.

 

[dawn16]

@maxmanroe Who says that?

 

[takethiscup]

@dawn16 Yeah, who's "they?"

 

[havik]

@takethiscup The voices in his head. I’ve never heard of an age limit on strength training.

 

[natofade]

@havik Well, but to be real beyond a certain age the recoverability from injuries goes down a ton, and so doing 1RMs all the time may not be the wisest training choice.

 

[pansantamiko]

@natofade Doing 1rm all the time is shitty training no matter who you are

 

[jontue]

@havik For real, it’s the one thing we don’t lose as much as we age. Speed, reflexes sure.

 

[circa101]

@dawn16 I got downvoted to oblivion last week cause someone had a whole post about it. Lot of weak assholes in this sub.

 

[phel240sx]

@circa101 How does one strengthen the asshole though?

 

[payday007]

@phel240sx I've heard of "asshole insertions" but haven't tried it

 

[circa101]

@phel240sx Massive shits

 

[bernie226]

@dawn16 𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓎

 

[zedrick]

@bernie226 pomo means boss in my native language. in that light: what a peculiar nickname.

 

[lianthe]

@bernie226 Fuck They song

 

[maxmanroe]

@dawn16 I’ve seen it many times in comments here (and elsewhere in Reddit) and heard it in real life.
“You should focus on light weight, high reps” or “You’re going to destroy your joints” or “What about the injury risk”.
But I’ve been lifting heavy for years now and feel better now than before I started lifting.

 

[tongdtbds3]

@maxmanroe ok so "they" are the ignorant clowns that don't know what they're talking about?

 

[maxmanroe]

@tongdtbds3 Agreed. And I’m trying to fix that.

 

[tongdtbds3]

@maxmanroe Hell yeah brother! I'm with you there! Let's spread the word everywhere we can.

 

[agapetoutheou]

@maxmanroe But you are bald.

 

[joshlynn888]

@dawn16 Yeah.

Literally every study says the best thing an older person can for their health is to lift heavy.