I'd say that's a tad cocky. Just you wait a few decades …
:lol: So true.
"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer
I'd say that's a tad cocky. Just you wait a few decades …
:lol: So true.
"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer
stop doing crossfit and your anaerobic measures will come up pretty quickly.
seriously, crossfit is not very good at building strength.
if in a year of training you're not at a minimum for anaerobic then one of two things are happening.1 - your training program is very ineffective
2 - you're not putting in nearly enough effort.or maybe a combination of the two. this isn't mean as a slam, just an observation based on my 20 years plus of training both myself and others.
f you want, come by my gym, pay the drop-in and sign up for a free program set-up and i'll put together a routine that will have you smash those numbers in a few months.
paln on spending about an hour and a half to get it done.
I think it has been quite effective in some ways, but agree that pure strength results have been a bit disappointing. It hasn't been a major focus, I've been enjoying the workouts too much rather than having specific goals. Have realized that if I truly want to build strength I'd need to hit a different gym and just lift - all about priority and goal setting I guess. Thanks for the offer, you may hear from me.
I'd say that's a tad cocky. Just you wait a few decades …
For the record, this is more about attitude than actual doing. So many older folks just seem to have given up; they allow themselves to be old, frail and helpless. But I know plenty of riders and athletes who are absolutely charging into their 50s/60s/70s - and the common thread for them is attitude. They don't see themselves as old. They're doing what they've always done: taking good care of themselves, positive attitude, having a good time and knowing when to push their limits.
There's nothing better than an Orangina after cheating death with Digger.
Just a question - how strong is strong in your case? The reason I am asking is that I feel that I have to (and want to) take it slower this year if I want to Keep up all the things I am doing right now. And I realised when I focused too much on strength Training, then my riding ability deteriorated simply because I did not give my Body the time it took to compensate. I was too greedy getting to the point where I could lift and squat my Bodyweight on the bar for clean and smooth reps.
I'm happy at 1BW overhead press, 1.5BW front squat, back squat, clean and jerk and deadlift. The stronger I get the more careful I have to be to maintain proper metabolic conditioning to keep moving quickly and maintain endurance.
There's nothing better than an Orangina after cheating death with Digger.
I'm still relatively young (only just starting to go grey), so maybe my opinion is moot at this point but I'm inclined to agree a little bit with Craw. Ask me in 15 years and my opinion might be different but,
I've worked doing really hard manual labour for many years, running a chainsaw or brushsaw at high-production speeds for 8hrs a day in every condition from -15 degrees and snow to 38 degree scorching heat in the middle of a cutblock with no shade. It's the kind of work that's both mentally and physically draining - there's no paid coffee breaks, there's no covered lunch area and you're constantly pushing yourself to work harder otherwise you don't make any money.
I've worked with guys in their mid 50's who can keep the same pace as me, some who can outpace me even and I find that very impressive because I'm considered a highballer on just about every crew I've worked on. Most of those older guys smoke a pack a day and don't take great care of themselves but after a lifetime of working hard like that, they all laugh and say it's still easy when I ask what the secret is.
I strongly believe in the old mantra "if you don't use it, you'll lose it" - even at my age I can feel the effects of sedentary lifestyle for a few weeks, can't imagine how much harder it would be to get back on the horse in another 20 years if I just sat in an office rotting for 8hrs a day
I think it has been quite effective in some ways, but agree that pure strength results have been a bit disappointing. It hasn't been a major focus, I've been enjoying the workouts too much rather than having specific goals. Have realized that if I truly want to build strength I'd need to hit a different gym and just lift - all about priority and goal setting I guess. Thanks for the offer, you may hear from me.
cool!
another option is to continue with the cross fit and add in some strength specific work at the end of your cross fit workout. you could also do a simple morning routine of push-ups and pistol squats for maybe 12-15 minutes and within a few weeks you'll see noticeable improvement.
We don't know what our limits are, so to start something with the idea of being limited actually ends up limiting us.
Ellen Langer
I've worked with guys in their mid 50's who can keep the same pace as me, some who can outpace me even and I find that very impressive because I'm considered a highballer on just about every crew I've worked on. Most of those older guys smoke a pack a day and don't take great care of themselves but after a lifetime of working hard like that, they all laugh and say it's still easy when I ask what the secret is.
I strongly believe in the old mantra "if you don't use it, you'll lose it" - even at my age I can feel the effects of sedentary lifestyle for a few weeks, can't imagine how much harder it would be to get back on the horse in another 20 years if I just sat in an office rotting for 8hrs a day
the oldest production faller on the Hankin/Evelyn BC ski area project was 65 the other guy wasnt far behind in his late 50's and the youngster in his 30's I think a fair amount of it must be finesse ?
learning to run a saw in my late 50's without killing myself is the hardest thing I've done lately especialy in snow but super fun
Me. I'm the minimum standard of fitness. Anything less and you'd be DEAD!
Freedom of contract. We sell them guns that kill them; they sell us drugs that kill us.
For the record, this is more about attitude than actual doing. So many older folks just seem to have given up; they allow themselves to be old, frail and helpless. But I know plenty of riders and athletes who are absolutely charging into their 50s/60s/70s - and the common thread for them is attitude. They don't see themselves as old. They're doing what they've always done: taking good care of themselves, positive attitude, having a good time and knowing when to push their limits.
The last things you mention, I think, are becoming more and more important as a Person gets older - but not necessarily wiser.
I just finished reading "Intervention" by Dan John, and he talks a lot about the issues that come along with that, basically an Approach that keeps a Person in his Chosen discipline for the rest of his life without wrecking him.
But attitude only gets one so far, when the Body gets older the Limits are definitely there. But I think you are well Aware of that.
(Gosh, my browser pisses me off)
"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer
I'm still relatively young (only just starting to go grey), so maybe my opinion is moot at this point but I'm inclined to agree a little bit with Craw. Ask me in 15 years and my opinion might be different but,
I've worked doing really hard manual labour for many years, running a chainsaw or brushsaw at high-production speeds for 8hrs a day in every condition from -15 degrees and snow to 38 degree scorching heat in the middle of a cutblock with no shade. It's the kind of work that's both mentally and physically draining - there's no paid coffee breaks, there's no covered lunch area and you're constantly pushing yourself to work harder otherwise you don't make any money.
I've worked with guys in their mid 50's who can keep the same pace as me, some who can outpace me even and I find that very impressive because I'm considered a highballer on just about every crew I've worked on. Most of those older guys smoke a pack a day and don't take great care of themselves but after a lifetime of working hard like that, they all laugh and say it's still easy when I ask what the secret is.
I strongly believe in the old mantra "if you don't use it, you'll lose it" - even at my age I can feel the effects of sedentary lifestyle for a few weeks, can't imagine how much harder it would be to get back on the horse in another 20 years if I just sat in an office rotting for 8hrs a day
Sorry, but besides not being able to stick to small letters, my browser decided to no longer allow multi-quotes. So, one post for every interesting post I read and want to comment on.
I am not an expert but I think in your Situation it all boils down to sub-maximal loading on a continual Basis, and varied movement Patterns. Although I know a few fellers over here and they all have back issues, only one or two who do lift weights and who take part in other Sports after work have slightly less issues.
I think our bodies are built for moving around and challenging it on a daily Basis.
And any skill set is at first slowly and then rapidly lost if it is not polished on a continuous Basis. The Body does remember movement Patterns but grace and smoothness has to be cared for.
"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer
Next time somebody says you have the strength of a 5-year old …
Me. I'm the minimum standard of fitness. Anything less and you'd be DEAD!
crap…I always wondered if I was alive or not…
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check the obits to see if your name is in them
A decent compendium of fitness-assessment approaches:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/11-ways-to-assess-your-true-fitness-level
A decent compendium of fitness-assessment approaches:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/11-ways-to-assess-your-true-fitness-level
Nice.
There's nothing better than an Orangina after cheating death with Digger.
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