Strong Rick
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No way I could do those! Would be cool though if I could.
No way I could do those! Would be cool though if I could.
What weight would those be?
I'm 48 and at 183 lb. feel strong enough. Middle age + Ego + Heavy = Injury. I just skate in my lane these days.
I am curious to hear how badly hands get worked over for people pushing into 48kg and beyond. How much skin damage? How much hand and finger fatigue? Mostly curious since I’m a guitarist and have to consider these things.
I've done lots of lifting with a variety of kettlebells, barbells, and other things for years - my hands are fine. The only problem I've encountered so far is hook grip, which my right thumb doesn't like so I don't use it. (I talked about this at greater length in another thread, title includes Rolling Thunder.)I am curious to hear how badly hands get worked over for people pushing into 48kg and beyond. How much skin damage? How much hand and finger fatigue? Mostly curious since I’m a guitarist and have to consider these things.
So my post came across as a bit "militant" like some guy who is about to turn "30" thinking that they are "old" but not really feeling old. I remember being 30 - it was great. No, I will be turning 50, so let me clarify a few things. I have both a personal and professional interest in the process of aging. I read whatever I can on the subject and I also monitor what is going on with my own physiology. One of the things I read some time ago was that, while there certainly is a physiological difference between a 20 year old and a 50 year old, the difference on a purely physiological level is not a great as people think. What exacerbates the difference is life. On average, a 50 year old has more work and family responsibilities than a 20 year old, and hence more stress. It's the stress that really cuts into recovery resources and ability to train hard. Basically, if a 50 year old had nothing to do but train and then go home and play Xbox (or whatever the kids play these days), the physical differences between this 50 year old and a 20 year old would be much less. There would still be differences, but less so.
I think this is accurate. As I look over the last year, my job has been busy and stressful. I have been dieting for several months. My daughter went to college. She is doing well, so in that regard I am happy, but I definitely miss having her around, so that's a negative stress. My training this last year has been complete sh*t. One thing I've learned to so is to relax on the weekends and holidays. So this is when I push a little harder. If I get a little too sore I know I can eat a bit more protein and take a nap, and those two simple things can go a long way in helping recovery. Over Thanksgiving I did a workout with 500 swings. That's a lot of swings. I was a bit sore and tired, but nothing bad happened. I'm now convinced that pumpkin pie is an anabolic supplement.
So my post came across as a bit "militant" like some guy who is about to turn "30" thinking that they are "old" but not really feeling old. I remember being 30 - it was great. No, I will be turning 50, so let me clarify a few things. I have both a personal and professional interest in the process of aging. I read whatever I can on the subject and I also monitor what is going on with my own physiology. One of the things I read some time ago was that, while there certainly is a physiological difference between a 20 year old and a 50 year old, the difference on a purely physiological level is not a great as people think. What exacerbates the difference is life. On average, a 50 year old has more work and family responsibilities than a 20 year old, and hence more stress. It's the stress that really cuts into recovery resources and ability to train hard. Basically, if a 50 year old had nothing to do but train and then go home and play Xbox (or whatever the kids play these days), the physical differences between this 50 year old and a 20 year old would be much less. There would still be differences, but less so.
I think this is accurate. As I look over the last year, my job has been busy and stressful. I have been dieting for several months. My daughter went to college. She is doing well, so in that regard I am happy, but I definitely miss having her around, so that's a negative stress. My training this last year has been complete sh*t. One thing I've learned to so is to relax on the weekends and holidays. So this is when I push a little harder. If I get a little too sore I know I can eat a bit more protein and take a nap, and those two simple things can go a long way in helping recovery. Over Thanksgiving I did a workout with 500 swings. That's a lot of swings. I was a bit sore and tired, but nothing bad happened. I'm now convinced that pumpkin pie is an anabolic supplement.
When it comes to sport and athletic ability I also believe it brings trepidation - people tend to be more weary and less bullish as you age. This tends to halt progesss as they are beaten in the head rather than the body
I think there is a lot of merit in this observation. Even more so when it comes to higher risk pursuits. I find myself far more willing to back off some climb or boulder problem that is well within my ability, if there some significant fall risk involved. Even a few years back, I would've been more cavalier.
Even in something more mundane and low risk like KB training, I probably tend to let discretion be the better part of valor. I suppose I can always couch it in terms of training intelligently...