"Old Guy" Aches & Pains

[Bill Quick]

Although last week I thought for sure I was going to join the ranks of the injured when lifting in my (non-windowed) garage and the power went out when I was on the back end of a set of heavy squats - it's an exercise in terror thinking of how to deal with a heavy bar on your back when you're in absolute darkness and your legs are starting to quiver in exhaustion :-P

(fortunately I was able to go down slowly and put it on the safety bars without losing my balance.....)

Yeah. I read this and thought to myself, geez, in that case I'm glad my power rack/workout area is on my patio. If the light goes out there (during the day) it probably won't matter what I've got on my shoulder!

[old guy]

I thought this thread was about me ... disappointed.

[lou t]

I choose growth and to hell with decay.

if you don't mind I will steal this.....I LMAO.....not sure how old Rip is but I'm 59....done stupid shit....worked in heavy construction for many years...but weight training since 13, wrestled, football....my body has been described as a train wreck....having said all that...i am in the best shape I've been in..in terms of both body fat and strength.....and getting stronger...at 161 lbs....squat 315 x3, bench 245 x 3, dl 350 x 5, pres 120 x 5....

there are many that believe strength gains are impossible after 50....bull shit....

[Barbecue]

I thought this thread was about me ... disappointed.

It's about all of us, my aging brother!

[Farback]

I live with a constant pain, but we've been together 38 years and I love her.

[hbriem]

I started weight training at 41, now 52.

Training history judo 3 years, karate 8 years, sedentary 7, karate 4, sedentary 7, swimming 2, powerlifting 11.

I had knee problems starting in my teens that derailed pretty much all exercise I tried. For most of my adult life I had lower back ache and tension headaches that I thought were inevitable for a computer bound, mostly sedentary office worker. When I swam for a couple of years around 40yo I developed shoulder problems, basically the reason I stopped and started lifting instead.

The knee, back and neck problems (mostly) disappeared when I started lifting. The shoulder problem took longer, but improved, then got worse a few years later when I really pushed my bench to the limit, culminating in surgery in 2013.

The knee problem comes and goes, mostly in my left and sometimes limits my squat work. I get the odd tweak and I'm currently nursing a pull in my left spinal erector. My shoulders are improving and I'm benching fairly well again. I can lift over 90% of my all time best in all the lifts whenever I want. I got my last PR of 242.5kg (534#) in the deadlift about 8 months ago.

So on balance, I have less "old guy aches and pains" at 52 than I did as a sedentary 32 year old. And I'm more than twice as strong. Maybe three times as strong. And I look better in a swimsuit.

[Smyth]

if you don't mind I will steal this.....I LMAO.....not sure how old Rip is but I'm 59....done stupid shit....worked in heavy construction for many years...but weight training since 13, wrestled, football....my body has been described as a train wreck....having said all that...i am in the best shape I've been in..in terms of both body fat and strength.....and getting stronger...at 161 lbs....squat 315 x3, bench 245 x 3, dl 350 x 5, pres 120 x 5....

there are many that believe strength gains are impossible after 50....bull shit....

I'm 51, 163 lbs, and you have inspired me (even more than I was already). Those are big numbers.