Older beginners

[Jungledoc]

I occasionally see references to older lifters, but most started lifting in their teens or twenties. I'm 55, started lifting about 2 years ago pretty haphazardly, and for about a year more systematically, reading and learning all I can about it. I'm not progressing as fast as younger guys I talk to, and have been slowed a couple of times by annoying injuries.

Is there anything that you advise doing differently for people starting weight training after the age of 50?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Lots of advice, yessir. I wrote a long article about it, and it's in Strong Enough?. Get your copy today.

[Jamie J. Skibicki]

Rip in a tunic is worth the price alone. So why were you on a horse in a tunic?

[Mark Rippetoe]

It's the way I always dress. Why?

[scotty022]

Why is it the way you always dress? And why do you continue to dress that way when mounted?

[dagfin]

I'm 50, haven't lifted in about 15 years. Just got SS:BBT and am starting the program. I like it...it's simple, fast, and I'm feeling more energized already. I like getting my workout done while other guys are still grinding out sets of curls.

When some kid asks me why I squat so deep, I tell him "Pick up Rippetoe's book. It's all in there"