Anyone who trains at our gym knows that the "age card" can't be played here.
Don't EVEN begin to tell me you're too old to workout! That's complete nonsense!
Any reasonably healthy person can train and improve their health.
I have had quite a few inquiries over the years about "senior fitness" (whatever that means), not to be disrespectful of those people, but my guess is they mean do I have an easy training program.
No, we don 't have any easy programs here; however, we have training that any disciplined person can do at any age that will get good results.
I always tell people, there's no magic, just do the work on a consistent basis and the results will come.
Will they come at the same speed for everyone? No, it's just that simple.
I am considering a very challenging, but "do-able" program for all you silver-haired rascals out there; yes, that includes white hair or no hair, also.
The Hebrew warrior, Caleb, was as strong at 80 as he was at 40 and still whipped younger guys in hand-to-hand combat.
Will you have to do that? Maybe not, but pay attention here, you can and should be stronger that you are. Stay tuned for more details
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Showing posts with label senior fitness. fitness over 50. Show all posts
Showing posts with label senior fitness. fitness over 50. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Aging Ruthlessly
Well, another year starts today! I've been blessed to enjoy 59 years, so far, in excellent health!
Today I did another one of my upgraded birthday workouts:
I did 100 meters on the Concept 2 Rower for each year of my age (timed, of course).
What a blast!
For the last couple of weeks I've taking the CrossFit Workout of the Day and scaling each one up to increase the difficulty. Now that is celebrating!
The videos are on my YouTube Channel
check them out when you get some time, okay?
As you can tell by the title of this e-mail, I am not inclined to age gracefully;
I prefer to age ruthlessly.
That has nothing to do with being mean-spirited or crotchedy as I get older. Rather, it means I refuse to let our culture/society dictate what my life should be like, especially as I get older.
One of my role models actually lived a few thousand years ago, and was an ancient warrior named Caleb.He was written about in the Old Testament of the Bible as being as strong at age 80 as he was at 40. He actually fought hand-to-hand against much younger men during their war, and won!
Now that's a role model! Don't dare call him a senior citizen, old codger, old goat, or other term that people often use to describe older folks these days. You might get a rude awakening. If a person mouthed off to an old World War II Marine, for instance, he'd probably get knocked out!
In a culture where age is looked at with disdain, it is vital that older people don't get sucked into the mental trap of believing that garbage just because they are a certain age.
Now if you are a person who is approaching (fill in the blank with that dreaded age) get a grip on that nonsense right now!
If you choose to think that way you could already be starting to severely limit your capabilities and performance later in life.
Instead, head down to the gym, load the bar heavy and get to work! No excuses!
Today I did another one of my upgraded birthday workouts:
I did 100 meters on the Concept 2 Rower for each year of my age (timed, of course).
What a blast!
For the last couple of weeks I've taking the CrossFit Workout of the Day and scaling each one up to increase the difficulty. Now that is celebrating!
The videos are on my YouTube Channel
check them out when you get some time, okay?
As you can tell by the title of this e-mail, I am not inclined to age gracefully;
I prefer to age ruthlessly.
That has nothing to do with being mean-spirited or crotchedy as I get older. Rather, it means I refuse to let our culture/society dictate what my life should be like, especially as I get older.
One of my role models actually lived a few thousand years ago, and was an ancient warrior named Caleb.He was written about in the Old Testament of the Bible as being as strong at age 80 as he was at 40. He actually fought hand-to-hand against much younger men during their war, and won!
Now that's a role model! Don't dare call him a senior citizen, old codger, old goat, or other term that people often use to describe older folks these days. You might get a rude awakening. If a person mouthed off to an old World War II Marine, for instance, he'd probably get knocked out!
In a culture where age is looked at with disdain, it is vital that older people don't get sucked into the mental trap of believing that garbage just because they are a certain age.
Now if you are a person who is approaching (fill in the blank with that dreaded age) get a grip on that nonsense right now!
If you choose to think that way you could already be starting to severely limit your capabilities and performance later in life.
Instead, head down to the gym, load the bar heavy and get to work! No excuses!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Feedback from Leon (60 year old CrossFitter)
Frank,
Just completed yesterday's WOD of "DT", scaled to 95 lbs. outdoors, in the sun. (after a set of high-rep squats!).
Time was 26:02, with a pause between each round to walk 1 lap around building and catch up on water.
Once I touched the bar, I was able to perform each round non-stop.
After a short recivery, I have more energy than before I started.
I love this stuff!!!
Hope to participate in another special event @ CFGC in the near future.
Leon
Just completed yesterday's WOD of "DT", scaled to 95 lbs. outdoors, in the sun. (after a set of high-rep squats!).
Time was 26:02, with a pause between each round to walk 1 lap around building and catch up on water.
Once I touched the bar, I was able to perform each round non-stop.
After a short recivery, I have more energy than before I started.
I love this stuff!!!
Hope to participate in another special event @ CFGC in the near future.
Leon
Friday, June 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Updated training schedule for Oly. club is ready
Check our Olympic Weightlifting blog for the details!
squat clean 145lbs
squat clean 145lbs
Friday, February 13, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Saturday, December 13, 2008
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