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My big mate who lifted heavy for years has been advised by his doc and a physio that he should lift lighter and more reps as he is older - 57 years. Not sure if this advice is good or not but he’s doing it. Saying that, light for him is heavy enough for me 😁
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I have seen several fitness sites say the same :)
Max strength goes down, joints get a bit creakier so it's sensible enough.
We have to see how it goes, but I did notice sets of 5x5 and 3x8 assistance seems to be too much for recovery, so moved to 4x12 sets for assistance.
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As an old guy (66) I urge lower weight and higher reps/sets.
Recovery after a heavy session takes longer as I get older. Doing less weight more frequently works better for me.
JWestland
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Re getting older: Weightlifting is very beneficial for women and seems to help a bit as well against the post menopausal fat gain.
I am getting creakier for so far strength is not as much as 10 years ago, but ok.
My rowing speed on the machine definitely isn't what it was 20 years ago 😆