11-12-23, 10:05 AM | |
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Strength Training Books for Motivation/Encouragement
I saw this Ted Talk the other day. I’m sure that some of you have probably heard of her. I may get her book Not sure yet. I get what she says. It make sense, I suppose. My only problem is that the older that I get, the more skeptical I tend to be. It seems that everyone is selling something. I'm looking for books that encourage and motivate when it comes to strength training. Not necessarily paper workouts, since I prefer videos for that, and am not a paper workout type. Just good reading.
Thanks!
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11-12-23, 02:53 PM | |
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I’m interested to see other responses. A lot of what I have learned in this area comes from podcasts and social media which then lead me to articles, both published journal articles and on websites. These are a couple of sources that come to mind, but it’s hard to remember.
Peter Attia Outlive, the chapter(s) on strength training. There is a lot of criticism, by other experts, of his comments on protein, VO2 Max, and his aggressive recommendations for screening blood tests and scans. But this book and his podcasts with strength research guys are inspiring on the importance of strength. Starting Strength has a lot of good content, even if you don’t subscribe to the idea that you must do 4 very specific power lifts in a gym to gain strength (as I don’t). The book The Barbell Prescription is a book by a physician, using their program for older adults. The beginning has a lot of information about the importance of strength training. But here are some articles from the SS people. https://startingstrength.com/article...r-older-adults https://startingstrength.com/article...-people-my-age https://www.greysteel.org/philosophy This one might be a program more than encouragement, not sure, but I’ve had it on my wish list for a while because it sounds interesting. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/19...KIKX0DER&psc=1 |
11-13-23, 02:34 AM | |
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Is this the book:
Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well Hardcover https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Stron...s%2C212&sr=1-1 our public library has 14 copies. **** The weight training books I own are by Joyce Vedral, Men's Health, Women's Health and Muscle & Fitness Hers. Joyce's are the best. They have workouts in them, but her books also discuss why you should strength train, and has photos of older women's before and after pictures. She empowers you too. Granted these books were written years ago when there were very few weight training books geared toward women, but they're still applicable today.
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11-13-23, 09:12 AM | ||
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I have done Original Strength programs and they are good but different than what people think of as strength training. They are basically body weight moves but not your typical push ups etc. It's all about getting you back to the movement abilities you had as a child. It is very interesting stuff. They have online streaming programs but what I did a few years ago was a specific program (Design your body) that had some live sessions. I am not sure what their streaming programs are like now. They do have basic entry level programs. I also took a workshop with them in NYC several years ago. Worth it to read the book to get an idea. You can check out their Youtube channel. |
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11-13-23, 12:56 PM | ||
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YouTube has tons of his videos. |
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11-13-23, 01:40 PM | |
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Thank you all for all the recommendations, links, and suggestions. I'm excited about all this!
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11-23-23, 08:52 AM | |
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I am currently reading Dr Lyon's book now and have read Outlive and several of Joyce's books. I think the need for muscle is critical. I watched my husband waste away from a degenerative nerve disease, and now my mom has lost significant muscle mass from a hip replacement where she spent a couple of weeks recovering from anesthesia delirium.
Muscle is the key to health and recovery along with fueling the muscle. I think Dr Attia's centenarian decathlon suggestion is a great target to aim at as we age.
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