Strength Training for Adults Over 50 by Wayne Westcott and Thomas R. Baechle, Jr.

L. Stephenson: Just what I wanted, good condition

United States on Oct 05, 2023

Mr Clean: Wanye was my college professor couldn't ask for a nicer man and a great teacher.

United States on Sep 28, 2023

Diversity = Man + Woman!: Amazing! As You Age YOU MUST Exercise More (And Don't Sleep During the Day)! We proved this with Grandma! She became totally immobile and sick to near death several times in a rehab/nursing home. Ee took her out of this terrible place and got her physical therapy and also got her to stop sleeping during the day and instead doing productive things. Now her brain has gone from a slide to dementia to sharper and sharper and now she was cooking Thanksgiving dinner and ordering people around the kitchen! Wow! Praise God!

United States on Nov 29, 2022

Client d'Amazon: Though the book nominally targets strength trainers above 50 years old, very little of the material is specific to this demographic, being rather generic strength training advice. A few significant points merit mention. They have trainers launching into advanced strength training techniques, relatively early in their lifting process. Though they use different terminology, which adds to the confusion, they have seniors doing drop sets, on every set of every workout for given exercises, after barely 6 months of lifting. The same holds true for pré exhaustion techniques. These are advanced methods that should be used sparingly and infrequently to prevent overtraining. Suggesting them this fast , and with this kind of regularity, is irresponsible and quite surprising giving their credentials. They also need to revisit their pictures for certain exercises. For every version of the squat, they recommend to go down until thighs are parallel to the ground, yet the images show models that stop well short of parallel. This could give new trainers the wrong impression of what is meant by parallel. All of this is doubly disappointing as it was a suggested reading for a CANFITPRO course on...

Canada on Apr 23, 2021

Dr. Joe: People don't die from weak biceps! This is a nutshell statement of the key problems with Strength Training Past 50, which does have a number of otherwise excellent sections. After chapter 1, which does discuss the special health issues of older people, the authors seem then to ignore what they had said by then giving details of strength exercises applicable to adults of all ages. This coverage is often useful, giving facts that few people working out know. For instance, few people probably know that doing 2 or 3 sets of an exercise, like bench presses, produces very little more strength gain over time than one set. I also like the table that lines up recommended exercises with major muscle groups. Thus, for your deltoids, do either a lateral raise (machine) or dumbbell seated press., etc. Most gym goers I know do too few and and an unbalanced bunch of exercises. To cover the major muscle groups, you will need at least a dozen.

Yet seniors have special muscles of concern, e.g. , targeting especially their leg and abdominal areas to prevent falls and hip fractures, so common in older people. This book cannot be faulted for not covering cardio exercises (walking and biking) or...

United States on May 28, 2020

Moogie: Bought it for parents, they really liked it. A bit overwhelming but very comprehensive.

Canada on Jan 24, 2019

John Glyn Walker: VERY GOOD

United Kingdom on Aug 19, 2018

PD51: With excerpts from this book I was able to convince my 60+ y.o. wife to join a gym and start weight training with me, even though she had never done so in her life. The magic was the recognition that you CAN reverse muscle loss at any age, and it can be achieved with as little as one set of about 15 max effort resistance exercises done twice per week. The benefits of strength training are huge, especially for older folks like us.

Canada on Oct 03, 2017

carl law: i thought the book was very good and at the age now of fifty three was use full to me although i have always kept my self fit and have some past experience in training.one of the better books about strength training for the silver crew,explaining why its important for them

United Kingdom on Mar 31, 2017

Rod J. Chronister: Very clear outline of workout programs that can be used with free weights, elastic bands, cables or machines with a brief description of pros and cons. One chapter focuses on those who are just starting and another for more advance with an easy to perform series of tests of your fitness. Often scientific research studies are presented to document the basis for assertions such as the diminishing returns of going from 2 to 3 sets per exercise. I appreciate the evidence regarding frequency of training which altho not explicitly stating it, goes hand-in-hand with the slower recovery rate in seniors.

The book would be better with more specifics for the senior gym warrior who may have limitations in specific joints.

United States on Oct 16, 2016