Ten Benefits of Weight Lifting for age 55 and Above

Ten Benefits of Weight Lifting for age 55 and Above
0:00 Intro
0:26 Confidence. Weight lifting takes dedicated, focused, consistent hard work. These features bring results. Results bring confidence because you will know that you earned these gains. You earned your progress.
1:19 Mental Toughness. Working toward the accomplishment of goals requires mental toughness. Strength of the body comes from power of the mind.
2:13 Enhanced brain health. Exercise, especially when combined with proper nutrition, proper supplementation and improve sleep helps improve brain health.
2:52 Stronger musculoskeletal system. Muscles strength and hypertrophy. Increased bone density. Stronger grip.
4:07 Increase overall health and fitness.
4:46 Improved body composition. More muscle and less fat, especially visceral fat. Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome.
6:13 Increased heart and respiratory fitness and health.
6:58 Improved motion and posture.
8:22 Heightened sleep, rest and recovery strategies.
9:24 Utilization of proper nutrition and supplementation for your individual needs.
10:32 Increased function. You will look better, feel better and function better.
Ten General Guidelines for Weight Lifters aged 55 and Above
• Ten General Guidelines...
1) Begin with basics.
2) Start at current health, fitness, strength and ability level.
3) Progress in small, gradual, calculated increments.
4) Work through a symptom-free range of motion.
5) Routine must correspond to individual goals.
6) If an exercise elicits or intensifies symptoms, stop immediately and either modify the exercise or utilize a viable substitute.
7) Perfect technique is more important than level of resistance.
8) Move in a slow and controlled manner.
9) Utilize concentric, eccentric and isometric exercises.
10) Build proportional strength
Ten More General Guidelines for Weight Lifters aged 55 and Above
• Ten More General Guide...
1) Get advice from experts
2) Utilize a variety of equipment. Barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, machines, cables and bodyweight exercises.
3) Keep volume fairly low.
4) Rest and recovery should be built into your routine
5) Listen to your body’s signals
6) Constantly modify your routine. Muscle Confusion Principle
7) Perform multi-joint and single joint exercises
8) Warm-up
9) Cool down
10) Train hard but train smart
Ten Objectives for Weight Lifters aged 55 and above
• Ten Objectives for Wei...
1) Enhance overall strength
2) Muscles hypertrophy. Bigger muscles. Combat sarcopenia
3) Build greater bone density. Combat osteopenia
4) Improve posture
5) Enhance movement
6) Heighten grip strength
7) Increase cardiorespiratory fitness
8) Improve body composition. Improve muscle to fat ratio. Combat metabolic syndrome
9) Improve brain health
10) Enhance mental well-being and mood
11) Live a healthy, fitter, more functional life
***Disclaimer: Viewing this video does not take the place of seeing a medical professional, working with a nutritional professional, working with a fitness professional and receiving proper training in the medical profession. Please visit a medical professional for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. Please work with a nutritional profession to develop individualized nutrition strategies. Please work with a fitness professional to learn proper exercise technique and to develop a proper training program. Never perform an exercise that elicits or intensifies symptoms. If an exercise elicits or intensifies symptoms, stop immediately and use a viable substitute. Always perform all exercises through a symptom free range of motion. Begin your training at your current health, fitness and strength levels. Increase intensity in small gradual calculated increments. Please use nutritional strategies that are designed to work for your individual needs.
Dr Donald A Ozello DC of Championship Chiropractic in Las Vegas, NV
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