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Over 50's club

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Velociraptor Jul 2018 5:58pm, 12 Jul 2018 38,608 posts	0 Velociraptor I took from the reviews that Older, Faster, Stronger should have been titled "Margaret talks about Margaret" and gave it a wide berth.
Bintmcskint Jul 2018 6:00pm, 12 Jul 2018 40,615 posts	0 Bintmcskint Yep, that was me and you do have to get past that perky, American tone. I remember enjoying the mix of personal experience and science/information. Maybe it's time I took another look at it.
LazyDaisy Jul 2018 6:08pm, 12 Jul 2018 23,166 posts	0 LazyDaisy Yes, the tone is a bit relentless, and I keep thinking 'You're talking about being 50 - I didn't even start running 'til I turned 50! I need a book called 'Even Older! Faster, Stronger' Nonetheless, I like the thought that instead of thinking about weight loss, I should think about swapping fat for muscle. If only...
Velociraptor Jul 2018 6:13pm, 12 Jul 2018 38,609 posts	0 Velociraptor Even just thinking about retaining muscle, irrespective of fat, is A Very Good Thing as we get older.
57.5 Degrees of Pain Jul 2018 6:45pm, 12 Jul 2018 3,959 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain It would be nice to find out that thinking about retaining muscle was all we needed to do. It is the moving from thought to action that can be tricky ;-).
Velociraptor Jul 2018 6:53pm, 12 Jul 2018 38,611 posts	0 Velociraptor That occurred to me as I hit the submit button, 57.5 If only wanting to retain muscle was all it took. I have made changes from a decade ago with bone mass and muscle retention in mind; I'm more afraid of fractures, sarcopenia and frailty than I am of any of the other potential consequences of getting older. But I don't have enough hours in the day, or enough recovery capacity, to keep doing weight training all year round.
Night-owl Jul 2018 7:11pm, 12 Jul 2018 30,775 posts	0 Night-owl Hi not been talking much since I've turned the big step Handstands I was hopeless at Same applies to cartwhhels I was hopeless at gym I did headstands but on the sofa at home but that was probably cheating I remember leapfrogs hated them yes I was useless but one girl used to press hard on my back when doing them, funny what you remember.
Runningfoxx Jul 2018 8:51pm, 12 Jul 2018 36 posts	0 Runningfoxx I've got Jeff Galloway's book, 'Running until you're 100'. Reckon I'm not doing too badly so far having got to 86....
Velociraptor Jul 2018 8:55pm, 12 Jul 2018 38,615 posts	0 Velociraptor That's quite cool, Runningfoxx I have Joe Friel's "Fast After Fifty". It could be condensed as, "Choose intensity over volume and stop eating carbohydrate."
Dvorak Jul 2018 8:59pm, 12 Jul 2018 16,334 posts	0 Dvorak I posted something on the parkrun thread about tail "walkers" and then I noticed that the tail walker behind my mate was VM 75-79 and took a closer look and … well, you have a look. parkrun.org.uk I reckon there is a bit of a story in there. Must ask my mate if he had a chat with him at all on the way.