Heavy Lifting can take its toll

[frank]

75 yrs old here. was going to the gym 3 times a week before covid. now down to walking a couple of miles every other day, plus doing work around the house and on vehicles. I found that working with weights seemed to do more damage than good. I tried the high rep, low weight and the vice versa. but when I tried that I would be good for a while and then shoulder would really hurt when moving arms in certain movements. like everyone else on here I try to do as little damage as possible so as to maintain my freedom from captivity.

[jollystomper]

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Originally Posted by Nick12 Herschel Walker , famous GA bulldog and NFL running pack claimed he did not lift weights when he was younger. He did say he did hundreds of pushups, pull ups, sit ups etc daily.

True dat . While my gym shut down for the pandemic, without free weights at home I substituted multiple push-up sets throughout the day to maintain muscle mass.

[sengsational]

I can guarantee that I will never be injured lifting in a gym.

[Nick12]

When my gym was closed I went instead to the neighborhood kids playground . I improvised and did hundreds of pull ups, dips etc on the jungle gym metal bars, push ups, deep knee bends and all out sprints on the pavement for an intense workout.

[eytonxav]

During my year+ layoff from the gym, I mostly did stretching with elastic tubing and bands. Just could not get into pushups. The worst part was the Covid stress caused too much nighttime snacking, and I gained about 10 lbs. I've only lost a few lbs since starting back in the gym, but my snacking habit still needs work.

[Time2]

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Originally Posted by sengsational I can guarantee that I will never be injured lifting in a gym.

I see what you're not doing!