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I was reading Alwyn Cosgrove's blog and stumbled upon a guest blog by Micheal Boyle.
I turn 42 this year and I have been lifting for over two decades. I have also been lifting pretty heavy for most of those years and my totals have been at elite level for over 13 years. Based on the phases in Micheal's article, I thought I was due for a rude awakening. I've been injured many times, but I've been fortunate that I've never needed surgery. My training has definitely evolved over the years and perhaps it evolved quickly enough to have prevented major injuries. I also retired fairly early from competition. I was well aware and expecting the "inevitable" loss of strength that comes with age and moving passed your peak though I can still regularly total over eight times body weight. Now, I simply need to move weights to keep my head right. So I never really experienced phase 3, but how different is my training from what I used to do?
Is that last comment a clue to what might be the key to successfully strength train in midlife and beyond?
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