Training Older People - The Dos & Don’ts of Lifting

<p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Matt and Scott discuss how to train older clients. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Barbell Logic’s age demographics tend to skew older, so the company and its coaches have lots of experience coaching older clients. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Depending on the age, almost everyone can deadlift. Many can squat, bench press, and press. Some lifts may have to be modified, but an exercise similar to the lifts can be executed for most older clients. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Older people can and should train hard. For older people, this means intensity. Intensity is what older clients are missing from their life. Grabbing the groceries, for example, is a low-intensity exercise, so they need to lift heavy and add muscle mass as a type of insurance. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Volume, however, wrecks older people. Use less volume than you might program for younger clients. Frequency--number of workouts in a week--might also be less. 4-day splits for the very old are not recommended. You might do a 4-day split over 3 days or even have them only train twice a week with full-body sessions. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">GET STARTED with one-on-one online coaching FOR FREE!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Get your FIRST MONTH FREE on all strength and nutrition coaching plans.  No discount code needed and includes a 10-day, no obligation trial. </span> <a href="https://bit.ly/2MKeOoh"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">https://bit.ly/2MKeOoh</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Special offers from BLOC and our partners: </span> <a href= "https://barbell-logic.com/offers/"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">https://barbell-logic.com/offers/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Connect with the hosts</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Matt on Instagram</span><