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Dude we are so on the same page, here! And you put it beautifully 💪🏻💪🏻 What bugs me is that so many people end up specialising without even realising it and never even consider the other option. Someone who starts their fitness journey as a powerlifter often gets no advice other than to lift heavier. Same issue with the runner or the bodybuilder. Not having to be world class is such a liberating philosophy. Especially when you’re competing with Instagram!
I totally agree. I am 60, I train kettlebells, jump rope and body weight hiit. I rest, and focus in general conditiining for longevity. I do not want to hurt myself. I want to be healthy. Thanks!
Big fan of your channel here. As a mid 60s guy who’s only sport now is golf I hit the gym around 4 days a week. Been doing this for about 10 years religiously, however the past year I incorporate about 75% of my workout to kettlebells. Best decision I have made in training. Some days I work out pretty hard and do feel it the next day. I think sometimes you need to do that even if your older , work that body… see how much you can take on occasion. Also taking a week off every so often just for the body to heal is the best medicine out there.
Nobody ever quotes the full statement. The full statement is a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none, but it's better than being a master of one.. I would much rather have general fitness than a 500 lb deadlift.
Lebe this is such an amazing lecture. Was an X fan back in 2019 buh man his ideas aren't grounded on evolving research and observable proof. Thanks for this talk. Just had my first kettlebell today
At 49 years of age who has played sports since was 5 and always had to be king in the weight room I have come to grips with thats who I was not who I am it was fun and a great journey but KB training, running and other training modalities are the way forward for me now. Great talk Lebe.
Agree with this thoughtful video. Been with Gregory for several years now so appreciate his work & wisdom. Seen it develop over past 4+ years. Now for me, I have a “ tripod” 1. Kettlebell training 2X week 2. Walk/plod @ 6 k 2X week 3. Hathaway yoga once/week but with yoga stretching each morning. This “ tripod” is to support me in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I’m not going to compete, but attend 2/3 week. It’s demanding physiologically, physically and mentally. Also great camaraderie and satisfying to put training/fitness to a defined end on the mats. As I’m retired I can mix and match depending on how I feel and get plenty of rest. Works for me so far! Good luck to you all
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At 50 I keep training kettlebells and I’m planning in competing in Karate katas again but at the end of the day I train to stay ready to defend myself and my family. To be in decent shape to carry my loved ones if ever I need too in an emergency. Need to be ready for anything be it sport or real life and Kettlebells help me achieve this
I've only done track & field throughout high-school, and really, I never did much of muscle/strength building at the time. For the most part, it was cardio, cardio, minimal weight training, and just ate whatever I wanted (to an extent). Yes, I was always small in my younger days, and a 2-pack included. Had toned up arms/shoulders and toned up legs/calves. I don't have that now. Can I tell myself I can get that body back over 40? Maybe....but at what cost? This is a nice video and I thank you Gregory for it! My only regret is just stopping with my fitness after high-school.
Training the body overall would be super beneficial. Athletes are performers, after they retire from being an athlete, most of them no longer keep up with that and become out of shape. I had martial arts training, I was training like a martial art warrior. Today I only do half of that and found kettlebells and steel mace. Being 35 I still do skateboarding. Been doing that for over 20 years. That's for fun, that keeps me young. The professional skaters do athletic training too. I'm talking about the ones you see in xgames and street league. The ones who are under red bull sponsor. They have very high performance expectations. People really have to sit down and realize that if they are not in the NBA or NFL, don't train yourself like you are. You wanna do all round training to improve and equal out. Most guys always wanna go to the gym and get big....ok what are you going to do with that? Where are you going to go? Will you be able to maintain that? I don't know about you guys but I like the milestone that I already achieved and kept going for years and more years to come.
@@grandkaiaki depends on the goal. It comes down to adherence. You can’t train like pro hence we are all working full time and not won the genetic lottery. You can still be competitive masters athlete.
@@jacklauren9359 you can still be competitive if you want to. People can if they want to. The rest of your comment I agree with because it is part of the point I was making.
I believe for the 40+ the basic layer is submaximal strength training,hypertrophy and cardio for health reasons. For strength for shocking the body you can use different tools and lifts.
Train to maintain strength, mobility, and fitness with the main emphasis in avoiding injuries for a long, self sufficient healthy life If required to drop the weight as you age, so be it, as long as you keep training The amount of broken people from training like an athlete who are over the age of 40 years old is huge, busted knees, shoulders, backs, which end up being that bad it forces people to stop training and doing what they enjoy is huge, how many old body builders or powerlifters do you see who aren't walking like an 80 year olds, apart from those blessed with genetics, even then, genetics can only help so much, look at Ronnie Coleman Non athletes get so hung up on numbers that they fail to realise what effect it actually has on the human body, the human body is just a machine, and like all machines they have a limit, go beyond that limit for to long and parts wear out, cartilage, joints, connecting tissue all suffer Me, I'm 60, I wish I knew what all those years of chasing body size and PB's in the gym would do to my body Nowadays it's all bells, body weight, conditioning and mobility, lots of mobility, fit for life into my old age
I must say, i'm 41 years old, and I eat like trash. And I have four kids. But I go on two 25 mile bike rides a week, and I do 600 pushups each ride. Im 6'1, 198, and you'd think I was in the nfl if you saw me. Genetics is 90%.
This video is timed weird. Im 39 and just coming to terms with the fact I'm not an athlete and in steps lebe with the external wake up call 😂 great video, thank you.
What about Romero?? For a man that is better to die strong then to live up to 90. I can not train like Romero or as when I was a child. At the age 46. I can not have 6 matches at wrestling training - only 4 or max 5. I just have not got such strength and endurance. But during training personal limits should be challenged.
36 as well and I've been trying to be competitive in combat sports for 4 years, training my ass off because I was never very athletic and realized not only it is too late to accomplish anything significant and I only build up injuries but also I don't really need that.
@@Jenjakyou can still accomplish things, don't get down on yourself. You just have to build up to it and see if it's worth doing. A lot of people get their "ego" caught up in this stuff and it really has no real bearing on your life. A healthy body and healthy mind for life are the real goals.
Wait, I haven't watched the vids that you may be referring to of those other coaches, but I am familiar with their work... I'm guessing you understand that "train like an athlete" means to train GPP primarily with general performance in mind; you know that right??? I watched your video and it seems like you don't realize that, but I'm pretty sure you do.
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I've spent some time in my new RUclips studio and came up with this conclusion… I hope you enjoy it!
Dude we are so on the same page, here! And you put it beautifully 💪🏻💪🏻
What bugs me is that so many people end up specialising without even realising it and never even consider the other option. Someone who starts their fitness journey as a powerlifter often gets no advice other than to lift heavier. Same issue with the runner or the bodybuilder. Not having to be world class is such a liberating philosophy. Especially when you’re competing with Instagram!
"Not having to be world class is liberating"… What a powerful statement! Great to see you in the comments, Adam! Thanks for sharing! 💪
I totally agree. I am 60, I train kettlebells, jump rope and body weight hiit. I rest, and focus in general conditiining for longevity. I do not want to hurt myself. I want to be healthy. Thanks!
Big fan of your channel here. As a mid 60s guy who’s only sport now is golf I hit the gym around 4 days a week. Been doing this for about 10 years religiously, however the past year I incorporate about 75% of my workout to kettlebells. Best decision I have made in training. Some days I work out pretty hard and do feel it the next day. I think sometimes you need to do that even if your older , work that body… see how much you can take on occasion. Also taking a week off every so often just for the body to heal is the best medicine out there.
Nobody ever quotes the full statement. The full statement is a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none, but it's better than being a master of one.. I would much rather have general fitness than a 500 lb deadlift.
Lebe this is such an amazing lecture. Was an X fan back in 2019 buh man his ideas aren't grounded on evolving research and observable proof. Thanks for this talk. Just had my first kettlebell today
At 49 years of age who has played sports since was 5 and always had to be king in the weight room I have come to grips with thats who I was not who I am it was fun and a great journey but KB training, running and other training modalities are the way forward for me now. Great talk Lebe.
This is such an important conversation. Seems like alot of us need the reassurance it's ok to have different goals as you get older.
Variety is the spice of life and that applies in exercise as well. My choice of variety is kettlebells, rucking, and jump rope.
Agree with this thoughtful video. Been with Gregory for several years now so appreciate his work & wisdom. Seen it develop over past 4+ years.
Now for me, I have a “ tripod”
1. Kettlebell training 2X week
2. Walk/plod @ 6 k 2X week
3. Hathaway yoga once/week but with yoga stretching each morning.
This “ tripod” is to support me in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I’m not going to compete, but attend 2/3 week. It’s demanding physiologically, physically and mentally. Also great camaraderie and satisfying to put training/fitness to a defined end on the mats.
As I’m retired I can mix and match depending on how I feel and get plenty of rest.
Works for me so far!
Good luck to you all
FACTS! Speaking Truth To Power! Former Army Special Operator here. Swallow the pride and transition to wear functional training, heart health, etc. matter. R.L.T.W.! (Rangers Lead The Way!)
All the way! Sua Sponte!
@@erikc3057 🫡💯
At 50 I keep training kettlebells and I’m planning in competing in Karate katas again but at the end of the day I train to stay ready to defend myself and my family. To be in decent shape to carry my loved ones if ever I need too in an emergency. Need to be ready for anything be it sport or real life and Kettlebells help me achieve this
Kettlebell is awesome for martial arts. Started Mauy Thai here and loving it.
Preach, brother. Excellent thoughts.
I've only done track & field throughout high-school, and really, I never did much of muscle/strength building at the time. For the most part, it was cardio, cardio, minimal weight training, and just ate whatever I wanted (to an extent). Yes, I was always small in my younger days, and a 2-pack included. Had toned up arms/shoulders and toned up legs/calves. I don't have that now. Can I tell myself I can get that body back over 40? Maybe....but at what cost? This is a nice video and I thank you Gregory for it! My only regret is just stopping with my fitness after high-school.
I totally agree with what you’re saying 👍Thank you for this video!!!
strongly agree sir. it's so afffective and saving times
Training the body overall would be super beneficial.
Athletes are performers, after they retire from being an athlete, most of them no longer keep up with that and become out of shape.
I had martial arts training, I was training like a martial art warrior. Today I only do half of that and found kettlebells and steel mace. Being 35 I still do skateboarding. Been doing that for over 20 years. That's for fun, that keeps me young. The professional skaters do athletic training too. I'm talking about the ones you see in xgames and street league. The ones who are under red bull sponsor. They have very high performance expectations.
People really have to sit down and realize that if they are not in the NBA or NFL, don't train yourself like you are.
You wanna do all round training to improve and equal out.
Most guys always wanna go to the gym and get big....ok what are you going to do with that? Where are you going to go? Will you be able to maintain that?
I don't know about you guys but I like the milestone that I already achieved and kept going for years and more years to come.
@@grandkaiaki depends on the goal. It comes down to adherence. You can’t train like pro hence we are all working full time and not won the genetic lottery. You can still be competitive masters athlete.
@@jacklauren9359 you can still be competitive if you want to. People can if they want to. The rest of your comment I agree with because it is part of the point I was making.
I believe for the 40+ the basic layer is submaximal strength training,hypertrophy and cardio for health reasons. For strength for shocking the body you can use different tools and lifts.
I agree. But what's your thoughts about heavy clubs. I've been getting alot out of them
He is doing something similar at 6:51 . Of course it’s not the same as the ball maces raise greater torque
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Good advice, I think specialization got me injured. Wish I had switched to that GPP mindset earlier
Train to maintain strength, mobility, and fitness with the main emphasis in avoiding injuries for a long, self sufficient healthy life
If required to drop the weight as you age, so be it, as long as you keep training
The amount of broken people from training like an athlete who are over the age of 40 years old is huge, busted knees, shoulders, backs, which end up being that bad it forces people to stop training and doing what they enjoy is huge, how many old body builders or powerlifters do you see who aren't walking like an 80 year olds, apart from those blessed with genetics, even then, genetics can only help so much, look at Ronnie Coleman
Non athletes get so hung up on numbers that they fail to realise what effect it actually has on the human body, the human body is just a machine, and like all machines they have a limit, go beyond that limit for to long and parts wear out, cartilage, joints, connecting tissue all suffer
Me, I'm 60, I wish I knew what all those years of chasing body size and PB's in the gym would do to my body
Nowadays it's all bells, body weight, conditioning and mobility, lots of mobility, fit for life into my old age
Well said, mate. So much failure and ego today. No desire to learn about Health first and build real life long strength!
This video is so awesome ❤
So great Lebe
I must say, i'm 41 years old, and I eat like trash. And I have four kids.
But I go on two 25 mile bike rides a week, and I do 600 pushups each ride. Im 6'1, 198, and you'd think I was in the nfl if you saw me. Genetics is 90%.
I'm in my sixties, I like using kettle bell's to work out. But I like Woking out with dumbbells but not for athletics. Extra muscle building.
Gregory, thanks 🙏. I like your wisdom and thoughts!
I wish you a million kettlebellers, that will follow your channel.
Greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦
I appreciate that!
This video is timed weird. Im 39 and just coming to terms with the fact I'm not an athlete and in steps lebe with the external wake up call 😂 great video, thank you.
Very good points. Should be seriously considered if you are over 40.
What about Romero?? For a man that is better to die strong then to live up to 90.
I can not train like Romero or as when I was a child. At the age 46.
I can not have 6 matches at wrestling training - only 4 or max 5.
I just have not got such strength and endurance.
But during training personal limits should be challenged.
That"train like an athlete" in the fitness industry is used as a marketing strategy to sell GPP.
You’ve summed up my video in one phrase! 💯
Yup, it's hard when you love sports. But at some point you need a life. BTW the summer jacked and tanned look suits you mista 👍
One of these catch phrases that sound kinda cool but nobody thinks about what they actually mean.
I love how reassuring this is as a 36 yr old who sometimes feel disappointed to himself by not having a sport.
36 as well and I've been trying to be competitive in combat sports for 4 years, training my ass off because I was never very athletic and realized not only it is too late to accomplish anything significant and I only build up injuries but also I don't really need that.
@@Jenjakyou can still accomplish things, don't get down on yourself. You just have to build up to it and see if it's worth doing. A lot of people get their "ego" caught up in this stuff and it really has no real bearing on your life.
A healthy body and healthy mind for life are the real goals.
Wait, I haven't watched the vids that you may be referring to of those other coaches, but I am familiar with their work... I'm guessing you understand that "train like an athlete" means to train GPP primarily with general performance in mind; you know that right??? I watched your video and it seems like you don't realize that, but I'm pretty sure you do.
saying training like an athlete is just like saying study physics like a theoritical physicist. Good luck with that