Becoming Strong in Your 50s
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- 53-year-old Mike Ditson realized that lifting by himself in the garage was not yielding results due to technique issues and poor programming. He began training at Starting Strength Austin, where he received professional guidance and started making the progress that had not been possible when training alone.
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Wholly agree. I am 51, been training hard for 3 years now. Squat 525, bench 340, DL 540, OH press 275. The closest SS gym is 5 hour drive, but I do what I can at the local gym. Keep at it!
A 275 OHP! That's really impressive! Great squat and DL too.
275 OHP?? Jesus.
Strong. Are you on anything?
@@bobsaul4568 I'm thinking yes but I'm still impressed.
@@bobsaul4568 3000 cal of good food, a little bit of creatine in my coffee first thing, vitamins. I occassionally compete in the USAPL, which is drug tested. No TRT, or anything else. Hard work has no substitute.
It's in our DNA to enjoy the grind. Generations of not having to hunt for our food, our bodies have forgotten.
Great video. Going to send it to my father
Well said. You build muscles and mental grit.
You don't just feel it in your muscles; you feel it in your soul!
Fantastic work Mike! Keep enjoying getting stronger, the translation into normal life is the massive payoff. Great video!
Thanks for the encouragement! Yes, I'm completely hooked.
That was great you are right about lifting I'm 58 now when I was in my twenties in the military I ran a lot 10 Miles 5 and 10 k swim for miles I got the endorphin rush the latest said it doesn't stay with you I started really getting in the weightlifting about 20 years ago I love feeling the pump
Awesome!
👍never stay behind,,,
Hell yeah 💪🏽
Nice you can all do OHP. Not sure that’s in my future ever again.
I love the starting strength style squats, not the physique and diet most have that train that way fully though, and yes ive gone up to Texas Method and you get thick and strong but not aesthestic which is important
I started lifting when I was in my early 20's. took about 5yrs off then started again around 30. I hit my PRs in my late 30's/early 40's. I had to take off about a year when I moved and now at 52, I can't do what I did at my peak, but I do decent. Not worried about PRs, just like looking and feeling good/strong. You aren't going to need to deadlift 400+ lbs or bench over 300lbs in the real world, so don't hurt yourself. If I have learned anything, it is DON'T GET INJURED! An injury will set you back so much. If you feel pain during a set, STOP! No pain, no gain means mental pain, not real physical pain. Stopping a set isn't going to make a difference, pushing through pain will end up doing way more damage.
Very Cool
His numbers went up reaaaally fast.
I been exercise since grade school started lifting weights at 13 years old I’m 51 now and never joined the gym so maybe I’m doing it wrong 😅
If Medicare started putting our seniors in the SS program we wouldn't need Medicare 😮
Strength training doesn't cure everything. However, heart disease, diabetes, and other age/fat related diseases would likely diminish along with sarcopenia. If everyone in every age group would strength train, improve their diet, and cut body fat, we'd be able to afford Medicare for All. Good luck with that!
Could you add some extra accessories to the SS program if you cared about aesthetics?
For example - db laterals, curls, skull crushers, abs etc
Waste of time on the NLP - the thing that will make you look better is adding lots of muscle with the main lifts. Once you're an intermediate+, feel free to experiment but always keep PRs on the main lifts as your focus for maximum results.
@@xmoogoox Thanks for this Ray!
I’m running it as it is without the accessories.
To be honest I fucking hate the small movements anyway.
I enjoy the big barbell movements.
You recommended to be a while back about eating around maintenance to keep my body weight the same (I do bjj 6x per week + compete regularly).
I told you I was around 90KG and I’d like to be about the same weight but with more muscle and less fat and you said to eat to stay at this weight and let the training take over.
I basically had flu it it wiped me out for about 3 weeks.
I’ve been back at it about 2 weeks now and feeling better.
Do you think I should still be In maintenance? I really want to trim some fat off as I feel it’s hindering my performance.
Would a short 2-4 week cut be okay then get back to it or would you reccomend staying at maintenance? I’d happily stay at maintenance if it meant dropping fat and gaining muscle mass but I’ve been told it’s not possible.
What do you think?
I appreciate you taking the time to read this!
Yes you should.
This guy is dead on. Way to be
Why is he doing rack pulls when his numbers are so low. Serious question, not being an arse.
Some coaches transition lifters to the rack pull post the NLP.
@@xmoogoox but with those numbers shouldn’t he still be doing NLP?
@@bluefire6 it depends. End of NLP numbers vary based on age, genetics, nutrition, sleep, and consistency.
Well, since it's me in the video, I can answer. The day they did the filming happened to be my light squat day, and at the time I had a Rack pull in my program on Thursdays. I'm way past the fun NLP where gains come fast. At 53 (or my version of being 53 anyway) the recovery/adaptation takes longer. At that time I was only deadlifting once a week. I'm back to two now, but my PR deadlift is still only 365. It is coming along though ;-).
@@mikeditson lots of people needed to see this video - thanks for being on camera for us 💪🏻