The SECRET to Healthy Aging with Barbells

[@drm6905]

Thank you Doc. I watched your videos 3 years ago and bought your book. I am 54 with hip a replacement 3 years ago. Thanks to your work/influence, I have been lifting solid for 3 years now. My physique is beginning to look better than most around me, including younger folks. I feel great and I am rather strong at this point. People are coming to me about training advice. I can run, squat, dead lift even kick box. Your explanation of why we must resistance train for health and aging as well as your ,"dosing explanation" of lifting really helped. Your video popped up and I wanted to say thanks. David.

[@GreySteel]

Great job, David! Thanks for the kind words.

[@user-dz4zp1rg5u]

I have your book and I can say that things really started changing for me when I started lifting and exercising. Health improved. Remission. Nice dexa results. Skeletal muscle growth. Grip strength. Stress and anxiety dissolved in the gym. Im 63 and the barbell has been the best medicine for me.

[@bigdaddy9165]

I discovered SS 4 years ago. As a now 58 year old….this changed my life. I’ll never stop.

[@usd25674]

Was impressed with the amount of weights everyone was lifting. Good for them, and inspiration for me.

[@BillLinAZ]

At 63, I fully believe lifting weights is real medicine. I always love your message. Keep on lifting folks!

[@FrederickBarnes-z2m]

Excellent, everyone needs to be doing this to the best of their ability. It works!

[@KEN-x2z9k]

Thanks, Sully! Age 86, and doing what I can, most every day.

[@hobomctavish9707]

Thank You Sully. I'm sending this video to everyone i know!

[@christopherseat9871]

Excellent session.....Thankyou

[@grassman8684]

I like the success stories you do. They inspire us to get up and move.

[@RuthWagstaff]

Fabulous. Thanks for restating this information and the clips of Greysteelers pushing weights. I am 63 and lifted for the last 2 years after a 30 years hiatus. I have loved the since being introduced to it, but life eventually got in the way. It is great to be on the road to health again.

[@RudyMettia]

Love those platforms!

[@GreySteel]

Yeah, we're proud of them! Thanks for watching.

[@petergeneva]

You’re all stars. Those Olympic lifts, wow.

[@palmlifeuk3553]

Hi Sully. Im in my mid 40's how does calories requirements differ for guys in their 40s and beyond? Is the aim still to slowly gain body weight per week? Thanks

[@3Pillers]

👍

[@sunbeamcostrength]

100%

[@jttj742]

Thoughts on the injury risk of heavy compound lifts (barbell) later in life? Seems like there are safer, yet nearly as beneficial, methods.

[@GreySteel]

This is discussed at length in the book and our many publications, including peer-reviewed publications. We've been using the heavy compound lifts in this population for many years, and we've never had A SINGLE serious injury. Our Athletes and their doctors are delighted with the results, and since people who use barbells just DO get stronger than people who use other methods, and since there's no data supporting your contention that other methods are "safer..." Well....those are my thoughts. We'll stick with what works. Check it out.

[@jttj742]

@ appreciate the insight. Will check out the book.

[@mainj54]

@@GreySteel What exactly are" heavy " lifts defined as? Is it solely person dependent?

[@MikeBarbarossa]

You like to cite " peer reviewed studies" , but part of such research is stating and being aware of conflict of interest. You have a SEVERE conflict of interest when you say regimented barbell strength training should be your most serious, regimented exercize training, while saying you should " just go for a bike ride, have fun" to add to an exersize regimen. You sell barbell strength coaching, and count your success on selling those programs. That's the rub with all of the starting strength opinions. Other forms of exersize should be no more or less regimented than barbell strength training, and barbell strength training is not head and shoulders better than many other forms of exersize to aid in aging, in my opinion

[@FrederickBarnes-z2m]

Excellent, everyone needs to be doing this to the best of their ability. It works!