John - the last case study - was but a whipper-snapper of 90 when this video was made. His DL was 130. When he finally grew up (92) he pulled, in a contest, a 215, a 225, and then a 235.
You deserve so many more views then you get! Such a wise and educated man with a deep passion about fitness and helping others! Thanks for all your content, I can't wait to order your book
I just bought the book and have been devouring it. It’s exactly what I needed to take my fitness to the next level. Very detailed in the physiology, but easy to understand and fun to read.
I’ve been training myself with dumbbells at home using the Body For Life method by Bill Phillips, for about 6 weeks and I am seeing results. I ordered your book today. I’ll be 69 next month and hope to see additional improvement with your method. Thanks for this great information and the inspiring models!
Very good - thanks for sharing, Sully! Appreciate the work you do to help older people maintain strength and mobility when aging. It is interesting how many people associate aging with a natural progression with declining fitness. You show there needn't be a correlation or indeed association.
I just discovered your channel a few days ago. After watching this lecture, I am so touched I almost want to cry. Usually, when you're kind of old, people write you off and you go to a nursing home and you wait to die. Here, you're showing me that old folks can get strong and have a meaningful life. I'm 65 and am recovering from an illness that caused major muscle loss. All my doctors told me that I will never recover from my muscle loss. I want to prove them wrong. How can I start a club like yours for mature people in my city? Thanks.
The concept has massive potential to improve and save lives. If exercise is medicine then Barbell TRAINING is the most powerful Drug out there. I am in the Fitness business and I have seen the power of the SS approach first hand, I am not a SS coach but I have used it on my self and on clients, it is amazing how fast underweight and weak individuals respond to the stimulus provided by it.
Love this stuff. I am 46 and self-training myself. Wish I had someone like dr. Sullivan where i live. I have shared this with all my friends and hope that they get involved
Unfortunately the NHS isn't interested in preventative px I asked for a blood test for cholesterol check I was told I dint need one because I had no problems I said I want to know what my cholesterol is so I can manage my health they said no
Hi grey steel great book I have a issue with diastis recti also had a umbilical hernia last year. I'm 64 male and lift regularly follow 5x5 any help would be most appreciated
I am 57 and have recently begun the NLP. I have been doing all sorts of training for decades and at one point had a mid 600kg pl total. But I let it slip. mandering through a lot of running, biking, kbells. Now I am at sq 110k x5 x3 sets, bench 95k x 5x 3 sets, deadlift 160k x5 ohp 47.5k x5 x 3 sets. Would it be possible at this stage in the game to catch up my old numbers, or is that a bridge too far?
I read you book with great interest. I am a 57 y.o. Nurse and a 30 year gym rat and outdoorsman. Your approach is the most empiric book I have read in a long time as it relates to aging and exercise. Great job. One question. Are there relative contraindications to your prescription as there are with many prescriptive substances and interventions? How about pre-existing conditions like spine surgery, shoulder repairs etc. I am pondering adoption.......Best regards.
Tony, this is a great question. We did write an appendix of contraindications, but it was left out (along with a few other precious treasures) for reasons of space. We are thinking of publishing it as an article at the Starting Strength site or on the Greysteel Blog (www.greysteel.org). Most orthopedic and spinal procedures are only relative contraindications. There are a few absolute contraindications--major vascular lesions like dissections and aneurysms, uncontrolled epilepsy, certain arrhythmias--but they are uncommon. Thanks for your interest. If you enjoyed the book, I would ask you to give us a review at Amazon if you are so inclined and have the time. And keep watching--more great stuff is in the pipe.
Thanks for the quick reply. Happy to rate you on Amazon of course and I will keep watching for the updates on your site. Off to the gym....and day 1 Novice. Best Regards
Tony, you may be interested to know that Starting Strength's weekly report features a (only slightly tongue-in-cheek) post in the "Best of Forum" section regarding this very issue. Here's the link: startingstrength.com/report/the-report-june-12
Hi Sully, Thank you for all of your hard work and research. On your Greysteel Texas programming, there is no other deadlifting except for the Friday's new 5RPM. When or how do you get stronger to prepare oneself for the new PR?
When you start out on GSTM, you'll make progress, as in the standard TM, by simply adding weight to the bar every cycle--and then lifting that weight. Most Masters can continue in this fashion for many weeks or months. Eventually, as is always the case, and as discussed in the text, you'll need to increase the complexity of the program: Rotating Reps, back-off sets for a little more pulling volume, add a light deadlift day, move on to four-day split, etc. By the time you get to this point, your program will already be increasingly invidivualized, and if you've really digested and internalized the principles discussed in BBRx and PP, you'll know how to do this .
It's what we use at Greysteel, for historical and practical reasons. It works. Less than 2x/week is a little thin. More than 4 can be too much. 2-3 x / week seems to be the sweet spot, although of course there are individual differences.
Heeeyy!!! I teach AP Physics. Force x velocity is power! Force x displacement is work. And fitnes could be ones ability to make little copies of themselves! But thats a Darwin thing.
Unless I am mistaken, that's exactly what I said about power. W/t = Fd/t = Fv, after all. Turns out I had to pass physics to get into med school🤔. And fitness is in fact the capacity of an organism to meet the demands of its life and environment, said capacity being of course subject to natural selection. Darwin and I are cool. So I guess I don't see your point.
Lol I love these videos, but the bulking up myth is hilarious. If it were so easy to accidentally bulk up, don't you think every man would have a fitness model's body??!!
This might be the single greatest video on youtube.
John - the last case study - was but a whipper-snapper of 90 when this video was made. His DL was 130. When he finally grew up (92) he pulled, in a contest, a 215, a 225, and then a 235.
You deserve so many more views then you get! Such a wise and educated man with a deep passion about fitness and helping others! Thanks for all your content, I can't wait to order your book
I appreciate that!
Dam wow . Human suffering. I don't want that type of life.. need to start moving period.
I just bought the book and have been devouring it. It’s exactly what I needed to take my fitness to the next level. Very detailed in the physiology, but easy to understand and fun to read.
John C. is my new hero. Great presentation.
I’ve been training myself with dumbbells at home using the Body For Life method by Bill Phillips, for about 6 weeks and I am seeing results. I ordered your book today. I’ll be 69 next month and hope to see additional improvement with your method. Thanks for this great information and the inspiring models!
If this doesn't scare you into lifting, nothing will. This is some high quality content, thanks for posting this and writing the book !
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Very good - thanks for sharing, Sully! Appreciate the work you do to help older people maintain strength and mobility when aging. It is interesting how many people associate aging with a natural progression with declining fitness. You show there needn't be a correlation or indeed association.
Buying your book. Can't wait to read it!. Thank you for all the information. Great stuff here!
Enjoy listening to you describe the details Doc! Easy to geek out on this.
My pleasure! Yes, it's nerdy stuff, but I Yam What I Yam. Greysteel will never be For Dummies. :)
I just discovered your channel a few days ago. After watching this lecture, I am so touched I almost want to cry. Usually, when you're kind of old, people write you off and you go to a nursing home and you wait to die. Here, you're showing me that old folks can get strong and have a meaningful life. I'm 65 and am recovering from an illness that caused major muscle loss. All my doctors told me that I will never recover from my muscle loss. I want to prove them wrong. How can I start a club like yours for mature people in my city? Thanks.
Loved it. Your clients are inspiring.
This presentation should be standard in every university’s exercise science program.
At 43:18 she's "warming up" lifting more than my body weight!😂😂😂
Nobel prize material right there
Heh. Don't know about that, but I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the video and all the hard work, waiting for my copy of the book as we speak :D
Thanks, Undeda. Let us know what you think. I hope you find it informative and helpful. I wrote it for you!
The concept has massive potential to improve and save lives. If exercise is medicine then Barbell TRAINING is the most powerful Drug out there. I am in the Fitness business and I have seen the power of the SS approach first hand, I am not a SS coach but I have used it on my self and on clients, it is amazing how fast underweight and weak individuals respond to the stimulus provided by it.
Exactly.
Love this stuff. I am 46 and self-training myself. Wish I had someone like dr. Sullivan where i live.
I have shared this with all my friends and hope that they get involved
Thanks, DK!
Just listened to this. Great presentation.
Very well explained & presented .. high amount of respect for Dr Sully
That is very kind. Thank you!
I am 3/4 through the book, awesome content!
Keep up the good work my friend!
Oh I also wanted to ask you if you could show some videos of your clients going to their workouts especially the strength training thank you
Unfortunately the NHS isn't interested in preventative px I asked for a blood test for cholesterol check I was told I dint need one because I had no problems I said I want to know what my cholesterol is so I can manage my health they said no
Hi grey steel great book I have a issue with diastis recti also had a umbilical hernia last year. I'm 64 male and lift regularly follow 5x5 any help would be most appreciated
Hey Sully, can't seem to find a contact but if you can respond to this I would love it can I use my Smith machine for the three powerlifts
I am 57 and have recently begun the NLP. I have been doing all sorts of training for decades and at one point had a mid 600kg pl total. But I let it slip. mandering through a lot of running, biking, kbells. Now I am at sq 110k x5 x3 sets, bench 95k x 5x 3 sets, deadlift 160k x5 ohp 47.5k x5 x 3 sets. Would it be possible at this stage in the game to catch up my old numbers, or is that a bridge too far?
I read you book with great interest. I am a 57 y.o. Nurse and a 30 year gym rat and outdoorsman. Your approach is the most empiric book I have read in a long time as it relates to aging and exercise. Great job. One question. Are there relative contraindications to your prescription as there are with many prescriptive substances and interventions? How about pre-existing conditions like spine surgery, shoulder repairs etc. I am pondering adoption.......Best regards.
Tony, this is a great question. We did write an appendix of contraindications, but it was left out (along with a few other precious treasures) for reasons of space. We are thinking of publishing it as an article at the Starting Strength site or on the Greysteel Blog (www.greysteel.org).
Most orthopedic and spinal procedures are only relative contraindications. There are a few absolute contraindications--major vascular lesions like dissections and aneurysms, uncontrolled epilepsy, certain arrhythmias--but they are uncommon.
Thanks for your interest. If you enjoyed the book, I would ask you to give us a review at Amazon if you are so inclined and have the time. And keep watching--more great stuff is in the pipe.
Thanks for the quick reply. Happy to rate you on Amazon of course and I will keep watching for the updates on your site. Off to the gym....and day 1 Novice. Best Regards
Tony, you may be interested to know that Starting Strength's weekly report features a (only slightly tongue-in-cheek) post in the "Best of Forum" section regarding this very issue. Here's the link:
startingstrength.com/report/the-report-june-12
Excellent! (no slickly phenotype Phil)
:-)
Hi Sully, Thank you for all of your hard work and research. On your Greysteel Texas programming, there is no other deadlifting except for the Friday's new 5RPM. When or how do you get stronger to prepare oneself for the new PR?
When you start out on GSTM, you'll make progress, as in the standard TM, by simply adding weight to the bar every cycle--and then lifting that weight. Most Masters can continue in this fashion for many weeks or months.
Eventually, as is always the case, and as discussed in the text, you'll need to increase the complexity of the program: Rotating Reps, back-off sets for a little more pulling volume, add a light deadlift day, move on to four-day split, etc. By the time you get to this point, your program will already be increasingly invidivualized, and if you've really digested and internalized the principles discussed in BBRx and PP, you'll know how to do this
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57. How. Many. Sets. Should. I. Do
Is 90 minutes 2x weekly the minimum or is it the average? Just wandering for clarity
It's what we use at Greysteel, for historical and practical reasons. It works. Less than 2x/week is a little thin. More than 4 can be too much. 2-3 x / week seems to be the sweet spot, although of course there are individual differences.
Heeeyy!!! I teach AP Physics. Force x velocity is power! Force x displacement is work.
And fitnes could be ones ability to make little copies of themselves! But thats a Darwin thing.
Unless I am mistaken, that's exactly what I said about power. W/t = Fd/t = Fv, after all. Turns out I had to pass physics to get into med school🤔.
And fitness is in fact the capacity of an organism to meet the demands of its life and environment, said capacity being of course subject to natural selection. Darwin and I are cool.
So I guess I don't see your point.
At 75 father had a dizzy spell with aBARBELL!!!AND fell and broke his hip so l say only 4 the youths dumbells +machs. Only use
Lol I love these videos, but the bulking up myth is hilarious. If it were so easy to accidentally bulk up, don't you think every man would have a fitness model's body??!!