Glad you have everything figured out! How is your superior mental capability working out for you? Bet you are retired and have won bodybuilding contests! I envy you! Keep up the good work and please start a fitness channel so I can learn from you.
32-year-old here. Scooby's videos inspired me to start bodybuilding when I was 15. Thank you for your incredible service to the entire bodybuilding community.
60 here. Lots of injuries etc. Appreciated this vid as it spoke to us in a manner you don't hear or see in the age of influencers. Thank you my friend.
Every person is different, I've got over 20 years of wrestling, MMA, 8 years in the Marine Corps and 20 years of lifting. I fortunately have zero issues. I know Marines that have been in for 2 years or less and have chronic pain from the loads we carried. Not everyone is built the same and you need to listen to your body.
You are so right…aging and routines likely at bit different for everyone, but at almost 67 I can do almost everything I used to…except not stretch. If I don’t stretch often (every day or second day) my back hurts. Similar stretching exercises that you showed and I find stretching my hip muscles key. Often if my back hurts and I stretch my hips the pain relief is almost instantaneous. For exercise in my case, I only avoid back squats (have found substitutes) and do keep my reps a little higher. When I’m feeling a bit beat my workout may be all bodyweight and or resistance bands/suspension work. On occasion I take an extra day between strength workouts. Last, I chose to drop 20lbs…strength almost the same, but I did lose size, however being leaner simply makes me feel better overall. It’s simple to lose weight, just not easy. Found simply counting calories and having a deficit every day did the job, but tough to stay that way…my diet habits still want to be that of a 20 year old! You continue to inspire everyone and appreciate you sharing your journey!
Scooby, you were, for a very long time in the beginning in my bodybuild journey, my near sole inspiration to work out! You won't believe how much I feel I owe you. We did your workouts, followed your nutrition advice, read EVERY. SINGLE. ARTICLE on your webpage. now, 15 years later, here I am still learning from one of the best. thanks for everything. p.s. i feel you re/ the lower back pain. I am rehabbing for a year now, but it's finally getting A LOT better. I found that one muscle that was undertrained and tight, that caused all my problems...
What makes you Scooby a standout amongst all the other UA-camrs on the same topic is that you are honest & down to earth. Easier said than done, but one can have good workouts despite having injuries/conditions and (especially your first videos) without the money for a gym subscription. Thanks!!
Probably one of the first youtube fitness channels I watched when I started lifting (now mid 30s), thankyou for all the knowledge over the years and continuing to keep me aware of preventative steps I can/should be taking to carry on health/fitness into the future. Always appreciated Scoob!
No thank you Scooby. I try to use your advice regularly and think of your fitness & finance content as a peak into my hopefully future when I'm your age. Much love from 🇦🇺 💚 💛
Hey Scooby! Still giving out awesome advice as always! Similar to when I needed to buy more weight plates, I remembered you advice of "buy used", "your muscles don't care what kind of weights you use!" and the best advice "don't spend more than a dollar per pound". I recently had to replace a 25lb plate that broke in half. Found a used replacement for $24. New plates are running for $44. Feel free to laugh, but my fitness journey started with P90X. After a fellow Navy member introduced my to your channel, I've been sticking to my strength training regimen with the gear in my garage! The fact you share your wisdom with no "buy my products!" or any other brand peddling and asking for money proves what a genuine guy you are! We all wish nothing but great things thanks to your generosity
I found your materials about 15 years ago at the age of 25. I started to exercise and unfortunately stopped. My body weight exceeded 105 kg at 185 cm tall. And no, it was not muscle mass.Two years ago, at almost 40 years old, I looked in the mirror that stated, "It can't go on like this". I went back to your materials. For the past two years, I have been trying to do some kind of workout every day, be it strength training or cardio. Simple exercises,nothing fancy. I currently weigh 87 kg. I feel much better than when I was 30 years old. To sum up. Your materials are very valuable. They are a valuable contrast from popular fitness influencers who present unrealistic and unhealthy results in a short period of time. From my experience, I would say that there are no shortcuts. You want to be in shape, you need to exercise systematically, making sure that the load is adequate to your capabilities. Again, thanks for your materials :)
You are so right and myself I went from bodybuilding stage to hospital bed in less than one year. I competed in May 2023 at 65 years old at the Venice Muscle Beach Show and I had my right hip replaced September 2023. The surgery went well, however I still needed to get my left hip replaced to regain my mobility. My left hip surgery was scheduled for this May, but in April I had a major medical emergency where I developed a blood clot in my lung that put me in the hospital for 5 days. The doctors told me about 30-40% do not survive an acute pulmonary embolism. The clot started as a Deep Vein Thrombosis in my left calf that broke off and I believe it was my fitness level that helped me to survive. I do not use PED's and all my heart vitals- pulse and blood pressure have been excellent for years. Going forward I just want to get back my mobility and insurance that I will live a long life. To the younger crowd please do not take your health for granted because as you get into your sixties you just never know what might happen. Also take care of your joints and do not lift heavy because you will most likely need a joint replacement sometime in your life!!
AWESOME!!! 👍👍👏 I’m also 63yo, but 5’7”, 145 lbs. Nearly all of my resistance training has been on the Tonal we got in 2022 (1.975 million lbs so far). I also have a Schwinn AD7 air bike (power sprints & slow 2-min rides between Tonal sets), a treadmill (Norwegian 4x4x4s, 7:23 mile run last week, 5Ks, 10k slow runs, plus a lot of high incline walking at 3-4mph), a Torque TANK weight sled that I push, pull, & drag up our steeply inclined driveway, and I started outside cycling (1st time in 50+ years) six months ago on a Poseidon gravel bike that I rode a PR of 115 miles last month (and 15 yesterday in sunny 90d central Florida). Of course, to mitigate against injury, I do LOTS of stretching, massaging, & full-body dynamic warmups EVERY day (no exceptions). I don’t like getting old, but I’d really hate being old AND unhealthy. My peak fitness was ~33yo, but I’m FAR fitter now than I was in my 40s or 50s. 🏃♂️🚴💪
i've been subscribed to you from 15 years ago because you were the only good bodybuilding influence, nice to see you today that you are fit and healthy and happy keep em coming!
I also had a Bicep Tenodesis (7 weeks ago), same issue as yours, torn labrum. Its funny, my 1st surgery was also around the time you had yours back in the day. I started watching you when my fitness journey began. I was 22 at the time and all my issues started early on (shoulder, spine, hip), it was difficult back then. I didn't know how to properly train and eat and feared I would never be able to reach my goals. Back then you once responded to a comment I left, you were more or less telling me how I can still train and get a lot out of my situation. That really stuck with me and I took it to heart. I approached all the issues with that attitude and never gave up, it was well worth it. Thank you for that. "Don't fit into someone else's regiment"" - this is literally why I needed to get another surgery for my shoulder. You should do the world a favor and re-title this video to "working out at any age" Thank you for everything, I'm sure you'll find a way to workout with an augmented shoulder and I'll be right behind you with that.
I am 54. Right rotator cuff - smith machine injury. Right hip flexor - deadlift injury. Right knee - moped crash. Both knees - too much pavement pounding. Right calf - marathon training. Right wrist - ice skating fall. Left ankle/tibia - horseback riding injury. Started doing yoga this year a couple of times a week in a studio. Game changer.
Your positive approach to aging is very inspiring. I'm starting to feel my age now at 55 and absorb as much info as I can from you. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this video Scooby, I remember telling you you made me look forward to turning 50, when yourself were that age; now I'm getting closer to it myself and am back in the gym at last. Trying to prevent back pain too, and now I do start my workout with cardio :)
Great advice, I find myself for several years now telling people that much my workouts are working around injuries, amd preventive stuff. Lots of bodyweight, yoga stuff mixed with the resistance training. Also, lot of band work seems to help.
Scooby, thank you so much for still telling the truth and guiding. I started with your home workout with just a set of dumbells 15 years ago. Went thru some heavy lifting and now i am where you are. I so often get mad at my body ‘failing’ me but then here you are saying this is normal. Thank you for your wisdom and guidance. Stretching and light work outs it is.
All of these people who want to get BIG dont understand the sad repercussions of gym life. I ended up with a severely damaged left leg with also femoral neuropathy (I am almost 32 years old) 4 years ago, diagnosed from heavy weighted lunges. Heard a loud rip and snap, had to walk with a cane for 2 years straight. Now I cant run, jump or bear significant weight on my left leg and it puts a severe strain on my lower back because without proper balanced left and right leg bending it creates imbalances. LISTEN up people, take your time in the gym. Lift as light as you can go for multiple reps and increase the weight as slowly as you can and try not to rush. I am glad you are educating people about this scoobs just as with your previous videos.
Sorry to hear about your injuries but for me lifting heavy weights regularly keeps me feeling strong and as young as ever at the ripe old age of 53! It’s all about good technique and full range of motion and heavy lifting actually increases your bone density . Of course it’s only possible if your injury free but I’ve proved it’s possible to lift heavy and stay injury free....Mike Ohearn is my inspiration whether he’s Natty or not
“Shoulders DOWN and BACK”.. Shoulder safety… You taught me the single most important thing in my fitness life.. 48 years Old now with no issues and still working out 5 days a week… 💪👍🫡
I’m 60.75 yrs old. The only time I’m not in severe to chronic pain/discomfort, is when working out. Sitting, standing, trying to lie down/sleep, are all met with reality (pain) after about 15 minutes. The result is being fitter than I ever have been. Wish all the work resulted in diminished pain/discomfort. 😳🙏🙏🙏🙏🤙
How nice to see Scooby again. You were one of the first fitness vloggers I followed. Same age (nearly 63) and same problems lately unfortunately (running from one problem, via rehabilitation to the next injury). ```````````````````````````````
Thanks for being honest about your fitness. You talk about your back problems (I have the same since I sit at a desk all day writing software), your knees, elbows and lack of cartilage. Fitness is great and I'm sure your life has been better for being fit, but it is refreshing to know that you can't truly stop the aging process. We will all have problems as we get older (I'm 61) Fitness just makes it more tolerable. Keep up the good work, and thanks for posting all the videos. Auf Wiedersehen.
That's the inspiration I was looking for this morning. I'm going downstairs to the dungeon now 💪🏽thanks for all the positive energy you generously share with us all Scooby
Hi stumbled on your channel I'm Mark I turned 68 in April I had a spinal cord injury in 95 on a bull taco crazy powerful dirt bike 7 weeks in the hospital a flight for life and I come out in a wheelchair with a lot of prayer and hard work I learned to walk I went back to painting Barns and houses as a contractor for a living also I went back to riding horses and motorcycles exploring and traveling across the country building homesteads in the wilderness it was very difficult my ankles are completely gone. metal rods up each side of my spine. anyways I'm trying to get stronger so I can keep walking I'm actually quite muscled up😊 im a mountain man country boy most of my life😅 I'm trying to lift more weights to stay strong and looking good I'm not sure how to go about it, I don't want to hurt myself either or wear my joints out . Crazy Life... Jesus is coming the biggest injury of all was the abandonment of my wife. still alone 14 years😢😢
Great video! Everyone has to pursue their own journey. I wish there was more focus on mobility training when I was young. I just turned 61. Trying my best to preserve my body despite injuries and body aches that come with age. There are definitely days where it feels like I’m pushing a rock up the hill. 😊
"Stupid little muscle" Haha, love it scooby, I have a nagging injury beneath my left shoulder blade since high school football. Immediately resonated with me.
This is getting more real for me as every year goes by, more and more of my workouts are stretches, rehab and just trying to get more mobile. Gone are the days of me trying to set PR's with a super heavy back squat
Thanks. I've been rehabbing 2 large rotator cuff tears and bursitis for nearly 2 years now. Every time it eases up a bit I get carried away and go too hard. it's so hard just waiting for injuries to heal and using tiny weights. I'm 61 and been training for 45 years here in New Zealand. I just love training so much but have the genetics of Mr Bean. So have never really looked like a body builder. But I am bigger and stronger than if I didn't train. Sometimes it seems that training causes more damage than good. But it's a fine line. Robby Robinson seems fine at 78!
Always nice to see a golden-oldie working out, 95% of the time the folk I see at the gym are young scrotes that have NO REAL REASON to be there other than for vanity. And then they quit after 2 years :D I'm getting on with age myself and used to have nagging joint issues and I found doing very high rep with low resistance bandwork to help me alleviate the shoulder and elbow pain I used to have, something overspeed eccentrics something.
Loved this vid. At 60, I'm in the same boat. Just trying to maintain what muscle I have, and work around elbow tendon issues and make sure I don't do anything to further compress my lower back. Everyone tells me I don't look anywhere near my age and that I have a better body than most 40 yr olds. I wish I liked stretching b/c I think it's very important as you age but I don't do it. Gah! I need to make that part of my routine as well.
Thanks for your honesty Scooby. It so refreshing to hear the frank reality of trying to keep I shape while aging, instead of all the not natty influencer hype.
Thanks for the video Scooby. My friend and training partner recently had a stroke and has lost his ability to speak and has physical deficit on the right hand side of his body. He’ll turn 60 in January next year, so I’ll share this video with him.
Great Video! Hope you feel better. Yeah, at 54, I now stretch for 20 minutes b4 my workouts and it makes the world of difference. Gotta remain flexible. I've come to realize stretching IS exercise👍
Scooby, your videos inspire me. I started training at the age of 18, now 41 and my time for PRs is slowly over. Do you think that strength training can be an attack on your cartilage, or an advantage to keep it as strong as possible? Is your shoulder cartilage worn out due to exercise? I am now trying to apply a smart strategy to stay fit for a long time, not too many sets, but continuing to train heavily once a month to keep my strength up.
Get the Gaines while your young. I’m 66 and I work twice as hard for a fraction of the Gaines of when I was 30. In your sixties, Fat sticks to your body like a coat of paint. Very discouraging, but I keep pushing and pulling the steel.
Older people stand to benefit the most from exercise of all age groups. Increased strength and cardio fitness can be life changing for people who start working out at a point that is usually very weak and haven't worked out in years. It can be the difference between staying mobile without need for help and going to a nursing home. Feeling good is a huge benefit of regular cardio, also: proven reduction in moderate depression.
I’ll be 58 in June and I’m not that banged up except for fracturing and dislocating my right elbow over 12 years ago fall off my back deck, and a right shoulder I’ve had problems with more than half my life. I recommend a light set of grippers before lifting for elbow issues as a warmup, and 1-2 harder sets at the end of the workout. I use The Ivanko Super Gripper. For shoulders I’ve found rear Delt work and stretching the internal rotators, and keeping pressing movements to a bare minimum help
Five years ago I got a mystery infection. My fitness was changed instantly. I start every morning with various stretches, head to toe. Workouts are now whatever I feel like that day. No more muscle gains, just maintaining some of what I recovered. Each day is spent fighting mental health fatigue. Cheers to those who keep going. 👍🤪🏳️🌈
I struggled with tennis elbow for nearly a decade. Did various stretches, anti-inflammatories, all the recommended stuff. Then I went to an acupuncturist and after 4 visits it was gone. I go back a couple times a year for prevention and haven't had a problem with it now for about 7 years. Something you might want to consider.
I have constant problems with my lower back also I have tried many different stretches but none other than the couch stretch has helped me the most in alleviating lower back pain
Scoob, let me give you a tiny tip on chronic pain. you should attempt meditation, especially awareness meditation. that makes you generally aware of your body. This reduces stress, inflammation, chronic tensing of muscles etc that are usually the cause of chronic pains. i understand some may be due to getting older. but a lot of it can be fixed through physical and mental relaxation. If you dont believe me spend a day paying attention to your lower back. notice how often its tense. notice when you pay attention without trying to fix it, it lets go. I recommend the book the mind illuminated for meditation. also some eckhart tolle stuff on being present and letting go.
wish i could go back in time and not bother with some exercises- smith chest press (always felt terrible and unnatural to me), behind neck lat pulls, ego lift bicep curls and bench press. Kids nowadays have youtube / more easily accessible advice. Its probably placebo but started with marine collagen (along with the usual glucosamine and omega 3) and it seems to be genuinely helping. I have 'niggles' more than medical diagnoses though but highly recommend the collagen (sometbing i found out about from yt as well)
@@scooby1961 I found a few vids on how to prevent them, but then tell me why did you still get the injuries? Did you not follow advices in your videos about preventing them? Also creating a video bringing together all the tips that you accumulated about the injury free lifting and how would you do everything different would be very beneficial to those, who are early in the bodybuilding journey, like myself.
Those stretches are great for health!😊 I also love to hang on the pullup bar to stretch my back! Does your shoulder allow to strech like that? Or is it painful?
Hey brother. For the lower back, have you tried an inversion table? It stretches the hell out of mine and it's pain free for a day or two until i neglect to make a habit of it. Thanks for the content, Scooby. I've been following for 15 years now.
WOuld make my problem worse, not better. The most painful time of the day is getting out of bed where I go from spine extended to spine compressed. Inversion is worse
55. The big difference for me is that I don't do any heavy lifting from the floor any longer. That is not because of back problems but varicose vains in the legs, It isn't serious for me but I want to avoid it as much as possible. So I train more horizontal nowadays. So, no squats, lunges or barbel rows. But bridges, leg press and pull ups insteasd.
Where it is very similar to me, and yet different in some respects. 3 months and I am 57 years old. Tennis elbow, yes. Spinal stenosis, yes. And a sports hip made of titanium, aluminium, plastic.... but mine spinalstenose is probably closer to the middle of the back. Bench press with dumbbells on the floor.. And I recognize a lot there, but still trying to hit my peak today, since it's been years since I did weight training, and need to lose a lot of weight.. Hate the bike today, but loved that as a child.. I must have dug that up again, and have started to build my own bike that suits me. Exercises I have to do, exercises I can do, and some exercises that I have to stay away from, but am now myself in the process of screwing up my training and my diet, where the goal is not to become world champion in something, but to be happy, and be able to do as much as possible, for as long as possible, and feel good..!
Somebody found the bottle of trt.
Glad you have everything figured out! How is your superior mental capability working out for you? Bet you are retired and have won bodybuilding contests! I envy you! Keep up the good work and please start a fitness channel so I can learn from you.
32-year-old here. Scooby's videos inspired me to start bodybuilding when I was 15. Thank you for your incredible service to the entire bodybuilding community.
That is awesome!
34 years. Watchin u since 2009. Greetings from Frankfurt am Main /Germany.@@scooby1961
Same bro ❤
Fantastic video, Scoob. Thank you for continuing to be a dedicated youtuber after all these years.
60 here. Lots of injuries etc. Appreciated this vid as it spoke to us in a manner you don't hear or see in the age of influencers. Thank you my friend.
Im telling the truth, not the fairytales people want to believe. Thats why I will only get 10k views insted if 10M views
Scooby, your advice is pure gold! I only wish my younger self had listened and that I had discovered your channel sooner. Thank you!
Thanks!
Every person is different, I've got over 20 years of wrestling, MMA, 8 years in the Marine Corps and 20 years of lifting. I fortunately have zero issues. I know Marines that have been in for 2 years or less and have chronic pain from the loads we carried. Not everyone is built the same and you need to listen to your body.
Very good point, 71 still compete in powerlifting, obviously know work colleagues in their forties who can’t do anything due to injuries.
I've been watching Scooby 61 for over 10 years you've helped me so much through losing weight and muscle growth keep up the good work love the channel
You are so right…aging and routines likely at bit different for everyone, but at almost 67 I can do almost everything I used to…except not stretch. If I don’t stretch often (every day or second day) my back hurts. Similar stretching exercises that you showed and I find stretching my hip muscles key. Often if my back hurts and I stretch my hips the pain relief is almost instantaneous. For exercise in my case, I only avoid back squats (have found substitutes) and do keep my reps a little higher. When I’m feeling a bit beat my workout may be all bodyweight and or resistance bands/suspension work. On occasion I take an extra day between strength workouts. Last, I chose to drop 20lbs…strength almost the same, but I did lose size, however being leaner simply makes me feel better overall. It’s simple to lose weight, just not easy. Found simply counting calories and having a deficit every day did the job, but tough to stay that way…my diet habits still want to be that of a 20 year old! You continue to inspire everyone and appreciate you sharing your journey!
Scooby, you were, for a very long time in the beginning in my bodybuild journey, my near sole inspiration to work out!
You won't believe how much I feel I owe you.
We did your workouts, followed your nutrition advice, read EVERY. SINGLE. ARTICLE on your webpage.
now, 15 years later, here I am still learning from one of the best.
thanks for everything.
p.s. i feel you re/ the lower back pain. I am rehabbing for a year now, but it's finally getting A LOT better. I found that one muscle that was undertrained and tight, that caused all my problems...
You are very welcome!
What makes you Scooby a standout amongst all the other UA-camrs on the same topic is that you are honest & down to earth. Easier said than done, but one can have good workouts despite having injuries/conditions and (especially your first videos) without the money for a gym subscription. Thanks!!
This is great, Scoob. Now 53 it's all about healthspan not just lifespan, as Attia says.
Yes!
OG of youtube, thanks Scooby
Probably one of the first youtube fitness channels I watched when I started lifting (now mid 30s), thankyou for all the knowledge over the years and continuing to keep me aware of preventative steps I can/should be taking to carry on health/fitness into the future. Always appreciated Scoob!
Been following you off and on since I was a teenager in 09. Love that you're still going, inspiring!
Awesome! Thank you!
No thank you Scooby. I try to use your advice regularly and think of your fitness & finance content as a peak into my hopefully future when I'm your age. Much love from 🇦🇺 💚 💛
Hey Scooby! Still giving out awesome advice as always!
Similar to when I needed to buy more weight plates, I remembered you advice of "buy used", "your muscles don't care what kind of weights you use!" and the best advice "don't spend more than a dollar per pound".
I recently had to replace a 25lb plate that broke in half. Found a used replacement for $24. New plates are running for $44.
Feel free to laugh, but my fitness journey started with P90X. After a fellow Navy member introduced my to your channel, I've been sticking to my strength training regimen with the gear in my garage!
The fact you share your wisdom with no "buy my products!" or any other brand peddling and asking for money proves what a genuine guy you are!
We all wish nothing but great things thanks to your generosity
Scooby you gave me my base for my lifting journey! You made me recognise health was far more important than aesthetics! Thank you!
:)
Glad you’re still posting! Love your channel and all the great info you keep giving us!
I appreciate that!
I found your materials about 15 years ago at the age of 25. I started to exercise and unfortunately stopped. My body weight exceeded 105 kg at 185 cm tall. And no, it was not muscle mass.Two years ago, at almost 40 years old, I looked in the mirror that stated, "It can't go on like this". I went back to your materials. For the past two years, I have been trying to do some kind of workout every day, be it strength training or cardio. Simple exercises,nothing fancy. I currently weigh 87 kg. I feel much better than when I was 30 years old. To sum up. Your materials are very valuable. They are a valuable contrast from popular fitness influencers who present unrealistic and unhealthy results in a short period of time. From my experience, I would say that there are no shortcuts. You want to be in shape, you need to exercise systematically, making sure that the load is adequate to your capabilities. Again, thanks for your materials :)
You are so right and myself I went from bodybuilding stage to hospital bed in less than one year. I competed in May 2023 at 65 years old at the Venice Muscle Beach Show and I had my right hip replaced September 2023. The surgery went well, however I still needed to get my left hip replaced to regain my mobility.
My left hip surgery was scheduled for this May, but in April I had a major medical emergency where I developed a blood clot in my lung that put me in the hospital for 5 days. The doctors told me about 30-40% do not survive an acute pulmonary embolism. The clot started as a Deep Vein Thrombosis in my left calf that broke off and I believe it was my fitness level that helped me to survive. I do not use PED's and all my heart vitals- pulse and blood pressure have been excellent for years.
Going forward I just want to get back my mobility and insurance that I will live a long life.
To the younger crowd please do not take your health for granted because as you get into your sixties you just never know what might happen. Also take care of your joints and do not lift heavy because you will most likely need a joint replacement sometime in your life!!
You got this!!!
AWESOME!!! 👍👍👏 I’m also 63yo, but 5’7”, 145 lbs. Nearly all of my resistance training has been on the Tonal we got in 2022 (1.975 million lbs so far). I also have a Schwinn AD7 air bike (power sprints & slow 2-min rides between Tonal sets), a treadmill (Norwegian 4x4x4s, 7:23 mile run last week, 5Ks, 10k slow runs, plus a lot of high incline walking at 3-4mph), a Torque TANK weight sled that I push, pull, & drag up our steeply inclined driveway, and I started outside cycling (1st time in 50+ years) six months ago on a Poseidon gravel bike that I rode a PR of 115 miles last month (and 15 yesterday in sunny 90d central Florida). Of course, to mitigate against injury, I do LOTS of stretching, massaging, & full-body dynamic warmups EVERY day (no exceptions). I don’t like getting old, but I’d really hate being old AND unhealthy. My peak fitness was ~33yo, but I’m FAR fitter now than I was in my 40s or 50s. 🏃♂️🚴💪
i've been subscribed to you from 15 years ago because you were the only good bodybuilding influence, nice to see you today that you are fit and healthy and happy
keep em coming!
I also had a Bicep Tenodesis (7 weeks ago), same issue as yours, torn labrum. Its funny, my 1st surgery was also around the time you had yours back in the day.
I started watching you when my fitness journey began. I was 22 at the time and all my issues started early on (shoulder, spine, hip), it was difficult back then. I didn't know how to properly train and eat and feared I would never be able to reach my goals.
Back then you once responded to a comment I left, you were more or less telling me how I can still train and get a lot out of my situation.
That really stuck with me and I took it to heart. I approached all the issues with that attitude and never gave up, it was well worth it. Thank you for that.
"Don't fit into someone else's regiment"" - this is literally why I needed to get another surgery for my shoulder.
You should do the world a favor and re-title this video to "working out at any age"
Thank you for everything, I'm sure you'll find a way to workout with an augmented shoulder and I'll be right behind you with that.
I’m only 38 years old, but you really inspire me to keep training. Thank you for the great video.
I am 54. Right rotator cuff - smith machine injury. Right hip flexor - deadlift injury. Right knee - moped crash. Both knees - too much pavement pounding. Right calf - marathon training. Right wrist - ice skating fall. Left ankle/tibia - horseback riding injury.
Started doing yoga this year a couple of times a week in a studio. Game changer.
Love it bro. I'm 38 and hope to keep smashing the gym for years to come like you. Thanks for the video
Your stamina is really imncredible scoob. It inspires me to do cardio.
Thanks
Watching you do these yoga poses/stretches makes me happy I regularly do yoga now while I'm still young.
Your positive approach to aging is very inspiring. I'm starting to feel my age now at 55 and absorb as much info as I can from you. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for this video Scooby, I remember telling you you made me look forward to turning 50, when yourself were that age; now I'm getting closer to it myself and am back in the gym at last. Trying to prevent back pain too, and now I do start my workout with cardio :)
I am with you since the start Scooby, now I am an old geezer too and I really enjoy those videos. Please more of it! 🙂
Will do!
@@scooby1961 Thank you Scooby for the years of free information!!
Great advice, I find myself for several years now telling people that much my workouts are working around injuries, amd preventive stuff. Lots of bodyweight, yoga stuff mixed with the resistance training. Also, lot of band work seems to help.
53 here. i hope i can keep this up for another decade. great job.
I've felt the need to do your hamstring stretches at my age (33). Are Romanian deadlifts helpful or harmful for back/leg strength with your back pain?
Scooby, thank you so much for still telling the truth and guiding. I started with your home workout with just a set of dumbells 15 years ago. Went thru some heavy lifting and now i am where you are. I so often get mad at my body ‘failing’ me but then here you are saying this is normal. Thank you for your wisdom and guidance. Stretching and light work outs it is.
You are very welcome!
All of these people who want to get BIG dont understand the sad repercussions of gym life. I ended up with a severely damaged left leg with also femoral neuropathy (I am almost 32 years old) 4 years ago, diagnosed from heavy weighted lunges. Heard a loud rip and snap, had to walk with a cane for 2 years straight. Now I cant run, jump or bear significant weight on my left leg and it puts a severe strain on my lower back because without proper balanced left and right leg bending it creates imbalances. LISTEN up people, take your time in the gym. Lift as light as you can go for multiple reps and increase the weight as slowly as you can and try not to rush. I am glad you are educating people about this scoobs just as with your previous videos.
"rip and snap" is not a sound you want to hear at the gym :( Sorry.
Sorry to hear about your injuries but for me lifting heavy weights regularly keeps me feeling strong and as young as ever at the ripe old age of 53! It’s all about good technique and full range of motion and heavy lifting actually increases your bone density . Of course it’s only possible if your injury free but I’ve proved it’s possible to lift heavy and stay injury free....Mike Ohearn is my inspiration whether he’s Natty or not
This is why machines are better than dumbbells. Form.
Not only did you teach me how to do my first pull-up, you are saving my patients too. Do you swim?
Cant now. Shoulder
“Shoulders DOWN and BACK”.. Shoulder safety… You taught me the single most important thing in my fitness life.. 48 years Old now with no issues and still working out 5 days a week… 💪👍🫡
I’m 60.75 yrs old. The only time I’m not in severe to chronic pain/discomfort, is when working out. Sitting, standing, trying to lie down/sleep, are all met with reality (pain) after about 15 minutes. The result is being fitter than I ever have been. Wish all the work resulted in diminished pain/discomfort. 😳🙏🙏🙏🙏🤙
How nice to see Scooby again. You were one of the first fitness vloggers I followed. Same age (nearly 63) and same problems lately unfortunately (running from one problem, via rehabilitation to the next injury). ```````````````````````````````
Great informative video as always. Thanks and all the best with your recovery.
Thanks for being honest about your fitness. You talk about your back problems (I have the same since I sit at a desk all day writing software), your knees, elbows and lack of cartilage. Fitness is great and I'm sure your life has been better for being fit, but it is refreshing to know that you can't truly stop the aging process. We will all have problems as we get older (I'm 61) Fitness just makes it more tolerable. Keep up the good work, and thanks for posting all the videos. Auf Wiedersehen.
That's the inspiration I was looking for this morning. I'm going downstairs to the dungeon now 💪🏽thanks for all the positive energy you generously share with us all Scooby
Thanks!
Loved you since the golden age my man.
Thanks!
Thank you Scooby, your videos are the best medecine for my middle aged man aging anxiety 😅
Thanks!
Hi stumbled on your channel I'm Mark I turned 68 in April I had a spinal cord injury in 95 on a bull taco crazy powerful dirt bike 7 weeks in the hospital a flight for life and I come out in a wheelchair with a lot of prayer and hard work I learned to walk I went back to painting Barns and houses as a contractor for a living also I went back to riding horses and motorcycles exploring and traveling across the country building homesteads in the wilderness it was very difficult my ankles are completely gone. metal rods up each side of my spine. anyways I'm trying to get stronger so I can keep walking I'm actually quite muscled up😊 im a mountain man country boy most of my life😅 I'm trying to lift more weights to stay strong and looking good I'm not sure how to go about it, I don't want to hurt myself either or wear my joints out . Crazy Life... Jesus is coming the biggest injury of all was the abandonment of my wife. still alone 14 years😢😢
Honest as always. This is the mentality I follow at 49. Strength, flexibility and agility to ENJOY sports and activities you love doing.
Thanks!
Nice to see You in the good shape, legend!
Great video! Everyone has to pursue their own journey. I wish there was more focus on mobility training when I was young. I just turned 61. Trying my best to preserve my body despite injuries and body aches that come with age. There are definitely days where it feels like I’m pushing a rock up the hill. 😊
"Stupid little muscle" Haha, love it scooby, I have a nagging injury beneath my left shoulder blade since high school football. Immediately resonated with me.
Its true, these little things are not so little in quality of life
This is getting more real for me as every year goes by, more and more of my workouts are stretches, rehab and just trying to get more mobile. Gone are the days of me trying to set PR's with a super heavy back squat
Thanks. I've been rehabbing 2 large rotator cuff tears and bursitis for nearly 2 years now. Every time it eases up a bit I get carried away and go too hard. it's so hard just waiting for injuries to heal and using tiny weights. I'm 61 and been training for 45 years here in New Zealand. I just love training so much but have the genetics of Mr Bean. So have never really looked like a body builder. But I am bigger and stronger than if I didn't train. Sometimes it seems that training causes more damage than good. But it's a fine line. Robby Robinson seems fine at 78!
Despite all those "ailments" that come with aging (yes, I have lower back pain that PT helps with wonderfully), you look amazing!
Yes! Thank you!
Scooby is a treasure of and for mankind. We must protect him at all cost 🙏
Brilliant. Many thanks.
Always nice to see a golden-oldie working out, 95% of the time the folk I see at the gym are young scrotes that have NO REAL REASON to be there other than for vanity. And then they quit after 2 years :D
I'm getting on with age myself and used to have nagging joint issues and I found doing very high rep with low resistance bandwork to help me alleviate the shoulder and elbow pain I used to have, something overspeed eccentrics something.
I pray I’m in your condition should I live to your age. Bless you, Scooby.
Good advice - thanks.
Loved this vid. At 60, I'm in the same boat. Just trying to maintain what muscle I have, and work around elbow tendon issues and make sure I don't do anything to further compress my lower back. Everyone tells me I don't look anywhere near my age and that I have a better body than most 40 yr olds. I wish I liked stretching b/c I think it's very important as you age but I don't do it. Gah! I need to make that part of my routine as well.
Thanks for your honesty Scooby. It so refreshing to hear the frank reality of trying to keep I shape while aging, instead of all the not natty influencer hype.
You are so welcome
Thanks for the video Scooby. My friend and training partner recently had a stroke and has lost his ability to speak and has physical deficit on the right hand side of his body. He’ll turn 60 in January next year, so I’ll share this video with him.
Thanks again for a great video, Scoobs! Could you elaborate on the pulled rib muscle issue you mentioned?
Sure thing!
Great Video! Hope you feel better.
Yeah, at 54, I now stretch for 20 minutes b4 my workouts and it makes the world of difference. Gotta remain flexible. I've come to realize stretching IS exercise👍
Scooby, your videos inspire me. I started training at the age of 18, now 41 and my time for PRs is slowly over.
Do you think that strength training can be an attack on your cartilage, or an advantage to keep it as strong as possible? Is your shoulder cartilage worn out due to exercise?
I am now trying to apply a smart strategy to stay fit for a long time, not too many sets, but continuing to train heavily once a month to keep my strength up.
Thanks for sharing!
Get the Gaines while your young. I’m 66 and I work twice as hard for a fraction of the Gaines of when I was 30. In your sixties, Fat sticks to your body like a coat of paint. Very discouraging, but I keep pushing and pulling the steel.
Funny, I am just filming a video on this subject with video proof of what you say. I'm 63 and have video of me from 20 years ago.
Older people stand to benefit the most from exercise of all age groups. Increased strength and cardio fitness can be life changing for people who start working out at a point that is usually very weak and haven't worked out in years.
It can be the difference between staying mobile without need for help and going to a nursing home. Feeling good is a huge benefit of regular cardio, also: proven reduction in moderate depression.
Wonderful Channel I can see why everybody loves this so much. Just subscribed❤🎉 thank you
lots of Respect for you Scoob, you are a true reference.
Thanks!
I’ll be 58 in June and I’m not that banged up except for fracturing and dislocating my right elbow over 12 years ago fall off my back deck, and a right shoulder I’ve had problems with more than half my life. I recommend a light set of grippers before lifting for elbow issues as a warmup, and 1-2 harder sets at the end of the workout. I use The Ivanko Super Gripper. For shoulders I’ve found rear Delt work and stretching the internal rotators, and keeping pressing movements to a bare minimum help
Grippers give me elbow tendonitis, Ill pass
Thx Scoob. Greetings from Austria
Hello there!
Five years ago I got a mystery infection. My fitness was changed instantly. I start every morning with various stretches, head to toe. Workouts are now whatever I feel like that day. No more muscle gains, just maintaining some of what I recovered. Each day is spent fighting mental health fatigue. Cheers to those who keep going. 👍🤪🏳️🌈
Very motivating. I am 53 and on my own fitness journey. BTW, I am a lacto ovo vegetarian for 24 years!
Great info, thanks
Glad it was helpful!
That TRT is really putting in that work for ya bud
I struggled with tennis elbow for nearly a decade. Did various stretches, anti-inflammatories, all the recommended stuff. Then I went to an acupuncturist and after 4 visits it was gone. I go back a couple times a year for prevention and haven't had a problem with it now for about 7 years. Something you might want to consider.
I have constant problems with my lower back also I have tried many different stretches but none other than the couch stretch has helped me the most in alleviating lower back pain
Well done friend
Thank you! Cheers!
Yay, the opening is back!!
:)
Scoob, let me give you a tiny tip on chronic pain. you should attempt meditation, especially awareness meditation. that makes you generally aware of your body. This reduces stress, inflammation, chronic tensing of muscles etc that are usually the cause of chronic pains. i understand some may be due to getting older. but a lot of it can be fixed through physical and mental relaxation. If you dont believe me spend a day paying attention to your lower back. notice how often its tense. notice when you pay attention without trying to fix it, it lets go.
I recommend the book the mind illuminated for meditation. also some eckhart tolle stuff on being present and letting go.
You look fantastic bro, great work ❤
Thank you 🙌
Missed your videos and how I still wish you were posting new ones. Nice surprise. Still watched your previous ones.
Nice video scooby
Thanks 👍
💪💪 Good work
Thanks 🔥
Yep … I also stretch 2 a day , so true now I train to help with other sports ! I’m 65
YOU AND I HAVE THE SAME AGE, I AM BACK AT THE GYM WORKING OUT, THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIVE, SALUDOS AVIATOR
Rock on!
wish i could go back in time and not bother with some exercises- smith chest press (always felt terrible and unnatural to me), behind neck lat pulls, ego lift bicep curls and bench press. Kids nowadays have youtube / more easily accessible advice. Its probably placebo but started with marine collagen (along with the usual glucosamine and omega 3) and it seems to be genuinely helping. I have 'niggles' more than medical diagnoses though but highly recommend the collagen (sometbing i found out about from yt as well)
Coach Greg’s Dad rocks!
What are the reasons behind your injuries? How would you prevent them if you could go back in time?
Ive done dozens of videos on this subject
@@scooby1961 I found a few vids on how to prevent them, but then tell me why did you still get the injuries? Did you not follow advices in your videos about preventing them? Also creating a video bringing together all the tips that you accumulated about the injury free lifting and how would you do everything different would be very beneficial to those, who are early in the bodybuilding journey, like myself.
Those stretches are great for health!😊
I also love to hang on the pullup bar to stretch my back!
Does your shoulder allow to strech like that? Or is it painful?
Hey brother. For the lower back, have you tried an inversion table? It stretches the hell out of mine and it's pain free for a day or two until i neglect to make a habit of it.
Thanks for the content, Scooby. I've been following for 15 years now.
WOuld make my problem worse, not better. The most painful time of the day is getting out of bed where I go from spine extended to spine compressed. Inversion is worse
55. The big difference for me is that I don't do any heavy lifting from the floor any longer. That is not because of back problems but varicose vains in the legs, It isn't serious for me but I want to avoid it as much as possible. So I train more horizontal nowadays. So, no squats, lunges or barbel rows. But bridges, leg press and pull ups insteasd.
Where it is very similar to me, and yet different in some respects. 3 months and I am 57 years old. Tennis elbow, yes. Spinal stenosis, yes. And a sports hip made of titanium, aluminium, plastic.... but mine spinalstenose is probably closer to the middle of the back. Bench press with dumbbells on the floor.. And I recognize a lot there, but still trying to hit my peak today, since it's been years since I did weight training, and need to lose a lot of weight.. Hate the bike today, but loved that as a child.. I must have dug that up again, and have started to build my own bike that suits me. Exercises I have to do, exercises I can do, and some exercises that I have to stay away from, but am now myself in the process of screwing up my training and my diet, where the goal is not to become world champion in something, but to be happy, and be able to do as much as possible, for as long as possible, and feel good..!
Yep, staying active and feeling good is the goal!
I am watching you after 15 years ❤
Way to go Scoob!
Oh dude, I got the same UA backpack :3
Does doing those rows with a wider grip cause you shoulder pain? Cause I assume I'd feel amazing for your back.
Scooby amazing
Hey so if i weight 190 at 5 11' do i need to lose some more weight and then lean bulk or should i just start now?
You can operate tennis elbow. Works great. Did it for two years ago.
... or you can stretch
@@scooby1961 Did that for 15 years. Now the problem is gone 😃
Scoob, have you ever looked into Doug Brignole’s work? He has since passed but I think you would appreciate some of his perspectives.
no