Title: Strength Training For Older Adults • Bodybuilding Wizard
Headings: Strength Training For Older Adults
Strength Training For Older Adults
Strength Training For Older Adults
At what age should adults stop weight training?
Rapid decline in physical performance
Benefits of strength training for older adults
Senior strength training guidelines
A sample workout routine for older adults
#1 Brief machine workout
#2 Standard machine strength training for older adults
#3 Free weight training for older adults (brief workout)
#4 Standard free weight training program for older adults
Closing thoughts about strength training for older adults

Content: Weight training programs, however, do have to be modified with age. The purpose of this post is to present the beneficial effects of strength training for older adults—including replacing muscle, reducing fat, increasing metabolic rate, decreasing low-back discomfort, relieving arthritic pain, minimizing osteoporosis, enhancing glucose utilization, speeding up gastrointestinal transit, lowering resting blood pressure, improving blood lipid levels, and improving postcoronary performance, as well as boosting sell-confidence and beating depression. Rapid decline in physical performance
Sometime in their 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s, most older adults undergo a more rapid decline in physical performance. How much of this decline is a result of the decrease in physical activity that often accompanies retirement or how much relates to a person’s deciding that it is time to get old and to act old is difficult to determine. In either case, older adults must maintain their muscular system if they wish to retain their freedom and mobility. Therefore, older adults should participate in strength training as long as possible. Benefits of strength training for older adults
Research indicates that older adults may experience many health-related benefits from a sensible program of strength exercise that is performed at a relatively high effort level. Some of the possible benefits include the following: Better body composition, with up to 4 pounds (1.8 kg) more lean weight and 4 pounds less fat weight after 2 months of regular strength training. Increased metabolic rate of up to 7 percent higher resting metabolism and up to 15 percent greater daily calorie requirements after 3 months of regular strength exercise.