title: Finishing Strong!: Strength Training for Old(er) Guys
author:  Ron Marinella 
description: <br /><b><span>BENCH, SQUAT, LIFT YOUR BODYWEIGHT AT 70? </span></b><b><span>WHY NOT?</span></b><br /><b><span></span></b><br /><b><span>This book is a comprehensive and practical guide for seniors to plan and execute personal goals, diet and workouts, and make sound decisions to restore the pounds of muscle lost in the decades after 40.</span></b><br /><b><span></span></b><br /><b><span>By following the principles in this book, you will:</span></b><br /><span><span><span></span></span></span><b><span>Evaluate nutrition and fitness advice with a healthy skepticism</span></b><br /><span><span><span></span></span></span><b><span>Use measurements that really count</span></b><br /><span><span><span></span></span></span><b><span>Lose dangerous fat and regain pounds of muscle</span></b><br /><span><span><span></span></span></span><b><span>Enjoy your new habit of simple pleasurable eating</span></b><br /><span><span><span></span></span></span><b><span>Look better--Feel better--Be better</span></b><br /><b><span></span></b><br /><b><span>TOO OLD? NO WAY!</span></b><br /><b><span></span></b><br /><b><span>Find the best exercises for old(er) guys.</span></b><br /><b><span>You might be surprised!</span></b><b></b><br /><br /><b><span>Like so many seniors, the author spent his adult working life at a desk and attended way too many business lunches and dinners. Retirement allowed him to replace his weekend warrior fitness routine with more regular exercise. But it wasn&apos;t until he began lifting free weights that he felt the muscle and strength of a much younger person return.</span></b><br /><b><span> </span></b><br /><b><span>Ron Marinella hit 70 in 2016. He resides with his wife Connie in Rancho Mirage, California. He hopes you find this book informative, practical and entertaining.</span></b><b></b><br /><br /><b><span>Complete with eBook version and access to Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and forms to help you set fitness goals, track progress, and plan your diet.</span></b><br /><br /><b><span>Visit finishingstrong.blog for more information.</span></b>
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  The Community Presbyterian Church of Novato decided to host a gathering in the
  narthex for single Christian men and women older than sixty-two and a half
  years of age to meet. Jess Helper beat the age requirement by more than nine
  years. He felt that he was just entering his prime once he had divorced his
  last ex-wife. On a phone call with his buddy, Vernon, he heard that Sylvie had
  a stroke and wasn’t doing all that well. Jess didn’t quite know what he felt
  about Sylvie. He was waiting to feel something—god, bad, or indifferent.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Jess Helper was in the prime of his old age. Fit and lean, he could still do
  fifty push ups and at least five hundred of those modified sit ups, going
  halfway up, chin pointing towards his out-stretched crossed feet. About seven
  years back he even ran the Dipsea, stupidly without much training, but he
  pulled a cal