7X YOUR STRENGTH GAINS: BEGINNER LEVEL CALISTHENICS & BODYWEIGHT TRAINING FOR MEN & WOMEN OVER 50
Bodyweight Training Exercises and Workouts A.K.A. Calisthenics
Rex Bonds
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Strength, muscles, stamina. Who doesn't want all three of them? While it would be great to have each in abundance, the fact is that the human body is designed to be great at either strength or stamina. Having said that, this doesn't mean your stamina needs to be terrible in order to maximize muscle. It is perfectly possible to have levels of strength and stamina that together ensure a healthy and happy life.
Unfortunately, attaining even a fraction of both of these things seems impossible for a lot of people. The fitness industry doesn't make things any easier. There are seemingly endless fitness programs and workouts, all of which have fancy names, along with a list of supplements that promise to make you healthier than ever. Health itself is something that changes depending on who you're listening to.
The muscle building websites tell you to build as much strength as possible and train to exhaustion. The specialized program websites tell you that following their principles is the best, and then there's the MMA crowd that tells you to ditch the weight and start punching things. All of this can be aggravating to the extreme.
An additional concern for you, given that you've picked up this book, is age. If you're beyond 50, I hate to break it to you, but society now considers you old. Although whatever society might say, the fact is that your body is not what it used to be. When you were younger, you could get away with taking a few shortcuts with regard to your fitness and diet and still expect to function well .
These days though, slight deviations from what your body is regularly used to can potentially cause significant harm. Training for someone of your age is as much about preservation as it is about strength and stamina building. By preservation, I'm talking about your joints, tendons, and ligaments. In your younger days, you could get away with not knowing what these things were, but this is not the case now.
There are a lot of myths surrounding the muscle and strength building process for older people. One popular myth is that you cannot put on any muscle beyond the age of 30 and that you're better off running on a treadmill once past this age. Another myth is that the best workout for someone of your age is to simply walk briskly and to stay away from weights altogether since these might damage your joints.
When taken all together, it's no wonder that people over 50 are intimidated at the thought of getting fit. After all, if there are so many things to figure out and so many things to be careful of, is it even possible to get fit?
I'm here to tell you that yes, it absolutely is. What's more critical is that your life depends on it.
Fitness and Age
Let's face it: You're not getting any younger. I'm not trying to put you down but just highlighting that it is more important than ever for you to get serious about your fitness. I'm not saying you need to turn into Superman or Wonder Woman, but you should be able to climb a staircase without sounding like a banshee by the end of it.
The fact is that you're going to receive just one body in your lifetime. It is also a fact that it is going to start creaking as you get older. No matter how hard you try to avoid it, age is going to get you one day. The best thing you can do is to make this process as enjoyable as possible .
This means being able to play with your grandkids without clutching your back. This means being able to take care of yourself on family vacations without your loved ones having to research every doctor and medical facility in the area. It means giving your loved ones the least amount of headaches and not having to worry about your health all the time.
Health and exercise are priorities and responsibilities. I understand it is intimidating to begin, but this is precisely why I'm here. By the end of this book, you're going to gain deep knowledge on how to build your strength best and also how to design your own fitness program. You will be able to work on your fitness wherever you are, without having to worry about signing up for a gym membership or any other fancy workout course.
The question at this point is: why should you listen to me?
Trainer and Guide
I could list all of the accolades I've won over the years as a bodybuilder and a personal trainer. I could list all the testimonials from hundreds of my satisfied clients. Instead, I'll just say this: I've helped tons of clients who are over the age of 50, and I get it. As someone who's been in the fitness industry all my life, both as a customer and as someone who's sold his services to clients, I deeply understand how tough it is for someone to get started at an older age. The fact is that a lot of marketing that is prevalent in the industry is geared towards making you feel bad about yourself.
This sort of guilt-tripping and shaming is far worse when someone starts off late in life. The truth is that it is never too late to begin exercising correctly. Over my many years of experience, I've learned one unassailable fact: your body is your biggest asset when it comes to getting fit .
That might sound like a strange statement to make. Isn't fitness supposed to aid the body? How does the body aid fitness? The answer is bodyweight training. I've sustained and recovered from many weight lifting related injuries over the years, and those alone would be enough to make a great case.
I don't mean to say that weightlifting is bad or worse. It's just that for someone in your position, whether you're too busy to work out or whether you're just getting started and have no clue about how to train well, the fact is that bodyweight training is as close to risk-free as training can get, as well as being the most repeatable form of exercise.