#Aging

May 30, 20175 min read

Quality of Life: StrongFirst for an Aging Population

In college, I participated in an internship at a local hospital—as an understudy within the cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs. Most of...

Oct 6, 20165 min read

I Am a 12-Percenter — Are You?

I am a 12-percenter. At age 58, I have a 12.4% risk of dying before I turn 68. How do I know this? It’s straightforward crude mortality...

Mar 11, 20144 min read

Strength for Women After 40: My Plan and Perspective

There comes a time in our lives, almost as if by surprise, when we realize we’re not as young as we used to be. Aging can be a difficult...

Nov 19, 20132 min read

No Country for Old Men

Back in the late nineties, I had the pleasure of strength coaching a seventy-some-year-old gentleman named Milton. He had a sparkle in...

May 4, 20134 min read

Confessions From a Recovering Bodybuilder

This is a little embarrassing to admit, but I was an obsessed bodybuilder for about six years of my life. My training was completely...

Jan 1, 20133 min read

Be a Man Among Men: My Father’s Deadlift Program

Why do so many men give up on being men once they have reached a certain age? (I could ask women the same question.) Not my father. A...