I may have waited til my later years to start weight-training but I know to watch, listen and learn. I’ve got to get a handle on stretching though, and I notice a lot of people warming up on a treadmill etc., but I can’t stand that stuff, but maybe just a few minutes would be good before I hit the weights.
Anyone remember in the movie Elf where he gets on the escalator? That’s my fave part, and he gets a nice stretch 
I don’t stretch before training at all, never have, it’s no needed. Mobility is good and everyone would benefit from doing regular mobility work. Currently I do yoga sometimes after lifting and on my days off too, that’ll do as stretching for me. I also do just 10 mins of some sort of cardio to warm up.
I never feel bad from not stretching, but I think I mentioned all the stretching I do just around the house 
just day to do day stuff. It’s hard for me to sit still, and would never be the type to have “remote” everything in my home 
The older I get, the more important it is for me to keep moving, I feel lousy if I veg out in my chair for too long, or lay in bed in the a.m.
I’ll just stick with what I’m doing, and it seems like I find something new each time I’m at the gym. Thanks much Allie 
Today I’m trying to find some air-buds, or some way to listen to my tunes at the gym
Yes, maintaining control and going extra slow on the “easy” part of the exercise (e.g., going down into a squat) is great. You do get extra benefits from that.