So, Iād be interested in your perspective, and perhaps thereās an interview question here somewhere, as I imagine itās not a totally uncommon place to be and speaks to your strengths.
Late forties, found myself at 35.5 BMI, found keto, started losing, lots of energy, lots of bike riding (4000km last year), got my cardio sorted (had highish bp and high heart rate, no more), stalled out on weight loss after 7 months at 25.1 (sigh, fasted down to 24.9 but it doesnāt stick, Phinney weight has a gut), kept trying for a couple of months then decided to pivot to strength, figured more muscle would help.
Found Starting Strength by Rippetoe after some research, got some Iron, started lifting it, but given my age I donāt lift again until I stop hurting, longer recovery time, let my body tell me.
Four months later Iām much stronger, and it feels GOOD. You donāt realise whatās gone until you get it back ! I weigh the same but BP has gone from 30% BW to 80%, deadlift to 1.2 BW, Squat is the same as BP for safety as I donāt have a rack but I do 15 reps instead, ass to grass (strategies requested).
My intention is to get to being strong, and then maintain in a time efficient manner. As an older powerlifter, what would you suggest to someone with these sort of goals, whoās still a newb ?
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