The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40 directly addresses the most pervasive problem faced by aging humans: the loss of physical strength and all its associated problems – the loss of muscle mass, bone mineral loss and osteoporosis, hip fractures (a terminal event for many older people), loss of balance and coordination, diabetes, heart disease related to a sedentary lifestyle, and the loss of independence.
The worst advice an older person ever gets is, “Take it easy.” Easy makes you soft, and soft makes you dead. The Barbell Prescription maps an escape from the usual fate of older adults: a logical, programmed approach to the hard work necessary to win at the extreme sport of Aging Well. Unlike all other books on the subject of exercise for seniors, The Barbell Prescription challenges the motivated Athlete of Aging with a no-nonsense training approach to strength and health – and demonstrates that everybody can become significantly stronger using the most effective tools ever developed for the job.
Product Details
Author: Jonathon Sullivan, Andy Baker
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: The Aasgaard Company
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0-9825227-7-6
ISBN-10: 0-9825227-7-0
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1 inches
Matthew Johnstone (verified owner) –
This volume contains a massive amount of information, pertaining to the “stress, recovery and adaptation process” utilizing, barbell strength training. It details, how this safe, reasonable and attainable process matters to those of us that have crossed over the summit and are heading down the other side. The authors present very convincing arguments that strength training with the barbell, is the ideal prescription for treating the actual causations, of the ailments associated with aging, versus the current pharmacological methods of band-aiding symptoms. This is the type of book that should be read multiple times.