Question for all the "age enhanced"

[BruiseKnee]

hey guys

just wanted to get the opinions of the older guys on this forum...im worried about my joints deteriorating if i keep going too heavy on the weights (squats etc.) . i take a lot of calcium, vit. D, and glucosamine and ive foudn that its worked because i have no joint pain but i dont konw about the long run...did any of you lift heavy and get injuries that appear years later, even though you were fine at the time? im mostly concerned about my knees

thanks

 

[Squaggleboggin]

I'm pretty sure that if you use proper form, it won't cause that much wear. After all Louie Simmons himself is over 50 and he's still going strong. But don't take it from me.

 

[LAM]

I'm 36 and have been training with heavy weights when I started almost 23 years ago. I have no chronic aches or pains.

injuriers are caused by improper form and muscle imbalances.

 

[Hawkwind]

"Age enhanced"...chuckle. That's a cute one.

I'm in my 40's. My physical therapist is the one the introduced me to lifting back when I was 17 due to an injury that revealed I had a congenital spinal curvature. (It's less than 2% now.)

I've never been injured due to my lifting and in fact I lift to keep my joints mobile and my muscles healthy since I live with Fibromyalgia. (Dx'd back in my 20's.) My mom lifted into her late 50's before arthritis got to one of her knees. She just went to an alternative treatment clinic and is hoping that she'll be able to return to lifting by this time next year. Her recovery is going well so she should be back at it by then.

Edit:
I forgot to point out...my mom's knee problem had nothing to do with lifting. She smashed it a good one when we were out snowmobiling once and it never was quite right after.

 

[KarlW]

I'm 32 so maybe not youthfully challenged just yet, but basically I've had no problems.

Big problem is, that when you look back on your life, you can't say for sure what caused what. Like say your'e 50 and have bad knees. There was never any major accidents that would have caused it. You've done weights (including squats) since you were 20, but you also did a lot of skiing, running, and oh yeah there was one time when you sprained your knee playing football when you were 27. So, as soon as you tell a GP that you've always squatted heavy, well, up until a few years ago, he/she is quick to jump on the "heavy lifting is bad for you" bandwagon. However, out of all the things you've done in your life, how can lifting be singled out (or even included) as the cause?

 

[tjwes]

I`ll be 50 this June and never got hurt.................I train as heavy as possible for the reps I`m shooting for and always have.

Good form and sensible training will prevent most joint injuries.

 

[Triple Threat]

I`ll be 50 this June and never got hurt.................I train as heavy as possible for the reps I`m shooting for and always have.

Good form and sensible training will prevent most joint injuries.

"Aged enhanced"? I think I qualify. I'm 51, started lifting in 1977. Lifted for about 10 years before "going heavy". I've been hurt lifting exactly twice, once when I put too much weight on a leg press (young and foolish) and once when I lost concentration doing a deadlift and put the weight down awkwardly.

Pay attention to what tjwes said, and leave your ego at the door.

 

[BulkMeUp]

"Age enhanced"...chuckle. That's a cute one.

Good thing he didnt say 'chronologically challenged' coz then i would be

 

[tjwes]

"chronologically challenged" !!!! LOL

 

[IRONBXR]

I'm 34 and have been lifting heavy off and on for 20 yrs. I do have problems with mt shoulder but that was from wrestling and it prevents me from doing military press to heavy. It will all of a sudden give out in the mid point of a rep. I need a very close spot during this movement. I also had my ACL replaced with a graft from my patella tendon and tore the cartilage inside my knee(meniscus) and had a % of this shaved off and tore the outside MCL. Whew! with all that said I still do heavy squats and other leg movements with heavy weight and run 2to3 times a week. Most of the time I've never felt better than when I follow my workout regiment

Your life will always be better and fuller if you take care of your body. You can end up using a walker sooner than you think if you sit idly by and let yourself go, just my opinion.

 

[Hawkwind]

Good thing he didnt say 'chronologically challenged' coz then i would be

LMAO! I would have been also. Even my sons don't use that term with me. Mom might threaten clock 'em with her dumbbell.

Good posts KarlW and IRONBXR.
I've had more trouble with injury from training cranky horses and dogs and bouncing around mountains during my hikes than I ever have had lifting. If I was even remotely as careful with other aspects of my life I'd be less apt to get hurt.

 

[IRONBXR]

{ QUOTE}I've had more trouble with injury from training cranky horses and dogs and bouncing around mountains during my hikes than I ever have had lifting. If I was even remotely as careful with other aspects of my life I'd be less apt to get hurt.


Like we say around here when it comes to all the injures I've logged from sports and supposedly enjoyable activities we participate in " I'ts the mileage not the age!"