Thread: Old Man Lifing; Well, trying to anyway ...

I started lifting about 14 months ago. It was during the aftermath of COVID. The neighborhood gym opened before the neighborhood bar so I joined. Should have joined one sooner, much sooner as I could no longer get up off the floor without assistance. I was going up the stairs one step at a time while clutching tightly to the handrail. I could no longer drink a beer with my right arm (I think that's what really caught my attention!)

Now, a year later, my blood pressure has dropped thirty points (from "high" to "normal") and my resting heart rate has dropped ten. I can trot up and down the stairs now and even roll around on the floor with my grandson's puppy dog. My weight remains the same ("chubby" according to the body mass index) but the spare tire around my belly is gone and ... I can drink beer with my right arm again. (OK, the 22 oz. pours are still a bit problematic but the 12 and 16 oz. pours are just fine.)

The Forums here were helpful; the information, the questions and answers, even asking a question or two. But even more helpful was the social aspect; the dialogue and the conversations. At my age "social interaction" consists of talking about doctors' appointments, medications, aches & pains, medical procedures or who was in the obituaries this week. If I said something like, "I'm going to the gym" I'd get a, "What, are you nuts?"

So, really, the Forums are a nice change of pace.

That's great!

Your posts have been refreshing to read the whole time. Great that you're feeling better all-around.

Same here JW, the forums really help motivate.


Sharing workouts and videos def has me training harder and longer. Glad u are still bangin weights!