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Over 40: Dealing with severe tendon and joint pain


Dealing with severe tendon and joint problems/injuries when over 50.

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How to keep size and strength while facing a training injury


This article deals with how the older guy can prevent strength and muscle shrinkage due to a training injury. Science studies referenced.

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Mission Critical training skills #1


#1 in the video and article series of the TOP 100 Mission Critical Training skills for the older guy.

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An over-40 fitness guy’s lockdown chronicles


Chronicles of a fitness over-40 guy during a month of lockdown and "house-arrest".

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Over 40 and no joint & tendons pain? YES it is possible!


The final word on a joint and tendon pain-free training for the over 40. Yes, it IS possible and this is how...

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Extreme training dedication? how to get it.


How to achieve extreme dedications levels to your training and diet regime for a successful body transformation...

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Transforming your body STEP-BY-STEP


This article give you the crunch of how to transform your body to a "WOW" physique following a STEP-BY-STEP process...

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Sickness, injuries and gym off-time


This is where a LOT of dedicated people get derailed completely! They get sick or injured and well, that is where their road to transforming the body stops...dead in it's tracks. Until that point they are so motivated and charged up and then that happens...and the de-motivation is just too much. They just never get … Continue reading Sickness, injuries and gym off-time

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Training for size with weak wrists


Although even some young bodybuilders struggle with weak wrists it is most frequently the domain of the over 40 lifter. The wrist simply do not have the power and ability to support the weight being lifted anymore. This could become a huge problem for a person in quest for size, because the key ingredient for … Continue reading Training for size with weak wrists

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5 BIGGEST bodybuilding mistakes


Click here to view video "The 5 BIGGEST bodybuilding mistakes" My road to bodybuilding started after the age of 40. It took me nearly 6 years being older and wiser to learn from my mistakes. Now at over 50 I am in the best shape of my life. But very often I wish I had … Continue reading 5 BIGGEST bodybuilding mistakes

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How to eradicate and prevent joint pain – for the fitness minded person


Click here to play video "How to eradicate joint pain"   Joint pain is probably the most common injury a bodybuilder struggle with. And the bad part is, as you pass the 40 y/o mark the challenges increases drastically to walk the narrow pain-free road with your joints. In this article I will explain how to … Continue reading How to eradicate and prevent joint pain – for the fitness minded person

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Tennis/Golfers elbow and muscle tear PREVENTION


Injuries will be one of the main obstacles for anyone in serious training, especially for the over 40 crowd. Even the youth don't escape it, but us more mature subjects has less flexibility in our muscles and tendons. This result in injuries. For a 20-year-old one month from training does little harm. For a 45-year-old … Continue reading Tennis/Golfers elbow and muscle tear PREVENTION