Take a look at this website:
Fit Over 40: Middle-age and Senior Health, Fitness, and Hormone Restoration! - Home
A review from one of the people featured in the book with some good quotes from the author and a couple of good photos.
PhysicalMind.com: Review of Fit Over 40 ebook by Tom Venuto & Jon Benson: fitness, health, longevity, anti aging
Note: I'm not saying to buy the book.
And while you're at it, here are some pics of older bodybuilders/weightlifters. Keep in mind the these are genetically gifted and they've worked hard all their lives to get and maintain this kind of shape.
Dave Draper at over 60 (pic in the middle of the page)
Dave Draper Photo Archive
Clarance Bass at ages 41, 48, and 60
Never before seen phots, Clarence at 41, 48, 60
Bob Delmonteque, another lifelong bodybuilder/weightlifter
Dr. Bob Delmonteque's Lifelong Fitness - "Grow Younger as You Grow Older"
Note: These all having something to sell. Again, I'm not saying buy anything, just look at the photos.
Here, check out 52 year old Ed Cook and tell me how "horrible and droppy" he looks (LOL)
Bodybuilders.com - Over 40 Bodybuilder Of The Week: Ed Cook! Pics and info and more!
Here's a 49 year old that's been at it for 17 years:
Bodybuilders.com - Over 40 Bodybuilder Of The Week: Alain Petriz! Pics and info and more!
Keep in mind that no matter how long you work out, you will *not* look like these guys unless you drop your body weight into the single digits (less than 10%). And that's not how these guys live. The truth is that these photos are taken after weeks of careful diet intake, 24 hours of dehydration to allow the skin to "stick" to the muscles that then show up so well, and a good "pump" before the photos are taken. Nobody, no matter how great their photos look, looks like this for long. Oh, the muscle is there, the strength is there, the endurance is there, the generally excellent health (provided this is all gained by honest work and not by drugs) is there. And they look pretty darned good in their clothes, but you're not going to see these muscles unless you're looking at them working out in the gym.
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Originally Posted by Hsiang-Lin  I know this sounds dumb, but I always had this belief that too much weightlifting and muscles can cause you to look horrible and droopy when you're old. And also that somehow weightlifting is bad for you when you're older. I know this is a limiting belief so I'm hoping someone can shed some scientific evidence to prove this wrong. |
I've got a better idea. Why don't you search for scientific evidence to prove yourself right? Good luck finding any. Medcrawler is a good place to start.
Recommendations:
Start with nutrition. You really can't go wrong with Berardi's "Precision Nutrition". Highly recommended.
For a total beginner, start with "Body for Life" for diet and exercise guidelines, then graduate to Precision Nutrition.
Personally I believe that everyone should be able to handle their own bodyweight before picking up iron. The basic "Turbulance Training" program is a very good progrem that you can stay with even after eventually picking up weights.
For when you get comfortable working out with your own bodyweight, get the book "New Rules of Lifting" from the library (it sells as both an e-book and a hard copy, but it's the same book.) Good book to avoid picking up the commen mistakes made by first-timers.
Whatever you do, don't just start flinging weights around and don't pay for a personal trainer unless they know what they are doing. Take the time to educate yourself first.
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