Hello to all of you.
I am what is politely referred to as a veteran trainer, or more commonly viewed as a surprisingly fit old man.
One thing I love about getting older is getting less people tell me they are too old to keep fit. I am 39 years old and whether you consider that old or not will tell me a lot about your age. My son thinks I am old and he’s never wrong.
I am one of the weirdos who thoroughly enjoys my training and is always looking for ways to make it more difficult. Add to this that I am permanently trying to be good at a variety of things that often contradict each other, stamina and power for instance, you will have some idea of why many consider me a little unstable.
I tried working in the fitness industry but it wasn't for me. I can accept people not taking fitness seriously when not under my care, but hated having to work with them. I am happy to give guidance and advice, and still frequently do. I have read far too much about how the body works and nutrition to fall for the magazine style fads that come and go. It means I am able to read a lot of articles and see if they are smart or downright dangerous as unfortunately some are.
I work full time and have a family, so for me training is my main selfish pleasure.
I cycle for transport, so everyone in cars hates me. I have been roughly the same bodyweight for almost two decades, meaning virtually everyone hates me. My saving grace appears to be a self-deprecating sense of humour that allows everyone to tell me they hate me and all of us to laugh.
I have been doing various forms of weight training over half of my life. The first few years saw me go from 9 stone to 12 and since then most has been centred around building power without size. I used to be a very good distance runner but adding 3 stone to my frame has meant I am a lot slower than I used to be, I know this is inevitable but still try to get quicker.
This is a list of things I have done for at least a few years but don't anymore, giving a bit of an idea how strange I truly am. Aikido, ballet, contemporary dance, boxing, climbing, triathlon, hiking.
I still do weight training, cycling, running, flexibility, core and co-ordination.
A lot of what I do has a purpose and some of it is just because I want to be able to do something crazy and survive. This means part of my squat session involves having over twice my bodyweight on an Olympic bar in a safety rack standing on a stable surface doing proper squats, and another involves me standing on a pumped solid medicine ball with a weight disc in either hand doing far lighter squats. There is absolutely no point in my life that I can foresee me needing to lift a weight standing on a ball, but I like being able to. I do find it funny that there are people referring to this as ‘functional’ training as it doesn’t aid everyday function much at all, it is fun, it does work muscles in ways nothing else does but the only reason to do it is to be able to say you can.
I am what is politely referred to as a veteran trainer, or more commonly viewed as a surprisingly fit old man.
One thing I love about getting older is getting less people tell me they are too old to keep fit. I am 39 years old and whether you consider that old or not will tell me a lot about your age. My son thinks I am old and he’s never wrong.
I am one of the weirdos who thoroughly enjoys my training and is always looking for ways to make it more difficult. Add to this that I am permanently trying to be good at a variety of things that often contradict each other, stamina and power for instance, you will have some idea of why many consider me a little unstable.
I tried working in the fitness industry but it wasn't for me. I can accept people not taking fitness seriously when not under my care, but hated having to work with them. I am happy to give guidance and advice, and still frequently do. I have read far too much about how the body works and nutrition to fall for the magazine style fads that come and go. It means I am able to read a lot of articles and see if they are smart or downright dangerous as unfortunately some are.
I work full time and have a family, so for me training is my main selfish pleasure.
I cycle for transport, so everyone in cars hates me. I have been roughly the same bodyweight for almost two decades, meaning virtually everyone hates me. My saving grace appears to be a self-deprecating sense of humour that allows everyone to tell me they hate me and all of us to laugh.
I have been doing various forms of weight training over half of my life. The first few years saw me go from 9 stone to 12 and since then most has been centred around building power without size. I used to be a very good distance runner but adding 3 stone to my frame has meant I am a lot slower than I used to be, I know this is inevitable but still try to get quicker.
This is a list of things I have done for at least a few years but don't anymore, giving a bit of an idea how strange I truly am. Aikido, ballet, contemporary dance, boxing, climbing, triathlon, hiking.
I still do weight training, cycling, running, flexibility, core and co-ordination.
A lot of what I do has a purpose and some of it is just because I want to be able to do something crazy and survive. This means part of my squat session involves having over twice my bodyweight on an Olympic bar in a safety rack standing on a stable surface doing proper squats, and another involves me standing on a pumped solid medicine ball with a weight disc in either hand doing far lighter squats. There is absolutely no point in my life that I can foresee me needing to lift a weight standing on a ball, but I like being able to. I do find it funny that there are people referring to this as ‘functional’ training as it doesn’t aid everyday function much at all, it is fun, it does work muscles in ways nothing else does but the only reason to do it is to be able to say you can.