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That doctor is crazy you can lift weights at any age but the amount might be limited especially if your joints are hurting OP.
I met a guy today fishing that was 86, looked 76 and he is still very active and he splits his own wood, not with a machine but with a log splitting ax !
You doctor OP would probably tell him to check himself into an old folks home ASAP.
I say go for it but if it is hurting you then stop or reduce what you are doing.
All you people telling this guy to ignore his doctor are wrong or worse. The guy has joint problems. It doesn't matter whether or not he thinks they were CAUSED by deadlifting and all that, but your body doesn't care about causes. It cares about results. And to continue to put extreme stress on joints that are already bad is STUPID.
But go ahead. Then in a few years we'll hear about how many joint replacements he's had and how much pain he is in. Have fun with that.
Right, and another issue is that we don’t even know if we is doing his exercising right, which may be exacerbating the issue. If he has joint problems, the best way to continue exercising safely is to work with an occupational or physical therapist who can observe your form and design a program with your particular limitations in mind. I had one friend who was on a path to knee replacement when she was the OP’s age or even earlier and she did need to have a knee replacement, but it wasn’t until she was in her 50s. She she was able to put it off with regular exercise that included weights and stretching and she was overall a very active/fit woman when I met her after the knee replacement. However, she came up with her program with the help of a physical therapist.
All you people telling this guy to ignore his doctor are wrong or worse. The guy has joint problems. It doesn't matter whether or not he thinks they were CAUSED by deadlifting and all that, but your body doesn't care about causes. It cares about results. And to continue to put extreme stress on joints that are already bad is STUPID.
We haven't been telling him to ignore his doctor, we've been telling him to get another doctor.
Don't knock yoga/Pilates, it's actually pretty strenuous and when done in a hot room you sweat like crazy.
I had tennis elbow and also had developed some other tendinitis issues from running. I have significantly cut back on exercising with reps. I now run once a week only. Keep in mind I can do 25+ pull/chin-ups, 60+ push-ups, etc, can run 3 miles in 20 minutes but now at 37 have noticed degradation in my body. The only weights I pick up are for lunges, everything else is body weight.
I think there is truth to moderation and people you see killing themselves to be in tip-top shape will start paying for it with significantly increased body wear.
I started doing Pilates with my wife a few months ago and was seriously impressed by the strength required to do it correctly - I guarantee you that those who do it several times a week are in better shape with better muscle tone and less body damage than those who consistently lift repetitive weights and run. Combined with some body weight exercises and light cardio I now feel it's the most sustainable form of continuing exercise.
Here are a couple extreme body weight exercise guys. Ross uses a variety of training methods in addition to BW exercises. I love listening to him jump rope. And yes, he really is that fast. Both are awesome. If you can't lift there are other ways to get fit. I have to laugh when I watch these guys. They just blow me away.
Mr. Olympia contestants are in their 40s, lifting massive weight, and injecting themselves with God knows what. (Dexter Jackson is 48)
So yes, simply lifting wights at 35 is perfectly normal and ok. If freaking Dexter Jackson can compete for Mr. Olmypia with guys half his age, you can lift some weights too.
At 66 I still lift. That said, it is only one aspect of fitness (albeit an important one). Working on Cardio and flexibility will pay dividends as you age. I just got back from hiking/climbing at high altitude, over 130 miles in 9 days....something the average person in their 30's couldn't do.
Don't knock yoga/Pilates, it's actually pretty strenuous and when done in a hot room you sweat like crazy.
I had tennis elbow and also had developed some other tendinitis issues from running. I have significantly cut back on exercising with reps. I now run once a week only. Keep in mind I can do 25+ pull/chin-ups, 60+ push-ups, etc, can run 3 miles in 20 minutes but now at 37 have noticed degradation in my body. The only weights I pick up are for lunges, everything else is body weight.
I think there is truth to moderation and people you see killing themselves to be in tip-top shape will start paying for it with significantly increased body wear.
I started doing Pilates with my wife a few months ago and was seriously impressed by the strength required to do it correctly - I guarantee you that those who do it several times a week are in better shape with better muscle tone and less body damage than those who consistently lift repetitive weights and run. Combined with some body weight exercises and light cardio I now feel it's the most sustainable form of continuing exercise.
Dude you’re 37, there is no degradation at that age unless something is wrong. Weight lifting is the best and only way to build and maintain muscle throughout your life. Even my dad at 76 still lifts weights and remains in great shape. Does he do heavy weight at his age? No, but he still does what he can.
I turn 36 this year, I’m stronger than I’ve ever been and bigger too. More mature neuromuscular connections and better training habits make it easier in your 30s to build muscle I think. I also don’t feel any loss of testosterone, I swear sometimes I think I have way more than I did ten years ago. Muscle does also build testosterone which regulates many other body functions. You should also note that studies confirm muscularity is correlated with decreased mortality from all causes.
If you’re doing just body resistance stuff at 75, you’re still doing great. But at 37?? I mean no way. You’re cheating yourself of your max potential.
Clearly there must be something more going on than the OP realizes or has related in the thread.
The OP needs to get a lot more information about his actual condition, from other doctors if the two he's consulted won't tell him more, because as all the testimony here or any research online will show, it's certainly not a matter of age or even ordinary injury that a doctor would tell him he can't do any weight training at all.
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