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8-Week Masters Weightlifting Plan Week 5

1,226 views · Published 27 June 2015 · 4:31 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: Breaking Muscle · 2015 · Howto & Style

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With the growing popularity of CrossFit, many people over age 35 have discovered a passion for competition. Today’s over-forty population is not interested in growing old gracefully, and like their younger counterparts, once introduced to sport, they thrive on competition.

Besides running and CrossFit, weightlifting is one of the few arenas wherein the over-forty athlete can ignite that passion for competition with loads of local meets and a well-developed masters national circuit already fully in play.

However, many master’s athletes are relatively new to sport or have been away from rigorous training for decades. So what are some of the things you can do to build a stronger base while keeping alive that thirst for excellence and not detract from the movement patterns you are working so hard to ingrain? What exercises can you incorporate into regular training that will strengthen your body while handling issues associated with being older at the same time?

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