Powerlifting Over 50: Mastering the Skills for an Empowered Body and Life

Not a bad book. It has some good information why we should continue to lift and get stronger as we age. Lists some workouts and is mostly about competing in power lifting after the age of 50. If you do not intend to compete in power lifting contests then get the Starting Strength book by Mark Rippetoe. It is a better book for just training.

Picked this book up in early April. Decided in late April to try my first USAPL meet in mid-June. Not a lot of time to do all the training phases but I already had a good base of heavy lifting. Used the suggested Peaking Phase programming and was on point in my very first meet. Even if I wasn't going to compete, the other phases will improve your strength, conditioning and flexibility IF you follow the advice and implement it in the gym. Don't over think it!I was stronger than I had projected and achieved all 27-white lights for the meet. Competed against dudes have my age and performed beyond my personal expectation. Finished with a bronze in the OPEN, not Masters, category!!

I'm following the program in this book and getting a tremendous amount out of it. What you'll learn in this book is straight out, no-nonsense wisdom gained from the author's several decades of experience as a competitive powerlifter and a national powerlifting referee. You'll learn proper form, something few lifters actually know. You are given detailed training plans. I like how the author adds in classic kettlebell moves for adjunctive conditioning. The author's story is very inspiring. Although advanced in years, he is extremely healthy and strong. I want to thank him for writing this book.

I started doing squats along with a lot of core work (bridges, planks, side planks, bird dogs, single leg raises, etc.) in physical therapy to recover from sciatica and a back injury. As my pain decreased, I decided to increase the amount of weight I was using for squats. It was fun, but I did not want to hurt myself again. This book showed me the safe and correct way to do squats. I have been steadily adding 5 pounds each week to my squats. I am getting much stronger and may eventually consider competitive powerlifting. As I quickly learned from reading this book, most so-called "personal trainers" know almost nothing about doing squats, deadlifts, and bench presses - particularly when it comes to breathing. For anyone interested in powerlifting or just getting stronger, I highly recommend this book whether you are 25 or 65.

Lifting details and training details really require you to have this in front of you at the bar. Read, lift a bit, read, lift further and get it all perfect. For the master don't over do anything don't be a warm up master.He makes all of this clear with every detail and some variation. A great reference book too.

I'm a beginner to the sport of powerlifting at 50 y/o..Richard takes you thru each lift step by step, and teaches you how to perfect each movement to become platform ready! Highly recommend!!

This is an excellent introduction to powerlifting for those who are over 50. The details in both form and program are good. I have been powerlifting competitively for 7 years and weight lifting for 30. I would recommend it.

Overall the book was beneficial. I learned a few new techniques.It could have use better editing as there were many parts of the book where the same paragraph was repeated.

I'm "only" 42 but I found this book to be a great resource! I used to compete in power-lifting in my late teens/early twenties but then stopped. I started again about 2 years ago and have since bought and read quite a few of the most popular books on strength-training but this one is by far the best. Most books are really not very relevant for the "mature athlete" while this is the exact opposite. It's inspiring and full of tips on technique as well as training while taking into the account the fact that we age and cannot forever train like 20-year olds. I would recommend it to anyone interested in power-lifting, whether you are planning to compete or not.

I am a 50 year old guy, with a trashed knee. I found this book excellent. The detail on the lifts, and "support exercises" to prevent injury, the clear explanations and examples of how to build your own training programme were superb. I have been lifting regularly for a few years now and go back to this so regularly, it is the basis of my programme...I would really recommend this book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have found the training information very helpful.There is a lot of misinformation and speculation in the weight training community but this book gives examples of how someone in their fortys can achieve great strength gains drug free with determination and a sound training regime.

Brilliant book - relevant for us older fellas getting into powerlifting and/or maintaining and upping our level of strength. Super fast delivery

well explained and illustrated