Topic: Masters: Something we should all do

[John Mosca]

As older lifters and that is to do other things like walking, swimming, cycling, etc. to keep using more muscles then we do when just lifting. My theory is we get injured because we're using strong muscles in conjunction with muscles we haven't used in years. Make sense?

[Don Weideman]

Good thinking John

You see this problem very often with the shoulders. Lifters
train the bigger pecs and delts but ignore the rotators and
more times than not hit a wall on progress with nagging
deep shoulder pain. Even worse they gut it out and end up
with tears. I noticed a lot less of this syndrome in Olympic
lifters due probably to the dynamics of the training, shrugging
for example. Just another reason why teaching the classic
quick lifts can benefit all strenght athletes.


By the way John, I try to walk for 45 min. a day and I'm
surprised by the improvement in my fitness from this low
intensity exercise.

Don