I appreciate your viewpoint as well. It helps to have a variety of experiences shared.Thanks for answering my question. I was sure I’d be ghosted. I know at least one person has me on ignore.
You all seem so serious about your weight training that I’d assume you have some way to accurately measure your success. That’s not a negative observation. I appreciate the care you obviously put into your workouts. I read your posts to better understand your approach.
I do know calipers aren’t accurate. I use a high end Tanita segmental body composition scale. We got it when I was medically fasting to shrink two benign tumors and because DH has a tendency to have really low body fat so he monitors it. I don’t use it more often than monthly because it’s easier to see changes long term. It’s been super helpful to DH.
Cathe mentioned this way of tracking body composition in one of her articles she used to send out, though not Tanita specifically.
I don’t give a hoot about my weight other than how it relates to my muscle. I eat when I’m hungry and stop when I’m satisfied. I eat more high quality protein because of my age and individual needs. I eat more fat because of my genetics.
Ivy, I’m sorry if my comment sounded smug. It wasn’t meant to. I also have problems sleeping. Not always but periodically. Try as I might I haven’t been able to figure it out. I’m a 24/7 caregiver but that’s not always what triggers it.
I’ll let you get back to it and will keep my nose out of it going forward.
Menopause & Lifting Heavy-Max 8 Reps
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nckfitheart2009
Cathlete
Could not agree more with what you have quoted above. I no longer count my calories.
I am just careful to not indulge myself into excessive sugar consumption.
Lannette
Cathlete
I’m short on time but I wanted to stop in and apologize. I very much meant what I said about appreciating and learning from your view points. I also realized that I’m a bit envious of you and your abilities to lift heavy.
I’m currently trying to figure out a way that I can gear up to do the original STS. My neck and shoulders are my Achilles heel and they impact my ability to spend significant time with a heavily loaded barbell (35#s is it for now) or even weighted vest on my shoulders. I’m experimenting with using balance and other methods to increase intensity with lighter weights.
Ironically push-ups, the exercise I most feared is going really well.
So once again thank you for sharing and sorry for being less than gracious.
I’m currently trying to figure out a way that I can gear up to do the original STS. My neck and shoulders are my Achilles heel and they impact my ability to spend significant time with a heavily loaded barbell (35#s is it for now) or even weighted vest on my shoulders. I’m experimenting with using balance and other methods to increase intensity with lighter weights.
Ironically push-ups, the exercise I most feared is going really well.
So once again thank you for sharing and sorry for being less than gracious.
nckfitheart2009
Cathlete
Apologies taken. It take a lot of courage to admit that.
If I had to push a button and share the least motivation, ability, strength etc....to help anyone to achieve whatever she desires I would. Life is too hard for us women.
Take care
I read and still have Dr. Stacy Sims' book called Next Level. I have found it helpful in my athletic journey coupled with menopause. I don't take books like these as "absolute must follow the rules" but as a reference book with ideas that I may benefit from or never considered and may try, if that makes sense. It's kind of like the Cathlete wisdom on these forums.
All that being said, I'm about to turn 55 and years ago my sister told me after you turn 50 you can't lift and carry heavy weight. Well, maybe she can't, but I still do it right along with Cathe and her crew. Also, this summer I'm going to do an event, called a ruck, in which I carry a heavy backpack over 10k of trails. No fitness guru, nor relative, nor casual acquaintance can say you shouldn't do it or couldn't do it. Menopause and age be damned, all we all can do is continue to challenge ourselves, not limit ourselves.
All that being said, I'm about to turn 55 and years ago my sister told me after you turn 50 you can't lift and carry heavy weight. Well, maybe she can't, but I still do it right along with Cathe and her crew. Also, this summer I'm going to do an event, called a ruck, in which I carry a heavy backpack over 10k of trails. No fitness guru, nor relative, nor casual acquaintance can say you shouldn't do it or couldn't do it. Menopause and age be damned, all we all can do is continue to challenge ourselves, not limit ourselves.