Looks vs strength...why u lift?

[Shock]

Looks and overall physical and mental health for me, but strength is a nice "side-effect." Even in my early 40's I have to be careful with even heavy-ish weights. I feel like I'm always on the verge of pulling something. With how advanced the equipment is nowadays, I can get the workout I want without sticking with the big three lifts. After seeing the thread on low vs. high reps, I started to increase my reps and have noticed a nice improvement in size. The decreased weight and increased concentration kind of puts my mind at ease about incurring injury without sacrificing intensity.

 

[Bro Bundy]

The goal should always be to look your best and be strong at the same time . MAyb not 600 pound strong but just enough to break someone’s neck if need be

 

[HisAngriness]

Looks and overall physical and mental health for me, but strength is a nice "side-effect." Even in my early 40's I have to be careful with even heavy-ish weights. I feel like I'm always on the verge of pulling something. With how advanced the equipment is nowadays, I can get the workout I want without sticking with the big three lifts. After seeing the thread on low vs. high reps, I started to increase my reps and have noticed a nice improvement in size. The decreased weight and increased concentration kind of puts my mind at ease about incurring injury without sacrificing intensity.

I've adopted a similar philosophy recently. Is it just me or is 40 the magical age where everything hurts and it always feels like you're one rep away from pulling something?

 

[Shock]

The goal should always be to look your best and be strong at the same time . MAyb not 600 pound strong but just enough to break someone’s neck if need be

That's a good standard metric for strength..haha

 

[IronInsanity]

I've been doing too long to stop now. Plus I hate all other forms of exercise.