I am posting this here because I got downvoted to hell on r/fitness. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
I have a history as a D1 athlete that was extremely informed about lifting weights and health about 6 years ago. I’m embarrassed to admit I did not keep up with this stuff and don’t know what new research is, so I have a few questions.
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My good friend won’t lift weights because he claims, “he wants to have joints in his 80s.” Is lifting with proper form bad for joint health? I have very good squat form and do get sore knees, but maybe the soreness is due to something else? Any studies or science behind your answer would be huge. I have found conflicting reports and would love to learn more for myself and be able to explain it to my friend.
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TLDR: I took a month off from the gym and ate at maintenance. Got back in the gym and went from 60lb dumbbell bench to 75 lb dumbbell bench. All of my other lifts increased significantly as well. Any explanation?
I’ve lost 40 pounds still have another 40 to go to get back to my ideal physique that I once had. That said, I had not lifted for 2 years before starting up again and lifted sporadically for three month periods when I did lift. I probably hadn’t lifted seriously for more than 5 months at a time for 5 years. So I started lifting in late September through October. For example, I started benching the 50lb dumbbells and got up to the 60 lb dumbbells before taking all of November off. I didn’t lose weight or gain weight in November. I am at a 1500 caloric deficit and still maintaining these gains going into week three. The weird thing is, for example, I never lifted more than 100 lb dumbbells for bench, so I am significantly on my way to getting back there. Does anyone have any explanation for why I was able to gain on my lifts like this? I have looked online and can’t find anything conclusive... did I also gain muscle mass during my time away too?
It’s humbling for me to be back here asking questions when I took this stuff seriously for a decade of my life, but I am back into this stuff again and hoping you guys can help me out!
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