Recently I had something of an epiphany during a conversation with Jess about training.
We were talking about how much lighter I train now. (These days it’s rare for me to back squat more than 110kg for a set of 8, whereas just 18 months ago I was shifting 160kg for the same number of reps).
I also said how I don’t see myself ever lifting “heavy-heavy” again because the risk:reward ratio is skewed too far towards me sending an intervertebral disc flying across the room like a raspberry jam-smeared hockey puck.
This led me to conclude that I am, in fact, past my “prime”.
Not unusual, given I am now 33 years old and don’t take gear to boost my testosterone levels to those of a 20-something. But still a fairly big deal for someone who takes training as seriously as I do.
None of this is to say I’m resigned to a fat, weak, and pain-ridden future.
Far from it.
In fact, I’ve still plenty of room for improvement in the aesthetics department – as most men do, even if their days of setting one rep max PBs are long behind them.
However.
Getting those results does require one to adopt a different attitude and approach which, once embedded, tends to lead to massive and sustained progress.
Potentially to such a degree that people begin to question your “natural” status.
Even if your results aren’t mindblowing, you’ll almost certainly be in much better shape than you are right now and, likely, in much better shape than a lot of the young folk at the gym who spend more time sitting on their backsides gawping at their phones than they do training.
Anyway.
I will teach you this “different” approach and politely (but assertively, if needed) help you to adjust your attitude towards training in “Silver Era Secrets”, which you can learn all about in the informative and entertaining letter below:
https://philtyreman.co.uk/programme
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman