Please Read This Post From A 68-Year-Old Woman Who Strength Trains

Jim, As a 68 year old woman, I sing the praises of weight lifting every day. I read your book about 2 and a half years ago and have done no “intentional” cardio since. And to think of all the time I spent on the stairclimber, treadmill, etc. thinking if I did not do that, I would gain weight. As I have posted before, that did not happen and I have less problem of maintaining my weight I do wish more older people would start with the strength training. I try to preach the gospel of the benefits to my friends, but they do not seem to be interested. The do admire my discipline but seem unwilling to put forth the effort to obtain similar results. Actually they think I am too obsessed with it. And of course I follow a healthy eating program to go along with the exercise.

This is from me:

I don’t think she sounds obsessed at all. I think she sounds like a success and her friends who are struggling find the need to put her down with words like “obsessed.”