Heavy lifting leads to sagging?

GaiaGirl1992

I call bull, my father is 50 years old and has done heavy lifting since his teens. He is getting a beer belly and his increases are farther between, but nothing along the lines of sagging

loneworg

tracy=tool

3RachaelFaith3

I read this as well. And I think the concept makes sense, you are stretching your skin for muscle (just as an overweight person would with fat) and when you get older your muscles naturally go away, hence the sagging.

3RachaelFaith3

I'm definitely not saying don't lift heavy or that I won't. I mean we all get old and saggy, I'd rather be STRONG, old and saggy. lol

BinaryPulsar

Well, I'm 60 years old, and have been into fitness most of my life, and I say NO !!! I see no evidence in my own body that suggest that is true !!! Gaining and losing weight, such as in yo-yo dieting will cause your skin to wrinkle and sag. That is why it is important to exercise while you diet; lose weight slow rather than fast, and stay hydrated !!!

^^Yeah, this!

Right everybody gets saggy eventually as well, but being strong and fit will slow down that eventual process.

melbatoast917

I lost 100 pounds in 10 months. I think the only thing that saved me from sagging IS lifting. ***** is nuts. End of story.

ironanimal

lol.



Doesn't look so saggy to me.

2pupsmama

That sounds like another 80s myth that got recycled. I remember in the 80s they used to say that lifting weights would build muscle, but as soon as you quit lifting, your muscles would magically turn into fat. :noway:

LOL I remember that one. Unfortunately I believed it at the time:frown:

Nataliaho

I read this as well. And I think the concept makes sense, you are stretching your skin for muscle (just as an overweight person would with fat) and when you get older your muscles naturally go away, hence the sagging.

Technically true, but this would really apply to so few women that its not worth worrying about. It is very hard for a women to build muscle, let alone enough muscle to stretch your skin...

obsidianwings

This kind of thing actually makes me pretty angry. People should be able to trust what a so called professional says, but as well all know its a complete pack of lies, not just the less than 3lb for a million reps thing so as to not get bulky, but also starving yourself, or doing heaps of cardio. As for Gwyneth Paltrow, she looks fine, but for working hard 6 days a week she could be looking so much better for less.

Tw1zzler

53 year old heavy lifter Tosca Reno.... I don't see any sagging...

meshashesha2012

all old people get saggy.

but jack lalane looked a lot less saggy than most men his age when he passed

meshashesha2012

oh wait..
you wanted women. here's ernestine shepherd. she's in her 80s

upgetupgetup

Lol, wtf are these 'accessory' muscles she's talking about, "around the larger thigh and belly muscles"? And what special trick of physics would gift them with enough power to constrain ubiquitous sag?

Edit: Oh right, there's just not much tissue at all, cause of the diet. The point is to disappear, got it.

SummerSusan

****ing Woman's Day.

Yes, listen to a magazine that routinely has Dr. Oz on the cover, promotes a new, different diet as being the "best" every month, and insists that everyone in the world has hypothyroidism.

And I'm sorry, Tracy "eat 500 calories a day" Anderson? Goddammit.

Sorry, this rant is more to my mom. I'M TALKING TO YOU MOM.

Too funny...I'm thinking the same thing about my Mom!

Ironhorseman

I have been lifting heavy weights my entire life and numerous injuries while doing this which at times keeps from working out for an extended amount of time. Lifting heavy weight has produced the bigger muscles that I wanted when I was younger but the downside of this is the lifelong maintenance for these big muscles don't kid yourself neither if you don't beleive me look at Jean Claude Van Damme in the Expendables 2 and see those Large floppy Biceps. I have switched off the heavy weights and started with many push-up reps and that works well with muscle building and less likely for injuries.

upgetupgetup

I have been lifting heavy weights my entire life and numerous injuries while doing this which at times keeps from working out for an extended amount of time. Lifting heavy weight has produced the bigger muscles that I wanted when I was younger but the downside of this is the lifelong maintenance for these big muscles don't kid yourself neither if you don't beleive me look at Jean Claude Van Damme in the Expendables 2 and see those Large floppy Biceps. I have switched off the heavy weights and started with many push-up reps and that works well with muscle building and less likely for injuries.

Are you joking? Floppy biceps??

I'm with you on reducing some of the variables, with injury, but I'm pretty sure those are the same biceps/triceps working, with pushups or curls.

ShannonECTD

oh wait..
you wanted women. here's ernestine shepherd. she's in her 80s

man, i've just been out done by an 80 year old.

meshashesha2012

I have been lifting heavy weights my entire life and numerous injuries while doing this which at times keeps from working out for an extended amount of time. Lifting heavy weight has produced the bigger muscles that I wanted when I was younger but the downside of this is the lifelong maintenance for these big muscles don't kid yourself neither if you don't beleive me look at Jean Claude Van Damme in the Expendables 2 and see those Large floppy Biceps. I have switched off the heavy weights and started with many push-up reps and that works well with muscle building and less likely for injuries.

that's just fat

MoreBean13

I have been lifting heavy weights my entire life and numerous injuries while doing this which at times keeps from working out for an extended amount of time. Lifting heavy weight has produced the bigger muscles that I wanted when I was younger but the downside of this is the lifelong maintenance for these big muscles don't kid yourself neither if you don't beleive me look at Jean Claude Van Damme in the Expendables 2 and see those Large floppy Biceps. I have switched off the heavy weights and started with many push-up reps and that works well with muscle building and less likely for injuries.

Injury risk is from bad form or imbalanced muscle development...user error.

purplegoboom

LOL Tracy Anderson.

Ever seen this? Preposterous
http://www.oprah.com/health/Gwyneth-Paltrows-Workout-Routine

omfg bahahaha i had no idea who Tracy anderson even was. no woman should ever lifter heavier than 3lbs?!?!? pssshhh

The only reason they're sweating so much is cos it's hot as balls in that room.

Gwyneth looks like skeletor :noway:

Why the hell IS the room they're working in so hot?

I've never noticed a difference in my training whether I've worked out in a hot and stuffy room or an air conditioned room.

sianll

Fabulous counter with that picture - that woman is my new pin up!

PetulantOne

I lift 3 pound weights because I am training for door opening and laundry folding.

Win!

LisaGirlfriend

No woman should ever lift more than 3 1b weights..... WHAT THE HELL???? And the celebrities go to this woman? STRANGE!

krithsai

I lift 3 pound weights because I am training for door opening and laundry folding.

Win!

ROFLMAO!!!!! And purse lifting and milk can lifting.

Nataliaho

I have been lifting heavy weights my entire life and numerous injuries while doing this which at times keeps from working out for an extended amount of time. Lifting heavy weight has produced the bigger muscles that I wanted when I was younger but the downside of this is the lifelong maintenance for these big muscles don't kid yourself neither if you don't beleive me look at Jean Claude Van Damme in the Expendables 2 and see those Large floppy Biceps. I have switched off the heavy weights and started with many push-up reps and that works well with muscle building and less likely for injuries.

Great first post!

Spartan_Maker

Found this on yahoo (originally from an article in Woman's Day on 10 ways you make yourself look older than you are)

2. Lifting Too Much at the Gym

"No, you shouldn't stop exercising. But overworking large muscles, such as the triceps, quads and biceps, can cause sagging in the long run," says celebrity fitness instructor Tracy Anderson.

“As connective tissues loosen with age, an overworked aging muscle produces an undesirable skin tone,” she explains. "Focus on accessory muscles around the larger thigh and belly muscles, which can give you a more balanced look. For each group of muscles, use weights under three pounds each and do more reps, Anderson adds."

I've never heard this before, and based on what I've heard from women who lift on here, I'm skeptical. What says you?

Hey, Sarah. Ms. Anderson apparently has never studied carnosine, beta-alanine, fibroblasts, the Hayflick limit, or telomeres. If she had, serious people wouldn't be rolling their eyes at her comments.

lotusspark

That is a scarry article.

Leadfoot_Lewis

I have been lifting heavy weights my entire life and numerous injuries while doing this which at times keeps from working out for an extended amount of time. Lifting heavy weight has produced the bigger muscles that I wanted when I was younger but the downside of this is the lifelong maintenance for these big muscles don't kid yourself neither if you don't beleive me look at Jean Claude Van Damme in the Expendables 2 and see those Large floppy Biceps. I have switched off the heavy weights and started with many push-up reps and that works well with muscle building and less likely for injuries.

That's a diet issue, not a weightlifting issue...

Nataliaho

Sadly her program is actually pretty sucessful in achieving the look she's going for. You've heard of the warrior diet and the spartan program? Well hers is kinda like what happens when the warriors get captured and put into a POW camp. Really really low cals, hardly any protein or fat and performing a light manual task over and over and over again. Clearly thats going to leave you skinny and weak which is what she's after....