{"id":1102,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2026-10-22T18:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:40:42","slug":"how-to-start-lifting-weights-over-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/how-to-start-lifting-weights-over-40\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start Lifting Weights Over 40"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1102\" class=\"elementor elementor-1102\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStarting weights after 40 is safe and worth it. Muscle and bone both respond to training at any age. Begin light, learn the basic movements and add weight slowly.\n\nMost of our members over 40 start with squats, rows and carries. Riaan Botha checks your form and works around old injuries or tight hips.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">The best time to start lifting was years ago. The second best time is this week.\n\n<cite>Riaan Botha<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nTrain two or three days a week, sleep well and eat enough protein. Book a first session at our Bellville studio.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African personal trainer standing beside a gym wall, holding a clipboard with a training plan, smiling at camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-a-south-african-personal-trainer-standing-beside-a-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a gym bench top laid out with fitness gear: foam roller, resistance bands, skipping rope, water bottle, fold\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/gym-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fiksfabriek-close-up-of-a-gym-bench-top-laid-out-with-fitness-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Begin with the basics<\/h4>\n\n<p>Learn the squat, hinge, push and pull with light weights first. Spend the first four weeks on form, not numbers. A good warm up and a slow build protect your knees, back and shoulders.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why strength matters after 40<\/h4>\n\n<p>Strong muscles protect your joints, help with balance and keep daily life easy. Many members tell us they carry shopping, play with grandchildren and climb stairs better within two months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting weights after 40 is safe and worth it. Muscle and bone both respond to training at any age. Begin light, learn the basic movements and add weight slowly. Most of our members over 40 start with squats, rows and carries. Riaan Botha checks your form and works around old injuries or tight hips. 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