Am I Mad ?

Hi,

I am 51, not very flexible, strong in parts, lower back supposed to be a bit dodgy but taught myself to swim last two years and do 5K easily.

Am I mad to consider starting Foundation 1 ?

cheers

Tony

Not at all!

Won't hurt ya, probably only help ya.

Only in the sense that some of the stuff is close to torture  #ABH

F1 will benefit for sure!

Mad? Not at all. I got my wife into F1 she is 46 and has not trained for 20 years. She just finished her first 12 weeks with great results.

tony1kenobi said:

Hi,

 

I am 51, not very flexible, strong in parts, lower back supposed to be a bit dodgy but taught myself to swim last two years and do 5K easily.

 

Am I mad to consider starting Foundation 1 ?

 

cheers

Tony

You've answered your own question :-)

...by giving the reasons for doing F1: 51, inflexible, strong, back problems need addressing, and you like being active.

You are not mad for considering it but others will think you mad, don't let that get in the way.

Bon Voyage!

Mad? 

I started Gymnastic Strength Training™ (GST) BtGB style three years ago at the age of 69 without any gymnastics background. I got F1, F2 and H1 these last four months and am happy as can be with the programming it gives me. It takes away all the guesswork. And who cares whether you can be considered “mad†to want to start GST training at the age of 51. You will be in good company here on this Forum. It is your physical and mental well being. Just do it, the worst that can happen is that you have to ask for your money back, and I predict that that will not happen.

tony1kenobi said:

(...) Am I mad to consider starting Foundation 1 ?

YES!

Welcome aboard!

Charles Bukowski: "Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live". Mad or crazy, it is only better, go for it!

Notice the global response - what a community! 

To quote the cheshire cat, "We're all mad here."

You're not going to end up competing in the Olympics, but who cares? You can still get in excellent shape, and join the excellent community here. 

It's quite possible that you could fail: maybe you'll find you can't finish all of Foundation. Maybe you won't even be able to finish F2. It doesn't really matter. What matters is that you can become a stronger, more flexible, healthier and happier person. 

No, you're not mad to consider starting F1. You're mad to feel that your weaknesses will prevent success in F1 when F1 addresses those issues. 

Cole is your age but flexible I'd imagine.

Thanks very much for the fantastic responses 

They are very encouraging and positive so I will go ahead and do it 

Disappointed that I won't make the next Olympics but the one after will will do nicely 

Thanks Again

Tony

tony1kenobi said:

Thanks very much for the fantastic responses 

 

They are very encouraging and positive so I will go ahead and do it 

 

Disappointed that I won't make the next Olympics but the one after will will do nicely 

 

Thanks Again

 

Tony

Make sure you keep a copy of this post and write your thoughts and worries down--- check back on them in a year and enjoy a good laugh at your doubts

Welcome aboard!

Second Charm's idea~

You'll be mad not to. 

I may be biased, but I think this is the best type of training you could be doing at your age (well, at any age really). Just don't rush through any of the progressions.

I think you'll find the older gentlemen that practise gymnastics are SO much healthier, stronger and more supple than your normal person.

DO IT! It benefits you no end! Just pay attention to your body and progress sensibly.

Have just registered,

Course looks excellent and do-able with time, patience, perseverance and attention to detail  

Will keep a copy of the post as suggested.

Thanks

Tony