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How to Train an Older Adult

How to be an athlete forever.

Written by Tom MacCormick Last updated on April 8, 2021

How to Train an Older Adult
How to Train an Older Adult

Robert Linkul is the National Strength and Conditioning Associations (NSCA) 2012 Personal Trainer of the Year. Robert runs Be Stronger Fitness, a Strength and Conditioning facility that focuses on training an older clientele demographic. With their skill set and experience, Robert and his team are uniquely qualified to provide proper strength training for the older adult.

They focus on developing nine critical components of fitness:

  1. Muscular Strength
  2. Muscular Endurance
  3. Cardiovascular Endurance
  4. Coordination
  5. Flexibility
  6. Reaction Time
  7. Change in Body Composition
  8. Power Production
  9. Balance

This episode was a ton of fun to record!

We discuss the main similarities and differences to consider when training the older adult, such as defining an older adult, how to get a client buy-in, and tests you can use to assess your biological age and strength levels.

If you have any questions or comments about the show, please email me at [email protected] or drop me a DM on Instagram @tommaccormick.

You can also find this podcast sitting on top of all my other Six Pack of Knowledge podcasts (curated discussions with the most excellent hypertrophy experts on the planet).

Or look for Breaking Muscle’s channel and podcasts on the following services: iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Stitcher, PlayerFM, PodBean.

About Tom MacCormick

Tom MacCormick is a former skinny kid who was told he was too small to make it as a rugby player. Since then, he has added over 40 pounds to his frame and helped hundreds of clients to build muscle and drop fat.

Tom has earned a BSc in Sports Science and Coaching, an MSc in Strength and Conditioning, and has undertaken countless professional courses, seminars, and workshops. He has carried out over 10,000 hours of personal training sessions. Tom has made, and learned from, every mistake there is to make when it comes to transforming his physique.

More recently, Tom founded Flat Whites Free Weights to provide a hub for his online clients and to share his thoughts on training, nutrition, and the ultimate pre-workout supplement, coffee.

Tom is married to Sally and they have two beautiful kids.

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