73. "Am I Too Old?" The Question That Breaks My Heart

73. "Am I Too Old?" The Question That Breaks My Heart

April 20, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 73

About this episode

The episode discusses the misconception that age limits one's ability to deadlift and provides practical steps to lift safely and confidently.

A gym member asks if she is too old to deadlift, and we unpack why that belief is so common and so wrong. I share four practical steps to start lifting safely, build confidence, and track real progress. • the “too old” myth and how social media fuels it • why muscles respond to training at any age and what hypertrophy means • how fitness marketing sells insecurity and fake body labels • why the deadlift is functional and confidence building • what actually gets in the...

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