I'm not saying that can never do power training. However, it's important to build up the musculoskeletal system before doing power training. Granted a young person could start off with power training, but for the older folks that have zero background in strength training, power training would very likely lead to injuries to bones and connective tissues.

Actually many young people that workout also injure themselves quite frequently lifting weights and they blame it on lifting too much weight. When more often than not, it's not the weight they attempted to lift, rather the amount of force they exerted to lift the heavy weight.

In the same way many people suffer injuries when getting into running. And that's because running is not only an aerobic activity, but it's also a power sport, because the force on the body can be as high as 2 to 4 times their bodyweight.

Furthermore, professional sprinters can exert about a 1,000 lbs of force on each limb with each stride. Those guys only weigh about 150lbs, but their body is feeling ~1,000 lbs of force. There is a lot of training to prepare their bodies to handle that amount of force.

The same precautions should be followed for untrained seniors. Take it slow and easy to build up the bones and connective tissues.

In my mind, strength training is more about building up the whole musculoskeletal system, not just the muscles.




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