>Age limit to weightlifting?
Hard to say as I'm at the age (mid 40s) where everything should be going downhill. Personally, I still make gains and though I probably would have felt more comfortable going for a max 20 years ago I probably also would have found myself more prone to serious injury (lack of patience). Today I slowly but surely increase my max but I look for other areas to improve in (e.g. can I do 5 sets of Benchpress 8 reps of 245 2 days in a row......vs. I've got to get to 315 at all costs). I realize now that pushing max's are the number one cause of injury.
One thing I can say that has improved with age is workout recovery (i.e. being able to do the same exercise multiple days in a row). I'm not sure if that has to do with the muscles just being used to the exercise or training smarter or vastly improved cardio (really gets shot down in this forum) for endurance/HGH production or heavy carb intake immediately after the workout to improve recovery.
In the end, I would probably say it really depends on the individual and the effort they are willing to exert and just plain good luck on the injury front.
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