In for this one. 51 now and starting Operator again.

Starting Strength keeps hitting me with injury setbacks as the weights start climbing. I think I've still got the enthusiasm to add more weight and go for the 3x5, but maybe the ability and recovery aren't what they were!

I was thinking about this yesterday, and happened to find this thread, since I'm coming up to a month or so when I'll have to workout at home instead of visiting the gym. I was thinking of treating the one arm kettlebell press in the same way as bodyweight pullups, performing a percentage of my max ...

Had the Kindle version for about a week now. Only had the chance to skim read it but there's already a lot of motivation in there. Convinced me to switch to Operator I/A even though my lifts are very much at novice level. Scheduling has been an issue for me but now I'm just going to try to make sure...

A quick update.

Just got J-Madd's Ageless Athlete and its convinced me to take an Operator I/A approach. So, when possible, I'll do Sunday - Tuesday - Thursday. If not, Monday - Thursday. Maybe Saturday if its possible, and just try to keep 1-2 days between strength sessions.

Thanks J-Madd.

Thanks for all the input here. One of my biggest problems is I tend to overthink things and I can see I'm doing this now.

Here's what I've come up with now:

Weeks I can workout on a Sunday I do Operator on Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday

Weeks I can't workout on a Sunday I do Fighter on Monday/Thursday.

Andy, how old are you and do you normally have any recovery issues? Also are you LEO/Military or 1st Responder? If so, what kind? This isn't optimal and I DON'T recommend it for everyone - but go ahead and do Op on Mon-Tues with the following caveats: - Work in 6 week blocks. Take a rest week every...

I will be 47 in a month. And my family is relatively young with 7m twins. So, I hear you. Now.. have you thought about OP I/A from TB Conditioning book with A-B-A template? Example listed in the book looks like: Day 1: SQ/BP (A) Day 3: DL/OHP (B) Day 5: SQ/BP (A) I'm not saying it should work for y...

Thanks for the reply. I'm a 44 year old with a young family, prioritizing strength as I'm feeling the effects of getting older! So weekends are often busy and my wife works on a Wednesday night so I can't get to the gym. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday are the nights I can almost guarantee being able...

Hi all, looking for a little bit of advice. I've just started running Operator template as a novice with squat, bench and deadlift. I'm working out Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday but I know there are going to be weeks where I'm not going to be able to workout on Sundays. So I'm planning to try Monday,...

Andy while you don't desperately need to do any lift, I would let discouragement guide you. There are quite a number of guys older than you that I've seen go from zero chinups to doing chinups with weight. If you can only do 2 now, maybe try doing just one whenever you get the chance, like between ...