Tactical Barbell Presents: Ageless Athlete

by Jim Madden

K. Black’s Tactical Barbell and Tactical Barbell II compose a ground breaking multi-dimensional fitness system designed specifically for operational athletes. Not only has the Tactical Barbell system helped countless operational athletes step up their strength and conditioning game, but mixed martial artists, endurance athletes, and recreational fitness enthusiasts of all sorts have adopted these principles in order to achieve high levels of achievement across the fitness spectrum. In Tactical Barbell Ageless Athlete, Jim Madden hones the Tactical Barbell system to fit the needs of trainees who have reached middle age and beyond. Programs geared at older populations typically aim at maintaining basic levels of fitness and general well-being. While that is all well and good, Tactical Barbell Ageless Athlete doesn’t assume that you need to settle for less just because you are now on the other side of forty. Using the Tactical Barbell system, Madden lays out how you can build and maintain outstanding levels of strength and conditioning at any age. In Tactical Barbell Ageless Athlete you will find extensive discussions of how to avoid the psychological pitfalls that lead many older trainees to sell themselves short, multiple new strength templates built on Operator and Zulu from Tactical Barbell, a method for planning recovery days/weeks, templates for incorporating accessory lifts and kettlebells, methods for testing strength progress, a standard base building template tailored for the ageless athlete, diet tips, and recommendations for long term persistence. Whether you have reached middle age or not, it is never too early to start training like an ageless athlete. Jim Madden is a professor of philosophy, published author, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enthusiast and Tactical Barbell athlete. Professor Madden has been training for over thirty years, and he possesses a combination rarely found in the ‘fitness industry’: an educational background of the highest caliber along with an advanced level of demonstrable fitness earned in the trenches.

Genres: Fitness, Health, Nonfiction, Sports

231 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 22, 2017

Reviews

[Luca Andreol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tactical Barbell: Ageless Athlete
🚀 Il #libro in 3 Frasi

* Those who devote themselves exclusively to physical training turn out to be more savage than they should, while those who devote themselves to music and poetry turn out to be softer than is good for them. Plato, Republic

* How you age and what you will achieve along the way is another matter.

* Every habit and faculty is formed or strengthened by the corresponding act —walking makes you walk better, running makes you a better runner. If you want to be literate, read; if you want to be a painter, paint. Epictetus, Discourses

🎨 Impressioni
Un bel libro che permette a chi voglia continuare ad allenarsi sul lungo periodo di mantenere un’ottima forma fisica migliorandosi e senza infortuni
👤 Chi dovrebbe leggerlo?
Chiunque interessato a migliorare la propria forma fisica e a mantenerla nel tempo
☘️ Come il libro mi ha cambiato?
Mi ha permesso di introdurre alcune pause ed accorgimenti nel mio allenamento ciclico sul lungo periodo
✍🏻 Le mie tre frasi preferite

*  Now there are short and simple exercises which tire the body rapidly, and so save our time; and time is something of which we ought to keep strict account. These exercises are running, brandishing weights, and jumping... Select for practice any one of these, and you will find it plain and easy. But whatever you do, come back soon from body to mind. Seneca, Moral Epistles'

* First, then, let us consider this, that it is the nature of such things to be destroyed by defect and excess, as we see in the case of strength and of health (for to gain light on things imperceptible we must use the evidence of sensible things); both excessive and defective exercise destroys the strength, and similarly drink or food which is above or below a certain amount destroys the bealth, while that which is proportionate both produces and increases and preserves it. So too is it, then, in the case of temperance and courage and the other virtues.
For the man who flies from and fears everything and does not stand his ground against anything becomes a coward, and the man who fears nothing at all but goes to meet every danger becomes rash; and similarly the man who indulges in every pleasure and abstains from none becomes self-indulgent, while the man who shuns every pleasure, as boors do, becomes in a way insensible; temperance and courage, then, are destroyed by excess and defect, and preserved by the mean.
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics

* Indoor Power Intervals on an Airdyne x 7.
Holy crap —that was a lot tougher than I expected it to be. I'm very impressed with the Airdyne after my first attempt to use this tool. I stayed on the bike for my rest interval but basically coasted. After the first sprint interval I seriously wanted to quit. I did all right with three minutes of rest, and the entire session (with a 5-min warm-up ride) came to 40 min. If you, like me, have injury/ overuse issues that force you to moderate how much pounding you do on the hills/track, you will want to keep this workout in

📒 Sommario + Note

Part 1: Possibilities
Chapter 1: Ten Years To Multidimensional Fitness Chapter 2: Psychological Pitfalls
Ageless Athlete Profile: Don Wildman
Part 2: Why You Should Train Like An Operational Athlete
Chapter 3: Achieving Balance By Moderation
Chapter 4: The Ageless Athlete
Ageless Athlete Profile: Middle-Aged Mixed Martial Artists
Part 3: Strength Programming For The Ageless Athlete
Chapter S: How Strong Do You Need To Be?
Chapter 6: Strength Templates For Ageless Athletes Chapter 7: Clusters, Accessories, And Kettlebells Chapter 8: Programming Recovery Chapter 9: Putting It All Together Chapter 10: Training Maxes And Testing Chapter 11: The Old Warhorse Template Chapter 12: Back "Break" Templates
Ageless Athlete Profile: Fred "Dr. Squat" Hatfield
Part 4: Conditioning And Diet For The Ageless Athlete
Chapter 13: The Ageless Athlete Base Building Template Chapter 14: Two Novel Base Building Applications
Chapter 15: Apex Hill Sprints, Duku-Duku, And Hic Intensity Chapter 16: Some Diet Strategies
Ageless Athlete Profile: Barbara Buder
Part 5: Persistence
Chapter 17: Discipline
Chapter 18: Guarding Against Doing Too Much
Concluding Thoughts
Notes
#libri 

[Jason McLaren · Rating 2 out of 5]

You really need to read the first two Tactical Barbell books to understand everything in this book (I think -- I haven't read them). It was hard to tell how much applied especially to aging athletes (sorry, ageless athletes) and how much was the standard TB doctrine. Plus, the author kept undercutting his message -- eg. it's crucially important to only apply the minimum effective dose, but also I like to add hundreds of kettlebell swings and extra endurance sessions. It got me interested in learning more about this style of exercise programming, though, so I guess I'll read TB 1 and 2 next.

[Matt Rexin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would have preferred If the author was involved in the first responder/military community in some way as this program was designed for this market. I found that the uncertainty of responding to incidents and potential for sleep to be interrupted is quite a bit different than a philosophy professor. As a first responder, I was hoping to gain some knowledge on how aging in a profession designed for young men would impact training.

[Zen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

I enjoyed reading the book and gained solid information. However, this is not a stand alone book. I think I would have gained more from this book if I had read Tactical Barbell 1 and 2 first.

[Hrishikesh Parab · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book to follow along with great philosophy for strength and conditioning !

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book

I plan to use this book to guide my training between the ages of 31-40. I think it is an excellent summation of what every 30-40 year old needs to hear.

[Demond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advice

Easy read. No earth shattering revelations. Just good, smart, common sense advice. Actually used the advice during max strength workout 3 of 90% week. Glad I did.