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Episode #9: Barbell Training Considerations for the Older Adult | Is Powerlifting Programming for the Master Lifter all that different?
One of the most common misconceptions of barbell training for various “populations” is that it needs to be different, particularly when it comes to barbell training for the Masters Lifter.
In this episode of the PRS Podcast, Dr. Rori Alter and Dr. Alyssa Haveson uncover the misconception that barbell training and powerlifting programming needs to be different from the general, younger population.
Here at PRS we never recommend programming templates. We always recommend that programming be catered and tailored to the individual based on their Athlete Identity. This encompasses:
Continuity of training & training history
Athletic abilities
Medical & injury history
Recoverability
These four characteristics are different for every individual and change depending on where you (or your client) falls across the lifespan and throughout your training.
The most important thing is to have a framework for programming and exercise selection that allows you to determine the frequency, intensity, volume, exercise selection, and rate of progression based on the barbell trainee’s Athlete Identity.
In this episode we cover physiological and exercise selection considerations for the Master Barbell Trainee to incorporate and help in the decision making process for programming within the PRS Sustainable Training Method.
What you’ll learn is that programming for a Masters Powerlifter is not all that different as programming for a 25 year old powerlifter.
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Dr. Rori Alter, PT, PRSCC, SSC: [00:00:36] Welcome to the Progressive Rehab & Strength podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Rori Alter, here with...
Dr. Rori Alter, PT, PRSCC, SSC: [00:00:43] Who the f are you? Why do I always do this? For anyone new here, who doesn't know and is not following us in our free Facebook group, I always botch up Alyssa's position here. It's always new at PRS. So she's one of our head - I guess you're one of our head clinical coaches because I'm the clinical head coach, and I want to always say that you're my head clinical coach. So you know what, today, Alyssa, you're the head coach. So for episode nine, that's what you are.
Dr. Rori Alter, PT, PRSCC, SSC: [00:01:13] But in today's episode, we're going to discuss the topic of programming for Master Lifters, which is always a very common question that we get. How is programming for Masters different? Every question that we bring up on this podcast is a common question we get. Otherwise, we wouldn't be talking about it because it wouldn't be relevant to you, the listener. So we always get questions about training or programming for master lifters. We have a ton of master lifters on our rosters here at PRS. We've worked with them in person, we've worked with them remotely, and there are a lot of considerations to think about, but they're not that different from the considerations we have for everyone else. So many people tend to make programming for Masters different or more complicated than it needs to be, but it's not. And we'll talk about why that's the case in today's podcast. But speaking of Masters Lifters, Alyssa.
Dr. Rori Alter, PT, PRSCC, SSC: [00:02:11] You have some exciting things to talk about this past weekend. So not this past weekend from when you guys are hearing this, but from when we're recording this. Alyssa's mom competed in a powerlifting competition. It was not her first powerlifting competition. How many has she done? She's done a lot of them, two.
Dr. Rori Alter, PT, PRSCC, SSC: [00:02:31] Oh, no, this is her second.
Dr. Alyssa Haveson, PT, PRSCC, CSCS: [00:02:34] She's been lifting for a while.
Dr. Rori Alter, PT, PRSCC, SSC: [00:02:36] Yeah, she's been lifting for a while. And what I love about your mom is that she has her training set at home. She's got barbells at home, which is so cool.
Dr. Rori Alter, PT, PRSCC, SSC: [00:02:44] And Alyssa, your mom is 70. To me, she seems like she's been active her whole life. Not sure how long she's been barbell training, but at 70 years old, she broke American records right USAPL American records. So am I correct?
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