I decided!! I'm making a comeback. I'll turn 50 this July and as of this morning buck naked, I weighed 155 @ 5'6" Now I'm not sure of I should move up to 165 or drop back to 148. I don't really gain weight that easy.
Anybody experience this?...... which way did you go? ...... Pros /cons?
Thanks
Train explosive, low reps.
You may be able to even drop a few lbs.
But just stick with the low rep (1-3 reps) and then mixing it up with explosive training (Also 1-3 reps, but lighter loads).
You may want to experiment with lots of explosive training, focusing on form, eg 6-7 sets of 3's with 60% of your 1RM for more than half of your workouts, at least from the start.
Say you squat 4 times in 2 weeks. Then perhaps you could do explosive squatting for 2 or even 3 of those workouts.
Just a suggestion.
Look at the Bulgarian Olympic weightlifters. Very strong, but dominates the lighter weight classes usually. They train 1-3 reps predominantly.
At least that is my suggestion.