# Ep175. 7 Ways Lifters Over 35 Can Train Around Injuries (Without Losing Progress)

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Podcast: [The Forever Athletic Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forever-athletic-podcast-6472897)
Published: 2025-11-10T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachianwood/episodes/Ep175--7-Ways-Lifters-Over-35-Can-Train-Around-Injuries-Without-Losing-Progress-e3anhqs
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Duration seconds: 1174

## Resource

If you’re a lifter over 35 dealing with niggles, tweaks, or recurring injuries — this episode is your roadmap to staying consistent and keeping progress moving. Most injuries at this age aren’t catastrophic… they’re management issues. And with the right approach, you can keep training, stay strong, and build a physique you’re proud of without making anything worse. In this episode of The Forever Athletic Podcast , I break down 7 simple, realistic strategies to train around injuries safely and effectively — without falling into the all-or-nothing trap that keeps so many lifters stuck. Whether it’s shoulder pain, knee irritation, low-back flare-ups, or general overuse patterns from busy, stressful lives… you’ll learn how to adjust your training, protect your progress, and build long-term resilience. How shifting focus to what you can do turns injuries from setbacks into opportunities. How to maintain training patterns even when specific movements hurt. A simple week-by-week progression that actually works for over-35 lifters. How lifestyle stress, sleep, and rushed warm-ups derail recovery more than training does. How rotating exercises keeps joints happy without losing performance. Why ditching intensity for fancy movements feels good temporarily but stalls progress. The science-backed reason training your uninjured side helps your injured side recover faster. Lifters aged 35–50 Busy parents + professionals Anyone training through shoulder, knee, hip, or back niggles People who hate losing progress or stopping the gym completely Lifters overwhelmed by conflicting injury advice online You don’t need to stop training because you’re injured. You need to train smarter , adjust with purpose, and keep the pattern — not the pain. Consistency with smart modifications always bea…

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