Adelaide adults 35–55: How to get properly strong again without wrecking your joints

For adults we coach at D8, being strong means:

• You can pick up shopping, kids, and boxes without thinking about your back
• Your knees don’t complain every time you get off the couch
• You feel stable on stairs and when changing direction
• You can actually feel muscles working again, not just “everything hurts”

We get there by focusing on:

• Fundamental movements: squats, hinges, pushes, pulls, carries
• Controlled tempo: no flinging weights, no chasing the clock
• Progression: gradually increasing weight, reps or control
• Recovery: enough rest so your body adapts, not breaks

High intensity circuits can be fine for some people, but for a lot of adults 35–55 they are a fast track to:

• Flared up knees and shoulders
• Lower back niggles
• Feeling “smashed” instead of feeling better
• The issue isn’t that you’re “too old.” It’s that the training doesn’t match your body and goals.

You usually need:

• More structured strength training classes Adelaide adults can stick to
• More coaching, less guessing
• More progression, fewer random “workouts of the day”

For our Adult Group Strength members, our small group personal training in Adelaide, we:

1. Start with a 60 minute assessment

• Movement check
• Strength tests
• Short chat about injuries, history and goals

2. Place you into a structured program

• 4–6 week blocks
• Repeated main lifts so you can see progress
• Regressions and progressions based on your starting point

3. Keep groups capped and coached

• Small groups so coaches can correct technique
• No hiding in the back and “hoping for the best”