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[quote=Anonymous]You can absolutely start lifting heavy weights at 45.  It's not bulk, it's muscle, and it's a good thing.

I think you can get very far with two adjustable dumbbells.  You need to choose exercises where less weight works your muscles more.  For instance, a deep goblet squat rather than a barbell squat.  One-legged deadlifts instead of two.  Lifting more reps at a slower tempo.  This means that you can't just do any program that expects you to have heavy weights, but you can get plenty strong and build muscle.  A trainer might help.  In her book Menopocalypse, Amanda Thebe provides a routine that uses up to a 30 lb pair of dumbells (I believe that's each bell, so 60 total).  I also love all the information on Nia Shank's website.  She has some dumbbell workout plans as well as advice on how to make an exercise harder without more weight.

I'm in my mid-40s and have made some amazing changes to my body in the last year without lifting more than 50lbs at a time.  Eventually I will want to join a gym to lift heavier, but I think you can get off to a good start and make plenty of progress for a while before that's necessary.[/quote]

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