I have never lifted before I was blind and I only just started this past year. I got myself an adjustable dumbbell set and it’s been pretty awesome. The hardest part is having to wait for somebody cited to show me proper form for weightlifting. There are tons of videos and say hey just left here hold this pose and do this but none of them give you hints as to what they’re actually doing so I have zero idea. That is the hardest part for me is I have to wait if I want to try a new routine because I have no idea on how to start a new routine. I just wanted to throw in my experience as a brand-new weightlifter

My wife LOVES it. She has Stargardts and her vision has been degrading the 20+ years that we've been together. We started with P90X in our living room and then started CrossFit and she's been lifting since. She discovered she loves barbells and Olympic lifting.

Our gym is great about things being in a very specific order, she always knows what is where. She's very open that her biggest struggles are not paying attention and not remembering the reps. She's torn on not seeing form and cues because it keeps her from seeing and modeling bad form too.

Often it comes down to who is coaching you on form, they can make or break the experience. We have weights at home too and she'll often ask me to video something and send it to someone or post for thoughts or ask me to watch it

I don't see why it would matter--you're not lifting with your eyes, after all. I don't lift much, but I do bodyweight exercises each day, like push-ups, sit-ups, and so on. The critical thing, as another commenter said, is to make sure you have proper form. You said you already lift, though, so that shouldn't be a major problem. Weights generally have their weight in raised numbers, at least as far as I've seen, and you can always keep things organized on a dedicated rack if your set lacks raised numbers. If you have any questions about how to adapt something, feel free to ask. So far, though, I don't see any reason you can't lift to your heart's content if you're blind.

I was a personal trainer while I was blind. It’s completely doable mate :)

I wish I could. Weight lifting could progress the retinopathy in my eyes even further due to increased blood pressure in the eyes. I've lost one eye and the other is declining. I'll have to wait until after I'm blind to weight lift.

I don’t see why you couldn’t have been totally blind most of my life and before didn’t have much vision to begin with. I’ve lifted waits before. I didn’t enjoy it, but I don’t see why someone couldn’t. I’ve even been to the gym and tried it and seems fairly easy and straightforward.