If you are over 50 years old, you need to seriously consider a consistent workout program to get into shape. Before that age you were probably able to get away with countless hours of sitting and generally being inactive every day.
I made it my mission to help older people get fit to improve their quality of life.
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Retaining muscle mass in older people
Gaining muscle and strength
Older people can gain significant muscle mass with resistance training even though the response is not the same as in young people. Once a certain level has been reached, we older guys need more training than the young to preserve our gains.
See the study here
“We conclude that older adults require a higher dose of weekly loading than the young to maintain myofiber hypertrophy attained during a progressive RT program, yet gains in specific strength among older adults were well preserved and remained at or above levels of the untrained young.”
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If you are over 50 years old, you need to seriously consider a consistent workout program to get into shape. Before that age you were probab...
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If you are over 50 years old, you need to seriously consider a consistent workout program to get into shape. Before that age you were probab... -
Gaining muscle and strength Older people can gain significant muscle mass with resistance training even though the response is not the same ...