RESEARCH: YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO BUILD MUSCLE
There's a myth that you can't build muscle after a certain age...
…that muscle building is only reserved for “testosteroney teenagers”, twenty-something D-Bags with bad hair and the genetically gifted.
Then I came across this study…
"Early-phase adaptations to a linear periodization resistance training program in college-aged and middle-aged men."
Kerksick CM, Wilborn CD, Campbell BI, Roberts MD, Rasmussen CJ, Greenwood M, Kreider RB
In this study, researchers took 2 groups of men…
- College aged kids between the ages of 18-24 years old
AND
- Middle-aged men between 35 to 50 years old
At the end of the 8-week study the researchers found that the Middle Aged Group built the same amount of muscle as their younger counterparts.
In addition to that, the older group gained MORE UPPER BODY STRENGTH than the college kids and only a slight percentage less lower body strength than the college-aged group.
Read that again, please.
It’s important.
"The 35-50 year old men gained THE SAME AMOUNT OF MUSCLE and MORE Upper Body Strength than 18-22 year old college kids"...
“Wait… What if I’m over 50 years old?”
Well, check out this study that found increases in muscle mass in adults 60 and over that resistance trained 3x per week with a full body program…
"Effects of Resistance Training on Older Adults."
Hunter GR1, McCarthy JP, Bamman MM.
This study found that…
- Strength and muscle mass are increased following resistance training in older adults…
- Muscle quality (strength relative to muscle mass) also increases with resistance training in older adults…
- Resistance training in older adults also increases power, reduces the difficulty of performing daily tasks, enhances energy expenditure and body composition, and promotes participation in spontaneous physical activity…
- Impairment in strength development may result when aerobic training is added to resistance training but can be avoided with training limited to 3 days/week.
So Maybe You Thought Your Muscle Building Days Are Over?
I know I did – even though I’m still relatively young.
But when I found the study above and did some self-experimentation, I found putting on muscle was actually EASIER – even at 40+ years of age – than it was when I was younger.
It just requires a different approach to training…
…a different mindset.
And more attention paid not just to your training program, but to the other aspects of what cause muscle growth.
Click “Continue” below and I’ll explain it to you…