Hello all, I would be interested to view everyones thoughts on minimizing the effects of sarcopenia as we age? What methods various board members use Etc? Thanks in advance.
This obviously doesn't mean that we need to start doing Body Building training 6 times a week, albeit that's not bad either.
I'm in the process of bumping my resistance training from 3 to 4 days a week.
I last did that in my mid-40s and was doubtful if I could recover from 4 days a week at age 52, but so far, as I'm easing into it instead of going ham, I'm adapting okay.
I just have to be a bit clever about axial loading sequencing; the new '4th day' has little to none, vs axial loading every day for the other 3 days.
I'm a bit surprised it's working, TBH.
Last time I went to a 5-6 day rotation everything did OK but my legs. They kept up in training but were low grade sore 24/7.
Interesting. I guess I'm the opposite?
I'm adding more volume now that I'm out of the higher intensity strength / power phase and into hypertrophy (lower intensity, more volume), 3 days a week just isn't enough stress to get my legs and butt to grow.
Although not truly surprising, I guess, given that both weightlifting and rowing are very leg / butt dominant, so they're already adapted to a lot of work.
My 4th day is solely butt, hams, and erectors.
Actually have visible striation lines in my vastus medialus - never seen that before.
Hello all, I would be interested to view everyones thoughts on minimizing the effects of sarcopenia as we age? What methods various board members use Etc? Thanks in advance.
This has gotten lost in the age of everyone going vegan. Eat more protein and strength train to help fight muscle loss.Eat more protein.
Most experts that I know, recommends hyperthropy training.
But I believe when you are strong you have enough muscle to maintain your health, genetically this might mean a lot of muscle for some and less muscle for others.
So I just think like Steve does. Just lift weights to get stronger.
I would love to learn Pavel’s thoughts on this. He might be the only person whom ideas can convince me to do Hypertrophy work, but even then SF style strength work is so much more fun than hypertrophy training, that I might just not do hyperthrophy.