Nutrition My Metabolism hasn't slowed?

[watchnerd]

Read something somewhere that stated current college age males have the equivalent grip strength of a 60 year old male in the 1970's.

I'm surprised it's even that good.

My grandfather had surprising "old man strength", especially in his hands, probably until he was 70.

 

[Don Fairbanks]

I'm surprised it's even that good.

My grandfather had surprising "old man strength", especially in his hands, probably until he was 70.

Yes, good point. Thinking about it again so am I.

 

[ali]

Still not read the actual paper but it did generate a fair amount of publicity, so I've only read bits and bobs from a variety of publications. It seems, if reported correctly that is and I've interpreted those reports correctly too, that the data was adjusted for size, weight and gender to reveal 4 distinct changes to metabolism across a lifespan.
So, only presuming from that if indeed that is the case, that there would be individual variation just that a change occurs at 60 across a population.
The use it or lose it still applies!!

 

[CMHoward]

I'm not sure of the whys and whats...but I just turned 60 and can say without qualification that I cannot eat like I used to without adding fat.
That being said, I have not lost much strength over the past decade or two, but then again I quit pursuing PRs years ago. Testing myself with Sinister every quarter is as close as I get.