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In Andy Galpin’s recent podcast with Peter Attia he states:
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Having listened to this podcast I re-read the Quick and the Dead where Pavel states:
“Once you are strong—even kind of strong—consider shifting your focus to power.”
“Beefing up one’s mitochondria and fast-twitch fibers with power training is a great prescription for turning back the clock.”
— The Quick and the Dead: Total Training for the Advanced Minimalist by Pavel Tsatsouline
Attia also prescribes Zone 2 (and Zone 5) training for longevity:
My question then is, if healthy ageing is the goal, would a training program focused on power and Zone 2 be a good prescription? For example, alternating days of A+A snatches and Zone 2. Thanks!
“The atrophy of fast-twitch fibers is the almost exclusively the problem with aging and muscle.”

#239 ‒ The science of strength, muscle, and training for longevity | Andy Galpin, Ph.D. (PART I) - Peter Attia
“The atrophy of fast-twitch fibers is almost exclusively the problem with aging and muscle.” —Andy Galpin

Having listened to this podcast I re-read the Quick and the Dead where Pavel states:
“Once you are strong—even kind of strong—consider shifting your focus to power.”
“Beefing up one’s mitochondria and fast-twitch fibers with power training is a great prescription for turning back the clock.”
— The Quick and the Dead: Total Training for the Advanced Minimalist by Pavel Tsatsouline
Attia also prescribes Zone 2 (and Zone 5) training for longevity:
My question then is, if healthy ageing is the goal, would a training program focused on power and Zone 2 be a good prescription? For example, alternating days of A+A snatches and Zone 2. Thanks!
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