Shocking truth: After about age 30-40, you're losing muscle mass.

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You're losing 5-8% of your muscle mass each decade.

This will lead to:

- Frailty
- Disability
- Weakness
- Insulin resistance
- Poor quality of life
- Increased risk of falls
- Poor metabolic health
- Increased risk of obesity
- Increased risk of early death https://t.co/ZWyTHGMOKM

Good news!

You can fight back against muscle loss by being physically active.

Look at the difference in the amount of muscle and fat these two 70+ men have in their thighs.

One is sedentary, the other is not. https://t.co/wNJr6jLCXq

But you don't have to be a triathlete to maintain your strength and quality of life at 70!

A simple strength training program done consistently will work wonders!

This could be done in just 10 minutes per day (read on for details).

Your training program to stop muscle loss should:

- Cover all muscle groups
- Work muscles 1-2x per week
- Take muscles close to failure
- Incorporate progressive overload (gradually increase weight or reps over time)

It doesn't have to take long to train your entire body.

You'll get great results from doing just ONE hard set per muscle group, per week.

Read this thread to see how I maintained all my muscle mass whilst reducing my gym time by 80% (evidence based):
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Recovery is absolutely KEY, especially the older you get.

If you train muscles that haven't recovered from the last session you'll get inferior results.

This study tested trained men (18-30) for how long they took to recover from a training session consisting of 3 sets to failure.

40% were recovered after 48 hours & 80% after 72 hours.

When the test was increased to 7 sets, recovery took 96 hours.
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The other key ingredient to maintain your muscle mass into old age is having a HIGH PROTEIN INTAKE.

Most studies agree there's no benefit from consuming more than 1.6g protein per kg of your bodyweight.

So aim for this.
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However, there is a benefit to splitting protein up throughout your day.

Focus on getting 25-30g of protein per meal from a quality source.

This will be sufficient to MAXIMALLY spike muscle protein synthesis, and this process will last for about 4 hours
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This study found that older adults who had spread protein across the day kept more of their muscle mass than those who consumed the same amount of protein but skewed towards an evening meal (with a low protein, carb heavy breakfast).

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Therefore don't just focus on total protein intake. Split up your protein intake so you're getting at least 25g from a quality source at each meal - ideally spaced 4 hours apart.

In summary:

- Muscle loss leads to poor quality of life, increased obesity & earlier death.

- You should train all muscle groups 2x per week with progressive overload & emphasis on recovery

- You should eat 1.6 protein per kg of your bodyweight, with 25-30g protein per meal.

I maintained all my muscle mass with 20 minute workouts, 3-4x per week.

I've put this into my program "20 Minute Muscle"

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Let's fight back against low quality of life due to low muscle mass!

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