Living Stronger Longer (Your Best Life After 40)

Think champions and elite athletes know how to train.  Consider the evidence you see but also the evidence you don't see. https://youtu.be/n0kRU4-Jlnc

My thoughts on the following: 1.  The value of proper exercise on slowing down, stopping or reversing sarcopenia which has profound effects on quality of life (possibly longevity) and health care costs. 2. What the rate at which sarcopenia is thought to occur might tell us about how long it takes to "detrain" if we miss workouts 3. Based on #2, how even very infrequent exercise (signfica...

Between a bit of rambling on this entry, I share what I think of an excellent tip on keeping you and/or your clients meaningfully loaded during your set of proper exercise.  Doing this will help you better achieve the primary goal of exercise; to create fatigue (inroad) as deeply, efficiently and safely as possible in order to create an effective stimulus for your body to make positive, desirable...

A client  I trained this morning relayed that he was told by a surgeon that he needed to strengthen his quadriceps muscles in order to manage pain in a knee that was previously operated on. His thoughts were to add more time on a stationery bike over and above his strength training. This inspired this post.  

Following up on yesterday's entry concerning the dangers of foods that combine fats and carbohydrates IN THE ABSENCE of protein as being almost impossible to overeat, I talk about how even though readily available many people, particularly older adults don't get nearly enough protein.

Nutrition is very controversial.... but eating foods that are high in both fat and carbs IN THE ABSENCE of protein is a surefire way to over eat and gain unwanted fat!

.... revisiting study done in 2007 that was part of article by Doug McGuff M.D. co-author of Body by Science that "should have been" front page news....

I've made my share of questionable and outright poor decisions in my life, but in this short entry I talk about some of my good ones, starting with beginning exercise 40 years ago. Watch if you prefer on youtube:  https://youtu.be/5IcHBPILpdI

As human beings, I believe we have an irrational and illusory need for certainty.  This leads us to grasp onto conclusions too quickly and then commit to them in a way that makes it difficult for us to consider other information or viewpoints. Couple this with the almost addictive and insidious allure of wanting to be "the smartest person in the room" and I think we do ourselves an injus...

A Day in the life of a wanna be rancher! almost 64, putting a good day's work!  in fresh air!

Rich is the author of Workfit A Workout Guide for Office Workers and Busy Travellers and the owner of Essential Training, offering personal training services! His website  https://workfitcoach.com/ gives you info on how to contact him for his services which I can recommend without reservation!   He trains in person, will go to people's homes and virtually so clients from all over the world ca...

This was a ver interesting conversation.  Corey has a background in hockey and now runs his own exercise instruction enterprise which encompasses not only older adults looking to improve and maintain functional ability but also aspiring young hockey players.   With the latter, Corey often has to deal with a myriad of issues which are common in sports, particularly at high levels, which, while wide...

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Had a great chat with Steve (previously on YouTuble) and happy to release on podcast.... please enjoy, share and subscribe.  Below are links to my and Steve's sites and youtube channels! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuvnq0g4leFoONFonAfjLnQ https://www.youtube.com/user/MaxwellStrengthCond https://www.maxwellsc.com/gracie-jiu-jitsu.cfm? https://sustainablesuccess.ca

18 year olds and how we thought we knew everything.... and then repeated that mistake as we got older How it seems that trend in individuals is mirrored within scientific community.... lack of humility?   I used to laugh at old guys that didn’t trust doctors and now.... Blind faith, vs cynicism vs healthy skepticism vs dogma Sensible decisions based on available evidence/experience….  Very little...

In which I ponder to what extent actually carrying extra fat on our body is detrimental compared to the excess calories (and poor food choices that often accompany this) we consume  in order to get that extra fat, which, in and of itself, creates a stress to our health with health consequences of their own?   How much of a toll is continuously digesting? Or, as Doug McGuff points out in Body by Sc...

Lawrence started out with a podcast called Corporate Warrior and his enterprise has evolved and grown into "High Intensity Business".... as you google "Lawrence Neal high intensity business" prepare to be awed by one of, if not, the very best compilation of resources for rational exercise on the internet.  He will soon approach 400 podcasts with the greatest minds in exercise a...

This was very interesting.... for a number of reasons, as Luke has gone through many if not all strength training modalities, and all did produce results for him, he got stronger, but also a couple of torn biceps surgeries to show for it.  Also, Luke is first and foremost in my opinion, a critical thinker, balancing well between first principles, experience and keeping an open mind willing to try...

Daniel describes himself thus:  "Former SSEG  (Superslow Exercise Guild) Master, Gig Worker, Language Learner I'm a former SSEG instructor, wanting to get back in the 'fitness' business. My eventual goal is to instruct exercise online to people in China, in Mandarin." Daniel is the author of chapters 3, 4 and 5 of Ken Hutchins' book "The Renaissance of Exercise -...

Dwayne Wimmer is the founder and trainer of Vertex Fitness. With professionalism, expertise and personal attention as his hallmarks, and the utmost concern for his clients' fitness and wellness as his vision, Dwayne has fulfilled his ultimate dream in opening his own physical fitness training center. His caring, patient yet guiding one-on- one approach encourages individuals to achieve their...

Carl Johnson, retired US Air Force.... with a broad health management background, also a tennis instructor, and very active guy, on how he came to discover proper training and how it has, and continues to benefit him. So much so, that he is looking to help out his community by providing this training to others. Highlight:  how his wife who was diagnosed with Osteoporosis, chose strength training o...

77 year old Roger Schwab (2022) runs the X-Force City Center Gym in Philadelphia and was just awarded "Best of Philly" personal trainer.   This man has been head judge for,  among many other professional bodybuilding contests, the  Mr. Olympia  and was around during what many call "the golden age" of bodybuilding. He's known many legends though his modesty would probably m...

Though skill acquisition principles show that so called functional training is not based on sound science, perhaps the greater confidence it instills, plus the sense of accomplishment that comes from getting better at any skill can be very habit forming (addictive?).  This may explain the popularity no matter how bizarre of disconnected from anything you do as a daily activity it is.   Confidence,...

Borrowing from Stephen R. Covey's (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) concept of how we make withdrawals and deposits into our personal integrity account whenever we either break or keep the promises to ourselves; and makes withdrawals and deposits into our emotional (relationshps) account when we break or keep promises to the people we interact with (as just one example of withdrawals and...

I've know Andrew Baye since the early 90's.  I've been to Florida twice and been trained by him as well. My first awareness were from the articles he wrote for the Superslow Exercise Standard newsletter... ... (pretty much before internet was a thing) Today, Drew's site is https://baye.com/ Drew also runs a private group which members pay to belong to which is arguably the sing...