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Muscle – muscular strength

#250 ‒ Training principles for longevity | Andy Galpin, Ph.D. (PART II)

The best marathoners in the world would smash almost everyone you know in a 100-meter dash. They’re blazingly fast.” —Andy Galpin

#239 ‒ The science of strength, muscle, and training for longevity | Andy Galpin, Ph.D. (PART I)

The atrophy of fast-twitch fibers is almost exclusively the problem with aging and muscle.” —Andy Galpin

#235 ‒ Training principles for mass and strength, changing views on nutrition, creatine supplementation, and more | Layne Norton, Ph.D.

Most 40 year olds, 50 year olds, they have pain anyway. So I’d rather be strong and have pain than be weak and have pain.” —Layne Norton

#234 ‒ Chris Hemsworth on Limitless, longevity, and happiness

I was able to grow throughout the experience and have different opinions on myself and different opinions on how I approached health and wellness.” —Chris Hemsworth

#228 ‒ Improving body composition, female-specific training principles, and overcoming an eating disorder | Holly Baxter, APD

You will always lose muscle mass when you attempt a fat-loss phase, but the leaner you get, the greater the risk of that muscle loss because you no longer have that caloric cushioning to support that.” —Holly Baxter

#223 – AMA #39: The Centenarian Decathlon, zone 2, VO2 max, and more

“Time, intensity, and specificity are going to be necessary components to give you the optionality to be able to be as physically active as possible when you’re in the final decade of your life.” —Peter Attia

#217 ‒ Exercise, VO2 max, and longevity | Mike Joyner, M.D.

The idea is to live a long time and then die quickly with minimal disability.” —Mike Joyner

Avoiding Injury Part II: Grip Strength

Not enough can be said about the importance of grip strength as you age. It’s one of the strongest physical associations with longer life.

Avoiding Injury Part I: Eccentric Strength

Accidental injury is among the leading causes of death in the developed world, and even when an injury itself is not directly responsible for ending one’s life, the associated debilitation can hasten the onset and progression of other health concerns.

Why do we lose muscle strength with age?

Researchers have explored numerous contributors to loss of muscle strength with age, and it appears to boil down to two major factors: muscle quality and neuromuscular innervation.

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