Muscle Building for Longevity

February 9, 2011

Great question from yesterdays post:
The Q:
With specific regard to muscle and longevity, many older folks I see have problems with a) getting up out of chairs, and b) falling and breaking hips (from which they never seem to recover), so strength exercises targeted to these issues might actually be the most beneficial. What would you recommend for those issues, some form of squats?
My A:
I totally agree that muscle building should be done in a specific manner, so just like training shoulders to get bigger shoulders, it does make sense to train the lower body to keep the legs strong enough for daily activities (while this seems like a no-brainer, the specificity of muscle training seems to be a lost concept these days). However this being said, I think you have to assess each person on an individual basis. As much as I love […]

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