An 80 year old man who lifts is as strong as a 30 year old man who doesn't.
After the age of 30 muscle mass decreases by approximately 3-8% every decade. This rate of decline becomes even faster after the age of 60.
This reminds me of my dad who decided to start lifting & running at 40 years old.
Now at the age of 76, his body and brain are as active as ever.
He doesn't need any form of assistance, he's living independently and doing it on his terms.
A couple sessions a week of weight training is the ultimate form of delayed gratification.
You're trading 90 minutes a week for a lifetime of mobility, strength, and brain health.
I'd make that trade in a heartbeat.
I know some people in their old age who look back and regret not taking better care of themselves.
They got to a point where there was no return.
You don't want to let that happen to you.
It's better to be the oldest person in the weight room than the youngest person in the nursing home.
Lift now so you can reap the benefits later.
Sources:
1. Holloszy JO. The biology of aging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2000;75 (Suppl):S3–S8.
2. Melton LJ, III, Khosla S, Crowson CS, et al. Epidemiology of sarcopenia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000;48:625–630.
Dating can be exhausting but baby when you put in that self work and really learn how to communicate your needs. The ability to weed thru the BS is easy peasy.
Today the Nebraska Legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of LB1073. We have said from the start that the Governor’s refusal to accept emergency rental assistance funds means that rural Nebraskans would lose out on the benefit of their federal tax dollars. #NEleg 🧵
If it weren't so sad itd be hilarious that a handful of rural nebraskan state senators think they're making a dent in the federal deficit by rejecting $120m of aid. Money that will just be allocated elsewhere. Money that is 0.000017% of the federal budget.
My daughter was just offered a teaching position $16.25 per hour, she has two masters in education.. that’s $32,800 annual! No wonder they can’t find good teachers, she was making 55k has a bartender! Our priorities are F@(k up