” very manageable amounts of exercise done regularly can have a real effect on people’s strength.
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My brother (65) and I (69) have been finding the same. Both of us had major injuries the last two years (my brother lost half his foot to sepsis, I had a broken hip). Especially at our age, the consistency, rather than brutal workouts, is key.
Do not let people push you to the point of injuring yourself.
I just read this last week. Looks interesting. An alternative way of increasing muscle mass. (At this point I am probably “Elderly”)
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“There are loads of ways to increase your muscle mass but they mostly involve moving, pushing or pulling heavy weights or resistance bands. The problem with this strategy is that if you are not in good shape, and especially if you are elderly, there is a very high likelihood that you will get injured. In most cases, it is not if you will get injured but when.
The answer to this problem is an exercise strategy known as blood flow restriction training or BFR. As the name implies, BFR involves modifying the arterial inflow and venous outflow while you’re working the muscle by placing an inflatable band around the extremity.24
I have done many things in the last 10 years to help build muscle mass, but I believe combining TRE with mTOR activation and BFR is largely responsible for producing the changes you see in my videos above.”
More at link.