Resistance training: How to stay strong as you age

Do you feel like your muscles are shrinking or getting weaker? Many people gradually lose muscle mass as they get older. And this leads to an increased risk of falls, osteoporosis, and fractures. When it comes to your muscles, it’s a case of use them or lose them. But what is the most effective way to use our muscles and maintain strength? Ex-bodybuilder and professor of exercise science Brad Schoenfeld tells us how. And it’s easier than you might think!In today’s episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Brad ask: How can you maintain muscle mass as you age? If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to joinzoe.com/podcast and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program.Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide Follow ZOE on InstagramTimecodes:00:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Quickfire round2:38 - How do our muscles work3:01 - Why are muscles important for our health5:15 - The loss of muscles and how to prevent it8:19 - Resistance training - How it builds muscles11:24 - Nutrition and muscle growth13:01 - How muscle growth changes with age17:45 - Resistance training vs Cardio20:20 - How to do resistance training28:11 - No time to exercise?30:28 - What weight to train with36:10 - How menopause affects muscle maintenance41:13 - Summary and outroMentioned in today’s episode: Effects of resistance training on muscle size and strength in very elderly adults from Sports MedicineStrength and hypertrophy adaptations between low- vs. high-load resistance Training from The Journal of Strength and Conditioning ResearchEpisode transcripts are available here.Is there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at [email protected], and we’ll do our best to cover it.