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mature athletes
Science Tests Blood Flow Restriction Training on Elderly Clients
A new study suggests blood flow restriction helps elderly clients get bigger, but not necessarily stronger.
Doug Dupont
The Best Ultra-Marathon Runners Are 35+ Years Old
A recent study examined the relation between age, length of race, and performance in ultra-marathoners.
Doug Dupont
The 3 Fitness Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes (Athlete Journal 110)
After thirty years in the fitness industry, I'm amazed at how many of the same mistakes I still see. Here are three to avoid.
Charles Staley
Off to Copenhagen (Athlete Journal 52)
These were my last few weeks of training before the Worlds Masters Weightlifting Championships.
Terry Hadlow
How to Manage Time, Energy, Emotions, and Expectations to Achieve Results
Charles Staley has shared his journals so you can see how to optimize your training at any age.
Breaking Muscle Editors
5 Mental Health Secrets for Better Workouts (Athlete Journal 109)
Your mental climate during workouts is one of the most significant factors for success. Here's how to optimize it.
Charles Staley
New Study Shows How the Body Builds Strength As We Age
The body pursues different strategies for dealing with resistance exercise as we age, but that doesn't mean you can't get stronger.
Doug Dupont
Regaining My Confidence (Athlete Journal 51)
My groin and elbow were much better this week. I'm starting to feel like I might have a fighting chance.
Terry Hadlow
Same But Different (Athlete Journal 108)
Specificity is both necessary and problematic. Not enough and you don’t make progress. Too much and you’ll fall prey to stagnation.
Charles Staley
My Body Is Toast (Athlete Journal 50)
I'm just not able to get any quality work in, and fooling around in the gym with light weights is incredibly aggravating.
Terry Hadlow
Grow Older and Get Stronger With Our Mature Athlete Workouts
With these workouts from strength and conditioning coach Tom Kelso, aging can be an opportunity to get stronger than ever.
Breaking Muscle Editors
The Lifting/Longevity Paradox (Athlete Journal 107)
I often wonder: If my sole or primary objective was to feel as good as possible at age eighty, would I still lift as hard as I do?
Charles Staley
The Absence of Logic: Possible Versus Likely (Athlete Journal 106)
“My trainer says that if you eat too much protein, it’ll turn to fat.” What's wrong with this statement?
Charles Staley
Great Workouts Don’t Make Good Reality TV (Athlete Journal 105)
The most remarkable thing about my workouts lately is that they’re not at all remarkable.
Charles Staley
Function vs. Performance for the 40+ Athlete
How do we put all health and fitness needs together for a middle-aged athlete who wants to be able to cope with most of what life throws at him?
Andrew Read
The Sweet Spot Between Consistency and Intensity (Athlete Journal 102)
My orthopedic health is holding up great, and I had another productive week of training.
Charles Staley
How I Trained My 70-Year-Old Mom to a National Deadlift Title
My seventy-year-old client is quite special. She is also my mother and longest serving client, having been trained by me for more than twenty years now.
Andrew Read
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