Age is no limit!<\/p>\n
People age. It’s a fact of life! \u00a0But what does that mean and how should it affect what we do? \u00a0Not everyone is going to be extremely active as they get older but there are benefits to any activity and you would be surprised at what can be accomplished both in terms of health benefits and personal goals. \u00a0For example, there is a great article<\/a> in the Physician and Sportsmedicine that looks specifically at differences in muscle in a 40 year old tri-athlete, a 74 year old sedentary person and a 74 year old tri-athlete. \u00a0The differences are obvious to anyone who looks! The second article has imaging pictures of each individual’s legs.<\/p>\n Specifically you can see in the triathlon article that the 40 year old and the 74 \u00a0year old competitors have similar muscle mass.<\/p>\n 40 year old tri-athlete\n 74 year old sedentary man\n 74 year old tri-athlete\n Another good example is a man by the name of Joe Stockinger who, weighing 74 kg and being 82 years old , was lifting a combined total of over a thousand pounds (454 kg) for the 3 lifts in his powerlifting competition.<\/p>\n