Can a 60-year-old gain muscle?
Can a man in his 60s increase in muscle size and strength?
The short answer is yes if he hasn’t been training long, but probably not if he’s got a long history of training.
Everyone is different… no secret there. Structure, chemistry, genetics, attitude, health, will, commonsense, exercise affinity, mental and emotional balance, stresses, support systems, knowledge and understanding.
Apply yourself eagerly, hopefully and wisely to a very good cause — muscle, might and fitness — and have fun doing it. You have an opportunity to grow in countless ways, even if muscle mass comes slowly.
Consider this: Keeping what you gained (muscle, strength and health) and preventing it from diminishing is a triumph in itself.
Grab those dumbbells, get under that bar…and push… God’s strength… Dave
- Dave Draper Posted on June 24th, 2009 in Aging Well by Dave Draper