Ep. 85: High-Intensity strength training in nonagenarians. Effects on skeletal muscle

What is our capacity to improve muscular strength and muscle mass as we age, even into our 9th decade of life? A classic study published in JAMA provides a powerful answer. Researchers took a group of nine individuals in their 90s who had been living in a long-term care facility for an average of 3.5 years and put them through an 8-week high-intensity progressive strength training program. The program was simple. Three times per week, participants performed single-leg knee extensions for 3 se...