Introduction
Conventional science states, amongst many other things, that muscle mass in men and women decreases approximately 3–8% per decade after the age of 30 and this rate of decline is even higher after the age of 60.
At Age Free Strength, we understand that the aging process can make it challenging to maintain your strength and mobility. That’s why we’ve designed our programs to focus on the specific needs of seniors, while still being applicable to males and females of all age groups. Our programs are safe, effective, and can be tailored to your individual needs and goals.
There is science supporting the ‘why and how’, how long and how often we work out but our promise to you is to keep it simple and encourage consistency.
Our approach to strength training incorporates biomechanics, physics, and neurology to optimize the anatomical motion, exercise efficiency, and target muscle activation.
We will include references for those interested in exploring the details, but Age Free Strength will be the ‘go to’ website for living your best life.
Our mission is to develop and maintain muscle mass, strength and mobility, as we age, safely and free of exercise injuries.
The Science – in Simple Terms
The science behind our exercises and programs is based on Doug Brignole’s ‘The Physics of Resistance Exercise’. We will go into some detail in future posts but, as a flavor, see the following:
- All muscles pull, none push. It’s the resulting action of muscles pulling on bones (levers) that rotate joints to make a pushing movement
- All muscles pull from their insertion to their origin
- Exercise selection and direction of motion should align with the target muscle fibers for optimal muscle activation and joint safety
- Exercise selection and form, the resistance applied, and the equipment used should leverage the target muscle’s strongest positions in the range of motion – typically the first 40% of the contraction movement
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