Dear Doctors: I enjoy lifting heavy weights. It makes me stronger and helps me feel energized. The trainer at my gym says that, because I'm 84 years old, it's not ...

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However, recent research is building a case for the heavy lifting you enjoy. Several studies have found that heavy resistance training builds muscle mass and muscle strength in older adults.

However, recent research is building a case for the heavy lifting you enjoy. Several studies have found that heavy resistance training builds muscle mass and muscle strength in older adults.

Lifting heavy weights three times a week around the age of retirement can significantly preserve leg strength well into later life, according to research from the University of Copenhagen. Buzz60 ...

Heavy lifting is not necessarily the most efficient way to tackle all the changes that occur during this period, including the loss of lean muscle mass and accumulation of fat mass.

The shift— better food, heavy weights, little to no cardio—was so transformative, both physically and mentally, that the journalist in me had to dig deeper.