JJ Virgin breaks down three ways muscles decline with age: size, strength, and power. Power loss is the biggest problem and drives falls and balance issues in older adults. Training over 50 should focus on fast, explosive movements to fight back.
As we age, we can lose muscle mass— that's size— muscle strength— that's how much you can move something one time— and muscle power— and that's how quickly you can do something. And that's actually what we lose the most. And that sets us up for problems like falls, poor balance. So what does that mean for training? That means go fast.
