Vishen LakhianiFounder of Mindvalley | NYT Bestselling Author | Transforming Lives Globally

Why Muscle & Protein Matter After 30

10 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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Vishen Lakhiani explains that after age 30 people experience sarcopenia—about a 1% loss of muscle each year—and recommends weight training plus sufficient protein to maintain/build muscle. He shares a personal habit (eating four eggs with vegetables) and asserts that muscle mass has the strongest correlation with longevity.

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After you turn 30, your body loses 1% of muscle every year. It's called sarcopenia. And so the most important exercise you can do is weight training to build back muscle. But if you're doing weight training, you got to take enough protein. I take four eggs, and then I take some veggies, some broccoli, or something on the side, so I eat a lot of protein to maintain and build muscle. Musculature is the one thing about your body that has the highest correlation with longevity. Let me repeat that. The number one thing about your body that correlates with longevity is your muscle mass.