Building Muscle After 40 Is Hard, Until You Do This.
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Date: 2026-01-23
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auseryt
I agree with most but one:
Forget rir. It is way to subjective, inconsistent and easy to mess up for most people.
There two much better and easier as well es more reliable ways:
1. Do any set to failure.
But this causes too much fatigue you say. BS!
You will adapt to it!
2. Chose a fix number as set target, say 3 sets of 12.
In every set go to failure or to the number chosen, here 12. What ever happens first.
As soon as you are able to hit 12 reps in all 3 sets, increase weight.
This automatically keeps rir in the first sets at balance.
Every idiot can do this and you cannot fail die to underestimating rir
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I agree with most but one:
Forget rir. It is way to subjective, inconsistent and easy to mess up for most people.
There two much better and easier as well es more reliable ways:
1. Do any set to failure.
But this causes too much fatigue you say. BS!
You will adapt to it!
2. Chose a fix number as set target, say 3 sets of 12.
In every set go to failure or to the number chosen, here 12. What ever happens first.
As soon as you are able to hit 12 reps in all 3 sets, increase weight.
This automatically keeps rir in the first sets at balance.
Every idiot can do this and you cannot fail die to underestimating rir
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musclemonsters
Myself in that age range I'm transitioning from doing two heavier sets and one lighter set (with more reps) to two lighter/higher rep sets and one heavier set. So 15 to 20 reps for 2 sets then raising the weight back up around 20% and knocking out 8 to 10 more reps. Results seems to be less overwhelming neurologically speaking, so slightly less recovery time, slightly less strength and slightly more hypertrophy. Of course maybe the biggest upside is some reduction in potential for joint injury.
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Myself in that age range I'm transitioning from doing two heavier sets and one lighter set (with more reps) to two lighter/higher rep sets and one heavier set. So 15 to 20 reps for 2 sets then raising the weight back up around 20% and knocking out 8 to 10 more reps. Results seems to be less overwhelming neurologically speaking, so slightly less recovery time, slightly less strength and slightly more hypertrophy. Of course maybe the biggest upside is some reduction in potential for joint injury.
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dirkgooding9611
Hume products aren’t being reviewed by people like The Quantified Scientist, and it’s not hard to see why - they’re using fake scientists like John Cardiff, PhD or Helen Cossio. If you reverse image search their photos, they show up as stock images. If a company is willing to make up their scientific experts, can you really trust them with everything else Are you sure this is the kind of company you want to promote
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Hume products aren’t being reviewed by people like The Quantified Scientist, and it’s not hard to see why - they’re using fake scientists like John Cardiff, PhD or Helen Cossio. If you reverse image search their photos, they show up as stock images. If a company is willing to make up their scientific experts, can you really trust them with everything else Are you sure this is the kind of company you want to promote
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musclemonsters
I'm 68, I do 8-10 reps on all sets! To failure on every exercise, no excuses! I eat, drink and sleep right and take many vitamins and protein powders! My body feels dang good for almost 70 and my penis still gets hard! There's no way around this fitness level, you want to stay lean, mean and strong at old age and keep your pecker hard you got to give up the boozing, weed and shit food
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I'm 68, I do 8-10 reps on all sets! To failure on every exercise, no excuses! I eat, drink and sleep right and take many vitamins and protein powders! My body feels dang good for almost 70 and my penis still gets hard! There's no way around this fitness level, you want to stay lean, mean and strong at old age and keep your pecker hard you got to give up the boozing, weed and shit food
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rang123yea5
Guys you only need rep in reserve on your 1st-2nd warm up set on your 1st exercise. Then it's 2-3 sets 5-8 reps always taken to absolute failure. Exp. Chest day. start Dumb Bell flat bench 2 warm ups than 3 sets 5-8 to failure. Then Incline Smith Machine, you are already warmed up, 2-3 sets 5-8 reps to failure. Then triceps already warmed up. Just hammer out 3 sets of whatever.
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Guys you only need rep in reserve on your 1st-2nd warm up set on your 1st exercise. Then it's 2-3 sets 5-8 reps always taken to absolute failure. Exp. Chest day. start Dumb Bell flat bench 2 warm ups than 3 sets 5-8 to failure. Then Incline Smith Machine, you are already warmed up, 2-3 sets 5-8 reps to failure. Then triceps already warmed up. Just hammer out 3 sets of whatever.
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IronCamp
Agree.
Quality sets near failure beat volume chasing every time after 40.
I’d add muscle memory matters. If you’ve built muscle before, your body relearns faster. Nuclei don’t forget. You’re not starting over, you’re reactivating.
Machines, protein, tracking, all solid. Just don’t wing it and don’t lie about effort.
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Agree.
Quality sets near failure beat volume chasing every time after 40.
I’d add muscle memory matters. If you’ve built muscle before, your body relearns faster. Nuclei don’t forget. You’re not starting over, you’re reactivating.
Machines, protein, tracking, all solid. Just don’t wing it and don’t lie about effort.
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MrOvidiuk
not really, because next sets will recruit different muscle fiber, not the same. Due the different reason you can't go close to failure you have same result by doing more sets. Conclusion is is not a universal solution. For me this 'intense' approach bring me only injuries but switch to high volume and add more sets solve the issue.
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not really, because next sets will recruit different muscle fiber, not the same. Due the different reason you can't go close to failure you have same result by doing more sets. Conclusion is is not a universal solution. For me this 'intense' approach bring me only injuries but switch to high volume and add more sets solve the issue.
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Shreadington
Food prep is a necessity. I'll grill 20lbs of chicken boob's, 3lbs of 96/4 beef, jasmine rice, and steam greens every week. All whole food, no powders. Prep all my office and pre-workout meals on Sunday and I'm set. Everything is weighed and tracked. Once I did that consistently I yielded the most progress.
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Food prep is a necessity. I'll grill 20lbs of chicken boob's, 3lbs of 96/4 beef, jasmine rice, and steam greens every week. All whole food, no powders. Prep all my office and pre-workout meals on Sunday and I'm set. Everything is weighed and tracked. Once I did that consistently I yielded the most progress.
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terrystabletalk482
When swapping free weights for machines if one does not also use the stabilising muscles and connective tissue that free weighs allow would you over time get weaker in those areas because you are not using your stabilising quick twitch muscles as much as when using free weights
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When swapping free weights for machines if one does not also use the stabilising muscles and connective tissue that free weighs allow would you over time get weaker in those areas because you are not using your stabilising quick twitch muscles as much as when using free weights
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jeffjohnson266
I'm 62 and actually lost muscle in my 50s. Got some back by working out less bur don't seem to be making any progress. I don't think I'll ever see 315 bench again. What's realistic for the future
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I'm 62 and actually lost muscle in my 50s. Got some back by working out less bur don't seem to be making any progress. I don't think I'll ever see 315 bench again. What's realistic for the future
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farblunjet14
Increase volume by adding myo reps to your working set followed by drop sets and partials. This saves time, loses junk volume and gets all your sets to failure or 1 rir
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Increase volume by adding myo reps to your working set followed by drop sets and partials. This saves time, loses junk volume and gets all your sets to failure or 1 rir
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davejohn255
I feel better at 65 than I did at 40. Leaner and a retired lifestyle pay dividends. Enough energy and time to go to the gym most mornings. Plus good arthritis medicine.
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I feel better at 65 than I did at 40. Leaner and a retired lifestyle pay dividends. Enough energy and time to go to the gym most mornings. Plus good arthritis medicine.
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pjbth
Lemme guess buy your supplements and take your course, use your app what are you flogging today. Oh
And get TRT from your doctor
You guys are all interchangeable
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Lemme guess buy your supplements and take your course, use your app what are you flogging today. Oh
And get TRT from your doctor
You guys are all interchangeable
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ohhnoo56mph
The key is to be fat and lazy in your 20s and 30s. That way, you'll be happy with any gains in your 40s. Eat kebab, drink booze. .. . train later. Simple!
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The key is to be fat and lazy in your 20s and 30s. That way, you'll be happy with any gains in your 40s. Eat kebab, drink booze. .. . train later. Simple!
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tonytoob4123
If you are NOT a competitive bodybuilder, switch to functional strength training. You will be more productive, useful, and RELEVANT in REAL life.
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If you are NOT a competitive bodybuilder, switch to functional strength training. You will be more productive, useful, and RELEVANT in REAL life.
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chaco883
Sorry guys seems like you keep posting the same video over and over plus most of the content seems like an ad. I'm unsubscribing
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Sorry guys seems like you keep posting the same video over and over plus most of the content seems like an ad. I'm unsubscribing
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