Study Says Boomers Should Muscle Up Now, Before It’s Too Late

The good news, according to a recent Ball State University Study, is that resistance training can help build strong bodies, even when those bodies are 60 or 70 years old. The bad news, according to the study, is that once we reach our eighties, it’s too late, and the natural attrition of both fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscles is pretty much beyond repair, making it harder to keep to balance and to get around. The Washington Post reports that the study, sponsored by a grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, found
that while six men in their 80s did get somewhat stronger, their whole
muscle size and fiber size did not grow during a 12-week training
regime.
Read more in the Washington Post.