Subject: Building muscle after 40? Avoid THIS... (you're probably doing it)
Are you over 40 and having a hard time building (or keeping) muscle mass?
If so, the training program that you THINK is helping you build muscle could actually be stopping your muscle growth COLD.
If you're like most guys over 40, you're constantly stressed... work, kids, money, relationships... your body is under constant bombardment... and your cortisol levels can become chronically elevated because of it.
Cortisol is our #1 stresss hormone...our "fight or flight" hormone...and it basically EATS your muscle mass for breakfast.
And the more stressed you are, the harder it is for you to build muscle.
When you're in stress mode, your body shuts down muscle growth completely, like a giant vault door slamming shut.
That's bad enough...
What happens when you throw high-intensity training on TOP of all that life stress?
Things can go from bad to worse.
A 2004 study [1] showed that a single bout of high intensity training (at 75% of 1 RM) increased cortisol levels in the subjects by 97%.
However, lower intensity training not only avoids this, it can actually REDUCE cortisol levels in your body [2], which will help you build muscle.
So the question is...how do you build muscle with lower intensity training?
After all, don't you need to lift super heavy weights and work out like an animal to build muscle?
You don't need heavy weights to build muscle...when you do THIS.]
The right kind of training not only AVOIDS that muscle-killing cortisol spike, it also avoids the chronic joint pain and nagging injuries you can get from lifting heavy all the time...
Even better, while you're building muscle, this method also burns fat like crazy, getting you LEAN while you're getting jacked.
Sound interesting?
Nick Nilsson
The Mad Scientist of Muscle
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References:
1. McGuigan, M. R., Egan, A. D. & Foster, C. Salivary cortisol responses and perceived exertion during high intensity and low intensity bouts of resistance exercise. J. Sports Sci. Med 3, 8–15 (2004).
2. Hill EE, Zack E, Battaglini C, Viru M, Viru A, Hackney AC. Exercise and circulating cortisol levels: the intensity threshold effect. J Endocrinol Invest. 2008;31(7):587‐591. doi:10.1007/BF03345606
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