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Stop WASTING Your Gym Time (What REALLY Builds Muscle After 40) | Ep 478
Building muscle after 40 isn't about secret exercises or workout hacks. Learn the training variables that matter most for hypertrophy, strength, recovery, and long-term progress.
What REALLY builds muscle for men and women over 40? The honest answer comes down to 3 things: sufficient effort for growth, how many hard sets you need each week, and recovery.
This episode covers mechanical tension as the proximate cause of muscle growth, what the research says about training close to failure and reps in reserve (RIR), the how many weekly hard sets (volume) drives muscle growth (hypertrophy) vs…
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