Building Muscle after 40 can’t be done training like you were at the age of 20….
Why this seems to be a tough pill to swallow for many people I am not sure, but the amount of stress and responsibility you have now would make the 20 year old version of yourself NEVER want to grow up!
Not to mention, your energy and motivation to train have all been taken by the demands of family and your jobs.
Your diet resembles that of a teenage kid or worse yet…you try the “bulking diet” and don’t understand that you have no business bulking in your 50’s.
When you let lose on your diet, your belt notch notices.
Your mind isn’t sharp because of the rewinding episodes of Elmo and 5 conference calls you had at work….
This is a lot more than the biggest worry you had at 22 of what shot glass you were going to use for power hour on Friday night….
Decisions, decisions….
The decision you make to build muscle in your 40’s must be strategically planned.
Your body doesnt respond to stress and inflammation the same.
The truth of the matter is YES….you can build muscle after 40, but you have to follow a few things.
You need to most likely lose fat first, then control the controllable like stress and sleep….because you might be shocked but what it….well…
What if I told you that everything you “know” about fitness is a lie?
What if you can…
- Work out less, but achieve more results?
- Work out 50 minutes, 3-4 times per week, and torch body fat quicker than ever before?
- Skip cardio and still watch your dad-bod disappear?
- Pack on muscle like Thor without eating like it's your second job?
- Leave people speechless by your transformation because you've achieved it by breaking all the ‘conventional’ rules of fitness?
Believe it or not, all of this is possible.
I know it's possible because I’ve done it myself—and I've coached hundreds of clients to do it too.
Don't just take my word for it, though.
Check out the transformation stories of some of my clients (below):
Jeff is down 20lbs and has NO more heart burn, no MORE PAIN in his hips and is leaner than ever! We are only just getting warmed up!
Or Chastity who dropped 20lbs also and over 6inches! She revamped her habits and began focusing on her daily sticking points like stress and sleep!
Which is all about stripping things down to the fundamentals, so all you have to do is execute, execute, execute. Gabby was another who saw a serious change within months of working with me.
So if you’ve been throwing around the idea of working with a coach, let’s have a chat and see what you’ve got and what I can do for you.
Dr. John Rusin has a lot of good things to say about me, and he was voted America's TOP 10 Trainers in 2021!
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But overall, take away these tips today:
- Get natural sunlight within the first 30 minutes of waking up.
- Supplement with magnesium and zinc.(Magnesium plays a role in over 300 chemical reactions inside the body, including many revolving around sleep, recovery, and stress management—all of these which play crucial roles in optimizing hormones)
- Reduce alcohol and drug consumption. Ideally, eliminate it.
- Remember, there isn't one restaurant out there that gives a shit if you are lean and healthy. They only care that their food tastes great because this is what will bring you back again to spend more money.
- Consume at least 20% of your calories from fat.
- Get lean (12-15% body fat for men).
- Get REST of 7-8 hours( just one week of sleeping 5 hours per night, their testosterone and hormones levels plummeted by 10-15%.)
- Rest from TRAINING…no more 6-7 day weeks! Your body needs to be able to RECOVER from your training. You cannot recover like you did when you were 20, so you need to work on RESTING more!
When it comes to nutrition, there’s no mythical fat burning magic with fasting, low carb and keto. They simply cause you to unknowingly eat less. It is definitely a viable strategy to lose weight, but they are not this superior diet people make it out to be. Some of my clients do them based on preference. If you can stick to it consistently without overcompensating, that’s great, but if you don’t want to do it, that’s cool too. There are plenty of other strategies to restrict calories.
Some claim that you dip into fat stores more quickly, which is partially true to an extent, but things even out and flip once you start eating and you burn less fat.
At the end of the day, it comes down to adherence and preference. The best diet is one that you can stick to and help you stay healthy.
If you are tired of never getting where you want and spinning your wheels with uncertainty, I encourage you to take one of the spots to get a private call with me to see if you qualify for my coaching program.
You CAN get the life and body you want!
It starts with YOU!
Happy Sunday!
Coach Mike
