09/04/2026
CAN YOU STILL BUILD MUSCLE WHEN YOU’RE OLDER?
Yes. Absolutely.
Our muscles change as we get older because, well, we get older. But that doesn’t mean they suddenly stop responding when we ask them to do some work.
When we regularly ask our muscles to work a little harder than they are used to, they have a reason to adapt. We get stronger, and yes, we can still build muscle.
And when I say “work harder,” I am not talking about picking up some enormous barbell or grabbing the heaviest dumbbells you can find.
It can simply mean doing a little more than your muscles are used to doing and then, as you get stronger, asking them to do a little more again.
Because the part I really care about isn’t how much weight you can lift during a workout. It’s what that strength lets you do everywhere else.
Getting out of your chair, climbing the stairs, carrying your groceries, walking up a hill, getting yourself up from the floor or hauling your suitcase through the airport because somehow your gate is ALWAYS at the other end of the terminal. 😂
That’s why I care about building and keeping muscle as we get older.
And yes, you can start strength training later in life and still benefit from it.
Your muscles are willing to do some work.
You just have to give them some.
