Exercise Physiologist & Scientist | Strength Training 60+ | Turning Research into lasting Strength, Capability & Health
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A massive 10-year study shows that muscle power, your ability to generate force quickly, is a far stronger predictor of survival than grip strength.
Men in the lowest power group had ~6x higher risk of death
Women: ~7x higher risk
Strength still matters, but speed + force seems to be a better predictor of longevity.
Think less: “How much can you lift?”
Think more: “How fast can you move it?”
Train for power. Live longer?
mayoclinicproceedings.org/ar…
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💊+🏋️♂️= Medicine.
In our latest @TheLancetLongevity paper we argue:
👉 “Exercise prescription is medically indicated, professionally implemented, and clinically monitored.”
It’s time to integrate exercise into medication management for older adults.
Read here ➡️ thelancet.com/journals/lanhl…
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Aging isn’t just grey hair and wrinkles.
Beneath the surface, our physiology changes — quietly, predictably, and universally.
These 7 physiological and functional hallmarks of ageing decline over time:
🧠 Brain health
💪🏼 Muscle mass
🦴 Bone density
⚡ Muscle power
🏋🏼 Muscle strength
🚶🏼♀️ Physical function
❤️ Cardiorespiratory fitness
Each can be tracked using physiological biomarkers — and all are strongly linked to functional decline, chronic disease, and mortality.
The good news?
Every single one of these age-related declines can be slowed — or even reversed — with targeted lifestyle changes.
This is particularly true with exercise.
Regular training is the only intervention that ticks every single box — improving not just one, but all of the key systems that keep you healthy, capable, and independent for longer.
FitGreyStrong retweeted
The main study of my PhD is now online!
We investigated whether 8 weeks of aerobic exercise ‘preconditioning’ (to improve muscle fiber capillarization) augments muscle hypertrophy during subsequent resistance exercise training in older adults.
1/6
link.springer.com/article/10…
FitGreyStrong retweeted
Published today in @IJSPPjournal along with my great friends @IrineuLoturco and @lucasa_pereira (open access): a well - deserved tribute to the brilliant and visionary Juan José González- Badillo , the pioneer of velocity - based training ( VBT ) . We discuss the velocity zones
FitGreyStrong retweeted
A big new study of German elite athletes finds a correlation between vitamin D levels and grip strength. But after a deeper dive into other recent data, I'm STILL not convinced that means we should all be taking vitamin D supplements.
More here: outsideonline.com/health/nut…
FitGreyStrong retweeted
New meta indicates protein requirements may be as high as ~3 g/kg/d to optimize FFM retention during energy restriction. Note that FFM doesn't necessary = muscle mass. Also, protein intake from self-report may not be accurate. Interesting nonetheless...
journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/fu…
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What are plyometric exercises? How all that hopping and jumping builds strength, speed and power theconversation.com/what-are… via @ConversationEDU Thanks @ADHagstrom for co-writing
FitGreyStrong retweeted
‼️VERY important consensus document published this month‼️
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3974…
✅ Exercise is the most comprehensive therapy for health and longevity
✅ It is most effective when individualised, not a 'one-size-fits-all'
Well done, led by @mariafiatarone @mikelizquierdo_
FitGreyStrong retweeted
This has been needed for a long time!
Redefining obesity
A new report of @TheLancetEndo commission that overrides current BMI categories and better defines features and pathophysiologic consequences of pre-clinical and clinical obesity
thelancet.com/journals/landi… open-access
(such as an athlete with no fat excess is not obese, but is according to current BMI based definition)
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The largest and longest clinical trial comparing the effects of lifestyle changes vs. medicines on glucose control, inflammation, blood pressure & cholesterol over 24 weeks. The lifestyle changes won - hands down
Here's what they found...
tinyurl.com/yjev6dbt
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Take-home message:
Avoiding excess sedentary behaviour appears important to reduce cardiovascular disease risk even if you are physically active!
mdlinx.com/news/too-much-sit…
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FitGreyStrong retweeted
Everyone else is putting their predictions out there. So why not?
Men’s 100m predictions:
Placings & times in the final (in brackets)
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Leukocyte telomere length is associated with MRI‐thigh fat‐free muscle volume: data from 16 356 UK Biobank adults - Kirk - Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Why is exercise good for you? Scientists are finding answers in our cells nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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🏋️♂️💪🏼High-velocity muscular power training improves functional outcome measures in older adults
slideshare.net/hattersley4/h…
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Calf circumference is an independent predictor of mortality in older adults
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3464…
FitGreyStrong retweeted
To all clinicians & HCPs we need your help to raise awareness on why maintaining skeletal #muscle is key to healthy aging. Share our Conversation story with colleagues buff.ly/43abZiB or reach if u want to learn more about what u can do for your patients. @DavidScottPhD
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FitGreyStrong retweeted
Great to hear that Advanced Personal Training is going to be translated and published in Hungarian 📖 🇭🇺 amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HXGDLNT?r…
