Peter Attia on the importance of preserving strength and muscle mass as we age

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[kimdavis]

Hello!!!! Yessss!!! I’m 60 & lift very heavy weights!! This gal loves muscle!!!! Great video Peter … more more please

[sheryl]

So I take this to mean it's the strength primarily that helps, and mass to the extent that it effects the strength... so going for lower reps (building strength) is better than going purely for size (body building, which can be done simply by volume regardless of strength).

[nubbsgalore]

but what are the exact metrics? three times body weight deadlift, OHP your body weight, 20 dead hang pull ups, and 60 minutes on a bike maintaining 3 PWR, 90 minute half marathon, 5 second 40 yard dash? are we talking a >22 FFMI? let's get specific. a specific VO2 max or lactate threshold? if this is the octogenarian olympics, what are the olympic records to aim for?

[chadindhaka]

What episode of the AMA member only podcast Is this from, for reference? Thank you

[RKO]

Half of this was just an advertisement

[frankvanstrijen]

Peter what is better to get shredded with muscle? Calorierestriction or prolonged fasting

[Journeyofamomdoc]

Can someone out there define “heavy lifting” for women ? Is that 50 pound dumbbells? Is that 120 pound squats ?

[WRYPP-jg]

If you look at any example of long living populations who live in goodhealth non of them are "buildingmuscle". They stay active mindlessly most of the day, wqlking, still working whether paid or not. Seems to bw the new craze this but doeant seem true

[abusumayah]

These people want to live forever because they are too focused on the life of this world.

I don't disagree with the importance of lifting but the obsession with longevity is strange. You will only mitigate aging so much.