How to Unlock Your Best Body After 40

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[@joemerino8218]

Seriously one of the most underrated training channels on KZbin. Can’t wait to see when the world stops going for the flashy style workouts and channels like yours has millions of followers. Keep up the good work.

[@BodyweightMuscle]

Thank you Joe, I really appreciate this 🙏🏼💪🏼

[@Brownguy342]

I’m about to turn 51. I’ve been working out since my mid 20’s. Between the 2020 lockdowns and advancing age body weight training is becoming my primary method. I’m considering making the break from the gym and going totally outdoors.

[@BodyweightMuscle]

Do it B, nothing beats starting your day with a workout outside of brick walls , a more open horizon, fresh air, and soft morning sun. It's one of the best habits to boost your mood, physical health, and overall vitality

[@churchhymnsandpsalms]

Great advice, as always. You know my story: getting back in shape at 50. I’m actually doing the opposite of what you’re saying. Well, kind of a mixture. I was cross-country runner in high school, so I’m using running to help me eat more calories. I run 5 miles per day, six days per week. That lets me eat close to 3000 cal a day. Which means I’m never really hungry. I do one calisthenics exercise for five sets after my runs. I include pull-ups, push-ups, dips, Pike push-ups, and rows. It’s working well. Luckily, I have pretty good genetics. So I’m seeing good muscle growth. I have about 20 pounds left to go. This may not be the way for everyone, but the running lets me eat more so I’m never hungry. I can even have a few cheat meals.

[@BodyweightMuscle]

Hey C, cool to hear from your journey sir Indeed, if you have food genetics, and you have other things on your side such as stable great sleep, you're not prone to injury, low stress, etc, you can go harder on the cardio side. Amazing work, would love to see your before and after photo one day! Good luck and KOT 💪🏼💪🏼

[@churchhymnsandpsalms]

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[@BodyweightMuscle]

​@@churchhymnsandpsalms yeah, you can send it to info(at)bodyweightmuscle.com

[@headicuss]

My brother good to see you still at it. Thank you for getting me started brother

[@BodyweightMuscle]

Hey Eddie my man, how are you?!

[@headicuss]

@BodyweightMuscle hey Anthony I'm good 👍🏿, so strange that I'm just seeing this notification from you ,but I'm good . Hopefully all is good with you brother

[@BodyweightMuscle]

@headicuss pretty good my man!

[@laulau069]

Started doing ashtanga yoga when I turned 40 and never felt so good, added now gymnastics 2x/week and love it

[@BodyweightMuscle]

Ash. Yoga looks great, only problem is it doesn't include any pulling movement patterns. But it sounds like you have that covered with your gymnastics routine!

[@grantbradley5084]

I’m 67 years old, been training with rings for four years. I’ve been told I have the best physique at the gym. Train with rings guys👍

[@BodyweightMuscle]

Hey G, that's badass! What exercises do you like to work on?

[@DSPNWtoCali]

​@@BodyweightMuscleyeah, please share.

[@richardsub5252]

I’m 51, strength training three days a week. Push, legs, pull. Cardio is 80 floors on the stepper in 10 min once a week on leg day. Pumps up legs before leg training.

[@BodyweightMuscle]

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[@krzysztofrudnicki5841]

I'm 37 next month. I decided about year ago to workout. Consistently. Now I look better than in my 20'. I started with dumbbells, then I add calisthenics and resistance tubes. What I found that I got less injuries with dumbbells that with calisthenics because calisthenics are so much fun that I want to do it more. Like pull ups for instance. I got golfers elbow because I did to much volume and with me weighing 100 kg it was too much for my joints and tendons. Now I'm trying to workout every day but I need to figure it out how to do it properly.

[@BodyweightMuscle]

Thanks for sharing K 💪🏼 100kg can be a lot of weight on your joints when it comes to calisthenics, especially with full bodyweight exercises like pull ups. This would happen to me with my shoulders and handstand push ups. Alternating full bodyweight exercises with lighter regressions (which means less intensity, therfore higher reps) works well to avoid this. For example: - *PULL-UPS* alternate with jack knife pull-ups and/or band assisted pull ups - *DIPS* alternate with leg-assisted dips and/or band assisted dips - *HANDSTAND PUSH-UPS* alternate with pike push ups Obviously, you can also alternate these with dumbbells that cover the same muscle group as you are probably doing.

[@BodyweightMuscle]

I'll make a video for you on this topic next week where I'll go deeper into all these ideas 💪

[@BodyweightMuscle]

What’s your biggest struggle when trying to change your body after 40? Or, if you’ve done this successfully, what are your best practices?!

[@jackslater8688]

Midsection is the biggest struggle.

[@BodyweightMuscle]

@@jackslater8688 what do think is the main reason you struggle to lose it?