Muscle matters: Dr Brendan Egan at TEDxUCD

Dr Brendan Egan is a University College Dublin (UCD) lecturer in sport and exercise science in the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, whose TEDxUCD 2014 talk is entitled 'Muscle Matters'.
On the sporting front, Brendan has represented Co. Sligo in Gaelic football at Senior inter-county level since 2003.
In his TEDxUCD 2014 talk Brendan explains the importance of maintaining muscle mass as we age.
Modern science has led to automation which means that we are predisposed to being physically inactive and in his talk Brendan outlines the risks to our health of this development. Furthermore, better medicines are leading to greater longevity and as the global population is getting older, the long term impact on health care provision is a huge challenge to be addressed.
Brendan in his talk focuses on Sarcopenia, a disease involving age related wasting of muscle, and talks about the connections with other diseases, including cancer and diabetes, and he encourages us to change our lifestyles now in order to keep our muscles strong as we age.
Dr Brendan Egan is a lecturer in sport and exercise science in the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science covering modules in sports nutrition, exercise prescription and molecular exercise physiology.
His current research interests concern the nutritional enhancement of sports performance and the molecular regulation of skeletal muscle function and adaptation in exercise, health and disease.
Brendan graduated with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick in 2003, before graduating from Loughborough University with distinction from the MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition programme.
He returned to Ireland in late 2004 to commence doctoral studies under the supervision of Dr Donal O'Gorman at Dublin City University. The focus of this research was on skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise and in particular the continuity between acute molecular responses to individual bouts of exercise and the adaptations in skeletal muscle induced by exercise training.
He was awarded his PhD in 2008, before moving on to the prestigious Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. There he completed his post-doctoral training in Professor Juleen Zierath's Integrative Physiology group at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery. Here his research, using animal and in-vitro cell systems, focused on the transcriptional regulation of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetes by small, non-coding RNAs.
He joined the faculty at UCD in 2011.
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[@whitewolf6730]

I am 66. I go to the gym 6 days a week, and have a job that requires me to lift heavy things. I love it!!! I am actually gaining muscle, continually raising what I lift. Headed to gym in a bit.

[@kevinjad4506]

You're a chad❤️

[@ewp8092]

you ROCK

[@whitewolf6730]

@@deodarhill It is if you rotate your muscle groups. I have had a change in schedule at work so now I go to the gym 4 times a week. I do know however, that you need at least one day a week to rest, and I do.

[@yakobubaid]

Please take care of your bone density, stay safe and be careful.

[@okmoonshapedlimb1505]

Respect!!

[@velmarbyrd453]

At 76 I’ve been weightlifting for 11 years. Regularly! I work- love it! I bike and swim. I weightlift 2 or 3 times a week. I’m a pain- free and medication- free aging woman! Lifting is where it’s at! Lift!!!

[@3mparchangel357]

Basically, you're not weak and hurting because your old. You're weak and hurting because you stopped moving.

[@Rangerfan-gz1rx]

Most people nowadays never started moving

[@RyanAggabao]

Both my grandfathers degenerated quite fast when something happened that severely limited their mobility. Good lesson to remember.

[@sarasmile6071]

You got it!

[@fizzybizzy3790]

It's a combination of both.

[@Kris_AB]

@@Rangerfan-gz1rx This. Many people grow up in inactive families, where parents and siblings were/are complete couch potatoes. It's a challenge for many to break this cycle. You have to choose to be different and it's a steep uphill battle. But it's doable.

[@chookvalve]

I’ve heard doctors say this for over 20 years - Orthopaedic surgeons specifically back, then as loading yourself with weights reduces dramatically the loss of bone. Obviously muscle is retained in the process. This talk is very important for people to see as the message is not getting through to the lazy ones. Use it or lose it.

[@Danuxsy]

Sure but cardio e.g. running or walking is WAY more important for health and longevity because lifting at the gym does not improve your cardiovascular health, it doesn't make your heart stronger nor your lungs more efficient, cardio does.

[@chookvalve]

@@Danuxsy not really the point of this video is it. But no one is saying get rid of cardio. And. - cardiovascular health is improved via weights if you’re intense about it actually. Besides to alleviate injuries, you need warm up and warm down and that is a cardio function.

[@Danuxsy]

@@chookvalve yeah yeah, whatever you say old man.

[@chookvalve]

@@Danuxsy that’s right

[@Danuxsy]

@I am me good that it is muscle strength we care about and not muscle mass.

[@nathanamos9945]

There's another good video where patients started resistance training while they started chemotherapy. The survival rate increased by 50%.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

Been there done that 👍🏻

[@ChrisB-fg8fd]

This is one of the most important talks I have seen

[@CandyJuice7]

@I'lleatyou Brutal. LOL!

[@Abhinand-10]

I don't know about y'all but this is the most important TED talk video for me

[@maverickjackman8658]

Perfect Presentation- It naturally comes across as obvious. Simple facts/graphs and explanations. Point made; just like animals or cars, if you sit you rust, batteries drain and you seize up or... you use what you have wisely and stay moving, alive and healthier than you probably thought you could. Thank you Dr. Egan for this refreshing talk and simple message. This really helps support my beliefs and what I prescribe as a Coach!

[@PottleWealth]

I spent 52 days in the ICU in 2021 before and after my liver transplant. Started physical therapy about 40 days in. Lost so much muscle and was so tight that I could not sit up in bed. Could wrap my hand around my bicep and touch my thumb and index finger together. When they finally got me to try to stand up, I had help from a special machine and two people. Screamed in pain. Spent 3 weeks post ICU in physical therapy hospital. I have gone to the gym at least 3 times a week for 20 months and am doing great. Regained 35 pounds. Do 15-20 exercises (weightlifting only) each time. Muscle is health.

[@williampleace7148]

Great to hear. We'll done, keep strong 💪

[@Babyfacedblackjesus]

many of us think about exercise in terms of looking buff but we should look at it as a way of getting healthier, stronger and living longer

[@armaniwebb4467]

Don't forget diet. You would be shocked how many powerlifyers and body builders die from heart attacks. You need to eat clean and drink plenty of water. Cut out sugar

[@Spanglefangle]

@@armaniwebb4467 A lot of them aren't dying from diet...

[@matthunt208]

“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people...and more useful in general”.....quoted by Coach Mark Rippetoe

[@jesmondo5785]

Gotta love rip, such a geezer

[@dorjiwang9467]

I’m pretty sure that doesn’t mean physically.

[@neox9369]

Dorji Wang It means both.

[@dorjiwang9467]

No. It means spiritually, not physically or mentally.

[@neox9369]

Dorji Wang It can mean whatever you want it to mean. However all three are a trinity and work synergistically. Strength and discipline of the mind, body and soul make a holistically strong person, that is ideal.

[@harrycullen1643]

67 yrs.Had a heart attack and frozen shoulder.Lost 3 months and 15 plus kilos. Ater the stent op i rested up. Started with small walks and gentle exercises at the physio. After a while my physio started me at the gym with very light weights. I go 3 times a week and getting into it.Getting stronger and walking one hour plus. Sometimes it hurts but you keep on. Shoulders not frozen now but range of movement increasing week by week. Hoping toget ack to work sooner than later.

[@harrycullen1643]

Its Sunday.Watched the World Cup Rugby final then a one hour walk. Lunch a rest and off to the Gym for weight session.

[@GlossaME]

Well done Harry

[@cinnsuamongar]

Great presentation. I like the use of actual data to support your points.

[@daniellekirk8947]

What a fantastic presentation, so engaging and the way he can just reel off all that information without hesitation, wow

[@halcyon_echo42]

I have been bedridden before & the muscle loss is staggering. It took inches off my thighs and took years to get it back.

[@MaxZRider]

How did you gain it back only one of mine degraded

[@harrycullen1643]

A kilo at a time.I lost 15 to 20 but with long walks and weights ive got back 2 to 3kg over 2 months. Im 67 but have my teenage body. Off to the gym now.

[@robertkusick6941]

Dr. Brendan Egan, I played you Muscle matters video on my Android phone. Thank you for letting us know that we can recover a substantial amount of our muscle loss into our old age. About 1/3 to 1/2 was not lous enough to understand what you were saying. Peace, love and wisdom to you and yours.

[@nickashton3584]

I decided some years ago to take lean muscle mass with me into old age, happy to see confirmation

[@franksam6818]

Nutrition importance needs to also be understood that other factors such as needed minerals / enzymes are extremely important! Beca use its about absorbing & breaking down what we eat to get optimum effects. Something that's underrated. Sleep loss as well will cause lean muscle weight loss.

[@laniehew]

Here is my revised formula: lose muscle mass (sarcopenia) = lose strength + power + balance + coordination + reflex = disease related

[@PALIKAPA]

I couldn't bе anу haрpier with the results. I gained 12 lbs оf musсle in 4 wееks . No Spесial Diеt, Nо Intеnsе Exerсisе.. twitter.com/faaf49880470e1be0/status/742668391975096320 Musсlе mаttеrs Dr Brеndan Еgan at TТТТЕDхUCD

[@user-tv9to1oe2h]

What

[@FRIENDSUNITY_Yt]

@@user-tv9to1oe2h its a joke. We must laugh now🤣

[@dandelions2414]

Ive bene on lockdown for 3 months and have noticed my body decline. Time to fight to get my strength back!

[@the_real_hislordship]

100% agree with the "use it or lose it". I'm 42 and I can still run around 5.1km in 20 minutes give or take. Gym or road, I specifically look for competition to challenge and to challenge me. But most often people are just plodding along. They don't push themselves.

[@peterbeyer5755]

Going out for a walk and stopping at a park to- Dead hang, chin up, pull up, push up, squats, body row, split squats etc will build muscle.

[@Fizyxx]

9:25 - "combined endurance and aerobic exercise" They are the same thing. I believe he meant Aerobic and Anaerobic

[@JoseRodriguez-nw2ov]

Weigth lifting not only is good for your bodies health, it is also good for your mental health. Start going to the gym. The few the proud the strong. It will change your life for the better 💪😁

[@PrimeMatt]

Superb! This should be seen by everyone. Although the bodyweight stuff at the end I'm not in agreement with. People are very unlikely to maintain that kind of program with no kind of progressive resistance, and no physical or psychological improvement. People need to weight train, and focus on getting strong. I have a 76 year old lady who had a lot of health issues, could not even stand up straight. But through sensible, consistent training, she worked up to pulling an 80kg deadlift from the floor with competition plates 👌🏼 There is a video on my channel of this. Older people can make truly life changing progress in a very short amount of time. Unfortunately most trainers have no idea what they are doing.

[@talhahbilal8114]

Amazing talk!

[@healthguy79]

So in simple English, the bodybuilding lifestyle works

[@beegee5305]

He says a combo or aerobic and lifting. As one ages, which you will, it's more important to do functional exercises that transpose over to everyday movements. And as a side note not all bodybuilding is equal. This isn't about hypertrophy but a realistic muscle composition that will help one do activities of daily living.

[@assiabenslimane2589]

Indeed

[@arifali6762]

And this comment works the best.

[@dipak1978]

No...Active life style plus hard work or exercise works.... Bodybuilder is a cheat for show only...A factory of drugs growing muscles at the cost of life and health

[@chookvalve]

@@dipak1978 what drugs? Lifting weights is lifting weights. You don’t take drugs! Pump iron - high protein meals works for me anyway.

[@LeaMarie214]

Amazing. Thank you Dr. Lyon! Girl came with receipts and Ted still flagged her. Ridiculous,

[@michealfrank461]

From this presentation, I understood that PRACTICING YOGA IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE....Because it's basically working against your muscles to improve your muscles.

[@ChrisB-fg8fd]

micheal frank absolutely correct, and not just for the external physical development

[@jaggeriscoughmedicine]

How that happens

[@markpolvora7344]

Only the strong survive.

[@hakimlite3927]

Not everyone has been bestowed with the power of a god, goku.

[@giornogiovanna3139]

@@hakimlite3927 I have.

[@JDAWGstone]

@giorno giovanna is that a ... jojo reference? 😮😦

[@Kris_AB]

Nope, everyone dies eventually. The strong have an increased chance of living longer, though.

[@loftusboy9]

so interesting...great presentation!

[@arifali6762]

Thank you 🙏 for super excellent talk.

[@stocksguy5246]

This makes sense, I'll look to start a decent workout program

[@charlesstutts4578]

Great presentation ! Just really hard to hear him during parts of the talk.

[@gamerboy5908]

I agree Sounds very low

[@SuperSwifty59]

Watch Dr Doug McGuff KZbin videos on this subject(sarcopenia and weight training) and also look up Dr Simon Melov study on the reversing of aging cells through WEIGHT TRAINING ... Weights is only anabolic form of exercise and at worst its neutral. Almost all other forms are catabolic

[@CaptainManic2010]

You are your own Gym by Mark Lauren Ultimate body weight bible with progressions for beginners to experts. I love body weight and resistance training.

[@UntakenNick]

So can I replace exercise by buying my shirts one size smaller?

[@Skennedy-n7m]

No.

[@48webber]

no married man will ever die if he carries his growing wife everyday: now thats real progressive overload

[@sleepsmartsmashstress740]

Have you seen the rate at which they GROW & GROW ? On top of that one fine evening a younger man picks her up and runs ! ha ha

[@andreazedda2189]

loooolll

[@esthetics4512]

🤣🔥Best comment

[@manjunath7497]

😂😂😂

[@thanujsingaravelan9891]

Savage!!!

[@deborahhopper1070]

Interesting, Thank you!!

[@aaronshanker6019]

This guy's voice starts out high but sinks like the Titanic

[@06pramodbhat]

Welcome to Ireland xD

[@amantiwari1916]

😂😂😂😂

[@Ghrainne]

What you are really saying is you have come across something that is new to you. You probably think that your previous exposure was the norm or the default. It is good to travel and inform yourself. There is a whole world outside your small comfort zone.

[@GlossaME]

​@@Ghrainne It's just an observation. Just chill

[@RobertBeauchamp-i6g]

Should be mandatory in schools - as should be agility, strength and stamina - what a change in both body and mind there would be…

[@nobertas.tnobertas.t8193]

really interesting speech, i think author could do even better with his ,, connection with audience " but its fair eough

[@mmmarvel]

Needed to show the slides better. Only saw distance shots, would have liked to see them full screen so they would have been easier to read. He does a great job with the presentation but didn't really talk about our diets which play a HUGE part regarding health.

[@emmajewett4775]

Also the audio is terrible

[@CoyoteCanyon72]

Enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@labibmushtaq6817]

Agoge Diet really took my diet to the next level. Not only diet, but life. I can see improvements in many aspects of my life. Guys, you rock! #*Agoge Diet*

[@YouDonteverhavetodie]

Studies show that interacting with the audience and a high level of enthousiasm, variation in voice tone etc.. can actually bring a good message accros. This doctor sounds more like a doctor leaning towards his penion.

[@Kris_AB]

Good info, mediocre presentation, yep.

[@arnoelful]

I think my phone was listening to me. I was just doing some body weight exercises with the family, and boom, this is in my KZbin. What is doctors prescribed exercised? What if children did body weight exercises as the last session of everyday?

[@jonbank7569]

Great post!!!

[@iwnunn7999]

Helps when the presenter is easy on the eyes. Right girls??

[@LuanaVasco88]

IW Nunn he's not that attractive.

[@pigletofgreed7747]

ONLY men are "visual & and "superficial"..the gospel according to women

[@Tipster49]

great Ted talk!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😊😊😊

[@zeppelin1qaz]

Exercise for 5 minutes every hour of sitting down.

[@nicolemaeredoblado346]

I always thought dieting is expensive and 'healthy' food costs a lot. Little did I know. I got my diet plan from *Agoge Diet* and I was able to select foods that fit my budget.

[@KINGHS-de6jt]

Wow apreciate dr🔥

[@TopSpinWilly]

I should add...great video, thanks.

[@zeppelin1qaz]

This guy is Gaelic football star, one of the toughset sports in the world, so he knows what he is talking about.

[@donovanvaz3289]

Hmmm - his sport would've been based around a strong cardio system that is able to keep going for the entire match. Being muscle bound would've been detrimental to his sport.

[@DotingOverDoggies]

Exercise is for aesthetics. Movement is for health.

[@ozzy5146]

not loud enough. project the voice!

[@TheLingnerFamily]

which way is it? Do people become weak which causes the sicknesses or do the sicknesses cause the lack of muscle and weakness

[@beegee5305]

I wish it were louder, I would send it on to my partner but they would need a louder volume.

[@rileyfairchild6873]

I walk daily. I wish I could say I haven't noticed leg weariness

[@user-vs6oe8fl3m]

Take a shot when he says "on the right side hand"

[@dogbog6230]

WHY IS IT SO QUIET REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@stellam2984]

does anybody know the actual study that he used in his slides about the >85yrs old pple?

[@peterbeyer5755]

❤❤❤I love the Scottish accent ❤❤❤

[@franksam6818]

The lymphatic system, the sewer system of the body needs movement for it to move through out the body for it to do it's thing.

[@unforgivensnake]

Listening while pumping iron

[@jahanzaibshaheen7689]

1:30 Oh i am watching this video while sitting in a wrong posture.

[@thiagovilla970]

This guy's a voice brother to Chris Pine.

[@tykenwil4775]

That L2Inc ad was hilarious and very enlightening. Gotta appreciate quality advertisement..

[@neetikagurjar5314]

Very nice

[@donovanvaz3289]

Hmmm the opening statement is somewhat unbelievable. If I sit still for 1 hour I naturally expend 60 calories. If I exercise for an hour - he says that increases between 20-30 fold. Which ranges from 1,200 - 1,800 calories. I use my fitness watch when I exercise and even if I push myself into the upper levels of my heart rate for that hour, I will never get near to 1,200 calories. For example, I did a bike ride that lasted an hour. My max heart rate was 178bpm and my average was 134bpm. And yet I only expended 670 calories. So a 10 fold increase.

[@peterbeyer5755]

My ma wants to live longer with Dr Egan, she thinks he is gorgeous!

[@ColbyMoonwalker]

Hope she’s doing well

[@sarahmarzouq1935]

loved it

[@NautankiMom]

So lifting my 3 yr old will help to build muscle :) I m 40!

[@snaprockandpop]

so why did the students loose so much so quickly - 10 percent in 10 days compared with the first figure - 10 percent over a decade ?

[@robertlorek5647]

It would be nice if this dude would turn up his microphone, can't hear a thing he is saying

[@j.t2548]

Why is this so incredibly silent? Can't hear anything, it's like 50% volume of other videos who dont come from a channel with 36.6M Subscribers. rare. Don't you guys master your videos?

[@fabulouswoman5068]

When you have good muscle mass, you can eat to your heart's content. Enough said.

[@ia3525]

Fabulous Woman yep! As a body builder who overeats, you gain weight only at the belly!

[@christopherellis2663]

Depends on what and when

[@ml2054]

No you can’t.

[@JesseDayKR]

This is a generalized and lazy comment about something that is incredibly complex, that is not how it works at all.

[@TotalGAMIX]

Wow... Need to keep this in mind cause I love me some food

[@pallaviamolkokane]

👏👏👏👏

[@phillipchavez1321]

1:53 Active couch potato 3:38 A 74 year old athlete vs a sedentary 74 year old person -exercise matters; your muscle mass is reduced by 3-8% every decade after the age of 30; 20% exception by training muscles throughout life

[@brendanmcpike184]

aye he has my name represent

[@iskanderbadshah]

Waheed murad

[@axlrosea675]

Ever since I took up running, I have quite a bit more muscle mass, even in the upper body. It's hard for me to see how one can lose muscle doing endurance sports (when compared to a non-exercising individual).

[@rynerlute7510]

Endurance training alone can reduce muscle mass becase it's basically working out for a long time without much rest or any rest at all. It's weight, strength, etc adaptation for that particular activity, so it sounds logical to lose weight to perform better, longer, etc.

[@axlrosea675]

agreed but my point was that it builds up muscle compared with no exercise. a lot of stability and leg and foot strength is needed for running. but not so much for just sitting in an office all day.

[@thomasrichardson5425]

because you dont require much muscle mass for endurance

[@chaddaliciousness]

if anyone unsure, look at Olympic marathon runners and then look at Olympic sprinters.

[@ref4nej2]

That's probably because you had very little muscle mass in the first place, and for an exercise to be performed effectively your body adapted more strength (muscle mass). That won't keep happening once you're fully adapted to the low requirements of strength running requires and you will still be considered 'weak - average'. Once your ability gets to a high enough level (eg. marathoner) you'll have hit the point of over doing long duration light activity and your cortisol levels will rise, your testosterone will drop and you'll lose muscle and look like a classic post japanese POW looking pro marathoner.

[@aig5429]

I got 2 physical jobs and workout can't get better than that. Kayaking as a hobby

[@haroldhart2688]

I TAKE ANDRIOL AND WILD YAM EXTRACT AND MACA ROOT FROM HEALTH FOOD STORE.

[@PALIKAPA]

it wоrks fоoоor me

[@PALIKAPA]

I wаs соmрlеtеlуу shоckеd bу hоw drаmаtiс thе rеsults wеrе аftеr just ооооnе weеk. МММу еnеееrgу lеvеls wеrе nоtiсеаblу highеr аnd I fеlt likе аn аbsolute bеаst in thе gуm.. => twitter.com/faaf49880470e1be0/status/742668391975096320 Мusсle mаttеrs Dr Brеndаn Egаn аt ТЕDxUCD

[@Kevessi]

Man looks like the cop from Brooklyn 99

[@mattstone6594]

Well here in Italy the elderly index is already 184. It passed 100 in the late 90's. Btw: drugs are not the only reason we live longer. Tipical "doctor way" to see life. Malnutrition is an umbrella concept. The one we deal here is denutrition and the datas you brought regard overnutrition. There are no real strong datas about poor nutrition in elderly in western countries. The only available fact is unicef report: it's about 5,9% in 2020, and in most of the cases it affects istitutionalized elderly people The fact you live longer because you are stronger (muscled up) is a big bias. You can live better and with less drugs, for sure. Actually, taking datas you didn't show, the best way for living longer is a social contest where we feel loved and cared. Odds are better when you are: -happy -well nourished -active (doing stuff all day long) "B.buiders life style", like someone said, usually is very orthorexic and strict.

[@TheAleschu]

Poor guy got trapped in a horizontal hamster wheel! Help him!

[@jonathanmagic5633]

Pretty sad when we need science to tell us to move.

[@pizza1512]

Looks like I'm an active couch potato. Yummy

[@miketitus3592]

great talk, but body weight won't cut it... except in exceptionally under trained people for a very short time.. add weigth

[@devilu18]

this guy is all over the place with the data,not very scientific ... For example .he says that young individuals can lose 5% of muscle mass in 10-14 days if they are lazy in comparison with adults that that Will lose 3,5% every decade no matter what,trying to leave the impression that this is a disastrous scenario .but he avoids saying how fast they can gain that 5% back when the adults cannot !

[@neox9369]

Muscle memory, adults absolutely can. Especially if they have before.

[@boorayin2773]

Nothing surprising in here...the missing piece, thinking of my mother, is how to get that 75 year old person who has little/no history of exercise to somehow develop a program and stick to it?

[@Ignorius]

Dr. you need a bigger size shirt lol

[@pickles7734]

Ignorius he's giving a presentation on muscle

[@seanpmurray]

European vs American is such an easy distinction these days.

[@pickles7734]

We are so close in some ways and so different in others

[@Heretical_Theology]

It FITS him... The buttons are not pulling and lose in the back. A size large would be really baggy on him.

[@cinnsuamongar]

Looks fine to me.

[@entropia34332]

Tell that to Stephen Hawking

[@xanoriah8956]

he's defying even himself.

[@arande3]

CristianJ HAWKING IS ON THE ROIDS BRO.

[@ref4nej2]

He would likely agree.

[@pigletofgreed7747]

Does Hawking even lift?

[@kickster4u]

Well he’s dead so.

[@armandohernandez2926]

Jesus is coming 🙏🙏🙏

[@mattw1121]

im sorry but i dont find 12 weeks of training for 3% increase in muscle mass to be worth it? maybe i misheard him or something but this is not convincing at all

[@markinfranco5184]

Totally worth it. That’s only 3 months. Takes years to build a decent amount of muscle

[@dogwklr]

They are 85 yo, how much did you think they would gain? 😂 this kind of thinking is probably why you're losing muscle, you expect magic

[@dogwklr]

Matt, have you ever thought about how impressive it is for an elderly person to gain muscle AT ALL given it's almost accepted that they will just slowly lose it as they age. 3% to them could be life changing if they have gone very low on lean muscle mass. They have the time, they are retired and this keeps them active and in the community.

[@DanLetts97]

Muscle growth takes years bud

[@salahalkhalifa3705]

As long as u loose 1percent each year if u are inactive I think it's big deal if u increase by 3percent in 12 weeks.

[@Hisham23633]

Dr. you NEED to stretch your arms and back, I wish you'd let me help you, my body was just like yours, it can be fixed in just 2 weeks.

[@FaFa-bw1mm]

where is the problem?he looks good

[@gourmetjourney3643]

He seems to be bored with his own presentation.

[@Ghrainne]

Welcome to Europe. He is different than what you are used to. What you are really saying is you have come across something that is new to you. You probably think that your previous exposure was the norm or the default. It is good to travel and inform yourself. There is a whole world outside your small comfort zone.

[@gourmetjourney3643]

@@Ghrainne I think presentation should be appealing but what I'm saying is that his presentation doesn't have any impact or eye-catching moment. So you are saying that this is convincing enough in Europe? Okay then, I'll accept it but it's not convincing at all in countries where I used to lived. I have lived in some countries for over 10 years but never seen anyone like this before.