Sometimes More Is More (The Sedentary Lifter Problem) | Ep 475

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of daily movement for lifters over 40 and challenges the notion that less training is always better for recovery.

You lift weights 3-4 days a week, you hit your protein, you sleep well, and the muscle you've built still isn't showing. For a lot of lifters over 40, the highest-leverage change is something else... how much you move the rest of the day, through a combination of steps, getting up frequently, NEAT, and a little cardio. The advice that you're overtraining and need to do LESS to recover more is the right advice for some lifters but wrong for others, and the difference comes down to... con...

People in this episode

Host: Philip Pape

Topics covered

• sedentary lifestyle
• weight lifting
• fitness for over 40
• NEAT
• cardio
• muscle visibility

Keywords

• sedentary lifter
• weight training
• protein intake
• sleep quality
• muscle growth
• exercise frequency
• NEAT
• cardiovascular health

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