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AGING with STRENGTH®
Strength, fitness, nutrition & longevity intelligence (with video proof) from a former New York Times journalist, lifelong athlete & Mayo Clinic-trained health & wellness coach.
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Introducing “Eat like it’s 1899”
Every Friday, you get a new 7-minute video showing how to make a healthy, nutritious meal from whole-foods in under 20 minutes. Filmed in my real-life, working-dad kitchen.
The case for quitting the bench press
Here's 6 more effective & less damaging alternatives for building a powerful upper body.
Friday thoughts: measuring VO2 max (a reader question) and my personal supplement stack
The post I published in November on VO2 max, grip strength & balance training for non-athletes was popular then and, apparently, remains so now, because it raised a very good, very detailed reader question from Robyn E.
What to do when strength gains start slipping
Strategies, mindsets and a lesson from the pros.
A Stanford postdoc's longevity lies
And how misinformation from the Longevity Industrial Complex hurts all of us.
Become powerful: what actually works in life's second half
Sixteen principles that build a powerful life, a portal to healthy longevity.
The growing U.S. "morbidity gap" leads the world
A new analysis of 204 countries finds the gap between how long we live and how long we live well is widening almost everywhere.
What to know: the 4 peptides FDA just cleared
The evidence for the newly approved peptides, and the names of the FDA advisory panel members who have a financial interest in the votes they just cast to approve them.
Yale's "aging beliefs" study gets aging wrong
A philosopher's review of biological decline and a mischaracterized WHO handbook don't check out.
Filtered-coffee drinkers look younger than instant-coffee drinkers, new research says
Inflammation may partly explain instant coffee's aging link. Espresso drinkers are SOL.
WashPost takes on red chilis' effect on aging
Capsaicin, the active compound in red chili, might or might not help you live longer.
New research: Humans age in 3 major waves
Those waves appear to peak at ages 34, 60 and 78, and two specific organs keep surfacing as longevity gatekeepers.
NYT: "Men need better fitness role models"
What Attia, Huberman, Bryan Johnson and other meatheads of masculinity get wrong.
Does learning languages slow brain aging?
A study's methods & muddy data are interesting—but not proof of causality.
Friday thoughts: Winter in July, Australia's ocean pools & Sydney's soul-warming coffee culture
Greetings from Sydney, where cold and rain prevail, large pear-shaped men inexplicably jog shirtless and a very, very carefully brewed flat white is never more than a block away.
Fast walkers in their 80s cut their risk of cognitive decline by half, a study finds
Using muscles releases brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF, which helps regulate glucose and plays an important role supporting memory and cognitive function.
Strategies for avoiding dementia
The number of people with dementia is expected to more than double by 2050.
Human longevity has its limits
In a recent letter in the journal Nature, researchers say maximum human lifespan is 125.
3 lessons from the USMNT's World Cup
Talent isn't enough. Regardless of age, you need self-belief & a reliable support system.
The Harvard strength-training study's hidden longevity lessons
Including: the one exercise type that beats weight training; the cancer J-curve; reverse causation issues with brain-related diseases & resistance training; and a potentially big data pothole.
Staying in shape on vacation: the "just enough" strategies
Being away from home disrupts healthy routines. Don't lose your gains to a swamp of ice cream, alcohol and potato-chip summertime sedentarism.
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
Sitting in a bar with my 10-year-old, a 1972 soft-rock classic† reminded me of the importance of showing up in person to do nothing really important.