Workouts
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1-Hour In the Gym is Not Enough: NEAT for Men Over 40:
For many men over 40, staying healthy often means hitting the gym. You lift weights, get on the treadmill, maybe even push through an hour-long workout. And while that effort matters, here’s the truth: one hour in the gym cannot undo 10 hours of sitting. Modern life has quietly engineered movement out of our daily…
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The (8) Biggest Gym Mistakes Men Over 40 Make (And How to Fix Them)
If you’re a man over 40 and still showing up at the gym, you deserve respect. But here’s the truth most of us don’t want to hear: Smarter > Harder The body you’re working with today isn’t the same one you had at 25. Pretending it is leads to frustration, nagging injuries and stalled progress.…
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Why Hybrid Fitness Is the New “Go-To” for Staying Strong, Lean & Pain-Free for Men Over 40
As of late, I’ve spent a good 15 to 30-minutes doing floor work: By floor work, I mean stretching and all the “not so fun” stuff to ensure I stay nice and limber. 40 has taught me that stiffness is simply a reflection of neglect and as I manage the little pains like my Achilles…
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Stretching for Men Over 40: No Yoga Mat Required
I’m almost willing to bet that if you were to ask (100) people to do an old man impression, there would be a few commonalities between all of them: Starting with posture; they would likely have a forward bend to their stand or walk. Speaking of walk, it would be slow and likely labored and…
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Why Men Over 40 Should Stop Chasing Body-Part Splits and Embrace Full-Body Workouts
For decades, the bodybuilding culture has popularized “split days”, consisting of a chest day, leg day, back day, arms day, etc. The idea is to focus (intensely) on one muscle group per session which allows for a lot of volume combined with adequate recovery for each body part. That approach works well for young whippersnappers…