Resistance training as we age: optimizing exercise selection and training intensity for muscle growth, function, and injury risk management
This week on The Drive
Resistance training as we age:
optimizing exercise selection and training intensity for muscle growth, function, and injury risk management
In episode #414 of The Drive, Peter welcomes back Jeff Cavaliere, M.S.P.T., C.S.C.S., a physical therapist, strength coach, and founder of ATHLEAN-X who previously served as head physical therapist for the New York Mets. Jeff explains how his work with professional athletes and his own injuries shaped his approach to building strength and muscle while minimizing injury risk, and how training should evolve through the 40s, 50s, and beyond. He and Peter then work through the most effective exercises for each major muscle group, from the shoulders and arms to the chest, back, and legs.
They also cover:
- Why junk volume may be one of the biggest mistakes lifters make, and what separates a productive rep from a wasted one
- How Jeff trains around a partially torn labrum and rotator cuff, and why he believes complete rest can slow recovery
- Why calves, glutes, and smaller stabilizing muscles deserve far more attention than they get
- The early signs that training needs to change in midlife, from joint soreness to fatigue and irritability
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How to find your true zero reps in reserve, and which exercises are safest to take all the way to failure
How many high-effort sets per week it takes to build muscle
How to keep overhead pressing through shoulder pain, from the landmine press to single-arm dumbbell variations
The lifts in Jeff’s “exercise graveyard”, and the safer alternatives that preserve their benefits
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