Chronic Exercise & Lean Muscle Mass in Masters Athletes
Former Member
Article:
Chronic Exercise Preserves Lean Muscle Mass in Masters Athletes
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The photos are what is really interesting in this paper:
40-year-old triathlete (quadriceps, cross-sectional MRI view)
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70-year-old sedentary man (quadriceps, cross-sectional MRI view)
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74-year-old triathlete (quadriceps, cross-sectional MRI view)
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Thanks for starting this thread, posting the photos, and the direct link to the study. The "Chronic Exercise Preserves Lean Muscle Mass in Masters Athletes" is a well implemented and carefully managed study conducted by well qualified professionals and published in a very authoritative source. I enjoyed reading through the study and will print it out to review again several times. While the conclusion is about muscle mass retention through lifestyle changes, hopefully more studies will be conducted to establish what I would speculate are numerous other positive wellness benefits from "chronic exercise" regarding bone density, immune system, nervous system, digestive, etc.
Thanks for starting this thread, posting the photos, and the direct link to the study. The "Chronic Exercise Preserves Lean Muscle Mass in Masters Athletes" is a well implemented and carefully managed study conducted by well qualified professionals and published in a very authoritative source. I enjoyed reading through the study and will print it out to review again several times. While the conclusion is about muscle mass retention through lifestyle changes, hopefully more studies will be conducted to establish what I would speculate are numerous other positive wellness benefits from "chronic exercise" regarding bone density, immune system, nervous system, digestive, etc.
