Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club.

Today, I want to start with a very simple and powerful message.

It is never too late to start.

I want you to repeat that to yourself, because this message could be the one that changes you for the better.

One of the most common comments I see is I wish I had trained when I was young enough

or I'm just too old or out of shape to start.

The only problem the people have is that they're too good at making excuses.

There is a lot of talk about how we all lose muscle as we age.

I don't need studies to know that it's true, but I want to be 100% clear on something.

Muscle and strength loss is not inevitable.

You've heard me say you rest.

You rust.

Studies in my own experience tell me that we can stay strong and get

strong as we age. It just takes work. Studies have found that people in their 90s gained muscle

and strength after eight weeks of intense resistance training. These were not 90-year-old former Olympians.

They were regular 90-year-olds in a nursing home who didn't move much.

And after only eight weeks of strength training, they gained almost 10% more muscle mass.

The amount you expected to lose in 5 to ten years as your age, they reversed a decade

of muscle loss in two months.

Even better.

Their strength almost tripled and their walking speed improved by 48%.

It is never too late.

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