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🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Most men lose muscle not just because of aging, but because they're no longer training for their 40+body .
In Part 1 of this series, Ted reframed the entire conversation around aging by explaining why longevity isn't about living longer, but about extending healthspan.
In Part 2, he challenged the dangerous belief that weight loss automatically equals health, breaking down why metabolic health matters far more than what the scale says
In part 3, Ted breaks down how men over 40 should train to preserve and build muscle, protect their joints, and avoid the aches and injuries that derail progress.
You'll learn the core principles behind Ted's Maximum Muscle Activation approach — a smarter, time-efficient way to stimulate muscle, work around limitations, and get results in under two hours per week.
If your body feels like it's holding you back, this episode is for you. Listen now!
You'll learn:
Why muscle is the most important longevity organ in the body
How muscle loss leads to frailty, loss of independence, and early death
The minimum effective dose of strength training to maintain muscle
How training close to failure drives muscle preservation and growth
What Ted discusses in this episode:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:24) Understanding Muscle Loss and Aging
(03:17) The Importance of Muscle for Longevity
(04:56) Sarcopenia: The Age-Related Muscle Loss
(10:46) Training Around Injuries
(11:52) Strength Training Principles
(21:46) Power Training and Mobility
(24:58) GLP-1 Drugs and Muscle Loss
(26:20) Conclusion and Next Steps
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| 0:00.0 | People don't die of old age, they tie of weakness, right? |
| 0:09.3 | And here's the part that most people don't realize. |
| 0:12.3 | Muscle loss starts far earlier than you think. |
| 0:15.8 | In fact, if you do nothing to stop it, muscle loss begins in your 30s, |
| 0:23.0 | accelerate in your 40s and 50s, |
| 0:29.7 | and by the time you're 70, you can lose up to 50% of your muscle. And I want to tell you something, |
| 0:35.9 | even active people lose muscle if they don't train properly. Hey guys, it's Ted here. Let me ask you something. You've got the money, the success, the career. |
| 0:39.4 | But when you look in the mirror, do you see a tired out of shape guy staring back at you? |
| 0:43.9 | And you're tired of the weak body, the way your clothes fit, and your lack of confidence about the way you look. |
| 0:49.4 | This can end now. |
| 0:50.7 | In my program, Lean After 40, I've created a four-phase system that helps high-achieving |
| 0:57.1 | men lose 20 pounds in just 10 weeks while building muscle, while getting you to feel 10 years younger, |
| 1:04.2 | and here's the kicker. It's only going to take you two hours a week in the gym. This plan is |
| 1:08.8 | fully customized to your situation. And if you don't know me, |
| 1:12.1 | well, I've worked with guys like Robert Downey Jr., Ricky Martin, Sir Richard Branson, plus |
| 1:16.8 | thousands of CEOs and business leaders worldwide. But here's the deal. You need to earn at least |
| 1:22.3 | 100k annually because my program, it's a premium program. I work with entrepreneurs, executives, and high-performing |
| 1:30.8 | professionals. So if that's you and you want to shortcut the process to getting yourself in the |
| 1:36.2 | best shape ever, book a body audit call now at legendary light podcast.com slash apply. And look, |
| 1:43.0 | there's no pressure on the call. At this point in my |
| 1:45.1 | career, I'm only looking for ideal clients. It's got to be a win for both of us. So even if we |
| 1:50.1 | don't end up working together, you're going to leave with insight about your process, how to get in |
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