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Weightlifting “Slows” Aging Process in Masters Athletes Weightlifting “Slows” Aging Process in Masters Athletes Written by TEAM MD Weightlifting “Slows” Aging Process in Masters Athletes Between ages 40 and 60, most people lose about 15 percent of their muscle mass. Worse, they lose muscle-nerve connections, so the muscles they have don’t work as well – and many of the fast-twitch muscles convert to weaker, less powerful slow-twitch muscles. Is this inevitable? No, according to a study by Dr. Stephen Pearson and colleagues from London. They compared elite masters weightlifters competing in the World Championship with age-matched controls and found that 80-year-old weightlifters had the strength of 60-year-old control subjects. Both groups lost power at the same rate – approximately 1.25 percent per year after age 45. But, the lifters could generate 32 percent more power at any age group than the non-lif

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