Living out your best, healthiest, and fittest life is totally possible after your 40th birthday.
Strength training keeps your metabolism up, offers anti-aging effects, and can even help extend your life.
But if you’re not yet sold on the wonders of strength work, let science do the convincing.
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Plus, strength training promotes strong bones and helps you maintain a healthy weight.
So there you have it!
see to it your chest remains tall as you bend both knees and descend into a split squat.
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Lower until your back knee touches the floor.
Then, use your front heel to press yourself back up to standing.
Squeeze those glutes at the top.
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Repeat on the opposite side.
Complete three sets of 10 to 12 reps.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e
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Bend down to take hold of it using an overhand grip and your hands positioned about shoulder-width apart.
Pick the barbell up.
Then, while maintaining soft knees, press your hips back, and lower the barbell down your legs.
You should feel a good stretch in your hamstrings.
Press your hips forward to bring the barbell back up to the start position.
Complete three sets of eight to 10 reps.
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Cable Rows
For cable rows, firmly place both feet on the footpad.
Pull the handle out, extend your legs, and keep your chest tall.
Then, bring your elbows back toward your hips, squeezing your lats and back as you do so.
Extend your arms, and feel a solid shoulder stretch.
That counts as one full rep.
Complete three sets of 10 reps.
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Incline Dumbbell Bench Press
Start the incline dumbbell bench press by lying down flat on an incline bench.
Have a dumbbell in each hand.
Next, press the weights over your body as you straighten out your arms.
Then, use control to lower the weights toward your chest.
Once again, press the dumbbells back up toward the ceiling.
Give your triceps and pecs a squeeze when you reach the top of the motion.
Grab a dumbbell with one hand, and press it overhead.
Bend your elbow as you lower the dumbbell to the back of your head.
Then, press your arm and the weight back up to the start position.
Flex your triceps at the end.
Repeat on the opposite side.
Complete three sets of 12 to 15 reps.
