However, growing older doesn’t mean all hope is lost when it comes to maintaining andbuilding muscle mass.

Next, press your heels into the floor once more to rise back up to standing.

Perform three sets of 12 reps, two to three times a week to reach maximum hypertrophy.

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Begin by placing your hands on the floor just outside shoulder-width so your fingers point forward.

Extend your legs behind you, and roll onto the balls of your feet.

Activate your core, and bend your elbows to lower your chest toward the ground.

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Push your body back up to a high plank.

Perform three sets of 12 reps, two to three times a week.

Lie down flat on your back on a workout bench under a barbell.

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“see to it the weights are secure above your head,” Brewster says.

“Place your hands on the barbell slightly outside of your chest.

Take the barbell off the rack, and angle the bar to the middle of your chest.

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double-check your wrist is not bent backward to prevent it from being strained.

Bring the barbell downward slowly until you touch your chest.

Then, push the barbell back up in a straight line, back to the starting position.”

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Line yourself up with the pull-up bar.

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Perform three sets of 12 reps of pull-ups, two to three times a week.

Press your hips back, and maintain a straight back.

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double-check your gaze remains ahead of you to keep yourself from bending down.

you’re able to work with added weights like dumbbells or simply your body weight.

Stand up tall, and check that your feet face ahead of you.

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Take a step forward with your left leg.

Bend your rightaka backknee for descend into a lunge.

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