Sculpting strong, toned muscles is an incredibly popular fitness goaland for good reason.

You may have heard this, but as you grow older,researchfinds that your supply oflean muscle massdecreases.

Those five movement patterns are squat, hinge, lunge, push, and pull.

kettlebell goblet squat for stronger muscles after 40

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To perform goblet squats, you’ll set up with your feet positioned hip-width distance apart.

Hold a kettlebell at your heart’s center.

Hinge your hips back, and descend into a squat.

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Push through your feet to come back up to standing.

According to theNASM, to perform a kettlebell deadlift, you’ll place your feet hip-width distance apart.

Push through your feet to lift up the weight and stand back up.

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Then, reverse the motion.

This means each knee at the very bottom of the motion form 90-degree angles.

Most of the weight in your upper body will be lined up with your hips.

mature man doing pull-ups for stronger muscles after 40

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Press each shoulder back and down into the bench.

Then, press the weights up toward the ceiling, fully extending your arms.

As you lower the dumbbells back down, keep things slow, steady, and controlled.

confirm your elbows don’t stray from the sides of your body.

Of course, you’ll need to have a pull-up/chin-up bar handy for this exercise.

Jump up to grab the bar.

Keep your head aligned with your core.

Then, bend both elbows and pull them toward the sides of your body to gradually pull yourself up.

Head upward until your chin is at the same height as the bar.

Hold this position for a moment, then descend to the position you started in.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e