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Nursing Home Residents Increased Strength 175 Percent in Eight Weeks
The Ultimate Human
Will Harlow: STOP Losing Muscle After 50 (Do This Instead)
What was said
"I read a new paper that came out just the other day which said that a group of nursing home residents— so these were people in their 90s and older— were put through an 8-week quad strengthening program. And in that 8 weeks, they improved their strength by 175%."
Will Harlow cited new research showing people in their 90s gained 175 percent strength improvement in just 8 weeks through targeted quad exercises. The finding contradicts assumptions that elderly muscle building is futile and demonstrates rapid functional recovery is possible at any age with proper intervention.
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- The Ultimate Human
- Episode
- Will Harlow: STOP Losing Muscle After 50 (Do This Instead)
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- 38:47
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