Old Bull Health Podcast - Mens Health with Heath Jones of Active & Ageless

Jem & Donny talk to Heath Jones about muscle mass. Muscle mass after 50, and 3 reasons not to mess this up.

Session notes:

• Sarcopenia is a musculoskeletal disease in which muscle mass, strength, and performance are significantly compromised with age.
• Sarcopenia most commonly affects elderly and sedentary populations and patients who have comorbiditiesthat affect the musculoskeletal system or impair physical activity. This activity reviews the evaluation and treatment of sarcopenia and highlights the interprofessional team's role in caring for patients with this condition.
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560813/
  

How much muscle can you afford to lose?Suppose you're healthy and fit and weigh 80kg at 50 years old. A typical male: 28-32 kg; 36%-40% of body weight is muscle. Female 21-24 KG 27-30% is muscle.

At age 50, a male would have 29 kg of muscle

At age 65, Male probs have 26 kg of muscle

At age 80, a male would have 22 KG – Potential loss of 20% of muscle mass.

So how do we not stuff this up? Well, listen to the podcast, part I of III.

Muscle is the new retirement plan.

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