Dr. Layne Norton

And now you're no longer progressively overloading. So I think there has to be a balance between enough changing of exercises to kind of promote some novelty, because as you know, novelty, there's a reward center in the brain for that, just changing something. And think about any time you're going to try a new workout, you get a little excited about it.

And now you're no longer progressively overloading. So I think there has to be a balance between enough changing of exercises to kind of promote some novelty, because as you know, novelty, there's a reward center in the brain for that, just changing something. And think about any time you're going to try a new workout, you get a little excited about it.

And now you're no longer progressively overloading. So I think there has to be a balance between enough changing of exercises to kind of promote some novelty, because as you know, novelty, there's a reward center in the brain for that, just changing something. And think about any time you're going to try a new workout, you get a little excited about it.

When I was going to try Zach's way of training three years ago, I was like, oh, I was very, very excited about it. So I think there is a place for that. But I think people tend to fall into a little bit too much of doing the same thing over and over or constantly changing things because they're always chasing that novelty. And I think that the reality is probably somewhere in the middle.

When I was going to try Zach's way of training three years ago, I was like, oh, I was very, very excited about it. So I think there is a place for that. But I think people tend to fall into a little bit too much of doing the same thing over and over or constantly changing things because they're always chasing that novelty. And I think that the reality is probably somewhere in the middle.

When I was going to try Zach's way of training three years ago, I was like, oh, I was very, very excited about it. So I think there is a place for that. But I think people tend to fall into a little bit too much of doing the same thing over and over or constantly changing things because they're always chasing that novelty. And I think that the reality is probably somewhere in the middle.

But specifically for older – over 50 – I think whatever you can do with low pain level and be consistent with that you enjoy, that's what's best for you. I mean I always tell this story. I had a client who – they loved CrossFit. They loved doing CrossFit. And they said, but I want to build muscle and I know it's not the best workout for building muscle.

But specifically for older – over 50 – I think whatever you can do with low pain level and be consistent with that you enjoy, that's what's best for you. I mean I always tell this story. I had a client who – they loved CrossFit. They loved doing CrossFit. And they said, but I want to build muscle and I know it's not the best workout for building muscle.

But specifically for older – over 50 – I think whatever you can do with low pain level and be consistent with that you enjoy, that's what's best for you. I mean I always tell this story. I had a client who – they loved CrossFit. They loved doing CrossFit. And they said, but I want to build muscle and I know it's not the best workout for building muscle.

I said, it might be for you because if you hate bodybuilding training and you're not motivated to go do it and you don't enjoy it, you're probably not going to work hard at it. And so maybe for you, a CrossFit workout is the best muscle building workout because if I try to get you to do something else, you'd hate it and would lose motivation.

I said, it might be for you because if you hate bodybuilding training and you're not motivated to go do it and you don't enjoy it, you're probably not going to work hard at it. And so maybe for you, a CrossFit workout is the best muscle building workout because if I try to get you to do something else, you'd hate it and would lose motivation.

I said, it might be for you because if you hate bodybuilding training and you're not motivated to go do it and you don't enjoy it, you're probably not going to work hard at it. And so maybe for you, a CrossFit workout is the best muscle building workout because if I try to get you to do something else, you'd hate it and would lose motivation.

Exactly. So when we look at like – I think this might be interesting for some of your listeners. So when we look at how much muscle you can build after a certain age – you can build the same amount of muscle as a percentage of your starting skeletal muscle mass, okay? So what I mean by that is once you're 50, 60, you've usually lost some muscle, okay?

Exactly. So when we look at like – I think this might be interesting for some of your listeners. So when we look at how much muscle you can build after a certain age – you can build the same amount of muscle as a percentage of your starting skeletal muscle mass, okay? So what I mean by that is once you're 50, 60, you've usually lost some muscle, okay?

Exactly. So when we look at like – I think this might be interesting for some of your listeners. So when we look at how much muscle you can build after a certain age – you can build the same amount of muscle as a percentage of your starting skeletal muscle mass, okay? So what I mean by that is once you're 50, 60, you've usually lost some muscle, okay?

And if you've never lifted before, if you go into lift, as a percentage basis, It appears that you will still gain the same amount of lean mass. But, for example, if somebody has 80 kilos of starting lean mass, most of your podcast listeners are USA, I assume.

And if you've never lifted before, if you go into lift, as a percentage basis, It appears that you will still gain the same amount of lean mass. But, for example, if somebody has 80 kilos of starting lean mass, most of your podcast listeners are USA, I assume.

And if you've never lifted before, if you go into lift, as a percentage basis, It appears that you will still gain the same amount of lean mass. But, for example, if somebody has 80 kilos of starting lean mass, most of your podcast listeners are USA, I assume.

So let's say somebody has 150 pounds of lean mass when they start, just throwing out a random number, and they gain 10% over a couple of years. Now they have 165 pounds of lean mass now. They've gained 15 pounds, but the percentage is 10. If somebody starts and they have 120 pounds of lean mass, 10% of that is 12 pounds.

So let's say somebody has 150 pounds of lean mass when they start, just throwing out a random number, and they gain 10% over a couple of years. Now they have 165 pounds of lean mass now. They've gained 15 pounds, but the percentage is 10. If somebody starts and they have 120 pounds of lean mass, 10% of that is 12 pounds.