JJ Virgin

We also tend to do more slow twitch muscle fiber activities. We're doing more walking. We're doing more, you know, Pilates, more yoga. And not to diss on these things, but the problem is we're now taking the fibers that could have been more powerful and turning them into slower fibers.

We also tend to do more slow twitch muscle fiber activities. We're doing more walking. We're doing more, you know, Pilates, more yoga. And not to diss on these things, but the problem is we're now taking the fibers that could have been more powerful and turning them into slower fibers.

And so I looked at this, I'm like, you know, if you really want to age powerfully, if you look at what happens as we start to age, starting around age 30 is we're losing, starting to lose muscle. Muscle is actually not the biggest problem. We're losing muscle. And I believe that, you know, everyone's worried about bone mineral density, but really that's a lagging indicator that we lost muscle.

And so I looked at this, I'm like, you know, if you really want to age powerfully, if you look at what happens as we start to age, starting around age 30 is we're losing, starting to lose muscle. Muscle is actually not the biggest problem. We're losing muscle. And I believe that, you know, everyone's worried about bone mineral density, but really that's a lagging indicator that we lost muscle.

But we lose twice as much strength and three times as much power. Strength is how much you could move something heavy one time. Power is how quickly can you move something. So I thought, you know, what we really need to focus on as we age, as aging powerfully, is building strength. Not just building muscle, but building quality muscle, powerful muscle.

But we lose twice as much strength and three times as much power. Strength is how much you could move something heavy one time. Power is how quickly can you move something. So I thought, you know, what we really need to focus on as we age, as aging powerfully, is building strength. Not just building muscle, but building quality muscle, powerful muscle.

And as I started to look at that, I went, you know, this is actually really a bigger thing than that. It's kind of a manifesto because women our whole lives, just like I told you the story about the modeling agency, we're always taught to be small, to be skinny, to be, you know, right?

And as I started to look at that, I went, you know, this is actually really a bigger thing than that. It's kind of a manifesto because women our whole lives, just like I told you the story about the modeling agency, we're always taught to be small, to be skinny, to be, you know, right?

I thought this really, like the goal, and I saw an interview by Jennifer Aniston recently, and she said, I'm trying to pack on as much muscle as possible. Our goal our whole life as women should be to pack on as much muscle as possible, right? To be as powerful as possible, because the more you can put on in your 20s and 30s and 40s, the better off you're going to be in your 60s, 70s, and 80s.

I thought this really, like the goal, and I saw an interview by Jennifer Aniston recently, and she said, I'm trying to pack on as much muscle as possible. Our goal our whole life as women should be to pack on as much muscle as possible, right? To be as powerful as possible, because the more you can put on in your 20s and 30s and 40s, the better off you're going to be in your 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Mm-hmm. The powerful aging started with a let's really build those fast twitch muscle fibers and then kind of turned into a bigger manifesto of, you know, if you don't step up now in your life, when are you going to do it? What, you're going to wait until you're 80? Right.

Mm-hmm. The powerful aging started with a let's really build those fast twitch muscle fibers and then kind of turned into a bigger manifesto of, you know, if you don't step up now in your life, when are you going to do it? What, you're going to wait until you're 80? Right.

I've been running into that hurdle since, you know, I started taking people to the gym in the 80s.

I've been running into that hurdle since, you know, I started taking people to the gym in the 80s.

Right.

Right.

I mean, forever, that has been a thing. And literally, you look at it and go, gosh, if you can put on a half pound of muscle a month, you're in good shape. And so people are worried about getting bulky. I go, you know, what's so awesome about lifting weights is if you decided that you were like overnight, you would like this drive by muscle mass gain, which I've never seen happen.

I mean, forever, that has been a thing. And literally, you look at it and go, gosh, if you can put on a half pound of muscle a month, you're in good shape. And so people are worried about getting bulky. I go, you know, what's so awesome about lifting weights is if you decided that you were like overnight, you would like this drive by muscle mass gain, which I've never seen happen.

But let's say you said, oh, wow, I'm gaining too much muscle. You would just stop.

But let's say you said, oh, wow, I'm gaining too much muscle. You would just stop.