STRENGTH, MUSCLE AND LOSING

IT WAS SHOCKING TO SEE ONE OF MY FRIENDS at the last race.  He's always been super fit and muscular, but something had changed.  He'd lost a lot of upper body muscle...

... noticeably smaller chest, shoulders and arms.

We're all getting older.

Common knowledge says we lose muscle with age.

That's true at some level.  The common level.  But, we want...

... to be uncommon.

Am I right?

This is why I'm so adamant about being Cowboy Strong by lifting weights or some other type resistance training...

every,
single,
day.

Here is just one result I can report on from the same very difficult race.

Multiple times we were forced to dismount and push our bikes.  The terrain was very steep and rocky.

Rather than struggle to put one foot in front of the other, I was able to run up these sections.  Not because I've been running, but because I've been regularly pushing my sled...

... every day, up and down the street.

On the bike results have been astonishing.  Superior ankle flexibility has led to a greatly improved pedal stroke.

I could go on.
I won't.

The point is, most people are losing muscle mass by either not doing any resistance training, or reducing what they've done in the past.

Conversely, I've increased that area of preparation and I'm seeing great results.  I won't be mistaken for The Hulk, but I'm holding stronger...

... much more than I ever thought possible.

The decline may be inevitable, 
it doesn't have to be rapid.

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