Strength Training for Women Over 45 to Build Muscle and Health

building muscle strength training May 21, 2024
a barbell with weight plates on a gym floor

It's a fact...strength training for women is different than it is for men. If you want fitness tips for women to help in your body transformation strategies, this one's for you.

 


 

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Strength training is the best and most effective way to improve your health, transform your body, eliminate aches and pains, eliminate the risk of injury, and boost energy and stamina.


Episode Summary:

If you're a woman over 45, strength training isn't just a great idea – it's absolutely crucial for your health and well-being! In this episode, I share 9 fantastic strength exercises to help you build and maintain muscle mass, keeping you strong, energized, and free from those dreaded aches and pains. I guide you through each exercise, explain why I love them so much, and tell you the minimum weight load you should be aiming for to get the best results.

Show Notes

It's a fact...strength training for women is different than it is for men. If you want fitness tips for women to help in your body transformation strategies, this one's for you. If you're a woman over 45, strength training isn't just a great idea – it's absolutely crucial for your health and well-being!

In this episode, I share my favorite strength exercises to help you build and maintain muscle mass, keeping you strong, energized, and free from those dreaded aches and pains. I guide you through each exercise, explain why I love them so much, and tell you the minimum weight load you should be aiming for to get the best results.

Be sure to check out other episodes on strength training for women here.

After decades in practiced focused on wellness for women over 50, my tips and tools have helped thousands of women become stronger, leaner and healthier overall.

Imagine lifting a heavy box with ease, reaching high shelves without discomfort, and watching your body completely transform. From the goblet squat to the barbell deadlift, these exercises are designed to make you stronger, leaner, and more confident. It's not just about looking good – it's about having the strength to live life to the fullest!

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Topics Covered:

  • Key strength training for women considerations

  • The benefits of a goblet squat

  • Strengthen your deltoids with dumbbell side raises

  • Why I love cable lat pulldowns 

  • A barbell deadlift and single leg deadlifts 

  • The value of a straight arm plank 

  • The truth about walking lunges and overhead pressing 

  • Step ups and level change exercises 

     

Resources Mentioned:

  • Check out Lift to Get Lean HERE

  • See the research the key to progressive overload HERE 

  • See the research on the fundamentals of resistance training: progression and exercise prescription HERE

  • See the research on the role of resistance training in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease HERE

  • See the research on the effects of strength training on health HERE

 

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