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2. A 70-year-old lost 70 pounds and got into weightlifting. She ...

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   The 70-year-old, who stood at 5-foot-3, weighed 200 pounds after years of mindless snacking and was on blood-pressure medication. MacDonald told Business Insider she bowled and played darts and ...

3. 8 Tips for Boosting Muscle Growth After 50, According to a ...

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   ShutterstockAs you grow into your 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond, you naturally lose lean muscle mass and function, along with bone density. However, you can turn back your body's clock by engaging in ...

4. Here’s How to Build Muscle After 50, According to Trainers

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   Strength training with weight is helpful for building muscle after 50, just like it is when you’re under 50, Matheny says. By the way, Sklar says you’re fine to use heavy weights if you want.

5. Thyrotoxic myopathy - Wikipedia

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   Neurology. Thyrotoxic myopathy (TM) is a neuromuscular disorder that develops due to the overproduction of the thyroid hormone thyroxine. Also known as hyperthyroid myopathy, TM is one of many myopathies that lead to muscle weakness and muscle tissue breakdown. Evidence indicates the onset may be caused by hyperthyroidism. [1]

6. Strength training - Wikipedia

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   Strength training, also known as weight training or resistance training, involves the performance of physical exercises that are designed to improve strength and endurance. It is often associated with the lifting of weights. It can also incorporate a variety of training techniques such as bodyweight exercises, isometrics, and plyometrics.

7. Muscle tone - Wikipedia

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   Muscle tone. In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state. [1][2] It helps to maintain posture and declines during REM sleep. [3] Muscle tone is regulated by the activity of ...