Self Care Simplified

415. Do Older Women Need MORE Protein to See Strength Gains?


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Do you ever have days where the weights that seemed do-able yesterday are suddenly challenging today? What is happening?

Listener Julie had this same issue: “Hi Megan. I've been weight training for about the last five years and progressing slowly. But just lately the weights seem to be much harder to lift. Even though I've been doing the same weights for a while. I was just wondering, is it my age? I'm 63 now. Or is it to do with my nutrition? I do eat over 100 grams of protein a day and thought that was fine. Any suggestions would be grateful. Thank you.”

In this shortie episode, I talk about WHY weights may be harder to lift on certain days - there’s a lot more at play than you realize! - how age impacts our strength training and how to adjust our protein intake as we get older. And I’ll leave you with a quick action plan to help you keep lifting and feel your best!

💥Taking listener questions!!! Do you have a question about your self-care that you need help with? Just head to www.vigeofit.com/ask to submit your question, and I’ll answer it for you on an upcoming Friday episode.


More Resources

Protein Consumption and the Elderly: What Is the Optimal Level of Intake? ****https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924200/

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