older adults https://fitgreystrong.com Tue, 12 May 2026 08:29:10 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://fitgreystrong.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-Untitled-design-7-1-32x32.png older adults https://fitgreystrong.com 32 32 Creatine and Resistance Training in Older Adults: What the Evidence Really Shows (Updated 2026) https://fitgreystrong.com/creatine-and-resistance-training-in-older-adults-updated-2026/ https://fitgreystrong.com/creatine-and-resistance-training-in-older-adults-updated-2026/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:00:41 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4655 What is Creatine?  The use of creatine (Cr) can be traced back to the early 1990s when several elite sprint athletes reported performance-enhancing benefits following gold medal winning performances at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games (Anderson, 1993). This sparked the birth of a new era with creatine gaining widespread popularity as a legitimate ergogenic aid...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/creatine-and-resistance-training-in-older-adults-updated-2026/feed/ 3 Two Exercises That Anyone Over 55+ Must Do! https://fitgreystrong.com/two-must-do-exercises-for-anyone-over-55/ https://fitgreystrong.com/two-must-do-exercises-for-anyone-over-55/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:44:09 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4520 This video is a must-watch for anyone over 55. In 13 minutes, FitGreyStrong explores 2 muscle groups – the Hip Flexors and the Dorsiflexors – and the must do exercises that are often overlooked or simply just ignored, but which are crucial to maintain stability and high physical functioning in older adults. Crucially, the presentation...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/two-must-do-exercises-for-anyone-over-55/feed/ 0 How Much Recovery Do Older Adults Need Between Workouts? A Scientific Take https://fitgreystrong.com/how-much-recovery-do-older-adults-need-between-workouts-a-scientific-take/ https://fitgreystrong.com/how-much-recovery-do-older-adults-need-between-workouts-a-scientific-take/#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2025 03:35:57 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4500 Recently I posted a short video on YouTube and Instagram encouraging older adults to proactively schedule and integrate rest and/or recovery-based exercise sessions into their week or training program. This video titled “How Much Recovery Do Older Adults Need Between Workouts? A Scientific Take” explores some of the evidence to consider for older adults when...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/how-much-recovery-do-older-adults-need-between-workouts-a-scientific-take/feed/ 1 Why We Need To Look Beyond Just Traditional Strength Training Exercises For Older Adults https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/ https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/#respond Sat, 21 Aug 2021 04:22:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3591 Exercise professionals involved with older adults pay a great deal of attention to the lower limb prime movers¹ and exercises² which will enhance the strength and power of these important muscles, and so we should. There are all sorts of ingenious ways to increase the strength, function and aesthetics of these muscles, just take a...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-just-traditional-strength-training-exercises-for-older-adults/feed/ 0 Is Creatine As Good As It’s Cracked Up To Be? Older Adults and Resistance Training https://fitgreystrong.com/is-creatine-as-good-as-its-cracked-up-to-be-older-adults-resistance-training-and-efficacy/ https://fitgreystrong.com/is-creatine-as-good-as-its-cracked-up-to-be-older-adults-resistance-training-and-efficacy/#comments Tue, 25 May 2021 11:09:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3987 What is creatine?  To read the updated 2026 version click here. The use of creatine (Cr) can be traced back to the early 1990s when several elite sprint athletes reported performance-enhancing benefits following gold medal winning performances at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games (Anderson, 1993). This sparked the birth of a new era with creatine...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/is-creatine-as-good-as-its-cracked-up-to-be-older-adults-resistance-training-and-efficacy/feed/ 3 What is the Optimal Amount of Protein to Support Post-Exercise Skeletal Muscle Reconditioning in the Older Adult? https://fitgreystrong.com/what-is-the-optimal-amount-of-protein-to-support-post-exercise-skeletal-muscle-reconditioning-in-the-older-adult/ https://fitgreystrong.com/what-is-the-optimal-amount-of-protein-to-support-post-exercise-skeletal-muscle-reconditioning-in-the-older-adult/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2016 05:52:49 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=903 This is not going to be a long in-depth blog. In fact, it will simply provide a very condensed review of the paper recently published by Churchward-Venne et al (2016) in the Sports Medicine journal where they discuss: “the current state of evidence regarding the dose-dependent relationship between dietary protein ingestion and changes in skeletal...

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