Resistance training raises strength by about 24–33% in adults over 50
Can you still build strength after 50?
The finding
Strength rose 29% on the leg press, 24% on the chest press, 33% on knee extension and 25% on the lat pull-down. Higher intensity gave larger gains.
- Authors
- Peterson MD, Rhea MR, Sen A, Gordon PM
- Published
- Ageing Research Reviews 9(3):226–37 · 2010
- Evidence
- Read in the primary source; numbers checked.
- Source
- doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2010.03.004
How it was studied
Meta-analysis of 47 studies, 1,079 participants aged 50 and over.
The numbers
Absolute gains ranged from 9.8 to 31.6 kg.
What it does not show
Includes non-randomised studies, with heterogeneity between them.
What Longstanding does with it
A line that is behind is not a verdict. The app shows how far behind and, once you have two results, how fast the gap is closing.