Workout stories
Choose a question and explore the details behind it.
Strength training after 40: more than lifting heavier weights
Build the capacity to keep doing everyday things, alongside walking and other activity.
Do you need separate tendon training when you lift weights?Understand muscles, tendons and ligaments before adding another routine.
Can holding still count as exercise?Understand what isometric exercise means and what it cannot promise.
Before adding weight: understanding progressive overloadA larger number is only useful when you know what changed.
Returning after a break: create a new starting pointYour old record is context, not an instruction for the first session back.
Machines or free weights: where should you begin?Choose equipment you can set up and use for your purpose.
How to record weight so future comparisons make senseSeparate units, equipment conventions and warm-up work.
Exercise order: start by identifying your priorityThe sequence should reflect the session, not just a list of body parts.
Three days or five: choosing a split that fits your weekStart with the days you can reliably use, then organise the work.
Sets and repetitions: understanding the numbers you recordA target describes the plan; completed repetitions describe the session.