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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 overload

A larger number is only useful when you know what changed.

Returning after a break: create a new starting point

Your 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 sense

Separate units, equipment conventions and warm-up work.

Exercise order: start by identifying your priority

The sequence should reflect the session, not just a list of body parts.

Three days or five: choosing a split that fits your week

Start with the days you can reliably use, then organise the work.

Sets and repetitions: understanding the numbers you record

A target describes the plan; completed repetitions describe the session.