5 Steps for Adding 10 Lbs. of Muscle: My Personal Journey [Video]

Exercise is the single most important pro-longevity activity you can undertake.

For example, if you’re over 60 years old, exercising just twice per week with weights (resistance) doing push-pull type exercises (e.g., push-ups, pull-ups, etc.) can reduce all-cause mortality by 50% and lower your risk of cancer three-fold.

A key objective of my own exercise routine has been to increase and maintain overall muscle mass. Last year, I added 10 pounds of additional muscle to my frame, and this year my goal is to maintain it.

In today’s blog, I’ll share a summary of what I personally do to build muscle.

Let’s dive in…

#1 – Frequent, Short Weight Workouts

There’s no way around it, building muscle takes some work. In the past, I used to do two or three one-hour workouts per week. During this past year, I changed my approach and focused on more frequent, intense, “thirty-minute workouts” using heavy weights for both my upper and lower body, 5x per …