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Au Louvre-Lens, une expo : “Rome, la Cité et l’Empire”:
- les 2 premières : Cortège funéraire - fresque de la tombe de Patron, médecin grec - Rome, 25 av. J-C.
- les 2 suivantes : sarcophage évoquant le mythe de Séléné et Endymion - Saint-Médard (Gironde, Aquitaine), 235 apr. J-C.
- autel funéraire dédié aux Mânes d'Amemptus Rome, 50 apr. J-C.
- mosaïque représentant le Jugement de Pâris - Antioche, 150 apr. J-C.
People just don’t think about losing muscle mass and strength as they get older. If they do, they assume it’s just part of the aging process. They figure it’s unavoidable, because, after all, everyone around them just gets weaker and more decrepit as they age. It’s one of those “inevitabilities” that you “just have to accept.”
Screw that.
Muscle loss is not your destiny. You don’t have to sit there and take it. In fact, sitting there and taking it is the single best way to get sarcopenia; standing up and fighting is the single best way to avoid it. Plus, taking the necessary steps to mitigate or even prevent sarcopenia will help prevent all those other age-related maladies I mentioned in the opening paragraph.
People think age related muscle loss is unavoidable, because, after all, everyone around them just gets weaker and more decrepit as they age
https://www.marksdailyapple.com/sarcopenia-age-related-muscle-loss/
Bone Hard
Bones are the scaffold around which our whole bodies are built, but they’re not the rock-hard, unchanging structures we might imagine. They are living parts of our body, and their composition and contents can change as we grow and age. The degree of fat inside bone is a useful indicator of conditions like osteosarcopenia – a syndrome encompassing osteoporosis and sarcopenia that can include vitamin D deficiency, and is associated with damaging fractures and falls. Analysing a bone’s contents isn’t straightforward, and muscle and bone mass, assessed by a combination of imaging techniques, is a less accurate indicator often used in diagnosis. A new technique precisely quantifies fat infiltration (pictured, bones visualised at different stages of transparency to reveal their make-up), which should allow much earlier and more accurate diagnosis. This could give patients advance warning of trouble to come, helping them avoid risks and live with greater independence for longer.
Written by Anthony Lewis
Image by the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science
Research by M. Imani, E. Bani Hassan and G. Duque, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Melbourne, Australia
Image copyright held by the original authors
Research presented at World Congress of Osteoporosis, 2020, See page 552-3
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Core Condition
These images are computed tomography (CT) scans of the core muscles (highlighted in red) of two individuals. One clearly has thick healthy muscles, while the other’s are thin and frail. Along with deepening wrinkles and greying hair, muscle loss – or sarcopenia as its known to doctors – is one of the changes that happen as a person ages. Indeed, it’s the reason elderly people are prone to falling and fracturing their hips. To assess damage after a hip fracture, doctors sometimes perform CT scans, which unlike X-rays also provide information about the muscles. And that’s useful because it’s now understood that the size and density of a patient’s muscles, can predict their ability to recover and survive after a hip fracture. Measuring the muscles of hip fracture patients could therefore be a useful tool for guiding treatment decisions, such as the type of surgery, and the required follow-up care.
Written by Ruth Williams
Image from work by Robert D. Boutin and colleagues
Department of Radiology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
Image copyright UC Regents 2017
Research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, June 2017
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What Measurement,or Metric, And How Often ?
What measurements or metrics should we take and record ? which ones can we do ourselves – and interpret what’s happening and which ones should we request from a helpful doctor ? When I first wrote the post about formulating a S.M.A.R,T, plan I trust that I kept the M (Measurement) as simple as I could make it with the inevitable result that I was measuring the wrong thing right from the start…
Why Not Just Take Drugs ? : (GLP-1 Agonists)
When I started my grand plan to lose weight and get fit I wondered if I could manage a quick hard hit and maybe get the job done in just a few months. Luckily for me I seem to have had a rush of oxygen to the brain and been able to make some long term changes which have just about settled into long term habits. Iv’e also come to realize that the lose weight/get fit is the fundamentally wrong way…
Why Recovery Slows Down With Age (And Why It’s Not Game Over)
Turning 40+ and suddenly that post-workout soreness lingers for days instead of bouncing back overnight? Yeah, it’s not just you. Recovery isn’t what it used to be—and science has solid reasons why.
Here’s the real breakdown:
Fewer & smaller muscle fibers We lose both the number and size of muscle fibers starting in our 30s (sarcopenia hits harder after 50). Fewer fibers = less capacity to repair damage quickly. That heavy squat session? Your body has less "raw material" to rebuild with.
Anabolic resistance & slower protein synthesis Your muscles become less responsive to protein and training signals. The mTOR pathway (key for building/repairing) doesn’t fire as strong. Result: even if you eat the same protein shake, your body uses it less efficiently.
Hormonal shifts Testosterone drops ~1% per year after 40, growth hormone follows. These drive muscle repair. Lower levels = slower regeneration, more inflammation hanging around.
Mitochondrial dysfunction & chronic low-grade inflammation Your cell powerhouses (mitochondria) get less efficient, producing more oxidative stress. Add unresolved inflammation (hello, "inflammaging"), and recovery drags on. Satellite cells (muscle stem cells) also decline, so tissue repair is sluggish.
Neuromuscular & connective tissue changes Brain-muscle connection weakens (slower signals), tendons/ligaments stiffen and lose elasticity. More micro-damage, longer to heal.
Bonus: Lifestyle + disuse accelerates it Sedentary periods (desk job life, injuries) make it worse—studies show inactivity mimics and speeds up "aging" changes in muscle.
The good news? It’s not inevitable doom. Strength training (even modest, 2-3x/week), prioritizing protein (1.6-2.2g/kg bodyweight), quality sleep (7-9 hrs), stress management, and supporting circulation/hormone balance naturally can blunt the slowdown.
Things like adaptogens, magnesium, zinc, and circulation-boosting herbs (in a balanced way) help many guys feel sharper longer.
You’re not "old"—your body just needs smarter recovery strategies now.
What’s your biggest recovery struggle lately? Soreness that won’t quit? Low energy? Drop it in the asks or reblog with your age/experience—I read every one. Let’s talk real fixes.
Mini-menù e farmaci dimagranti: quando il rischio non è solo mangiare meno
Negli ultimi mesi, complice il boom dei farmaci dimagranti, stanno comparendo sempre più spesso “mini-menù” pensati per chi assume agonisti del GLP-1 o molecole affini. Porzioni ridotte, piatti semplificati, meno calorie. Nulla di nuovo, verrebbe da dire. Eppure, come riportato anche da Il Fatto Quotidiano, alcune esperte lanciano un allarme chiaro: il vero rischio non è solo dimagrire, ma…
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