11 recovery tips for lifters over 40

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Here’s what we’ve got for you today:

• 11 recovery tips for lifters over 40

• Lifestyle habits to help you lean out

• Learn how to send us your biggest lifts on Instagram so we can share them with the community

Fitness

Bounce Back

The closer a car gets to having six-figure mileage, the more important basic care and maintenance becomes. Our bodies are, unfortunately, pretty much the same — even more so for those of us who lift weights regularly.

Most of us understand that it’s a bad idea to roll back the car’s odometer and pretend everything’s still in perfect working order. What we sometimes have trouble admitting is that being “middle-aged” means it’s time to take inventory of which of our own parts are no longer in factory-fresh condition.

Nobody’s saying you need to give up the gym. The opposite, really. You need to keep training, but you also need to support that training with some tips, tricks, and hacks that will boost a recovery ability that just isn’t as quick as it used to be. Here’s where to start.

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Community

Stronger Together

We’re all about celebrating strength here at BarBend. If a deadlift record falls, we’re on it. If an athlete hits a plate-rattling squat PR on Instagram, we’re writing about it. And now — we want to hear from you!

Next time you want to showcase your latest feat of strength for the rest of the fitness world, post the video to Instagram and use the hashtag #BarBendLifts for a chance to be featured on our page. We’ll repost our favorite lifts every week, whether you’re prepping for a competition or just hoisting weights at your local gym.

Don’t keep your strength to yourself — use #BarBendLifts to share it with the community.

Training Tips

Lean and Mean

Unless you’re naturally ripped — burning fat while minimizing muscle loss — getting and staying lean is a feat only one in 10 people achieve, says Built by Science founder Jeremy Ethier. After discovering the secrets from the world-class fitness coaches, Ethier dropped to 11% body fat, “and it felt almost automatic,” he claimed.

How can you mimic Ethier's results? He broke it down into five crucial tips, from better sleeping habits to how to track your macros better.

Quick Hits

🏈 Watch This: Before the Super Bowl kicks off on Sunday, check out what some of the top players on the Eagles and Chiefs benched at the NFL combine before they were drafted.

🍝 Eat This: Swap ricotta with fat-free cottage cheese for this high-protein baked ziti recipe that is perfect for any winter night.

🏋️ Lift This: Forget about its bad reputation — the Smith machine bench press is an excellent way to boost your strength and pack on muscle.

📕 Read This: A study from the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that it might be more important to be physically fit than it is to solely have a “normal” BMI. Read the full study here and get a breakdown from Health.com.

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