Longevity

What the research says about longevity, in plain English, with every original paper linked.

THE STUDIES

2 studies on this topic

2024

Sports Medicine

Using Powerlifting Athletes to Determine Strength Adaptations Across Ages in Males and Females: A Longitudinal Growth Modelling Approach

Studied: Competitive powerlifters across the age span, both sexes (large longitudinal dataset)

Tracking real competitive powerlifters across decades, older lifters who kept training continued gaining strength for years — women in their 60s and 70s were still improving, with only the oldest male group showing a very slight average decline.

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2008

The BMJ

Association Between Muscular Strength and Mortality in Men: Prospective Cohort Study

Studied: 8,762 men, aged 20–80, followed avg. 18.9 years

Tracking nearly 9,000 men for almost 19 years, those with greater muscular strength had notably lower rates of death from any cause and from cancer — even after accounting for aerobic fitness.

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These summaries are general education, not medical advice. Individual results vary, and research on groups does not replace advice about your body from your doctor.

THE STUDIES

Using Powerlifting Athletes to Determine Strength Adaptations Across Ages in Males and Females: A Longitudinal Growth Modelling Approach

Association Between Muscular Strength and Mortality in Men: Prospective Cohort Study

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