I have been in interested in diet and exercise for most of my life. It is an area where I am reminded of the old joke about asking a question of a Coven of 12 Witches – you will get 12 different answers. The internet already abounds with vast quantities of information so why should I bother? A key driver in the health industry and one that can be detected most readily in Fitness magazines is the marketing of the next great thing. This may be a new diet, exercise device, exercise regime. Its effectiveness or suitability for you is of no concern it is pumped and then dumped the very next month. So instead of chasing after the next fad or celebrity endorsed whatever here you will find information about diet and exercise that has been learned the hard way mostly and one which is not driven by marketing but good old science and a dose of commonsense.

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Ok – so your in your 40’s and caught sight of yourself in a mirror and thought wow I look like a sack of spuds – how the hell did that happen? Maybe your next thoughts are to exercise furiously to regain that body and vigor of your youth – well just hang on for a moment.

Very few men in their 40’s can manage a pull-up without substantial training and the realisation they can’t do it always comes as a shock.

There are two main reasons why Pull-ups are so hard for the over 40’s, The stiction effect and muscle atrophy.