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Can a 90 year old lift weights? Yes, and Here’s Why it’s Beneficial

In a 1990 study, nursing home residents aged 90 to 99 showed a 174% increase in quadriceps strength and a 9% gain in muscle size after just eight weeks of high-intensity resistance training. This groundbreaking research helped shatter the myth that older adults cannot build muscle and proves that an elderly person can lift weights effectively and safely when following a proper program.