Resistance Training Guidelines for Women over 40

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply resistance training methods that account for the role of estrogen-dependent satellite cells to muscle recovery and its novel role in muscle performance in women over 40.
• Define the new training load guidelines for women over 40.
• Discuss common resistance training methods women over 40 should avoid and why based on the newly discovered relationship between estrogen loss, satellite cells, and muscle behavior.
• Design single session workouts, weekly, and long-term programming routines utilizing specific exercises and workouts designed to stimulate muscle growth and fat loss in the absence of estrogen.
• Modify resistance training sessions for individual variability.