Dan Taylor

Exercise vs. Nutrition for Athletes Over 50: Why You Can't Separate Them I worry about my clients. Maybe worry is too strong a word. My mission is to help them feel and be as strong and healthy as possible — and I'm dedicated to that mission. But I know that whether we share one or three hours a week together, I have a big influence on their movement: the quality and quantity of it. That covers their strength and mobility for the other 165 to 167 hours each week that I don't see them. What I...

How can you build — or at least preserve — power and strength into your later years? That question sounds straightforward. The answer is more nuanced than most fitness content lets on, because it requires understanding what power and strength actually are, what physiological changes are working against you after 50, and — critically — what factors within your control are limiting you far more than age itself. Let's start with the definitions, because conflating power and strength leads to...

Recently, I watched one of the most enlightening and well-sourced exchanges on nutrition and training I've ever seen. Two of the most credible authorities on both topics — Drs. Alan Aragon and Brad Schoenfeld — sat down for a conversation that runs about three and a half hours in full. It's well worth the time if you have it. I watched it, and I've been thinking about it since, specifically through the lens of what it means for older athletes. What follows are the highlights I believe matter...