06/09/2026
Training in your 40s does not have to mean avoiding anything difficult.
You can still train hard, build muscle and become significantly stronger.
But the training should account for your ability, recovery, injury history and the life you have outside the gym.
The goal is not to survive one impressive session.
It is to build a way of training you can continue long enough to experience what being stronger actually changes.
Save this as a reminder that sensible training does not mean easy training.
Phil.