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Older adults experience more severe exercise-induced muscle damage and require longer recovery times than younger adults, increasing their risk of injury and age-related muscle atrophy (sarcopenia).
As you age, your muscles take longer to recover from strenuous exercise, especially eccentric movements. To stay active and healthy, focus on allowing adequate recovery time between intense workouts. Listen to your body's signals of soreness and adjust your training intensity accordingly. This approach helps prevent injury and reduces the risk of age-related muscle loss.
older people are more susceptible to muscle damage compared to young adults, which is reflected by impaired muscle regeneration and hampered remodelling... older people with a genetic predisposition to greater muscle damage, may be at a greater risk of developing muscle–tendon unit injury
Why this rating
The paper cites multiple studies showing consistent age-related differences in muscle damage response.
Source
Genetic variation and exercise-induced muscle damage: implications for athletic performance, injury and ageing
Philipp Baumert et al. · European Journal of Applied Physiology · 2016
DOI 10.1007/s00421-016-3411-1
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