About this session
Muscle plays a much bigger role in health than appearance alone. It supports movement, balance, bone health, metabolic function and the ability to remain physically capable through work, family life and later adulthood.
Strength and muscle mass can gradually decline with age, especially when activity levels fall or resistance training disappears from the routine. Illness, injury, inadequate nutrition and long periods of inactivity can accelerate that decline.
This session explores what men can realistically do to preserve strength across the decades. It covers resistance training, progression, protein, recovery and adapting exercise as age, health and physical capacity change.
What your people take away
- Understand why maintaining muscle matters for health, mobility and independence
- Explore how muscle mass and strength change across adulthood
- Identify factors that can accelerate loss of muscle and physical function
- Understand the foundations of effective resistance training and progression
- Explore how protein, overall nutrition and recovery support muscle maintenance
- Leave with a practical approach to staying strong across changing life stages
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Understand Muscle Across the DecadesA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Understand Muscle Across the Decades: why muscle matters beyond appearance, how strength changes with age and what accelerates muscle loss.
- Why muscle matters beyond appearance
- How strength changes with age
- What accelerates muscle loss
Covers 3 of 4 points in Understand Muscle Across the Decades.
60 minutes
60 Minutes — Module 1The opening module explores why muscle matters and what happens to strength and physical function as men age. Attendees examine the habits, health factors and periods of inactivity that may already be influencing their own muscle health.
- Module 1: Understand Muscle Across the Decades
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Understand Muscle Across the Decades.
90 minutes
90 Minutes — Modules 1–2The session then moves into resistance training, exercise selection and progressive overload. The focus is on understanding how to create enough challenge for adaptation without confusing effective training with simply exercising harder.
- Module 1: Understand Muscle Across the Decades
- Module 2: Build Strength That Lasts
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Understand Muscle Across the Decades and Build Strength That Lasts.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Understand Muscle Across the Decades, Build Strength That Lasts and Support Muscle Through Nutrition and Recovery.
Full day
Full Day — Modules 1–4The full session adds nutrition, recovery and adapting training across different decades. Attendees leave with a more complete strategy for maintaining muscle, strength and physical capability over the long term.
- Module 1: Understand Muscle Across the Decades
- Module 2: Build Strength That Lasts
- Module 3: Support Muscle Through Nutrition and Recovery
- Module 4: Adapt Strength Across Life Stages
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Understand Muscle Across the Decades
Every length- Why muscle matters beyond appearanceThe session begins by exploring the role muscle plays in movement, balance, metabolism, bone health and everyday physical function.
- How strength changes with ageA closer look is taken at the gradual decline in muscle mass and strength that can occur across adulthood.
- What accelerates muscle lossPeriods of inactivity, illness, injury, inadequate nutrition and reduced resistance exercise are examined as factors that can speed up losses in strength.
- Look at function, not just sizeThe group explores practical markers such as carrying, climbing stairs, lifting, getting up from the floor and maintaining stability.
Build Strength That Lasts
90 minutes and longer- How resistance training worksThis section explores how muscles respond when they are repeatedly challenged with appropriate resistance.
- Progressive overload without the egoThe session examines how gradually increasing resistance, repetitions, range of motion or difficulty helps maintain progress.
- Train the whole bodyMajor movement patterns across the legs, hips, back, chest, shoulders and arms are brought into the discussion.
- Fit strength into a wider fitness routineResistance training is considered alongside walking, cardiovascular exercise, mobility and recreational activity.
Support Muscle Through Nutrition and Recovery
3 hours and longer- Protein and muscle maintenanceThe session explores why dietary protein matters for muscle repair and maintenance and where it can come from in ordinary meals.
- Distribute food across the dayAttention turns to how regular meals and adequate overall intake can support training and recovery.
- Avoid under-fuelingThe group examines how chronic dieting, aggressive calorie restriction and poor overall nutrition can make maintaining muscle more difficult.
- Recovery is part of the trainingSleep, rest days and training volume are explored as part of adaptation rather than as optional extras.
Adapt Strength Across Life Stages
Full day only- Train for your current capacityThe final module explores how exercise choices should reflect current strength, mobility, experience and health rather than what someone could lift years ago.
- Modify around pain and injuryPrevious injuries, persistent pain and movement limitations are brought into the discussion without encouraging people to stop training altogether.
- Keep strength visible in midlife and later lifeAttention turns to why resistance training becomes increasingly valuable as age-related losses in strength begin to accumulate.
- Create a routine that survives real lifeWork, travel, family responsibilities, changing energy and recovery needs are considered when planning strength training.
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Muscle Mass for Men: Strength Across the Decades
How long is Muscle Mass for Men: Strength Across the Decades?
Muscle Mass for Men: Strength Across the Decades runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Understand Muscle Across the Decades: why muscle matters beyond appearance, how strength changes with age and what accelerates muscle loss. A 60-minute session covers Understand Muscle Across the Decades in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Build Strength That Lasts. A 3-hour session adds Support Muscle Through Nutrition and Recovery. A full-day session adds Adapt Strength Across Life Stages.
Can Muscle Mass for Men: Strength Across the Decades be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Muscle Mass for Men: Strength Across the Decades?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Muscle Mass for Men: Strength Across the Decades to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.