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Ep. 83: Power Training for Older Women: Strategies to Improve Function, Confidence, and Fall Resistance Building and maintaining your ability to generate power becomes increasingly important as you age. And when it comes to bone health, it’s not optional, it’s essential.
Power is your ability to produce force quickly. It’s what helps you catch yours
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Building and maintaining your ability to generate power becomes increasingly important as you age. And when it comes to bone health, it’s not optional, it’s essential.
Power is your ability to produce force quickly. It’s what helps you catch yourself when you trip, stabilize when you lose balance, and move with confidence in unpredictable situations.
Training for power stimulates your nervous system to recruit fast-twitch muscle fibers, the ones responsible for producing higher force and faster reactions. These fibers are critical for both performance and protection.
But here’s the catch: if you don’t train power, you lose it quickly.
So how do you train it?
Focus on the concentric (lifting) phase of movements:
• Stand up quickly from a squat
• Press a weight overhead with intent
• Step onto a box with speed and control
The goal is simple: move with as much intention and intensity as possible, while staying controlled and safe. Because your strength, your speed, and your ability to react are some of the most powerful tools you have to protect your bones.
Articles used for this episode:
McMillan, J. Power training for older women: strategies to improve function, confidence, and fall resistance. Strength and Conditioning Journal. 2026; Volume 48, number 3, 158-166
I recommend that you read this article! Lots of great take-away messages that you can use in your own training.
And if you're looking for a supportive environment where you can work with me and others on the same journey you're on, be sure to check out trubeehealth.com and join my Strength for Bone Health online fitness community. See you there!
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Erscheinungsdatum: 8.5.2026, 11:00:00
