re: Can you realistically build muscle in your 50's?

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Can you realistically build muscle in your 50's?

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Absolutely. I got a bad case of Covid in 2021 at 49yo. It was real bad. Like in ICU and on a vent bad. I was in maybe the best shape of my life natural prior to this. 5'11" 220. Maybe in the mid teens BF. I went from this to about 170. Just about all of the weight loss was in muscle mass. I literally lost my arse and quads. All upper body size just about left. I didn't even look remotely the same. It was tough to digest and I thought I would never get back to that level since I could barely breath at the time. Walking across a room was like an accomplishment. Well fast forward a few months and once I got my appetite back I started eating protein like I was back on gear back in the day. I tracked my macros and just forced myself to train harder than I honestly ever trained. It has been a mountain I didn't think I could climb again but I am back to my pre-Covid size and strength (all natural too, not even TRT either). My only issue is my cardio. It still hasn't come back to 100% and I guess I am ok with that since I am now 51. So, the answer to your question is yes.