How to Protect Your Joints and Build Strength After 40

By midlife, most men carry battle scars, sore knees, cranky shoulders, and stiff backs. The problem isn’t that you’re old or broken, it’s that you’re still trying to train like you did at 25. The solution isn’t to stop lifting heavy, but to lift smarter.

Science shows that strength training is one of the best tools for protecting joints, reducing injury risk, and maintaining movement quality into later life.

Here’s what the evidence says about training sustainably, without breaking down.