19/07/2025
This is Deb. At 53 she embarked on a higher protein diet and a weight resistant exercise programme with coach Jason Seib. Over months her muscle built and her body fat decreased. She is post menopause.
The second photo has been widely circulated. It shows what the shift in body composition looks like between an older person who maintained muscle through exercise and one who did not. from this study “Chronic Exercise Preserves Lean Muscle Mass in Masters Athletes”
You can read the blog post here. It has a number of cool pics illustrating others whose body composition changed but weight stayed the same
https://paleozonenutrition.com/2012/04/25/what-does-your-body-look-like-on-the-inside-more-reasons-to-lift-weights/
These photos are from a blog post I wrote back in 2012. I had started training at a Crossfit gym around 2009, when I was a nutrition coach. I became really interested in the role of muscle in health, both its links to longevity, bone strength and in menopause (I was perimenopausal at the time)
I was already a convert to a diet with optimal protein, combined with low glycemic while food carbs and healthy fats. That I became hooked on when I discovered the Zone Diet.
