Q&A: Gains After 35, Counting Steps, Favorite Cheat Meal, and More

Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews

This podcast is a Q&A, but it’s a bit different from the kind you’ll typically find here on Muscle For Life.

In my usual Q&A episodes, I take a question from email or Instagram and then fully answer it in an episode of the podcast every week.

However, over on Instagram, I’ve started doing weekly Q&As in the stories, and it occurred to me that many podcast listeners might enjoy hearing these questions and my short answers. So, instead of talking about one thing in an episode, I’m going to cover a variety of questions. And keep in mind some of these questions are just for fun. :)

So if you want to ask me questions in my Instagram stories, follow me on Instagram (@muscleforlifefitness), and if I answer your question there, it might just make it onto an episode of the podcast!

If you like this type of episode, let me know. Send me an email ([e-mail]) or direct message me on Instagram. And if you don’t like it, let me know that too or how you think it could be better.

Timestamps

2:24 - Does it become harder to build muscle after age 35?

4:18 - Is the earth flat?

4:34 - Can you train for strength and hypertrophy while also improving cycling performance?

5:12 - What are your thoughts on vaccine lockdowns, masks, etc.?

5:55 - What’s your number one lesson learned in the fitness industry?

6:17 - You have the chance to make any person shit their pants at any moment in history: who and why?

6:41 - What’s your favorite cheat meal?

7:23 - Should I work out if I'm really sore?

8:02 - After a bulking phase, should you got to maintenance before cutting?

8:11 - What’s the best part of moving back to Florida?

8:31 - Is counting steps a viable method of determining activity level?

9:03 - What made you decide to pick up golf?

9:10 - How should you handle fitness while you're sick?

9:21 - Which do you prefer: lockdowns or taxes?

9:35 - What's your favorite scientific study?

10:08 - What’s your best advice for creating a scalable business?

10:46 - What event shaped your political views?

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