how much does strength drop as you age?

[Rioelso]

I’m wondering if you could give you some insight when it comes to strength dropping as you get older.
I’m 45 years old and I haven’t weight trained very much over the past few years and I recently got back into the gym
I used to be able to bench around 350 lbs and now I can barely do one plate. How much of that has to do with getting older versus how much of that has to do with time I spent away from the gym? And what experiences have you had with strength decreasing as you get older?

 

[SteveSmi]

a lot of the strongest dudes in the gym are actually in their late 40s and 50s

 

[zedhed]

for some it drops very fast it just depends

 

[caligirl85]

I'm in my 40s and I feel like I'm still getting stronger

 

[Shrine]

some of the strongest guys are almost 60

 

[Zyglamail]

it depends if you keep training then over time you should continue to improve

 

[Arabian]

keep your diet solid and keep your training consistent

 

[BookerTNY]

if you're joints and tendons and ligaments are not doing well then you will have a hard time improving

 

[sambee38]

I would say it depends on the individual some people peak in their 20s or 30s and some people will keep getting stronger as they age

 

[Austin316]

the majority will get stronger as long as you keep consistency going and stay injury free