Strength Training Effects on Musculoskeletal Health

Inclusion Criteria: * 30 years or older (males or females) * Baseline strength (e.g., can lift an office chair with no problems) * Be willing to participate in a 6-month RCT * Be willing to conduct daily muscle training exercises * Be willing to maintain a food diary * Be willing to consume \~2.2g/kg body weight daily * Be willing to submit specimens and conduct tests 3 times over 6 months (0, 3 and 6 months) Exclusion Criteria: * those who consume vegan or vegetarian diets * people with conditions like hypertension and uncontrolled non-medicated blood pressure; cardiovascular disease/heart failure (e.g., arrhythmias, unstable angina, congestive heart failure) * COPD * drugs that may increase fall risk or make dizzy (e.g., antidepressants, anti-seizure drugs) * muscle disease (e.g., myasthenia gravis, myopathy, myositis) * active hernia * pregnancy * muscle atrophy (e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), ALS) * neuro degenerative disease * limited mobility * those who consume proteins supplements. * Individuals who have implanted pacemakers or defibrillators * People who suffer from: Marfan syndrome, migraine, hyperparathyroidism, metastatic bone disease, multiple myeloma * chronic steroid use * individuals with restrictions to movement and exercise