The Straight Answer

Twelve things that keep a body working after forty.

And twelve they sell you that don’t. Every number in it comes from a real paper, checked one at a time.

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The Straight Answer, cover
Fridge sheet
174%Strength gained in eight weeks by nursing-home residents averaging ninety. Tufts, 1990.
31Published papers behind the book. Every number checked against its source.
12 + 12Twelve things that hold up. Twelve they sell you that don’t.

What you get

A short book you can read in an afternoon, and one page for the fridge.

Twelve that hold up

Getting off the floor. Grip. Balance. Two days a week of strength. Steps, protein and sleep.

Twelve that don’t

Eight glasses of water. Glucosamine. “Lifting is dangerous at your age.” And nine more.

Your first two weeks

Where to start, a worst-week worksheet, and a log to write in. No exercise instruction.

The fridge sheet

One printable page: the twelve things and two free self-checks you can do today.

Walt Denning and his dog Gus in the park
Who wrote it
“I’m not a doctor. I ran a power district for thirty-one years. All I’ve got is a library card and twelve years of reading.”

Four of those years I read the wrong things. Magazines. Books with a method on the cover. The last eight I read the papers themselves, and trained in the garage the whole time.

Walt Denning, 63. Columbus, Nebraska.

Inside the book

Short chapters. One idea each. Nothing you have to buy afterwards.

01

The scale is measuring the wrong thing

Strength leaves faster than muscle does, and the bathroom scale can’t see either.

04

Can you get off the floor?

A two-minute check you can do at home, from a study of 2,002 adults.

06

Two days a week can be enough

What the trials in older adults actually found, and what they didn’t.

10

Ten seconds on one leg

Why balance tracks with so much, and how to practise it at the bathroom counter.

Not for you if

No transformationsThere are no before-and-after photos here, including mine.
No meal plansNo calorie targets, no supplements, nothing to buy afterwards.
No coachingI won’t teach you how to lift. Nobody who can’t watch you move should.

Questions

What exactly do I get?

Two PDFs: the book and a separate one-page fridge sheet you can print. They arrive by email right after checkout.

Is this medical advice?

No. It’s general information, and it doesn’t replace the doctor who knows your case. If you have a condition, take the book to them.

Do I need a gym or equipment?

No. The two self-checks need a floor and a counter. The training part stays at general categories, not exercise instruction.

Where do the numbers come from?

Published papers, 31 of them, each listed in the back of the book with a link, so you can read the source yourself.

One book. One fridge sheet.

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