Portrait of Nora Castellano, lead writer at Age and Iron

Lead Writer

Nora Castellano

Covers: Strength Training, Programs, Exercises, Gear

Nora writes the strength training side of Age and Iron: the programs, the lifts, the gear. She started lifting at 42 in a garage gym with a 35-pound barbell and rusty plates from Craigslist; she has stronger opinions about Bulgarian split squats than most people have about their politics. Her position: there is no upper age limit on getting strong, only an upper limit on how much patronizing advice you should tolerate.

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Portrait of Dr. Hannah Vega, registered dietitian and nutrition editor at Age and Iron

Nutrition Editor

Dr. Hannah Vega, RD

Covers: Nutrition

Hannah is a registered dietitian who covers the nutrition side of Age and Iron. Protein math, creatine, collagen, the supplements that actually work and the ones that don't. Her real opinion: most women over 40 are eating about 60% of the protein they need, and the rest of the supplement aisle is mostly noise. She believes in numbers, food labels, and being skeptical of anything sold with the word 'wellness' on the label.

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Portrait of Coach Lily Chen, menopause and performance coach at Age and Iron

Menopause and Performance Coach

Coach Lily Chen

Covers: Menopause and Hormones

Lily covers the menopause and hormones beat at Age and Iron. Perimenopause training adjustments, HRT and lifting, the real conversations about sleep, body comp, and recovery in your 40s and 50s. Her position: menopause is not the end of your training career. It is the start of a different one. The systems that worked at 30 need rewriting, and most of the public-facing fitness advice for women in this stage is either patronizing or wrong.

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