Seems to be working for me. Of course, I’ve been lifting for more that 30 years. At 55 I’m almost strictly maintenance mode...no more “body building”... but what I’m maintaining looks pretty damn good compared to the soft pudgy 25 year olds I see.
Running helps too. Every other day, 4 miles, give the joints time to recover.
I said the same thing when I was your age kid! Now I'm almost 60. Alot really happens in just 4 years.....Maybe it was the loss of stress when I retired at the end of 2006 that has deprived me of that stress protein.......LOL!