For those over 40?

[3sweeties]

Do you find you have to change your training a bit and do you take more time to recover?

[gotagoal]

Re: For those over 40?

I can't say that I need more time to recover. For me, I seems that I have to be a bit more in tune with wshat my body is telling me. Every now and then I'll take a day off to let the nervous system recover. I'm a firm believer that when we stop we seize up, so I never stop for too long.

[dixiechick]

Re: For those over 40?

I learned the hard why that my body isn't the same as when I was younger. This past year's pre-contest training left me with a bunch of injuries. I still feel like I'm recovering from them at times. I've backed off training heavy and maxing out. I take more time off now and time to recover if I feel like my body needs it. No more balls-to-the-wall training... my husband and I are calling it... Train not strain.

[Doink the clown]

Re: For those over 40?

I def need more time to recover, better grade of supplements, the works. I had to be smarter in my training, which of course made for better gains.I just wish i had lit those weider publications on fire when i was a kid and learned the types of training i use now.

[3sweeties]

Re: For those over 40?

I def need more time to recover, better grade of supplements, the works. I had to be smarter in my training, which of course made for better gains.I just wish i had lit those weider publications on fire when i was a kid and learned the types of training i use now.

Me too. Some of that stuff is just retarded.

[trip]

Re: For those over 40?

ummmmmm, not as much as diet

if i eat right i can train as if in my twenties, if not it is a struggle

fwiw, for me must keep protein levels high, and eat more often

[FUZO]

Re: For those over 40?

I need to eat more but I train every day I never stop .

[3sweeties]

Re: For those over 40?

I take more scheduled breaks. I tend to take a whole week off every 8-12 weeks depending on how I'm feeling and if I've do regular deload weeks.

[deepsouth]

Re: For those over 40?

I can't stand time off. I change order of my workout and rotate lifts, but I mainly change supps to overcome everything else

[BIGMOFO]

Re: For those over 40?

when i take off to long i dont want to hit it hard and it takes a while to get back in the swing of things

[TheChosen1]

Re: For those over 40?

I find that I can still train hard but my muscles won't ache from it until a day or two later.

My biggest problem is I was alot more dedicated to my training 20 years ago as opposed to now. Hell, the manager at the drug store where I worked would ask me my training schedule before asking me to come in to work on extra days because he knew that I had always put my training first. Now, I find that working and sleeping and if I find time, eating, are the only things that I do.

[skinnyman]

Re: For those over 40?

i train every day. may not work up to the weight i used to push but still decent

[daved150]

Re: For those over 40?

not really...but i didnt start until i was 34 or 35 anyways. i seem to get better as i age.

[tattoojr]

Re: For those over 40?

I'm well over 40 and find that if I train with a goal in mind and set down what I am going to do, it works better for me. Bear in mind I'm not a BB all my goals are weight oriented. I find that without gear if I overtrain I sometimes take a step back. After I hit some Max 1 reps PR's I take a week off and re access my progress. J.R.

[ChuckaZulu]

Re: For those over 40?

I train with the same frequency that I started with, though I do less volume.