How to feel good

[Chris09]

My friends and I are in our mid twenties and work out on a regular basis. Run 3 or 4 days a week and lift too. One thing we have noticed is that after the more intense work outs or after playing sports we are a little more stiff and soar than we were 5 years ago after the same activity.

I see people on TV and in magazines who are in there 30's and 40's who are fit and seem to bounce back relatively quickly after a work out. Maybe its just what the article wants to portray them as and isn't true.

I understand with age your body isn't what it used to be but what seperates the people in their 40's who have to rest for a day if they physically exert themselves and people who are ready to go right away.

Is it flexability? Is it more stretching before and after working out? Is it working out differently? Better diet? No alchohal? Easier work outs?

[tim_mcf]

Mainly it's getting old. May as well go buy a minivan right now.




Nevertheless, "easier" workouts are never a good idea - you should be making them harder as you go. If your workout isn't intense, it's a waste of your time.

[cursor]

When I'm engaged in a regular (quality) fitness plan, I never have problems keeping up with anyone. At least not yet ...

Clarence Bass is still doing great at 60, and at 65, and at ...

[Dins_PR]

Regular fitness program, or copious amount of coke.

[.V.]

The others saying just work harder are right. Yes it does take time for recovery occasionally. I'm 36 now and way better than at 26. Hell, even better than at 16.

[KaiserSose]

Originally Posted by cursor

When I'm engaged in a regular (quality) fitness plan, I never have problems keeping up with anyone. At least not yet ...

Clarence Bass is still doing great at 60, and at 65, and at ...

Damn! I wouldn't know what to do with abs like that...not that I'll ever have them.

[killerduck]

is it me or are thoes ads the strangest abs in the world ever?

[.V.]

Pretty darn good looking abs I think.

And Kaiser - you've got them, we all do. We just need to stop hiding them and make 'em a little bigger.

I guess Mr. Bass belies the old warning that if you make big abs that when you get older, or even relax them a bit, you look like a pregnant rhino.

[CF-OC_gal]

All the power and kudos to Mr. Bass. I admire him, but I do not like his leaness. Give me a man with his fitness level and about 10% more bodyfat and that would be perfect!

[.V.]

Originally Posted by Brat

All the power and kudos to Mr. Bass. I admire him, but I do not like his leaness. Give me a man with his fitness level and about 10% more bodyfat and that would be perfect!

Will a man working towards his fitness level - very slowly (hell, I've got like 80 years to catch up) do the trick?

[Lady C]

Originally Posted by Chris09

Better diet? No alcohol?

These can make you feel under the weather if too much. I know I sleep like crap when I have too much alcohol. This can play havoc on how intense your workouts are.

[cursor]

Originally Posted by Brat

All the power and kudos to Mr. Bass. I admire him, but I do not like his leaness. Give me a man with his fitness level and about 10% more bodyfat and that would be perfect!

I have to agree with you that a little more body fat is nothing to be scared of. What's important to me is performance. I don't want to grow old(er) and look/act like so many others — plopping into that Lazy Boy recliner (rather than controllably lowering oneself), or grunting and fidgiting while trying to get back up.

Frankly, I feel much the same with respect to moving massive amounts of weight in my lifting routines. Clarence feels that once you adopt the attitude that you're going to "maintain", you're doomed for failure. I disagree ... there's nothing wrong with maintenance. As a matter of fact, I think that it's psychologically (and physically) healthy, provided you're maintaining at a healthy level.