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Aug 18, 2009 - 2 comments
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As I get older I noticed two changes as I exercise.
- The first is that I need more recovery time in between workouts. I can push myself really hard while working out but the next day I have all these aches and pains. These are not the normal muscle soreness but rather the bones, tendons and ligaments complaining. I know that if I don't let them rest them will inevitably become an injury. So, after having been injured one too many times, I have learned to wait until the recover before pushing them again.
- The second is that even though I am getting slightly slower over time, the major cause of slowing down is getting injured and not being able to push your body hard to get back to your previous level. If you push too hard you get injured and so you don't push and you don't return to your previous level.
This sort of summarizes how I feel working out. I wish I could push my body harder but being in the game long term is more important than a short term win.
- The first is that I need more recovery time in between workouts. I can push myself really hard while working out but the next day I have all these aches and pains. These are not the normal muscle soreness but rather the bones, tendons and ligaments complaining. I know that if I don't let them rest them will inevitably become an injury. So, after having been injured one too many times, I have learned to wait until the recover before pushing them again.
- The second is that even though I am getting slightly slower over time, the major cause of slowing down is getting injured and not being able to push your body hard to get back to your previous level. If you push too hard you get injured and so you don't push and you don't return to your previous level.
This sort of summarizes how I feel working out. I wish I could push my body harder but being in the game long term is more important than a short term win.
You have developed important exercise wisdom at a relatively young age!
My brother-in-law ran all the time (including one Boston Marathon) until his knees became too bad. Now he does 50 or 100 mile bike races, even when he's not feeling very good.
We keep trying to convince him of what you have learned, but he'd a bit hard-headed... ;->
My brother-in-law ran all the time (including one Boston Marathon) until his knees became too bad. Now he does 50 or 100 mile bike races, even when he's not feeling very good.
We keep trying to convince him of what you have learned, but he'd a bit hard-headed... ;->
Getting old *****. Everything started to break down after 30. First it was the knee, injured while hiking. Then it was the tendonitis in the feet, plantar fasciitis, while just walking around in flip-flops...just walking! I want to be young and spry again!
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