Steve from GA
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- Dec 25, 2020
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I'm 49 and about 2 months ago, I got back to serious workouts after taking a couple of years off. I didn't really plan on taking 2 years off. The first of the 2 years off was due to minor lumbar surgery on L4/L5 (which went great) and associated recovery, and then covid hit, and that was the other year.
Prior to this 2 year hiatus, I was working out regularly in martial arts - boxing, BJJ, muay thai, krav maga. And as a guy in his 40's, yeah I was getting sore, but it really wasn't that bad. It was manageable, and the benefits of working out outweighed the occasional discomfort.
So now I'm back to training in muay thai 3 days a week and lifting weights, and let me tell you, my body simply isn't recovering at a rate that is nearly what it was a couple of years ago. It's actually very disheartening, because I feel positively destroyed all of the time now, and not in a healthy sort of way. I stretch, try to get plenty of sleep, try not to overdo it - but none of this seems to help. I feel 20 years older than my actual age right now in terms of body discomfort.
Have any of you guys dealt with serious recovery issues, particularly with age? I'm not ready to back off my training regimen yet, because I still feel like it's not unreasonable or out of reach for someone my age - but damn it's totally disheartening to feel my body fall this far behind on the recovery end.
Any tips or game changers for guys who have experienced this?
Prior to this 2 year hiatus, I was working out regularly in martial arts - boxing, BJJ, muay thai, krav maga. And as a guy in his 40's, yeah I was getting sore, but it really wasn't that bad. It was manageable, and the benefits of working out outweighed the occasional discomfort.
So now I'm back to training in muay thai 3 days a week and lifting weights, and let me tell you, my body simply isn't recovering at a rate that is nearly what it was a couple of years ago. It's actually very disheartening, because I feel positively destroyed all of the time now, and not in a healthy sort of way. I stretch, try to get plenty of sleep, try not to overdo it - but none of this seems to help. I feel 20 years older than my actual age right now in terms of body discomfort.
Have any of you guys dealt with serious recovery issues, particularly with age? I'm not ready to back off my training regimen yet, because I still feel like it's not unreasonable or out of reach for someone my age - but damn it's totally disheartening to feel my body fall this far behind on the recovery end.
Any tips or game changers for guys who have experienced this?