Question for people who workout
I'm almost 50. I workout at 5AM 2 - 2.5 per day, 6 days per week. Thirty minutes of running and the rest is weights. I eat 6-7 times per day. This was fine when I was ages 20-35. But now it feels abnormal due to my age. The crazy part is that I'm making gains and my body fat is still decreasing.
My question is does anyone else who works out seriously eat similarly? If you reply please note your general workout routine and age.
45 and I eat twice a day generally, lunch and dinner.
I workout 6 days a week but I've switched from straight weight training to doing kettlebell complexs and hill sprints/speed rope no more then 30 minutes a day focusing on HIIT or tabata style training.
I also walk about 2-3 miles a day but I don't count that as a workout because it's just exercise for my dog.
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@Bada My general work out is far shorter than you and more near Snow's time, i use 40 seconds on and 20 seconds off for sets with a 1 count on the positive part of the rep and a 3 on the negative meaning St's of ten. I do 75% of my max on my working ser
I have a 160 Kg max on incline these days so my working set is 120. I lift 3 times a week and use as many compound exercises as I can, i do not squat or deadlift like NFL players as I know those are likely to cause injury, specially at 53. I run 2-3 times a week between 3 and 5K. When no covid is going on I also often do an hour muay thai pad work once instead of the run an again on Saturdays for variety. My weight work outs are 30-40 minutes long. I sometimes do Yoga...
Thanks for the solid replies. I'm changing my routine in the next few weeks. Liking some of the ideas posted.
My diet is high protein, low carb. About 90% of my carbs come from fruits, veggies and peanuts/all natural peanut butter. I don't eat processed starches or sugars. I may have a very small portion of yams, carrots or parsnips when I feel I need the boost.
Originally posted by Badabingi have far higher fats than you and only 30 grams of carb a day. No junk day as with keto it doesn't work if I have the odd higher Carb meal or glass of wine deep in ketosis I say in. I have the occasional keto holiday where I come off completely to reset the metabolism. I use test kits and strips to check i am making ketone bodies.
Thanks for the solid replies. I'm changing my routine in the next few weeks. Liking some of the ideas posted.My diet is high protein, low carb. About 90% of my carbs come from fruits, veggies and peanuts/all natural peanut butter. I don't eat processed starches or sugars. I may have a very small portion of yams, carrots or parsnips when I feel I need the boost.
Whenever I get into working out I kinda keep eating normally. Pizza, burgers, whatever. I just eat a little less of those things and substitute some high quality protein like chicken breast instead and maybe take a protein shake. I eat roughly 3 meals a day. I still see decent gains after a couple of months.
A decade ago, I had a hernia, really nasty one
A friend of mine who was a top end Rugby strength coach said top Rugby players and top NFL players do not have heavy squats and deadlifts in their programmes anymore because they can cause both major and minor injury which can affect performance or put them out for recovery. I stick to this, he liked to call crossfit, cross-because-you-are-injured. I really contact him more and more as I get older.0
I'm 64. Next summer I'll have been working out -- mostly lifting -- for a half century, and still only 2x/wk. In my prime, I could bench over 2x bodyweight, and do 1-arm chinups. At 42 I military pressed my bodyweight @155. During these years, I ate normally, a balanced diet, very rarely dabbling in protein supplements.
I still eat normally, occasionally supplementing with a protein drink once/twice a week. My routine is much simpler though. For the last few years, it's been military-press, chinups, and brisk walking. Period (I love it for its convenient comprehensiveness). I'm also working out lighter. After decades of heavy stuff, I've been giving my body a much needed, deep-tissue rest. It feels wonderful.
Originally posted by MindshipYou are a beacon to us all old pal. 👆
I'm 64. Next summer I'll have been working out -- mostly lifting -- for a half century, and still only 2x/wk. In my prime, I could bench over 2x bodyweight, and do 1-arm chinups. At 42 I military pressed my bodyweight @155. During these years, I ate normally, a balanced diet, very rarely dabbling in protein supplements.I still eat normally, occasionally supplementing with a protein drink once/twice a week. My routine is much simpler though. For the last few years, it's been military-press, chinups, and brisk walking. Period (I love it for its convenient comprehensiveness). I'm also working out lighter. After decades of heavy stuff, I've been giving my body a much needed, deep-tissue rest. It feels wonderful.
Originally posted by Mindship
I'm 64. Next summer I'll have been working out -- mostly lifting -- for a half century, and still only 2x/wk. In my prime, I could bench over 2x bodyweight, and do 1-arm chinups. At 42 I military pressed my bodyweight @155. During these years, I ate normally, a balanced diet, very rarely dabbling in protein supplements.I still eat normally, occasionally supplementing with a protein drink once/twice a week. My routine is much simpler though. For the last few years, it's been military-press, chinups, and brisk walking. Period (I love it for its convenient comprehensiveness). I'm also working out lighter. After decades of heavy stuff, I've been giving my body a much needed, deep-tissue rest. It feels wonderful.
64? Holy shit..... and I thought pooty was an old man lol. I wonder if you're the oldest person on the forum.
Originally posted by Surtur
Eating 6-7 times a day damn.I eat like twice a day. But then I can't work out much. I try to do an exercise bike.
I have an exercise bike as well but I don't use it very often. Most of a workout I will usually do is 3 sets of pushups. I've been meaning to start jogging around the neighborhood for exercise but I keep putting it off. Of course, I would never consider doing that if I lived in your neighborhood in Chicago lol.
Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
I don't get it. Is that saying that he has very big man boobs? 😂
Lol, pecs don't go around to ur back. It's fat. And if you're a wrestling fan here is the reference:
Go to 4:37
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!My brother-in-law is in his 70s, can do 40+ pushups, bikes like a madman. It ain't over til it's over.
You are a beacon to us all old pal. 👆
Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnaeI have considered that a likelihood.
64? Holy shit..... and I thought pooty was an old man lol. I wonder if you're the oldest person on the forum.
I:
Eat 3-5 times a day. Depending.
Workout 4-6 days a week. 1.5 hours to 3 hours each workout.
Alternate every other workout between low intensity cardio of 40 minutes on the elliptical to high intensity for 6-7 minutes and 30 minutes of low intensity on the elliptical.
Do resistance training and only dip to 3-5 reps for sets once per year (because it's extremely dangerous as I used to get minor injuries every single time I tried this so now I just use weight that is just heavy enough but not actually pushing myself to max weight at 3 reps).
I look better and my joints are healthier because I don't lift so heavy anymore. Super heavy max lifting is stupid, IMO. No one should do it unless you plan to have a painful last half of your life and you enjoy it.
I eat healthy 5 days a week and unhealthy 2 days of the week. I look great most of the time. Once a year I diet and look stupendous. I'm dieting, now. I look great, now, but I keep improving. So I'll keep this up.