40s anyone?
fit_chickx
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Nothing happens overnight. The change in my body has suprised me. I'm 48 and have a better fitness level than I did in my twenties. It has taken me two years lifting to get where I am. I'm always learning. Raise a glass to older women who lift!
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43 here. Best shape of my life. Cheers!19
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49 this month. I am stronger and in better health than when I was in my 30's19
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54 here! Luv to lift!
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Wow! Major MFP issues here. It keeps throwing me off!!
Champagne flute in hand to each of you!
Now let's see if this post disappears4 -
44 years old and haven't looked and felt any better than i do now. Folks keep commenting that i look way younger. Woot!8
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46 and smarter with weight loss and fitness goals than ever before10
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46 (47 in a month and a half) and I feel and look better than I did at 30. And have the VO2Max to prove it.7
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48 and finally proud of my strong body. I wish I had discovered weight training years ago rather than slogging through hours of cardio and seeing no results!8
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I rediscovered lifting a year and a half ago...I'm 55...It's a L.O.N.G. story but now I tell people to do their "research, research, research!" I spent far too long at 1000-1200 calories/hours of cardio and now my metabolism is shot. I've been lifting to fix it. Haven't lost much weight at all...but I sure am strong!8
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43 and like all you other rockstar women I'm the strongest I've ever been. Been lifting now for about 10 years.7
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I'm 40:) I lift and cardio, all kinds. I enjoy being my new strong and fit self. No, I'm not a tumbling gymnast or super flexible dancer anymore, but I do what works for me now.6
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How many days week do you 40 somethings strength train?1
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I usually do arms twice a week and legs twice a week . I do cardio on off days2
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I usually do full body twice a week, then at least one workout DVD of cardio/ dumbbells another day, to get in some accessories.3
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I’m 43 and hoping to only get better and stronger as I get older! It’s all uphill from now on ladies!
That being said, have any of you noticed any changes or challenges in recovery times and how you plan your workouts? Or something you are more mindful of? I most likely just need to plan refueling, rest, sleep etc. better but I go through lulls in energy and now learning not to push too hard, all the time. I wonder if any of it is *ahem* age-related or just all part of training. I also recently switched to a HIIT & circuits type training and maybe it’s more taxing on my body atm than I realized... Nobody said you necessarily get smarter as you get older lol
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Thx for the responses. I've strength trained twice a week for a year. I was thinking of going to change a cardio day to another one but I still get way sore 2days after..2
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I do heavy weight training only twice a week. I also run once per week, do interval training twice a week and swim once a week. Sometimes I insert a short swim after the weights as well as it really helps prevent injury. As I have gotten older I have noticed that lots and lots of warm-up/stretching ids the key to injury prevention and also that I need to alternate heavy and light days to prevent burn out.4
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49 in a couple of months, I weight train 3 times a week and I'm the strongest I've ever been!5
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47 years old, in the best shape of my life and planning to enter my first ever fitness competition!12