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fit_chickx
fit_chickx Posts: 569 Member
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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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  • giusa
    giusa Posts: 577 Member
    edited September 2017
    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 disappears
  • dulcitonia
    dulcitonia Posts: 278 Member
  • dulcitonia
    dulcitonia Posts: 278 Member
    How many days week do you 40 somethings strength train?
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    I usually do arms twice a week and legs twice a week . I do cardio on off days
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I usually do full body twice a week, then at least one workout DVD of cardio/ dumbbells another day, to get in some accessories.
  • yogibella
    yogibella Posts: 321 Member
    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

    Cheers!
  • dulcitonia
    dulcitonia Posts: 278 Member
    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..
  • l3long
    l3long Posts: 153 Member
    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.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,513 Member
    yogibella wrote: »
    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

    Cheers!

    Recovery time has gotten longer as I've gotten older, and I *cannot* skip a good warmup, but mostly I have to be careful of my joints now. It does me no good to have strong shoulders and biceps if my elbows go out on me!
  • tess5036
    tess5036 Posts: 942 Member
    I'm 52, and the strongest I have been for a long time, but I still have a loooonnnggg way to go, only started doing this properly very recently, but already feeling the benefits :)
  • ThinGoldLineNS
    ThinGoldLineNS Posts: 265 Member
    43 next month
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    edited February 2018
    I just turned 60! I'm definitely in the best shape ever and getting better every day :)
  • kime225
    kime225 Posts: 3 Member
    I’m 42, have struggled hugely for about 18 months to lose weight. It seems it won’t budge at all. I feel like an idiot struggling to self educate myself via the internet
  • dandelion39
    dandelion39 Posts: 514 Member
    Hi all! I'm 45 and have been strength training off and on for six years. I started out with Jillian Michaels DVDs, then went through NROLFW, Strong Curves, SL5x5. Then I spent a while just focusing on Yoga. Then I fell off the fitness wagon entirely and haven't completely managed to get back on until now. I started SL5x5 again from scratch yesterday and plan to alternate lifting with Yoga. I love how lifting makes me feel, and when I was consistent with my strength training my body was much tighter and stronger than it is now. I want to get those feelings back! Nice to meet you all!
  • abs1970
    abs1970 Posts: 235 Member
    I'm 47, in the best shape of my life and planning to enter my first ever fitness competition later this year! I train 5 days a week, log my food daily and eat clean 90% of the time. Can't say I've noticed a difference in recovery times as I've got older but take BCAAs daily during training so maybe they're helping. :)
  • kime225
    kime225 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks @dandelion39 I will look up the group. I am into my 2 week and so far getting success and think it’s through going back to basics of calories in v calories out. My exercise tends to be fast incline treadmill (5 days/week) with ~3/week arm/leg/abdo toning. All of it new to me. Hopefully I will get more ideas and guidance through these forums
  • pamatc2
    pamatc2 Posts: 868 Member
    I lost 50lbs in 5 months doing mostly cardio, but yep, not sustainable. Besides, I just didn't like feeling thin without some definition! That was at 39. Now, at 43, and 30lbs back on, I'm focusing on lifting primarily and trying to get my diet in-check. I would love more friends from this group to keep me on my lifting path! I have no other friends who like fitness and lifting like I do. I do it alone.

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