Training stamina, 55 yr old
Training stamina, 55 yr old
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gareth h

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4,295 posts

259 months

Monday 12th March 2018
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Guys, anybody else been through this, although I'm fine with cv work (do a 10k row 1-2 times a week, and get out on the mountain bike for a couple of hours). I'm finding that im struggling with stamina in the gym. I was doing a 5 x 5 sort of routine until I picked up a couple of injuries, for the last year I have been training 2-3 times a week with a split routing, this was chest / shoulders / tri, and legs / back /biceps, with some core work on each day. I was finding that by the time I got to biceps and triceps I had pretty much run out of energy, so changed to a 3 day split of legs / biceps, chest / triceps, back and shoulders, but if some weeks I only get into the gym twice it feels like a long time before I train the same body part again.
Typically I train mid morning after a porridge breakfast and have 2 or 3 poached eggs on toast for lunch.
Is this the inevitable "march of time" or is there any advice to get my mojo back?
Ta
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Hoofy

80,023 posts

311 months

Monday 12th March 2018
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I couldn't train on just porridge unless it was a ridiculously big bowl of it.

You also need to look at your fluid intake and sleep as that can mess with your ability to push the limits.

LordGrover

34,158 posts

241 months

Tuesday 13th March 2018
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Can't be much help, but the march of time is doubtful. I'm 55 too and lift three times a week, and jog/run three times a week - no problem with energy here. Weekdays training is evenings, weekends it's mornings.