age/wisdom

[ozzy69]

being that i am a lot closer to 40 then 30 now

how have you guys modified your workouts to adjust with the pains of age?

ive noticed what i think is arthritis in my shoulder so i really have to watch what i do with certain movements

any advice is appreciate for the future

[Freezerdude]

Man I know I have, there's all kinds of stuff I've had to chance in the last few knee surgerys.. Not to mention changing things due to the back and shoulders to prevent further injurys..

[Darkness]

Weight down for the most part. Sometimes I still go up but I dont stay there week after week.

[dalnkwnt]

im officially done with most of my "power lifting" routines! i still squat and deadlift! flat bench is done! smith maching inclines is the choice now! i rarely do anything less than 15 reps now!

[Dawgpound_Hank]

Other than warming up more & stretching more, its still heavy & ball-busting workouts as usual here.

[liftsiron]

I do 3-4 warm ups sets for nearly every exercise now.

[Thunder]

My weight is done reps are up & rest time decreased to make the weight feel heavier. i have shoulder & knee issues also. I do more supersetting as well.

[bufbiker]

I use the pyramid technique with all of my compound movements. Then when I hit my target weight I do 5 sets of that weight, unless the body says whoa!

[pincushn]

More the most part my w/o's are shorter and a lot less volume. If I do up the reps i go with a lot lighter weight. More rest time also. And I try to listen to my body more so than I use too.

[rockinred]

I noticed that each year my body takes longer and longer to warm up. I can't jump into some of the exercises and weights like I have been able to in the past.

[Vannesb]

Being 48 I warm up more and I actually listen to my body. My intensity when lifting is thru the roof! That has not slowed down

[Cabo Jo]

i lift heavy as i can bulking,moderate wt. higher reps cutting.

[jboldman]

for the last ten years i have been doing one bodypart a day, i still get a great workout and a full week to recover. lighter weights, never work thru pain, if i want to focus on a particular group i double it up at the end of the week.

jb

[BigSickD]

I just work around aches and pains the best I can and do plenty of warmups and stretching.

[Darkness]

my dad once told me that the older I get the dumber i get and he is still right