Does Age Affect Your Training?
In a word, yes. Age does affect your training. That's the short answer. But how it affects your training is really up to the individual. If you are 20-something, you can train until you drop, and other than being tired and maybe a little sore, the effects wear off quickly and soon you are ready to hit it again. It's not that easy if you are in your late middle age or early old age. I am 67 years old. I worked out in the gym at least five days-a-week for about 15 years. My training, while vigorous, was never strenuous. My goal was always to stay fit. Then, about five years ago I got the outrageous idea that I could train to prepare myself to enter a bodybuilding contest. Now that's an idea whose time had come. Imagine my wife's reaction when I told her the news. But, she was supportive and so I proceeded. Training for a bodybuilding competition required many hard hours in the gym, a strict diet and a totally different life-style. Here, age makes a difference and does ha...