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When I left the forces after 22 years, I became a bus driver. I still tried to keep up my fitness & joined the AthleanX program. It was going well until I damaged my achilles heel doing some of the exercises, incidentally it took 18 months to heal. On the positive side, I taught myself to swim at 50 while I was recovering with the TI swimming videos. Big thank you to Terry RIP.

I’ve worked out in many gyms over the years. The military always had great gyms & weight equipment. I finally had the chance to build my home gym in 2012 when we bought a new home. It’s not huge, 14’ x 14’, but it has everything I need & use. I got rid of my Olympic bar & bench 10 years ago & stick with the dumbbell’s. TV is for kickboxing & spin bike videos. I use the gym everyday & my wife & her friend use it twice a week. Anyone else have a home gym?

Your body doesn't respond to intensity anymore the way it did at 25. Pushing harder doesn't equal better results. It just means longer recovery, beat-up joints, and spinning your wheels. The guys making progress after 40? They're not training harder. They're training smarter. Lower weight, higher control. Fewer sessions, better recovery. Less ego, more results. It's a complete mindset shift from what got you here. What took you the longest to accept about training after 40? Would love to hear your guys' discoveries/realizations training past 40.

After lifting on a regular basis for over 50 years I had an injury last year that sidelined me for 3 months. I was devastated not being able to get my daily workouts in. About 6 months after I added some isolated, supported bicep curls, I started getting sharp pains in my right elbow. This quickly turned into “ulna nerve entrapment” which is extremely painful and takes weeks or months to heal up. I watched numerous videos on proper treatment for it. The main thing was not to do the motion the set it off. Placing force on your elbows sets it off, so basically no lifting weights, no push ups or pull ups. I am back on the mend again regaining strength and muscle. No more heavy weights! I shortened the repetitions in my sets. I have 2 full rest days for upper body work followed by 1 lower body workout & spin and then 1 cardio day spin/swim. At 72, I don’t expect to gain massive muscle like I had in my 20’s & 30’s. I just want to stay in shape and maintain a good build. I’ve learned my lesson the hard way. Once you get older your body needs more time to recover, both muscle & tendon. I wish you all great health!