ageing athlete

Strategies for the Masters Endurance Athlete

At age 35 and beyond the body goes through some important changes. With ageing comes reduction in:

  • Growth Hormones

  • Testosterone

  • Oestradiol

What does this mean for the ageing athlete:

  • Increased risk of injury

  • Reduced Anaerobic Threshold

  • Reduced bone mineral Density

Some changes the ageing athlete can make to their routine that will go a long way to keep you training include:

  • Longer warmups

  • Polarization of training (need to prevent Type II fast twitch decline and denervation)

  • Multidirectional strength training

  • Prioritize sleep and recovery

  • Protein: 1.2 to 1.5 g/kg/day. Timing: 25g every 3 hours. Pre-sleep intake of Casein

  • Vit D

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