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Wairau

@pakman said in Fit at 41.:

@Bones said in Fit at 41.:

@Wairau said in Fit at 41.:

Since you're nearly 50, this is a good article to put here-I hope.
Lower body muscle disappears as we age.
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jappl.2000.89.1.81?fbclid=IwAR2uD3lLxK8GsnHFSVKEIbY-407TODJIetf36uIAeF1v7PNLILkIzdMuS1M

Yikes!

Fucking nearly 50!

Anyway had a quick look at the study, I definitely don't have the patience to read that. Muscle disappears in old age isn't anything astounding is it? I couldn't see where they mentioned at what age they considered it started disappearing.

Haha, just pulling your leg. I found the study encouraging, that upper body muscles don't deteriorate as quickly as leg muscles. Cycling hills is a great idea.
I am almost 50, I wish I were 40 again, much fitter, stronger, and better recovery. However, I am on my way to fitness again now.

pakman

@Wairau said in Fit at 41.:

@Bones said in Fit at 41.:

@pakman said in Fit at 41.:

@Bones said in Fit at 41.:

@Wairau said in Fit at 41.:

Since you're nearly 50, this is a good article to put here-I hope.
Lower body muscle disappears as we age.
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jappl.2000.89.1.81?fbclid=IwAR2uD3lLxK8GsnHFSVKEIbY-407TODJIetf36uIAeF1v7PNLILkIzdMuS1M

Yikes!

Fucking nearly 50!

Anyway had a quick look at the study, I definitely don't have the patience to read that. Muscle disappears in old age isn't anything astounding is it? I couldn't see where they mentioned at what age they considered it started disappearing.

Haha, just pulling your leg. I found the study encouraging, that upper body muscles don't deteriorate as quickly as leg muscles. Cycling hills is a great idea.
I am almost 50, I wish I were 40 again, much fitter, stronger, and better recovery. However, I am on my way to fitness again now.

I'd settle for almost 50!

Wairau

@pakman Did you stay fit from 50 to 60? Or did you lose fitness and have to recover? What level are you at now? Do you do more weights to retain muscle? Cheers

pakman

@Wairau said in Fit at 41.:

@pakman Did you stay fit from 50 to 60? Or did you lose fitness and have to recover? What level are you at now? Do you do more weights to retain muscle? Cheers

I in fact got stronger from 50 to about 55, but also got heavier. In last 5 years have made more of an effort on legs, aided by Hammer Strength Leg Press machine which I really like.

In last three years slimmed down from 91kgs to 87 (mainly flab, but some muscle), and about 10% weaker in upper body -- used to do chin ups with 26.5kg (117.5 total), but now at 22kg (109).

Since lockdown stepped up cycling, including a few hills, with an 'inefficient' bike, and that seems to be keeping deterioration at bay.

My best tip is keep things heavy and don't overdo volume.

MN5

@pakman said in Fit at 41.:

@Wairau said in Fit at 41.:

@pakman Did you stay fit from 50 to 60? Or did you lose fitness and have to recover? What level are you at now? Do you do more weights to retain muscle? Cheers

I in fact got stronger from 50 to about 55, but also got heavier. In last 5 years have made more of an effort on legs, aided by Hammer Strength Leg Press machine which I really like.

In last three years slimmed down from 91kgs to 87 (mainly flab, but some muscle), and about 10% weaker in upper body -- used to do chin ups with 26.5kg (117.5 total), but now at 22kg (109).

Since lockdown stepped up cycling, including a few hills, with an 'inefficient' bike, and that seems to be keeping deterioration at bay.

My best tip is keep things heavy and don't overdo volume.

I’m 43. I’d hate to lose my gainz. Does anyone know any good steroid dealers?

mariner4life

If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them

taniwharugby

My legs are in as great a shape as they always have been, but I have been blessed with naturally musclar legs.

I've been doing jack shit since coming out of L4 too!

Bones

@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:

If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them

Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.

mariner4life

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:

If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them

Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.

even when i was mid-90kgs i never had calves

even when i was cycling 150km a week i never had calves.

Bones

@mariner4life oh I've always had calves, just for most of my life they were bigger than my thighs.

MN5

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:

If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them

Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.

Joey Johns is a more flattering comparison

Bones

@MN5 said in Fit at 41:

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:

If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them

Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.

Joey Johns is a more flattering comparison

See you do it to yourself eh. Straight to a player from the 90s.

MN5

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@MN5 said in Fit at 41:

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:

If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them

Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.

Joey Johns is a more flattering comparison

See you do it to yourself eh. Straight to a player from the 90s.

It’s nice you analyse my posts so much.

Bones

@MN5 said in Fit at 41:

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@MN5 said in Fit at 41:

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:

If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them

Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.

Joey Johns is a more flattering comparison

See you do it to yourself eh. Straight to a player from the 90s.

It’s nice you analyse my posts so much.

Yeah. Analysis.

"Who the fuck is Joey John's? Oh that's right"

pakman

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@mariner4life said in Fit at 41:

If my legs deteriorate any further even the chickens will hassle me about them

Yeah that was me until about 4 or 5 years ago. My movement from the 80kg range to the 90s was all about my thighs catching up with my upper body and Piri butt.

Out of interest, what changed?

Bones

@pakman I went from "very active" to "walks occasionally".

pakman

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

@pakman I went from "very active" to "walks occasionally".

That's the easiest thigh workout I've ever heard!

Bones

Oh yeah, this thing.

Did some runs and workouts eh. (managed to crank a 5k at 5min/k the other day) Been hovering under 93kg over a week now.

Gym opening seems more real now (if they can on the 4th July).

Even better, rugby training on the 2nd! Will probably be my first one in over 6 years, looking forward to it! Might have to shift to openside though.

Catogrande

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

Oh yeah, this thing.

Did some runs and workouts eh. (managed to crank a 5k at 5min/k the other day) Been hovering under 93kg over a week now.

Gym opening seems more real now (if they can on the 4th July).

Even better, rugby training on the 2nd! Will probably be my first one in over 6 years, looking forward to it! Might have to shift to openside though.

The term is loosehead I believe.

Bones

@Catogrande said in Fit at 41:

@Bones said in Fit at 41:

Oh yeah, this thing.

Did some runs and workouts eh. (managed to crank a 5k at 5min/k the other day) Been hovering under 93kg over a week now.

Gym opening seems more real now (if they can on the 4th July).

Even better, rugby training on the 2nd! Will probably be my first one in over 6 years, looking forward to it! Might have to shift to openside though.

The term is loosehead I believe.

I'm almost 50, so yeah. Plus, it's probably something else Mrs Rage said. Right @JC ?

The Silver Fern

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