Posted: 10/20/2013 10:55:05 AM EDT
| Im 62 years old in above avg shape and for the last several years Ive worked out in my garage.Have free weights and treadmill.Took 3 weeks off and joined a gym.Question is should I do a Push pull routine or hit everybody part every day. |
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Your goals will help for sure. That said bunch of us could be called fans of Jim Wendler's 5/3/1.
http://www.ak47.net/forums/t_1_113/1236826_The_unofficial_Wendler_inspired__5_3_1__lift_heavy____t__and_move_NOV_thread_.html |
| Knowing goals would be good, but IMO most people regardless of goals should be squatting deadlifting and pressing every week. Most people just looking to get fit shouldn't worry about body parts or anything like that, rather they should just plan their workouts around the movements I listed. Throw in some pullups, dips, pushups, abs, and whatever "cardio" you enjoy and call it a day. |
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I'm old (er), late 40's
And one of the big changes I have noticed from my days working out hard in my 20's I need a LOT more time to recover. I can go really hard, but I can't do it day after day and i need days to recover and can't hit that area again for a while. massage, foam rolling, stretching, yoga (yes, seriously) have helped tons, As i'm sure you've noticed, you're not as flexible, and as you get to get older you look around and see people that can barely move. And that gets scary. One of the tests that predicts how well you age is this get up off the floor test. with your butt and feet on the floor, you get up. everything you touch down subtracts a point or half point. (you get 5 to start). A 4 or a 5 tracks the same. You can search for the video that shows you how to score it. it's harder than you think. And while you probably are not going to gain huge amounts of size (getting older sucks), you can certainly gain a lot of strength, which esp. as you get older is what is important. I put my wife on her own 5-3-1 program a couple months back. Its really working for her, because it only hits the major parts once a week (or even less if you set it up that way) and she's getting massively stronger and most important, NOT GETTING INJURED. Take a look at 5-3-1 (which I'm running now and like A LOT), but lots of programs work, don't let fanboys of one or the other push you into something that doesn't work for you, but remember, that you will simply need more time to recover. Think about flexibility, recovery and NOT GETTING INJURED. Remember, you make your gains when you recover. |