I hear this question a lot, you may be thinking it too..how often should a 50 year old man workout? It is important to listen to your body when figuring out how often you should workout because you do need to have some time for your muscles to rest and recover. Let’s go over the different starting points for men over 50 when it comes to how often you should be working out.
If you are a true beginner trying to either workout for the first time, or you’re getting back into working out, this is for you. I recommend you workout out 3 days a week. Implement full body workouts and circuit type training as you are just starting out with working out. It can be easy to get sore, they do not need to be super intense workouts. This gives you enough rest days for your body to recover, and you will eventually progress to more days of working out.
Now for the people above beginners..you may have been working out on and off. I recommend you working out 4 days a week, doing upper body 2 days a week and lower body 2 days a week. This way you can push yourselves harder during each working out because your muscle groups will have rest in between workouts and rest days.
Your body is learning how to use your muscles in ways that it is not used to. It takes time for your body to adapt, and that is when you can increase the number of times you are working out.
Then there are you guys that are intermediate lifters. This means that you are probably doing more than just resistance training. You can push yourself harder because your body is used to doing athletic work all week. I recommend working out 5 days a week, and hit each muscle group one time per week. The more you break up your muscle groups, the more time they will have to rest and recover between workouts. I want you to push yourself a lot harder in your workouts for each muscle group.
Now we are at you experienced lifters. Typically us experienced lifters are going to be working out 6 days per week, working out one muscle group a day, and legs twice a week because it is the largest muscle group. One of the best ways to become consistent with working out is to make sure that you are switching up your workouts to make them less routine. It is okay if you get in a rut, and you lose some motivation to workout. All that matters is that you push yourself to get back into it, and get back on the wagon. CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS when trying to workout and build muscle to get in the best shape of your life.
Be smart when working out as well, you want to do the best you can to avoid injuries. If you do get an injury, listen to your body, that doesn’t mean you need to stop working out. There are ways to adjust your workouts and exercises when you are still trying to recover from an injury.
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