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Thank you Nicole! I appreciate your input. I’ll keep pluggin’ along…and channeling you & your energy when I work out 🙂
Hi Nicole –
As an older lifter (mid 50’s) with long limbs, developing muscle doesn’t come easily. My current cardio workouts are done 4-6 times a week — recently including your a few of your HIIT routines! I typically weight train 5-6 days a week. I believe I’m consuming enough food to support my workouts, and I’ve been dedicated to this lifestyle for the last 5 years, but my shoulders and legs, in particular, are just not developing noticeably.
My question for you is whether or not you ever recommend weight training twice a day for a while to hit the lagging areas – like some of the guys do? 😀 You’ve mentioned hitting hams/glutes once a week, and quads/glutes on another day. Would I just be at risk of overtraining if I were to incorporate two-a-days? Any other recommendations you might have would also be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!Just wanted to say Hi. I hope you get some answers (&relief) to your question. As an older (55) lifter, I will say that I use many vitamin supplements including fish oil, and BCAAs and Glutamine with pre- and post-workout supplements, as well.
While I don’t have too much issue with joint pain any more, I did when I started lifting heavy about 5-6 years ago. I decided to hire a coach about 2 years ago that could check my form – just to be sure I was lifting correctly so as to not create any problems down the road. What I discovered was that many of the routines that were put together for me initially (by another coach) were not exercises that my muscles and joints were ready for.
Having someone help me work around some of my “structural” issues has made a big difference for me.Good luck in your upcoming show! I’m taking the plunge this year, as well
