fitness What you have to worry about with fitness as you age...

[Harsh World]

What you have to worry about with fitness as you age: Stretching.

About a week ago, I was stretching my triceps by standing and leaning against the wall as usual. I was rolling left and right with a good stretch in on my right arm. Next up was my left. While rolling in the stretch, I felt something off. However, I continued through the stretch and then completed my full shoulder workout.

Fast forward a day or two and I'm having trouble sleeping because of an aching pain in my shoulder. This typically is the sign of when my shoulder impingement begins, so I set my chiropractor appointment.

As I'm there, I tell him that it's not in the same spot as usual, and he immediately can determine that it's not shoulder impingement this time. Rather, it's soft tissue damage that could lead to a bigger problem with the rotator cuff, which if you don't know, could require surgery to repair, if I had continued to work out after being fixed up, as I do when impingement occurs.

He still aligned my shoulders, hips, and back, but recommended deep tissue sports massage and icing for this, and to take 2 weeks off.

So today, I'm off to get a deep tissue massage.

I hope it heals sooner than 2 weeks so I can get back to the grind!

 

[ActionAce]

Ouch! I'm so sorry to hear about that stuff. It's important to consider how we stretch as we get older. As a senior, let me give you a few tips to get you started

1. You need to warm up before stretching.
2. You need to listen to your body and don't push too hard..
3. Lastly, you need to be very gentle with your joints.

Do this and thank me later.

 

[Harsh World]

1. You need to warm up before stretching.

I do arm swings/rotations in the air, always have, just to get the juices flowing in the rotator cuff. However, I usually do these after static stretching.

I may need to reconsider the order now...

3. Lastly, you need to be very gentle with your joints.

Fortunately, it wasn't the joint (or rotator cuff) as that would knock me out of lifting even grocery bags for months if it required surgery.

I've yet to see a sports massage therapist to get the muscles worked out really nice and good. That should put me back into business once I recover from the painful massage.

 

[Harsh World]

I can't believe I've been out of commission for 10 days now.

I'm still feeling tenderness in my arms, but, I think it's time to start with at least doing leg days every 2nd day, plus fat-burn treadmill sessions again.

Hopefully, this heals up correctly so that I can continue to make progress on the bench press as I would love to do 225 lbs/100 kg for 30~ reps again and to be able to do sets of that weight on the incline bench press.

I was thinking of doing an improvised hump/hike with my 40-pound weight vest and a backpack filled with 30 pounds tonight if the weather is in my favor. I would hate to "fall out" and have to take a taxi home.

I've lost 2.5 kg since my injury, and hoping that it was mostly fat because I am still using stimulants for fat-burning.

 

[Aufscherin]

I only worry about sagging ab muscles as I age. I'm a bit of a fanatic about my waistline. I work my obiques too as well as my spinal erectors.

 

[Immortal]

As you age, instead of weight training and building muscle mass, you need to focus on fitness through exercise. When you reach certain age, some exercise can do more harm than good. You will have to focus on light impact exercise.

 

[MidnightMuse]

I am getting increasingly worried about exercise injuries as I age. However, I am working with a "guy" who is helping m adjust things and exercise in ways that do not lead to injuries. I cannot afford to be out of commission, and I am sorry to hear that OP got injured and has had to deal with that.

 

[1stop]

I am getting increasingly worried about exercise injuries as I age. However, I am working with a "guy" who is helping m adjust things and exercise in ways that do not lead to injuries. I cannot afford to be out of commission, and I am sorry to hear that OP got injured and has had to deal with that.

You are doing a great job and it is really a good gesture to be proactive in having a trainer who will specify exercises for you. But I still believe you should be prepared for injury as you grows older. For me, I think it's inevitable.

 

[Heatman]

When it comes to working out, I pay a serious attention to how my body reacts to each drills I put it through. If I get the slightest bit of tingle, I will stop and stay out a few days, evaluate myself and make sure that all is well before I start again.

 

[Alamson]

What you have to worry about with fitness as you age: Stretching.

About a week ago, I was stretching my triceps by standing and leaning against the wall as usual. I was rolling left and right with a good stretch in on my right arm. Next up was my left. While rolling in the stretch, I felt something off. However, I continued through the stretch and then completed my full shoulder workout.

Fast forward a day or two and I'm having trouble sleeping because of an aching pain in my shoulder. This typically is the sign of when my shoulder impingement begins, so I set my chiropractor appointment.

As I'm there, I tell him that it's not in the same spot as usual, and he immediately can determine that it's not shoulder impingement this time. Rather, it's soft tissue damage that could lead to a bigger problem with the rotator cuff, which if you don't know, could require surgery to repair, if I had continued to work out after being fixed up, as I do when impingement occurs.

He still aligned my shoulders, hips, and back, but recommended deep tissue sports massage and icing for this, and to take 2 weeks off.

So today, I'm off to get a deep tissue massage.

I hope it heals sooner than 2 weeks so I can get back to the grind!

I hope you get better soon. As one ages the intensity of the exercise has to decrease especially if you have not been used to exercising regularly for a long time. It could cause injury, heart attack and quick ageing. The exercises must be light and there is need to rest and discontinue if you are having pains.