Recovery From Intense Exercise
A study from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia found that recovery times from intense workouts are the same for old and young athletes. This is true even though muscles weaken with aging because of decreased muscle fibers (the remaining muscle fibers work as well as those for a younger athlete).
The tests were performed using two groups of experienced cyclists racing in 30-minute time trials on three consecutive days. The first group had an average age of 24 while the second group's average age was 45.
Both groups maintained their average power, had the same amount of muscle damage and had the same drop in their maximal heart rate during the third time trial.
Loss of muscle fibers may be part of the reason why older athletes must work harder to stay even with younger athletes.
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The tests were performed using two groups of experienced cyclists racing in 30-minute time trials on three consecutive days. The first group had an average age of 24 while the second group's average age was 45.
Both groups maintained their average power, had the same amount of muscle damage and had the same drop in their maximal heart rate during the third time trial.
Loss of muscle fibers may be part of the reason why older athletes must work harder to stay even with younger athletes.
Be sure and download your Free Bodyweight 500 Metabolic Fat Burner Workouts and start shaping your body faster!
Mark Dilworth, BA, PES
Your Fitness University
My Fitness Hut
Her Fitness Hut
Sports Fitness Hut
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