Life after 50

[Frederick Foresight]

When I first started like 3 years ago I lasted 1 minute meditating, then I did 5 and grew from there over time. Now I'm able to mediate for 1-2 hours if I had the time. Just sit there and let your thoughts flow through and concentrate on the breath and your third eye...

Yes, I realize it's small steps until we (I) get there. Impressive that you can do it for so long now. I will give it another try since I recognize the benefits that meditation can impart.

I'm wondering if the headgear has something to do with it?

 

[ElCubano]

I've felt burned out before but usually when I start to feel that way, the best course of action for me has been to just take a week off and do nothing. I was really pushing things hard right up until my 50th birthday because I knew I was going to be gone for a week in the Bahamas. But having that week off without worrying about working out was just so relaxing and enjoyable. And I had plenty of friends with me that made the trip even more worthwhile. So far I'm really liking this over 50 life. Why didn't you guys tell me it was going to be like this?

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Ill take the one in the black please hahaha

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Just know that you are hated.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Ill take the one in the black please hahaha

From my vantage point, I'm partial to the lady in red. Regardless, Baron has put together quite a collection.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

I've felt burned out before but usually when I start to feel that way, the best course of action for me has been to just take a week off and do nothing.

I've done that, too, occasionally. Just curious, how often do you feel the need for a layoff with the kind of frequency and volume you've been doing? About every month? Every few months?

 

[Frederick Foresight]

So far I'm really liking this over 50 life. Why didn't you guys tell me it was going to be like this?

Oh, yeah, we don't share that kind of info with the non-initiates. Wait until you're in your 60s; there's more!

 

[Baron]

I've done that, too, occasionally. Just curious, how often do you feel the need for a layoff with the kind of frequency and volume you've been doing? About every month? Every few months?

6 weeks on, 1 week off is usually how it averages out.

 

[Baron]

Just so you know, they are all fun but the one in black and the one in red will definitely give you an abnormally high level of entertainment. Great choices!

 

[Pekelo]

Great style pistol squads, not to mention his hair for 56:

https://www.reddit.com/r/path%3D%252Fr%252Ffitness30plus%252Fcomments%252Fq3ral5%252F

 

[Frederick Foresight]

I just started an upper/lower split routine on Tuesday, with the second workout of the week completed earlier this morning. I haven't done a split routine since 2005 but I thought I'd give it a try, but this time with each muscle group being worked only once.

This was about a month ago. It started off well enough, but I'm back to doing a whole body routine twice a week. Over the last several years I guess I had just gotten used to working the whole body in each workout. And, as I recently found, I like the feeing afterwards having worked the whole body. I just don't have the same post-workout feeling when I did the split routine. And so, back to basics: after some HIIT cardio, 2 sets to true concentric failure for each of upper legs, back, chest, and shoulders. With a set of calf raises thrown in for good measure. Simple.