Re: Strength training and menopause
2017/03/05 16:58:47
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Hi all,
I'm not quite in the over 50's category (just turned 49) but I've come on here specifically to see if anyone is having the same issues as I am. I've been weight training on and off for 30+ years - even when I haven't been lifting I've stayed active in other ways. Never really had a weight problem or any major health issues and have always been quite strong, but for the past year I've been finding the gym and training a real struggle. I want to train and train hard or at least well but my energy levels are really low and I'm finding that I'm just not able to train the way I want to. I'm using barely any weight (if any - often just the bar for squats and bench) but in the days after training I'm experiencing severe muscle soreness and I'm so tired that it's only a very good week that I might manage two or three training sessions. I sometimes feel like it might be time to admit defeat but mentally I'm not ready or willing to do that and I somehow feel that weight training at this stage of my life is more important than ever. If there are other ladies out there going through a similar time I would love to know that I'm not alone.