Training After 40
Participation in competition by Masters athletes has risen steadily over the past few decades and exploded more recently. These athletes represent varying abilities, interests and sporting expertise – from the rank beginner trying to get back in shape to the ex-professional athlete. The overarching motivation for older athletes is to continue promoting their health, wellness and, for the life-long athlete, try to hang on to the “speed of youth” for as long as possible.
What many coaches fail to address is the differing needs of the post - 40 athlete. I’ve lost track of the number of discussions I’ve had with Masters athletes around how their training programs are ineffective. In fact, almost unanimously these athletes are shells of their former selves – over-trained, perpetually fatigued and underperforming. These athletes shrug their shoulders, resigning themselves to this malaise as if it is synonymous with the aging process. But this is most definitely not the case. It absolutely does not have to be this way!
My main passion is with helping Masters athletes not only achieve their goals but blow them out of the water (as the saying goes). Being over 40 myself, I am acutely in-tune with how my body responds to workloads now compared to how it did 5, 10 and 20 years ago. I’ve applied what I’ve gleaned (and continue to glean) to my athletes’ programs with resounding successes year after year. Their input helps me tweak and refine to the betterment of all.
Check out just some of the testimonials of the Masters athletes with whom I work. If you like what you read and would like to learn more, then I encourage you to contact me. Let’s get started!
What many coaches fail to address is the differing needs of the post - 40 athlete. I’ve lost track of the number of discussions I’ve had with Masters athletes around how their training programs are ineffective. In fact, almost unanimously these athletes are shells of their former selves – over-trained, perpetually fatigued and underperforming. These athletes shrug their shoulders, resigning themselves to this malaise as if it is synonymous with the aging process. But this is most definitely not the case. It absolutely does not have to be this way!
My main passion is with helping Masters athletes not only achieve their goals but blow them out of the water (as the saying goes). Being over 40 myself, I am acutely in-tune with how my body responds to workloads now compared to how it did 5, 10 and 20 years ago. I’ve applied what I’ve gleaned (and continue to glean) to my athletes’ programs with resounding successes year after year. Their input helps me tweak and refine to the betterment of all.
Check out just some of the testimonials of the Masters athletes with whom I work. If you like what you read and would like to learn more, then I encourage you to contact me. Let’s get started!