Is it good to train 5 days per week for a person who is over 50 years old?
 

please vote. thank you.

I voted for "No" however this depends on many factors such as:
- did you train before
- health situation
- training length

i voted no

i dont think training 5 days a week is wise at any age, your body would not be getting sufficiant rest and you will become worn down IMO

I took NO because I would say that you need to contact your doctor first, however if you are an experienced bodybuilder you know what you need.

i voted no.. and would do so regardless of age..

we grow while we rest and, IMO - that isnt enough rest.

i voted 'yes' because i do, with the added bonus of being mental in the head. and 28 :D

I also voted no. There is a lot of good info out there with great workouts. most current training routines require you to have more rest days as we now understand more about the healing process of muscle tissue. At 50 your body needs even more time to recover from training than it did at 20. You can always improve your body- at any age, as long as you train smart. Train hard, tear it up good, enjoy your off days and you'll stay motivated to continue working out.

Hard to say yes or no. I'm 43 & train 6 day's a week; however, I only lift 5 day's, each body part once a week. Lift M-F & do cardio Mon. Tues. Thurs. Fri. & sat, then Sunday completely off. I have also worked out most of my life, so my body is use to the stress.
If someone over 50, who has never worked out, asked if training 5 day's a week was to much, I would say absulutly. Without knowing the history of the person asking the question, I couldn't give a yes or no answer. Also, if you have never worked out, I agree with extremelyhuge (above) as to seeing your doctor before starting anything.
Sorry to ramble on, thats just my opinion.

I vote NO to lifting everyday... just turned 46 and I lift mon-wed-fri... cardio/abs tue-thur... recovery sat-sun... then, tear it up again the nex week :cool:

Theres a lad who is about 19/20 years old and he trains 6x a week. I do the same as you snicksmith :D

I vote yes, depending on the type of training, and if you are in the right condition relative to the type of training. And for the record, I am soon to be 51.

I workout 4 days a week. Based on DC Training.
Mon. Chest, Shoulders, Tri's, Back Width and Back Thickness.
Tues. Bi's, Forearms, Calves, Hams and quads.
Wed. off
Thurs. Chest, Shoulders, Tri's, Back Width and Back Thickness.
Friday Bi's, Forearms, Calves, Hams and quads.
Sat. off
Sun. off

Now to get into specifics regarding training. Stay with me here. You are only doing one exercise per muscle group per day. You are doing your first favorite exercise for chest on day one, you're doing your second favorite exercise for chest the next time chest training rolls around and then your third favorite exercise for chest the time after that when chest training rolls around. Then you repeat the entire sequence again. You're doing the same exercises you would be doing anyway in a 7-14 days time and training chest 3 times in that same period with minimal sets so you can recover. You cannot do a 3-5 exercise, 10-20 set chest workout and recover to train chest again 3-4 days later. It's absolutely impossible!! But you can come in and do 2-5 warmup sets up to your heaviest set and then do ONE working set (either straight set or rest paused) all out on that exercise then recover and grow and be ready again 3-4 days later. This kind of training will have you growing as fast as humanly possible. Again the simple equation is "the most times per year you can train a body part incredibly heavy, with major strength gains, and recover will equal out to the fastest accumulation of muscle mass possible".

I voted no.The reason being when i first started lifting i was doing a 3 day split with a day off then repeating.I built some muscle and got stronger but when i went to every other day is when i blew up.Another good approach i like is a adaptation of heavy duty and blood n guts that i respond to very well but can t do for more than a month and a half before i start over training.

I think that actually has more to do with how long did you train before. If you trained many years before that should not be a problem for you IMHO.

I remember that I've read an interview with Arnie (at that time he was about 50 years) and he said he is training 5 days per week 1 hour.

I know this is an older post, but there is not much going on here in the 40 over forum.

I did vote a while back and I said "no", mainly based on my own experience. When I was in my mid 20s training 5-6 days a week and then playing sports on top of that was no problem. Now being closer to 50, it depends on how hard I train. If I train real heavy, I just lift 2 days a week. If I train more at 70% of 1RM, then I can train 3 or 4 times a week.

While on cycle, I can train heavy 4 times a week.

No way.Unless you could snooze for 40 mins within an hour or so.

I voted yes because it's a rather vague question. Totally depends on the person and the workout they're thinking about doing. If it's simply sit ups, push ups and cardio, why not? Anyone can, and should imo, do those. If it's a 55 year old wanting to try 5x5's on the bench w/ weight he not comfortable with, then no.
Just my .02

If your doing it right, lifting hard/heavy, good routine then 3 time a week is definitely enough.
Unless your on something and if you are and can train 5 times a week and get results ill buy some.

I dont see why anyone would even need to workout more than 3 times a week :confused:

i think its more ego that gets people to train that often.
lack of knowledge and ego. the more is better mentality that rightfully has its place in society....but not bodybuilding.

traing at 50
 

I am 63 and have trained since I was 14.I now work my body parts(chest-back -shoulders- biceps- triceps-legs) once a week and in four days.The sets are between 9 and 12 per body part.I see a doc. regularly and am on HRT.It would be advisable to get a physical and blood test at least once a year to see where your at.Just an old mans opinion.

Sorry, but I don't agree with the majority in this post!
I train to build my body, I train to be big!
It's all very well you all saying that 3 days a week is what you should do so that you get plenty of rest but that just don't cut it!
Yes you need rest to grow, I train 5 days a week and I still grow! So whats with the 3 day a week stuff? It's fine if you just want a good body but if you want to big it just ain't going to work!
And let me ask you all a question, How many pro bodybuilders train only 3 times a week?
3 times per week will get you a good body(but you are not going to get massive from it) and it's fine if you are a beginner but that's as far as it goes

I voted yes, my old man is 55 and still trains like a young man, but he isnt ur average man..

if ur older u definalty need a 5 day traingin split... and lifting heavy as well,, becasue ur bones need to rebuild osterblast deposits to keep ur bones strong and lifting heavy at an old age is whats needed.. plus old man muscle builds alot easier and better then young muscle.. plus gettting big no matter what age will be from the foods tht u eat and not the training.. !

I voted no to this, but there are so many variables.

Personally, I know that if I trained heavy 5 days a week, every week, I would get so many chronic or niggling injuries that I would just be doing myself damage and therefore what would be the point of training so hard. And I say this as someone who has trained for around 35 years.

I'm sure there will be people out there who have trained hard for a long time who have somehow avoided injuries who could train that hard.

It also depends what your aims are. If you are a competing bodybuilder then you will need to do what needs to be done, but if not, why risk injury, recovery and possibly not getting the best out of your workouts just to train hard.

I can train 5 days a week occasionally, and do, but if I averaged it out I would probably train 3 and no more than 4 days a week. And that's enough for me. :cool:

ps I'd be interested to know the ages of those who voted. I would suspect that many of those who said yes are not over 50!

yes on the vote past strong.. :) and i can see your point.. i guess tht i worded it wrong,, as i tend to do tht... lmao.. what i meant was to workout at the individuals compacity of being able to push as much as he or she could with out risk off injury.... :)

All good points Stillgoingstron.

I voted yes, for myself, and what my goals are.

FWIW - I'll be 52 this August. 5'11" 215 lbs give or take a bit

However, in the thread about posting your training routine, you can see that I do a 2 day on, 1 day off, 3 days on, one day off routine.

By doing this, I never train for more than three days straight, yet train 5 out of 7 days a week.

http://s21.postimg.org/qphwaw5rb/Erich1_Bz.jpg

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I vote no cause this thread 5 years old and I going senile

My pops is 67 and trains 4 to 5x a week with no issues as long as your not over training and your rest and food intake is good you should be fine

I didn't vote because this is not a yes or no question. It really depends on the person's genetic ability to recover and tolerate and adapt to the stress of training. For those who recover fast, then the more volume and frequency you can handle, the better your results will be. So I wouldn't say a blanket 'yes' or no to this question. It's highly individual and dependant on your goals. Some might argue it's better to back off the heavy weights and focus on cardio for heart health and long term health.

I didn't vote because this is not a yes or no question. It really depends on the person's genetic ability to recover and tolerate and adapt to the stress of training. For those who recover fast, then the more volume and frequency you can handle, the better your results will be. So I wouldn't say a blanket 'yes' or no to this question. It's highly individual and dependant on your goals. Some might argue it's better to back off the heavy weights and focus on cardio for heart health and long term health.