does it take you longer to recuperate from a workout, as you've gotten older?

[ironbeck]

No offense but what a stupid question?

[steppenwolf]

No offense but what a stupid question?

i am making crummy gains.

i can only add 65 pounds to a lift at most.

i don't gain any muscle. i am trying to figure out

why.

i am getting enough protein and sleep. it started

when i was about 30 years old. i am trying to figure

out if it is age related. my father seemed to have the

same problem at the same age. he was a body

builder. he was muscular and had a 6 pack when he

was 30 years old.

[Neas]

No offense but what a stupid question?

Reading between the lines of the question its not just about asking the obvious. Part of the psychology of growing older and learning to deal with slow gains, injuries and the degridation of connective tissue etc is knowing others are in the same boat. This leads to a feeling of not being in isolation and stopping the sometimes inevitable onset of induced depression... It's all good for me if these kind of questions get asked and it brings people together

[old cajun]

At 58 it does take me longer. I work out every muscle once a week.