The Athlete's Guide to Training Through the Decades: Performance at 30, 40, 50, and Beyond
At 25, you could eat pizza for breakfast, skip warm-up, play three hours of basketball, and wake up ready to do it again. At 45, you sleep wrong and need a week to recover. What happened?
Actually, something beautiful happened: you’re still here, still moving, still competing. You just need a different playbook.
As a physical therapist and former collegiate athlete who works with athletes from 30 to 80+, I can tell you this: every decade brings challenges, but it also brings opportunities. The athletes who thrive aren’t the ones who train the hardest—they’re the ones who train the smartest for their age.