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2004/08/18, 10:55 AM
I have a friend in high school that was able to run 10.7 in the 100 meters and he weighed about 160. He is now 30 yrs old and weighing about 235 and has 28% body fat. About 10 yrs ago he played football at a junior college and he been dabbling in workouts for the past 10 yrs. NOthing serious. The question I ask is will he be able to at least become 70% of the athlete he once was or it's all down hill for him? Because he keeps telling me that he still feels good and he thinks that he can get to the same lvl he was in high school.
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2004/08/18, 12:39 PM
From what I've heard, your explosive/fast twitch muscle capacity remains fairly high well into your 40's, though endurance falls off. Injuries and wear-and-tear are always factors too. Darrell Green, Deion Sanders, Jerry Rice, Carl Lewis, and Butch Reynolds have been presented as examples of speed athletes thriving well into their 30's and 40's. I'm not sure if that theory is true or not, though, so some input from others would help.
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2004/08/18, 11:04 PM
Yes, he will easily achieve 70%. It matters not how in shape you "were", if you stop doing things, your body reacts as such. Your metabolism naturally slows with age for instance. The body will not "hold" your shape whether an Olympic champion or world record holder.(witness many of them now that stopped training). But muscle has "memory",and this person will be able to achieve good condition much sooner and with much more ease than a person who has never done it or led a very sedentary life.
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