Created: 2012/01/22,
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Join groupconstant joint and other pain
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2012/04/11, 11:57 AM
I have just finished a routine that involved very heavy lifts and large numbers of sets. The reps were mostly right side up pyramid. I made significant progress in strength gains as well as actually gaining muscle. I've put on 10 lbs from my lightest weight [207- 4 months ago to 216 right now. My waist is exactly the same. I'm bigger in the right spots
I'm 59 so gains come hard. Here's the rub. I am living with mild but constant joint pain and general muscle soreness. I have promised myself that I'd back off a bit when the water warms up enough in my swimming hole pictured below. 
I swim between 3 and 5 miles four days a week in the summer. The water is still too cold and I don't want to back off too much from lifting until I can substitute this veru low impact, full body exercise. I am cutting back on the length but leaving the reps alone while continuing to lift as heavy as my weights allow. Any thoughts on whether some of the pain will subside. I have the usual issues of many people my age. There may be some arthritis, burcitis etc. So far I just work through it. any thoughts would be appreciated. FWIW, I'm an irregular tread mill walker. I get bored. I canoe in the winter and live to swim because its the perfect no impact full body workout. Due to my age, I never take more than 4 or 5 days off from lifting but I do cycle between full body light weight high rep and splits that are very heavy in the 10 rep pyramid. | |