John Smith
Level 1 Valued Member
Hello
Can anyone tell me about sprinting on my off days from the gym?
I understand that building muscle ('hypertrophy') and losing fat ('cut') are just about impossible to do during the same period.
For that reason I am just trying to cut for the next 4 weeks. (although both at once would be nice).
Can anyone point me to a reliable novice-friendly introduction to cutting, without drugs, for veterans (I am in my mid 50s).
So far I am:
A) I am still hitting the weights lifting fairly heavy loads at 6 to 8 repeats, so as to stop muscle loss.
B) I am cutting back on fast burn carbohydrates (although I am allowing myself a little fresh fruit e.g. berries to boost vitamins/nutrients)
C) On my off/non-gym days I am doing the following routine:
running 10 -15 mins, doing 10-15mins of some up-hill sprinting, and then running back.
I am particularly interested in what protocols of sprint training work best, as I understand sprinting is good for building up testosterone and human growth hormone (HGH). But given my age, I am keen not to get a heart attack and so am keeping my sprints fairly short 10-15 seconds and then resting (walking) for about 2.5 to 3 minutes. There is also the substantial risk of pulled muscles of course - particularly for longer sprints so I am stretching quite carefully first although I am not holding the stretches for more than a couple of seconds as I gather static stretches are frowned upon nowadays.
- Have any of you had much success with us sprinting to 'cut'?
- What protocols seem to have what effect - e.g. How many seconds rest are you taking?
- What else should I know about being in my 50s compared to being in my 20s?
Many thanks
J
Can anyone tell me about sprinting on my off days from the gym?
I understand that building muscle ('hypertrophy') and losing fat ('cut') are just about impossible to do during the same period.
For that reason I am just trying to cut for the next 4 weeks. (although both at once would be nice).
Can anyone point me to a reliable novice-friendly introduction to cutting, without drugs, for veterans (I am in my mid 50s).
So far I am:
A) I am still hitting the weights lifting fairly heavy loads at 6 to 8 repeats, so as to stop muscle loss.
B) I am cutting back on fast burn carbohydrates (although I am allowing myself a little fresh fruit e.g. berries to boost vitamins/nutrients)
C) On my off/non-gym days I am doing the following routine:
running 10 -15 mins, doing 10-15mins of some up-hill sprinting, and then running back.
I am particularly interested in what protocols of sprint training work best, as I understand sprinting is good for building up testosterone and human growth hormone (HGH). But given my age, I am keen not to get a heart attack and so am keeping my sprints fairly short 10-15 seconds and then resting (walking) for about 2.5 to 3 minutes. There is also the substantial risk of pulled muscles of course - particularly for longer sprints so I am stretching quite carefully first although I am not holding the stretches for more than a couple of seconds as I gather static stretches are frowned upon nowadays.
- Have any of you had much success with us sprinting to 'cut'?
- What protocols seem to have what effect - e.g. How many seconds rest are you taking?
- What else should I know about being in my 50s compared to being in my 20s?
Many thanks
J