Ask Cael: My question is this, I’m in my 40′s, and I still compete in senior tournaments. Do you have any training tips for an old fart like me?
Story Published Monday, February 22nd, 2010
name: Terrence
question: Cael. Let me first start by saying that I think that you are the best wrestlers that I have ever had the privelage of watching. My question is this, I’m in my 40′s, and I still compete in senior tournaments. Do you have any training tips for an old fart like me?
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Hey Terrence, thanks for the email. That’s great that you are still competing. The main thing that I would say would be to make sure you give yourself plenty of rest time. Train hard and prepare for your toughest competitions but rest well between cycles. Train, recover, train, recover. Recovery is key.
Nutrition is real important. What you put into your body will make a huge difference in how you feel and perform. Make sure you are hydrated!
Train with higher intensity and shorter goes to eliminate wear and tear on your body. Also, be creative to find different ways to get in shape and maintain shape. Do shadow matches and bike matches. I would make sure I get a good warm up before practices. Strong warm ups and solid cool downs will make a difference. And then go out there and thrown people down and pin them. Good luck.
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