Thread: Faster Recovery?

Have you used anything or do you do anything that you feel significantly improves your workout recovery time?

I'm 39 and I'm on 200mg Test C a week and 4iu GH a day and I feel like it takes forever to recover these days... I'm scared to come off the damn GH in case it starts taking even longer lol.

How's your sleep? Do you feel like you are getting a good nights sleep and well rested when you wake up? Are you on any specific type of diet right now?


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Originally Posted by GrilledCheddar

How's your sleep? Do you feel like you are getting a good nights sleep and well rested when you wake up? Are you on any specific type of diet right now?


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No, dammit. This is the one area that I have a real hard time with. I just run wide open all the time. I try to get good sleep but I usually don't. If I get 8 hours one night I'll get four hours the next. It's very hard to overcome.

As far as diet, nothing weird. Just balanced macros, super clean (on a good week) and limited calories. Extremely limited salt, sugar, simple carbs etc. I'm shooting for losing about a pound a week or so. Got about 40 lbs. down and about another 40 lbs. to go.


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Originally Posted by Judgmentalist

No, dammit. This is the one area that I have a real hard time with. I just run wide open all the time. I try to get good sleep but I usually don't. If I get 8 hours one night I'll get four hours the next. It's very hard to overcome.

As far as diet, nothing weird. Just balanced macros, super clean (on a good week) and limited calories. Extremely limited salt, sugar, simple carbs etc. I'm shooting for losing about a pound a week or so. Got about 40 lbs. down and about another 40 lbs. to go.


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Sounds like u might be choking up on certain nutrients that affect recovery times. Sodium/salt is very important for recovery and hydration.

I personally don't really like salt and had to make an effort to add it more into my diet.

Once i git my sodium lvls up i stopped cramping up as much and it helped with hydration.

Are u also limiting fats? Fats are important for recovery as well.

Im 39 yrs old and on exactly the same trt regiment as u.

I was limiting carbs and fats to try and get a leaner look but all it was really doing is fkin up my work outs.

Limiting thise things only works if ur a marathon runner or on a cutting cycle and taking the necessary aas to continue to support muscle growth and recovery.

When i finally stopoed being afraid of and started eatting a healthy amount of fats, carbs, sodium etc. Is when my energy lvl, recovery time, muscle gains eyc really started to improve at a faster pace.

The funny part is i got bigger and leaner after i added those things in lol.

Especially as u get older its important to make sure u get all the proper macro and micro nutrients to support recovery, joints health etc.

Do u use a diet tracker?

Ive personally been using cronometer for about 3 yrs now and its really what got all my nutrition on point.

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what's your training schedule like? are you hitting muscle groups once a week or twice a week? I agree with the sleep part though. I struggle with it as well. If I can get 2 nights of 8 hours plus I feel much better the rest of the week

Originally Posted by Themaskedrider

what's your training schedule like? are you hitting muscle groups once a week or twice a week? I agree with the sleep part though. I struggle with it as well. If I can get 2 nights of 8 hours plus I feel much better the rest of the week

I try to hit everything twice a week but usually I don't feel fully recovered on the second pass, especially for larger muscle groups.


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Originally Posted by Judgmentalist

I try to hit everything twice a week but usually I don't feel fully recovered on the second pass, especially for larger muscle groups.

thats something I've been playing with. I've been just smashing one muscle group a day. It seems to help with recovery for me. I'm a competitive soccer coach so my weekends are shot. I need to get all my workouts in during the week. Then I spend all weekend on my feet trying to recovery... Doesn't always work out for me ha!

As mentioned earlier, getting sufficient sleep is very important. Also, a good diet. Offhand, looking at your reply about training, you might be overtraining? Perhaps back off on the number of times you train muscle groups each week and see if that has any effect?

Originally Posted by Themaskedrider

what's your training schedule like? are you hitting muscle groups once a week or twice a week? I agree with the sleep part though. I struggle with it as well. If I can get 2 nights of 8 hours plus I feel much better the rest of the week

Originally Posted by Judgmentalist

I try to hit everything twice a week but usually I don't feel fully recovered on the second pass, especially for larger muscle groups.

Originally Posted by Weapon X

As mentioned earlier, getting sufficient sleep is very important. Also, a good diet. Offhand, looking at your reply about training, you might be overtraining? Perhaps back off on the number of times you train muscle groups each week and see if that has any effect?

X 2 on probably overtraining. Do a test. Crush the body parts one time per week and see if recovery is better