How many rest days in a row does a 35 year old martial artist need to heal stiff back and neck?

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I have stiffness that doesn't go away and I don't feel that I can wait forever for it to heal. I usually train the opposite side of my body in those instances since soarness is rarely uniform.. My body isnt catching up to the recovery though.

How long do I need in order to restore the back and neck muscles? Whenever I feel it's getting back to normal, I train and the soarness comes back,

My hip flexibility is so ingrained that I can do the martial arts moves any day, thatS not the problem. The problem is soarness. Range of motion... The ability to go 100% each time.

 

[Ballsaque]

I have stiffness that doesn't go away and I don't feel that I can wait forever for it to heal. I usually train the opposite side of my body in those instances since soarness is rarely uniform.. My body isnt catching up to the recovery though.

How long do I need in order to restore the back and neck muscles? Whenever I feel it's getting back to normal, I train and the soarness comes back,

My hip flexibility is so ingrained that I can do the martial arts moves any day, thatS not the problem. The problem is soarness. Range of motion... The ability to go 100% each time.

Would say 3 fiddy.

Its up to your body to show you. Noone else can.

 

[DEVILsSON]

This is a highly person specific issue. Only you know how much time you need to recover.

Also keep in mind that as you get older you will need to adapt your workouts and give yourself more time to recover. You may need to reduce frequency, intensity, volume, etc...

Test(e.g. TRT) and/or HGH will make a significant difference if you go that route.

There are some peptides that can speed up recovery of soft tissues like TB500(and BPC157 to lesser extent). Various HGH secretagogues like various morelins, cjc1295, etc may help a bit.

You can take Beta Alanine supplement to reduce DOMS/muscle soreness.

Using foam roller, stretching, mobility drills, etc may improve your recovery.

 

[Deaths Head]

If your going 100% each time and you don’t know not to do that by now is probably your only problem not actually recovering .

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

What a bunch of shit responses.
One troll
One guy recommending a bunch of chemicals and hormones
One guy low key being dismissive

 

[Cole train]

Why you cant wait for it to heal?

With all due respect you are 35 year old hobbyist ,not a title contender in training camp going up against jon jones

 

[RevolverOctopus]

Never train one side of your body, it creates imbalances and you get injured more. What soreness and stiffness is it? Does it hurt when you turn your head? Or is it more like DOMS

 

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Why you cant wait for it to heal?

It gets addictive to keep training

 

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While we are on the subject of age... At what age can't I do this anymore?

 

[Fahcough]

62. After retirement there's nothing to fight for.

 

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62. After retirement there's nothing to fight for.

self defence

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Generic answer would be 2 to 3 days. Reality says it's a very personal question. We don't know your diet, intensity, sleep patterns etc.

Your body will tell you pretty quickly

 

[Poon Goon]

You remind me of a modern day Fred Ettish, but you obviously don't have his superior genes because recovery was never an issue for him.

 

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You remind me of a modern day Fred Ettish, but you obviously don't have his superior genes because recovery was never an issue for him.

oH my god, thank you!

 

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Never train one side of your body, it creates imbalances and you get injured more. What soreness and stiffness is it? Does it hurt when you turn your head? Or is it more like DOMS

More like DOMS. But the difference is that I never got back the strenght for explosivity with my neck there that I once had.

But the other side of the body I can explode very rubbery, just like the good old days.

When I do the spinning hook kick in the clip above, i am leaning to my strong left side (the lenovo tablet mirrors the view, I am actually kicking with my left leg):

And When I kick with my right leg off the back leg, I also turn over to my left.. I always turn to the left.

.. I dont remember why, I just decided to only kick with my right leg(except for spin kicks) because I wanted to spare my ligaments.. or whatever. If I wear and tear a leg later on, it would only be one side. That was my reasoning. I was old and wasnt going to compete so why put strain on both legs.

 

[mazuma]

What a bunch of shit responses.
One troll
One guy recommending a bunch of chemicals and hormones
One guy low key being dismissive

and what the fuck did u bring to the discussion u goof, stfu

 

[Tayski]

Don't you think those are questions you should ask a sports doctor instead?

Without actually consulting you IRL, nobody will be able to help your recovery.

From what you're describing though, I'd say you're either over training in 1 session and/or you might not be focusing enough on stretching and recovery exercices right after training and the day after training. I'm also 35 and if I don't stretch properly after heavy sessions I'm also sore for a couple of days after. Also nutrition, hydration and electrolytes is key for recovery. If I have a heavy session and end up drinking a lot of alcohol later that day, the soreness is a lot worse the following 2 days for example.