Im in my 50s and having a lot of aches and pains. Im doing moderate exercise everyday. Last week maybe I pushed it too hard doing morning and night bench press. First time Ive ever done for a few days and then had massive muscle pain in upper left shoulder. 

 

Doing some gardening today I have sore knee. Really painful. 

 

3 weeks ago sore back when bending over to get something from the car

 

Is this just old age sh&t or could I be deficient in some vitamins? I have copper and zinc deficiency and taking supplements specficially for 3 months now. Feel really good apart from my old body pains. Is this all normal?

thanks

 

 

You not old in your 50's , maybe trying too hard to stay young,doing vigorous exercises

is going to leave you with aches and pains for a few days after ,take it easier , I am 77

years old ,do no excise and I am aches and pains ,but thats down to old age I  think

 

regards worgeordie

There are certain exercises that I find can give more than normal stress to joints. Two are bench press and tricep push ups with the horizontal bars. Will of course be worse if going too hard. Maybe do bench either inclined or declined or a good option is push ups instead or swimming. 

the unfortunate thing about weight lifting is that there is always the risk of muscle aches and injury.

 

magnesium relaxes the muscles, so it may help. food is always better than supplements. 

 

and maybe limit lifting weights to 2 days per week to give your body ample time to recover between workouts.

 

Are you doing regular stretches? As you get older, stretching becomes very important.

 

A good stretching regimen along with brisk walking or swimming may be better at your age than bench presses and the like.

 

If after doing regular stretches this persists and if the pain is in more than one joint, might be wise to see a rheumatologist.

 

 

Diet maybe, cut out sugar, seed oils, just use olive oil. Worked for me, all my life had joint problems, do stretching rather than gym DYOR

I agree with posters above here Lay off the heavy stuff and get into a more gentle exercise mode. Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, walking and swimming are all good stuff. And make sure that you drink enough water or other (non alcoholic) drinks. Dehydration can bring on muscle aches.

 

Personally, I do an hour's walk every day and I practice Qigong for an hour per day (2 half hour sessions). And I'd suggest a weekly Traditional Thai Massage as well. It's great for giving a myofascial release. (If you don't know what that is, look it up)

 

And never, never say you're getting old! I'm 77 years young. No aches or pains and no illness's. In your 50s you're still young.

i'm older than you....  no aches or pains ....  just have a few beers every day and sleep good.  same tomorrow.

29 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

I agree with posters above here Lay off the heavy stuff and get into a more gentle exercise mode. Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, walking and swimming are all good stuff. And make sure that you drink enough water or other (non alcoholic) drinks. Dehydration can bring on muscle aches.

 

Personally, I do an hour's walk every day and I practice Qigong for an hour per day (2 half hour sessions). And I'd suggest a weekly Traditional Thai Massage as well. It's great for giving a myofascial release. (If you don't know what that is, look it up)

 

And never, never say you're getting old! I'm 77 years young. No aches or pains and no illness's. In your 50s you're still young.

Moonlover,  if your 77 you need to seriously consider assistance in the years that follow,  geezzee  your 77 FGS so take steps to get care soon.  Plenty of homes that will look after you. Check old-care and others.

just take ibuprofen

Im mid-50s and do heavy powerlifting 3x per week plus cardio.. but I've been doing some form of resistance training for a long time and my body is used to it. Either your body is just not used to such exercise and you need to get into it slowly scaling up gradually or you have some medical issue. 50s is not yet the time to slow down unless you have specific medical problems. Maintaining muscle mass an strength is important and just gentle stuff like yoga (which I do as well) is not enough

Someone mentioned earlier you might be dehydrated, and if you still thinking you drinking enough water, you need to check for electrolyte imbalance. 

 

 

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

Moonlover,  if your 77 you need to seriously consider assistance in the years that follow,  geezzee  your 77 FGS so take steps to get care soon.  Plenty of homes that will look after you. Check old-care and others.

I have a nice home and a good wife whose happy to take care of me. I have absolutely no intention of ever going into a care home. But thanks for you kind thoughts.

 

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

i'm older than you....  no aches or pains ....  just have a few beers every day and sleep good.  same tomorrow.

Enjoy until your liver fails.

Knee means overweight. In my case Back pain is weight related as well.  March 3 miles per day. It’s cardio. You will see results quickly with aches pains as well as  linear weight loss 

25 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Enjoy until your liver fails.

My friend was a beer addict. Had to carry 12.5% beer in backpack if stop drinking immediately have seizures and fall down. Wet Brain is a sad irreversible way to come apart. He was locked up in a facility in the bush living in a  shed like cabin. When he was released 2 years later, he was given a great job, company truck, an Apartment. Sisters fixed everything for him. He immediately wanted to celebrate,  so drove to liquor store and got beer. 12 hours later truck was in accident and he was in hospital. 3 days after he was released my daughter saw him begging outside of liquor store. 10 days later found dead bleed out on his free couch in his free apartment. 

2 hours ago, Moonlover said:

I agree with posters above here Lay off the heavy stuff and get into a more gentle exercise mode. Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, walking and swimming are all good stuff. And make sure that you drink enough water or other (non alcoholic) drinks. Dehydration can bring on muscle aches.

 

Personally, I do an hour's walk every day and I practice Qigong for an hour per day (2 half hour sessions). And I'd suggest a weekly Traditional Thai Massage as well. It's great for giving a myofascial release. (If you don't know what that is, look it up)

 

And never, never say you're getting old! I'm 77 years young. No aches or pains and no illness's. In your 50s you're still young.

Touch Wood. 

12 minutes ago, Dickie Dee said:

Knee means overweight. In my case Back pain is weight related as well.  March 3 miles per day. It’s cardio. You will see results quickly with aches pains as well as  linear weight loss 

Cardio now? Alot of people do have knee and back problems, and not even close to overweight. 

 

Stretches to improve Mobility and also strenght training to improve core strenght. 

 

The older you become, more strenght training to build and maintain muscles is more important than cardio. Walking never hurt anyone, especially in terrain and on beaches.

Go buy some amino acid powder. Take daily.

24 minutes ago, Dickie Dee said:

My friend was a beer addict. Had to carry 12.5% beer in backpack if stop drinking immediately have seizures and fall down. Wet Brain is a sad irreversible way to come apart. He was locked up in a facility in the bush living in a  shed like cabin. When he was released 2 years later, he was given a great job, company truck, an Apartment. Sisters fixed everything for him. He immediately wanted to celebrate,  so drove to liquor store and got beer. 12 hours later truck was in accident and he was in hospital. 3 days after he was released my daughter saw him begging outside of liquor store. 10 days later found dead bleed out on his free couch in his free apartment. 

jesus wept. I was feeling ok about life until I read your post. thanks

14 minutes ago, bignok said:

Go buy some amino acid powder. Take daily.

why?

12 minutes ago, bignok said:

Go buy some amino acid powder. Take daily.

For what?

 

Normal exercises and diet, doesnt make you need protein powder of any category, or amino acids

14 minutes ago, Hummin said:

For what?

 

Normal exercises and diet, doesnt make you need protein powder of any category, or amino acids

Have you tried amino acid powder?

athletes supplementing their diets with additional protein, casein has been shown to provide the greatest benefit for increases in protein synthesis for a prolonged duration. However, whey protein has a greater initial benefit for protein synthesis. 

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3905294/

20 minutes ago, bignok said:

Have you tried amino acid powder?

I have when I exercised 6 days a week, yes I used protein powder, and for some time tried amino acids tablets, for me know, just maintenance lifting, I eat normal healthy balanced diet, and thats enough. Waste of money, if you do not have any digestive problems, or vegan or vegetarian 

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

I have when I exercised 6 days a week, yes, for me know, just maintenance lifting, I eat normal healthy balanced diet, and thats enough. Waste of money, if you do not have any digestive problems, or vegan or vegetarian 

Not imo. Ive tried a few different ones and found a difference with quality ones. More energy, faster muscle recovery. 

Just now, Hummin said:

I have when I exercised 6 days a week, yes, for me know, just maintenance lifting, I eat normal healthy balanced diet, and thats enough. Waste of money, if you do not have any digestive problems, or vegan or vegetarian 

 

15 minutes ago, bignok said:

athletes supplementing their diets with additional protein, casein has been shown to provide the greatest benefit for increases in protein synthesis for a prolonged duration. However, whey protein has a greater initial benefit for protein synthesis. 

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3905294/

Athletes, how many athletes do you believe you find here? 

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Not imo. Ive tried a few different ones and found a difference with quality ones. More energy, faster muscle recovery. 

Okay, you feel it, because you believe it! 

Just now, Hummin said:

Okay, you feel it, because you believe it! 

Wrong. Ive tried some and no benefit. It is the ingredients not placebo. Some have more than others plus extra ingredients. Actually hard to get lots of amino acids from normal diet without eating lots of beef and eggs and your body breaks it down more slowly.

3 minutes ago, Hummin said:

 

Athletes, how many athletes do you believe you find here? 

Older people have reduced amino acid synthesis.

 

"We found 22% lower MHC protein synthesis and 19% lower mixed-muscle protein synthesis in old compared with young volunteers."

 

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpendo.00353.2004