certain types of personalities just cant stop doing xtreme exercising and push their bodies to the limit no matter what age they are.
if your feeling tired most of the time then you need to take a break and listen to your body or you will burn out and be forced to take time off through strains/injuries or worse.if you get colds/flu quite frequently this is also a sign your over stressing the body.
ive not had any full weeks off since xmas.work hard in the gym 3 times a week(sometimes 4),rehearsing with the band,gigging etc and this last week or so ive started to feel a little bit worn out so i only went to the gym twice last week and this week ive got 10 days off from window cleaning(including the bank holiday monday).ill still get 3 or 4 gym visits in this week but ill not go as heavy or intense and ill do more cardio and probably fit a bit of swimming in too .ill eat well which i do 90% of the time anyway and ill be fine.
ive found i need to give myself a little bit more time to recover from workouts sometimes to keep me from over stressing my body.rest and a good wholesome diet should never be underestimated esp as we get older.
my diet is usually med carb,med fat and high protein,occasionally ill have a low carb day or even a small 16 hour fast to keep my stomach trim as if i pig out too much at weekends its easy for me to store the fat on my waist/stomach.
the body is an amazing thing though and im very happy with my progress in the gym over the last 12 months or so.im building muscle all over!legs,chest,shoulders,arms and ive got lats that have just appeared out of nowhere!
i wasnt sure whether i could build muscle in my forties but ive been proved very wrong.(by the way no roids,i would never touch them)just good food and training.