Personal Consumer Issues • Plateaued with my 45 minute workout - Age 47

In a nutshell I alternate half mile of treadmill running at 8.5/9.0 mph with a set of bench press and pull ups. I feel exhausted at the end of the workout and I do the last half mile at a slower 8.0 mph.

I am unable to do this every day as my legs feel tired and sore. If I do it everyday then I find I need to lower my speed.

So I do this around three times a week. But the problem is I can't seem to increase the speed on the treadmill . I seem to have plateaued at this 8.5 mph speed. Is it due to age or wrong workout regiment?

And if I take a week off then I come back quite slower, usually at 8.0/8.5 mph pace.

Here's the exact workout:

Run 0.5 miles on treadmill at 8.5 mph speed
Do 1 set of bench press 10 repetitions
Run 0.5 miles on treadmill at 8.5 mph speed
Do 1 set of bench press 10 repetitions
Run 0.5 miles on treadmill at 9.0 mph speed
Do 1 set of bench press 10 repetitions
Run 0.5 miles on treadmill at 9.0 mph speed
Do 1 set of pull ups 10 repetitions
Run 0.5 miles on treadmill at 8.5 mph speed
Do 1 set of pull ups 10 repetitions
Run 0.5 miles on treadmill at 8.0 mph speed
Do 1 set of pull ups 10 repetitions

Statistics: Posted by knightrider — Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:05 pm — Replies 26 — Views 1676

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