Coaching Masters Athletes: Adapting Training for Age
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 12:20 pm
Coaching masters athletes requires understanding physiological changes with age.
Adaptations needed:
Adaptations needed:
- Greater emphasis on recovery and deload weeks.
- Focus on maintaining strength, power, and bone density.
- Include more active recovery and mobility work.
- Listen to the body; adjust plans based on readiness.
- Prioritize consistency over excessive intensity.
What's one key tip for masters coaching?"Age is just a number, but physiology changes."