French_Touch-
I play 5s too, do my weights, squash, Bikram yoga and a bit of social walking (to get my step count up) and at 50 I have too many aches and pains.
I take BCAAs before weights and squash - they seem to help but there could be a placebo affect too.
I am pretty active on my days off and am almost always aching - but, in a good way.
I have noticed that old injuries are starting to impact on my body - mainly one knee (rugby injury from school) and my lower back (motorbike accident in my 20s). I also have shoulder pain which affects my OHP and bench - this causes the most annoyance.
I think you just have to get on with it and suffer a little EXCEPT when you actually get an injury when lifting - at that point STOP. Stop your workout and do not do anything until the injury recovers. Age affects recovery after injury and a small muscle pull can turn into a tear and then you are losing weeks of training. If you are younger, the loss of time is minimal.Time for weights ....
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I note that no one has mentioned age in relation to recovery. I have noticed I am noticeably more wrecked now than I was three years ago when I started this madness.
You can be sore in a good way though.