The last time I came back from being really out of shape was when I was 35, did a treadmill test and they told me I had the heart and lungs of a 45 year old.  Got back into shape, did another test at 45 at which point they told me I had the heart and lungs of a 35 year old.

     In spite of that being 22 years ago, I still have some pretty good memories of the process and I remember smaller muscles like biceps, triceps, taking about two days to recover and larger muscles like quadriceps taking three or so.

     Yesterday, my third workout in 7 years, I really hit it with a pretty high intensity, came back with a soaked T-shirt, and every muscle on my frame ached.  And I really expected to be very sore today, but I’ve almost completely recovered overnight.

     I had expected, being much older, my recovery period would be longer, but the opposite is true.  One thing I’m doing differently these days is I take quite a few anti-oxidant supplements and also quite a few supplements for nerve regeneration such as alpha lipoic acid.  I wonder how much these things impact recovery time.

     In just three workouts I’ve already knocked my resting heart beat rate down ten beats per minute and the nerve pain is way down.

    I am pleased that my recovery period is so short.  I am hopeful that it will allow me to progress towards a healthy state faster than before.  I believe God is preparing me for something, not sure what quite yet.