I do 4 or 5 Crossfit sessions a week but had to adjust my training pattern once I hit 40 to reduce the impact on the body. Specifically I now exclude Snatch, OH Squat, BMU, Pistol Squat, Box Jumps, Kipping and American Kettlebell swing.
My body feels great and I'm still making progress, but in a more controlled and sustainable way.
Be interesting to hear experiences and views from others.
I was a committed CrossFitter for years — loved the community, the intensity, the feeling of being genuinely fit. But somewhere around 47, the snatches started wrecking my shoulders, the box jumps were a dice roll every time, and I was spending more time recovering than training.
I didn't want to "go gentle." I still wanted to be pushed hard. I just needed to train smarter.
Has anyone else hit this crossroads? What did you change? Did you find something that kept the intensity without the injury roulette?
I’ve been training seriously for 15 years. CrossFit, Hyrox, the lot. And I’ve never found an app that actually accounts for the fact that recovery, injury risk, and what “performance” even means changes significantly once you’re past 45.
Most programmes are built for 28-year-olds and just… scaled down. That’s not the same thing.
Curious what others have found. What’s missing? What would actually make you stick to something long-term?