Uphill interval running, glutamine

[gmanbat 5,889]

Hi fitness freaks,

My new wrinkle for my aerobics days is running intervals up a killer hill next to my house.

After a warm up I hit the bottom of the hill and run full speed up as far as I can get in 30 seconds while pumping 5 pound hand weights. I then walk back down swinging the weights around. Today I did 6 cycles.. number 6 was a real puff fest. Afterward, cool down time and then some push ups. I don't run down the hill because I think it would destroy my knees,

I am liking interval training. I think it gives good results without wearing out my 64 year old body as much as longer training times.

I have a big jar of powdered micronized glutamine that I got from bodybuilding.com. I believe it helps greatly in recovery, another thing harder to come by at my age. I take 10 grams before workout and 10 grams after with a whey powder/banana/peanut butter shake. Also, 5 grams at bedtime on workout days.

Whatcha think?

[johnlatte 1,232]

I think that's pretty freaking hard core! I'm trying to so some uphill intervals but without the weights, but am still trying to get over pneumonia so I can do a couple and then stop and hack for a while. Good job!

[gmanbat 5,889]

Pneumonia is nasty, I've been there a couple of times. I hope you shake that stuff real quick.

[mark! 449]

Hill sprints are beast, and at times, it gets some pretty funny looks from passerbys. I use glutamine after heavy squat days, really makes me feel good then next morning, not great, but manageable. Animal PM has been a godsend to me on crazy heavy days and max effort days. That stuff, before bed, knocks me out and wakes me up feeling like I could do it all over again.

[gmanbat 5,889]

Hill sprints are beast, and at times, it gets some pretty funny looks from passerbys. I use glutamine after heavy squat days, really makes me feel good then next morning, not great, but manageable. Animal PM has been a godsend to me on crazy heavy days and max effort days. That stuff, before bed, knocks me out and wakes me up feeling like I could do it all over again.

I looked up Animal PM on Bodybuilding.com. Very interesting stuff. I have been taking magnesium and melatonin pretty regularly. I have taken ZMA in the past with good results which this formula contains. I think I may give it a shot. sleep is hard to get for me many nights. I have to revert to daytime naps which many older geezers like me do.

I get a lot of looks around my neighborhood when I'm out. I also take a 20 pound kettlebell on walks and swing it all over the place while I'm walking. I look pretty screwy to folks judging by the stares.