Training, recovery and sleep for men over 40
For men who train seriously but aren’t professionals, from a trainer and multisport athlete with four decades in endurance sport who learned recovery the hard way.
Who writes this
I’m Arnold Halász: cycling and fitness trainer, rehabilitation therapist, and age-group world and European quadrathlon champion. I coach age-group athletes and write about what actually decides whether training turns into fitness after forty: load, recovery and sleep.
What I write about
Training & Recovery
How much you can train, which sessions cost the most, and why consistency beats heroics.
Sleep
Why sleep changes after forty, what disrupts it, and what actually fixes it.
Start here
Five articles that explain how the whole method fits together.
Latest articles
“I Think I’m Overtrained”
"I think I'm overtrained." Every now and then an athlete says it to me, and I take it seriously, even when it's far more likely to be mild...
What I Gave Up to Train More
People often ask me how to find time to train as much as I do. The honest answer starts in an office a few years ago, where I was the...
Why Volume or Intensity Is the Wrong Question
People ask me fairly often whether they should train more or train harder. It's the old volume or intensity question, and when I hear it,...
If you want structure
The 21-Day Sleep Reset: a day-by-day program for rebuilding your sleep rhythm, one change at a time.
The Sleep Reset eBook: the same system in a single guide you can work through at your own pace.