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
Slept 8 Hours and Still Tired? Look at What Happened Before Bed
You were in bed by ten, you got up at six, and your watch still gives you 58 points and a heart rate that stayed high half the night....
Why You’re Tired When Your Training Hasn’t Changed
Nothing in the plan has changed, same easy rides and same two harder sessions as last month, but your legs feel heavy on the stairs, the...
“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...
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.