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@brianjarvis I guess I'm what you would call a gym rat. 75, go four days a week, three days of intense resistance, one day stretching and conditioning. I am exhausted after each work out and they're only 45 minutes. I am not on ADT or any other medication (yet, anyway). Had RALP two years ago and so far so good except for some urinary issues. I also use a trainer, which for me makes all the difference because I don't think I would have the discipline to work hard like this all of the time on my own. They also make sure I exercise all muscle groups. My question is: How do you manage to do this for 1 and a half hours? I do all the things you do, and more, yet I am l worn out in less than an hour. The good news is that I quickly recoup and then I'm ready for the day. Then on top of it you are doing cardio two more days. I could probably fit that in, but I try to keep active the three days I am not working out. Maybe you've been working out a lot longer than I have, and your body can handle it. What's your secret?
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@tango32652 Doing 3 sets of ~15 reps of each of those routines will take time. (And those exercises I mentioned are just the major muscle groups.) When I was younger, the gym was also a social scene.
Proper diet and sufficient rest play a role in not only getting through the exercise routine, but in recovery as well.
These days I work out at the gym only 2 or 3 days a week; and I’ve cut out the 5Ks; but I now swim 1 to 1-1/2 miles 2 or 3 days a week. Still getting in the exercise, just mixing it up a bit.
They say that heart-healthy is prostate-healthy. I hope they’re right……
(The rest of the time is still filled with other activities - my wife, grandkids, volunteering, lunch/dinner out with friends, attending 2 (sometimes 3) local prostate cancer support group meetings, and more. Life is certainly not dull……)
Except for the treatment time (28 sessions of proton radiation) prostate cancer really hasn’t interrupted much of what I’ve always done.)