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As you get older it take longer to recover. I noticed this the first time around 35 and now at 51 it take even longer to recover. I also notice that real food feels a lot better compared to when I was younger, especially benefitable for me have been to eat more meat which make it possible for me to not to eat directly after training. In general I read that the digestion gets worse the older you are and you need to provide more high quality food ie no pop tarts.

Could this just be a perception issue? When you are young you are generally less careful about what you eat, and eat a lot of calorie dense food.

Any recovery takes more time as you get older. Heck, if I exert myself I don't even feel the damage the next day like when I was young. It hurts on the day after the next.

Not sure about food though. I don't feel any different.