@planetcybertron
Well, you have a very good height too. I’m 5’7 and I wouldn’t have a problem being shorter cause putting on weight looks more good and bulky and it helps you in quite a lot of things like deadlifts cause of the smaller distance from the floor, that’s my opinion so do not mind about height etc. Just a number like everything else;)
Ofc and we must remember that the scale isn’t a safe criteria to measure progress etc your body may for example be on the same weight but you can just as well manage a good recomp so do not worry much about your weight of you want my opinion…
But for me it is the more the better😄
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A contest picture of mine actually wound up on one of those Reddit groups which I didn’t even know existed, Natty or Not. Stu found it and sent the post to me.
I’ve been featured there 3 times so far, haha. That forum has reached “Poe’s Law” levels of ridiculousness.
There’s a weird new internet myth circulating around that a trainee reaches their max potential in their first 2 years of training, and that any time spent training after that as a natural trainee is simply maintaining the physique and gaining strength. Apparently, only enhanced lifters can improve their physique from there. These kids buy off on that myth, then do 2 years of awful, half-hearted training supported by a diet of Chef Boyardee, see the terrible physique they’ve built, blame it on genetics OR assume that’s simply the max a natural trainee can achieve, and then go on to assume anyone who looks more developed than that must be on steroids.
I genuinely preferred the era where we assumed nobody took steroids. People tried harder.
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I am not weird, and I am not new.
I am not a myth!!
FFMI - kind of legit, kind of not.
For the OP, the pic doesn’t really give us a good look. Everybody knows that your jawline determines whether you are natty or not.
TBH, you look soft and feminine, so I am saying not.
For the record, this girl is juiced.
And, so is this cat.
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I thought it was five considering some timeline a few nerds (one who hasn’t ever revealed his physique online but is big name in the physique-building industry because “researchers don’t go shirtless” or something like that) gave showing potential gains in the initial and successive years. Perhaps that can be the case for some but I don’t think it usually is, perhaps for muscle building but certainly NOT for strength, which you know considering the age of the best strength people. Didn’t Donnie Thompson do his best at 50?
No no no Mr. Brick. Don’t you know that lifters over 30 need to get real?
Hahaha
But yeah, when you factor in how many years people can waste training poorly, there is a LOT of time for growth.
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I think I recall reading that and similar articles. I think they had some OK points but I’ve seen way too many people, even those with modest genetics, so fine with the big three well past 30 years old. I think Charles Staley is 60 years or Older and he certainly doesn’t have the most robust frame, but on his IG you can see he works VERY hard and does standard DL’s, bench, standing press, all that.
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Dud anyone ask what your goal is? I know I’m very late to the thread but without stating your goal, no one would know what you need to improve just by looking at you.
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Yeah, I don’t think that author had any real familiarity with strength sports when he went out and made a guess with those claims. Like you noted, you tend to see strength start peaking IN the 30s, as folks tend to spend their 20s accumulating the volume and tendon/ligament strength necessary to start moving such heavy loads. Can go all the way into the 50s when done right.
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My chiropractor had a goal of squatting 4 plates on his fiftieth birthday. He is probably about 180 I’m body weight.
He got it.
Not overly impressive, but doesn’t suck.
I’m in better shape in my late fifties than I have ever been.
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I think it might depend on the individual. Like maybe some guys bodies just don’t hold up well. I have modest genetics and I made my best gains in 30s and obviously did one BB show. Had I done things correctly and had the right mindset and overall lifestyle in my 20s I would have done several.
Anyway, isnt Eddie Hall In his 30s and gunning for a 700 bench. I think Glen Chabot hit 725 single ply at the Arnold in late 20s.
I don’t know strength sports like you do but I’m amazed by these guys.
Eddie is just saying he is to get social media traffic, but most the dudes that are putting away multiple WSMs and other strongman wins are in their 30s rather than their 20s. 20s is typically seen as young in the sport, and when people start showing potential. You see a lot of big totals in powerlifting set by guys in mid 30s to late 40s as well.
Having more time to train and get strong is rarely a bad thing. Only an issue if you spend your 20s getting injured rather than growing.
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My goal is strength right now, that’s a general goal I know but consider that I’m trying to improve in every lift.
There are some real strong old guys, like this one.
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Well, when you gonna post updated physique pics, Evy?
Asking for a friend.
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No one can tell how to improve your lifts from a photograph. That takes video.
Follow my insta page 
Gotta say… when I see guys repping 315 like it’s nothing I usually think they’re juicy
What’s your insta page?
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Wanted to ask too but trying hard not to come off as some random guy on the internet who wants to look at her pictures 
So thanks for taking one for the team!
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