I agree with Dr. Pangloss & Mateus
I was never athletic. Started lifting at 42 due to stress (with bowflex). Bought the full olympic/rack setup at 45, and turn 49 next month. It has made a difference, but its a REAL fine line between eating enough to recover/build muscle or have it all end up around your waste. By far my biggest challenge.
I have to watch my joints, especially shoulders, as well. Tendonitis sets in quick. Thank God for Circumin!
[quote]angus_beef wrote:
Well Dr Dre is 46 and in the past 4 years or so the guy has become a tank.
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He was “stocky” his whole life…and if you need even more proof that it helps in gaining muscle to be a little soft for a while, look at every college lineman.
It is rare for someone really skinny to fill out like that without going that route.
agreed, my best gains was when i got slightly fatty, albeit i went totally overboard after a certain point and got happy only looking at the scale going up even if my lifts weren’t going up as fast as the body weight.
Come onnn, are you kidding me. Dre clearly took steroids. His boy 50 probably hooked him up.
Come onnn, are you kidding me. Dre clearly took steroids. His boy 50 probably hooked him up.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
Hahaha, this picture should be an internet meme. That’s awesome. Happy belated birthday as well.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
That’s why you have to get in and get it done early. Everyone of these guys acting like how lean they are is top priority will likely regret that if they don’t go ahead and also build that size now.
You can’t bulk up at 40 like you can in college. My diet early on was mostly fast food…because I couldn’t cook and that was all I had access to in order to really jack up calories. I wouldn’t even try to eat like that now…especially since using a weight gainer this past year ended up with my belly having its own area code.
I will say this…bulking up worked for me in order to go from “extremely skinny” to developed. I am GLAD I did it. Everyone who had shit to say negatively about it is smaller than me.
But I knew even back then that it was a temporary act to reach a goal.[/quote]
I guess it’s just as much that the ability to build muscle is better as it is that fat gain will be less, but I think it is a bit different for those predisposed to putting on fat easily.
I’m sure what some claim as being such a change in how much fat they put on compared to muscle at 40 is what others put on from the get go. I remember when I first got into eating healthy, like 14 years old, my dad said something along the lines of “you shouldn’t miss out on junk food now because when you’re older you won’t be able to get it away with it”…I said I already couldn’t get away with it considering I was fat, there was never that time that most younger people experience where they could eat whatever. and in a sense the same applies here.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
lol wow I thought that was a photoshopped pic at first because of how ridiculously skewed it is. How much must everyone there hate you…
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
You do look photoshopped!
All the hard work you’ve put in has definitely been worth it, you’re an inspiration for a lot of us.
[quote]Test Icicle wrote:
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
You do look photoshopped!
All the hard work you’ve put in has definitely been worth it, you’re an inspiration for a lot of us.[/quote]
Yep, a real inspiration - hope I look half that good at 50!
I don’t think it’s hopeless. I have several friends who competed in BB after having started to lift in their early to mid 30s. All natural. Age might slow you down somewhat, by reducing recovery speed, but with proper diet and rigorous training, there is still much hypertrophy to be had well into the 40s.
From 29-31, I think I’ve put on about 25 lbs of muscle lifting with strength-based programs, not even BB programs. Beginner gains, perhaps, though because I was a HS athlete and then did not train for most of my 20s.
[quote]pumped340 wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
That’s why you have to get in and get it done early. Everyone of these guys acting like how lean they are is top priority will likely regret that if they don’t go ahead and also build that size now.
You can’t bulk up at 40 like you can in college. My diet early on was mostly fast food…because I couldn’t cook and that was all I had access to in order to really jack up calories. I wouldn’t even try to eat like that now…especially since using a weight gainer this past year ended up with my belly having its own area code.
I will say this…bulking up worked for me in order to go from “extremely skinny” to developed. I am GLAD I did it. Everyone who had shit to say negatively about it is smaller than me.
But I knew even back then that it was a temporary act to reach a goal.[/quote]
I guess it’s just as much that the ability to build muscle is better as it is that fat gain will be less, but I think it is a bit different for those predisposed to putting on fat easily.
I’m sure what some claim as being such a change in how much fat they put on compared to muscle at 40 is what others put on from the get go. I remember when I first got into eating healthy, like 14 years old, my dad said something along the lines of “you shouldn’t miss out on junk food now because when you’re older you won’t be able to get it away with it”…I said I already couldn’t get away with it considering I was fat, there was never that time that most younger people experience where they could eat whatever. and in a sense the same applies here.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
lol wow I thought that was a photoshopped pic at first because of how ridiculously skewed it is. How much must everyone there hate you…
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No not photoshopped, the 2 big guys are brothers who were at one time (30-35 yrs ago) were very muscular, but decided not to continue any athletic endevors after organized sports.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
Wow - why the hell did the rest of the guys in your family agree to take their shirts off next to you??!!! ; )
[quote]mketodd wrote:
You gain so much more weight when you are younger. The reason older people look more muscular is because your muscles become more detailed over time. Not that its easier to get it, it’s just nature.
You should def. lift A.s.a.p. Don’t wait till you get old, hahahaha[/quote]
your muscles become more detailed over time.
muscles become more detailed
[b]more detailed]/b]
detailed
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
Wow - why the hell did the rest of the guys in your family agree to take their shirts off next to you??!!! ; ) [/quote]
They have always just kind of looked at me as being a little weird and usually make fun of me for trying to stay in shape.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
Wow - why the hell did the rest of the guys in your family agree to take their shirts off next to you??!!! ; ) [/quote]
They have always just kind of looked at me as being a little weird and usually make fun of me for trying to stay in shape.[/quote]
THEY made fun of YOU?
Oh man… who is laughing now? LOL
You look fantastic, B!
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I am not sure that a lot of muscle can be gained in later years, but I do think you can maintain what you have built. This family pic was taken this past weekend at my 50th birthday.[/quote]
Wow - why the hell did the rest of the guys in your family agree to take their shirts off next to you??!!! ; ) [/quote]
They have always just kind of looked at me as being a little weird and usually make fun of me for trying to stay in shape.[/quote]
Yeah…it’s hilarious how your gut hasn’t lopped over your belt. I mean, you can see your feet! How pathetic.
Bwhitwell must be insecure or something. Real men let it all go as soon as they say, “I do”.
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
1- muscle takes time
2- metabolism slows as you age
3- Mentally more willing to be consistent, disciplined, and not get distracted by ‘shiny’ supplements or the latest ‘cutting edge’ lifting methods as you approach middle age
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Let me just add to this that it takes time to learn what works for your body.
On the OP’s original post, I must say that teen wonders like Cody Lewis seem to defy this rule. At age 20 (I believe) he hovers around 260 lbs (fairly lean).
