Hell no Brotha! I’m 22 and I still don’t consider myself as “started.” As long as you’re on the path, then you’re doing the right thing (and make sure you come to this forum/site for info, it’s really helpful) and making sure you train PROPERLY.
By no means am I a pro, but I’ve seen many a brute get injured and/or embarrassed by thinking that powerlifting is JUST about lifting heavy for low reps or not even knowing what terms like limit strength, absolute strength, or get this, power even mean.
Just start now. Eat, lift hard, then eat some more, and don’t try to stay MMA-lean if you want big lifts. I’m 30 and put on more muscle every year. Don’t start making excuses for yourself before you even start. The guy with the highest geared total ever just hit it in his late 40s.
Oh, one more thing, like you’ve read, different guys will of course have different T levels at different ages, but as you get older, especially the 30s, you’ll most likely be getting even stronger and seeing better results than now. Honestly at our age and not having come full circle with muscle maturity or really viable gym experience (IMO anything over 8 years) the 30s and possibly 40s will be the “prime age.” The age where all the previous training has really prepared and hardened the body into being able to move and handle 700+ pounds. Not that respectable weight can’t be thrown around at younger ages but I personally don’t foresee any under 25-ers with the bones, tendons, nervous system, or muscle strength to be on par with world class lifters.
[quote]Pigeon wrote:
Just start now. Eat, lift hard, then eat some more, and don’t try to stay MMA-lean if you want big lifts. I’m 30 and put on more muscle every year. Don’t start making excuses for yourself before you even start. The guy with the highest geared total ever just hit it in his late 40s.[/quote]
Exactly, powerlifting isn’t a sport for single digit bodyfat, super vascular, carb counting lifters. Too much food is required for working that hard and heavy.
Did you just ask if 21 is too old?
wtffff
[quote]NinjaLEO wrote:
Exactly, powerlifting isn’t a sport for single digit bodyfat, super vascular, carb counting lifters. Too much food is required for working that hard and heavy.[/quote]
Hey now I’m a pretty powerlifter and I embrace it.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]NinjaLEO wrote:
Exactly, powerlifting isn’t a sport for single digit bodyfat, super vascular, carb counting lifters. Too much food is required for working that hard and heavy.[/quote]
Hey now I’m a pretty powerlifter and I embrace it. [/quote]
LOL I’m sure you’re pretty strong and train hard and eat right for the most part, I’m not saying powerlifters can’t have good physiques (hell just look at Big Bill Kaz) I’m just saying they don’t worry about symmetry and all that type of stuff.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]NinjaLEO wrote:
Exactly, powerlifting isn’t a sport for single digit bodyfat, super vascular, carb counting lifters. Too much food is required for working that hard and heavy.[/quote]
Hey now I’m a pretty powerlifter and I embrace it. [/quote]
Lies. LM is ugly as shit. He just hides it well.
^hahahaha
Number 1 troll, you got a lot of fishies on your hook.
[quote]daraz wrote:
Number 1 troll, you got a lot of fishies on your hook.[/quote]
pretty fishies
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
[quote]Brotha123 wrote:
When is an average age to start building muscle? I just do not want to be behind and like i said i feel like after 21 T levels drop, metabolism slows, and msucle gains are not as good. Opinions?[/quote]
you guys call me a troll. comeon now, this is an obvious troll. [/quote]
No they call you a troll in the bodybuilding forum, we could care less about you here.[/quote]
couldn’t care less actually
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
[quote]Brotha123 wrote:
When is an average age to start building muscle? I just do not want to be behind and like i said i feel like after 21 T levels drop, metabolism slows, and msucle gains are not as good. Opinions?[/quote]
you guys call me a troll. comeon now, this is an obvious troll. [/quote]
No they call you a troll in the bodybuilding forum, we could care less about you here.[/quote]
Yet, you responded to me.
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]NinjaLEO wrote:
Exactly, powerlifting isn’t a sport for single digit bodyfat, super vascular, carb counting lifters. Too much food is required for working that hard and heavy.[/quote]
Hey now I’m a pretty powerlifter and I embrace it. [/quote]
Lies. LM is ugly as shit. He just hides it well.
[/quote]
I will punch you in the throat…and then do the bernie dance over your body.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]NinjaLEO wrote:
Exactly, powerlifting isn’t a sport for single digit bodyfat, super vascular, carb counting lifters. Too much food is required for working that hard and heavy.[/quote]
Hey now I’m a pretty powerlifter and I embrace it. [/quote]
Lies. LM is ugly as shit. He just hides it well.
[/quote]
I will punch you in the throat…and then do the bernie dance over your body.
[/quote]
LMAO the weekend is close by.
[quote]NinjaLEO wrote:
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]NinjaLEO wrote:
Exactly, powerlifting isn’t a sport for single digit bodyfat, super vascular, carb counting lifters. Too much food is required for working that hard and heavy.[/quote]
Hey now I’m a pretty powerlifter and I embrace it. [/quote]
Lies. LM is ugly as shit. He just hides it well.
[/quote]
I will punch you in the throat…and then do the bernie dance over your body.
[/quote]
LMAO the weekend is close by.[/quote]
I up your mouse with honey badger.
I probably shouldn’t keep this thread going, but…
OP’s join date is 2009. Why is he asking about starting lifting now?
