Forum: Over Age 35

On April 27th, 2013, my girlfriend Val broke the world record for weighted pull-ups as an exhibition for the Crossfit Nashua's Couple Tussle Competition. The previous record was held by Crystal West with a lift of 79 added pounds using a neutral grip. She did so at a body weight of 103 lbs for...

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I've been here in Anchorage Alaska since the first of the month visiting daughter and son in law. I go to the gym on base at Joint Base Elmendorph, Richardson. They have a Mega gym. Including eight, count 'em, eight bench press racks. Guess what some moron was doing in the squat rack? Come on...

So I am over 35% BF and want to get to <15%. I also want to add 15-20 lbs of muscle. I am 5'8" 256 lbs and have HBP. The doc ok'ed the whole thing. I found some programs here on diet and exercise. I am eating like I weigh 200 and working out with a BB beginner program: The Zero to Hero in a year...

Hey bros. Been thinking about getting my head buzzed for the summer. Thoughts? What number should get it cut to?

Hi Guys, Not only do I love training with weights, I also do a bit of programming in my spare time. So, I thought why not bring the two together? I realized recently that my chest and lats are the strongest part of my body, due to training habits. And parts like biceps and legs etc were not...

I was looking at all the new threads and thought I would start one on the inspirational, uplifting and encouraging side dealing with Words and the power of what these little buggers can do. I personally went through a bit of hard ache my self and what kept me alive was the Power of Words. The...

I see so many people saying that nutrition is 80% or whatever. Yet I see so many people wandering around the gym doing complete BS routines and making zero gains. Lots of people would say my diet is total crap. I drink beer every day. I never eat fruit and don't eat a lot of veggies or...

Hi, I have been taking Whey proteins for last 2 months. My resting heart is between 70 to 75 bpm. But these days I am noticing that as soon as I have my lunch my heart rate increases to 80 to 85 bpm. Even though it does not discomfort me, this unusual activity (lasting for an hour or two) is...

Can anyone explain to me exactly what is going on that makes you look bigger when you drop body fat? Even in loose clothing less fat should mean less size by obervation. Or am I the only one who sees muscle/fat like that?

At the beginning of 2011 I dropped about 35 pounds of fat dieting and doing a lot of HIIT. From ~220 TO ~185 pounds (at 6'3''). Since then I have built up my weight (leanly) to 195 lbs through body building. In addition to looking better and feeling better I got another great piece of good...

Turned 40 on Tuesday. One year ago I decided that I would get into shape by the time I turned 40. I started out around 225 lbs. The before pics are at 208 lbs a couple months after I started. I am currently around 176 lbs. My waist went from 39.5 in to 33.5 in. I used a 500 calorie a day deficit...

There will be a wide range of responses here due to our ages, genetic potential & length of time spent training. What I'd like to hear from those of you that track progress very closely is... 1. How long have you been training? 2. Is your goal to become leaner and much more defined with...

It seems that there's a whole lot of "my _____ hurts" here in the 35+ section. And I'm guessing we've all got a lot of injuries in common. Thought it might be cool to have a thread where we can compile... and complain. lol For me, it's -Herniated disk 10 years ago that still give me trouble...