So I got the "You know I am too old to lift heavy" at the gym tonight.

[bodyhard]

At the gym tonight, a guy ask to work in with me. He went on to say, you know I can't lift as heavy anymore I am too old. (because he kept dropping the weight every time it was his turn.) I wasn't listening to him, just kept shaking my head in acknowledgement and helping him drop the weight for his set and then adding it back on when it was my turn. But then he goes on to say, once again, you know when you get this old you just can't keep going and then he tells me he is 40!

At this point I told him, dude I am 47, you are not old.

[gray73]

40? I'll be 39 this year and I don't feel any different than I did when I was 20. 40 is far from "old".
Show him how it's done, BH.

[bodyhard]

40? I'll be 39 this year and I don't feel any different than I did when I was 20. 40 is far from "old".
Show him how it's done, BH.

Gray this guy went on and on, on why he couldn't lift the way he used to. Although I was not listening to him he kept talking, he wasn't rude more annoying than anything.

But what got me the most was, when he kept saying he was old and due to his appearance, I thought he was 53 or 55. And when he said 40 I was taken aback.

[Getfitfornow]

That happened to me about a year or so and he was 10 years younger then me, I told him to quit acting baby and he mumbled something and walked away, i followed him then nailed him in the face, he now trains with me sometimes and is a good guy now, just needed wake up call.

[bodyhard]

That happened to me about a year or so and he was 10 years younger then me, I told him to quit acting baby and he mumbled something and walked away, i followed him then nailed him in the face, he now trains with me sometimes and is a good guy now, just needed wake up call.

You nailed him in the face? What the hell does that mean?

[Getfitfornow]

You nailed him in the face? What the hell does that mean?

punch, bam, sock it to him.

[gray73]

Gray this guy went on and on, on why he couldn't lift the way he used to. Although I was not listening to him he kept talking, he wasn't rude more annoying than anything.

But what got me the most was, when he kept saying he was old and due to his appearance, I thought he was 53 or 55. And when he said 40 I was taken aback.

I look older than what I really am also. I look like I am in my early 50's. Serious. Don't let anyone tell you years of alcohol abuse and smoking doesn't age your appereance. It sure does. But, at only 40, there is no reason to be acting like a 80 year old. LOL.

[pharmamarketer]

punch, bam, sock it to him.

Cool. What a stud

[so-tex]

Yup. 50 years old. I am lifting heavier than I was in my 20's.

[Getfitfornow]

Cool. What a stud

Hey he needed it, he thanks me now as it got him back on track and we become good friends.

[so-tex]

Hey he needed it, he thanks me now as it got him back on track and we become good friends.

Yeah. Sure he did. .

[pharmamarketer]

Hey he needed it, he thanks me now as it got him back on track and we become good friends.

Like I said. What a stud. I hope to be half the man you are some day

[Getfitfornow]

Like I said. What a stud. I hope to be half the man you are some day

Its ok, not everyone can take matters in there own hands, you know they are not go getters. I do what needs doing and nothing stops me, theres the difference between me and most who just coast through boring life.

[tmonkey]

At this point I told him, dude I am 47, you are not old.

and then what happened!?!?!

[pharmamarketer]

Its ok, not everyone can take matters in there own hands, you know they are not go getters. I do what needs doing and nothing stops me, theres the difference between me and most who just coast through boring life.

Do you have a poster or glamour shot you can sign and send me? I need some inspiration

[-=FLEX=-]

At this point I told him, dude I am 47, you way too old.

Way too old. All of us.

[Getfitfornow]

Do you have a poster or glamour shot you can sign and send me? I need some inspiration

I can't give you inspiration,you have it or you don't, maybe you need a punch in the face to wake you up?

[powernpain]

T
I followed him then nailed him in the face, he now trains with me sometimes and is a good guy now, just needed wake up call.

Seems a little harsh, can't say I've seen that before.

[gray73]

That happened to me about a year or so and he was 10 years younger then me, I told him to quit acting baby and he mumbled something and walked away, i followed him then nailed him in the face, he now trains with me sometimes and is a good guy now, just needed wake up call.

Seriously?
You punched a guy in the face because he said he felt old? Sounds like a douchebag move to me. I'd have knocked you the fuk out.

[Getfitfornow]

Seriously?
You punched a guy in the face because he said he felt old? Sounds like a douchebag move to me. I'd have knocked you the fuk out.

Theres the difference between you and me,I new when to do it and the right time, you would do it for fun,I do it to help him.

[powernpain]

Seriously?
You punched a guy in the face because he said he felt old? Sounds like a douchebag move to me. I'd have knocked you the fuk out.

at this point, its seems rational!

[pharmamarketer]

I can't give you inspiration,you have it or you don't, maybe you need a punch in the face to wake you up?

What a fukin' bad ass. I am going to go pray to Thor and his bad ass brothers and ask that they give me the strength and fortitude that you have. You sir are all Alpha. Keep kickin ass. You need to write a book. You could change lives

[powernpain]

Theres the difference between you and me, I do it to help him.

I marvel at the thought of having you as a gym member, they are lucky to have a gem like you among them.

[bodyhard]

punch, bam, sock it to him.

Wow, you really are a badass, remind me never to ever f'ck with you if we ever meet. You use words like nailed him, bam and sock it to him.

and then what happened!?!?!

The usual sh!t, "ohh man you don't look it how long have you been training" yada yada yada, I really didn't take him serious

[Getfitfornow]

I marvel at the thought of having you as a gym member, they are lucky to have a gem like you among them.

thanks, hey I am a nice guy and help out lots of gym people but I did what was right even though it seems tough, like i said we train together at least once a week and laugh at it now.

[tmonkey]

thanks, hey I am a nice guy and help out lots of gym people but I did what was right even though it seems tough, like i said we train together at least once a week and laugh at it now.

but watch out bro. just when you least expect it pow, right in the kisser

[beachguy498]

I hear that all the time, people (men and women) who profess to be old at age 40. What happens when they get to 70??? I still lift as heavy as my back injury lets me and I'm 57. I still basically feel the same as I did at age 20 and I'm a lot stronger now.

Rob

[bodyhard]

I hear that all the time, people (men and women) who profess to be old at age 40. What happens when they get to 70??? I still lift as heavy as my back injury lets me and I'm 57. I still basically feel the same as I did at age 20 and I'm a lot stronger now.

Rob

He kept making excuses after excuses. Just some of the stuff he was saying: he always started with You kn0w,
You know your bones just can't take the strain as well anymore,
You know, your muscle just don't respond as well,
You know I just train to maintain now. I used to be really strong and this was light for me
You know, I train smart now.

And when I told him my age, it is like all his energy on why he couldn't anymore was drained from him.

[sakustoms]

I know I'm stronger and in better shape now than I was in my 20s or 30s, and I only plan on getting better from here.

People need to stop making excuses and take responsibility for themselves. They either want it or they don't.

[beachguy498]

He kept making excuses after excuses. Just some of the stuff he was saying: he always started with You kn0w,
You know your bones just can't take the strain as well anymore,
You know, your muscle just don't respond as well,
You know I just train to maintain now. I used to be really strong and this was light for me
You know, I train smart now.

And when I told him my age, it is like all his energy on why he couldn't anymore was drained from him.

Set him up and knocked him down, lol. Sounds like he was one of those eternally defeated sorry sacks of shti that we run across.. rarely thank god.

Rob