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Thread: People over 40
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12-30-2012, 02:48 PM #61
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12-30-2012, 02:56 PM #62
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12-30-2012, 02:59 PM #63
When I started this thread, it was for people to discuss what they were doing. I was expecting that as grown adults we could support each other in a positive manner. Yet, it seems like some have decided to use this forum as a means to be rude and disrespectful to others. This behavior will not be tolerated.
We all started somewhere, be that skinny or over weight lets be supportive and encourage each other.Strength, Determination, Merciless, Forever.
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12-30-2012, 03:00 PM #64
Keep at it daily, and you will get there. I started at 277# in Jan last year and will drop below 200# next week. There are lots of these same stories here. Go read Skullster's journal.
There was a thread not long ago about a guy (military) that had pretty much given up due to back problems. He finally found someone that could help him, and the youtube video is an amazing story of daily persistence and sheer willpower. If he can do it, you sure as heck can.
Good luck.
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12-30-2012, 04:11 PM #65
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12-30-2012, 05:36 PM #66
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12-30-2012, 08:03 PM #67
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12-31-2012, 01:47 AM #68
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I have never felt as or looked as good as I am now. 57 and going strong. When my nephews brag about their uncle it makes me warm all over...lol.
doing this srsly for about a year and a half and loving it.
Huh...there is hope for you young'uns out there! Don't let anything stop you.I'm open to any suggestions and have a difficult time accepting limitations without an honest effort on my part, you can count on that!
"iCan, iWill, iHave"
There are always choices, no bad ones, no good ones, only "great" ones,
"Oh, great!" :)
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12-31-2012, 05:38 AM #69
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12-31-2012, 06:44 AM #70
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12-31-2012, 07:07 AM #71
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01-01-2013, 12:00 PM #72
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01-01-2013, 12:22 PM #73
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01-01-2013, 03:44 PM #74
- Join Date: Jun 2011
- Location: Ross-on-wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Age: 56
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Hi I turned 45 just over a week ago. I am not really a bodybuilder as I don't lift weights much but have done three fitness competitions. I run but I am mainly a full contact kickboxer ,so kicking but is what I do best! Been quite ill with a chest infection for the last 5 days so hav'nt been able to train so a bit down .
Looking forward to getting back to training asap , have a fight sheduled in March and a fitness comp. June.
I can't run as far or fast as when I was younger but my general fitness is as high as its ever been.
I generally train 4 days a week kickboxing ,plus fit in a couple of runs.
Feel free to send friend requests especially if your in the UK.
Age is just a number ,don't let anyone say your too old!!!!"The human body has limitations,The human spirit is boundless." Dean Karnazes
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01-01-2013, 04:24 PM #75"It doesn't matter what exercise you do, but man was made to move, to eat sparingly, to work hard and to screw as much as he can manage. Do all that, and you will look as good as your genes will let you, be content as the arseholes around you will allow, and maybe get a few screws. The particular virtues of weight training are in the discipline it brings to both mind and body, and, if you do it right, it will make you look good naked and do well what you got your clothes off to do." Georgeoz
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01-01-2013, 04:28 PM #76
Here are a few threads with people kicking ass...and most are well over 40.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=136318761
A few guys are benching well into the 400s
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=132001463
Got some 500# squatters
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=146151613
Some sic physiques and strength in this one...400# Bulgarian bicep curl
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01-01-2013, 05:46 PM #77
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01-01-2013, 06:17 PM #78
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01-01-2013, 06:18 PM #79
- Join Date: Sep 2012
- Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Did lower body on NYE and upper body (push emphasis) this evening. I rarely lift two days in a row...don't think I recover well enough to do that. But, since I just split upper body into a push day and a pull day, I felt like I could get away with it. I'm in the midst of a medium weight/medium reps cycle to allow my connective tissue to prepare for a heavier cycle starting in about four weeks.
Last edited by ectobryan; 01-01-2013 at 06:26 PM.
I do face pulls because I want my shoulders to love me.
Losers quit when they're tired; winners quit when they're done.
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01-01-2013, 06:39 PM #80
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01-01-2013, 06:43 PM #81
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01-02-2013, 07:58 AM #82
i realised @close to 40, my strength dropped by at least 20 to 30%, recovery is slower & tend to overtrain & fall sick if i pushed myself @
same level as 10 or 15 yrs ago. i used to look muscular then athletic then now like not sure if i can still maintain my body. should i just
stick to building muscle or adopt a more endurance like program using weights to maintain some strength?
i ever posted in the regular subforum but not this thread & ppl thought i was after sympathy.
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01-02-2013, 08:18 AM #83
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01-02-2013, 08:24 AM #84
- Join Date: Oct 2012
- Location: London, -, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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Catherine, you look fantastic. Those are amazing abs for anyone, let alone someone who has had 8 children.
I used to do Muay Thai a few years back but eventually had to stop due to ankle problems. I enjoyed it though, especially smacking the hell out of the guys in my class.
Get well soon!Current log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149169243
Now cutting!
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01-02-2013, 08:30 AM #85
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01-02-2013, 08:33 AM #86
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01-02-2013, 09:02 AM #87
- Join Date: Feb 2009
- Location: Brightwaters, New York, United States
- Age: 69
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In....
I closed out 2012 on a positive note, still recovering from my 2011 car accident back injury but working out through it. Put on some size and all of my lifts are climbing. I was off for 11 days with the Xmas holidays and was in the gym for 9 of those days. Mixed in light and heavy days, working the split as best as possible. I'm at my strongest since mid 2010 when I had the shoulder injury.
RobIn space, nobody can smell Uranus....
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01-02-2013, 09:57 AM #88
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01-02-2013, 10:24 AM #89
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