Hi guys - I've been off the boards for a long time, and just getting back to working out regularly. I'm doing good, except I'm still trying to stop the love of cold beer that I have.
May be a dumb question - but it's something I've noticed in my family. My older son is a bodybuilder and my daughter works out (play lacrosse) regularly. They are looking pretty good.
Point - then there's my 18 year old doesn't work out at all, but he's RIPPED. He may not be 'big', but we're talking a friggin 6-pack and sculpted muscles all over.
So what is he taking when I'm not looking - ha ha, seriously is it testosterone or something else that gives one person an advantage?
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07-19-2007, 05:19 AM #1Registered User
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What makes a body naturally lean?
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07-19-2007, 05:24 AM #2I suspect my bulk is done
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Your 18 year old doesn't do ANYthing for exercise? I mean, does he sit on the couch eating potato chips and playing video games, or is he a gymnast or swimmer who just doesn't work out in a gym with weights?
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07-19-2007, 05:59 AM #3Going for strong and lean
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If we could get a real answer to your question then we would all be ripped in no time
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07-19-2007, 06:28 AM #4Registered User
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X2....oh, and sex.Originally Posted by Capt. America
One problem is....some of our competitors suffer from excessive build quality.
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07-19-2007, 07:19 AM #6Registered User
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Originally Posted by Capt. America
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07-19-2007, 08:19 AM #7Registered User
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I'm thinking that if your metabolism is high then you'll be lean naturally, because nothing stays in your body long enough to be stored as fat. I think age also has something to do with it, because your resting heart rate at 18 is probably higher than your resting heart rate at 47. Most teenagers I know consume tons of junk food (soda, chips, etc.,) and have lousy eating habits yet they're thin.
What did you look like when you were his age? Were you lean as well?? Or maybe the grandparents were lean as teenagers--maybe it's also a matter of genetics..........
my 2 cents' worth.
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07-19-2007, 11:51 AM #8"Full House"
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My theory is...
that many younger, ripped people (one of my sons included) have not developed any insulin resistance yet. It is my opinion that as we get older, it is not so much a metabolic slowdown as it is an increase in IR, due to our modern, carbohydrate-based diet.
I'll take arrogance and the inevitable hubris over self-doubt and lack of confidence, anyday.......
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07-19-2007, 03:50 PM #9Registered User
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I was a chubbo, as was my other son. I guess that's why I find it amazing he's lean - guess its a dumb question.Originally Posted by oldermuscledude
The 18 year old actually doesn't eat much junk food - our eating habits rubbed off on him.
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07-19-2007, 05:03 PM #10Liftin Forever
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Yup
They do it evey time!! LOLOriginally Posted by Capt. America
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07-19-2007, 05:11 PM #11When in doubt, mumble
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My son is skinny ripped too, and if it's genetic, I must not be his dad! and my wife must not be his mom! hahahaha
We are both endosYorkshireman I: Right! I had to get up in the morning, at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill-owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves, singing Hallelujah!
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07-19-2007, 05:31 PM #12Da1UnV
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It is genetics I have 4 boys my oldest is a whopping 240+lbs He is an Endo, my 2nd oldest and youngest are Ectos they are ripped 8 packs and all, walking muscles and my 3rd oldest is a Meso, very muscular I know if he was to take up bbing he would do exceptionally well.
I am an Ecto my wife is an EndoOn the list for Bannukah
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