Forum: Over Age 35

hey guys. I am 41 years old, 6'4" and 210-215lbs. I am completely new to weight lifting / body building. I spent the last decade drinking and eating my way around the world working out here and then. My weight went up and down over the years from lows of 180lbs to highs of 250lbs - I have...

20s had a lot of learning lessons. Any advice for someone who just turned 30?

No date but rumour is gyms in UK reopen July if all is well. The uk's trade association for gyms ukactive has guidance which is fairly vague https://www.ukactive.com/covid-19 but does have specific things such as workout towels banned, 3m squared per person and obvious things about cleaning....

Last set for 185lbs x 6. The barbell bench press gets a back rap today in the fitness world, in fact most workout advice in today's world is horrible. You need to really shift through the sands to find some sound advice. Or to make it easier just only read about old school bodybuilding. I’m...

Hello all - what are your thoughts on periodization? Periodization defined here is planned periods (mesocycles) to vary variables; for example 3 weeks low volume, 3 weeks medium volume, 3 weeks maximum recoverable volume, 1 week deload (to desensitize muscles), and start over. Note volume is just...

Hi all, been a while since I've posted. I'm 37 yo. Been lifting , well trying to lift seriously for 2 years. I did the F5 novice then have been doing the intermediate routine for a while. In a nut shell. I have low testosterone ( got it checked) and am a very hard gainer. I might have put...

Hello all, I’m about 183 cm tall and 86 kg. I would consider myself skinny fat. I’ve been skinny all my childhood and teen years. Narrow shoulders and chicken legs. In my 20s and 30s started gain weight and no muscles. Due to poor diet eating out and drinking beer. Now I turned 40 and last...

I'm looking for bodybuilders/competitors feedback following a pregnancy. I'm a competitor and just went through my first pregnancy. I have trained until about 5 months pregnant due to lockdown, gym being closed etc.. What was your strength situation following your pregnancy? I have started...

You know, the FFMI and Maximum Genetic potential ones. https://fastfoodmacros.com/maximum-muscular-potential-calculator.asp Have you guys ever plugged in your numbers in to these? Have you come close to the numbers it generates? Think it's legit? I know Casey Butt puts a disclaimer that...

I've been lifting for about 25 years now. I did a couple of natural bodybuilding competitions several years ago and got my pro card. My wife and I decided to start a family at the ripe old age of 40 :) I'm now a stay-at-home dad, which is a tremendous blessing and challenge. My wife and I each...

45 years old, 6', 225LBs, wanna get under 200. About 5 years ago my doc said...your knee jiggles around a little, get a brace for jogging. Well...no idea where it is and I'm going to start walking again. No jogging...yet...I'm in awful shape and just want to start walking, on my Sole...

Hey all - What are your thoughts regarding going to failure? (failure defined as not being able to do another rep with proper form). Of course there's lots opinions on the web (Dr. Mike Israetel says no need to because it will negatively impact your next workout so leaving 2 reps in the tank is...

Hi all, So i been into working out for years on and off. This year with covid its been rough ( not blaming that). I kinda feel like i let myself down. Gaines 15lbs, starting drinking and just ate what ever i wanted. I was NEVER like this. Tomorrow starts a new path for me. I am 6'1 230 i want to...

I have lifted for a year or three here and there since I was about 20, and I am 40 now. Since I have gotten very big in the past and I lifted a lot in my 20s, I am big all the time and it is quite easy for me to increase size whenever I start lifting again. I started lifting again in the fall and...

I mean, he advocated later in his life to do a single workout to failure every like 5-10 days, but I tried it a little myself some years and I never grew anything, almost nothing in strength ether, but now later I feel I could probably do a single workout and then rest some days before doing the...

I am 47, used to be young dumb and full of cum. Now I’m beat up and fat. I think I am at a point where I can go one of two ways. I used to be able to grab myself by the bootstraps but I have very slowly faded away. I need a belief and a vision. I used to love to lift, not so much cardio...

Let me get to the point! I hurt, all over, all the time... well I think there might be one toe that does not hurt. I get up in the morn and can hardly move (this is without working out) and it does not go away. I heard someone once say it feels like the beginning stages of rigamortis. And it lasts...

In this routine, chest/triceps Off Back/biceps/traps shoulder/legs Off Repeat Would you put rear delts with back or shoulders?

'Age is just a number' is a statement of FACT. Several acts on agt, bgt and other platforms, among others have proven that. If you have a workout or bodybuilding goal, I don't care if you are 70, you have to believe that it is not impossible! This mindset is needed, to call to action, all the...