Fit and Fifty - I made it....

[sakoy]

Awesome!!! Congratulations and good luck competing because you're ready.......and repped !!!

[induced_drag]

Very nice. You have a very aesthetic physique. Great proportions and symmetry. Again....very nice at ANY age....let alone 50!

[OZBB]

thanks everyone for the positive feedback and reps.... this has been a journey thats for sure. Someone asked how I feel now and thats a very interesting question. Right now... I feel fantastic and my motivation is at an all time high, but during the 16 weeks, it was a different story. I started out strong but gradually it wore me down.... by the end in the final days I was quite weak and very tired. I pretty much followed the plan of a competing body builder with the final carb deplete and then carb up in the final week..... the results speak for themselves, but the work it takes to get there is insane..... what also made it hard was doing this over the Chistmas / New Year period..... I'll never make that mistake again.... my will power was tested everyday......

Some Stats:

BF% : Week 1 = 20% Week 16 = 8%
Weight: Week 1 = 170lbs Week 16 = 145lbs
Waist : Week 1 = 34" Week 16 = 28.5"

If anyone is interested in my diet / training program just PM me and I send it on.... just be warned its tough, I ate the same freakin thing everyday for 16 weeks and trained like an insane person...... I became a fixture at my gym and there was a lot of interest in what I was doing..... one observation, as I got leaner people were more interested.... I went from being a fairly bulky body builder look, to a more athletic lean look... the new look seemed to attract more attention from the opposite sex too... interesting...... some food for thought there too....

I'm resting for this week, and enjoying eating again.... food tastes so good now.

couple more of my favorites:




OZBB

[induced_drag]

Wow....if your calcs are accurate you did not really lose mass in the process. Would love to see some details of what you did. Curious as to what your training regime was as well.

Again impressive job!

[llahhsoj]

G'day fellow OV35's friends....

some of you may be aware of my 4 month journey to be in the best shape possible by my 50th Birthday.... well I made it and to mark the occasion I had a photo shoot at my gym on the day.....I'm currently posting the pics on my BB.com gallery.... check my gallery for more

here are a couple.... I've exceeded my expectations and am now being encouraged to compete. Not sure about that yet.... but I'm certainly on a motivational high right now:

OZBB

Wow, really impressive! I'll rep you on recharge.

[ninjad00d]

thanks everyone for the positive feedback and reps.... this has been a journey thats for sure. Someone asked how I feel now and thats a very interesting question. Right now... I feel fantastic and my motivation is at an all time high, but during the 16 weeks, it was a different story. I started out strong but gradually it wore me down.... by the end in the final days I was quite weak and very tired. I pretty much followed the plan of a competing body builder with the final carb deplete and then carb up in the final week..... the results speak for themselves, but the work it takes to get there is insane..... what also made it hard was doing this over the Chistmas / New Year period..... I'll never make that mistake again.... my will power was tested everyday......

Some Stats:

BF% : Week 1 = 20% Week 16 = 8%
Weight: Week 1 = 170lbs Week 16 = 145lbs
Waist : Week 1 = 34" Week 16 = 28.5"

If anyone is interested in my diet / training program just PM me and I send it on.... just be warned its tough, I ate the same freakin thing everyday for 16 weeks and trained like an insane person...... I became a fixture at my gym and there was a lot of interest in what I was doing..... one observation, as I got leaner people were more interested.... I went from being a fairly bulky body builder look, to a more athletic lean look... the new look seemed to attract more attention from the opposite sex too... interesting...... some food for thought there too....

I'm resting for this week, and enjoying eating again.... food tastes so good now.

couple more of my favorites:




OZBB

So the bottom line is hard work and a disciplined life always pays off.
You sir are an example of that
Guys who go around and discourage newbies or late starters by saying you can't build muscles after 40 or have a healthy fit body this and that is uber BS.

[OZBB]

G'day ID .... yes I managed to maintain my LBM almost to the end, then it started to drop away.... but the bulk (pardon the pun) of what I lost was fat.... I lost 20lbs of fat, and 5lbs LBM... I got a DEXA scan every two weeks to monitor my progress..... for the first 8 weeks I was actually gaining lean mass and getting stronger.... but that soon stalled and I just maintained. Probably the last 3 weeks I started to lose LBM, although I think what we were seeing was carb depletion of mass as I was burnning more calories than I was eating.

I started at 2500 Calories per day and actually increased it to 2770 and stayed on that till the end. My Macros's were 40:40:20 ..... I ate a lot of carbs actually... it fueled my workouts. People were surprised that I hadnt cut my carbs low... so it can be done.... and in fact you feel so much better...you just need to workout intensely to use them up.

I trained 6 days per week, body part split that had me training every part twice a week.

I didnt do cardio for the 1st half, then introduced it gradually, by the last 5 weeks I was doing Cardio everyday, after my weights..... 40 mins on the treadmill, fast walk on an incline. This is the point where the BF really started to drop away and my fatigue levels increased.

I learned a lot about my body along the way.

One thing this has done for me has motivated my to enrole at my local college to study for my Fitness Instructors Certificate... start in 2 weeks.... I've been at this for 7 years.... AND 16 weeks.... and its the last 16 weeks where I've learned the most..... time to pay it back....and train others

OZBB

[plumher]

yur calves need some work compared to the awesomeness of everything else, but good conditioning overall...very nice -gjdm

[CaptChip40]

your hard work really paid off. Nice work

[yakabebe]

WAY TO GO!!!!

Been following ya progress and props to ya mate...tried to rep you but they wont let me give you anymore!!!

Looking great!

That diet you spoke to me about is da bomb!

Have a XXXX on me!

[TenThreeFive]

yur calves need some work compared to the awesomeness of everything else, but good conditioning overall.

[Jtbny]

You look fantastic!

[RogerAgness]

Looking absolutely awesome! Must be all that Vegemite that y'all eat down under?

[wheyshakes]

Great physique. I bet you lift really heavy and eat well to achieve this.

[Jeffro72]

Wow, very inspirational!

[MrBertwest]

really nice work you have came along way.

[Frnkd]

I am inspired, great job.

[freud]

Great job! Nailed it.

[cmoore]

Nice work! I would be curious to see your journal too.

[Vanguard1965]

Wow awesome physique! Keep up the amazing job and I hope you do decided to enter a contest! I feel sorry for the other guys if you do!

[trev71]

Fantastic !!

Great job man.. great job...

[chodan9]

amazing work Oz
I hope to be as fit as you are in the next 2.5 year (when I hit 50)

got me some work to do!

[pvsampson]

Well done mate,you've worked hard and done a great job.Not only do you look great for 50,you look great for any age.Not many Aussie blokes walking around that are as well built as you are.Repped!

[OZBB]

G'day everyone.... let me say I feel so humbled by your amazing response and support of my recent success..... so I have to hand it back to you guys, and say big thankyou to everyone here. I've been here on and off since 2006, soon after I started out, and the knowledge I've gained in that time from this very place has gone a long way toward developing the physique you see today.... so take a bow OV35's Forum... your the best.

To those of you just starting out..... I was you once... wiith it all ahead of me.... so stick with it, dont fall off the wagon.... you'll hit some bumps along the road but stay focused on your goal.... and you'll make it... the only person you're competing against is yourself, realise that and you're already a winner.

Glenn (OZBB)

[Rtotem]

Some Stats:

BF% : Week 1 = 20% Week 16 = 8%
Weight: Week 1 = 170lbs Week 16 = 145lbs
Waist : Week 1 = 34" Week 16 = 28.5"

OZBB

Very impressive and inspiring to see what an actual DEXA measured 8% bodyfat looks like. The irony is that you probably would have measured somewhere in the mid 7% range after the celebratory carb up. These are seriously great numbers.

You started training at a time when most men have given up all hope. The fact that you managed to gain muscle 8 weeks into your cut speaks volumes about your motivation and knowledge!

Repped and congratulated!!

I will PM you for the nitty gritty.

[Stevebaby]

pretty much all i can think of is ...stunning. that is some great build

[yakabebe]

Very impressive and inspiring to see what an actual DEXA measured 8% bodyfat looks like. The irony is that you probably would have measured somewhere in the mid 7% range after the celebratory carb up. These are seriously great numbers.

You started training at a time when most men have given up all hope. The fact that you managed to gain muscle 8 weeks into your cut speaks volumes about your motivation and knowledge!

Repped and congratulated!!

I will PM you for the nitty gritty.

Amigo...como esta???

Good to see another aussie doing it so well!!