Can someone please explain "muscle maturity" to me. Obviously it's when a bb'er is getting older and his muscles mature, but what exactly is it? For example, the knock on Health right now is his muscles aren't mature enough...another example would be coleman, his muscles are mature...i'm just not quite sure I understand this and/or the "look" of a "mature" muscle.
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06-07-2006, 10:29 AM #1Registered User
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Muscle maturity
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06-07-2006, 10:32 AM #2Registered User
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check out the differences in how a pro looks (say, jay cutler) from his early/mid 20s til now. they tend to look harder.
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06-07-2006, 11:17 AM #3Got test?
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It's a "grainy" (and hardness) look that appears from years and years of lifting.
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06-07-2006, 12:04 PM #4Registered User
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Its a thick grainy look. Branch Warren has awsome muscle maturity.
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06-07-2006, 01:08 PM #5Registered User
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As the above says- harder, denser, and thicker.
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06-07-2006, 06:25 PM #6Alavanca
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That first picture of Jay is awesome. I'm not a Jay fan, but I can appreciate that. When was it taken?
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06-07-2006, 08:15 PM #7Registered User
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Phil Heath is a freak and has really good muscle maturity for his age. Muscle maturity is when you develope more fine lines, striations and deeper muscle separation.
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06-07-2006, 11:55 PM #8Registered User
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I think maybe 1998/99, Here's some more old scool jay pics....Originally Posted by PaHulkster
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06-09-2006, 12:00 PM #9Registered User
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THis might be a dumb question, but is age the only this that effects maturity ? Does it matter on how long a person has been working out ?
ie: Would a 27 yr BB have more or less muscle maturity then a 30 yr BB. If the 27 yrold has been working out for 10 years and the 30yrold has only been lifting for 5 ?
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06-09-2006, 01:26 PM #10Registered User
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Originally Posted by TeenBBer
Jay looks 100000000x better in the before pic than he does now.
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06-09-2006, 02:42 PM #11
A good example is boyer coe's visable split in his bicep between the heads. He said this came after many many years of training(25+)
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06-09-2006, 02:50 PM #12LBD
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It's more to do with how long you've been lifting than actual age, but there is usually a correlation with high level bodybuilders, not the exception as you gave.Originally Posted by FreakeeeTime To Re-Schedule
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06-09-2006, 06:05 PM #13Registered User
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Jay Cutler then owned Jay Cutler now. BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER!!!
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06-09-2006, 10:39 PM #14I'm so sensible
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Old Man muscles. It's why you could never beat up your father even when you were buffer and possibly heavier than him.
Massbattlers I'm:
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exactly 8.5% bf
After 60 days Metalmilita I'll be:
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exactly 8.5% bf
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06-10-2006, 12:39 AM #15Got test?
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I think MM also means greater muscle density.
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