Nobody1627
New Member
Hello all.
Joined about a month ago and am just getting around to the intro. I would first like to say I've already done a ton of reading here and the info I've already gotten has been immensely helpful, so let me start with a big thanks to all.
45 years old, played some sports in high school; but, didn't really lift. Got to college with some decent leg mass and basically nothing else. Can't recall exact numbers but probably 6'0 and 175, soft around the middle, with almost no upper body mass. Not joking when I took an intro to weightlifting class, I had like 12.5 inch arms and a 65 pound bench max.
Sort of an odd body type, like a "pear body" or something, and I hated it. Immediately got hooked on lifting. It took about the first four years to get my upper body to just "match", so I looked at least like a regular basic gym guy. Body fat remained an issue but improved.
Spent about the next 10 years hard at it pretty addicted. Really never missed a workout or took more than a day or two break. By about 33 actually started looking like a lifter. I'd say looked like a guy, with a few tweeks here and there (a bit more mass here or there and a sharp diet), could probably enter a local show and get last place, which I actually thought was pretty awesome. It took a long time, and I made a ton of mistakes, and was a lot of work; but, at least I was finally pretty happy in my own skin and feeling decent.
Spent the next year trying to get the body fat down without complete success. The next phase is rather predictable. Met a girl knocked her up, she had a 2 year old already, and life changed. Tried to keep with the lifting but it became hard. She had a job that required some travel and I was working extra every chance I got to pay off some stuff and meet the monthly family nut. I'm sort of all-in-or-out and it was tough giving lifting so little time or attention. Girl friend also did not really like the lifting (thought I'd imagine I'd meet a gym chick and run off when in fact all I really wanted to do was lift).
So, after about 15 years, I ended up taking most of 5 years off, and it showed. Lots of work, small kids, crazy girlfriend, all did not help out the body. Again, not really naturally looking like a lifter, it eventually showed. It was gradual, 15 years of lifting didn't go away overnight, but slowly things got worse. Mostly my body fat went up predictably. Was probably a pretty solid 6'0" and 220 to 5 years later a very soft 6'0" and 255.
Well, finally it ended poorly, and immediately I threw the energy into lifting. In 6 months went all the way from 255 to 208, attaining my all time leanest body fat %. Gained back a lot of mass too pretty consistently; but, I was focused mostly on losing the fat. After several attempts in the past to get into ketosis and never being able to, I was able to run for some long periods in ketosis this time, and the weight dropped.
Well, that didn't last long as the baby mommas disappeared to parts unknown leaving me the daughter. I made a deal with her if she didn't complain about going to my parents when I had to work, I wouldn't make her go when I was off, so, again, lifting disappeared and gradually I lost the shape I had got back.
Anyway, that lasted about 2 years. Mother returned and things worked out and I've been back at it now for about 3 years.
Pleased that all the mass has essentially come back. However, haven't been able to get anything going with the diet. Don't think my body has ever done that well with carbs and I think over the last 10-12 years, the situation has gotten worse. About 2 months ago, stepped on the scale and was a very, very bulky (fat) 268 pounds. Mass was fine but too, too much fat. Immediately started a reduced calorie low carb diet and in about 8 weeks am down to about 250.
Ok, essentially have about 19 years lifting out of the last 25 years in as a "natural" lifter. Well, that isn't entirely true as I've tried a number of things along the way that essentially sort of negate the "natural" label (and that designation never really mattered to much to me); but, no traditional AS (T3, clen, ECA, and a few runs with some of the then legal prohormones - which in some cases I now know we're essentially undeveloped oral steroids - and even went in with 2 guys and ordered and made some DNP capsules must have been around 2000, that sort of stuff).
Anyway, still thinking that 6'0" and 225 at about 10% is attainable and something I can hold for a while. I'm 45 but I'd say a fairly "young" 45, relatively injury free, and still put up a pretty good effort in the gym. I've also made a lot of mistakes along the way so I've learned a lot. I'm just not quite sure my body is quite where it was even 10-12 years ago. GH obviously is about a drip, test levels not what they once were, and I'd imagine insulin sensitivity not where it needs to be. Been looking at options (tools) to help combat some of these essentially natural consequences of no longer being 25 (or even 35). Nothing crazy but having been following this stuff for most of 25 years; and, I think there may be some options, if used smartly and safely, that can help (and thus I joined).
Joined about a month ago and am just getting around to the intro. I would first like to say I've already done a ton of reading here and the info I've already gotten has been immensely helpful, so let me start with a big thanks to all.
45 years old, played some sports in high school; but, didn't really lift. Got to college with some decent leg mass and basically nothing else. Can't recall exact numbers but probably 6'0 and 175, soft around the middle, with almost no upper body mass. Not joking when I took an intro to weightlifting class, I had like 12.5 inch arms and a 65 pound bench max.
Sort of an odd body type, like a "pear body" or something, and I hated it. Immediately got hooked on lifting. It took about the first four years to get my upper body to just "match", so I looked at least like a regular basic gym guy. Body fat remained an issue but improved.
Spent about the next 10 years hard at it pretty addicted. Really never missed a workout or took more than a day or two break. By about 33 actually started looking like a lifter. I'd say looked like a guy, with a few tweeks here and there (a bit more mass here or there and a sharp diet), could probably enter a local show and get last place, which I actually thought was pretty awesome. It took a long time, and I made a ton of mistakes, and was a lot of work; but, at least I was finally pretty happy in my own skin and feeling decent.
Spent the next year trying to get the body fat down without complete success. The next phase is rather predictable. Met a girl knocked her up, she had a 2 year old already, and life changed. Tried to keep with the lifting but it became hard. She had a job that required some travel and I was working extra every chance I got to pay off some stuff and meet the monthly family nut. I'm sort of all-in-or-out and it was tough giving lifting so little time or attention. Girl friend also did not really like the lifting (thought I'd imagine I'd meet a gym chick and run off when in fact all I really wanted to do was lift).
So, after about 15 years, I ended up taking most of 5 years off, and it showed. Lots of work, small kids, crazy girlfriend, all did not help out the body. Again, not really naturally looking like a lifter, it eventually showed. It was gradual, 15 years of lifting didn't go away overnight, but slowly things got worse. Mostly my body fat went up predictably. Was probably a pretty solid 6'0" and 220 to 5 years later a very soft 6'0" and 255.
Well, finally it ended poorly, and immediately I threw the energy into lifting. In 6 months went all the way from 255 to 208, attaining my all time leanest body fat %. Gained back a lot of mass too pretty consistently; but, I was focused mostly on losing the fat. After several attempts in the past to get into ketosis and never being able to, I was able to run for some long periods in ketosis this time, and the weight dropped.
Well, that didn't last long as the baby mommas disappeared to parts unknown leaving me the daughter. I made a deal with her if she didn't complain about going to my parents when I had to work, I wouldn't make her go when I was off, so, again, lifting disappeared and gradually I lost the shape I had got back.
Anyway, that lasted about 2 years. Mother returned and things worked out and I've been back at it now for about 3 years.
Pleased that all the mass has essentially come back. However, haven't been able to get anything going with the diet. Don't think my body has ever done that well with carbs and I think over the last 10-12 years, the situation has gotten worse. About 2 months ago, stepped on the scale and was a very, very bulky (fat) 268 pounds. Mass was fine but too, too much fat. Immediately started a reduced calorie low carb diet and in about 8 weeks am down to about 250.
Ok, essentially have about 19 years lifting out of the last 25 years in as a "natural" lifter. Well, that isn't entirely true as I've tried a number of things along the way that essentially sort of negate the "natural" label (and that designation never really mattered to much to me); but, no traditional AS (T3, clen, ECA, and a few runs with some of the then legal prohormones - which in some cases I now know we're essentially undeveloped oral steroids - and even went in with 2 guys and ordered and made some DNP capsules must have been around 2000, that sort of stuff).
Anyway, still thinking that 6'0" and 225 at about 10% is attainable and something I can hold for a while. I'm 45 but I'd say a fairly "young" 45, relatively injury free, and still put up a pretty good effort in the gym. I've also made a lot of mistakes along the way so I've learned a lot. I'm just not quite sure my body is quite where it was even 10-12 years ago. GH obviously is about a drip, test levels not what they once were, and I'd imagine insulin sensitivity not where it needs to be. Been looking at options (tools) to help combat some of these essentially natural consequences of no longer being 25 (or even 35). Nothing crazy but having been following this stuff for most of 25 years; and, I think there may be some options, if used smartly and safely, that can help (and thus I joined).
