Build muscle over 40?

xstalpha · 2018-04-15T16:15:41+00:00

HRT. No shame, your natural test is a third that of what it was when you were 18. Get to a mens health clinic!

caem123 · 2018-04-15T16:36:48+00:00

I started lifting around age 50. I love it. I'm not an expert but am big on variety in my health and fitness. This year, I decided to drop the treadmill and go all in on weight lifting.

Knittingbeez · 2018-04-15T18:19:45+00:00

I'm 53 and the biggest and strongest I've been in my life. I go to the gym twice a day if I'm not working and once a day if I am. I take short courses of growth hormones and steroids for muscle growth and general cell regeneration.

If u want to buff up, go to the gym 5x per week for intense 90 min workouts.

Older guys get fat because they eat too much. Reduce your diet by 60% and work the chest bigger so the flabs look smaller.

At 53 and gay, I went out to a nightclub with friends and the place was packed with under 30yr hetero men, most early 20's. They were all over me grabbing my shoulders and tweaking my nipples as I walked past. Every female kept staring at me. Having been worried about going and bing the old man, I was lauded as the older muscle man to aspire to.

The same thing in the gym. The bigger yiu get the more respect you command and attention you get. If I can do it as a 53 yr old gay man with AIDS and an arthritic foot, what excuse do any of you have?

I wrote a guide on how too keep relevant as an older man.

https://wearethenewmalearmy.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/congratulations-on-becoming-a-daddy-now-do-you-wanna-be-a-hot-daddy-or-a-sugar-daddy/

If you want something to work towards that will build up your stamina and build Ann amazing chest, work yourself up to 100 reps on the pec dec

https://youtu.be/ep2wVe1DdZ0

If I can do it, no reason you can't. Take 6 mos to a year and just do it. I did.

There is no reason at all why males shouldn't go on light courses of steroids and growth hormones. Women use hrt during menopause. Men need the same thing. With gear we get :

Increased libido Muscle growth Fat loss Softer skin Softer hair Realeves all pain Regeneration of nerve connection Energy of someone 10 yrs yiunger

There is reason why men over 40 have to let themselves go.

If you guys over 40 would like a guide on how it's done, I could do a blog to help yiu all out

Cosmohig · 2018-04-15T16:35:25+00:00

I say be consistent and work out every muscle group. If you aren't working out yet, start slow. Like 10 minutes a day. Just to get some benefit but mostly to build the habit. There is no reason someone shouldn't work out at least 10 minutes a day. (also there is a thing called over straining your muscles, happens to beginners all of the time) that just shows down your results.

MGTOW says; never do anything for women. Edit: I read that wrong, I thought you said hypergamy. I drink LOTS of water during a workout, that makes my muscles bigger. If age is what you're worried about, look up healthy ways to increase your testosterone.

NoThirst · 2018-04-15T17:29:42+00:00

...remember...us older dudes get injuries easier, especially associated with the joints. (shoulders/ knees/hips) I would keep the weight lighter, with more reps over 40.

RockClimbTexas · 2018-04-15T17:05:44+00:00

Yes. And you've probably got twice as much testosterone as a 24 year old soyboy.

Non-PC-Guy · 2018-04-15T18:05:24+00:00

I’m 38 and building muscle. It’s a slower process than being in my early twenties, but providing you lift and eat loads of meat you’ll get results.

Long_Range_Shooter · 2018-04-15T22:51:36+00:00

Fact, older guys build muscle just as fast as younger guys. Two main points, one, older guys do not recover from injuries as quickly as younger guys and two you can't get as strong as a younger guy under 35.

Build muscle and get lean like a younger guy, yes you can.

There is a chart out there that shows the relative strength at different ages compared. I can't seen to find it but as an example if you're fifty and benching 250 it's comparable to a thirty year old lifting 300.

I recommend if you've never lifted or it's been a few decades you really need to get a trainer for a few months.

MrPCPrinciplebleded · 2018-04-15T18:21:09+00:00

Take that shit stallone was arrested for smuggling into Australia, man's 71 and doing pull ups with 100LB dumbbells attached to him

serpent_of_paradise · 2018-04-15T18:59:57+00:00

Just fucking be active every day all day and you'll be strong

Slaide · 2018-04-15T16:27:03+00:00

A few questions:

Do you have spending money?
Have much free time do you have for training (in term of days).
Give me an approximate weight, age, and height.

Yes. Those factors are important.

Freefrombitches123 · 2018-04-15T18:15:22+00:00

As long as your t levels are good then yes

ShadyShopkeeper · 2018-04-15T20:19:18+00:00

The best part about lifting as an old guy is that you can bulk your wrinkles away.

Nkazio · 2018-04-15T20:37:07+00:00

While your body certainly works slower the older you get, the base rules still apply;

+Clean eating is king, first and foremost, that, and adequate sleep

(Don't let any studies fool you. For you, and your body, adequate sleep is how long you sleep when you don't have a clock waking you up. That's what your body natural needs at this moment in time at your fitness level. No smartphone would be pulling you from sleep if you lived in a cave.)

+Consistency, and working out your entire body;

Unlike most Gym Rats would advise, you want to hit your entire body as often as possible. Do hard workout sessions, and then 'REST', until the fatigue is adequately handled (Again, sleep+proper nutrition). Your body and muscles are a complex system that support eachother. If you hit one place too much, you'll create imbalances that'll do more harm then good.

At last but not least, (and perhaps most important at your age). Do a visit at your doctors. You want a full blood scan to check if you have any vitamin deficencies, and most importantly, how your Testosterone levels look like. The 'average' is 270 to 1070 ng/dL for males, but that's missleading. the 270-400 range is severely low for Men, and you shouldn't accept being under 350-400. If you are, try to get your doctor to prescribe HRT, so that you get your adequate T-levels.

If he's being stupid about it, and you don't like the hard steroids, there's alternatives like diet and compound exercises that naturally boost your T-levels. And if you're into a bit of Bio-Hacking and fringe science, Tim Ferris swears by his own method to raise T-levels.

https://www.anabolicmen.com/triple-your-testosterone-cheat-sheet-by-tim-ferriss/

IterantImprovement · 2018-04-15T21:03:06+00:00

Consistency will be one of you biggest keys to success to any body transformation goal. If you are new to bodybuilding I'd suggest something simple like "Starting Strength" by Mark Rippetoe. You biggest hinderance to making any progression towards a goal is to expect outlandish results too soon. If you are just starting out, you'll see results that are termed "Beginner's Gains" where you'll double or triple you initial strength very quickly, however, this is more your body learning lifting efficiency rather than mutant strength. These progression leaps will taper off and a lot of newbie lifters tend to think something is wrong with their plan. So they start switching up programs over and over again, never progressing due to lack of lifting consistency.

If you're having troubles managing your weight and aren't looking to become a bodybuilding competitor, I think you're correct about not following a bulk up/lean out cycle. If you're just starting out, and you already are overweight, the last thing you want to adopt is a 'bulk phase'. If this is where you're at, I'd suggest reading up on Martin Berkhan's 'Leangains' style of Intermittent Fasting. I jumped in with both feet for two years starting when I was 38 and it worked like a champ at learning how to manipulate my bodyfat percentage.

Overall, I'd suggest becoming an amateur nutritionist focusing on yourself. Tracking your weight gain/loss, your sleep, and your general wellness. I mean like really keep a journal of this data. Keep it dated along with your lifting records and you'll start to see patterns reveal themselves. Like for instance, you just didn't feel strong today while lifting, and it corresponds to you only getting about 5.5 hours of sleep. Likewise, you went out drinking and got 'black-out' drunk and you could see the results in your lifting for nearly two-weeks.

This may seem like a lot of effort, but the question is, "How bad do you want to make a positive change?" The amount of focus you put into this area will determine the results you see out of it.

Title	Build muscle over 40?
Author	RealBiggly
Upvotes	14
Comments	34
Date	April 15, 2018 4:09 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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