Am I too old - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

jerry · 17-05-2006, 12:05 PM

Guys and girls,

Im 37 and not trained for a few years, I am over wieght but have still mantained a good degree of fitness (Cardio).

I have started martial arts up again (tonight) and have started going back to the gym (this week,had membership for 2 yrs).

My question is Am I too old to start on the path of body building or am I righting myself off too early.

Any andvice would be great, my aim is good muscle definition, I am not looking at competeing just looking healthy and being healthy.

cheers

jerry

Lee · 17-05-2006, 12:09 PM

You have years left in you yet mate.

do plenty of research and get stuck in, youll get where you want to be.

Lee

samurai69 · 17-05-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee

You have years left in you yet mate.

do plenty of research and get stuck in, youll get where you want to be.

Lee

I agree^^^^^^^^^^^6:smoke:

what martial art you doing??...........have you done any before??

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jerry · 17-05-2006, 01:00 PM

Samurai,
I used to do wing chun and have started up again, well tonight. And I also did kenpo ju-jitsu for a time.

I just want to beast my body again and get fit. In my old age I wasnt to sure if I could achieve any great results thats why im here to be proved wrong. Not sure if its the middle age spread.

I have pleanty of time to train as I only work 51/2 hours a day and thats in the evenings so im left alone allday.

regards
jerry

jugganaut · 17-05-2006, 01:01 PM

IMO i dont think there is any cut-off age whereby hard work and proper diet/nutrition/supplementation wont help your situation. Im 31 and I have been in and out of the gym for years. When Im fed up of my beer belly and I think the ladies aint looking at me anymore, Im back in the gym working hard. Granted now, I tend to subcribe to a better body through chemicals, it still the hard work thats going to get you where you want to be.

jerry · 17-05-2006, 01:26 PM

jugganaut,
I wish to reach my goals without supplements if possible.but you never know where the road will take you. I am also a diabetic so my diet is very important, i am carefull in what i eat and have to lay off the sugars etc.
Like you say hard work and you will get there, I just wasnt to sure if its a sport that you can start.

samurai69 · 17-05-2006, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerry

Samurai,
I used to do wing chun and have started up again, well tonight. And I also did kenpo ju-jitsu for a time.

I just want to beast my body again and get fit. In my old age I wasnt to sure if I could achieve any great results thats why im here to be proved wrong. Not sure if its the middle age spread.

I have pleanty of time to train as I only work 51/2 hours a day and thats in the evenings so im left alone allday.

regards
jerry

I know of guys in their 60s an 70s that have gained muscle and improved their physique , so its definately possible.....I am 42 years and 11 months old and train with weights and also in MAs, and i gain well :smoke:

jugganaut · 17-05-2006, 02:12 PM

Fair enuff, Jerry. So you have one less obstacle to get over. Your diet is pretty much taken care of. So now comes the mental aspect of it.

Johnny bravo · 17-05-2006, 04:30 PM

There's a few guys in the gym with me that are in they're 50's you should see the shape and size on them so no I don't think you to old to start

jerry · 17-05-2006, 09:55 PM

thanks guys, no ive dismissed all the excuses I will use I suppose its now down the gym.

thanks

jerry

**hackskii** · 17-05-2006, 10:00 PM

I am 46 and 9 months and feel awesome.

Good for you exercising being a diabetic, this will help with insulin resistance. That is a good thing.
Fish oils will also help you with insulin resistance.

Many people feel that strenght peak is around mid 30's so you are right there.

Lord Lucan · 17-05-2006, 11:45 PM

your never too old to start taking care of yourself and start inproving your health and body neway your only 37 thats really not old my old boss is in his 40's and he runs the marathon every year and does some weights and if he didn't have his freddy star look thing going on he'd look alot younger, their was a lad in my work i'm in now he was 34 and he started lifting a year before and he looks really good off it he showed me pics before he started and he actually looks younger healthier and he say's he has alot more energy than he used to have

**hackskii** · 18-05-2006, 03:49 PM

A few tidbits for thought.
You lose lean muscle as you get older.
Aromatase increases when you get older (higher estrogen for men).
SHBG raises when you get older (Less free test).
GH production lowers as you get older (GH is considered an anti-aging hormone).

Those are just some of the hormones involved that get lower, others include DHEA, IGF-1 and some others too.

When you do anarobic workouts your GH, test, IGF-1, all increase. This is a good thing to aid in fat loss, increase lean muscle, better testosterone levels, and for a man that is better sex drive, less lethargy, healthier bones, skin, less insulin resistance (which is a very good thing).
All these things are associated with just resistance training (intensity specific).
So, if that was not enough, in times of stress your muscles are used for glutimine to aid in the immune system, the older you get the less muscle stores you have and the less muscle stores you have the less glutamine the body has availability for. Not good if you are fighting off a disease.

So, go to the gym, enjoy the fruits of rewards from your persuit of getting healthier and know you are fighing against the aging process in the mean time.

Its all good.

Tatyana · 19-05-2006, 01:14 PM

That 'too old' is a b*llux conversation and a thing people use to NOT be responsible for their own health IMHO.

Check out some of the masters on a few of the BBing websites.

You will be surprised.

I was given this newpaper cutting of a 70 year old BBers I will SCAN (I think my new fancy printer does that) and post. He looks AMAZING!

x
x
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T

a3lkx · 19-05-2006, 01:37 PM

would be interested in seeing tht paper T, let me no when u have posted it please coz ill forget n i get lost on here ha still gettin used to it, thanks

17-05-2006, 12:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
jerry Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2006 Location: kent Posts: 4	Am I too old Guys and girls, Im 37 and not trained for a few years, I am over wieght but have still mantained a good degree of fitness (Cardio). I have started martial arts up again (tonight) and have started going back to the gym (this week,had membership for 2 yrs). My question is Am I too old to start on the path of body building or am I righting myself off too early. Any andvice would be great, my aim is good muscle definition, I am not looking at competeing just looking healthy and being healthy. cheers jerry

17-05-2006, 01:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
jugganaut Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London Ennit! Posts: 154	IMO i dont think there is any cut-off age whereby hard work and proper diet/nutrition/supplementation wont help your situation. Im 31 and I have been in and out of the gym for years. When Im fed up of my beer belly and I think the ladies aint looking at me anymore, Im back in the gym working hard. Granted now, I tend to subcribe to a better body through chemicals, it still the hard work thats going to get you where you want to be. __________________ It's not pain your feeling, its progress.

17-05-2006, 02:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
jugganaut Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London Ennit! Posts: 154	Fair enuff, Jerry. So you have one less obstacle to get over. Your diet is pretty much taken care of. So now comes the mental aspect of it. __________________ It's not pain your feeling, its progress.

17-05-2006, 10:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,161	I am 46 and 9 months and feel awesome. Good for you exercising being a diabetic, this will help with insulin resistance. That is a good thing. Fish oils will also help you with insulin resistance. Many people feel that strenght peak is around mid 30's so you are right there. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

17-05-2006, 11:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lord Lucan the sparrow never lands were the tiger roams Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: somewere in the pacific with a bikini clad destiny's child runin round Posts: 680	your never too old to start taking care of yourself and start inproving your health and body neway your only 37 thats really not old my old boss is in his 40's and he runs the marathon every year and does some weights and if he didn't have his freddy star look thing going on he'd look alot younger, their was a lad in my work i'm in now he was 34 and he started lifting a year before and he looks really good off it he showed me pics before he started and he actually looks younger healthier and he say's he has alot more energy than he used to have __________________ The strength of the wolf is in the pack! It is better to die standing up than to live on your knees!

17-05-2006, 01:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
jerry Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2006 Location: kent Posts: 4	Samurai, I used to do wing chun and have started up again, well tonight. And I also did kenpo ju-jitsu for a time. I just want to beast my body again and get fit. In my old age I wasnt to sure if I could achieve any great results thats why im here to be proved wrong. Not sure if its the middle age spread. I have pleanty of time to train as I only work 51/2 hours a day and thats in the evenings so im left alone allday. regards jerry

17-05-2006, 01:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
jerry Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2006 Location: kent Posts: 4	jugganaut, I wish to reach my goals without supplements if possible.but you never know where the road will take you. I am also a diabetic so my diet is very important, i am carefull in what i eat and have to lay off the sugars etc. Like you say hard work and you will get there, I just wasnt to sure if its a sport that you can start.

17-05-2006, 04:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
Johnny bravo Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Wales Posts: 101	There's a few guys in the gym with me that are in they're 50's you should see the shape and size on them so no I don't think you to old to start

17-05-2006, 09:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
jerry Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2006 Location: kent Posts: 4	thanks guys, no ive dismissed all the excuses I will use I suppose its now down the gym. thanks jerry

18-05-2006, 03:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,161	A few tidbits for thought. You lose lean muscle as you get older. Aromatase increases when you get older (higher estrogen for men). SHBG raises when you get older (Less free test). GH production lowers as you get older (GH is considered an anti-aging hormone). Those are just some of the hormones involved that get lower, others include DHEA, IGF-1 and some others too. When you do anarobic workouts your GH, test, IGF-1, all increase. This is a good thing to aid in fat loss, increase lean muscle, better testosterone levels, and for a man that is better sex drive, less lethargy, healthier bones, skin, less insulin resistance (which is a very good thing). All these things are associated with just resistance training (intensity specific). So, if that was not enough, in times of stress your muscles are used for glutimine to aid in the immune system, the older you get the less muscle stores you have and the less muscle stores you have the less glutamine the body has availability for. Not good if you are fighting off a disease. So, go to the gym, enjoy the fruits of rewards from your persuit of getting healthier and know you are fighing against the aging process in the mean time. Its all good. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

19-05-2006, 01:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
Tatyana My name is EARL Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On my bloody bike doing cardio Posts: 3,463	That 'too old' is a b*llux conversation and a thing people use to NOT be responsible for their own health IMHO. Check out some of the masters on a few of the BBing websites. You will be surprised. I was given this newpaper cutting of a 70 year old BBers I will SCAN (I think my new fancy printer does that) and post. He looks AMAZING! x x x T

19-05-2006, 01:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
a3lkx wise guy Join Date: May 2006 Location: liverpool Posts: 112	would be interested in seeing tht paper T, let me no when u have posted it please coz ill forget n i get lost on here ha still gettin used to it, thanks __________________ **** Me I'd Smack Her Ass And Tell Her The Time!