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post 1463357111 09-22-2016, 02:38 AM
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So after 20+ years I've basically quit lifting. AMA.

Been lifting since late teens.
Now 43
Viewed it as a horribly boring chore for the last 20 years
Now I concentrate on cardio more (cycling on rollers)
Still lift a tiny amount after ever cardio session, to avoid acute atrophy

So far I feel more positive about going into the gym and no longer give many phucks about it.
fist yourself
post 1463357241 09-22-2016, 02:40 AM
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Is it true that you wanted to be a tradie but didnt have any skills and thus became a mailman? No hate just saw that in another thread
post 1463357251 09-22-2016, 02:40 AM
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I have been lifting for about 13 years. I have gotten away from lifting just for looks to lifting for sport, incorporating more 'functional fitness' stuff and the change has kept me interested in lifting a lot!

Your choice man I get it. Maybe come back to lifting when you feel burned out of what you do now.
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post 1463357301 09-22-2016, 02:41 AM
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Thx for letting us smaller guys get some gains now.. i swear my arms just won't grow no matter what i try, ( ye i eat surplus etc when trying to build muscle)

Maybe the reason for my arms never growing is YOU.. you seem to have stolen all the Arm gains.. so now i might have a chance of getting bigger arms thx 2 you basically not lifting anymore.

Hehe Ty Men.
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post 1463357411 09-22-2016, 02:45 AM
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Why did you do it for 20 years if it was so boring? Also, you seem pretty big, did getting bigger not increase your confidence? Sometimes i want to stop lifting for a while because of my busy schedule but getting smaller would suck for my life
post 1463357581 09-22-2016, 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted By Vishca⏩
Is it true that you wanted to be a tradie but didnt have any skills and thus became a mailman? No hate just saw that in another thread
Lold.

Tradie but didnt have any skills

post 1463357931 09-22-2016, 02:57 AM
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Kudos to you for sticking to something that felt like a drag for so long. There's no worse feeling than going to lift when you can't be bothered. Be interesting to see if and how much your physique changes from switching to a more cardio based routine.
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post 1463358051 09-22-2016, 03:00 AM
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post 1463358561 09-22-2016, 03:11 AM
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post 1463358911 09-22-2016, 03:19 AM
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it sucks that you haven't liked doing it for so long. Maybe after a long break you may start to enjoy it again. I just hit 42 but I look forward to lifring, it's one of the few things I do where my mind isn't in a million different places.
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post 1463359021 09-22-2016, 03:22 AM
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Start doing yoga for a couple of months then start lifting again. srs
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post 1463359171 09-22-2016, 03:27 AM
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post 1463359271 09-22-2016, 03:30 AM
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im 23 now and been obsessed with lifting since 16 even when i had no idea what i was doing and going through periods of binge eating and being fat AF. Not sure how i would cope with life if what i like the most became a chore
post 1463359301 09-22-2016, 03:30 AM
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why'd you do it for that long if you never liked it? i personally love lifting, dunno what i'd do without it
post 1463359421 09-22-2016, 03:33 AM
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Maybe try kettlebells. They're an awesome cardio workout but do still engage the muscles. I've just started using them myself. Tired of aching joints from lifting weights so having a break for a while. I still get pretty pumped from kettlebelling though and I sweat my large bollocks off.
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post 1463359461 09-22-2016, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted By Vishca⏩
Is it true that you wanted to be a tradie but didnt have any skills and thus became a mailman? No hate just saw that in another thread
No, never wanted to become a tradie.

How would I have told my parents for a start? They would have disowned me!

Back when I started my career, it wasn't like it is today where people have 'coming out as a tradie' parties.
Originally Posted By sword_⏩
I have been lifting for about 13 years. I have gotten away from lifting just for looks to lifting for sport, incorporating more 'functional fitness' stuff and the change has kept me interested in lifting a lot!

Your choice man I get it. Maybe come back to lifting when you feel burned out of what you do now.
Das it mane. I still lift but I feel far more 'liquid' in my approach and no longer feel chained to the same old routine. I pretty much do what I feel like so long as all body parts get hit at least once per week.
Originally Posted By BMXcaprisun⏩
Why did you do it for 20 years if it was so boring?
Because the alternative was to basically become flapjacko.
fist yourself
post 1463359521 09-22-2016, 03:36 AM
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post 1463360131 09-22-2016, 03:55 AM
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got bored after 3 yrs
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Originally Posted By rockr101⏩
got bored after 3 yrs
At 145 lbs I can imagine your horror
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Been lifting for 15 years now. I mostly do it for the psychological side now
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Originally Posted By Andresthetic1⏩
Thx for letting us smaller guys get some gains now.. i swear my arms just won't grow no matter what i try, ( ye i eat surplus etc when trying to build muscle)

Maybe the reason for my arms never growing is YOU.. you seem to have stolen all the Arm gains.. so now i might have a chance of getting bigger arms thx 2 you basically not lifting anymore.

Hehe Ty Men.
I think the reason is body dismorphia bro
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Originally Posted By HarryFlashman⏩
Maybe try kettlebells. They're an awesome cardio workout but do still engage the muscles. I've just started using them myself. Tired of aching joints from lifting weights so having a break for a while. I still get pretty pumped from kettlebelling though and I sweat my large bollocks off.
Must spread some rape around before giving it to HarryFlashman.

I came from kettlebells originally, not ****gy commercial classes but old school lifts and complexes and stuff.


Just recently gone back to them too, pat flynn's birth of a hero met con is the chit. Twice a week pick 6 complexes and do 2 sets of each, and once a week single rep strength.

Absolutely brutal if you can do all the lifts properly and never felt better, perma-pump and abs coming through.
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Take up swimming instead.
You'll keep most of your gains as long as you lift once/twice a week and its way better for your joints than other forms of cardio
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Originally Posted By BustaCapp⏩
Because the alternative was to basically become flapjacko.
Think we just found the answer to the "why life when _________ " questions lmao
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