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post 1549183201 04-15-2018, 07:02 PM
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Usually when someone asks this question. They're wanting to here no so they can be lazy and stop working out.


If you are in shape in your 30s you can get younger broads still and single milf will practically throw themselves at you (srs).

Also you will age so much slower than your peers
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Originally Posted By peterplsss⏩
If you eat well it's pretty easy to maintain srs
Age 24.

Injuries are more prevalent, you aren't as tough as you used to be.
Healing slows down considerably. A sore back used to take me 2-3 days to get over now takes me 1+ weeks.
You are infinitely more busier. You would have likely started a family or picked up some more responsibilities. No time means you have trouble fitting in gym time or preparing healthy meals.
metabolism slows down. If you have maintained for a long time then your body has adapted to the new input/output so it becomes more efficient at storing extra calories.
Test production slows down immensely. motivation disappears followed by lack of seeing results or results per effort unit.

how many 40 year olds do you know with 6 packs? sure theyre out there, but I see heaps of 6 packs on 25 and under people and I see maybe 1 6 pack in a magazine about some guy over 35 who has dedicated his life to fitness.
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At 29 i seem to carry extra fat around my mid section that is harder to get rid of and i get nagging injuries easier. Always pull things in my wrist and shoulders that take a few days to heal that i never got before.
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Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
Most IT guys look like nerds and have bad balding patterns lol
not all of them can look like paul walker man
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Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
At 29 i seem to carry extra fat around my mid section that is harder to get rid of and i get nagging injuries easier. Always pull things in my wrist and shoulders that take a few days to heal that i never got before.
30 here. That's my only gripe about getting older. 2 years ago I was up to repping 100 lb dumbbell press. One skinny fat trainer bumped my arm while I was doing it cuz he wasn't paying attention. I recovered the dumbbell from dropping but fukked my shoulder up. It took me 6 months to even feel half normal and still am not fully recovered. When I was say 22 and this happened, I'd probably feel okay like a week after.

A gym awareness class should be required to join a gym SMH
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Originally Posted By peterplsss⏩
If you eat well it's pretty easy to maintain srs
shut up you buffoon. You're 24 years old, you know jack chit about what he's talking about. I will smack you son.
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Anyway, no, it's not worth it. Get over it son, you ain't competing
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Originally Posted By aal04⏩
Age 24.

Injuries are more prevalent, you aren't as tough as you used to be.
Healing slows down considerably. A sore back used to take me 2-3 days to get over now takes me 1+ weeks.
You are infinitely more busier. You would have likely started a family or picked up some more responsibilities. No time means you have trouble fitting in gym time or preparing healthy meals.
metabolism slows down. If you have maintained for a long time then your body has adapted to the new input/output so it becomes more efficient at storing extra calories.
Test production slows down immensely. motivation disappears followed by lack of seeing results or results per effort unit.

how many 40 year olds do you know with 6 packs?sure theyre out there, but I see heaps of 6 packs on 25 and under people and I see maybe 1 6 pack in a magazine about some guy over 35 who has dedicated his life to fitness.
Looking back I knew two friend's dads who did but they were single and total pussyhounds (maybe they were riding bike? never thought of it then). Both were entrepreneurs as well so had a more flexible schedules.

*My uncle does as well, but he is also single, ceo/10k, and a pussyhound.
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Originally Posted By RubberBandMang⏩
Yeah that's kind of what i'm looking for. I still go to the gym 5x a week with 20 min cardio or so post session, and maybe a steam. So training is on point, it's just the damn diet that sucks. More often than not I enjoy crushing a bag of chips, full pizza, or a 6'er to the face. Just notice when i feel my aesthetics definitely a bit flabbier than i used to be despite no dietary changes.

I've always kind of eaten like chit and not taken diet seriously, but it seems that my metabolism is slowing a bit.
Eating like this you should be more concerned about you can't see in a mirror.
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I bought an inversion table that I use every morning before lifting and afterwards
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post 1549186581 04-15-2018, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted By seanb1979⏩
i eat probably 30-50% less than I did when I was around 21 - it definitely slows down but of course is different for everyone
You don't think that you are more active now than you were then though?
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Originally Posted By TugOfPeace⏩
I hang upside down for 5 minutes. Decompresses my spine/neck

I am 29 and still manage to do heavy squats in the wee hours of the morning, deep, and without back pain because of the decompression
I'm always in pain when I try it. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing
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Originally Posted By Brozart⏩
delet this
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Originally Posted By RubberBandMang⏩
Turned 30, working out for the last decade, have almost always had abs... definitely was an ecto originally and struggled to gain weight. Now, getting older it seems harder to maintain low bf and I have to follow a much more strict diet. Is it better just to not care about being decently cut anymore, and sit around 14 percent bodyfat / bulky in a T shirt look? Seems like the dedication aint worth it anymore considering i have a gf, and food is good lol.

Is this metabolism shift real or am i just being lazy / slacking on diet?
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Originally Posted By peterplsss⏩
If you eat well it's pretty easy to maintain srs
He has a gf and is loving the food, but blaming it on his metabolism. People are full of chit when they talk about their metabolism all of a sudden turning into a different person when they hit 30. Watch what they eat and how active they are vs when they were younger. Huge difference.
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I turned 36 a week ago and I'm bigger and stronger now than I ever have been

If you're not a naturally lean person, you're always going to struggle maintaining that look
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Originally Posted By RubberBandMang⏩
Yeah that's kind of what i'm looking for. I still go to the gym 5x a week with 20 min cardio or so post session, and maybe a steam. So training is on point, it's just the damn diet that sucks. More often than not I enjoy crushing a bag of chips, full pizza, or a 6'er to the face. Just notice when i feel my aesthetics definitely a bit flabbier than i used to be despite no dietary changes.

I've always kind of eaten like chit and not taken diet seriously, but it seems that my metabolism is slowing a bit.
Wow OP I have no idea why you would begin having trouble keeping off fat gain. Definitely not because of your deteriorating concern for your diet and what you put into your body. Nope.
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Granted I'm not ripped, I feel healthier now at 43 than when I was in my 30s lol.
At 30, I still have about 5-7 more years left of going out and getting drunk every night.

Seriously though, cutting at this age feels like a single grain of rice will add a pound to my weight the next day. I'm still doing it though. I think I need this more now at this age than when I was younger.
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Originally Posted By RonaldMcflurry⏩
You don't think that you are more active now than you were then though?
roughly the same level - its just a normal aging process, i just wish i could eat a bit more
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31 here and been lifting since high school, I am stronger now than ever and my muscles are more full. I do notice the body fat around my midsection is a bit more however my cardio has been slacking hard.
I am naturally lean and athletic work out 3- 4 times a week and play/practice football in a league 2 - 3 times a week. Just staying active will keep the fat down and even doing 2 - 3 **** workouts a week is enough to add some basic muscle definition.
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Originally Posted By RubberBandMang⏩
Turned 30, working out for the last decade, have almost always had abs... definitely was an ecto originally and struggled to gain weight. Now, getting older it seems harder to maintain low bf and I have to follow a much more strict diet. Is it better just to not care about being decently cut anymore, and sit around 14 percent bodyfat / bulky in a T shirt look? Seems like the dedication aint worth it anymore considering i have a gf, and food is good lol.

Is this metabolism shift real or am i just being lazy / slacking on diet?
You're just being lazy, slacking on diet.

I started my weight loss journey at 27 years old and weighted 375lbs....



I'm 34 and by far the most ripped I've ever been. I follow IIFYM and eat about 2100 calories a day, with around 180G of protein (about 100G's by lunch). Only supplements I take are Protein, Creatine, and Beta Alanine.

Main Tips I can give you are:
Never drink your calories (unless its a night out, then consider it a cheat day)
Have 1-2 cheat days a week (so you don't feel compelled to eat like **** everyday)
Treat the gym as its a job. Go! No excuses! you wouldn't just skip work because you didn't feel like going...
Count calories, every day, if you can't count it, don't eat it (unless its a cheat day)







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Originally Posted By RubberBandMang⏩
Turned 30, working out for the last decade, have almost always had abs... definitely was an ecto originally and struggled to gain weight. Now, getting older it seems harder to maintain low bf and I have to follow a much more strict diet. Is it better just to not care about being decently cut anymore, and sit around 14 percent bodyfat / bulky in a T shirt look? Seems like the dedication aint worth it anymore considering i have a gf, and food is good lol.

Is this metabolism shift real or am i just being lazy / slacking on diet?
I stopped caring. There are much more important things in life.

Still lift 5 days a week for 1 hr. Eat clean but allow myself to cheat 2 or 3 times a week (or any occasion that allows, like, someone brings donuts to the office or whatever). So my stomach is flat but abs arent clearly defined...who cares
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Originally Posted By peterplsss⏩
If you eat well it's pretty easy to maintain srs
You’re 24 bozo, how the phuck do you know
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Originally Posted By RubberBandMang⏩
Turned 30, working out for the last decade, have almost always had abs... definitely was an ecto originally and struggled to gain weight. Now, getting older it seems harder to maintain low bf and I have to follow a much more strict diet. Is it better just to not care about being decently cut anymore, and sit around 14 percent bodyfat / bulky in a T shirt look? Seems like the dedication aint worth it anymore considering i have a gf, and food is good lol.

Is this metabolism shift real or am i just being lazy / slacking on diet?
Well, at your age you can now get on TRT to make things easier.
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It's pretty easy. I'm mid 40's.
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I'm 36 and I eat like chit all the time. Tried going clean but kept coming back. Absolutely no cardio. Feeling like I have 10 more years of lifting heavy and a few more failed goes at lean eating in me.
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Come to think of it... I had just bought a house a few months ago. Took 1 month off of the gym. I'm 32, been lifting since I was 13 and literally never took off more than 1 week per YEAR. After that month of no lifting and eating normal I LOST about 12 pounds. Its harder to lose weight when lifting...weird
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