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Thread: What age were you in the best shape of your life?

post 1647725143 09-24-2021, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted By Strawng⏩
Do you mean in terms of aesthetics or performance? Alcohol does fuk all to harm my aesthetics, but it just flatlines my performance in sports or the gym.
I gain weight really easily if I drink too regularly, probably has more to do with liking those heavy calorie ass beers like stouts than drinking in general haha.
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post 1647725383 09-24-2021, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted By JC20010⏩
Well yeah I’ve noticed motivation, strength, etc wax and wane over the years too but as long as we stay relatively consistent it will set us apart from the rest of the population. Most 30+ year olds do no exercise, eat like ****, and have given up. No way that’s happening to me unless I have some debilitating injury.
Yep, it's the waiting game all right. The only problem is 30+ year old women really hit the wall so there are no winners in the end.
post 1647725483 09-24-2021, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted By BenMcLeodNZ⏩
Yep, it's the waiting game all right. The only problem is 30+ year old women really hit the wall so there are no winners in the end.
Ain’t that the truth, if you come across an attractive 30+ year old woman, theyre a diamond in the rough.
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post 1647726033 09-24-2021, 08:54 PM
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Right now 27, although I've always been a late bloomer for everything so it's no surprise
post 1647726063 09-24-2021, 08:55 PM
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this one.. 34
post 1647726113 09-24-2021, 08:55 PM
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post 1647726343 09-24-2021, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted By JC20010⏩
Yeah as we get older it’s difficult to redline hard like when you first start lifting, it sounds like you’ve built a good base though since you’re at your aesthetic peak. I feel you on the eating disorder man, I lost 120 lbs at age 20 and I went through several years of battling the mental game.
Yea, that's gotta be it. Our bodies can only take so much hard "athletic" & power training before they start to massively tire of it. & fuking A! My first "cut" was srsly the biggest mistake of my life.
Originally Posted By JC20010⏩
I gain weight really easily if I drink too regularly, probably has more to do with liking those heavy calorie ass beers like stouts than drinking in general haha.
Definitely. I don't put on drink weight because I really only go for whiskey.
Originally Posted By SuperHercules⏩
I've had several peaks


Around 19-22, 26-27, 30-31, now
Dasitmane! That's how it should be.
Originally Posted By JC20010⏩
Ain’t that the truth, if you come across an attractive 30+ year old woman, theyre a diamond in the rough.
Absolutely. If you're aesthetic and keep your hair, you can even still appeal to younger women. My dad's a former bber who'se stayed fit into his 50s, and even younger women are always mirin. When I was in high school, the high school bishes were always mirin.
post 1647726753 09-24-2021, 09:08 PM
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Now at 34.

I was BADLY out of shape through my entire 20s, started training somewhat seriously at 30, but since 33 I've been training seriously for the first time in my life, first time to have abs and a physique I really rate.

Obviously had I been training in my late 20s it would have been the but I wasn't so it's a what do you call it, something summer for me.

Physically I chit all over my 25 year old self, that guy could barely bench the bar lol.
post 1647726863 09-24-2021, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted By Strawng⏩
Yea, that's gotta be it. Our bodies can only take so much hard "athletic" & power training before they start to massively tire of it. & fuking A! My first "cut" was srsly the biggest mistake of my life.


Definitely. I don't put on drink weight because I really only go for whiskey.

Dasitmane! That's how it should be.


Absolutely. If you're aesthetic and keep your hair, you can even still appeal to younger women. My dad's a former bber who'se stayed fit into his 50s, and even younger women are always mirin. When I was in high school, the high school bishes were always mirin.
Damnnn, I hope to be like that in my 50’s. I’ve still got my hair at least and have a date with a 20 year old tomorrow so hopefully staying in shape and having hair will sustain.
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post 1647726953 09-24-2021, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted By stayhomeneet⏩
Now at 34.

I was BADLY out of shape through my entire 20s, started training somewhat seriously at 30, but since 33 I've been training seriously for the first time in my life, first time to have abs and a physique I really rate.

Obviously had I been training in my late 20s it would have been the but I wasn't so it's a what do you call it, something summer for me.

Physically I chit all over my 25 year old self, that guy could barely bench the bar lol.
That’s pretty incredible man, I think some of us late bloomers might have the small advantage of not having too beat up of bodies like perhaps some might have that played sports their whole life. Not saying that I wish I didn’t play sports in school though, just didn’t happen for me. Was on that Totinos pizza and pop tart time.
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post 1647727043 09-24-2021, 09:16 PM
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Next year, for real…ded fuggin srs.
post 1647727293 09-24-2021, 09:20 PM
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I'd say my 20's.

- raging boners
- strong hair
- good skin
- good vision
- white teeth
- strong metabolism
- girls get soaking wet simply just looking at you

It's all going down the drain as I age(32), bb. That is, until I have a son or sons.
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post 1647727323 09-24-2021, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted By TallTigerTwo⏩
Next year, for real…ded fuggin srs.
Nothing to it but to do it, might as well start tomorrow.
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post 1647727593 09-24-2021, 09:27 PM
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Aesthetic wise today.
Performance and strength, early 20’s I was strong as hell no injuries. Now my knees and back hurt like ****. And elbow tendinitis.
Pics from my vacation last week.
We’re all gonna make it Brah’s.

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6’4 220 lbs
Been lifting since I was 17 with zero breaks aside from a few surgeries which was like 5 days off.
post 1647727643 09-24-2021, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted By dylon986⏩
Aesthetic wise today.
Performance and strength, early 20’s I was strong as hell no injuries. Now my knees and back hurt like ****. And elbow tendinitis.
Pics from my vacation last week.
We’re all gonna make it Brah’s.

https://imgur.com/a/PoSXzE2
https://imgur.com/a/lRFAbP4
https://imgur.com/a/SpLYNb8
https://imgur.com/a/2u9N68T
https://imgur.com/a/C4E1gi6
https://imgur.com/a/xjVSt6E
https://imgur.com/a/tP41Lmv
https://imgur.com/a/ZCwcii4

6’4 220 lbs
Been lifting since I was 17 with zero breaks aside from a few surgeries which was like 5 days off.
Absolutely pissening, hell yeah!!

Will rep everyone in the thread on RC
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post 1647727743 09-24-2021, 09:33 PM
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Easily like 25 that was almost 7 years ago now damn....

No adhd meds and **** got me down
post 1647727913 09-24-2021, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted By JC20010⏩
Absolutely pissening, hell yeah!!

Will rep everyone in the thread on RC
Hell yeah man. Been a LONG road.
post 1647728103 09-24-2021, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted By dylon986⏩
Hell yeah man. Been a LONG road.
what do you think caused your back pain to start?
post 1647728203 09-24-2021, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted By lolatpaniccels⏩
what do you think caused your back pain to start?
Originally car wreck messed it up. Then squatting I had extreme knee pain coming up and I jolted back and that re messed it up lol. Trying to heal from that took YEARS. Went to a spinal specialist doc, and a Chiro 2x a week for years. It’s way better than it used to be but I still don’t load my back or do much for back besides pull-ups and pull downs. A few machine rows light weight. Can’t deadlift or squat really though
post 1647728293 09-24-2021, 09:45 PM
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18-19 and didn't even lift..At 27 I had a pretty awesome lifting physique and was stronger and faster than 18 but had to work out hard as fuk and couldn't disregard diet like in my teens..
post 1647728483 09-24-2021, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted By dylon986⏩
Originally car wreck messed it up. Then squatting I had extreme knee pain coming up and I jolted back and that re messed it up lol. Trying to heal from that took YEARS. Went to a spinal specialist doc, and a Chiro 2x a week for years. It’s way better than it used to be but I still don’t load my back or do much for back besides pull-ups and pull downs. A few machine rows light weight. Can’t deadlift or squat really though
Damn man, sounds like you’ve been through hell, sorry you can’t deadlift or squat but at least you’re still able to lift in some capacity. You earned that body though.
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post 1647728653 09-24-2021, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted By JC20010⏩
Damn man, sounds like you’ve been through hell, sorry you can’t deadlift or squat but at least you’re still able to lift in some capacity. You earned that body though.
Thank you king. Dealing with spinal injury and still lifting around that was awful. Glad to be able to be a bit more pain free.
post 1647730603 09-24-2021, 10:56 PM
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I like where I am now. I will be 52 mid November. I don't have the cardio I had from ~22-35. After 35 things went downhill. It got really bad. I tried many times to correct. @42, I started making progress, because I hit the bottom and accepted no matter how small the progress....progress was progress. ~45, was pretty good. 50+, pull up strength is ridiculous (I only do body weight) and right now I can hold a solid tuck planche. Goals, expectations changed. Body I have now is very similar to when 22-35, except I am not running sub 7min miles for distance or breastroking 4000 yards non stop faster than whatever swimmer I usually see at a gym pool doing shorter distance. I am trying to get back in to breast stroking.
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27 after a break up


during dating a girl she left me while i was bulking
i ended up losing 20 lbs in 2 months and i was like bitch i told you to wait after my cut
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Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.
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42 when I was training with the IFBB Pro lady. She kicked my booty.
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17. Good genetics and I was addicted to working out. I tied the school record for dips, had records for 2 sprint events (broken a decade after I graduated) and I could out bench and squat the linemen on the football team, but was also one of the fastest 5K XC runners in NY State. Friends would ask me to flex because I had chest and bicep striations, veins popping out everywhere.

The summer before I switched from football to cross country I was running 20-30 miles a week, doing 50-400m sprints at least 2 hrs a week, lifting 4-6 days a week. I lifted year round in addition to practices at school. My conditioning was insane.



Got stronger when I was in my 20s, but that was my best fitness. BRB play football in summer for 2 hrs, then run 6 miles that night.
Yeah Buddyyy! Light weight! Light weight baby!!!!
post 1647734693 09-25-2021, 01:21 AM
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23 fukken years SRS


All went downhill after that.
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33 srs
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Originally Posted By adamsz⏩
athleticism: 17
aesthetics: 22
strength: 28
Interesting.
Athleticism: 17
-Obsessive running and lifting

Aesthetics: 20 and 25
-More knowledge

Strength: 32
-What is running? Mostly 3-6 rep sets
Yeah Buddyyy! Light weight! Light weight baby!!!!
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