I am 56 years old and compete in natural bodybuilding competitions where athletes are drug-free. Even in your fifties, you can re-build your body to how it was in your twenties through eating healthily and exercising properly. If I can do it, so can you.
We all have different metabolisms and what works for me may not work for you. I have a slow metabolism which means that my body stores fat easily. If you have a different metabolism to me you will have to modify what I do. I stress that what works for me may not work for you.
I have found that there are three things of prime importance:
- what you put into your mouth;
- doing exercises correctly; and
- there are no shortcuts.
Before you start on the journey, if you have not been physically active for a while commonsense tells us to have a medical just in case.
You need to have an achievable goal with a realistic timeline. Even if you just note the weight you would like to be in 12 weeks time on a calendar. If you have a goal, you will subconsciously be striving to achieve it and with a bit of will power you will succeed.
The best thing about being on a diet and exercise regime is if you fall off the wagon, you can always start again next day. I have done this many times. This is a powerful mental tool I use to maintain my motivation.
The older bodybuilder inevitably will have injuries which will restrict the range of exercises they are able to perform. In my case, I have a bad shoulder and a very bad knee. Yet I am able to do specific exercises to target individual muscles to such an extent that I can compete in international body building competitions. If I can do it, so can you.
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Hi Neil,
Nice website! Keep up the hard work.
I think the Ninja will strike again in 2010!
See you at the gym.
Jimmy
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Cheers
Neil Rech
the old body builder
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It’s not genetics its more of diet.. take north Korea every one is starving . Tell one of them to bench more then 2 hundred pounds and there joints would snap!
I have no answer for that. Probably just go on with your day
Creatine could help, but you need to train your phosphagen and fast glycolysis systems (quick energy under 30 seconds or so). This is easily accomplished by adding some high intensity interval training (HIIT) into your off days. Within a few weeks you’ll be able to push more for longer. Also, load up on the carbs an hour or so before you lift.
the best is do some of upper body like by and chest. then some of lower cafs and thighs. body the next day do rest of upper body trys and abbs. the next day thin do the rest of lower body hams and back. rest a day or 2 than repeat. and you will see m growth. the best thing to do also is to take creatine and certien vitamins and this will help more than you think
open division is for all weight or age. it tends to be the hardest so if you think youre the strongest person there period then enter open. if not then enter your weight class
You just aren’t used yet or you strained your muscles by lifting heavier weights.
In a year you should really considering juicing its damn near impossible unless you got super great genes to step on a stage in just year am not saying you cant do it but its going to be very tough Have you seen those teens in the NPC dude there monsters some guys like the pros you see now trained for 11 years before they step on a stage for there first show ever. I think you should give it a couple more years some of those guys been at it since they were 15 plus genetics play a big role in the bodybuilding game if you wanna step on a stage in a year but good luck bro.
I have been able to work with weights now that I am in high school, and I want to learn which vitamins and minerals to take. I want to take only natural things and forget anything like steriods. No way am I gonna mess myself up. Anybody have any advice?
Losing weight without exercise is one of the most widely used statements in the weight loss industry. Is diet better than exercise? Is it possible to lose weight and keep it off without any kind of activity at all? Well, the answer to that is NO. Exercising is a very important factor and dieting alone will not help you lose weight. To lose weight you need to have caloric deficit. There are two ways how you can do that. One is to decrease the amount of calories you consume (eat less). The other is to increase the amount of calories you burn (exercise more).
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Great post! Keep it up! Personally, I think having the self discipline to follow through on one’s goals and expectations is the single most important thing a person needs to have. Not only in sports but in just about everything you do in your life. You’d be crazy to expect getting well-developed muscles if you are not working out religiously or if you are not following a proper diet. Following-through makes all the difference. A fire will eventually die out if you don’t feed fuel to it, but it can grow really big if you fan it and give it more fuel to burn. So, if we’re talking about building muscles, following-through means having and executing the right workout program for you, eating a proper diet, taking in supplements, and living a healthy lifestyle. Have a great day!
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