The Age Factor

JimJames · 03-08-2005, 03:05 PM

While attending the Arnold Classic this past weekend I received a free book titled "Extreme Muscle Enhancement"... as I was reading through it, the author states that if you are past the age of 35 then you should give up trying to put on mass and concentrate on keeping what you have. Even drugs wouldn't help much.

As you can see, I am 35 and hope this isn't true. Does anyone have any other documented evidence that would dispel what this guy said?

lifted · 03-08-2005, 03:33 PM

Total crap...lol. It will get harder to do so, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

Prime example: My father is 54 years old. He used to train and play college football back in his day. He just got back into training about say 6 years ago. He's now the biggest and leanest he's been ever he says. Proof's in the pudding.

JimJames · 03-08-2005, 03:37 PM

That is what I was hoping to hear. I have lifted off and on since I was in high school but not as serious as I have the last 2 years. I know it will be harder, but to say don't bother really pissed me off.

UNDERTAKER · 03-08-2005, 04:03 PM

its harder to gain and harder to lose once you hit your mid 30s from what I hear. I would think that aas would still have a profound affect on growth even into someone 40s or later. I have seen guys in there late 30s get back into bodybuilding and gain alot. Have you seen Stalone lately, he is like 60 and look at him!!

lifted · 03-08-2005, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by UNDERTAKER

its harder to gain and harder to lose once you hit your mid 30s from what I hear. I would think that aas would still have a profound affect on growth even into someone 40s or later. I have seen guys in there late 30s get back into bodybuilding and gain alot. Have you seen Stalone lately, he is like 60 and look at him!!

lol...I was just gonna post the same thing about Stallone. I saw him on that new reality show called Contender last night. He's bigger than ever. Although it looks as though he's been hitting up some massive GH or something because his face and head look rather boulder-ish....if that's a word. Another good example nonetheless. I wouldn't take anything else this author says to be true. What was his name anyways?

**jminis** · 03-08-2005, 04:49 PM

It's all the instone Pudding he's eating now

JimJames · 03-08-2005, 05:03 PM

Authors name in Carlon M. Colker, MD, FACN his exact words "... even with the assistance of drugs, you simply can't get a whole lot bigger in the years ahead." That is after 35.

Stalone is great, but I am thinking Günter big.... I guess I will be eating a lot of instone pudding.

**BodyWizard** · 03-08-2005, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JimJames

...I received a free book titled "Extreme Muscle Enhancement"...the author states that if you are past the age of 35 then you should give up trying to put on mass and concentrate on keeping what you have. Even drugs wouldn't help much.

As you can see, I am 35 and hope this isn't true. Does anyone have any other documented evidence that would dispel what this guy said?

I have no documentation to speak of; I'll just point out that I'm 53, and in the last 2.5 months, I've dropped 8# of bodyfat & gained 18# of LBM. No AAS, no prohormones - just working something (almost) every day.

**shootmeagain** · 03-08-2005, 05:11 PM

My guess is that things like that are written by certain 22 year olds who think 35 is 'like wayyy old' or by certain 42 year olds who have given up and like the excuse of age.

Don't let things like that discourage you.

JimJames · 03-09-2005, 10:04 AM

It was about to discourage me, then it pissed me off. I will get big... Gunter big... just to throw his book at him.
Thanks for the feedback... I very much appreciate your comments. And, it is nice to see that there are others here who are over 35 and still working to build a bigger body.

Crotalus · 03-11-2005, 09:19 AM

I just saw Stalone on a talk show and also in the audience during the Contender bouts. i saw him first on the talk show and I couldn't believe his face !

Though he's only been an 'acting' boxer and has never taken 10,000 shots to the mug, he could now pass for a punch- drunk fighter if you didn't know who he was , that's how bad his face looked ... like it was made of wax, was left in a hot car and melted alittle bit. I didn't see him in the ring with his shirt off but I'm sure he looks great like you guys say.

I guess whatever he's been on has made his face even more distorted than it was naturaly

I always liked the guy ....

Yo Adrianne ..... !!!

skoal · 03-11-2005, 02:47 PM

If you have been training since you were 18 and are now 36 it might be hard to put on 10 pounds of muscle but that isn't because of age, it's because it just gets harder to put that kind of size on. Just keep hammering away, you'll keep getting better and as you get older the gap between you and the people your age will just keep getting wider.

intv · 03-11-2005, 03:33 PM

Results certainly seem to take longer in my 30s than when I was in my early 20s, that's for sure, but look at some of the "older" guys who post pics here and disprove that quote. Also, like skoal just mentioned, the status quo for our age is atrophied and potbellied. I may not look that great compared to the average 20 y.o., but I definitely do next to the average 35 y.o.

Foster · 03-11-2005, 05:38 PM

Ronnie Coleman, one of his biggest jumps in size occured when he was 38 or 39 and he still adds mass every year.

TravTriggz · 03-11-2005, 08:01 PM

ronnie coleman is black. The guy could probably fast for a week on water and peanuts do a set of 10 pullups a day smoke crack and watch soap opras and get huge off of it.
"heres somethin you didnt know afrikan american males tend to have more WHITE TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS."

skoal · 03-12-2005, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by intv

I may not look that great compared to the average 20 y.o., but I definitely do next to the average 35 y.o.

From what I've seen, the women in their 20's must find the 30+ crowd pretty attractive. More women flirt with me now than they did in my 20's. You can look great in your 30,s, 40's, 50, and 60's and have all those other things that come about with age. Money, stability, and experience.

**BodyWizard** · 03-12-2005, 12:54 PM

Same is true for me - since 40, I get *much* more female attention than I ever have before (tho I can't say they're all in their 20s: some have been - surprisingly - in their teens; but now most are in their 30s & 40s).