Years Lifting in Relation to Age

[bigpapa]

I always thought this would be a cool topic and have never seen it. What is your age and at what age did you start working out? I'll start it off:

Age: 22
Started: age 12

 

[Zero V]

23, Started at about 17. But spent 60% of that time in between not lifting.

Then spent the last 8 months losing it all, w00t!

 

[panther77]

AGE: 19

STARTED LIFTING: 13

REALLY STARTED LIFTING: 16 lol

 

[AZMIDLYF]

Age: 50
Started: 18

Best shape of my life now!!

 

[Shane0Mac]

age:17

started lifting:15

 

[IRON4LIFE]

Age: 27

Learned basic squat, bench, DL form when i was 12

 

[EasyEJL]

now 42, started lifting at 39

 

[hardknock]

36

Started at 18

Been on the low side of 235. been on the high side of 170...my weight has been all over the place. This is the most constant it has been in 5 years.

 

[Inarius]

almost 22
started at 19

 

[drivehard]

Age : 31
Started : 14
not more than a month or so off a couple times in that span

 

[bmcjames]

23 started at 18 but didn't know jack until I was 21, went truly serious around 21.5-22 lol

-James

 

[Chops89]

21 now. Started at 17 but didn't really get into it until 20.

 

[zodiiac523]

21 started serious about a year ago, so 20..

 

[omni]

Age:39
Started:12
Influeced by most the men in my family. Grandfather owned a gym. Still learning from guys like you.

 

[BigNutz]

37 now, started when I was 20. Never been in better shape then I am now.

 

[Cassavus]

Age: 26
Started: 22

Longest I've gone without lifting is 2 months while I waited for Golds Gym to open.

 

[buuzer0]

27

Started... probably around 16 or 17 (crappy highschool weight training class) lifted a little bit in college (maybe once or twice a week as time permitted) and now get 3 to 5 workouts a week.

Feels good man.

 

[wedlund6]

started at 15
now 38
took 2 years off once
1 year off 2 times

 

[Knowbull]

56, started at 30, can't imagine what Id look and feel like now if I had'nt

 

[toughchick401]

age 35, started age 19, powerlifted from 26-29, leaned out from 30- on going

 

[BoyFromAus]

24 now.
Started PROPERLY at 23

I'd been "lifting" from 19 but any monkey can lift inconsistently, drink heaps of alcohol, have an improper diet, rest inadequately. I only gathered knowledge and executed it over since end of 2008.

 

[buuzer0]

24 now.
Started PROPERLY at 23

I'd been "lifting" from 19 but any monkey can lift inconsistently, drink heaps of alcohol, have an improper diet, rest inadequately. I only gathered knowledge and executed it over since end of 2008.

:scool:

doh

Guilty as charged on those last 3!


I am taking steps to improve diet at least... but holy crap I love food (just not to the point of constantly overeating like the baloons that hit the all you can eat buffet multiple times per week). Moderation is pretty much the only thing I do when it comes to diet... well that and stay away from ridiculously fatty snack foods, sodas, and the like.