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how does the male body change at 25. what should i expect
I was fine at 25, really. I didn't notice much until prob a yr. or two ago, which was 34-35 for me. Nothing big, but just little things like a bit more in the aches and pains dept. A little more recession in the hairline, cutting getting harder to do than before. Things like that. I still feel like I'm doing well for my age, though, compared to a lot of other guys.I think 25 is still near peak, its what comes after that that sucks
everybody is different... i feel better now at 32 than i did when i was 25.... real life begins at 30!!!how does the male body change at 25. what should i expect
In about eight years, you'd probably say "real life begins at 40"!everybody is different... i feel better now at 32 than i did when i was 25.... real life begins at 30!!!
I look a helluva lot better now at 27 than 19, 20, 21.everybody is different... i feel better now at 32 than i did when i was 25.... real life begins at 30!!!
very true... take a look at the pics... two good examples of the long term side effects of bodybuilding.Biologically, basal metabolism slows down, testosterone and GH starts to decline. It's much more pronounced at 30, but it "CAN" be pronounced at 25. Technically, all three of those things start to decline immediately following puberty when our bodies are no longer growing.
With that said, these are the natural biologically detrimental changes of the average person. Active people, ESPECIALLY those who are active in resistance training receive the minimal amount of these decreases. We're exerting testosterone and GH all the time when we lift and as a result of such activity our metabolism maintains actively elevated.
So as long as you're not just a person who posts threads on bodybuilding sites but doesn't lift weights or are active yourself, you're probably one of those 25 year olds with nothing to worry about.
Muscle can still hypertrophy at 80+ years old, it's been seen up to 90 years old. Obviously not to the same extent, but your muscles will still respond to resistance training when you're body is as old as dust.
You're ten year reunion will come up in 2-3 years? 80% of them will be fat and not just because they partied too hard, but lack of activity to maintain elevated testosterone, GH, Metab all that. Be glad you have a gym pass :thumbsup:
The question wasn't really about how age effects your athleticism, I think it was more directed toward internal, biological, endocrinological and physiological changes due to age.Males hit their athletic prime between 26-30, I'd say. They hit their strength prime long after 30.
There is maybe one 18-21 year old in a million who can reach the muscularity of a fully grown, adult male of 26 years or more. And that's with anabolics. A young Arnold, perhaps.
Nobody who trains consistently looks the same in their late 20's as they did when they were 20. In fact, this is true regardless of whether or not a person even trains. Males continue to gain weight and muscle mass until their early 30's, at least. There have been thousands of athletes and celebrities who started out as skinny 20 year olds and grew into full size mature adults. The examples are too numerous to list. The counter examples can be listed on one hand.
I have no idea where the idea came from that 18-20 is the "peak age" for athletes. It's completely, utterly, ludicrous. The only advantage that HS kids have is that they haven't accumulated as many injuries and they have (arguably) less stress in their lives. In every other way, they are inferior to older males.
Injuries aren't a prerequisite for getting older and stress can be managed. When you control for all other factors, athletic 30 year olds dominate athletic 20 year olds in every which way.
Otherwise, construction yards and other manual labor jobs would be filled with HS kids, instead of grizzly 35-50 year old guys! Haha - like that's ever going to happen.
I'm 20, btw.
I was exaggerating, but I agree, the BMI's equation's are based on Age, Height, Gender & "bodymass," and determines where you should be by a general standard of those components. The flaw here of course is that it doesn't account for muscle mass, simply body mass. My BMI has me at 33% bodyfat (anything above 30 is obese) due to my age, height & bodymass (and I'm at 17% bodyfat.) Even the BIA, bioelectric impedence analysis can be corrupted by how much water is in your system "at the time of the test." The most accurate form of bodyfat testing is underwater weighing, but second to that are good ol calipers.I don't think that 70% of Americans are actually obese. Those figures are based off of the BMI which is ridiculously inaccurate. According to BMI I am obese at 13% bodyfat.
Otherwise great posts.
Have you gone to a mall lately fatboy?I don't think that 70% of Americans are actually obese.
According to BMI I am obese at 13% bodyfat.
hahahalike now they say "50 is the new 40" for age, obese is now the new slightly overweight....
Yes - physiologically, everything is at it's peak from 17-20, as you pointed out.The question wasn't really about how age effects your athleticism, I think it was more directed toward internal, biological, endocrinological and physiological changes due to age.
I'm not really critiquing your response or anything, but I'm not sure anyone mentioned that athletes peaked at 18-20. An athletic peak vs morphological changes as a result of age are two different concepts. One has to do with skill and talent, which depending on the sport can peak well into your 40's or 50's, like golf, but something like football is more like 25.
The idea of your body physically peaking, in terms of most consistent high elevation of testosterone, HGH and elevated metabolism has to do with puberty. Your body is in a state of growth, muscle development, bone development, breaking down calories to sustain such growth...etc These effects go on without you deciding to lift weights or having to do anything active. Following puberty, for the average sedentary person, all these effects will severely decrease because you're no longer growing. TRUE, it doesn't necessarily mean right after high school you instantly start going downhill. Your lifestyle will effect everything I just mentioned and you can definitely continue to excel in Test, HGH, Metab, Size, Strength all that. That's why High School Seniors are allowed to enter Pro Basketball, but not Football players, because the football players need those extra years in college to develop their bodies even bigger and stronger or they'd get killed in the NFL but all the fully developed monsters. HOWEVER, for the average "sedentary" person, who's not involved in resistance training, sports or any kind of activity to maintain or continue to augment their test, HGH, metab, 90% of the time they were much leaner, faster, and more muscular (maybe not "bigger" because size will come with fat) in their high school years, particularly their senior year when pubecent effects are at their peak.
This is why some high school kids can eat fast food 3 times a day and stay lean, but that same diet starts to build a nice One Pack following their puberty years due to the lack of free elevated metab because the body isn't demanding calories for growth anymore.
Side Note: I know some people can drink grissle shakes their whole life yet still pose for the cover of Men's Fitness, but those are much less common, (genetically blessed bastards) which is why America is 70% obese, most of us don't have the ability to get a six pack through bacon and chilli cheese fries (except for when we were in high school) :hot:
My whole point was that for the "AVERAGE SEDENTARY" person, all these effects start to decline. I thought I was pretty clear about active people being able to continue to grow bigger and stronger as long as they remain active, which was my whole point about high schoolers not being allowed to go straight into the NFL, because the NFL requires the athlete's bodies to reach a much stronger level of size and strength through their athletic college years.Yes - physiologically, everything is at it's peak from 17-20, as you pointed out.
But having high test doesn't necessarily mean someone is strong, muscular, fast, athletic, etc...
It takes time and effort for those hormones to act on the body to produce morphological changes.
While a 15 year old boy might have higher T levels than a 50 year old man, what 15 year old in the world could match a 50 year old in size or strength? None - you see my point. Muscle maturity and neurological efficiency come with age and years of activity-specific training. Pretty much every athletic 25-26 year old I've seen is bigger/stronger than the 19-20 year olds I've seen. Would you agree or have you observed differently?
My perspective is limited, of course, being that I'm only 20. However, I see myself just entering my full, adult stage of physical maturity. By the time I'm 25, I fully expect to be 1) taller, 2) more muscular, 3) stronger, and better all-around, provided I maintain my training. People mature at different rates as well, obviously. I think I started a bit later than others in my grade. There certainly are individuals who are monsters by 18 - we've all seen them.