Just how buffed up can a 50 something year old get

grumpygit1962

Just give me some hope here Guys :-)

I have had my off moments with training, but have generally worked out most of my life, cardio and strength. I can still knock out 50 press ups even after being lazy for a few months, and a sub 40 minute 5 mile run is still easy enough, and I can bench press a few reps at 85kg.

But the waist is now 34 or even 35 inch after a good night, and bits are starting to get a little saggy, but last 5 years I have trained half or even less to what I should or could of done, and I am probably 10lb to 14lb overweight, so there is plenty of room for improvement, just how much?

WalkingAlong

I don't think there is a limit from your age. Jack Lalanne remained 'buff' and fit until he died in his 90s. You might need to eat less than decades ago and be more consistent with everything, and fight your natural inclination to want to sit around and relax more if your lifestyle allows it.

JeffseekingV

I'm 46, lost 20 lbs over 3-4 years and went from. 35" to 33" waist. Look at my profile if you wish. How much is mostly a factor of body fat. The lower it is, the harder it will be to get leaner. Especially if you are trying to get your lifts back up

Mr_Knight

Age is not an excuse. Here's what 50+ can look like...

krhn

And probably Stallone if you went to the dark side and took HGH etc.

psuLemon

I dont know how natural he is, but Tony Horton is in his low to mid 50's

Mr_Knight

So I googled this Horton guy and found this...

What a crock of *kitten*. So here Tony is, trying to sneak is way into the meathead marketplace using trick photography and instructional DVDs - not gonna happen Tony. You forgot one thing: Meatheads aren’t athletic. We don’t lift for functionality, we lift for size. Pure, unadulterated, nonathletic, semi-functional HUGENESS. You ask a real man to blast out some pushups, he will ask you to sit on his back while he shreds out 100 reps - military style. You ask the guy to do 10 reps with his hand on a swiss ball, if he is properly conditioned, he should fall flat on his face because he lacks the proper stability muscles.

http://www.twoscoopsgethuge.com/post/1173704450/tony-horton-can-suck-it

psuLemon

Mr_Knight wrote: »

So I googled this Horton guy and found this...

What a crock of *kitten*. So here Tony is, trying to sneak is way into the meathead marketplace using trick photography and instructional DVDs - not gonna happen Tony. You forgot one thing: Meatheads aren’t athletic. We don’t lift for functionality, we lift for size. Pure, unadulterated, nonathletic, semi-functional HUGENESS. You ask a real man to blast out some pushups, he will ask you to sit on his back while he shreds out 100 reps - military style. You ask the guy to do 10 reps with his hand on a swiss ball, if he is properly conditioned, he should fall flat on his face because he lacks the proper stability muscles.

http://www.twoscoopsgethuge.com/post/1173704450/tony-horton-can-suck-it

A lot of people dont' like Horton because he is the reason why Beachbody is so large and being an MLM, it's automatically on the chit list. But at the end of the day, he is still ripped and he is one of the reasons why so many people have gotten healthy.

JeffseekingV

What a terrible article. And I don't
Particularly like the huy

psuLemon

JeffseekingV wrote: »

What a terrible article. And I don't
Particularly like the huy

It truly is.. i couldn't get more than a few lines before I realized the writer is a moron.

Sabine_Stroehm

Then there's this guy. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/30641530/#Comment_30641530

jenglish712

I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be satire. But on the internet it's hard to be certain.

kgeyser

It's satire, the author says so in the comments.

Dbrown4141

I really think it all depends on your current health and commitment. I have been pretty active in the gym for a few years, 3 times a week. Back in July I got more committed, to see what I could do. I lost 25 pounds by Oct. And have kept it off. That equated to a 35" waist. I am not muscular but a lot leaner at 6'2 205. I go to the gym 5-6, days a week, 40 mins at a time. Keep my cals under 2,100. No soda, low carbs, high protein.

dbmata

Depends on how much gear you're willing to go on.

ninerbuff

I've been training for a long time so going on to 51 this year, you do what you can to retain what muscle you have and work on some fat loss. My waist is at 34 right now, so for me the goal is to get it down to 31 or less. My pics are how I pretty much look right now albeit a wider waistline.

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SingingSingleTracker

grumpygit1962 wrote: »

Just give me some hope here Guys :-)

I have had my off moments with training, but have generally worked out most of my life, cardio and strength. I can still knock out 50 press ups even after being lazy for a few months, and a sub 40 minute 5 mile run is still easy enough, and I can bench press a few reps at 85kg.

But the waist is now 34 or even 35 inch after a good night, and bits are starting to get a little saggy, but last 5 years I have trained half or even less to what I should or could of done, and I am probably 10lb to 14lb overweight, so there is plenty of room for improvement, just how much?

Went from 34" inch waist to 31" in 2014 by dropping 21 pounds (took 21 weeks to do that) Maintained that all year. I've been hitting the weights for 3 months and am pretty impressed with the results. Age 53.

So I say go for it. You've got to put in the hours and in terms of dropping that visceral fat in your midsection - you've got to cut the calories.

JoRocka

ask waldo- he's a member here- he's a lot less active then he used to be- but he has his website http://strengthunbound.com/ and he's on nerdfitness as well.

Bright guy- really knows his stuff and has come a long way.

grumpygit1962

@joRocka .. Had a ganders and was quite impressed by that guy.. I am probably at the level he was after 6 months, so all is not lost considering where he ended up, far better than I have looked in a long time I might add :-)

grumpygit1962

JoRocka wrote: »

ask waldo- he's a member here- he's a lot less active then he used to be- but he has his website http://strengthunbound.com/ and he's on nerdfitness as well.

Bright guy- really knows his stuff and has come a long way.

@joRocka .. Had a ganders and was quite impressed by that guy.. I am probably at the level he was after 6 months, so all is not lost considering where he ended up, far better than I have looked in a long time I might add :-)

grumpygit1962

I have been back down the gym again today, and for so early on in the year I am getting the feeling that I am starting out on a good solid base, there is something in this muscle memory marlarky... Did a good solid hour of cardio then got out quick, one of my old habits.
But later I got quite reflective, New Year and all that. We all know the psychology of why we train personally, with me it is the good feeling chemical and the fact like I want to do fun stuff in good health, my gym training and cardio is a means to an end, I don't just go to the gym for going to the gyms sake. I came out of that gym today after a great workout and a shower and got that nice happy feel that many of us get from training, and like so many times in my life I said to myself why would you ever not want to train.

But sadly many of us stop for periods, luckily for me it has never been so long that I have never been able to get a good level of fitness back, not perfect, but good. Like I said previously the last few years have been tough. There has been personal issues and family tragedy and illness amongst other things which have led to me feeling a little low at times and maybe and even a little depressed.

But putting that aside, I have been dealt a good hand in life in that I have good health and my mind and perspective on the whole are quite tip top. But right now in my life is the crunch time, that is why I made a deal of my 50's. This is a time for me if I give myself a slap and get a grip I have a great chance of living a healthy fit 60's 70's 80's and who knows 90's.
So easily we can hit the bottle too much in our midlife, we can start getting a little lazy and complacent, eat a little too much and then one day you look in the mirror and think "My God", when did that start.

This does not all happen over night, it creeps up on you over months and years and catches you out, the boiling frog scenario. Well I have been running down that road for a little too long, but luckily for me not too much damage was done. The road I was on is the one I see so many on, where they can be as young as 40 or even in their 30's in some cases, and talk about who they once were and what they once could do, as they sit on the sofa pouring booze down their neck, so ffing sad. The thought right now of being in my early 50's and spending the rest of my life talking about who I once was as an inch goes on my waist per year. Only just recently I met up with a guy roughly the same age as me who was one of the top welterweight boxers in the UK as a young man, that is the way he has gone, heartbreaking.

I am a young 50 something :-) and without even trying to work on my mindset I feel many of the best things in life are still to happen

Happy New Year to you all, and don't stay on that dangerous road for too long.