Strength Decline With Age

[galeniko]

also, being bit fatter can misleadingly "help" with strenght.

but dont worry, there juicers out there who have my mass and not much fatter who are in their high 50s,low 60s.

they not extremly sttrong,who cares, but they look jacked as hell.

they dont look a day older than 40.

generaly they on hrt test and few iu gh daily.

which is a fantastic supplement combo.

[Primemuscle]

Have a few farts of the olden variety in this thread.

Didn't you mean "golden" variety?

[arce1988]

 

[a_ahmed]

steroids+GH = fountain of youth that is all

[Teutonic Knight]

1 name says all: vince basil 

[TEMPER]

45 years old.

[Mr Anabolic]

T levels decrease with age.  I've been training since I was 18.  My strength/stamina started noticeably decreasing after I turned 40.  I'm 48 now and still do my best to train 3-4x wk.  If I push myself too much, do too many sets, or push too much weight I end up getting injured in some way.  Getting old sucks.

Train hard, but don't over-train and/or perform ballistic movements with heavy weights.  Listen to your body and don't abuse it.  Someday you're going to be old.

[judochoke]

at age 56, almost 57, i have lost none of my strength. shoulders are good, just hit a personal record of 6 reps of 315 on the incline, no spot , all the way down to my chest on each rep.

[Palpatine Q]

at age 56, almost 57, i have lost none of my strength. shoulders are good, just hit a personal record of 6 reps of 315 on the incline, no spot , all the way down to my chest on each rep.

Same here @ 49.  I attribute it to the fact I never went crazy with gear and never ever did singles to see how "strong" I was.  Shoulders good..knees good..back good.  My left foot hurts sometimes after calves..that's the worst of it.

[BB]

From 30 - 40, most seem to be able to add and peak. 40 - 50 seems like you should be able to hold on to it with only a modest decline. 50 - 65 seems to be when the biggest drop happens, I've read it averages a 20 - 25% drop across the male population, I tend to believe it. Even in drugged lifters it seems to happen, the guys still hitting big numbers seem to have to move up an average of two weight classes to compensate.

[Soul Crusher]

Take a 30 yr old with a 300lb 1 rep max natty bench. Assuming continued training, good health and nutrition, what's an estimate of his bench at 40, 50, 60 & 70?

My best so far is 315 x 13 at 225 bw natty  at 37 yo 

[Thin Lizzy]

He'll keep wearing detestably high pants and vomit-inducing purple shirts into old age unless somebody tells him the word.

How's the Obamacare working out? I hear there's some trouble with the website, my closet Socialist friend.

[Primemuscle]

How's the Obamacare working out? I hear there's some trouble with the website, my closet Socialist friend.

Shame on you for bringing this up. 

[syntaxmachine]

How's the Obamacare working out? I hear there's some trouble with the website, my closet Socialist friend.

Come on man, how can we have a substantive conversation if you're going to come at me like that? I was nice enough to recall the fact that you wear strange purple shirts from the 80's, and you disparage me with entirely false accusations -- I've never endorsed Obamacare and I consistently praise market solutions underwritten by appropriate government regulations.

[NordicNerd]

Take a 30 yr old with a 300lb 1 rep max natty bench. Assuming continued training, good health and nutrition, what's an estimate of his bench at 40, 50, 60 & 70?

No difference in my own response to training yet, at 44. Personal best on bench a couple of weeks ago, after training since my early 20s.

What kills progress is joint problems. Avoid those and you can keep going for a long time

NN

[Thin Lizzy]

Come on man, how can we have a substantive conversation if you're going to come at me like that? I was nice enough to recall the fact that you wear strange purple shirts from the 80's, and you disparage me with entirely false accusations -- I've never endorsed Obamacare and I consistently praise market solutions underwritten by appropriate government regulations.

Classic closet Socialist.

"Capitalism is fine, BUT..."

[ESFitness]

Power = Force x Speed. So, strength (force) is an essential element of sprinting, and since both strength and speed decline with age, IMO, sprinting makes for a decent comparison.

f=ma

force = mass x acceleration

... now power is force x acceleration? 

still can get confusing quickly at 2am, trying to remember physics principals...

[Hulkotron]

Same here @ 49.  I attribute it to the fact I never went crazy with gear and never ever did singles to see how "strong" I was.  Shoulders good..knees good..back good.  My left foot hurts sometimes after calves..that's the worst of it.

Yes "one-rep maxes" are stupid/pointless in my opinion unless you're a competitive powerlifter.  Who cares otherwise

[randy841]

My best so far is 315 x 13 at 225 bw natty  at 37 yo 

Good lift!


However ....


Either you're a really really good extraordinary natural all your life (as claimed)

or

You hide your usage for obvious reasons (legal), as your name is out their along with your racist trifecta of 100000+ posts.

[randy841]

One thing i've noticed among older lifters (45+), they avoid squats and deadlifts altogether. All they focus is on the upper body - chest, shoulders, and arms. If they do anything with legs -- it's likely just the leg press or leg extensions machines with enough intensity to kill a new born calve before it shows up on your table as veal.   

Has age taken it's toll by then?

or

Was it the heavy AAS usage early on, that leads to premature joint/ligament/tendon problems later on in life?

[Palpatine Q]

One thing i've noticed among older lifters (45+), they avoid squats and deadlifts altogether. All they focus is on the upper body - chest, shoulders, and arms. If they do anything with legs -- it's likely just the leg press or leg extensions machines with enough intensity to kill a new born calve before it shows up on your table as veal.   

Has age taken it's toll by then?

or

Was it the heavy AAS usage early on, that leads to premature joint/ligament/tendon problems later on in life?

Neither. I'm just not stupid.

[Rami]

till your 50s your strength and hight should skyrocket, check you diet, your might be failing at what you stuff through your face

[Coach is Back!]

Yes "one-rep maxes" are stupid/pointless in my opinion unless you're a competitive powerlifter.  Who cares otherwise

It sets the training up to work off of percentages and takes out the guess work. Doesn't matter whether you're a powerlifter, weight lifter or bodybuilder.

[Palpatine Q]

It sets the training up to work off of percentages and takes out the guess work. Doesn't matter whether you're a powerlifter, weight lifter or bodybuilder.

Some of us really don't give a shit. I train just fine doing what I'm doing.

[Man of Steel]

Yes "one-rep maxes" are stupid/pointless in my opinion unless you're a competitive powerlifter.  Who cares otherwise

Who cares?  WHO CARES?!!  The ladies care...that's who!!  Nothin sexier to a fine lady than a man with a powerhouse deadlift.