Author Topic: who here has seriously considered quitting bodybuilding? (Read 8449 times)

Primemuscle · « **Reply #25 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:10:14 PM »

Quote from: anabolichalo on October 16, 2014, 02:06:31 PM

dont stop believing

Show off!

anabolichalo · « **Reply #26 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:11:23 PM »

Quote from: Mr Anabolic on October 16, 2014, 02:09:18 PM

I "quit" on July 3rd.

It's good to take breaks for joint and connective tissue healing, especially after you hit 40 (currently 48).

I did not gain weight per se, but I definitely exchanged muscle for fat over the past several months. Eating normally for the most part, 2-3 meals/day. I actually save money because I'm not as hungry and don't need to eat as much when off.

Ready to go back next week. First day will be leg day, not chest/back day -lol

have you given up on women and turned to the dark side?

Mr Anabolic · « **Reply #27 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:13:52 PM »

Quote from: anabolichalo on October 16, 2014, 02:11:23 PM

have you given up on women and turned to the dark side?

No homo lol

My entire body needs tuning up fast... the best way to do that is squats.

the trainer · « **Reply #28 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:16:15 PM »

Quote from: anabolichalo on October 16, 2014, 02:01:11 PM

lol

what is the point of even going out

clubs are just filling up around 1am

Actually I enjoy the club more when its not over crowded and at 11pm there are plenty of hot girls all around, if I have not hooked up by 2am its time to call it a night anyhow.

anabolichalo · « **Reply #29 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:17:39 PM »

Quote from: Mr Anabolic on October 16, 2014, 02:13:52 PM

No homo lol

My entire body needs tuning up fast... the best way to do that is squats.

best exercise is curls and skul crushers

Primary Captain · « **Reply #30 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:27:20 PM »

Quote from: anabolichalo on October 16, 2014, 02:06:31 PM

dont stop believing

DEADBEAT DAD

"Don't Stop Believing"

the trainer · « **Reply #31 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:28:58 PM »

Quote from: Mr Anabolic on October 16, 2014, 02:09:18 PM

I "quit" on July 3rd.

It's good to take breaks for joint and connective tissue healing, especially after you hit 40 (currently 48).

I did not gain weight per se, but I definitely exchanged muscle for fat over the past several months. Eating normally for the most part, 2-3 meals/day. I actually save money because I'm not as hungry and don't need to eat as much when off.

Ready to go back next week. First day will be leg day, not chest/back day -lol

No need to quit because of joint pain just take deca and lots of fish oil.

Simple Simon · « **Reply #32 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:30:47 PM »

Quote from: the trainer on October 16, 2014, 02:28:58 PM

No need to quit because of joint pain just take deca and lots of fish oil.

Fish oil

What an asshole.

FitnessFrenzy · « **Reply #33 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:33:49 PM »

Quote from: the trainer on October 16, 2014, 01:59:41 PM

I remember once I slacked off bodybuilding, I still trained but not much just every now and then and I was partying a lot with drugs and alcohol and eating shitty food, after doing this for a bit one day I looked in the mirror and saw this fat piece of shit staring back at me.
I freaked out cut off the party friends and bitches for a bit and went hardcore into the gym to get back my shape, now I just party 3 or 4 times monthly and I dont stay out later than 2am, I will never go down that road again.

is this you, Lee Priest?

anabolichalo · « **Reply #34 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:34:28 PM »

Quote from: Simple Simon on October 16, 2014, 02:30:47 PM

Fish oil

What an asshole.

at least say glucosamin chondroitin msm

Primemuscle · « **Reply #35 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:39:14 PM »

Quote from: Mr Anabolic on October 16, 2014, 02:09:18 PM

I "quit" on July 3rd.

It's good to take breaks for joint and connective tissue healing, especially after you hit 40 (currently 48).

I did not gain weight per se, but I definitely exchanged muscle for fat over the past several months. Eating normally for the most part, 2-3 meals/day. I actually save money because I'm not as hungry and don't need to eat as much when off.

Ready to go back next week. First day will be leg day, not chest/back day -lol

For me, the trick is to eat much smaller meals. Also, I am definitely an ectomorph. When I don't workout, I always lose weight and some fat. Aside from a little extra skin, my current waist measurement is almost the same as when I was in my twenties. I'm hoping that this inch or so of skin will tighten up some. It's hard to tell what will happen at my age.

WannaBePro · « **Reply #36 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:39:32 PM »

Quote from: no one on October 16, 2014, 01:16:40 PM

pretty much sums up my life.

and I'm about as godlike as they come.

'dedication' is for those who hold the belief that extra effort will be the difference between you and everyone else.

'experience' is knowing 'dedication' doesn't matter.

And so humble too!

Teutonic Knight · « **Reply #37 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:41:05 PM »

Quote from: anabolichalo on October 16, 2014, 02:34:28 PM

at least say glucosamin chondroitin msm

All useless BS, titanium easily wins (joints replacements)

calfzilla · « **Reply #38 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:49:56 PM »

Sometimes I think about it and just want to go for the health look but think as a natural I basically have the health look already

I did stop lifting heavy to save my joints and because i think I get better results from 10-15 rep range and using mind muscle connection.

keanu · « **Reply #39 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:54:35 PM »

I will train until I can't anymore. The iron stabilizes me. The iron is always there, ready to go. It never complains. Through good times and bad, there is iron. I enjoy lifting too much to ever give it up.

the trainer · « **Reply #40 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:55:09 PM »

Quote from: Simple Simon on October 16, 2014, 02:30:47 PM

Fish oil

What an asshole.

So you are not aware that fish oil reduce inflammation in the body, maybe you should spend less time on getbig and more time reading about nutrition.

King Shizzo · « **Reply #41 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:57:26 PM »

Sometimes I want to give up, especially when I look in the mirror.

I do not want to lose my hard earned muscle mass though.

TA is right, the iron game is hard on a natural.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #42 on:** October 16, 2014, 04:47:22 PM »

I use to be a good runner when I was young. After college track I stopped most of my running and all I cared about was getting big in my small frame. During most of my 40's I looked really good completely natural. I could never be good enough to compete but vainly I state I used to get complements on my build all the time.

Now at 55 I feel my joints are giving out after decades of power bodybuilding. I have returned to running and I have lost so much muscle running for distance but I feel healthy both physically and mentally. It's hard as you age to deal with diminishing physical ability. I was a sprinter but when I ran with distance guys I could string together 5 something miles pace in my 20's. Now on rare days when I can run 7 something minute pace it feels like I'm almost sprinting. Instead of loading the bar for my deadlifts 405lbs I now do my reps with in the low 300lbs range. Aging stinks. I know there are so many old geezers juicing but it will bite them and then their real physique will be an embarrassment. At least they can pull out a picture from their wallet like all ex juicers do.

Sometimes I wish I was never involved in bodybuilding. It is a sport based on drugs. No drugs would equal no sport of bodybuilding. I ask myself if I would have been better off if I just would have combined body weight exercise and cardio like running. It would have been healthy and hopefully would have preserved my joints. Have you ever met a guy who trained from their teens to their 50's without having a major joint issue? It's really rare.

the trainer · « **Reply #43 on:** October 16, 2014, 04:50:41 PM »

Quote from: Shizzo on October 16, 2014, 02:57:26 PM

Sometimes I want to give up, especially when I look in the mirror.

I do not want to lose my hard earned muscle mass though.

TA is right, the iron game is hard on a natural.

I heard you are trying to quit drinking remember the only way to break a habit is to replace is with something else, get a gym membership and start lifting some hardcore iron.

Natural Man · « **Reply #44 on:** October 16, 2014, 05:03:04 PM »

underwear model kind of physique is largely sufficient, anything above it is mental illness.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #45 on:** October 16, 2014, 05:18:34 PM »

Urbemann, I look at the physiques of real athletes like wrestlers, MMA, sprinters, Olympic weightlifters and others and no one has the bloated steroid bodybuilding look. Bodybuilding is a drug cosmetic temporary look. I would rather look like an athlete. I think bodybuilders have a warped perception of what a good build looks like.

Pet shop boys · « **Reply #46 on:** October 16, 2014, 05:20:08 PM »

Quote from: anabolichalo on October 16, 2014, 12:41:41 PM

and looking like shit in return for eating deliscious food all the time and doing fun stuff all the time, getting smashed, traveling a lot more, party, whores booze

etc

is looking like a god over rated?

looking like a God is only overrated by teenagers and bodybuilding fans.

WoooSSSHHHHHHHH

XFACTOR · « **Reply #47 on:** October 16, 2014, 08:36:56 PM »

Quote from: anabolichalo on October 16, 2014, 12:41:41 PM

and looking like shit in return for eating deliscious food all the time and doing fun stuff all the time, getting smashed, traveling a lot more, party, whores booze

etc

is looking like a god over rated?

I do both. Eat amazing foods from all over the world while travelling. I got the partying covered too.

forillagorilla · « **Reply #48 on:** October 16, 2014, 08:43:37 PM »

Quote from: anabolichalo on October 16, 2014, 12:41:41 PM

and looking like shit in return for eating deliscious food all the time and doing fun stuff all the time, getting smashed, traveling a lot more, party, whores booze

etc

is looking like a god over rated?
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Does it suck to go thru all that and still look the way you do? I may be wrong but I think you claim enhanced with AAS and the pics I have seen of you definitely look all natural.

Gino30 · « **Reply #49 on:** October 16, 2014, 09:35:47 PM »

Quote from: Primemuscle on October 16, 2014, 01:30:49 PM

Don't you mean you are happier with your health and appearance when you are lifting?

Personally, I recently decided that it is good to adapt workouts and diet to one's age. I used to want to be big. Being big takes a lot of hard work, sometimes it means using steroids, supplements and eating like a maniac. These things eventually take a toll on our bodies. My current mind set is to be slim, fit and relatively fat free. To achieve this, I'm scaling back my workout routine, eating less and in general doing things in moderation.

X2.....but I still can't help training heavy and wanting to get really back into it .....then when I get a good 5-6 week run, something gets injured and it becomes a mental letdown....you think 'what fcking now!'.....since my mid 30s it's been roller coaster.....17 years of training comes home to roost.

Meh...lift till you die