why does the midsection expand with age?

[cephissus]

even bodybuilders who otherwise look pretty good into their 60s, 70s, get hit with the massive waist.  anyone know why?

[sync pulse]

Two things:

• 1) Declining HGH levels...
• 2) They continue to eat as if they are still working out real heavy

Look at photo's of Marines taken during the first third of their time in...then compare with same person four years after getting out.

[cephissus]

interesting... declining hgh?  don't some attribute the growing gut of modern bbers to internal organ growth and visceral fat from increased HGH and insulin?

[sync pulse]

At the doses they use, yes...but with the doses most non-bodybuilders use the effect is less body fat.

[OB1]

Two things:

• 1) Declining HGH levels...
• 2) They continue to eat as if they are still working out real heavy

Look at photo's of Marines taken during the first third of their time in...then compare with same person four years after getting out.

3) metabolism slows down

[ratherbebig]

i cant recall seeing that many bodybuilders in their 60s and 70s to have an opinion

[NordicNerd]

even bodybuilders who otherwise look pretty good into their 60s, 70s, get hit with the massive waist.  anyone know why?

Robby Robinson still has tight waist. Not inevitable.

NN

[Rusty Trombone]

Because of increasing insulin resistance as you age and have been eating excess foods for many years.

Because of the increased resistance of muscle cells to insulin,the pancreas produces more and more insulin after meals.

Excess insulin causes fat deposits around the waist,among other things.

Also,this resistance seems to be the cause of palumboism in the normal aging man-the insulin resistance allows less and less nutrients into the muscle.

[falco]

I notice that older iron brothers became all ribcage and fairly wide hips, and laughable legs and arms.

[CalvinH]

Age is a guy.

[Nether Animal]

I notice that older iron brothers became all ribcage and fairly wide hips, and laughable legs and arms.

Hey that's me now 

[_bruce_]

Spine compression, over eating, age, etc.
MuscleCenter and Wes do still look very good though.

[falco]

Hey that's me now 

    Not old, but i have been hitting legs and arms mostly, to beef them up, so i get some head start when i grow older, avoiding looking like a crabb early in my life.

[Macrofitter]

Interesting point. Where does the thickening of this midsection come from, while still very lean?

[musclecenter]

Spine compression, over eating, age, etc.
MuscleCenter and Wes do still look very good though.

thanks
i am 63,vid from 2 months ago

[mazrim]

Interesting point. Where does the thickening of this midsection come from, while still very lean?

Everything looks almost identical on him except waist and face, lol.

[_bruce_]

thanks
i am 63,vid from 2 months ago

Even on stage, you do look really good.
How's your back doing and what problems do/did you have?

[musclecenter]

Even on stage, you do look really good.
How's your back doing and what problems do/did you have?

no standing exercises,switch to do seated .

[240 is Back]

lack of willpower.   built up fecal matter.   Push it out.

I eat oatmeal at least once a day.  Usually twice.   I avoid the evil white bread and flour usually.

Waist is down to 32 and I'm not even dieting yet.  

[OB1]

I eat oatmeal at least once a day.  Usually twice.  

Exemplary.

[240 is Back]

Exemplary.

i've learned to take advantage of working from home.  small small meals all day.   It's my 20th straight week of lifting 5x a day.   Turning 40, it got my ass in gear.  Study 2 hours a day.  Lift, cardio, eat clean all the time. I still usually eat 1 small sweet or salty thing each day, if I skip the fries and never drink sugary drinks, I hardly notice it.  turning 40 was a mother.   I didn't tell anyone.  I just got uber focused on excelling at everything.

[funk51]

gravity

[Erik C]

Eating carbs makes you fat, especially sugars and starches, at any age.

[Mr Anabolic]

Started happening to me after 35 or so.  After that, you need to be extremely careful about not consuming excess calories/sugar. 

It's all directly related to insulin resistance and declining T and GH levels.

[8 INCH not biceps]

The reason why the midsection expands with age is as you get older you need more air and you breath a bit faster so the midsection expands to accommodate this event.