My situation...wtf?

[Howard]

To be candid, I've lost a lot my motivation for bodybuilding.

[Disgusted]

This is a repost from 5 years ago, why?

[mass243]

Just buy a sports car.

[Dave D]

Howard are you trolling us?


If you are who you claim to be you're a goal orientated individual. According to you, you've set goals and pursued them your whole life.

Whats changed? Your age? There is nothing you want to accomplish?


*Besides being annoying on this forum.

[illuminati]

This is a repost from 5 years ago, why?

This again.

Come on Howard you started a very similar theard not very long ago.

You've done well for yourself/ got a good lifestyle.
And no motivation to go to a gym.

Well enjoy your life & forget about going to the gym.
Simple.

[El Diablo Blanco]

start HGH.

[ESFitness]

For those that don't know, here's the cliff notes version my situation:

I recently retired from 30+ yrs of teaching physics and  remarried to a wonderful wife.
I'm close to 60 now, never wanted or had kids and enjoy a secure comfortable lifestyle.
I competed in several regional bodybuilding contests ( 1978-96).
I've also judged a bunch of amateur contests and been a fan at many pro events.

For the past few years, I've really felt may age creeping in as I work out.
My right shoulder and low back can feel like a rusty hinge some days LOL.
I don't recover that fast and was forced to abandon certain exercises .
I've consider competing (again), but I don't give a fuk about beating anyone flexing
in a thong now  .

To be candid, I've lost a lot my motivation for bodybuilding.
It used to be one thing I could always look forward to, no matter what else happened.
It was never a big % of my overall life, but something I always cherished .
When I start thinking of being a  bodybuilding now, I simply give up and laugh at myself.

I'm sorry to bore my fellow get-biggers or whine like some cranky old lady.
My overall life has exceeded my expectations, so I feel a twinge of guilt by complaining.

I've gotten all manner of solid advice on positive actions to take.
Most of these conventional ideas bore the shit out of me or give me gas  .

So, at the obvious risk of a virtual ass raping, I come to you get big.
What should a get bigger do, to give his life meaning now ,as an old fart?

Shoot a gram of test for a couple weeks.

[a_pupil]

 

[mass243]

It can be tough to acknowledge you are not making any progress anymore but only fighting a desperate battle against biology wanting to tear your body to atoms.
To me the solution was searching for and setting new, realistic goals. I quit going to gym but started to go to woods instead. My target for a while has been to be able to perform 30 pull ups. I'm small fuck now but I believe I can achieve the 30 pull ups even as old fart.
This is more motivational than if I had kept going to gym and watch my bent over barbell row performance go down friday by friday... from solid performance of 12 nice reps with 315 lbs back in the day

Friend of mine set goal to become leanest he has ever been. He's small fuck too now but with around 7% bf.

[Mr.Mojo]

Pole fitness

[Chacka]

PIP

[Primemuscle]

One possible reason Howard posts essentially the same question every so often is because he's yet to find an answer. That's because there is no solid solution. It is something many seniors struggle with if they aren't comfortable with who they are or how they feel.

Or.....Howard is just trolling.

[8 INCH not biceps]

For those that don't know, here's the cliff notes version my situation:

I recently retired from 30+ yrs of teaching physics and  remarried to a wonderful wife.
I'm close to 60 now, never wanted or had kids and enjoy a secure comfortable lifestyle.
I competed in several regional bodybuilding contests ( 1978-96).
I've also judged a bunch of amateur contests and been a fan at many pro events.

For the past few years, I've really felt may age creeping in as I work out.
My right shoulder and low back can feel like a rusty hinge some days LOL.
I don't recover that fast and was forced to abandon certain exercises .
I've consider competing (again), but I don't give a fuk about beating anyone flexing
in a thong now  .

To be candid, I've lost a lot my motivation for bodybuilding.
It used to be one thing I could always look forward to, no matter what else happened.
It was never a big % of my overall life, but something I always cherished .
When I start thinking of being a  bodybuilding now, I simply give up and laugh at myself.

I'm sorry to bore my fellow get-biggers or whine like some cranky old lady.
My overall life has exceeded my expectations, so I feel a twinge of guilt by complaining.

I've gotten all manner of solid advice on positive actions to take.
Most of these conventional ideas bore the shit out of me or give me gas  .

So, at the obvious risk of a virtual ass raping, I come to you get big.
What should a get bigger do, to give his life meaning now ,as an old fart?

Just sit down get fat and die, end  of thread.

[Yamcha]

 

[wes]

This is a repost from 5 years ago, why?

SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE

Howard just enjoy your life and do some type of daily exercise even if it is just taking a long walk off of a short pier. 

[Primemuscle]

It can be tough to acknowledge you are not making any progress anymore but only fighting a desperate battle against biology wanting to tear your body to atoms.
To me the solution was searching for and setting new, realistic goals. I quit going to gym but started to go to woods instead. My target for a while has been to be able to perform 30 pull ups. I'm small fuck now but I believe I can achieve the 30 pull ups even as old fart.
This is more motivational than if I had kept going to gym and watch my bent over barbell row performance go down friday by friday... from solid performance of 12 nice reps with 315 lbs back in the day

Friend of mine set goal to become leanest he has ever been. He's small fuck too now but with around 7% bf.

Comes a point when many folks realize some things are inevitable. This often is a hard pill to swallow. Like you and your friend, my solution has been to lose weight to the point  I weigh about what I did when I was 18 years old and it actually feels great. Unlike your friend, I have no desire to be my leanest again because I looked like a living human skeleton. Some people are "skinny fat" I was skinny skinny.  

[wes]

You`ve led a great life and still do Howard........forget the thongs and just exercise for your own health.

My shoulder is so bad I haven`t trained in 3 months and look like shit if it`s any consolation.  

[Meta-physical]

Howard, tell us more about your Ph.D.

[BigAnt]

Howard why force something that is not there>?  You have to be 100% driven to do ANYTHING in life great! Sure we all see these bodybuilders that compete, some for the fame, some for therapy, some like the tight schedule, some for personal reasons...But only champions do it from their heart, they have that passion !  Look on IG or Facebook, you see these "competitors" that win shows, they get 1st place out of only one competitor in their class or 2nd place out of 3 competitors. Their placement is out of default. Now they call themselves 'National Competitors" and get smoked at the National level, and their physique is not even close to being 50% in contest shape/condition. But hey if that is what makes them feel good OK right?

In life we all have to do things we really do not like for the most part.  Some of it is work, pay child support, chores, go to family get togethers, deal with family death or illness etc...But on YOUR time, do what YOU like, what makes you happy, brings you joy. If it competitive bodybuilding, do it! Try training around the injuries, or just train, do cardio and diet but don't step on the competitive stage.

As we age, the body slows down, you, Wes and I have been at this thing called bodybuilding for a long-long time. We cannot do EVERYTHING now like we did 5, 10, 15 and 20 years ago, but if you (anybody) has passion and heart you (they) will find many ways to break through the barriers go through the obstacles.

Bottom line: you have to find something that brings you passion and go for it--give it 100% day in and day out, most people call that a hobby, but if it is bodybuilding...I call it a life style...competitive or non competitive.

And I still love it!

[wes]

Howard why force something that is not there>?  You have to be 100% driven to do ANYTHING in life great! Sure we all see these bodybuilders that compete, some for the fame, some for therapy, some like the tight schedule, some for personal reasons...But only champions do it from their heart, they have that passion !  Look on IG or Facebook, you see these "competitors" that win shows, they get 1st place out of only one competitor in their class or 2nd place out of 3 competitors. Their placement is out of default. Now they call themselves 'National Competitors" and get smoked at the National level, and their physique is not even close to being 50% in contest shape/condition. But hey if that is what makes them feel good OK right?

In life we all have to do things we really do not like for the most part.  Some of it is work, pay child support, chores, go to family get togethers, deal with family death or illness etc...But on YOUR time, do what YOU like, what makes you happy, brings you joy. If it competitive bodybuilding, do it! Try training around the injuries, or just train, do cardio and diet but don't step on the competitive stage.

As we age, the body slows down, you, Wes and I have been at this thing called bodybuilding for a long-long time. We cannot do EVERYTHING now like we did 5, 10, 15 and 20 years ago, but if you (anybody) has passion and heart you (they) will find many ways to break through the barriers go through the obstacles.

Bottom line: you have to find something that brings you passion and go for it--give it 100% day in and day out, most people call that a hobby, but if it is bodybuilding...I call it a life style...competitive or non competitive.

And I still love it!

Great post/advice my friend.

[BigAnt]

You`ve led a great life and still do Howard........forget the thongs and just exercise for your own health.

My shoulder is so bad I haven`t trained in 3 months and look like shit if it`s any consolation.  

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Wes guys like you who put in the work over 25 years, know their body own their size can take temporary breaks, and when you come back it all (muscle) comes back, it just takes longer.  And I bet you still look pretty good and CAN kick a bunch of young punk kids A$$ in the gym, we are all too hard on ourselves!

[wes]

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Wes guys like you who put in the work over 25 years, know their body own their size can take temporary breaks, and when you come back it all (muscle) comes back, it just takes longer.  And I bet you still look pretty good and CAN kick a bunch of young punk kids A$$ in the gym, we are all too hard on ourselves!

Getting old ain`t for sissies brother!!  LOL 

[BigAnt]

Howard why not share on here some of the great training-diet-gossip stories when you were in the "golden years" of bodybuilding with Gasapri, DeMey, Haney, Samir, Priest etc you know the 80's and 90"s era....Would love to hear some!

I have some good stories form the East Coast (PA, NJ, NY and DE) I have witnessed myself!

[Meta-physical]

PhD = Pile it Higher and Deeper

Do you have one in either chemistry or physics? How long did it take you? What did you do with it? I'm fascinated.

[stuntmovie]

HOWARD, There's some damn good and interesting shit as written above, but I read it in haste so I gotta go back from the beginning in order to offer some intelligent comments.... but I think that those intelligent comments have already been so stated intelligently which is great to see for a change on this here GetBig Board.

I just want to add that you and I had similar lifestyles (no divorces though).,

1. Joined the Corps.(Best ays of my life with shit that happened you would never believe!)
2. Lifted heavy things.
3. Got involved with BB and Olympic lifting and Power lifting and over the years I've met some damn interesting people including just about 90% of all the 'athletes' and the magazine owners, and the trainers. and the gym owners and the officials' and photographers, and the yada-yada-yada mentioned on this GetBig Board. (Including Ron himself.)

It's evident that you spell correctly and write well and have some good shit to tell these GetBiggers who know just a little bit about everything that seems to be important to them.

I suggest that you sit down for two hours every day and write everything you ever learned about this game and how you got involved and your life in and out of the corps and all your wives and everything else that pops from your cranium to your finger-tips and  see where it goes from there.

If nothing else .... it's great therapy and sometimes works to one's advantage.

And damn fun also!