When Is It Time To Just Quit And Move On From Bodybuilding?

[Griffith]

I hope you're joking ??

Yes, I was.

[bigbychoices]

yes joint problems exist. BUT they exist in people who never lifted too. the worse thing you can do is NOTHING. exercise lift weights keep active. of course good genetics helps. example. my dad is 80 years old. never had an operation in his life. still rides horses bales hay cuts firewood works on cars etc. very active man. my mom is 79. cant hardly move without pain joints back hips etc. sits on couch allday. IF she would do something anything she would feel better but she wont. so staying active is the key. like i said before. you have to evolve and change your training eating etc. stay fit keep looking good but dont dwell on it. there are other things in life. also notrhing wrong with using a LITTLE gear to help either. but just a little.  my friend died at 46 from a heart attack. but he was acting like he was 20. running 7 differnet compounds using coke drinking etc. 

[beakdoctor]

Just before your new kidneys shut down.

[HTexan]

I feel back problems are common in bbers. I'm no bber but years of improperly done squats have fucked my back.

[Simple Simon]

I feel back problems are common in bbers. I'm no bber but years of improperly done squats have fucked my back.

heavy squats will fuck up your back because you will lose form going for extra reps, its what the body does when squatting.

the back is the weak link.

[HTexan]

heavy squats will fuck up your back because you will lose form going for extra reps, its what the body does when squatting.

the back is the weak link.

I'm getting a decompression surgery soon. Even after I heal up, I'm done with squats. Yes very beta.

[Taffin]

Funk man, not like you to be a little... sour?  We're all aging buddy - I'd take Arnie's 40+ years of being ALPHAMAX to a lifetimes mediocrity.  Wouldn't you?  I'd say the guy has earned the right to look like sh1t - can we all say the same for ourselves..?

 

[Waller]

Funk man, not like you to be a little... sour?  We're all aging buddy - I'd take Arnie's 40+ years of being ALPHAMAX to a lifetimes mediocrity.  Wouldn't you?  I'd say the guy has earned the right to look like sh1t - can we all say the same for ourselves..?

 

Not that he does look like shit. I don't know if I'll even reach 70, let alone look like he does at that age.

[Jamaal]

Seriously though, good question. Do bbers stop only went they fuck up their life or health?

Bottom line - it's a mental illness. Everyone on this board has traits of many illnesses.

Mostly, obsession.

[Julio Ceasar]

Why quit, is there anything better to do in life? Lift 6 times/week each health all your life. Start some low doses testosteron when your past 45-50 add 20 pound to your natural weight and continue till u die...think thats a good plan!

All natties out there have a humongous possibilities to take over if they start the drugs use later on in their career compared to those who start at early age!

[The_Iron_Disciple]

Yes, I was.

Ah.

Bottom line - it's a mental illness. Everyone on this board has traits of many illnesses.

Mostly, obsession.

Obsession ? Try delusion.

[Fallsview]

What about the bodybuilder kids whose parents were NEVER related to bodybuilding, still they have "generation nothingness kids"? What's your argument then, Dr. Phil?

Do you have some type of mental delay? I did not say all of Generation Nothingness is bodybuilding related but PARENTS THAT ARE TOO SELFISH AND NOT AROUND FOR THEIR CHILDREN ARE THE CULPRIT.

So what you're saying is that bodybuilding is NOT a selfish endeavor?






STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thong Maniac]

Your best bet is to start incorporating more fitness type activities: hiking, biking, swimming, yoga, maybe some light lifting, get lean as possible. Forget about steroids and move into test and gh and maybe weed. Look at what Yates is doing, he's got the right idea, lives in a nice warm climate, big into biking, yoga, and weed. Nothing more pathetic then a 50 year old dude still running tren, wearing wife beaters and bandanas to the gym, rolling up on their Harley, still trying to hang on to the "glory days." Oh and cut the protein way down, the amount of protein intake required to put on muscle is seriously overinflated, look into tons of fresh veggies, fruits, nothing processed, focus on fiber intake and nutrient rich foods, all that protein is super acidic, creates tons of inflammation, taxes the kidneys, and is generally not healthy especially in your 50's.

This is all so true. Dude I stopped all the protein bullshit about a year ago and I look the same, only better (less mid section fat, smoother skin, enjoy life more). I have fish maybe once a week, and cut dairy down to maybe a pizza every couple weeks. All carbs, veggies, and oils, and beans. I use trt and blast higher when I feel like it. Never touch anything but test. Lots of guys at the gym look exactly as u describe. Seems so sad to still be 50 and thinking the gym is what u look forward to all day long. I will say that the millennial sand early twenty somethings still going thru the #goingtowar phase of their life, look really good. I don't remember kids when I was in my twenties looking like they do now.

[MCWAY]

yeah, let's talk about the 2 baseball super stars from the 90's  that are making a comeback to the MLB this year....  wont see it happening right ?
No one in his right mind would allow such nonsense

Only in bodybuilding there's not time to quit or move on'  that's why you have Flex and Kevin  coming back to IFBB pro stage.




WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  Its LEVRO NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

They still love it and they can still do it, even if not quite to the degree they did in their prime.

Even guys like Tony Pearson still compete on occasion. Only he goes to NABBA, as he did when he won the USA National Masters class in 2014.

Flex Wheeler is doing the classic physique category. Heck, Danny Hester couldn't even win his class at the Nationals. Yet, he won the first Olympia classic physique shot.

And lest we forget, look at Dexter Jackson. He's still winning shows and is top 3 at the Olympia. He still has an outside shot at being Mr. Olympia again. Johnnie Jackson is slightly younger than Dexter Jackson. He's still winning shows (i.e. the Toronto Pro), although he's retiring after this year's Olympia.

If you can still get it, then get it.

[TheAnimal]

Bottom line - it's a mental illness. Everyone on this board has traits of many illnesses.

Mostly, obsession.

Agreed

[robcguns]

yeah, let's talk about the 2 baseball super stars from the 90's  that are making a comeback to the MLB this year....  wont see it happening right ?
No one in his right mind would allow such nonsense

Only in bodybuilding there's not time to quit or move on'  that's why you have Flex and Kevin  coming back to IFBB pro stage.




WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  Its LEVRO NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

That's because it's a look verse a skill.People will always know they are a great ball player etc... but no one knows how jacked you were if you aren't now.They can't let it go it's all they have,they are known for size,cuts etc...ball players don't have to look a certain way to be a certain way.

[MCWAY]

That's because it's a look verse a skill.People will always know they are a great ball player etc... but no one knows how jacked you were if you aren't now.They can't let it go it's all they have,they are known for size,cuts etc...ball players don't have to look a certain way to be a certain way.

Didn't Levrone start his own supplement line, start his own rock band, and dabbled in acting?

[robcguns]

Didn't Levrone start his own supplement line, start his own rock band, and dabbled in acting?

Yeah and we see how great that worked out,no one cares about his movies or music as he isn't top of the game like real actors and musicians.His life is his build hence him coming back so hard.

[HockeyFightFan]

This goes for all the ones taking steroids that are in their middle ages and senior years. When does one say "Enough is enough?" and move on from taking steroids and carrying on a facade, you know the ones that continuously bluff people that they are...

...saying your prayers

...taking your vitamins

...training like an animal

...getting 8 hours of sleep

...eating 6-8 small meals a day

...acting like a guru in front of people

...making sure you're not tripping over your lies

...tanning three times a day and saying its the sun and your skin tone

...putting up photos on social media with your daily affirmations and motivational memes

...making sure everyone see's you carrying around your food and always a shaker with protein in it

...explaining to your clients or friends that the reason they're not getting into shape is because they are not trying hard enough, giving it 110%, eating the right protein, carb, fats ratio's, mixing skim milk instead of water in their shakes, not going to failure when lifting, you know just making crap up as you go to get by and make them look like punks and losers.

It takes a lot to keep this going. This is why kids nowadays act the way they do, because their parents were too into themselves and selfish to worry about their spawn and how they were developing. Generation Nothingness IS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time to retire this inanely stupid gimmick

[MCWAY]

Yeah and we see how great that worked out,no one cares about his movies or music as he isn't top of the game like real actors and musicians.His life is his build hence him coming back so hard.

So why are you picking on the guy? Obviously, he had some good things going for him. Otherwise, if he were as desperate as you claim he is, he would have attempted his comeback shortly after he retired, not over a decade later.

He still loves bodybuilding and wants to get in a few competitions for old times' sake. He's not the first. As mentioned earlier, guys like Lee Priest, Tony Pearson, and others hit the stage on occasion just for fun.

[MCWAY]

This goes for all the ones taking steroids that are in their middle ages and senior years. When does one say "Enough is enough?" and move on from taking steroids and carrying on a facade, you know the ones that continuously bluff people that they are...

...saying your prayers

...taking your vitamins

...training like an animal

...getting 8 hours of sleep

...eating 6-8 small meals a day

...acting like a guru in front of people

...making sure you're not tripping over your lies

...tanning three times a day and saying its the sun and your skin tone

...putting up photos on social media with your daily affirmations and motivational memes

...making sure everyone see's you carrying around your food and always a shaker with protein in it

...explaining to your clients or friends that the reason they're not getting into shape is because they are not trying hard enough, giving it 110%, eating the right protein, carb, fats ratio's, mixing skim milk instead of water in their shakes, not going to failure when lifting, you know just making crap up as you go to get by and make them look like punks and losers.

It takes a lot to keep this going. This is why kids nowadays act the way they do, because their parents were too into themselves and selfish to worry about their spawn and how they were developing. Generation Nothingness IS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's the point of this, other than complaining for the sake of complaining?

Guess what happens when people  say "enough is enough". People like you pick on them and complain that they aren't as big as they once were. Hence, they were "all drugs".

This is on the same level as people who criticize Phil Heath for lifting light weights while picking on Ronnie Coleman and his multiple injuries, due to engaging in the very same training about which they blast Heath for not doing.

[Howard]

Bottom line - it's a mental illness. Everyone on this board has traits of many illnesses.

Mostly, obsession.

You're the crazy one. I'm no different now then I was back in the day.
Did some practice poses at the gym today and look bigger and better then ever.

[robcguns]

So why are you picking on the guy? Obviously, he had some good things going for him. Otherwise, if he were as desperate as you claim he is, he would have attempted his comeback shortly after he retired, not over a decade later.

He still loves bodybuilding and wants to get in a few competitions for old times' sake. He's not the first. As mentioned earlier, guys like Lee Priest, Tony Pearson, and others hit the stage on occasion just for fun.

Far from picking on him,I think Levrone is awesome.I think his comeback is badass.Just explaining why bodybuilders cant quit.

[Howard]

Far from picking on him,I think Levine is awesome.I think his comeback is badass.Just explaining why bodybuilders cant quit.

I agree and think he's a real good example of lifetime bodybuilding.
The problem I had was all the nuthuggers declaring he had a shot to be  top 5 or even win the Olympia.
That delusional fanboy crap really annoyed me.

Kevin should have guest posed and competed in a 2017 pro show he had a shot to place in.
Maybe Tampa or Toronto?

[tres_taco_combo]

I will quit after a certain level of competitive success is when I will quit bodybuilding the sport sense, but never the lifestyle (love to train, the gym culture, so healthy etc)

I am slowly adjusting my training for life extension principles too (hot yoga, stretch, stay away from epic big lifts)

bodybuilding/being OCD about my appearance keeps me living a clean life. if i didnt care what I looked like so much, i could see myself being kinda fat and a sloppy drunk times. I love a good hedonistic time. but I still enjoy myself as a bber just infrequent periods of time. this weekend, had apple pie, ice cream, candy and all kinds of Mexican food and burgers etc.  

when i am quite older, i will do an offseason and a "diet mode" good to keep bodyfat low but good to enjoy a little softer self too - do a masters division etc every 3-4 years

ii need a certain level of success to quit quit