The best thing that ever happened to me was losing the mindset of being big. Geez, I remember being 205 pounds and just cared about being a big perma bulker Horrible. Now I am down to 155. Best decision I ever made.
What 40+ year old man cares about "being big?" Leave the bodybuilding mentality behind and you will be way better off.
As I have gotten older, I have come to realize that no one gives a shit if you're "big." Most people are too concerned about their own life to care about anyone elses life. This is even more true if youre married with kids--they are the only ones you have to impress.
Coach, I am glad you didn't die! In all seriousness, I am glad you're okay. Keep on, keepin' on!
I appreciate it. I started training when I was 11 and competing when I was 15, so you can say that bodybuilding is pretty much instilled in me. Non-competitive bodybuilding (the lifestyle) IMO, is by far the best way get in shape and stay in shape...bar none and even today. Like you, as I've gotten older, I know I didn't need to carry the excess weight even though every blood panel I've ever taken has always been just about perfect with the exception of Cholesterol being a little high. It was 5 years that the docs put on a beta-blocker and statin only as a preventative measure, not because it was necessary, I was around 243 at the time.
A couple of years ago (after your visit), I went back to bodybuilding-type of workouts to regain the body composition that I lost when I was training powerlifting and because I blew out both my biceps tendons at the same time. Long story short, around the end of April I started training consistently and dieting. Started at 233lbs and weighed in at 208. BF as of a week and a half ago was measured with a BodPod at 9.1%.
The "event" I had was almost the perfect storm. Today, I'm 100% and BP is back down to 131/63 and my resting HR has been a consistent 64-66