Joe Ladnier

[IroNat]

I’ve heard this rhetoric from guys in their 20s and 30s.  I’m like... really?   

Remember when you were 20?  You are physically invincible.  You are still getting better.

The age of 40 seemed far, far, away.

Joe Ladnier likely felt that way when he was 20-30s.  Now he is paying the price.

I'm sure he'd make other choices if he could go back, regardless of what macho BS he might say, not that I'm aware he has said it.

Age 35 is the point when I felt my body crossed over to the downhill slope.  A barely noticeable shift.

[BayGBM]

Remember when you were 20?  You are physically invincible.  You are still getting better.

The age of 40 seemed far, far, away.

Joe Ladnier likely felt that way when he was 20-30s.  Now he is paying the price.

I'm sure he'd make other choices if he could go back, regardless of what macho BS he might say, not that I'm aware he has said it.

Age 35 is the point when I felt my body crossed over to the downhill slope.  A barely noticeable shift.

Touché.  But Joe was supplementing well into his 40s... and it wasn't HRT doses.

[bhank]

It is sad Joe is having health problems but not everyone is doing the same thing or has the same predisposition to possible genetic diseases. It is too easy to blame bodybuilding after 35 for any and all health problems. Lee Labrada appears to be training healthy and strong shredded and jacked at 61

https://fitnessvolt.com/lee-labrada-insane-physique-61/

[IroNat]

Touché.  But Joe was supplementing well into his 40s... and it wasn't HRT doses.

Just the finishing touche.

[Fortress]

I’m 51 and still growing stronger (although I’m generally stiffer and require more loosening up prior to heavy lifting).

Then again, I’m not a user.

Joe pushed the envelope artificially and his organs have now told him to fuck off.

It’s the way she goes.

[BB]

Touché.  But Joe was supplementing well into his 40s... and it wasn't HRT doses.

More like 50's - https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/joeladnier .

He was still putting up big totals up until 2016 at age 53. Hard to believe but he's almost 60. 

[The Scott]

Just the finishing touche.

Superb, brother!  S U P E R B !

[IroNat]

Superb, brother!  S U P E R B !

[MAXX]

some guys will never accept being smaller. Steroids are very much addictive.

take a page out of this guys book
https://www.t-nation.com/sex-hormones/why-i-quit-using-steroids/

[BayGBM]

More like 50's - https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/joeladnier .

He was still putting up big totals up until 2016 at age 53. Hard to believe but he's almost 60.

You've made my point to the n-th degree.  This is not a case of a twenty something gym boy clueless about the future.  This is a grown man who went heavy on the sauce well into his 50s!  That kind of strength and beauty comes at a very high price. 

[IroNat]

some guys will never accept being smaller. Steroids are very much addictive.

take a page out of this guys book
https://www.t-nation.com/sex-hormones/why-i-quit-using-steroids/

That is a great article.

As he says: "As usual, some of you will get it, some of you will not."