on the outside looking in

[joswift]

Since I got out of bodybuilding I cant even get through the online prep and training videos without thinking "What a fucking idiot"

One girl not having a xmas dinner because she was in prep for a show three months away because her husband told her to.

One guy talking about his pre-and post workout drinks and adding in multiple different products including upwards of 15gms of creatine


Not to mention the "almond butter brigade"

Competitors these days seem to live on supplements and pre-packed meals
They bang on about how important the nutrition is then add chocolate to their morning oats

All the emphasis on eating and training but without the copius amounts of drugs they would look like the average gym rat

[Van_Bilderass]

All I got is that I've tried 20-30 gram single doses of creatine. The influencers say megadoses of it can help mental performance after not getting much sleep. Some Novorapid insulin to help dispose of it in the muscles LOL. Only did a few times so can't evaluate yet. I did read Milos had his athletes use 80 or 100 grams of it a day LOL. I never considered higher doses, though I remember Poliquin saying 40 grams a day and 20 grams on maintenance mode LOL, and this was when it was just introduced to the market.

I did see some peptide company selling lyophilized phosphocreatine to be used before workouts but the dose was in the milligrams. I just remembered that the Bulgarian company that made Tribestan had a product called Energix and I remember it was a vial and the cap held phosphocreatine powder to be dumped in the solution before drinking it.

[38 returns]

van b ask the MD of American Victor peptides for some freebies!

[Krankenstein]

Since I got out of bodybuilding I cant even get through the online prep and training videos without thinking "What a fucking idiot"

One girl not having a xmas dinner because she was in prep for a show three months away because her husband told her to.

One guy talking about his pre-and post workout drinks and adding in multiple different products including upwards of 15gms of creatine


Not to mention the "almond butter brigade"

Competitors these days seem to live on supplements and pre-packed meals
They bang on about how important the nutrition is then add chocolate to their morning oats

All the emphasis on eating and training but without the copius amounts of drugs they would look like the average gym rat

I am impressed you could even watch a minute amount of them.  Nothing about "dieting" for a show even remotely interests me anymore.  For me, just being more fit is a better reward

[IroNat]

Swifty,
Now you train for health and to maintain physical capacity as you age.
Don't let yourself go to pot.
Muscle lost at older ages is very difficult to regain.
Don't make me have Bhanky come over to England and kick your ass for not taking care of yourself.

[joswift]

Swifty,
Now you train for health and to maintain physical capacity as you age.
Don't let yourself go to pot.
Muscle lost at older ages is very difficult to regain.
Don't make me have Bhanky come over to England and kick your ass for not taking care of yourself.

and what pray tell does an older man need big muscles for?

[IroNat]

and what pray tell does an older man need big muscles for?

You need strong muscles so you don't fall down and break your hip.
Alright, that's it...I'm sending Hankins over there.
You were warned!

[webstar]

Since I got out of bodybuilding I cant even get through the online prep and training videos without thinking "What a fucking idiot"

One girl not having a xmas dinner because she was in prep for a show three months away because her husband told her to.

One guy talking about his pre-and post workout drinks and adding in multiple different products including upwards of 15gms of creatine


Not to mention the "almond butter brigade"

Competitors these days seem to live on supplements and pre-packed meals
They bang on about how important the nutrition is then add chocolate to their morning oats

All the emphasis on eating and training but without the copius amounts of drugs they would look like the average gym rat

Sacrifices without regrets

Pathetic

It’s a mental illness

[Van_Bilderass]

One study said grip strength and longevity are related.

And the breaking the hip thing is relevant.

[wes]

I was one of those assholes that would bring Tupperware to Christmas and birthday parties and such.......looking back I feel pretty fucking dumb........dumber than I normally am. 

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Since I got out of bodybuilding I cant even get through the online prep and training videos without thinking "What a fucking idiot"

One girl not having a xmas dinner because she was in prep for a show three months away because her husband told her to.

One guy talking about his pre-and post workout drinks and adding in multiple different products including upwards of 15gms of creatine


Not to mention the "almond butter brigade"

Competitors these days seem to live on supplements and pre-packed meals
They bang on about how important the nutrition is then add chocolate to their morning oats

All the emphasis on eating and training but without the copius amounts of drugs they would look like the average gym rat

It's like that with all such "communities" of people who think their behaviour is completely normal. Yet to the outside world that has some common sense the fitness / bodybuilding community is bizarre, unhealthy and ridiculous.
All the fitness lifestyle fitgirls and gymdudes take everything way too seriously.
The fitness centre is a means, not a goal in itself. People who hang out there for hours per day really have no clue what they are doing.

[Donny]

and what pray tell does an older man need big muscles for?

to stop some young punk beating your ass  but why don´t you try a martial art? not something acrobatic but say Ving Tsun or Kali/Escrima
you can still train at a late age & stay pretty active

[MuscleBuff]

Since I got out of bodybuilding I cant even get through the online prep and training videos without thinking "What a fucking idiot"

One girl not having a xmas dinner because she was in prep for a show three months away because her husband told her to.

One guy talking about his pre-and post workout drinks and adding in multiple different products including upwards of 15gms of creatine


Not to mention the "almond butter brigade"

Competitors these days seem to live on supplements and pre-packed meals
They bang on about how important the nutrition is then add chocolate to their morning oats

All the emphasis on eating and training but without the copius amounts of drugs they would look like the average gym rat

A lot of it seems like a mix of attention seeking, "virtue" signaling, coping, and good old plain stupidity

[joswift]

to stop some young punk beating your ass  but why don´t you try a martial art? not something acrobatic but say Ving Tsun or Kali/Escrima
you can still train at a late age & stay pretty active

most old men think they can handle themselves, you see them squaring up top 20 year olds like John L Sullivan thinking they are as fit and fast as they were in their teens

Easier to get one of these and wrap it arounds someones fucking head

[joswift]

A lot of it seems like a mix of attention seeking, "virtue" signaling, coping, and good old plain stupidity

Not one of them will admit that the drugs are over 80% of bodybuilding success

You can eat a shitty diet and flop through routines and still look great as long as the drugs are in

Most young guys who trained in the gyms in the 90s used to just cycle gear through the summer months for the dance festivals and holidays.
None of them ate well or trained hard but they all looked great

[Donny]

most old men think they can handle themselves, you see them squaring up top 20 year olds like John L Sullivan thinking they are as fit and fast as they were in their teens

Easier to get one of these and wrap it arounds someones fucking head

i wrote about this before on the martial arts section..however trust me, Kali, Escrima is very effective
Cane fighting was developed years ago

[Irongrip400]

I was one of those assholes that would bring Tupperware to Christmas and birthday parties and such.......looking back I feel pretty fucking dumb........dumber than I normally am. 

The first step is realizing you were a tool and owning it. Growth, even at your old age is possible!😂

[joswift]

i wrote about this before on the martial arts section..however trust me, Kali, Escrima is very effective
Cane fighting was developed years ago

I can still whirl the nunchucks , still got a set in the garage, cant carry those about with me though

[Krankenstein]

Not one of them will admit that the drugs are over 80% of bodybuilding success

You can eat a shitty diet and flop through routines and still look great as long as the drugs are in

Most young guys who trained in the gyms in the 90s used to just cycle gear through the summer months for the dance festivals and holidays.
None of them ate well or trained hard but they all looked great

Buddy of mine from Boston said that same thing about summer.  They wanted nothing to do with being on stage.  They loved going to the beach and eating ice cream looking great.  They did train hard though.

[Donny]

I can still whirl the nunchucks , still got a set in the garage, cant carry those about with me though

[Krankenstein]

I was one of those assholes that would bring Tupperware to Christmas and birthday parties and such.......looking back I feel pretty fucking dumb........dumber than I normally am. 

We've all been there.  I missed out on ONE Thanksgiving.  Swore I would never do it again. 

BTW, did any of the Three Wise men ask you what you had in your tupperwear container?

[joswift]

 

[IroNat]

I was one of those assholes that would bring Tupperware to Christmas and birthday parties and such.......looking back I feel pretty fucking dumb........dumber than I normally am. 

[LurkerNoMore]

I don't search out videos on places like YT (that have long formats), but I still have some to pop up on my Reels feature of FB.  I generally scroll right past them unless it is Jay, Dorian, and on occasion Priest.

[IroNat]

Since I got out of bodybuilding I cant even get through the online prep and training videos without thinking "What a fucking idiot"

One girl not having a xmas dinner because she was in prep for a show three months away because her husband told her to.

One guy talking about his pre-and post workout drinks and adding in multiple different products including upwards of 15gms of creatine


Not to mention the "almond butter brigade"

Competitors these days seem to live on supplements and pre-packed meals
They bang on about how important the nutrition is then add chocolate to their morning oats

All the emphasis on eating and training but without the copius amounts of drugs they would look like the average gym rat

You'll be out when we say you're out.