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- May 14, 2013
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Hey all,
When I was about 13 I saw a Charles Atlas ad for his training course and I new then I wanted to be like that. I asked my parents to buy it for me and they refused, said it was bad for me. I started exercising all the time, tons and tons of situps, pushups, chin-ups, and I even made some barbells from a pipe and bricks. I ate raw eggs by the dozens, ran 5 miles a day most days and continued exercising regularly until I got married at 19 and then I stopped. I didn't loose the dream but I damn sure lost sight of it... until I got divorced. At that time I had left the foothills of the Smokies and was living in CA where it's easy to find a gym. I hit the gym hard everyday, upper body one day, lower the next. Using only protein supplements I put 3" in my chest in three months. Then I met a girl... That was in my late 20s. I've hit the gym a few short periods over the years but alas, age as taken it's toll. A few months ago I saw an ad with Dr. Life and a fire sparked. Holy shit I thought, if he can do that, I can do too. I'm 56 and unlike Dr. Life... I wanna be a monster!! I know it is going to take time due to my recovery time and I know that due to deterioration in my lower back that I am going to have limitations but I've seen my body respond well to the past month of maxing out on my bowflex. I started some research on certain peptides about a month ago and I'm already starting to observe small but positive indications of regeneration. I'm interested in adding some new gear into my research and I've been doing a lot of research lately. That's what brought me here. The real motivator is that I have lost all interest in sex. Guys, I used to be a machine! WTF happed to me? I went to my doc and explained I exhibit all the signs of lowT but the blood test showed I was in the mid 400s and he said I was in the normal range and couldn't do anything for me. He pissed me off. I looked into hormone replacement clinics, are they insane??? It cost HOW MUCH?? They pissed me off. I decided to do my own damn routine and as I researched I came to realize that I missed my dream. I still want to be a bodybuilder. Why settle for feeling a bit younger when I can feel and look IMPRESSIVE? I could use a mentor or just general guidance. I can read for weeks and still miss important information. I'm going to continue to work my bowflex for now but I've already outgrown it in some sets so I'll be getting a gym membership in a few weeks so I can continue to max out on my sets. It's good to be here and I hope to get to know some of you. BTW, I'm 56 years old, 5'9" and holding at 193lbs. I don't know my body fat % but I prolly wouldn't want to say if I did.
Thanks
When I was about 13 I saw a Charles Atlas ad for his training course and I new then I wanted to be like that. I asked my parents to buy it for me and they refused, said it was bad for me. I started exercising all the time, tons and tons of situps, pushups, chin-ups, and I even made some barbells from a pipe and bricks. I ate raw eggs by the dozens, ran 5 miles a day most days and continued exercising regularly until I got married at 19 and then I stopped. I didn't loose the dream but I damn sure lost sight of it... until I got divorced. At that time I had left the foothills of the Smokies and was living in CA where it's easy to find a gym. I hit the gym hard everyday, upper body one day, lower the next. Using only protein supplements I put 3" in my chest in three months. Then I met a girl... That was in my late 20s. I've hit the gym a few short periods over the years but alas, age as taken it's toll. A few months ago I saw an ad with Dr. Life and a fire sparked. Holy shit I thought, if he can do that, I can do too. I'm 56 and unlike Dr. Life... I wanna be a monster!! I know it is going to take time due to my recovery time and I know that due to deterioration in my lower back that I am going to have limitations but I've seen my body respond well to the past month of maxing out on my bowflex. I started some research on certain peptides about a month ago and I'm already starting to observe small but positive indications of regeneration. I'm interested in adding some new gear into my research and I've been doing a lot of research lately. That's what brought me here. The real motivator is that I have lost all interest in sex. Guys, I used to be a machine! WTF happed to me? I went to my doc and explained I exhibit all the signs of lowT but the blood test showed I was in the mid 400s and he said I was in the normal range and couldn't do anything for me. He pissed me off. I looked into hormone replacement clinics, are they insane??? It cost HOW MUCH?? They pissed me off. I decided to do my own damn routine and as I researched I came to realize that I missed my dream. I still want to be a bodybuilder. Why settle for feeling a bit younger when I can feel and look IMPRESSIVE? I could use a mentor or just general guidance. I can read for weeks and still miss important information. I'm going to continue to work my bowflex for now but I've already outgrown it in some sets so I'll be getting a gym membership in a few weeks so I can continue to max out on my sets. It's good to be here and I hope to get to know some of you. BTW, I'm 56 years old, 5'9" and holding at 193lbs. I don't know my body fat % but I prolly wouldn't want to say if I did.
Thanks
