maccaz Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 55 minutes ago, Wookie said: Powerlifting if injuries don't get in the way - you could probably go well into the 40's before decline. Weightlifting on the other hand you're out of luck due to explosiveness and flexibility declining. Strongman you can do well in you'd just likely be lacking some potential explosiveness and speed from the 20's and 30's. I think a large part of competing well with age comes down to not wrecking the body with big injuries. thats it. no reason to slow down that much until injury some guys i know over here used to nearly be high level powerlifters, until they got one bad injury that just never got fully fixed and that was end of the road for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 most studies suggest the necarssary hormones only drop off at 40 when there requirement decreases.keep pushing hard at the gym and youll keep producing those hormones well into your 50.s or even 60.s.thats what they suggest,personally started testosterone supplementing at 48 and made a very significant difference.equaling my personal best bench set in my mid 20,s at 50. Monarchking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimass Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 On 30/04/2016 at 7:36 PM, HarryB said: And I don't believe it is at all. Not specific amino supplementation. It's a bit of marketing hype. Especially for the vast majority who don't have the basics of their nutrition down let alone to be looking at the specific action of some aminos on recovery if you get me. I'm not saying they're useless but what I'm saying is... they're useless for 99% of the people who buy them. Is anecdotal evidence not evidence? It's a subject that's been beaten to death but what's your take on it. Been training 22 years ... never had a BCAA or Amino specific supplement the whole time. there are enough studies to conflict everything especially around amino supplementation. I read on article based on a lot of comparison studies last week that after you considered everything - taking 20g of whey isolate had a more profound impact than an amino supplement. This is just another industry hype trend (not new). Link below to the article; https://archive.org/details/pubmed-PMC3577439 ............... @Skeletor As far as aging and strength goes - I'm 42 - 125kg currently and reasonably lean (approx. 12%). Last year I posted an 800 total at the Arnold Classic and pull a PB deadlift of 325kg. I bench 215kg on my 2nd attempt and then blew my subscap tendon and tore my bicep tendon attempting 225kg. If it wasn't for the tendons I would have nailed the bench. I find the only limiting factor for is my injury rate. Since taking up powerlifting about 5 years ago I have popped a rib out, torn my quad twice and damaged my should twice. (2nd time I fell backward and impaled my hand on the rear rack hooks coming up off my 3rd rep of 245kg :D ) ... Mind set can be a big thing as you age. I'm constantly wondering as to when my body will finally give up lol. But my mind is still fresh and eager to attempt the next phase of training. I think after competing 4 times in 2014 for the IFBB and also doing 3 strength events in the same period, can safely say I still have a thick enough emotional carriage to keep pressing on. I'm focused now on conditioning for a few up coming bodybuilding events to keep me engaged as I decide whether to risk having surgery on my shoulder. Markos from PTC/ProRAw recently posted on his page the number of master in Aus posting over 800kg totes in the last 12 months and from memory there was like half dozen. I also saw that Nick Best posted a 900+ total at a USPA event online. Age is definitely only a number ... your body only stops when your brain says no. Where there is a will there is a way. HarryB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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train hard Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 I think muscle and strength is the last thing you will lose as long as you keep training and can manage your injuries. Its all the other little things that come with age ie , trapped pinched nerves ,fukd joints and ligements / tendons general wear and tear etc that begins to affect your training and then you start running the risk of losing strength and size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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