
Originally Posted by
lovbyts
One think you should learn is to never say never. Ive said it FAR to many times in my life and have learned that when you say Never that is most likely what will happen. 5 cycle is not that much if done correctly especially over a lifetime. If you only did one cycle a year you can easily do 35 cycle before you are 60 and NO, 60 is not to old to do a cycle if done right.
I hear you about the abs, that has always been my weak point. I finally started getting abs once I got down to 10% body fat, still nothing impressive like a lot of guys have but part of it is just genetics. I didnt have abs until I was 47. lol It really is mostly just training and diet, diet being key getting the body fat down while still eating enough to gain muscle. There is a LOT of great information in the diet section. Just dont let it over whelm you and take it one step at a time.
Dont let set backs discourage you either, we ALL have them. Life loves to get in the way and make it hard to reach your goals but as long as your goals are realistic and not short term you should be fine. My goals are typically 1 year out or more and I have had my share of set backs to where I basically have to start all over like I'm doing right now due to shoulder surgery recently but it's all part of the game.
Best thing is to take things slow. We all want to lift heavy and if I could do things over again I would NOT lift heavy. I would never lift anything I could not do comfortably and with perfect form at least 20+ times warming up and my minimum 8 reps maxed out after a GOOD workout and a lot of stretching. Nothing like a torn shoulder, ruptured discs or any injury to screw things up and all those LITTLE injuries you get in your 20s add up and in your 40s they become a BIG problem.... 40 comes a lot quicker than you can imagine also so enjoy it while you can and take things SLOW.