Sucks getting older

[cj111]

Just came across a pic I had on fb when I was about 20 ( 6 years ago) and had only been training for about 2 years.
Getting a job, going to trade school, working, moving up north, living in camp blah blah ... Gym kinda got pushed aside! I saw that pic though and said to myself damn I used to be in alright shape! So that's whats going to happen again, no more pushing the gym aside, its go time!

[Soar]

I hear ya man the camp life sucks! Hard to make time for the gym when you have a total of maybe four hours a day personal time. Including breakfast, dinner and a shower lol.

[cj111]

Atleast someone feels my pain :P I worked outside also, as a carpenter..year round obviously. You do 10 hours in -30c weather without proper nutrition and a shitty sleep, go into the gym and sleep in the smith machine is what it boils down to.
Outta camp, going back to school at the moment for a new career, study,gym,sleep...Life is good at the moment!

[gbrice75]

Looking good here brother... what were your stats then, and what are they now?

[Papa Smurf]

I like to think of the gym as a part time job I have after work.......... cant be late, cant take a sick day

[cj111]

I didn't even know what stats were back then lol..I didn't have a eating plan, a gym plan or nothing. I just knew the basics, lift heavy and often and eat enough good food. Don't drink pop and stuff your face with chips and shit food like white bread and starchy bullshit.
Results were great needless to say! I think people try and complicate things sometimes, and that's not good. Working out and eating shouldn't be complicated, its just a lot of common sense sometimes.
As far as new stats, not sure, give me another 4 weeks to try and make this body look like something :P

[kelkel]

Jeez you guys are kids! Stop complaining. Wait till your old to complain! You got all the time in the world to improve! Just do it.

[cj111]

Jeez you guys are kids! Stop complaining. Wait till your old to complain! You got all the time in the world to improve! Just do it.

Was this really necessary? No one was complaining, except you...complaining about what exactly?

[ma_fighter]

I believe he is referring to the "Sucks getting older" title of the thread... at age 26, which is still pretty young

[DB1982]

I just hit 30 and say the samething. My mind tells me I'm 23 but my body say nope no your clearly 30!!!

[EasyDoesIt]

Well i tend to agree with Kelkel, and BTW if that pic is present, you are in great shape. But the outdoor work in hot or cold weather all day long is tough on anybody. I'm 58 and it is pretty hard for me to think of getting old until you are at least late 40's. If you have been working out most of your life, you can preserve a lot better than the average guy. Those little things like the face collapsing, double chin, fat gut from to much food, good or bad and adding alcohol are choices. For the last 3 years I have had the worst schedule of grueling hours, lack of sleep and so so eating habits. But i work out anyway, even though they are not up to par. I still feel it makes a difference doing some than none and consistency over the years with very little to no lay-offs, "meaning just stopping for several months" has kept me maintaining.