
Originally Posted by
John Andrew
Read what you have just been told its the best advice you can get. Train another 10 years and then if you are any good and cannot get better, try what you want. Unless you do this you will just ruin your life. Up to you, What would I know? Only 32 years training, and: Yes I started to use at age 50. Advice was given to me by doctors to do so. I have not competed using, I was No 1 in my state and no 6 in Australia open division at age 50. I have never met a world class lifter or bodybuilder who was not prepared to train at least 7 years clean! If you want an easy way, stay home. Many body builders are power lifters and vice versa. As a rule of thumb, bench double your body weight, squat 3 times it and dead lift 3 times body weight. Then you are strong trained and may be ready to make a decision.
There are no short cuts. Proper nutrition and train, train, train. I am now 57 and stronger than ever. If this is not a lifetime commitment, do nothing! There are 5 men only in Australia my age still going, 2 were world record holders. One world champion. We all train together when or if we can. My mate is 67, weighs 65kg and is still dead lifting 250kg. He was the world champion and has never used. No young man in Australia can beat him even now. He train 5 to 6 hours a day, 6 days a week was representing first time in the Australia 1972 Olympics! Train hard and grow discipline and self respect! Good luck. John