One quick Q?

[The Deuce]

I am 27 years old. Been training for over 10 years. Currently. 230 lbs. 16.9 percent bodyfat.. working my way down of course...

But my question is...




IS IT TOO LATE TO START?? PLEASE TELL ME ITS NOT ... I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE MY GOAL...

THIS IS MY LIFE NOW...


MY CHOSEN CALLING....


ITS NOT LIKE I AM LOOKING TO BE IFBB PRO OVERNIGHT...


BUT SOMEONE TOLD ME ITS TOO LATE TO PURSUE THIS KIND OF CAREER FOR MYSELF... I CALLED BS...


WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK??



CAN IT BE DONE??



CAN I HIT THAT STAGE AND HIT IT WITH A VENGEANCE??


I WOULD SAY I WOULDNT BE AMATEUR COMP READY FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 18 MONTHS... MAYBE SOONER BUT I AM SAYING 18 MONTHS TO ALLOT FOR A LIL EXTRA GIVE IN MY TIME FRAME... I WOULD BE 29 WHEN I FIRST STEPPED ON A STAGE.. TOO LATE?? JUST IN TIME?? MISSED THE BOAT?? OR GOOD TO GO.. DONT WORRY.. YOU GOT THIS BRO.. DONT GIVE UP .. YOU CAN DO IT !!!


P.S.- Sorry bout the caps... forgot it was on...

[T-MOS]

my first natural competition was at age 33

so go for it !!!!


I won first place novice by the way.....and best poser

[FireGuy]

27 when I did my first show.

[ghettoboyd]

go for it bro. im actually thinking of compeating myself but have no asperations of going pro,just a goal to shoot for. if you know of anything local let me know.its never to late to try to acomplish your dreams. if you dont try youll live in regret wondering what if?

[The Deuce]

my first natural competition was at age 33

so go for it !!!!


I won first place novice by the way.....and best poser

Thank you T-MOS that just totally made my day... I can do this... no no... I WILL DO THIS !!

I have this weird drive to me.. God Blessed me with a Naturally Large Frame to Build On and I says to my Wife.. Hun, I was made to be a bodybuilder.. look at me, I have it.. I am doing this. I can make it, as far as being the next JAY CUTLER, or Branch Warren.. Thinking that far ahead for me will just be basically admitting defeat... I have to take this one step at a time.

Right now, My main Goal right now... SHORT-TERM ... Get rid of all of this FAT... All of it.. From there I can just Bulk Bulk Bulk... PLUS I love chicken.. I think I can and honestly will consume that meat in mass quanities everyday for the rest of my life.. I dont get sick of it.. You know how when You are dieting and you are just like ugh another thing of oats... ugh... more broccoli rabe... ugh more EGG WHITES !! UGH !! Not with me... I just eat, no just for eating but for the nutrition i know I am getting from it.

My Mom is like.. How do you eat like it. You can't even taste it. You just are basically vacuuming it into your mouth. And I am like MA, Food to me isn't about HOW GOOD IT TASTES.. its, about... what you get out of it... if I lived off food that tasted good then well I wouldnt be a bodybuilder.. I would eat cereals full of sugar, and cheeze itz and wheat thins, and chips and soda and ICE CREAM (I still have some of this occasionally lol... cheat meal!!)... but I gave all of that JUNK UP a while ago to tackle this goal, ive allowed to make my body adhere to those staples, to allow my body to achieve the goals... i believe that I have to shelter myself in a box, EAT,SLEEP, and TRAIN .. My mind is 100 percent focused on what I need to do... now it's just time to dial it in and complete this goal... And

I appreciate every bit of help, and knowledge that EVERYONE gives me on here.. I know I would not be able to do this on my own and EVERYONE here is more than willing to offer their assistance to make sure, I am doing things correctly !!! And for that I appreciate GREATLY... This place means the world to me.. GREAT BRO's, Great Advice, wealth of knowledge, and good humor makes for a great environment to learn !! SO THANK YOU... To EVERYONE.. FOR EVERYTHING.. I Mean that from the very bottom of my Heart.

27 when I did my first show.

See that just made me smile.. that just shows I have enough time to do this... I will do this.. I am not doing it for the money.. cause GOD knows there isn't a lot of money in it at all.. Unless you are the lucky few of the IFBB PRO. I mean you win MR. O... You get a quarter of a Million, Hummer, and a watch... You step in the cage against Brock Lesnar you are almost guaranteed the same amount of money.. so for me it isnt about the money... It's about what I want, about what I need to achieve for myself... which is to be a GREAT BODYBUILDER !!

go for it bro. im actually thinking of compeating myself but have no asperations of going pro,just a goal to shoot for. if you know of anything local let me know.its never to late to try to acomplish your dreams. if you dont try youll live in regret wondering what if?

Thanks Man, oh I am going for it.. believe you me.. EVERYDAY !!! I am dedicating EVERYDAY to the pursuit of this... You are right.. You need a goal to strive for.. whether its just a past time or a full time job as a pro.. a goal is a goal is a goal !

I am not going to live in the WHAT IF... not anymore....


Yah I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED on Local Comps definitely...

[alpmaster]

You do understand that these people you quoted are just stating when they entered a bodybuilding competition? Yes, you can compete at any age and win at almost any age (thank god for test), but an IFBB Pro? Sorry, I think you missed that boat.

[xavier_888888]

Go for it bro!! Good luck!

[MIKE_XXL]

Go for it Bro, my first show was around 27-28yo...and i am about to do it again first time back on stage in over 5 years...go get'em...

[The Deuce]

You do understand that these people you quoted are just stating when they entered a bodybuilding competition? Yes, you can compete at any age and win at almost any age (thank god for test), but an IFBB Pro? Sorry, I think you missed that boat.

LOL... There is ALWAYS one in every crowd... a mood killer, a downer, a pessimistic ... MAYBE... Just MAYBE I should do my damnedest to prove you WRONG !!! I am Genetically superior than most.. OLDER yes... NEVER COMPETED ... Yes... BUT I HAVE THIS WEIRD ABILITY TO BUILD MUSCLE AND KEEP IT... My natural genetic limit was 230lbs. Not 205 like most... I was blessed with a large FRAME.. Some IFBB pro's are what 33-34?? That is 6 years away.

You telling me in 6 years I can not add lets say 60lbs of muscle with assistance of a proper diet, training, supplementation, and AAS and Peptides (HGH, IGF, Insulin) ?? I bet I can...

Do I agree with you.. YES. Do I think I missed the boat... YEP. But that doesnt mean I can't PUSH IT and STRIVE and NO TELLING WHAT CAN HAPPEN with enough Motivation and the Proper training will do...

I am not gonna disagree with you.. yes I do think that I will never make it to IFBB PRO.. but if I GO IN WITH THAT MINDSET I AM GUARANTEED TO FAIL !!

BUT...

If I go in Gunning to make it as an IFBB Pro.. even though I may FAIL at least I gave it a gallant effort.. its not like I am just starting to pick up my first weight yesterday, I have been LIFTING since I was 15... Consistently for 8 years..

Had to stop after my accident... depression set in and I let myself GO and am just starting to get back on track now...

Will I be in shape to compete sometime soon... EFFIN A RIGHT I AM !! Will I exceed 275LB?? You better believe it.. you forget.. I was 250lbs. 8% BF at one point.. I can get big.. I know I can.. I just never thought of competing .. it was never a thought... NOW !!

That I dont have to work... and can dedicate every waking second to training.. WHO KNOWS WHAT I CAN ACHIEVE... But your right... IFBB PRO is probably a PIPE DREAM... but then again.. ya never ever know.

God Blessed me with the Gift to GROW and Maintain Muscle fairly easy.. I mean what I was before was before I knew what I know now.. and now that I am more knowledgable who knows what I am capable of...

Whether I make it Pro or not is neither here nor there.. I just wanna get into competition SHAPE... and COMPETE.. AND WIN !!! Time to bring home the trophies baby !!

[alpmaster]

Dude, aren't you 27 or something? What is all of this "I NEED TO HAVE THIS MINDSET (AND CAPSLOCK) SO I CAN DO EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED TO DO BECAUSE GOD FORBID I ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGED MY CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SKY FELL DOWN."

You know how you looked, you want to get back there, you want to compete, you want to love bodybuilding and live the lifestyle BUT YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THIS EPIC HEROIC MOVIE OF A GUY WHO BEAT THE ODDS TO BECOME AN IFBB PRO FOR ALL THE GLORY AND PASSION.

Seriously... get over yourself, and enjoy life while you're living it.

[Reed]

You have plenty of time if you put your heart into. Always pursue your dreams.

Toney freeman quit for an extended period and did not even become a professional till late in his late thirties. And made his Olympia debut at age 41, placed 7th, age 42 placed 5th. He continues to look better and better.

But you'll need to dedicate every ounce of your soul into this, no more half assing. I also think you'd need to get your cycles to be more reasonable instead of running a shit ton of compounds (3 gram cycles) especially at your current development, just being honest here. I'm staying smart and won't be doing a heavy bulker next round.

Let the training and diet do the work and be smart about your training and dieting, start reading books of training, watching videos, etc etc. The more and more drugs you continue to bump the less things you'll have to fall back on as you need to progress.

[The Deuce]

Just edited ok..

[The Deuce]

You have plenty of time if you put your heart into. Always pursue your dreams.

Toney freeman quit for an extended period and did not even become a professional till late in his late thirties. And made his Olympia debut at age 41, placed 7th, age 42 placed 5th. He continues to look better and better.

But you'll need to dedicate every ounce of your soul into this, no more half assing. I also think you'd need to get your cycles to be more reasonable instead of running a shit ton of compounds (3 gram cycles) especially at your current development, just being honest here. I'm staying smart and won't be doing a heavy bulker next round.

Let the training and diet do the work and be smart about your training and dieting, start reading books of training, watching videos, etc etc. The more and more drugs you continue to bump the less things you'll have to fall back on as you need to progress.

Thank you Reed,

I really appreciate it...

I know it seems liike I do all these crazy cycles.. but truth be told brotha...

I have done 1 cycle... just 1 in the past 2 years... and it lasted 12 weeks.

It was a Test Prop Only cycle... 100mgs ED for the most part...

When you see my POSTS talking about this compound or that... I am basically asking a WHAT IF scenario if I decided to add it to the next cycle or not ya know?

As you know.. I AM ON TRT... So I get to inject 200mgs EW ... so basically Thats all I do...

I really dont want to over do it... I dont ... so thats why I ask so many questions about compounds and such and it makes it seem like I am constantly on multiple grams per week cycles ya know...


I never once said I am actually injecting this or that, in my PAST ... yes I did a lot... I was compound KING... I did it all, just because I thought I was unstoppable... A Chevy 2500HD taught me different...

yes I used to do all kinds of compounds... IT WORKED !! GOD DID IT EVER WORK... But honestly... HONESTLY... I believe thats the reason I am 27 and on TRT ... ya know?? Young dumb and with the test full of well you know the rest of the saying.. lol...

Now I am actually I want to be serious about this so.. all I will do is simple SHORT burst cycles... and my TRT/HGH regimen... Nothing extravagant for awhile... HONESTLY... After my next short BURST CYCLE.. which will only be 6 weeks of TREN... because well its going to expire and I want to use it whilst it is still good... neither here nor there...

I am going to do whatever I can with my TRT and DIET until I hire my own NUTRITIONIST/ BODYBUILDING COACH or whatever I need to do...

I MUST ADMIT... I HAVE A LOT OF FRIGGEN LEARNING TO DO, and I am behind the 8-ball so to speak... meaning running short on time so IT is time I start doing all I can now...