Gaining Muscle and Losing Fat (2015)

[Boss302]

Yeah, I'm still at it and I will be starting a fresh new thread in a couple of weeks for 2017 with my revised workout, supplements, diet setup, pictures, etc.

Looking forward to the fresh thread. Have a relatively new home gym built with some Rogue Fitness equipment and I am loving it. I was kind of trapped into doing the same thing due to crowded gym and now I have a newer routine built around the powerlifts that constantly changes.

 

[fan27]

I have been doing great with my workouts but the "diet" is killing me!! Having kids and thus sweets constantly in house is challenging to say the least.

 

[achilles28]

Everyone still at it? The road to full recovery has been enlightening. September was the bottom for me. Just couldn't get it through my thick skull that I had to basically start fresh. I had this thought if I can't do what I want then just bury me. Well, two more trips to the ER during September got my attention and death didn't look so inviting
First I just had to rest and do nothing, and I mean nothing. I was seriously fatigued. Second, I had to start eating some real meat and not just rely on protein supplements. Easy and sensible as this sounds I struggled with it, but finally came around. I felt so much better physically and mentally once I did. After a couple weeks I started walking, just walking. Sometimes on the hamster mill, sometimes outside. Couple weeks of that I began to incorporate some weight lifting. Surprisingly, dare I say shockingly, my muscle strength had improved. Now I lift every third day and walk inbetween day. Some walks are brisk, some more casual. Typically I walk 5 to 7 miles and I break that up into two separate walks per day. I do not walk much on the lift day, just walk my dog that day
I have gained 15 pounds during the last six weeks per doctors suggestion, but nothing added to my waistline, so I'm guessing it's more muscle mass than not. That's it for now. I hope your journey down this path is a little less eventful than mine, but I did learn a few things about myself. Some good, some bad. Course corrections in process.

My friend. Talk to your doctor. If you're over the age of >50, not long before the old mast stops flying...... Get on TRT. Balls dont work much past 55-60. Quality of life improves dramatically. Work 10 times as hard for half the results without it. What you need and what you lack are the androgens. Google HRT for women. Decade-long practice. Makes women feel good. Same shit happens for older men. All our 'feel good' and fat-loss hormones plummet with aging. I'm on TRT and won't look back. Peace.

As a side note - I dropped 35 pounds since I started TRT in the spring. Cut out half a gallon of milk a day. Down 4 inches on the waist. Haven't been in the gym since the spring and cheat 3-4 times a week. Real easy to stay in shape now. Had I been in the gym, I'd be jacked.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

If you're over the age of >50, not long before the old mast stops flying...... Get on TRT. Balls dont work much past 55-60.

Speak for yourself, boyo.

On the plus side, I hear that each TRT program comes complete with a complimentary last will & testament kit.

 

[achilles28]

Speak for yourself, boyo.

On the plus side, I hear that each TRT program comes complete with a complimentary last will & testament kit.

Funny. What size is the waist broheim

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Funny. What size is the waist broheim

On an empty stomach, <30". I wear 29" jeans comfortably; 30" jeans are loose at the waist after the first wearing following a wash. Of course, I'm short, so that may have something to do with it. Even so, I'm 58 and still sport a 6-pack, although admittedly it doesn't look quite as angry as it did when I was younger.

 

[achilles28]

On an empty stomach, <30". I wear 29" jeans comfortably; 30" jeans are loose at the waist after the first wearing following a wash. Of course, I'm short, so that may have something to do with it. Even so, I'm 58 and still sport a 6-pack, although admittedly it doesn't look quite as angry as it did when I was younger.

thats insane. Whats ur bf %?

 

[big mac]

wowsa haven't fit into 29" genes since I was...like never. 34's are snug on me after 5 "wearings" and no washies.

 

[big mac]

they don't even make men's genes in 29 size do they? shop in Jr dept?

 

[Frederick Foresight]

thats insane. Whats ur bf %?

Presently, I don't know. I only had my body fat measured once. It was in 1992 or 1993, when I was in my mid-30s at the Dunfield Club in Toronto, where I worked out at the time. They measured me at 7% using a caliper, which I understand is not the most accurate tool for measuring true body fat. In any event, even if it had been an accurate reading at the time, I'm quite confident that I presently wouldn't come in at a single digit.