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Originally Posted by burnin_vernon
It's well known that into your 30s, and especially after age 35, mens' ability to gain muscle decreases dramatically.
I'd just like to say, that at age 39, after working out on/off for 17 years I am setting personal bests in almost every exercise. I've even had multiple people comment on my increased muscularity.
You just have to be consistent. The only thing I'm doing differently than when I was in my 20s is that I keep going to the gym. I only do 3 lifting days a week for 45 minutes, and 2-3 days of cardio. I don't even have the goal to be big. I just want to be fit and functional. I track all my workouts and try to beat them every week. When I plateau, I change the exercises or the volume.
Now if only I can stop eating like a stoned teen-aged goat I may actually look as good as I feel...
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It's what you eat that matters, I eat like a starving crazed horse but lost a solid 5% bf in the past 6 months.
Stay the heck away from heavy processed foods, there are a lot of foods that are better off not eating if you aren't eating something to help digest it as it takes away your vitality and places stress on the digestive system. If you eat probiotics with every meal you'll notice a difference in 2 weeks. The losing strength thing is usually due to awful diet over extended periods of time that results in the body losing its ability to maintain vitality.