It’s all good. By debating the options and defending the positions I can find out what means the most to me. Thus I will know where my heart is and what I will/want to be doing. Just in the short time talking wiht you all I know I do not want to make my training and diet about getting uber ripped, I just can’t get “up” for that. But Holy shit sir_tris you are extremely ripped! Nice job!
Yep it comes down to two diametrically opposed goals…but are they? There are lots of 242 and 198 and below MASTER lifters pressing a hell of allot more than 500 pounds. I don’t see how getting fat relates to gaining strength. If I eat clean and put myself in a small caloric deficit I should be fine and still look pretty good doing it!
On a side note Cap I’m not sure where you were going with the age thing. When I started power lifting at age 40 I put 100 pounds on my bench in two years. This year I shaved a full second off my 40 time when i started training for football at the age of 44. Yes, I realize I cannot recover or build like a 20 something but there are gains to be made at any age. The injury thing is really non-relevant. It happens and it is the risk everyone takes when competing in anything.
However I did like the irony of the gal who is rolling with a 5 time national champion warning me about getting hurt! It was only my triceps but I was ready for anything everytime I took the field and I knew what the risks are/were and yes it was worth it to play, at least for me it was. But then again if it were easy where would the fun in that be?