Years half over
How are you holding up?

33 and the biggest loser you'll ever see in your life. I hope I get the courage to not make it to 34 in December.

>>76382907 (OP)
Started lifting at 39. 1.5 years in and I got a 265 bench, 345 squat, and 455 deadlift. Hoping to hit 3/4/5 before 45. I'm bald and hairy though so that's rough.

>29 but 30 in a month
lifting since 25, no huge changes desu

You're beyond your peak years and look old to everyone that's not a boomer, your test levels are dropping to troon levels yet you havent even locked a wife or had kids yet
It's over for oldtroons

Is the leanpill achievable after 30? People say it's comparatively harder to keep a low bodyfat than maintain muscle past your youth. I have limitations that prevent me from being able to lift heavy, so being lean is my personal peak. Is it a fool's errand?

>>76382907 (OP)
Turning 30 in less than two weeks. Kinda worried but I've mostly gotten over it in my mind. Gonna miss being "young" and in my own 20s but it happens to everyone. Feels weird that I don't feel that much different than I was at 22 or something, but at the same time that feels like an entirety different person.

>>76382992
Not being able to keep in shape is an old wife's tale. It's from a bygone era when men had to buckle down and work 60-80+ weeks to support their family, and then all free time is taken up by said family. If you don't have those barriers, you can stay in good shape until your body really starts breaking down. Varies person to person, but 50's to 60's typically.

>>76382992
Hell I'm okay just not being fat/skinnyfat
I don't delude myself north of 35.

>two hip surgeries
>five knee surgeries
>can barely squat anymore
>knees are feverish all the time
The fever is concerning. When my hands get cold, I just warm them by cupping my knees. I have to get both knees and hips replaced, so says the doctor, but he talked me into getting my legs TAKEN OFF MY BODY AND CLEANED UP AND REATTACHED because "it's better to wait as long as you can so the technology can get better."

I gotta get foot surgery next month. Apparently I broke my heels several times and never noticed. Other doc says I can limp on the one foot, but this foot is pretty bad and that's why I'm limping more than usual.
>>76382992
I'm 40 and pretty lean, so I have to assume so. I used to be bulky, linebacker build, but nowadays I'm wiry.

>>76383048
Are you memeing or is your body really that fucked?

>>76382907 (OP)
Pretty good, got over some chronic knee and tricep injuries can get back to lifting harder and running more.

>>76383057
Heh
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Let me sing you the song of my people:
>three discs out in cervical spine
>tongue is too fat and long for my face, apparently I've had sleep apnea my whole life and never noticed, got fitted for a mouth and jaw device because CPAPs are just for fat people, explains why I've been tired my whole life
>nose got broke sometime, other docs thought it was just asthma, been breathing steroids for 20 years, just a shattered nose
>tonsils removed three months ago because that was what was causing face infections and white blood cell spikes, again never noticed and thought it was allergies based on what docs said
>pinched nerve in my ear canal, other doc says it was like that my whole life, explains your ear infections that weren't a thing
>two feet of intestines and colon removed, football injury, doc asked if I was in a car accident or a tank that took an iraqi shell, just college football, gangrene, infection destroyed my pancreas, have to take synthetic enzymes
>first four knee surgeries in college, fine, whatever, who cares
>another knee surgery in grad school, doc asked how I was able to walk
>doc did my other knee when I started PhD
>doc also did both of my hips, doesn't ask me how I can walk anymore, had to stitch together what little labrum I had left, said give him a call when I'm 50 if he's still working and he will see me "ASAP" because "you are not going to be able to walk" and "your grandmother had Lou Gehrig's Disease? ok, it's not that bad, but you're going to fall down a lot"
No. I'm not memeing. I'm drunk and frustrated that I can't lift heavy.

>>76382992
How lean are you talking? Pic was me at 37 and despite the potato quality you can see I had abs. It was a *lot* harder to have them at 37 than it was when I had them at 26 and at 17. To get any lower bodyfat than that would have been a masochistic chore. At 47 I have given up on abs and am focussing on being at the skinny end of builtfat (no gut but no abs either).

>>76383099
Holy shit, you've got a rap sheet like an infanteer. GL anon

>33
>6'4
>205
>1/2/3/4

Still have a beer belly though, thinking about cutting down to 195 to see if that helps.

>>76382907 (OP)
I'm in the best shape of my life, training to beat my highschool mile PR right now and I think I'll be in shape to do it by around thanksgiving.

Wish I had started minoxadil/finasteride sooner but my hair is filling out again.

Wish I had started taking care of my skin sooner but between korean sunscreens and accutane, things are looking better than ever.

Never too late to make a change (31).

>Starting lifting at 20
>Still lifting now at 35
>Can bench 3 plates, other lifts are also better than ever
>only roided twice at 22 and 24, natty for 10+ years
Feels good

>>76382985
LOL. You are a loser, and you will always be a loser. Me?
>had a fairly successful career as a chef, held titled positions in best in city restaurants in three major cities in the U.S.
>would’ve won a James beard award in 2020 had they not been cancelled
>covid utterly broke me and my love for cooking
>in college at 36 studying chemical engineering
>4.0 gpa
>actually really good at calculus and organic chemistry despite never graduating highschool
>got sober
>in the best shape of my life
>still have all my hair and a youthful complexion (thanks for the good genes mom)
>dating a 25 year old
>becoming quite competent at drums

My life is better than I could e ever imagined and this is just the start :)

>can play picrel almost flawlessly at 125 bpm

>>76383154
>in the best shape of my life
>training to beat my highschool mile PR
huh

>>76383179
I didn't start lifting until after highschool. Spent a few years not really exercising, got into the gym, put on about 50lbs. So although I'm not quite as fast as I was then, overall I'm in way better shape, because I'm not just a skinny twig that can run fast.

>>76383173
anon who is about to fall apart at the seams had a more interesting life than you

>>76383173
No kids at 36? Grim

>>76382985
Thanks zoomy

39 here, health and fitness wise this year has been a disaster. Tired all the time, sore, cranky, basically completely bald now. I haven't been in a gym of any kind since my second kid. I had just got my purple in bjj but I don't think I'm going back. Injuries are fine when you are in your 20s with no real commitments but now I have to keep up with kids, fix shit around the house and can't be hobbling around like a fucking rotted corpse.

I don't know what people do for weight routines anymore, back when I used to go here all the time it was all 5x5s and 5/3/1. Maybe I'm at the age where I should just be doing cables and walking around naked in the locker room drying my sack.

All I think about is far behind I am and how much I’ve wasted my life. I’m so embarrassed and humiliated and ashamed.

>>76383190
Bitter loser
>>76383206
Children are going to happen by 40. I’ve not been in a good place mentally until now so I never wanted to bring a child into the world who I wasn’t able to properly care for

>>76383173
When you post LARPs, you should make them somewhat believable

>>76383173
Funny, as soon as you posted this I had to play it on my pad.
What book is this? I'm always looking for good hand exercise books... I just went through Gaddiments which I would recommend if you don't have it. Only so many times you can go through stick control, accents and rebounds, and the dawson routine until you want something new...

>>76383225
>im a boring loser who had wasted his entire life therefore everybody else is
LOL. I’ve also slept with at least 50 women (vast majority being white, only 1 fat chick) idk the exact number, I stopped counting a long time ago.

>>76383137
Eh it’s more of you being weak. At 205lbs you should be at 1.5-2/3/4/5. More time lifting and recomp or cutting now to look decent. Realistically you should be at 2/4/5/6 at 205, and for your height you can get to 2.5-3/5/6/7 at 250 after a few years even in your 30s obviously this may take longer being older.
1/2/3/4 is not a good standard, it’s good if you’re like 140-170lbs. The standard should be 2/3/4/5 at 200lbs and include weighed pull-ups along with curls

>Visiting Mom in hometown for a few weeks
>Work during the day, chat with her, then just kill time

Nothing really to do, nobody worth visiting still lives around here.
Just working out a little and passing time.
Can't believe I spent years doing basically just this.

It's nice seeing family, but I'll be happy to get back to my home and girl and routine.
Pretty bored, but it feels good man finally feeling satisfied with my normal life.
Trying not to gain too much fat in the meantime.

>>76383206
>brother is 38 turning 39 this year
>he is an abusive asshole
>he doesn't even have a gf
>be me
>babyface at 32 with the body of a 23 year old
we're winning boys

>>76383228
I’m not sure which book it’s from, my drum teacher made the copy for me. It’s absolutely crazy how much better I’ve gotten on the entire kit from just grinding this exercise daily. Starting at 90bpm and going up by 10bpm after goi g through it twice at each speed, once left hand lead once right hand lead.

The three camps march exercise also leveled me up bigtime; starting at 40bpm and sticking the doubles before getting to the point of rolling was so tough.

>>76383223
respect bro ignore the random hater. i'm jealous your life sounds awesome

>>76383239
I’m not gloating; I very nearly blew my brains out in 2022. It’s but for the grace of god that I’m alive. It’s never too late, bro. In so grateful for everything, the good and the bad.

>>76383173
>high school dropout who is a top chef then just goes to get a very difficult chemical engineering degree, aces every class, also looks young, alpha has fucked hundreds of women and dates women 10+ years younger than him, also great at drums, not a single negative thing and one of the biggest chads you’ll ever find
Crazy to find a guy like this on 4chan but I guess it’s all possible

>>76383247
Yeah, my life is pretty bitchin. It’s been a wild ride. Also:
>never said I was top chef, said I held titled positions (sous and chef de cuisine)
>never said I was great at drums, said I’m pretty competent
You know how I get good grades and am getting good at drums? I put in the time. I just TRY. You should give it a shot sometime, if you hustled as hard as you hated you wouldn’t be such a loser.

>>76383230

>I’ve also slept with at least 50 women (vast majority being white, only 1 fat chick
>only 1 fat chick

Lyin' ass nigga.

No man who is that much of a pussy-hound hasn't gone hoggin' at least a few times.

>>76383254
Swear to god. I could maybe say it was two because there was a chick I met in rehab when I was in highschool who I hadn’t seen for a year and she gained weight. I made us shitty mac and cheese and then hit it raw and she bled all over my bed sheets/cock/pubes.

I hate fat people

>38
>resting heart rate in the low 40s.
>lifts are all pretty mediocre. (Nobody really gives a shit; as long as your body is an inverted triangle, just be a fun hang).
>latina milfs at work 'mire.
Gotta do at least two of the three things every day:
Train your brain, that's why I meditate/do calc/piano.
Train your heart. I run or erg everyday for around an hour. ~150bpm running, 130 bpm rowing.
Train your ass. If your killstroke does not explode her cervix like its Alderaan, what's the point?

>>76383223
>I’ve not been in a good place mentally until now so I never wanted to bring a child into the world who I wasn’t able to properly care for
This sentence alone already makes you a better father candidate than most "men" out there, wishing you the best in life anon.

>>76382907 (OP)
>>76382907 (OP)
Why is it so hard to be consistent bros? This has been my #1 problem since i started lifting "seriously" 10 years ago.

I can go steady for a month or two but invariably something throws me off. Sickness, work, family, whatever.

>tfw barely in 1/2/3/4 club and been lifting inconsistently for 8 years now

>>76382907 (OP)
>43 in next few month
>Feeling the decline now boys recovery takes longer but its just nature
>Can no longer do full body 3x times a week and now switch to just 2x for maintenance and the rest is cardio here and there
>The good is still look 10+ year younger because of good genes and no injury
>My dick health is not so good anymore, and i take cialis 2.5mg everytime i need to perform in bed. I suspect i got several STD because never use condom and always do it with cheap slut/ whore
>Above my dick already have lump of meat which i suspect from hpv virus. But it's there from my youth but it keeps getting bigger now almost like tumor. I need to repent bros
>Still hoping for 16-24 virgin to be my wife but that hope is diming now but alas still searching for it and hope to make it

>>76383339
Hello fellow true boomer, 44 here

37, just had a son. Other parent-anons, how soon did y'all start lifting again? My sleep's still fucked although it's getting better, and I've really noticed how much longer it takes to recover from injuries.
Other than that I'm still just as fit as I was in my 20s. All but given up drinking at this point though so thats good.

>>76383345
How are you doing? Got kids?

>36
>first marriage failed (separated, not divorced yet, zero hope of recovery weve been apart more than 6 mo. And the divorce would be a formality at this point)
>got a son out of it, spends most of his time with me, mom doesn't care for being a mom
>low six figure income
>met a cute 26 yo Saturday, went out to dinner Monday, have an unspecified date for Friday and Saturday
Not bad.

>>76382947
fucking nice dude, what were your starting numbers and how much did and do you weigh?

>>76383260

>Swear to god. I could maybe say it was two because

Oh, so it's 2 now.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but... only a dumpster-diving, hog-riding, sow-seeding, XL-bully-bitch-breeding, whaling captain would be degenerate enough to invoke our Lord in defense of his fornication bona fides.

I'm just fucking around bro, congrats on kicking booze or drugs or whatever it was.

>>76382985

>"my whole identity is being in my 20s"

60 year-old men in the 1980s had higher T than you. Unless you shun the typical Western diet and somehow live like your grandfather did, you're as fucked as anyone else here.

31 (or 32 idk anymore) and I'm in better shape than I was last year. I'm also in better shape, better health and better mentally than I was 2 months ago. It also helps that I haven't had a job for a year

>>76382907 (OP)
I am already dead

>started lifting with the bros at 21
>mfw 31 now
>I’m the last one still lifting

>>76382907 (OP)
Feels like I'm running slower these days. I don't like it. But I feel like if I exert myself too much, I won't be able to get back up. Kind of glad it's hot these days. I kind of want to start lifting and building muscle mass, because I'm tired of being disrespected by my coworkers for being skinny and quiet.

>>76382907 (OP)
32. 5'10 190
trying to get to 1/2/3/4 before it is too late. i am at 155/245/335/365 right now. fucking deadlift cmon

>>76383375
35, thinking bout leaving her for good. Tried a few times but she talked me out of it. This time I have something better on the other side, more self-esteem, and a lot of life to live over again. Here’s to a second chance.

>32
>normal guys my age have done everything expected…very fit, married likely with kids, house, top career, a decade plus of adult living
>I still live like a child, a failed to launch arrested development loser
>even being around people my age, or younger than me, or older than me, is just a reminder of how I’m so far behind in fitness, relationships, career, finances, and life in general that I’m too ashamed and humiliated to even be around other people

If you had told me when I graduated high school that this is how life would be, I would have killed myself after graduation to save me this misery

Turning 30 in 2 months.

Got a kid (first one) four months ago, which so far has messed up the relationship with the wife. Nothing too serious, just annoying the little shit can cause so much chaos. He’s cute tho.

Started spinning classes twice a week in January, it’s quite fun and effective, burning about 800 kcal per session. Paired with 16:8 IF and semi-keto I’ve lost 10 kgs this year, now at 75.

Doing a full upper-body workout twice a week as well, so the training is going well, I’m nearing my prime form when I was 21, so that’s something.

All in all 7/10, waiting for my son to grow up so there’s time and energy for more chill adult time.

>>76382907 (OP)
43 (almost 44) and physically fine, no supps or drugs. Staying in shape is pretty easy. I train maybe twice a week, for 60 mins total, I try to train as little as possible while still hitting everything since training itself is unhealthy and ageing. I don't quite eat a carnivore diet, but it's like probably 90% fish, eggs, meat with 10% discretionary for socialising. I don't count calories. I also try to get sun as often as possible throughout the year. I never use sunscreen and have been sunbathing like this for maybe 15 years. I think this is really important for hormone function and is another element that modern people are completely wrong about.

Around my mid-30s is when nearly everyone around me started to get out of shape, especially the women. People generally do everything wrong and try to compensate by going to the gym more often. Everything starts from eating and living naturally, if you do that then your body won't fight you, it will want to be lean.

>>76383626
Lookin good bro. How is your cardio?

>>76382985
can't wait for alphoomers to be doing the same thing but x2 worse to you lmao.

>>76383626
Incredible body no homo

>34
>look 24
Korean genetics my chigga

>>76382907 (OP)
Pretty much haven't lifted at all this year, except for a few weeks in April or so. Lost most of my size, rarely have the motivation or energy to lift and when I do I don't have the time. A lot of it had to do with my job and poor sleep and health (just not feeling well). It's funny, because it all went downhill after I happened to make a lot of money and had my peak physique. Maybe it was the realization that it all didn't make a difference. Not in the sense that I was hoping for certain things to change in my life, money and a good physique just didn't have any impact on how I felt. I feel like I am physically sick or have some illness that needs to be cured in order to ever feel good again.

>>76382992
Just look at ukrainian soldiers returning from russian prison camps for inspiration.
If some old guy in a pow camp can achieve leanpill so can you in the comfort of your home.

>>76383026
>>76383109
it's doable. I'm at one of the most lean periods in my life (excepting when I was 17-22 which required literally 0 effort), but it takes massive amounts of discipline, specially with things to avoid. The things I found made the most difference were refraining from alcohol completely (like completely not just "drinking in moderation/once a week") and never having refined sugar. For the most part I think I could improve even further by avoiding carbs but I can't be bothered.
It's harder but not impossible. 43 btw.

>>76383895
Even your body screams 40

>>76382947
You're also incredibly fat, you should lose weight

>>76382985
Bruh got the uncs malding

>>76382907 (OP)
Can't squat with full rom because of achilles tendinitis from rooning. Can't curl/row properly after falling off a cliff and fucking up my elbow. Just waiting to be able to do the full routine again.
I'm way past fifty and now I'm starting to see the deterioration where small injuries (for a younger man) ruin everything and take ages to heal. Then again I'm happy it took this long before any troubles at all.

No problems yet (fitness related). Started at age 29, now age 34, fingers crossed
>strength goes up
>muscle volume goes up (sloowly)
3pl8 bench shall be mine

>all these replies on a thread just started today
Holy fuck is most of this board millenials and boomers? I’m 24 and I just assumed most of you were zoomoids like me

>>76383977
You're seriously surprised that a 22 year old website has an older user base on average?

>>76383977
I'm betting a lot of the posters here were in there teens to early 20's when posting. This place has been here for a while

>>76383626
>no supps or drugs

lol

>>76383662
I don't do cardio. I just walk when I need to.
>>76383734
thx bro
>>76384014
I take that as a compliment. I maxed out naturally after 2-3 years serious lifting in my 20s and have basically looked the same for about 18 years since then. Sometimes a bit bigger but fatter and sometimes I get diced but look frail. So I generally stay around 12% bf and that suits me best, I like having some ab definition without looking emaciated or stringy.

>>76383977
You were 5 when I started posting

>>76382992
Nigga are you're suddenly immune to death by starvation once you hit 30?

>>76383720
Gen alpha and zoomers are the same generation, only millennials seethe about everyone in every direction.

>>76384082
Patently incorrect. Zoomers belong to gen Z (97-2012) gen A (2013-present). Impressive how wrong you autismos can be and say it with such confidence. Retard

I’m turning 33 in September and this year has been a roller coaster. I met a girl in January I was about to marry but we broke up late may and now I’m back to square one. Right now I just finished lifting and I’m sitting a cafe alone drinking orange juice and I dread going to work at the moment so I’m chilling with vidya and lots of lifting. I did work hard from may until now tho.

>>76382907 (OP)
>skate for 4 hours yesterday
>can barely walk today
boomerbros...

Zoomers boast about their “youthfulness” as if we have never been young and they will always be young. That's the irritating thing about it. It's as if they somehow think that we have never experienced what they are experiencing. We've been there, done that. They hit a raw nerve with "older" people who have been denied some experiences, but for most, this is simply not the case.

I am a fat bloated 29 year old alcoholic with no money and if I don't change I will die. 5 days sober though.

38, 183 80kg, for the life of me can't drop under 2500 kcals to get lean (fruit, vegetables and potatoes, eggs and greek yogurt is basically what I eat, with a small snack of 300kcals in the night). I have vacation coming up very soon and you can't see my abs, send help.

33 y.o
4pl8 bench
6pl8 sleeve squat
7pl8 deadlift

Getting stronger too, I dont have kids tho and dont plan on having kids so im in easy mode. The misses and I are DINKs (dual income no kids) and are both introverts so the only commitments I have are spending time with her & work, and my work is very very flexible.
Hoping for a 6.5pl8 squat & 7.5pl8 dead come end of year.

30, haven't been eating consistently and my lifts have stagnated. Need to get back on it since it's in turn fucking with my mental game when I'm doing squats and deadlifts
>>76383969
You'll get there fren. Wild, I made that pepe about a decade ago and I then see it out in the wild

Pretty good but I don't squat or deadlift anymore since it was regularly fucking up my lower back and I have accepted that I just don't have the leverages to do those exercises consistently well.

>>76383351
My second was born Friday and I’ve already lifted twice and ran a 5k. Hopefully you have adequate equipment at home. You do, right anon?

>>76384358
How's your recovery been? I've got a home gym but prefer to get out and roon this time of year. Fuck it you just convinced me to try a 5k this afternoon.

34 and in Ukraine.
Would like to go to the river, but that's just what they expect. Aging okay, and I also treat it like maturing. I respect my years.
Teaching the orphan that I've adopted almost every day, also throw ball with him and a styrofoam plane.
The heat is going away, and the war seems to coming to an end.

>>76384092
>you autismos
Ironic coming from the person who read "same generation" as literally being the same age bracket.

Early 50s reporting in. 30s were a mental health nightmare, just as my career was taking off. Took a little time out, burnt through my savings and went back to basics, moved somewhere quieter and concentrated on bringing up my kids. Not as fast or strong as I was 25 years ago but my brain is back and doing I'm doing OK.
Battle with the reaper long lost but IDGAF, and nor do some of the women as its expected as you age. No deep insights but maintain a moderate level of fitness (don't look like a blob or as if you try too hard) and don't lose the battle with booze. Since this is /fit/ I will suggest joining a sports club of some kind, if just to keep you socialised and a reason to keep in shape.

>>76382907 (OP)
38. Always feel I'm not lifting heavy enough. Not going as hard as I should be. Feel sore almost every day. Not even sure its all worth it anymore. Then I see the majority of people around me outside the gym, and realize I'm in better shape than most. I may not like where I am now, but gonna be better tomorrow.

>>76384503
>but my brain is back and doing I'm doing OK.

>>76383351
For my first I just kept lifting, becuase we could take turns.
I had a month off for my second because its busier.

>>76382907 (OP)
I'm doing okay. College and work at same time is hard.

>>76382985
>M-muh WIFE!!
Beta AF.

>>76383566
I have unusual circumstances. Normally I am not pro divorce but my wife has shown little interest in being a parent - I discovered through HER family members that while I was at work she would just turn on the TV and leave him in front of it all day. She'd feed and change him so it's not cut and dry negligence, but he has a substantial developmental delay that I'm trying to work through. I had to get him out of there, and she informally relinquished custody for most week days while i work from home. I had to hire a babysitter to help. I have a meeting with a lawyer to get the divorce process going - I'm willing to relinquish ALL my assets to preserve my access to my kid and most of my income to keep his recovery going so well see how that goes. I don't know how courts are going to see the TV issue but a lot of the separation is solved through mediation typically. Good luck anon, whatever your circumstances are.

>>76382907 (OP)
My cock is huge. Fertile women worship me.

-cervix impaler

>>76384608
Better to put him in nursery than in front of the tv
At least one parent is looking out for him, good luck anon

>>76382907 (OP)
>38, 6'3, 210 lbs
Not bad I guess.
Fucked my right forearm up early in the year and its just now getting back to normal after a few sessions of PT, so arms suffered some. Other than that had a month in the spring where I kept getting sick (first time in years) that took me out of the gym more than I would have liked. Need to cut back down to 10-12% though.
Still, three years ago I was a 270 lb, ~35% hambeast, so relative to that I'm doing fucking great physically.
Job is whatever, social life is nonexistent for reasons.

Reeeeeeeeporting

>>76382947
Get on TRT. You’ll be fine, you can absolutely hit those numbers before 45!

>>76382992
You can get lean at any age if you’re disciplined about what you eat. There’s more leniency when you’re young, but there are enough fat teenagers to show that youth isn’t a blank check. Buy a food scale. Track what you eat. It’s doable.

>>76383913
brother! so much the same. i randomly had major allergies this year, which I've never had before. went to an ent, had a ct scan of my head done, and my shit is just fucked. no prior indications. everything externally and at visual inspection is normal. but ive not been breathing right for who knows how long. leads to shit sleep, leads to no energy, leads to depression. ent also suggested allergy tests. turns out im also allergic to a fuck ton. only allergy ive ever had before was to certain cats. and, oh hey, allergies lead to inflammation, leads to poor breathing, leads to.... tldr, shop around for ant ent that'll give you a ct scan. you might feel fine, perform fine in gym, but still breath like a retard, and it just fucks with everything

>>76382907 (OP)
I started lifting again after 2 years.
Doing Golden six 3 times a week
These are my stats 2 months in.
Should I stick to it or jump on a better routine? I feel like I'm reaching a limit.

33 yo, 1.70cm , 70kg

>>76382907 (OP)
39yo in a few months.
my 40yo version can kick my 20yo version of myself.

>>76384608
>working with a kid
Just asking to get cucked

>>76382907 (OP)
Well lads, I had my first kid just before New Year’s. It was quite stressful as the poor thing ended up on the NICU. Since then I gained about 20lbs, however I made a commitment to myself to be a positive health role model for my kid. So I started losing weight and am now down 10 of the 20lbs gained since birth. I have to lose about 20 more after that to get into a normal BMI. Other than that doing alright.
If you don’t have kids I highly recommend it. Yes it is stressful, but most things in life worth doing take work. Something we should all be aware of.

>Wake up 4:30am, Roosterbro already waiting on porch railing like a G
>Feed Livestock, feed chickens, feed dogs
>Move a ton of bagged grain with gorilla cart, don't want to fire up 4wheeler and wake children
>Both my sons can both somehow hear the engine through multiple walls and dimensions
>7am now
>Sweaty af, strip shirt and jacket, clean up in water trough I just cleaned and filled while favorite Roosterbro stands guard
>Livestock dogs wander in from back 40, eat, and go to sleep in Roosterbro's Coop
>Drink like a camel right out of the hose because I know I won't get sick from my own wellwater
>Put roosterbro on shoulder like glorious retarded pirate captain
>Go sit on porch and chill for a minute, front yard hens are now awake
>Surrounded on porch small mob of Seramas who don't know I gave them Brahma chicks to foster
>Chicks are like 1/3 the size of the hens at a week or two old
>Roosterbro finally hops off shoulder to sit on my lap and falls asleep
>Little nigger sleeps so hard his head and neck is all floppy and shit

Life is good bros, I got 4 Dozen eggs today alone. Here is a picture of my roosterbro; the only chicken out of hundreds intelligent enough to respond to commands like a dog. I am convinced I knew him in another life or some shit.

Got approved for dutasteride as I was beginning to see some hairloss at my widows peak
I dont care if it makes me a tranny I just dont want to worry about losing the only thing that makes me handsome

39 and feeling good. I remember when I started lifting at, I think 26 or 27, the thought in my head was "I could have been jacked by now if I started x number of years ago. But if I start now, I can be in my 30's and jacked, or I can quit and be just another slob in my 30's." Never looked back, never took any extended breaks, stuck to my routine and kept lifting smart but hard. It paid off and feels great because at 39 I feel strong, energetic and have had no injuries and no aches or pains like so many people my age are getting, and I am "the fit guy" or the "dude you're jacked" guy to everyone. Some seethe and cope with little excuses, but most people are actually just very complimentary and speak with admiration for what good shape I am in. I actually had a zoomer approach me in the parking lot of the gym last week, and he was just looking for workout advice because I "looked really big and like you would know what you're talking about." I am proud of myself, feel good and feel comfortable and happy overall in my body and appearance. Otherwise life is good. Divorced several years ago, but worst thing about that was the lost time on her, life is better without her. Life definitely had a lot of ups and downs to get to a comfortable place by my mid 30's, but now I have I have a comfortable job and a nice house. Not a massive paycheck but a nice one and not a huge mansion but nice comfy house. So life is good. And I am really really glad I started lifting years ago. Literally everyone should. No matter who you are, you might as well be that plus fit.

>>76382934
suicide is the ultimate act of cowardice.

>>76385300
is it? or is the bravest thing to do?
not encouraging suicide by any means but I want to discuss this

>>76385342
No its only brave if your life is amazing
If your life is full of hardships and you chose to end everything then thats just cowardice of facing your hardships

>>76385350
you could aslo say it needs a pair of balls to get your life, knowing it is not reversible.
facing the fact you are not enough for those fights and taking the only thing that is truly yours, yourself

>>76383173
>LOL. You are a loser, and you will always be a loser. Me?
This is so pathetic to read, knowing it comes from a grown man

>>76385355
Facing that fact would be living with it
removing yourself from existence is not facing the fact

>>76385369
I'm not fluent in english. I'll try to explain myself better
let's say you have something very expensive, very valuable, for you at least.
destroying it is a stupid thing to do.
BUT
doing it would be brave? or coward?
wouldn't it take a lot of strength to destroy something so valuable for you?
can you put anything more valuable than your own life?
I wouldn't trade millions for my life, money would be worthless for me when dead

>>76385377
Destroying property takes balls because you have to live with the consequences
Destroying your life so you don't have to live with any consequences is cowardice

>>76385384
where do you draw the line? it's euthanasia also cowardice?

>>76385396
There is no line, just a gradient
A guy getting his dick and legs torn off by a landmine has more reason to kill himself than some emo retard who can still walk around and get shit done but has mental health issues
That doesn't mean it wouldn't be cowardice for the guy with no legs/dick to kill himself, he's just more justified

>>76384098
>I met a girl in January I was about to marry
Nigger, life isn't a Disney movie, you can't suss out a potential happily ever after in two months, that's barely long enough to be officially dating! Imagine being over 20 (let alone 30) and thinking your one true love is going to drop out of the sky and fix all your problems for you, no wonder you're single.

bags under my eyes have really killed my natural handsomeness. I am trying all of the eye creams but I feel its over. Not getting a surgery its just fucking over

>32
>got a blood test when I turned 30
>borderline high colesterol and insuline sensitivity
>quit lifting heavy over night
>eat less
>do more cardio
>cut down from 245lbs to 180lbs at 6’0
>great bloods now
I don’t mind it, it had gotten boring honestly.

Very well at 41. Never stop working out.

>>76382947
Are you natty?

>>76385487
Who cares

>>76383228
Here’s the other exercises I’ve been practicing religiously. I’ve got the jazz swing pattern burned into my brain, and the march exercise that I started at 40bpm is now up to full speed at 113bpm and 125bpm. The hardest part was the dynamics, playing the double strokes quiet as possible while playing the accents loudly

>>76385466
take your DUI fund and allocate it to getting under eye bags fixed.

you do have a 10k DUI fund set aside right?

>>76385358
As opposed to spending your free time trying to demoralize strangers for no reason other than the fact that you’re a bitter loser and you want more company?

If other people are doing well and succeeding, then that means you have to look at yourself in the mirror and accept the fact that you’re a total loser.

>>76384516
You gotta go there to come back

>>76385635
>As opposed to spending your free time trying to demoralize strangers for no reason other than the fact that you’re a bitter loser and you want more company
But enough about (You) and your projections.

>>76385504
all i needed to know

>>76382907 (OP)
I'm hitting my maxes on wide grip incline bench again, I haven't hit those in five or six years.
Now I'll try that with close grip.

>>76385752
Are you mentally retarded?

>31
>got my health back on the right track after years of depression-induced neglect
>lost enough weight to feel comfortable exercising again (still fat tho)
>starting lifting for the first time in my life
>didn't realise how weak I was, 3 months in and still struggling on 30kg bench
>can't see progress but can feel it, pants are looser, shirts tighter on my shoulders and looser around the waist
>friends and family noticing and being positive
>finally caught a glimpse of myself in a full body mirror today (I don't have one at home) and I barely recognised it as me, aside from face and stomach I look like an actual in-shape person
>everything else in my life also inproving, family is getting bigger and just started a higher paying job
Is this how it feels to be in the process of making it?

>>76385894
Yes, anon. You can do it, just be consistent. In a year you'll be somebody else. Just lift hard, eat and sleep well and do all of that consistently

In a couple of months or perhaps a bit more I believe you'll be benching around 1pl8

Had my first kiss this year to a 22 year old.

>>76385917
Good for both of you, bros.

>>76386123
Lmao

>>76385300
I want to literally kill anyone who has this retarded opinion. Suicide takes the most amount of courage because dying is the last thing your brain wants you have to beat millions of years of survival instinct.
I hope you die slowly and painfully, get cancer you fuck.

>>76383977
Nah, the millenials that made it disappeared, but the autists stayed. I'm 33 and remember first going on 4chan when I was 17 or so. I still absolutely mog you though and that's all that matters.

>>76386144
Whoever killed yourself in your life was a loser, you have to accept that and stop with the coping

>>76386197
>I-I still mog you tho heh *knees creak*
Just take a seat unc kek

>>76382907 (OP)
old people suck. they shoould kill everyone over 35

>76386233
>coombait comfort pic
> iPhone filename
>can’t spell
That’s nice sandeep

>>76386233
Kill us yourself, faggot. If you think you're superior, prove it

>>76382907 (OP)
my knee joints hurt too much for jogging, so juggling is my main form of cardio now.

>>76386233
I'm over 35 and I agree

>replying to yourself
Keek

>>76382907 (OP)
Great. Retired at 30

>>76383977
Lllmmmmmaaaaaooooooo. Sweet summer child.

>>76386291
I don’t know your ancient ass memes unc

>>76384102
Your games rock, Tony!

>>76382907 (OP)
have nerve pain on my elbow. Dreading doing 20 sets of 2 pullups. Pretty happy with my 155 ohp and 260 body weight bench.

>>76383375
keep the new gf secret as long as you can, or you may provoke some reaction from the ex to take the child

>>76382907 (OP)
>reach 220lbs at 5'8"
>looks like I got gyno
>I'll have to go under the knife when (if) I get thin again
>early 30s
Is it over? It sure feels like it.

>>76386298
I’ll fuck your little asshole boyo. Don’t sass back to me EVER AGAIN.

>>76386197
Hey pal, I'm no autist! COME AT ME

>>76382907 (OP)
Hypothetically if you had never lifted or did anything athletic after 35 years what would you do to insure you don't get injured? You're not fat but every muscle and ligament is soft as a noodle.

>>76382907 (OP)
trying to cut back down to 170 while also saving for a hair transplant

being in your 30's is fucking hell for your libido, not because you stop wanting to nut but because you become so fucking ugly if you hit the wall man

>>76383162
Why did you stop roiding, anon? I'm thinking of doing a cycle at 27

>>76383895
Pooh beat?

>>76386329
A real man weighs 220

Takes longer to recover but still getting stronger.

>>76386233
>>76386252
Don't trust anyone over 39

>33
>in good shape
>happy with career
>happy with family
>happy with gf, soon wife

>30
>steadily losing weight at a good pace
>2 years mostly sober
>still practicing Spanish daily
>still holding out hope for an untouched 18-year-old latina, have got some semblance of a plan to go to Colombia for a while and just order one from the factory
>smoked ribs yesterday
>learning guitar
All in all, things are going pretty well.

>>76386812
>My name is Rodrigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.

>>76382907 (OP)
Shoulder is finally starting to feel OK, the most depressing shit in the world tweaking something and losing so much upper body capability.

Kettlebells have been great though

>>76385614
nice, the swing pattern using the syncopation book is a drum rite of passage. you can pretty much be a monster on drums using only syncopation and stick control, and just follow the alan dawson ways of playing the books

>>76386812
lmao I am also a 30 year old boomer who smoked ribs yesterday

I’m in my 30s now and I don’t see how I can ever overcome having wasted my life to this point. I don’t even have an excuse or anything to say. I just let it all waste away. All the people who spent their 20s developing their lives, having relationships, traveling, having friendships, career and financial development, so that they entered their 30s on stable footing, likely married, maybe kids, good career. I have none of it. I’m more than a decade behind everyone else. Even if I did manage to start trying to achieve the basic things that most people did in their late teens and early 20s, what’s even the point anymore? I’m so far behind. Maybe younger women want men in their 30s, but not one who’s a complete loser. Worthwhile jobs and companies don’t want some loser starting on the ground floor in his 30s. People this age don’t get new friends at all anyway, there’s no point in trying to make them, and they wouldn’t want a loser anyway. I probably can’t even get a place to live because “my parents were my landlord who I paid rent to monthly” doesn’t hold water as a good tenant. Fitness wise, you start deteriorating in your 30s and I never even experienced any of the positives that fitness is supposed to being you in your teens and 20s. Someone please for god sakes explain to me why there’s any fucking reason to have any hope at all. I see no light at the end of the tunnel. I see no reason or purpose. I’m so far behind, I’ve missed out on so much, I’ve lost so much time that I will never get back.

>>76387047
Truly we are the master race.

>>76387049
Dude I feel exactly like you
I’m turning 32. Neet, , broke, still live with mom
ALL my younger siblings are married or engaged. Cousins too
Partially my fault. I thought I had so much time at 25, it just sucks to wake up so late

>>76387049
It's remarkable how quickly things can change around completely when the right conditions present. Just keep on at it, keep doing good things, quit any harmful substances including alcohol. Go to church and God will guide you to the right conditions eventually. It'll take time, but you've got plenty of that.

>35
>have a gf, 6 year old son, 1 year old daughter
>own my own house but the repayments take up the majority of my income
>reasonably fit, fitter than anyone else I know my age desu
>lifting, making gains, think I look DYEL still though
>decent job, decent income, but long hours
>still have a slight social life (pub on Friday night with workmates)
>balding, hide it under a cap

Could be a lot worse. This thread makes me feel a lot better about my life though.

>>76387047
They were cheap beef short ribs that I turned into a masterpiece. Just slid straight off the bone. Good smoke ring too.

im stronger than a majority of my gym
I look like a mix between a homunculus and a troglodyte
my back hurts

>>76387073
It’s not partially our fault. It’s all our fault. There’s no one else to blame but ourselves. We’re the ones who did nothing. We’re the ones who wasted every day. We’re the ones who had no ambition.
>>76387105
It doesn’t matter if there are good conditions. Being this far behind and having no positive life experiences to look back on have destroyed everything I ever could have hoped to have. Even if I did manage to fix my current life into the bare minimum of what an adult in his 30s should have (a relationship, a career, housing, hobbies, a fit body, etc), I’ll never be able to forget what I lost and wasted. Never. Never experiencing love in my teens and 20s. Never experiencing social friendship activities. Never experiencing career development, skill acquisition, salary bumps, job hopping. Never experiencing living on my own and everything you learn from that. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. My life is nothing and worthless.

>>76387188
A bloo bloo.

>>76382934
make sure you take as many jews/blacks/browns with you on your way out

>>76387256
Rent free

>>76383014
at first you feel depressed but then it goes away. if you're happy in life, all that meaningless shit you worry about goes away

>>76387256
Americans are obsessed with race stfu

>>76387256
based. I also hope he takes out the maximum number of kikes and niggers

>>76387188
>it’s all our fault
No it’s not dumbass. Do you think you’d be in the same position if you were a 6’4 chad?
We don’t choose our genetics

36 and I cant deadlift anymore since playing tennis. Combination of both really fucks up my back big time. Recently got into running and In enjoying it

>>76387281
go back to hiding from ICE, subhuman spic

Started lifting at 18. Will be 40 next spring, so lifting for almost 22 years. No health issues, still the same size as I was in college (though obviously much leaner now after all this time).

Lifting is the fountain of youth. It's never too late to start. It's been the most constant thing in my life. Through good times and bad, you can always go lift for an hour and get your peace.

Keep going guys, WAGMI

>>76385475
>>76385292
>>76385072
>>76384503
>>76383626
>>76383310
>>76383162
>>76383933
These guys get it.
Meant to tag you in this
>>76387391

>>76387391
>Lifting is the fountain of youth.
Look at this fucking Homer.

>>76387498
You'll see when you get there, junior

>>76382992
Most people are just lazy. Getting older doesn't make you less lazy.

>>76382992

boomer bump

im 51 this year.. just started lifting since 29

38, have a long term girlfriend who I think I'll marry. Absolutely lucked out with her big time. Have a high paying job with lots of freedom, live in Australia, and have a tonne of hobbies, and we own two houses.

So I can't really complain. But fuuuuuck me recovering from hard training sessions absolutely fuckin sucks. I'm a runner also and definitely don't recover from +20km runs like I use to.

Dick still works. Hair is starting to go. Everyone thinks I'm late 20s early 30s but that illusion will shatter the moment I lose my thick curly hairkver the next few years.

Geezer number >>76383967 reporting: both the ankle and the elbow seem magically healed overnight. I was able to do the full program today for the first time in some time. Feelsgoodman.
Be careful out there fellow old timers, getting injured sucks.

>>76382992
Easy bro just measure food, do cardio and don't drink

>>76388147
why do you need two homes?

Doing okay, turned 35 earlier in the year. Been lifting for about 12 months and managed to reach a 310 lbs squats, 215 bench press, 140 lbs ohp and a 190 barbell rows. The only thing lagging big time is my deadlift at 315. So I'm doing cardio to see if that helps. I'm gonna try to cut soon, I weight 234 lbs and I want to reach 200 before the year is over at least.

>>76383162
>natty
No you're not lmao

>>76383173
Okay, this is epic

31yo boomer here
stuck at 30kg OHP, chest press and squats for 6 months now

>>76388174
>rent second one
>profits
>keep expanding
>???
>more profits
think like a jew, anon

>>76388147
>lucked out
>two houses in Australia

>38
>people think he's late 20s
You're delusional.

>>76388174
Because we were both home owners before our relationship became serious.
Still deciding what to do. Can either sell our houses and we'd be able to afford a very nice large house mortgage free, or just take out an additional loan and buy another house and rent the two out that we have.
Her place is to small for me (I've got a some what big collection of cars) and my place is too far from her work.

Given property price trends in Australia it would probably be silly to sell either.

Anyway. Fuck being in your late 30s. It's hard to maintain a low body fat percentage after the age of 35 or so, despite the fact I do over a hour of cardio a day, don't drink, and don't eat shit food.

>>76388557
let ms guess, both mortgaged? so you don't actually own either home

>>76388862
Weak bait.

>>76388876
Fully offset, so yes we do.

>>76388878
Weak hairline.

I'll be 30 this year but I haven't had a gf in over a decade (fairly certain im gonna die alone), I'm like the biggest sperg known to man
any advice on how to approach women and keep my spaghetti? Tinder feels like a humiliation ritual.

>>76388931
It's starting it be now, that's true

>>76382907 (OP)
>How are you holding up?
Quite well. I am 50+, in the gym hard for 10 years.

Currently 18% Body fat, looking for 16%.
Workout 5 times a week (no squat/deadlifts to avoid injury) and look incredible in my double breasted suits. I am not fucking around and women like me.

Diet is key, stairmaster 1/2 hour for weight loss, sprinting is the fountain of youth.

>>76388960
Mate I'm turning 33 soon and I'm also a turbosperg. You just need to keep going through the humiliation until you find a spergette or a nice girl that tolerates you. Just keep going. It'll seem hopeless for ages but unless you're disgustingly ugly you'll find someone.

>>76386233
Just want you to know that I'm 33 and I bang cute 23 year old zoomers and you don't.

:)

>>76382907 (OP)
>How are you holding up?

Fine, at this age you start to cringe at the people who still believe the lies of the fitness industry.

>buy my work out plan you will totally look like me who's on testosterone and other orals
>buy these supplement and you will totally look like me

it's all scam, but you need to be older to see that.

>>76382947
I started at 41. Im now 55. Training for a PL meet, hoping to get 500,405 and 600.

This week I squatted 345 x5x5; Benched 265x5x5 and deadlifted 425 x 5,5,5. Meet is in 6 months and Im frauding, so lets see what happens.

Im way stronger and more jacked now than I was at 25.

>>76389110
I guess
I assume you have a gf? how did you meet?
I'm attending a friend's wedding in September and maybe with some luck I find someone there

>>76389161
Yeah I've only been single for a few months for the past like 10 years. First real gf when I was 24.

The problem 95% of guys here have is they just don't actively try to socialise. They sit at home on 4chan and wonder why they're lonely. They'll say shit like "oh I tried but always get rejected and it's not worth trying anymore" but they don't try. They barely tried like 2 times. The fact you have a friend's wedding to go to in the first place already means you're not full blown incel - try and shift your focus to just being good company, you might not find a match at the wedding but if you can befriend some people there and build connections you will. You just will. Everyone on the internet that bitches about being forever alone doesn't really try.

40 checking in, I lost a lot of gains when I broke my leg last year. Building back up and feeling good. Sipping a white monster at work thinking about what the wife is making for dinner.

Kids are growing up way too fast and it's bumming me out though

>>76389424
Truth nuke. Thanks

>>76389110
>>76389424
>claims to be a “turbo sperg”
>has no problem socializing with people, having relationships for a decade straight, and instructing others on how to socialize with everyone
Yeah dude. You’re such a “sperg”. Do you even understand what sperg means? Why would you use such a negative word to describe yourself when you don’t even know what it means and t doesn’t apply to you?

Had a dream last night, the most lucid one to date. I was sitting on a bench by a lake, arm wrapped around a beautiful girl, she was leaning on my shoulder. It was just us, and the peace of the moment. I turned to her, gently placed my hand on her face, our eyes met. She smiled, I smiled, we kissed. I woke up.

>>76389547
How much did she bench?

>>76389424
my problem is that i need to spend most of my time alone, and i really really really don't like spending time with women
i also really really really don't like dating (dinner, driving, listening, caring)

>>76382907 (OP)
I'm calling to you, old man. It won't be much longer before you and I become acquainted.

>>76389561
90lbs.

>>76389563
Then why do you care about being alone? You want to spend your time alone and are too selfish to give time to others anyway

>>76389780
>reading comprehension

>>76383575
Are you me?

>31
>Wife + Nice spacious apartment
>Stable career as game programmer for a game I love
>183cm + 92kg (6'0, 202lbs freedom units)
>70/110/170/180 kg ( 154/242/375/396 freedom units )

Life is good. Biking to work each day, lifting most days, doing obstacle course racing and padel with coworkers on the weekends. Running a 15K obstacle course in August. Things are going well!

That said, I could lose some fat.

I'm 29 this sunday.
I have a fiancee I live with, 1/2/x/3 (don't back squat), stuck profesionally but trying hard everyday, still make a living somehow.

I'm a lifelong calisthenics fag, started going to the gym 3 months ago, hence the low lifts. Still mog pretty much everyone. I feel as strong as 10 years ago in terms of energy. I don't feel old at all I feel like age doesn't suit me at this point.

I'm just worried because I'm poor and want to have children. My fiancee comes from a rich family and doesn't want to have children while being poor. I understand that feeling but I've met so many older women who regret not having children while they were pursuing wealth. Youth is more valuable than wealth and it's fading away faster every moment.

>33
If I could use one word to describe my life, it would be “nothing”. What have I done in my life? Nothing. Nothing at all. Relationships? Nothing. Friendships? Nothing. Career? Nothing. Hobbies? Nothing. Fitness? Nothing. Life development at all whatsoever? Nothing. It’s incomprehensible when I think about it. How someone can just go through every day, day after day, weeks, months, years go by, just doing nothing. None of the kick in the pants that most people get when they think about how they’re wasting their life and now start to change. None of it happened for me. Just doing nothing. And then realizing how life is over now. I’m so far behind, so lost. I look back on my life, and there’s just nothing. Nothing. An empty pit. A blank space. My entire life.

>>76390040
how did your father let that happen to you?

>>76390085
It’s not my fathers fault. It’s my fault. Why default to thinking it’s a parents fault.

about to turn 31 next month, just got hired last year as an air traffic controller and I've gained 30 pounds since then since I used to walk and roon a lot but now I just drive everywhere. still lift but I really need to work more on mobility, my back feels fucked from sitting constantly

>>76389961
>Stable career as game programmer
how much of the coding you do involves LLM/AI now?

>>76390040
What choices did you make, or not make, to end up this way? I'm about to turn 30 and have all but given up

>>76390107
Air traffic control, lucky bastard

>>76390096
because they should have intervened to wake you up years ago or any moment from then to now

>>76390119
I thought my post was pretty clear. Doing nothing. That’s literally how it happened. Just doing nothing. It’s unbelievable to hear for normal well adjust people but It’s actually really easy to end up like this if you just do nothing.
>>76390137
Nah, When you’re an adult, it’s all your fault.

>34 years old
>wasted my entire fucking youth
>start to recover from lifetime of depression
>achieve the best physique of my entire life
>start getting more social, people love me
>still no gf
>in fact, i'm still a virgin
>afraid of getting a girlfriend because i never had one before so i push girls away out of shame of being old virgin
>too old for early adult activities i'm interested in because i know i give off a creepy old man vibe to zoomers
>too immature for boomer activities because i'm single and not even divorced
Genuinely what the fuck do i do now? I feel like a teenager in much older body, stuck in a fucking limbo between being a fucking loser who should kill himself and a normal functional human being

>>76390148
>Nah, When you’re an adult, it’s all your fault.
everyone's parents step in to help their kids sorry to inform you
if im seeing my son do nothing for years i'd feel at fault

>>76390148
>I thought my post was pretty clear. Doing nothing. That’s literally how it happened. Just doing nothing. It’s unbelievable to hear for normal well adjust people but It’s actually really easy to end up like this if you just do nothing.
normies (in the most benevolent sense) have this alarm bell, this drive, that some of us lack for some reason... that pushes them to strive for something

I'm 31 years old in Canada and a 17 year old from my gym is trying to fuck me, but I feel like it will somehow end up ruining my life

>>76390215
In Italy 14yo routinely fuck 30yo
sometimes i wish we could raise the age of consent but i live in a deeply Berlusconi society

>>76390148
>Just doing nothing.
No, like what do you mean? Did you go to school? Ever get a job? Jerk off and eat chips all day at home or some shit??

>>76390121
it's a do-nothing government job like 80% of the time and then the other 20% is like any scene in a sci-fi tv show or anime where there are sirens going off and people yelling over each other in a control room because there's thunderstorms moving in that are fucking up the traffic flows. it kinda rules

>>76390193
Well they didn’t but I don’t blame them for it. After you’re an adult age it’s all on you, no one’s coming to save you
>>76390205
Yeah, that drive, it’s something I never have had.
>>76390263
Yeah I went to college which was garbage. Then I got some dead end job that I never left. I hate it and I want to kill myself but the thought of doing job interviews terrifies me because I don’t know what to do. And life is basically wake up, go there, go home. I have some hobbies I do but they provide no real benefit besides meeting some people and wasting time. But I’m the grand scheme of thing I’ve done nothing. No drive to have relationships or friendships. No drive for a career. No drive for basic life milestones like living in your own, buying a house, having a car, getting married, kids, having pets, etc. Just nothing. An entire life of nothing.

>be 31
>be fit
>test at bottom of reference range
>low libido

what the fuck do I do? elimination diet? carnivore?
beef liver? absorb sunlight until I turn brown?

>>76390040
seriously just start lifting.

>>76390273
How is air traffic control “doing noting 80% of the time”?

>>76390331
>>76390273
What's the salary btw? I met lots of people in the air traffic industry but I have no idea what they are getting, im sure the top dogs tho get more than 200k a year

>>76390324
hop on trt you dumb negro
none of that natural shit works if you're really fit already

>>76390339
How do you know so many people in air traffic?

>>76382907 (OP)
>How are you holding up?
Everyone I grew up with is a gross blob now. It's so fucking demoralizing how falling apart after 27 is considered completely normal

>>76390308
Imagine being so buck broken you only blame yourself lmao

>>76390331
most of the time it's routine ops that once controllers know what they're doing, it's not hard at all. the difficult parts mostly happen during set times of day where there's a big departure/arrival push or when there's weather that causes planes to deviate into and overcrowd another sector's airspace.
>>76390339
if you apply, try to get to an enroute center, they mostly make 150-225k with all the differentials and overtime, busier level 12 centers like ZLA and ZNY have dudes pushing 300k
dudes at towers below level 7 are not making good money but they probably have better quality of life

>>76390393
For what company do you work for?

>>76390428
the FAA

>>76390393
>>76390480
Nice you we’re able to get there. I never even heard or considered it until I was too old. Not like I would have gotten selected anyway but still. It sounds like an exciting and stable job to have

>>76390357
How is that buck broken?

>>76390480
wow good on you anon kinda jealous, btw all the airspace industry guys i met were fit or giga skinny, only 5% were fat so you are doing something wrong gaining 30 pounds. The only downside of airtraffic industry is that it's low on female count so there are no lots of qt's on the job although with all this diversity shit this might change

>>76382907 (OP)
Just got back from the doctor, being referred to the surgeon for belly-button hernia and possible Diastasis recti, which may also be another hernia.
Anyone know of a workout regime that doesn't make DR worse?
Pic related: Not me, but same bulges. (plus bulging bellybutton)

>>76390110
Not a lot, honestly. At least not when you have a custom engine. We have strict coding standards and AI lacks context.

It's very good at explaining hard concepts though, "Explain this new C++ function like im a bright twelve year old".

It's also nice to be able to shove complicated lambdas, error logs or huge abstract crash logs into ChatGPT and have it immediately tell you what's up.

It is also absolutely useless at debugging. At least it can be frustrated with you - and confirm that you're not crazy.

First time here, first post
>35, 70kg, 176cm
>own my phone, half of a PS3 and some toy cars
>last time i've been into a gym was in HS and all i did back then was slack off watching classmates play soccer
>started hitting the gym since last April
>yesterday almost did a pull up after 15" dead hang
>Yay!.jpeg
>instructor follow me but after three months i still fucking can't remember exercises
Moreover i have no goddamn clue on how to behave with other people
>always try to not be around them, stay in corners, barely speak (not that i can say anything since i don't have a life)
Girls, all younger, are quite chatty, boys too but even when they try to talk to me i came off as boring, uninteresting, laconic. One of the girl keeps squatting right in front of me, has a nice ass and muscular tummy as a positive note but i guess she doesn't even consider my presence or thinks i'm gay.
Gym will close for the summer break, no idea on what to do or how to at least not arrive on september starting again from zero

One day i want to start doing pole dancing but that requires strenght, endurance, agility, coordination... maybe one day i'll own a race car too

>>76390040
>>76390308
it amazes me how much i can identify with your story. I'm in the same shoes minus the college career and job which i don't even have.
It feels like i'm nothing but an outside spectator of the world around me that keep turning on its own, meanwhile i stand there passively and the only active process is my body degrading as time passes by

>>76383137
How? I have (barely) visible abs at 5'11" and 195lb with similiar lifts.

>>76390841
I feel bad for you then if you relate a lot to me anon. At this point my only goal in life is to kill myself. Nothing is worth it.

I'm gonna be 31 in november and I'm in the best shape of my life. When does this start going away?

>47
>lifts are stalled and not impressive
>trying to lose 100 pounds
>lifting for 2 years, current dumbbell bench is 40x12
>2 years ago it was literally zero. Assisted I could get my hand outstretched.
>tired of everyone around me falling apart and doing nothing.
>unemployed
>recently divorced

The ex was half my problems and I have protein powder. The broccoli heads get mad when I out lift them in exercises not involving my shoulders. Honestly, things are alright.

>>76383173
Anon is either an immaculate troll, or got baited crazy hard

>>76391076
it's funny because i actually tried, some serious stuff, not that attention whoring bullshit usually seen around. Dog knows how in the actual fuck i survived, with little injury even (must admit that i've been extremely lucky to not have sustained any possible long-life injury).
Anyway as soon as i recovered i was right back into my fucking routine like nothing ever happened. However it didn't impact on me or my existence in the slightest. People say that this kind of event, no matter what, have an influence on someone life but here i'm.
So i'd say ponder REALLY well any action

>31
>everyone thinks I'm 26 because of tretinoin, fitness and good hairline
>14% body fat, nearing the end of a cut
>travel most of the time for work
>vacation on the weekends using company money
>will go to at least 14 amusement parks this year
>visiting my 49th/50th states this year (alaska/hawaii)
>invest $4k per month
>live with mom and dad
>spend lots of time with brother and sister with their kids too
>absolutely no social life and no longer interested in one
>autistic (got the diagnosis last summer, still kind of processing it)
Things are okay I guess.

>>76387282
true im 5'6'' look like this and NEET at 30 still.

>>76391331
damn dude you look retarded

>>76391331
nice reddit larp

>>76391377
Not larp i look like him but not him probably worse desu
>>76391345
its over

I'm just starting at 31 and I'm so fucking weak. I cant even do one pull up. I'm also really anxious about how everyone is about to die from the vaccine and I'm being forced into being a world leader which is making me overcompensate and get repeatedly injured and now that I'm 31 it takes a hundred years to recover from one thing. All the v@xxies are about to die so I feel pressure to get strong

>>76391327
See, this is the kind of loser I wish I could be while being a happy one, having a great job where he travels, goes all over the country, loves life. Instead I’m a loser who’s psychotically depressed and suicidal and alone every waking moment

Today I made eye contact with a girl and she smiled at me, twice. Was I supposed to do anything?

>>76391482
No, thats just normal behavior when making random eye contact with strangers it means nothing and happens all the time.

my knee keeps giving out while i walk what the fuck

>>76383173
>no children
>not married at 30
>no family
>no education

>>76391472
I wouldn't say I'm happy or love life. I don't feel much of anything really (I hope to god this is a side effect of cutting for 7 months and it clears up when I'm done).

How do I get out of the habit of work then home? I never have enough energy after work to exercise but I want to

>>76391537
you could work out in the morning

>>76391537
Don’t work

>>76391525
You have a good job, travel all the time which takes your mind off it, somehow get to travel while the company pays for it, enjoy amusement parks and going to states, enjoy spending time with your siblings and their kids. You seem pretty enjoying life to me. What’s this job that allows you to do all this

>>76391182
In all seriousness, anon. Seek help. I thought the same thing with my dad's suicide when I was a kid. Didn't think it affected me, but I found out alot later it caused some pretty big issues I never knew I had, that allowed me to address them, specifically, once I learned about them.

Besides. Suicide is for fags who can't carry the weight. You've still got alot more sets to go, anon. Don't pussy out, now.

>>76391537
Adderall and preworkout

>>76391602
>seek help
No therapists can help people like us. They have no idea what it’s like

>>76391627
I would actually like to see how a therapy session would go with me
>hey doctor, you seem like a pretty successful person. Good job, paid well, smart with multiple degrees. Probably also married? Kids? House? Friends? Accomplishments you can look back on with pride? Yeah, now imagine none of those existed. Imagine your marriage and kids never happened, in fact no relationships that you’ve had ever happened, you’ve been alone your entire life. Imagine you had no friendship experiences to look back on. You were unsuccessful in school. You had no career development that made you happy to progress through your career and finances like that. All the achievements and checkpoints you’ve reached in your life never happened. No siblings, not even a good relationship with your parents and family. Instead you have nothing, absolutely nothing, and you have to think about that every single day, all day, for your entire life. Now you tell me, would you be happy? Would you have hope for the future? Or would you be like me, sitting there, as miserable as humanly possible, despondent, living in complete despair and misery, wishing every day for death to free you from this hell?

>>76391639
>But Anon, I do have those things.

>>76391563
Happiness is how you feel, not what you do. And I don't feel much. I don't pursue friendships or relationships anymore because people don't make me feel anything anymore (it wasn't always like this). Maybe that's why I like theme parks, roller coasters kind of force you to feel them.

I'm a labor management engineer. I travel to facilities across the country and make sure wagies are given enough time to do their jobs. For example, today a wagie explained to me all the steps of his job. Despite working very hard, he isn't given time for all the steps and delays, so his performance appears poor. He said this has been stressing him out for a year. My job is to make sure he is given a fair amount of time. This will probably make his life much better. A few years ago this probably would have made me feel something.

>>76391649
Kek
>>76391627
Number 1, if possible find a male therapist.
Number 2, a good therapist knows they can't empathize with everyone, and treats therapy like guided shadow work. The point isn't for you to just have someone to bitch to, it's about guiding you to the right questions to ponder, so you can learn to be honest with yourself, learn emotional accountability, and gradually change your perspective, in a constructive manner.

But they can't come to you, anon. They can't help you, if they don't know you exist.

>>76391654
Wtf how do you get involved in that? And are you really an engineer?

>>76391639
Why not go to one then? I can tell you generally what would happen though. They'd want to get to know you, your life's story and all that. They'd help you work through your cognitive distortions - for example, your perception that you need the typical normie goals of a degree, house, wife, kids, family, etc., and that without them you must be miserable. And lastly they'd get you working on a better future. Probably starting with the basics.
>sleep
>diet
>water
>exercise
>sunlight
>meds if you take or need them
and then just helping you craft whatever kind of life you'd like to have.

>>76391682
It's a subfield of industrial engineering, which I studied in school. Just job experience and education really.

>>76391639
I see I see, according to this session you are a homofag

>>76391513
>arbitrary metrics of success
>regardless of what somebody does, you will move the goalposts and act like you’ve “won”
I’m sorry that you’re a loser and always will be, bro. It doesn’t HAVE to be this way! You can change!

29
>>76382981
Same age.. life's about to end

>>76387278
>if you're happy then you're not sad
Fuckin profound buddy

Damn unc.. this thread turned out way more depressing than I thought

>>76383977
4chan was one of the most important websites of the cowboy days of the internet of course we are all old now. Started in 2011 when I was 16

So many childless losers ITT, thanks for the ego boost
Feels good that at 35 i have a family and still lift as heavy as in early 10s during the golden ages when i was in uni and Zyzz was alive

>>76382907 (OP)
>be me
>milfag
>knew I was going to enlist when I was like 6-7 years old listening to grandpa's old war stories
>grandma was navy too where she met grandpa in medical school before Korea
>uncle followed suit and used to tell me his old submarine stories when he was stationed out of Hawaii
>gramps passes a year before I graduate high school, the 21 gun salute solidified my adult life
>twin and I enlisted out of HS
>fast forward to this year
>twin and I are both stationed on the east coast
>twin's spouse also military killed in an accident
>drive down within 10 minutes of finding out to help out however I can
>while there a few days later get a call that grandma passed away in the middle of the night
>fly home to attend the funeral, the funeral detail lets me join and bury her in full dress like she would have wanted
>been two months, get a call tonight that submarine uncle has been hiding his cancer for half a year and will be dead in a week
>getting ready to fly back to bury him too

Getting older fucking sucks. The bright side is that seeing my role models age while not taking care of themselves has kicked me into hyper drive and I'm pushing very hard to lift and cardio as much as I can so that my kids have a strong example to look up to. I'm gaining muscle quickly and looking better than I did in my teens and 20s, I even talked to my dad on the phone today (before we found out about his brother) and he wants to retire and start lifting with me over here so he can start getting back into shape before he hits 70.

>>76392115
Kek zogbot

>>76383048
You have my sympathy. I fully reversed by spinal hernia via using red light. Try using a red light pad on your injured area for 10 minutes a day, it should reverse it, just make sure to buy red light goggles to protect your eyes. One session is ten days for 10 minutes each day. It took me 20 sessions to permanently reverse my damage.

>>76392130
Pay your taxes

>>76386586
Warmup, loading your body progressively

been a pleasure lads

>almost 40
>still exercise regularly
>maybe drink a few beers every 1-2 weeks
>don't eat a ton of garbage food
>never hit zyzz mode or anything but, overall, still relatively fit
>honestly, it's mostly just routine at this point
>look at friends, family, and other contemporaries
>all fat, horrible habits, miserable
>their personalities have fusioned with whatever political grift has manipulated them
>Growing up, I thought people were this way because their lives were difficult
>turns out it's the opposite
>have zero sympathy for them
>slowly just stop interacting with everyone

>>76392421
did i just miss a Godtier thread?

>>76392421
Always is.

>>76393189
It was mid.

>>76392075
Soup oldfag.
Not sure when I started, but I know it was before I graduated in 08. First meme I really remember is "how is babby formed". Wild how much has changed since then, but this site is still mostly the same, besides the psyops, and /b/ being pretty much entirety porn now

>>76392421
o7