I'm new here......

oldbutbuilt · 10-03-2006, 05:02 PM

I just registered the other day and thought I would post a couple of shots taken in July at the end of a trial cut. I'm planning on competing in April '07. Oh, BTW, I broke my ankle and dislocated my knee 2 weeks week before these were taken...that's the reason for the knee brace and crutches. I missed 2 workouts after my injury and just recently started working legs again.

Stats:
5'11"
200#
53 years old

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oldbutbuilt · 10-03-2006, 05:16 PM

I've been training for 2 1/2 years. Yeah, I started really late!

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**kenney** · 10-03-2006, 05:55 PM

your 53?!damn you look good!

**Freak** · 10-03-2006, 11:34 PM

You look great! Only training 2.5 years.. You must have built a really good base before. Keep up the great work!

Hanma · 10-04-2006, 01:37 AM

Ur looking really great man! Keep it up!

Mygeeto · 10-04-2006, 02:37 AM

yeah u look awesome man. great build.

oldbutbuilt · 10-04-2006, 10:10 AM

Thanks, guys!

It's been an interesting journey so far. I had never lifted a weight until 2.5 years ago. So it's been really surprising to me that I could look like this at my age. I'll keep lifting until they roll me out of there!

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**Sparky_dustin** · 10-05-2006, 02:30 PM

For 2.5 years of training thats awesome. What kind of training style do you utilise?

oldbutbuilt · 10-05-2006, 05:04 PM

Thanks Sparky,

I train on a 6 day on / one day off routine working one body part per session. Usually:
Monday - chest
Tuesday - back
Wednesday - Legs
Thursday - shoulders
Friday - arms
Then on Saturday I will work abs and maybe a body part that I feel didn't get worked enough during the week. Not a full blown workout but mostly a "touch-up" to get a pump going. My diet is usually clean but high cals. I'm a hard gainer. So I'm always trying to eat as much as I can as clean as I can. Right now I'm at 4700 cals / day and gaining slowly.

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illuzions · 10-10-2006, 09:22 PM

great build for your age...i can only hope i look like that when im your age!

bbgonnabe · 10-11-2006, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldbutbuilt

Thanks, guys!

It's been an interesting journey so far. I had never lifted a weight until 2.5 years ago. So it's been really surprising to me that I could look like this at my age. I'll keep lifting until they roll me out of there!

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Surely you performed some other exercises for many years prior to using weights, right?

oldbutbuilt · 10-11-2006, 10:07 AM

bbgonnabe,

I had NEVER been to a gym in my life. I had farmed until 1988. We raised cattle so I baled hay all summer - lifting bales on 100 degree days, etc. I never did any exercize except for farm chores. Then I was in retail from 1988 - 1992 (on my feet all day). I started a small insurance agency in 1993 and sat at a desk all day until I started training. So no, I had never done any formal exercize before May 24, 2004.

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natl128705 · 10-24-2006, 12:03 PM

you look awesome for your age and short time training, keep up the good work!

**Freak** · 10-24-2006, 07:40 PM

Congrats on getting over 40 BB of the week on bodybuilding.com !!!

oldbutbuilt · 10-24-2006, 11:11 PM

Thanks guys! It feels good to be in great company!

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zod · 10-25-2006, 04:08 PM

ur body goods great man. in that age, awesome!

don' t quit workin'. never! :)

Workingroup · 12-03-2006, 05:54 PM

oldbutbuilt · 12-05-2006, 10:26 PM

I had a request for some new pics. These were taken about Nov. 1 @ 225# in the middle of my bulk. I'm 235# now and will start my cut Jan. 1. Apparently I am more carb sensitive than I thought and have cut back some of the carbs in the afternoon. It's made a difference already but I still will be able to lose fat pretty quickly with my metabolism as it is when I cut.

oldbutbuilt · 12-05-2006, 10:28 PM

Here's some more pics from Nov. 1

dragonpit · 12-06-2006, 01:35 AM

hey i saw your pics on bb.com. i think. but i just joined about 10 min ago. im a lightweight competitor also.

naady · 12-06-2006, 04:08 PM

very good