Lifting heavy vs. less weight/higher reps

[treilin]

I wanted to be 5'9" or 5'10" for runway modeling... that just wasn't in the genes... so I only got to do print work. ALthough I was thinking of maybe trying out fitness modeling... Since I really don't have the anorexic... drug addict look... and look pretty fit.

 

[The Shadow]

I wanted to be 5'9" or 5'10" for runway modeling... that just wasn't in the genes... so I only got to do print work. ALthough I was thinking of maybe trying out fitness modeling... Since I really don't have the anorexic... drug addict look... and look pretty fit.

Go for it......I went for a modeling "look at" and then signed an acting agreement with a company in Atlanta a few years ago....did a couple of print work deals for trade magazines...that was a while back though.......had an audition for a soap and was told I was too big as I was 30 pounds heavier than the dude who got the part.........

 

[*MissFit*]

NaH .. i had the boots on but none of my skirts fit.. so i opted for a pair of black flared strechy/dressy pants and tight red top..

Today i admit.. im asking for it

Haaa do you have the CFMB (Come F*ck Me boots) on with the skirt ?
Yeah that gets guys attention... Also works well with promotion time... Mwahhhhhhaaa
Yeah I can't seem to find jeans to fit me at all. I wear a size 1/2 or 3/4 in a jean with a 33-34 inch length needed. I tell you I have a closet of high water jeans after you dry them they go even shorter... So I wear dress pants all the time.

 

[treilin]

Well when I post my pictures (crossing my fingers this weekend) I hope to get your opinion as well as everyone else's as far as what I need to work on. I hear you have to do a competition to really get noticed.... Is that right?
I have also noticed as I'm getting older my body is looking better. My friend was telling me something about that as women age their testosterone levels increase making it easier to get that muscular lean look. Is that true? She used Madonna, and Sheryl Crow as examples... Funny I always thought it was supposed to be harder to lose weight and maintain your body because the metabolism starts slowing.

 

[The Shadow]

..thats muscle maturity...its no wonder that the current Mr O is 40.....drugs not withstanding as its a level playing field where thats concerned

 

[*MissFit*]

I think it's more individual. I will be 29 in.. 30 days and i look and feel better than i did 10 yrs ago

Well when I post my pictures (crossing my fingers this weekend) I hope to get your opinion as well as everyone else's as far as what I need to work on. I hear you have to do a competition to really get noticed.... Is that right?
I have also noticed as I'm getting older my body is looking better. My friend was telling me something about that as women age their testosterone levels increase making it easier to get that muscular lean look. Is that true? She used Madonna, and Sheryl Crow as examples... Funny I always thought it was supposed to be harder to lose weight and maintain your body because the metabolism starts slowing.

 

[treilin]

I think it's more individual. I will be 29 in.. 30 days and i look and feel better than i did 10 yrs ago

Yeah I definitely feel better then when I was 16... I have way more energy and ambition. Funny everyone seems to be worried about getting older and I just say, "Bring it on." I guess the muscle maturity is finally coming in... I've been working at it for 9 years and I think just the past two years I have been starting to reap the benefits...
Funny about the black pants and red top....I'm sure you are smoking I can't wear red all that well... since I have red hair I think it looks funny. Though I'm an abnormality because I can tan...

 

[Sassy69]

I think it's more individual. I will be 29 in.. 30 days and i look and feel better than i did 10 yrs ago

*Ahem*

I did my first BB show when I turned 35. I was in better shape than ever before. Had some rebound due to some stuff, but now, I will be *40* in 7 months and I suspect I will look better than I did on contest day at age 35.

There is a degree of muscle maturity as you get older, but you also are dealing the results of reduced hGH production, estrogen, etc. You have to work hard. The hormone changes alone are hard to anticipate. For me, the biggest change I've seen has been in my skin -- no more acne! When you look at someone like Madonna, you have to remember that yes, she's over 40, but she's also a perfectionist and has been training her body intensely for several years and following a very strict diet. She's also starting to lose a certain degree of elasticity in her skin and as a result, as long as she doesn't start getting fat, she's going to have a more sinewy look. I also have several years of heavy training behind me to build on so I have one up on the younger crowd as well w/ the muscle maturity, but I'm still not as blessed w/ the metabolism as I could be w/ more work & discipline. (We'll prove that in the coming months....)

Now take a look at someone like Meg Ryan -- she's always been a cute little Hollywood girl. Aside from that tragic plastic surgery she's had done, she is actually starting to look a little "shallow" -- you can see the loss of suppleness in skin, etc.

 

[*MissFit*]

Working out for me is still fairly new.. only been at it since mid september..

I wish i had worked out before so i would have something to compare my progress too

*Ahem*

I did my first BB show when I turned 35. I was in better shape than ever before. Had some rebound due to some stuff, but now, I will be *39* in 7 months and I suspect I will look better than I did on contest day at age 35.

There is a degree of muscle maturity as you get older, but you also are dealing the results of reduced hGH production, estrogen, etc. You have to work hard. The hormone changes alone are hard to anticipate. For me, the biggest change I've seen has been in my skin -- no more acne! When you look at someone like Madonna, you have to remember that yes, she's over 40, but she's also a perfectionist and has been training her body intensely for several years. She's also starting to lose a certain degree of elasticity in her skin and as a result, as long as she doesn't start getting fat, she's going to have a more sinewy look. I also have several years of heavy training behind me to build on so I have one up on the younger crowd as well w/ the muscle maturity, but I'm still not as blessed w/ the metabolism as I could be w/ more work & discipline. (We'll prove that in the coming months....)

 

[The Shadow]

btw - Sassy looks 28ish....incredible