hitting 30 - thoughts?

It's all about balance.. Responsibilities, family, all that, my time at the gym is my time to myself. Stress relief and all that, i'm not quitting anytime soon, I'm 31. Although if you were to back off a little, it would be understandable. But why?

yes dotn u find that balance is a very thin line?.. I know what u mean by balance in life.. but sometimes.. when u try and say go on a 6 week AAS cycle .. Everything esle has to stop around the cycle or suffer poorly.. It just eats into u mentally sometimes then physically.. Ive also been promoted i the company.. but the responsibilites and stress has increased 10 fold ...

Hi all im new to this place.. and just posted a more life issue... Guys im turning 30 in 3 months.. And honselty... i dont really know what to expect.. Im not happy or sad.. just normal.. I mean its just a number.. but trying to keep the muscle mass on had only been harder as we are all aware here.. 11 years of training and although i have enjoyed every minute of it.. Ive been thinking i should hang it all up in 3 months and live a "NORMAL" life and just enjoy it wihtou having to time meal/think about muscle catabolization and stay in shape (do cycles here and there).. etc etc U guys get my gist.. Most of my mates who live non BB lives seem i guess more at ease with theior busy lives.. inc kids without having to sleep right/eat right Sorry about the rant... 😀 You're still a youngman,i am 39yo single parent and still going strong.If that is what you love,you will find time. j/t.

turned 30 this year, and im more focused in they gym than i have been in the past couple of years. 26-29 sucked due to work (off shifts) and life in general. so it all depends on where youre at. have a good 30 year old bash then continue along as before.

Ive been thinking i should hang it all up in 3 months and live a "NORMAL" life and just enjoy it wihtou having to time meal/think about muscle catabolization and stay in shape (do cycles here and there).. etc etc U guys get my gist.. Well, if normal means turning into a fat slob and lying on the couch all day eating potato chips then that is just slow suicide. But if by normal you mean eating right, keeping your weight under control and doing a sensible workout routine 3-5 days a week then you improve the quality of your life until the day you die.

well said big will. bump!!!

Life is what you make it. Age is only a number. You here those things a lot, but people react differently to it. I had no problems turning 30. I am 34 now. My priorities have change since I hit 30. I haven't done any cycles since. I workout to stay healthy, look good and relieve stress now instead of trying to be the strongest guy in the gym. My joints feel a lot better now. The only thing that is difficult about it is leaving my ego at the door when I walk into the gym.:D

Well, if normal means turning into a fat slob and lying on the couch all day eating potato chips then that is just slow suicide. But if by normal you mean eating right, keeping your weight under control and doing a sensible workout routine 3-5 days a week then you improve the quality of your life until the day you die. Thank you..... Ceffo, my husband is a dentist...busy, STRESSFULL job...he is 18 frikkin' years older than you!!....he is at the gym at least 5 days a week! HELL....I am frikkin' 18 years older than you....FEMALE...and I am at the gym 4 days a week....so, knock it OFF........JEEZ!

I don't know how you guys turning 30 or just over the 30 mark manage each day. Gee your aging bodys just don't seem to keep up with daily living and training. I hope you all have extras cover on your health insurance, you just might pop a hip. Have you started preparing for your twilight years? I'm 42 and in better shape than ever before, do you think I've just about burnt out my borrowed time, maybe I should be looking at one of those nice retirement villlages, I hear some have some mean arts and crafts activities and some even cater for wheelies {wheel chair users}

cheers guys.. Reading most of your posts gives me a push :purplebananna: yeah i have my mad moments.. Ive tried for like 1 month to quite BB.. and then kept coming back when things energy/muscle started going south.. So it was back inot it again.. I guess when u been training for a while.. Its a hard habit to get out of 😀

I am 42 and while I am not the man I was at 28-30 which was when I was in my best shape I am still light years ahead of most my age and better than most 20 somethings I see in the gym. 30? You should be at your peak. Youth can't compete with muscle maturity. Allow me to put it in context. I am still pretty new back into my "old" gym since moving back. I have seen this guy a few times that has obviously paid his dues. I guess I could look him up for a name since he was pretty vocal about entering four shows this last year and how challenging that was for him. Incidently he won them all. He also won Mr. Missouri in his age group and not being a competitor I don't know how it works but he said the overall to. I don't know if he meant at the Missouri or one of the others but what I do know is he 50 and looks damn good. He asked me if I competed which to me was a great compliment since I don't. You have plenty of time to improve yet. Enjoy the stability and financial rewards the years ahead will bring you and don't sweat the little stuff.

30? I have t-shirts older than that and a wife younger. I'm 53. I lift 6 times a week and get massive amounts of cardio by biking, walking and banging an Asian hottie 25 years younger than me who never even have looked at me when I was 30. School girls and university students flirt with me. And I am not "man-pretty". Just a big shaved headed mixed race guy who has a large heart and cares about life. I didn't learn any of what was important until I got into my 40s. I was too damn occupied with stupid crap until then. Since then I have learned to listen and care about things other than myself. Surprising how much better than makes your life. Thank you Buddah. I'm 220, 5'10" and now, during a primo and test cycle, about 11%BF. Not the best shape of my life, that was at 48 before a bad accident, divorce and career change. But I am coming back with a vengance. I plan to be a raging hulk when I hit 60. Take good care of your mind, body and soul and it just keeps getting better. It isn't the age that gets you, it's the mileage.

Neverbig Enuf .. geee man very very good stats for guy at 53.. WOW!!! I started training at 18 and now 12 years later.. still going.. but man u been at it the same as my age.. lol... Very very rare from what i have seen... Its like this... I get asked a fair bit for advice at the gym fomr the younger guys (ealry 20's) and it just seems that every year that passes by the guys that are asking me are gtteing younger and younger (then u reliaz that your getting older and oldee.. lol) .. it does kinda give u a reality check... Is this a sign of mid life crisis or seomthing?.... Bugger if it is .. lol

Hi all im new to this place.. and just posted a more life issue... Guys im turning 30 in 3 months.. And honselty... i dont really know what to expect.. Im not happy or sad.. just normal.. I mean its just a number.. but trying to keep the muscle mass on had only been harder as we are all aware here.. 11 years of training and although i have enjoyed every minute of it.. Ive been thinking i should hang it all up in 3 months and live a "NORMAL" life and just enjoy it wihtou having to time meal/think about muscle catabolization and stay in shape (do cycles here and there).. etc etc U guys get my gist.. Most of my mates who live non BB lives seem i guess more at ease with theior busy lives.. inc kids without having to sleep right/eat right Sorry about the rant... 😀 you are about to begin the best years, you could slow down ALOT, and still maintain.....