@@antonioangeloviii4748 thank you 🙏🏼

Thanks bro

@@AntwionLee Lou is not a former Mr. Olympia but yes he held onto his gains fairly well too and didn’t start downsizing significantly until his fifties.

@@Bonekk1992 yes, they’re not too far off from competitive form but it would take a lot for Jay to regain his peak form probably not possible at his age. Phil has best chance to regain close to his competitive form. They trained smart avoiding serious injuries which helps now that they’re older. Phil is still in his early forties I think. Jay is early fifties .

@@keegs2441 I imagine they could be a lot bigger for sure if not trying to maintain low body fat percentages. Eddie Hall former world’s strongest man weighed as much as 400lbs while being very muscular

Yes, gear or medically supervised TRT/HRT like with Stallone for example that definitely helps. With either context, it appears a smaller structure individual can sustain their relative gains longer into their older age than someone like Dave Bautista whether natural or not. I am on TRT and I definitely have to continue working out/train and eat accordingly to my fitness and body composition goals. While people on TRT/HRT or "gear/abuse levels of drugs" may not be representative of people who are completely natural, the bigger picture of a smaller structure lighter individual like Stallone or others appear to be able to hold onto more of their relative gains further into their older age as compared to larger structure much heavier individuals. Look at Stallone in his sixties with his shirt off versus Bautista now who is only 55 years old. Thanks for the comment.

@@AntwionLee hormones come into play too. It’s almost impossible to maintain muscle mass comparable to one’s youth with insufficient testosterone levels in men. Gets harder after age 50 if not on TRT for most humans.

Oh yeah not abusing ped it take longer but stay longer naturally@@JAMESARONHUNTER

All that is good advice for sure. 210lbs for your height and depending on your bone structure for how you carry it you could maintain that a long time. The number 200 is a little arbitrary and makes a good title. I'm 5'8 tall and am 53 years old. For my situation maintaining my current bodycomposition doesn't require a lot of calories. I do strength training 5 X Week and do agility and running work too. I still incorporate deadlifts and barbell squats. 40 years training in total and no issues so far with my joints, hips, knees, etc.. And yes, the fact that Stallone and others use TRT/HRT to augment or optimize their hormones definatly helps for sure and there would be a difference if they weren't on TRT/HRT. Thanks for watching and keep it up!

@@majortwang2396 that’s correct and Stallone was able to pull it off to “appear” like a heavy weight boxer of 202lbs due to his muscularity, bone structure, and low body fat. I think in Rocky III after he trains with Apollo for the rematch the ring announcer stated a his weight as 190lbs or 190s . Even then Stallone still at least 20lbs lighter in real life. Even in Rocky 1 where he less muscular and not as low of body fat he still pulls off the look too. Camera angles help too.

@@JAMESARONHUNTER also I'd say he looked big because his fellow cast mates aren't known for their size. When standing next to mr t, Hogan and Drago though, he looked like a kid.

@@h91rex100 that’s true. I think Mr. T was is 5’9 tall real height. In the A team TV series they tried to hide how short he was in photos or scenes by not allowing tall people to stand too close to him.

@@JAMESARONHUNTER oh wow I did not know he was that short. I mean it's not super short but not what I was thinking

@h91rex100 - Carl Weathers was 6'2. I met him at a sci-fi convention, and he was taller than me (I'm just under 6') But in the Rocky films, he appears to be the same height as 5'8 Stallone. Camera angles can do so much 😅🤣

You mean to tell me it's not eating chicken breasts and drinking protein shakes that keeps the Rock looking this way in his "fifties?"

Yep

Use what you need

@@stevearnold8265 at 175lbs if you gained 10lbs that would put you at 185lbs looking bigger but still less stress on your body versus someone who is 250lbs or more. 40 years old is still relatively young too. How tall are you?

When dieting for a contest I just stay very low carb with higher protein and fat ratio and probably stay between 1800 and 2800 calories per day depending on energy requirements and I use a “carb cycling method too” loading up on more carbs for high demand days and abstaining from carbs in non lifting days. This is if my goal is to be “ripped” at 4 to 5 percent body fat. I do not stay this lean 365 days a year. The rest of the year I may consume up to 3000 calories on some days and still appear lean at 10 to 12 percent body fat. These days I just focus more on food selection and portions based on nutrient dense low calorie food sources. No processed foods. Only whole foods. I’m 5’8 tall with medium bone structure which helps me appear bigger than I actually am. Thanks for the question.

@@JAMESARONHUNTER Sounds good! I am not aiming at 5-6%. But I would like to get a steady 10-12% body fat. Which - from what you are saying is achievable - so as I said in the other video, you are a motivation. Thank you man

@@JAMESARONHUNTER Im Artur, just on another account :P

@@Ala-ph1wg you’re welcome thank you for the comments

Thank you for the kind words

@@cw9249 Thank you. I am 5’8 tall and I did weigh 165lbs. in this video. These days I weigh between 155lbs and 160lbs depending on the time of the year. If you go look at my bodybuilding related videos I am a legit 154lbs in those videos but very lean which on my bone structure makes me look bigger. Most people at the gym are surprised when I tell them how much I weigh.

From June last month.

From where r u?

This video was on the date indicated but not my birthday I’m already 53 but thanks

Thanks

Thank you for the nice words.