At What Age Should Strongmen Downsize?
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It is extremely important to downsize. I am having a real difficult time with it. I turn 58 next Sunday. I am experiencing side effects now. Arthritis in hips, knees and back. 70% blockage in one artery and difficulty with my cardio in trying to downsize. Years of heavy training, working in machines and doing heavy construction work and 4 accidents on my Harley. But I haven’t given up. I should have focused on it much earlier in my life. The ego really is the enemy.
U got this big fella
@@mediaproof960 Thank you. The support is appreciated
Steroids are for kooks
No it's not ego it's called being a dedicated warrior something which demonic social media lacks in a lot. Social media is a toxic environment where the hard working are shunned and the lazy and negative are rewarded. But as is the law of the universe this too shall change. Even the mighty empire of Rome fell one day and so shall social media.
the older you get-the more difficult it is to lose weight.Especially when you start having mobility issues.Got arthritis and diabetes.but very strict with my diet and exercise.
Powerlifting seems to help with my knees tbh
The most important thing to say here is that Hollywood is a lot smaller than we would think. Like in strongman, we need to question the heights they claim they are.🤣 Bautista claims 6ft4 but when you see him with 6ft2 Terry Crews you'd have to question the 6ft4. As I'm a comfortable 133kg at 6ft3 here no reason he would not have been 140kg+ at his heaviest. But a lot of actors are way smaller than you'd think.
After 40 you should really downsize. True. I hope a lot of people listen to this advice.
I have been weightlifting for 24 years now. Used to be way heavier than I am now. Today, less heavy weights, more stretching, more cardio, more sensible food. Why? I have kids.
I still want to be around when they have grown up. Want to be able to help them on their way to adulthood.
I'm 42 now lads and my joints are wrecked knees, elbows etc😂. I started lifting lighter weights and up the cardio and got great results over the year. Love the podcast lads.👍
I am 50. I have always loved weightlifting since childhood. I have always been tall 6'5" and thinner than I would like. Through the years I was able to go up and down about 30 pounds naturally. But gaining was extremely hard. I had a some steroid offers in my twenties. But I never had the nerve to do it as much as I wanted to be heavier and thicker. Now at 50 I'm thankful I just ate good and trained consistently. I am very healthy and active, I still go out to my shed and train like a strongman and I love it. I go to the Arnold Classic in Ohio every year. And love watching the strongest men on the planet. And thank them for the motivation and top notch entertainment. And the positive friendly clean vibes they are sending to our youth are so much needed in todays world. I believe if they keep that tone it will only help grow our sport to new heights!!!
Really enjoy listening to you guys. Keep making these.
Mitch hooper has talked about this for a little while now about the simple fact that he doesn’t want to be a strongman for an extended period of time simply because he knows how hard and bad his size is for his long term health. It’s a very real thing and should be observed more across all sports. Many sports that call for size have retired athletes that were legends in their respected time and now being smaller they aren’t thought anything less of. I hope some of these retired strongman consider downsizing more because they are knowledgeable in the sport and awesome to listen to.
Lalas brothers: how you guys don't have more followers yet I'm not sure. Great content, great coverage of strongman, great views and opinions. Keep it up guys videos like this set you guys apart. Love the content
I'm 52 and have recently started powerlifting. One has to put on a bit of size in a calorie surplus to put on muscle to lift heavy, especially at my age. I'm trying to manage the surplus / work balance but its difficult. I think an old man with good muscle mass is impressive even with a dad belly.
Nice work, man, what are your SBD numbers so far?
I’ve never met anyone over 40 who had a goal to gain weight. Muscle mass is important as you get older, but in terms of heart and joint health weight is weight, and no doctor will recommend carrying more than you need to
Excellent video very interesting well done boys 👏
I'm not even close to 50, but even at 34 (with 16 years of hard gym lifting behind me), I feel my joints more and more. I've recently taken the decision to downsize from 110kg to 95kg-100kg and I'm hoping that this will allow me to continue hitting the gym for some decades to come.
I'm 36 with around 18 years of hard training behind me (so basically just 2 years ahead of you) and I know exactly what you mean.
When I hit 30 (and also had kids) my recovery just didn't seem to be able to keep up with my training any more. I stupidly didn't really ramp back as just loved going to the gym and ended up with a long term shoulder injury that I suspect will never fully go away. Now 6 years on I still train very hard but it's much more considered now.
Little niggles that before would just clear up before the next session if left now would become larger ones spanning weeks/months without proper rest/rehab. It's a hard pill to swallow but has to be done.
This is of course speaking from a natural POV, my bro who is 32 started PED use a year ago after about 12 years of training and his lift numbers/physique has skyrocketed, but at the long term cost I just don't see the upside.
All the best
The only thing you suffer from is a chronic case of mediocrity and feeling sorry for yourself and thinking you're old. You're not old. I know men who are 70 and still powerlifting. That's the difference of an average joe and an athlete. Their mindset. And of course superior genetics. That's the downfall of social media. In order to obtain views from negative people you have to have a negative mindset. But I refuse to follow the herd as that's not my cup of tea. ❤
It's scary how even the lalas brothers 😳 decided to sell out to social media with their fake negative posts. Why do you have to sell your soul just to get views and notoriety? I don't get it. Is this how you get money from youtube? Promoting a lazy and mediocre and negative lifestyle. Yay bravo but it won't earn you spiritual money. Enjoy Satan's little toys that he gave you.
That fall off the cage was unbelievable. Pro wrestlers get very upset to hear anyone say that their events aren’t real.
They say something like: the outcome is known but the punishment is real. Then they smack you with a folding chair. lol
Shaw's whole thing is about his size and how heavy he is. The guy even weighs himself at night in his shoes and clothes! 🤪
Honestly if people don't understand why you need to lose this type of mass as you get older. You'll learn
In my 20's I was in the 300+ doing powerlifting/strongman. Now 36 I am down to 250-260range (6'4") and feel tremendously better and still can do similar powerlifting weights from before. Gotta loose the excessive mass as you get older and eat better
That diet is so important. I find it easy to put on and way too hard to take off the lbs as I get older.
Thing is, many people will think you need to get down to 225 or something.
@TL13579 hear it all the time with the doctors (mainly older ones) the ones with common sense see I have low body fat (16-18%) for the weight and in shape. Been 220 before in the military. Didn't suit me on how I looked hah
I don't doubt that downsizing could open up his career to a broader range of roles, but I'd say it's more likely that his reason was health related. He's closer to 60 than 50 at this point and it wouldn't at all be shocking to hear that decades of using *supplements* would be starting to having some negative effects on his organ that he and his doctor no longer deemed to be an acceptable risk for him to take.
Also, anyone that looks at him now and things he's unhealthy needs to take a step back and view him in the lens of the general public. How many guys in real life do you know that are decently fit at 220 pounds at 6'3"? He's still a big guy to any reasonable degree of scrutiny, but his joints and organs and thankful that he lost weight and dramatically cut back on his *supplement* usage.
Couldnt agree more. Brian especially should consider dropping down to 130-140kg. Eddie as well but even lighter
You guys make the best strongman/fitness content out there! Keep it real as always
Thank you for watching 😊
I don’t know how Brian would deal with downsizing. Everyone’s watching and waiting to see what he does.
i couldnt really see brian at 286 lbs, maybe 330lbs which would still be a huge weight loss from where he is now
@@mark4lev Brian will never downsize. His entire identity and public image is 'being 6ft8, 450 pounds', and as much as I admire the man he really hasn't got a whole lot else to offer. A 220-pound Eddie is at least charismatic and entertaining, but take away Brian's size and he's left with nothing.
@@GODOFHELLFIRE3 he’s only 42 as well. Basically he’s been around forever. I know it’s been said before but you could see a few strongman having issues at around 50 yrs of age. HHH had that heart issue recently, ok he wasn’t wsm big but by normal standards he was a jacked guy. If someone with his money can have issues it does make you think.
At 52 I find myself moving away from strength training and focusing more on fitness. My joints just can't take the heavy weights anymore. If you listen to your body it'll tell you when it's time to change your priorities.
You all think too much. Bautista just lost weight for movie roles nothing else.
well if you've been doing peds for a long time-you might start considering quitting for health reasons.
I am 67 and been lifting for 25 years....been a steady 100kilo most of the time....switched over to primarily Olympic lifting for the past 5 years.....not very good but its fun and really tough for an old guy....i am coached by a former olympic lifter and he has mostly young people 14-30 that he trains for competition.....at 6 feet and 100 kilo its humbling to see a 60 kilo 17 yr old 5'3" young lady clean and jerk 100 kilo....i struggle to do 60kilo ...lol
Eddie is someone who REALLY needs to downsize. 130 or even 140 would be much better for him. Doubt that would affect his brand negatively.
It's not always an ego thing. I'm a natty female and always been bigger. Started competing at 40 and did very well. Every off season dropped 10 kg. But now at 49 the hunger is out of control. Wanting to downsize is not the same as being able to downsize. I'm sure some of the guys feel this too.
It is worth considering that if you're training hard, you need fuel so your body makes you hungry. I managed to lose 50lbs because I decided it was worth putting all the training on hold while I changed my diet, that way there was less of an energy demand that would in turn lead to overeating.
I've kept that weight off for five years, and don't restrict eating. I did however switch most of my general strength training for cardio. Different goals.
The title is wrong. It should be "At what age should should you back off of steroids?" You can continue lifting even into an advanced age, but if you've been abusing gear all that time, then that is the main thing that should be addressed.
Lifting? Forever.
Gear? Gotta back off of that.
Matthias Steiner (German weightlifter) is a great example, looks completely different after he retired from weightlifting.
Smart move 🙌
Insane diffrence! 👍
He's been jacked for decades. That can only go on for so long. He said he feels way better now.
If Bautista is this small now, then anabolic steroids must be AMAZING! He is a normal big man at 220, but with steroids he became a monster.
He must have had a health scare to get him to quit. He may never say. To say he skimmed down isn’t accurate, really. He stop taking huge doses and combinations of anabolic steroids and just shrunk to normal is more like it.
Odd Haugen did strongman in his 60s(which includes a 3rd place at Over 40s WSM), however he was 6'4"-6-5" and 305 lbs, which is not a huge weight. People that compete over ~20% body fat have to downsize even if they are still doing competitions.
Dave Bautista in Blade Runner 2049 really showed a side of his acting we hadn't seen before. So downsizing because of health reasons and also have the opportunity to get more diverse acting roles, makes a lot of sense.
i think he was typecast because of his size tbh
@@burlhorse61 of course, but his acting surprised me. I don't think Vin Diesel or The Rock could have pulled that of.
@@Organon1980 me too-he's a better than them 2-by far.Did you see the short he did for Blade Runner 2049(on YT)?
@@burlhorse61 No have not seen that but I will look it up. Thanks a lot, man.
Being a strongman really warps your image of reality, at 5'10 you shouldn't be above 90kg and at that weight you can have plenty of muscle for longevity and joint protection
Yes your are correct, being strongman does warp image of reality.
I dont think thats true, some people are naturally heavier like most strongmen are. Think Mike Tyson for example, he will always be 105kg because thats his natural weight even at 5’9 5’10. Some people simply have large frames
Vytautas, what was your weight prior to getting into pro strongman? You obviously have fantastic genetics for the broad shoulders and muscular stocky build, but I'm just curious.
I'm more worried about the pearls he's wearing
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whats the point of bodybuilding in first place if you are going to 'downsize' in 20 years time............
I've downsized at 30. The ideal is to downsize before the problems come.
Ideally yes, but most of the times downsizing starts when the problems starts.
I am 43, 5"7 or 170cm. My weight is 84kg & I sat at 78kg throughout my military career. Getting back to 78kg would be a fantastic feeling as I've trained since 14. Served in the military for 12 yrs also.
AA an body building all look run down. You so funny but you speak the truth
Good for him
Great message here. I appreciate the post 40 years in age that lean and fit is favorable to big big and strong. Thanks for the content you provide. I always smile when a new video is in my feed.
@@JackFate61 thank you for watching 😊
Was Batista on his prime wider than Vytautas? 😮
I don't know about the width, but his traps was way bigger than mine 😅
@@LalasBrothers And your biceps way bigger than his haha
Glen Ross hasn't slimmed down.................yet.
I have always been lean but I started to build muscle 5 months ago, it was new to me but I didn't like it, the chaffing of thighs and restriction of arms/shoulders, even my chin on my upper pectorials, it was a step back for me. It was limiting my mobility and movement so I stopped. I lift lighter weights to compliment my cardio routine.
Downsize?
He put the needle down and is trying to be an actor.
Eddie Hall even now is still eating 9700 calories a day. You dont need to eat that much especially when 50% of it is fat
Hahahaha 😂😂😂😂
I suppose you missed abs then usually only shows at 8-12% or lower. Jak*ss.
How much has Vytautas downsized since his competing days? Still looks to have the same muscle mass.
@@SvenTheShoeBuyer i am 18kg lighter, than when i was competing.
@@LalasBrothers I asked it too soon haha, I watched further into the video and found that, but thanks! Arms still look to be the envy of current strongmen 💪
They just go on another different drug.....thats the issue..nit natural. Thys they can.t accept being little....not true to themselves..
Amen brother
No where near 220
What do you mean? 220 is thin at 6ft4
@@dankiusarmwrestlingTaranBroad
Im 6,3 and probably looked like that at 185 (260 now) If I didnt know any better Id say hes sick also not trying to be that guy he was my favorite wrestler growing up
Dorian Yates is such a great example of how to handle doing a crazy sport like bodybuilding, strongman, wrestling. He basically said he knew it was a time in his life and knew it would end. He seemed to transition very well from being Mr Olympia to a regular guy.
He went vegan what do you expect looks fine for a plant muncher
He may not be unwell.....yet. remember how the vegan diet turned out for RDJ?
His diet is not sustainable in the long term. Eventually, he will realize that he needs to eat meat and fat.
Tell that to john laflamme and bill kazmaier and magnus ver magnusson who are still huge and lift weights laflamme still competes and is huge at 70+. Just because you became a pro and then retired doesnt make you an authority and truth teller on all strength sports and physiology. I dont like this negative lying video. Its very social media like and its a lying video. Just like demonic social media.
Magnus is significantly lighter now. He has probably downsized from his competition days about as much as Hafthor did for the boxing. Bill is big, but not like he used to be. Also, he can barely breathe through a full sentence, so probably should consider losing a bit of that bulk.
the average man is around 80kg its just not healthy to be massive at some point it will take its toll on your body. i think some people are scared to lose the weight because being big was basically their whole career.
Yep
No mystery here , can't stay on the juice forever 😮
Maybe he’s not responding to trt? I’d expect him to be bigger than he is. His test levels must be tiny at the minute.
Dave looks awful now. That weight is not healthy for him.
If you look at the photos of him during this wrestling days and think "that right there looks like a healthy man" you have body dysmorphia, dude. He looks gaunt now, but that is because his skin and face hasn't adapted to his current weight. He has lost the weight quickly and it shows, but I guarantee you that if he stays at this weight he'll live years longer than he would staying at Drax-weight.
Lol people said the same shit when Thor lost weight. It is healthier
@@DeadLifter-rl9en no, Thor actually looked good leaner. Dave looks ill.
Eat less and get off all the junk your destroying your organs with? Idk, many of my 80s 90s BB heros are dead or messed up