Great message. I get asked my testosterone levels on a weekly basis at this point. Never been tested nor care. For almost everyone just basic self-care is enough to never need the needle.
I feel you on that, plenty of proffesional athletes competing at the absolute highest levels in their mid 30's yet the dogma online these days suggests that if you are over 30 you will have low T and be on a huge decline, not true - plenty of lifelong athletes continuing to improve metrics into mid 30's.
@@SUPER8ALTERN8 Because professional athletes at the absolute highest level are all definitely 100% natural? Lol... EDIT - Just to mention that I agree with Alan about this, but bringing pro athletes in this discussion is just silly imo.
@@SUPER8ALTERN8 You have low T if you do several blood tests that all show you have low T. In such case there's no problem taking T if you also account or rule out other life factors. Y'all are the boomer equivalent of "depressed people never need drugs they just need to go outside more"
@@djomla9999 obviously PED's are going to used by athletes of all ages and abilities, but we can look at the development of natural bodybuilding on guys like Jeff Alberts who is like 50 years old lifetime natty and understand how he lived his life the last decades and see the attitude that strength muscle and testosterone WILL drop a cliff at 30 years old as complete BS...
@JTFSIX I'm just responding to the video and trying to inspire those who feel they may be past it at 40+, so I'm sure a few more will care about my comment than yours. Stay safe yourself.
I was 525 pounds when I hit 30. Took a while to figure out what I was doing (went down to 350, then back up to 475), but now at 37 I got it figured out. I lost 3 pounds in the last week and a half, weighed in at 305 this morning, about to go under 300 pounds for the first time in something like 18 years. Goal is to be below 260 next summer, which would be 20 pounds lighter than I graduated at my 20 year reunion. I also helped my dad drop about 80 pounds in his mid 60's.
People don't talk enough how being sedentary and overweight affects your libido, motivation, strength all the big factors that get people to take TRT in the first place. I'm not against someone taking TRT if they truly need it, but a lot of times they just need to get better habits and their testosterone levels will increase, and so will all the "symptoms of low T" get better.
And stress. And loneliness. And many other things that are a part of our lifestyles in 21st century America. High cortisol wrecks testosterone levels and we are constantly plugged in to devices that stress us out.
Currently going through the same realisation and changes (which have been harder and slower to actualise than I’d expected) so this is encouraging to hear!
Take this with a pinch of salt because I can't remember where I heard this but.. I heard about a study where they looked at lifelong trained people, so training since their teens and mapped their performance over their life and worked out that after "the middle age decline" it took them until like their 60s or something before they started performing worse than they did when they were 18. Which I think is pretty amazing.
I started training at 33 after a lifetime of avoiding all physical activity. I'm in better shape now 2 years later just from 4x a week of lifting. It didn't take a lot to turn the ship around, I just had to actively turn the rudder myself.
The one thing I'd say is as you get older you don't get away with the bad habits you used to. In your 20s you can drink more alcohol and sleep less yet and as you get older it's hard to get away with that stuff. BUT this isn't a bad thing. It forces you to make better choices.
I'm honestly not even sure if that's true. I wouldn't advocate it, but I bet if you binge drank like you did when you were 22, you'd be just as good at it. We've just (thankfully) become de-adapted to it, just like you become de-adapted to anything when you don't do it for long enough. Of course there are confounding factors here, like the fact that we all have more responsibilities and can't afford to drink through an entire weekend and then sleep it off all of Sunday, but I think few if any of those factors are physiological.
Before working out, those commercials used to make me think the products being shilled were needed to get into working out. Many years later and I'm turning 40 next month while in probably the best shape of my life. Thanks, gym. 🎉
I spent my twenties out of shape, pushing 300lbs and generally depressed. At 33 I am stronger, faster, and almost 70lbs lighter. Thanks for the quality content, dude; it's great being able to learn from someone around my same age.
Yeah, I'm 35, I stopped lifting seriously in my mid 20's and my body def fell apart. I lost a lot of strength and stamina and was skinny af (6'1 168lbs). Now I'm back to lifting again and I easily sit at a lean 195-200 lbs. Mental health improved, daily life improved and I even have more pep in my step too! How did I do it? I just trained, ate right and prioritized sleep over late nights. Have I thought about using gear or TRT? Yeah, sure - it is easy to consider it since it is so common place now. But really, I have a lot of room to improve as I am now, and I'm content chipping away at things, there is no rush.
Get your T levels checked guys. I trained and was strong, competed in powerlifting all through my 30s until about 37. Then I had a rush of bad symptoms, was having a really hard time recovering from workouts and I was constantly tired and lacked all kinds of drive for about a year. Lucky for me I saw a doctor that understood a few things about hormones, and I got all of them checked. He was quite shocked with the results, I had the hormone panel of an unhealthy 70 year old man. Not just testosterone but others relating to a possible tumor in my pituitary gland. I am now on trt and it has completely turned my life around. Don't neglect your health guys. We live in a day and age where we can be optimised into old age. Low T and other problems will happen to all us men eventually. And we have the power to take our health into our own hands.
Thank you alan, most men are too insecure to talk about this and too make these lackluster excuses and would rather buy a pill instead of exercising and eating correctly
Preach brother. I’m a lady three years into menopause, so my hormones are DEFINITELY different than when I was younger 😂. But I train, eat well, sleep well, and feel pretty amazing most of the time. I’m gonna walk to the gym now for some deadlifts 💪
I am 33 and prepping for my first strongman comp in July. I am the most muscular and strongest I have ever been, and I still feel that I have so much potential.
There's an interesting phenomenon that happens with belief as well. Studies have shown that beliefs you have about activities, food and behaviors affects how one's body responds to them and produces hormones and neurotransmitters. Simply by buying into the marketing around these products, people can be making it harder on themselves.
Starting out in gyms 15+ years ago, the biggest and strongest guys were well into their 40s. I never thought for a second that hitting 30 could be the beginning of the end until this idea started to get floated around social media and TH-cam, usually by people with a product to sell. Also, if one aspires to be too old, too injured, past their peak, whatever else, it will be a self fulfilling prophecy.
I definitely think strength tends to peak after 30 for most men, especially upper body strength. I grapple with 40 year olds, and I’m surprised how strong their grip strength is. There’s a reason why the “old man” strength is a thing.
@@rico14 I think it would be fair to say that if you’re going to hit your absolute potential peak (ie what you could achieve if you did everything perfectly), it will be in your thirties. I just don’t buy that in this life we have essentially 10-15 years to make it count followed by a decade of rapid degeneration then a slow steady decline of 40-60 years to the grave. Are gains harder in your thirties than twenties? For some people sure, but for most people, life is harder in general. Other priorities, more stress, more responsibilities that divert time and effort and other recovery resources away from our athletic goals.
@@rico14 For sure. I guess there’s also an element of your miles may vary. Some people for sure peak in their early 30s, 20s even, then you have guys like Mark Felix. Self care/injury prevention seems a massive part of it too, but probably the hardest variable to control.
It's probably quite informative to look at the champions of the Ancient Olympics. The Greeks had 700 years of sports science (now lost), and a culture which pushed a significant percentage of their citizen body into athletic training (for both war and sport), with a lot of importance and glory placed on athletes performing well for their city states. I.e. the talent pool, whilst obviously not as large as what we see today, was pretty considerable, & athletic training was presumably pretty decent. And yet, it's clear from the number of Olympiads attended / won by some Ancient athletes that they were in their mid 30s and still winning. Leonidas of Rhodes, for example, won all three 'sprint' events (one was more like an 800m race in armour) at 4 games in a row, and was 36 or 37 during his last games. So, at the very least, it suggests that for those particular athletes, physiological athletic decline, even in speed and power, wasn't significant by the latter half of their mid 30s.
Yep. I’m 43 and while joint issues and some normal aging have changed my workouts and limited me in some ways, I still manage to get a session in 3-4 days a week, and I’m in better shape than most guys I see walking around who are younger than me.
I'm 32 and I feel better than I ever did at 25. The reason? I'm out of a parasitic relationship, I'm eating better, doing both strength training and cardio, making sleep a priority and just trying to take care of myself. Heck, I'm about 70ish pounds lighter than I was at 25, as well. This man speaks the truth. It's never too late to make a change.
my poor health(obesity) in my late teens were caused by bad habits formed by my parents when i was a child. im now 28, turning my life around through exercise and diet. i just wish i kicked the bad habit earlier in my 20s, but here i am. i want to be healthy and strong in my 30s and beyond
I completely agree with Alan when I look back into my past. I was active till my teenage, then mostly sedentary from 20s till mid 30s. Then I took charge of my life seriously, I started proper healthy diet and started lifting weights plus basic calisthenics. Now I am almost 44 and feel much much better, stronger, and healthier than I would have otherwise.
Yes my housemate is 40 and complaons that he is too old and injured to play soccer. I broke it down for him and said you are just really unfit and unprepared to play soccer. You struggle to jog for 10 mins, find it taxing to do 25 bodyweight squats, lunges, pushups etc can't touch your toes... Sports like soccer are dynamic, plyometrics exercise, you have to be able to sprint abd jump and change direction, kick high etc and keep it up for 30 mins at a time. You can't go from doing nothing for several years to playing sport and not expect to get injured. Give yourself 6 months to get in shape, start by alternating between walking and jogging every 100metres for 10-20 mins. Try bodyweight exercises, even modified eg squatting to a chair. Progress slowly but do exercise frequently. At least every other day. Its humbling but likely if you persist for a year ir two you will be as fit as you were a decade ago.
I'm 39 and feel better than ever. Eating clean, working out, sleeping enough. My recovery after training is much worse than ten years ago but that's pretty much the only thing that got noticeably worse.
This should be the predominant message being shared on TH-cam Fitness and just general life. Too many people (including myself up until recently) believe that it's actually normal and part of life to gain weight as you age, along with developing other issues that could be completely avoided with some basic exercise and nutrition. Thank you Alan for sharing this.
In my 20's I was addicted to games and drinking, my health sucked, I was depressed, bad sleeping schedule. When I was 30 started to turned my life around, got married, started exercise, started BJJ, eating better and now only drinking very occasionally. My sex drive is much better, my mind is clear, my mood is stable, depression gone and I sleep like a baby! I wish I started earlier, but it is what it is, I'm 35 now and my life started in the 30's 🙂
Awesome video - and I can confirm: I started strength training at age 50 and over the last 9 years I've been able to keep getting stronger. (Okay, it helps that I wasn't ever all that strong to begin with - the bar is low). The key is starting somewhere and seeking improvement for as long as you can. When the improvements slow down, pick a different goal post because you get to decide on what that is!
Training can certainly mitigate some of the aging complaints. But my activity level (construction & utility lineman work) and diet was rather steady from 21-41 yrs old, and the physical change is apparent in something i was doing 40+hr a week every week, year after year. Absolutely, train and pay attention to diet and rest to be the best version of oneself - 100%. But, age most definitely changes things or competitive sports wouldn't be dominated by people under a certain age.
Thanks Allan I need to hear this I'm turning 30 and just picking up training again for the first time since my early 20's, after partying a lot and just recently starting a family my mobility is awful I'm overweight and recovery is brutal as I've only just started hitting the weights again. Admittedly I've seen a few videos and have checked out the cost of TRT near me and have been tempted, but you are completely right I don't need it I just need to continue making good decisions and forming new habits through my 30's and beyond!! So glad I found your channel again after all this time. TRAIN UNTAAAAMEEDDDD
Yeah you right. Got sober at 28. In my best shape now at 36. Wasn't easy. Wasn't over night. I think achieving 1 pull up was the hard part. Getting over the 5 pull up Mark was life changing. Back squats make me happy.
Great video 👍 Dr Mike just made a trt video recently which also points out a lot of reason to not start trt. I think it is a good thing for some people but for the majority of us we just need to accept that aging will lead to some losses but lifestyle,training and diet is the best approach to combat them. Keep up the good work💪
Hey Alan! Sorry for the unrelated comment but your quote "Just because you can’t open a gym tomorrow, doesn’t mean you can’t start writing your story today " really inspired me. So I'm putting it on the cover page of my soon-to-open gym! Your channel has been a huge help! Thanks a lot!
This video is 100% right. I'm 51 and still pushing the weights 3 times a week. Sprinting and running 3 times a week. Jumping 6 times a week. Kettlebells 3 times a week. You are only going to be as fit as you want to be. Age isn't the problem, it is the individual desire to do something that is the problem. I may not be as strong as I was when I was 21, but I am in better overall shape in terms of lean muscle mass, cardiovascular endurance, and mobility. The biggest challenge with age is recovery. Listening to your body and adjusting to recover is the name of the game. NOT LOW T! Thanks Alan for cutting through the BS once again and giving everyone a dose of reality.
Testosterone Barely declines through your 30ies . Some people however , partially duo to bad habits early on might have lower testesterone levels ( obesity in particular ) it's alright to go check it out , and if You really need it , sure HRT ( the medication ) is an option not the BS products that are pushed
Everyone I know in their 30s who complains about their body 'getting old' has stopped 90% of the activity that they've done through their teens and 20's. It's just an excuse. The only people really getting torn up in their 30's and 40's are the very rare athletes who have truly pushed themselves too far, and I'd bet none of them are letting it define them.
Exactly! I've been pushing strength pretty vigorously and it was fine for quite a few years, but now at 34 going on 35 if I keep going heavy all the time the knee and elbow tendonitis creeps up and I'm more prone to muscle tears.... So for a while I just backed down the frequency but still kept going at things heavy and more safely.... though I'm at the point now where chasing those new PR's number wise isn't my motivating factor anymore, I'd like to get better at moving my body around again like back in my military and calisthenics days.... I might be a lot stronger but I also like being nimble and not always having something hurt/ache. In other words, I might dial things back on the strength aspects a bit to focus on overall health and not just abuse my body for numbers!
I’m 76 do full body lifts three days a week as well as cardio and I am probably in better shape than in my 30s. However my libido has declined and I’m sure my T is probably low as well despite my health being great. Exercise, nutrition and healthy living can slow the aging process somewhat but it’s not going to stop it. Just have to embrace the suck and drive on!
I'm turning 40 in a couple of months and I'm healthier and stronger than I've ever been in my life. I'm also much wiser and less ego driven. I know what pushing myself is, and I also know what being stupid and overdoing it is. It's awesome.
Yeah the torrent of complaints from 30 year olds on any reddit post mentioning getting older always made me cringe. People are saying that they're unable to move in any decent way and they're just like "oh well, I'm getting older, nothing I can do about this" while also shooting down any attempts to nudge them in the direction of exercising and taking care of themselves. Infuriating.
I will be turning 53 this year and I have never been stronger with plenty of gains to be made on the horizon. Channels like this one, Starting Strength and Greysteel are the reasons why I will continue to strength train until I croak. Thanks Alan!!!
I’m not Alan’s target audience, being a 67 year old woman. But he was one of my inspirations for taking up powerlifting at age 66. Despite decades of exercise aimed at women (yoga, Pilates, light dumbbells) I was frail, scrawny, and weak AF. So I started working with an experienced powerlifting coach in June 2022. I had never touched a barbell previously, and I was absolutely horrified at my lack of strength after literally decades of exercise that was ineffective at building real strength. But what that meant was that there was nowhere for me to go but up. I train with my coach 3x a week doing the barbell lifts and accessories . I do mobility stuff on my own. I admittedly have utterly crap genetics for powerlifting as a competitive sport, but that’s not why I’m doing this. It’s for functional strength. This is THE best thing I have ever done from a fitness and health perspective. At age 67 I am stronger than I have ever been in my life. This really works, folks. It’s very true that it is never too late to build strength, even for a old lady. Many thanks to Alan for his informative and often very amusing videos.
LOLOL at 4:10 ! 🤣🤣 Great message in this video! I'm currently in my mid-30's and recently started paying attention to my dietary vitamin and mineral intake, particularly magnesium. Also started daily consuming a clove of raw garlic with water on an empty stomach. Both seem to have resulted in increased energy levels and focus. I'm a big believer that dietary adjustments, rather than merely popping a pill for everything, can have great benefits
Just turned 31 last month. Literally bigger and stronger than I’ve ever been in my life. Also, yes, 100% natural. Never taken PED’s. I started lifting free weights when I was 15-16 and I never stopped. Maybe for 6-9 months after my son was born, but I got back at it. Now I go places and random people comment on my physique, pay me compliments, and even ask about the gym. You’re absolutely right. The product I am today is because of the investment I made in myself my entire 20’s.
This vid reflects exactly what I think. During my youth I was into that clear-separated body and brain divided world, and did absolutely no sports but was just reading books and watching TV. At 27yo I decided to practice some sports because I just needed to move. Today I'm 35 and I just realized than now I practiced during 8 years, and my shape and fitness are so much better than when I was 25. It's so great.
Excellent video and message. This TRT and supplement promotion is a massive campaign to extract money from people by convincing them they’re aging and not capable of restoring their fitness through the basics
I am 60. Low T but no symptoms, not on TRT or any other PEDs. I've recently squatted 175kg despite a bad knee, benched 137.5kg and deadlifted 227.5kg at 96kg bodyweight. Age is just an excuse. Just keep training.
I’m 48, my test levels seem to go up every year. They were in the 600s this year. I do have to eat less because it’s easier to gain weight, but I have no issue maintaining or gaining muscle. I feel no different than I did when I was 22. I asked my doctor how the test numbers were staying so high when I know so many guys on TRt at my age. He said as long as you keep weightlifting, your body will produce the test it needs to keep up. He basically confirmed what Alan said in this video
I weighed 370 lbs. 2 years ago at 58 years old. I was weak, depressed, ready to join the 600 lb. club, in size not squats. I was so out of shape that a HIIT workout was sitting down and standing 30 times. lol I changed my mind. Today I'm 275 lbs. Squatting and deadlifting my bodyweight for multiple reps and sets. The deadlift is close to 400 now. The labido is through the roof. I feel 25 years younger. I lost 14" off my waist and gained about 2" on my chest and shoulders. Meat with eggs every day and good smart training and you can build muscle at any age. I take no medication or supplements except a multivitamin. I eat what I want now also. I thank you Alan for teaching me the proper form for squatting and deadlifting also. I would binge on your videos and follow some people you have mentioned like Starting Strength. I haven't tweaked my lower back once in the last 2 years.. I always tweaked my back muscles doing these two lifts as a kid. I tweaked my back yesterday but I did it by changing brake lines on a frigging rust bucket.
Great message, am 61 and have never used ped's or trt and feel as long as a person can hit some kind of deadlifts and squats and or their variations you will be able to maintain a healthy active life. Of course training upper body is also important.
Gosh dang Alan, you just continue to become more wise. Glad to see you didn’t suffer the same fate as Samson with the loss of your luscious locks! Thanks for the motivation dude, train untamed!
Great video, Alan. I have been working out my whole life and I have had my Best muscle and strength gains in my mid 30s I expect to increase in strength and muscle until I’m 70. I have had to talk my good buddies out of taking TRT. Too many rejuvenation clinics exploiting men’s insecurities. Keep this great educational content coming.
I love this video. I am turning 40 in September, and I feel better than I ever have done. This is because in my 20s, I smoked a ton a dope and played a lot of video games. Since 34, I have been training, and I am more active than ever, and I have more energy than I did 20 years ago. Lifting weights and cardio training is by far the best thing I have ever done
Could you redo this video by shouting this from up on a rooftop? Cause people need to hear this now! Thanks for this video. Spot on. We aren’t victims to our date of birth. We have the power both ways based on our decisions. I’m 45 and undoing all dumb stuff. Amazing how much better I feel already.
My dad (62 now) told me he never understood the sentiment that people decline in their thirties and forties. He said he was at his strongest and fittest during that time. Sure a lot of people decline after that, but it is mostly due to not being as active and diet more so than purely aging.
Great video. I’ve learned that there are two types of aging, primary and secondary. Primary aging is the part we can’t control, normal wear and tear if you will. But secondary aging if those habits that we do have control over. I’m literally one month shy of my 30th birthday, and this video made me think even more about how I need to take care of myself. I’ve haven’t drank in 6 months and I get to the gym 3-4 times a week but nutrition is where I need to improve.
Thank you Alan, I needed to hear this. I'm a 35 year old father of two kids under 5. I keep fairly active but definitely wondering what the hell happened to my body in the last ten years! I find prioritising sleep is the crucial thing for my motivation and general wellbeing but that's easier said than done at this stage in life!
Same here mate, father of two little ones. Keep doing what you can, and don't feel bad if it's not much. The thing that takes the blame out of my mind is something an older friend of mine once told me: one day, you will pick up your child and then put him o her back down, and you will never ever pick them up again. Spending time with them now is irreplaceable. We can go back to lifting when they are a bit older.
I am 39 ...my knees were starting to hurt and I fell in that mindset. I think The issue is that we do want to change but we're not patient enough to invest 3, 4. 5 years of consistent practice to see change. Now that we're 39, we're seeing as time running out and we see it that we have to get in shape quickly. But the reality is everything that we want in life. The good stuff for family love career education, fitness. It all takes time. It doesn't take months, it takes years and as soon as we accept that and have the mindset of investing 10 minutes here, 10 minutes there for big payoff it will all be better
Amen! I made a decision about 8 years ago to start training right. I've had my highs and lows, but I keep with it. The best I feel is the days after I have a solid workout. I'm on the verge of breaking a 3-plate DL in my late 30s. Thanks for the inspiration, Alan!
So true. It's a bitter pill to swallow to admit that it was my laziness that made me so out of shape rather than just use the excuse of "I'm old now." Progress feels slower now than in my early 20s but in my early 20s, I also didn't have nearly 20 years of inactivity to recover from. Thanks for the message.
@@one23four68 until recently squat, bench, OHP, and deadlift. I am doing a weightlifting focus from now till it gets too cold outside to drag my stall mats and weights outside. I'm looking at adding some more dynamic stuff to it as well to help with speed on the mat. As someone who is 225lbs I'll never be as fast as really light guys but every bit helps. I haven't been rolling as much because I've been focusing on the self defense stuff in the Pedro white to blue curriculum.
@@bmstylee 39 (40 in two months here) and am blue belt in BJJ--are you doing any accessory lifts as well? I stopped lifting a few months after starting BJJ, but have been wanting to get back into it. I do 5-6 sessions of BJJ a week (yes, addicted), and go for 3-5 mile runs a couple of times a week. So I think I would struggle to get more than two sessions of lifting in. Would like to make them effective, yet short. Also, it is clear to me that at 39 almost 40, I am never going to be too competitive with the early 20's guys in BJJ. They recover faster, have better reaction time, and are more explosive. I do have a better gas tank and try to have better technique. Need to add strength training back in. I do not feel like many of those guys are stronger, so it would be an advantage.
@@dpcoon1 right now my accessory stuff is push press, high bar squat and snatch grip deadlift. Mostly as accessories to the snatch, c&j and front squat. I'm focusing on the classic lifts until it gets too cold to lift outside because they are very dynamic moments and requires a good amount of flexibility. I make sure I do direct core work. Having a strong core helps a lot. Especially if you get caught in knee on belly. I am still doing pull-ups and chin-ups as well to keep my upper back strong. I don't really do any cardio since rolling is really it's own cardio and you can't really simulate it.
35 (almost 36) year old here... had my T tested and total level was 386 while my free level was 60.1... was told these both fall within "normal" range but are on the lower side of normal and there's really nothing to worry about... Now on the quest of lifting 3x per week, eating more (I barely hit 2000 calories a day), and staying active.
Truth! I’m 37, soon 38 and I took ownership of my health in my late 20s. I feel better now than when I was 25. I’m excited about my 40s. To see my kids grow and to age as healthy as I can be.
So well put. Most people suffer from their own decisions not some uncontrollable factor. I’m 50 and and doing fantastic physically because I choose to prioritize my fitness and make sacrifices and invest time to achieve my goals. Its hard work, not f’n magic!
I'm 31. I have some injuries from when I was a runner that flare up every now and again. Now I compete in strongman, when those injuries show themselves. I adjust my lifting accordingly and give them time to heal up. I don't do two a days anymore. But still going heavy 4 days a week. Sex drive is no problem, the weight I've gained is intentional, and I'm full of energy!! Work hard, have a good diet, and enjoy what you're doing. And you'll be good to go 🙂🙂
Please make another video like this focused around the message that you are the product of your choices for the last decade, and that you can change the next decade, but not focused on the thirties and forties, and not focused on men, so that I can share with my out of shape older friends and family who need to hear this message.
Wait until you reach 50+ then you really see the challenges! That is why I restarted my training program to avoid major issues past 50. Kudos to you Alan for the awesome gym!
Man I really loved this message, been learning this over the last few years and am still working towards being healthy. Just want to add for the people that had this realization at a low point of health, it took 15 years to F my body and I have learned to not expect 15 years of change overnight. That being said when it come to lifestyle, you can make 100% change overnight and that’s like making a u-turn. Can’t get back those miles but you can get back on the right path.
I just wanted to share that I've always enjoyed Alan's brand of humor. A nice mix of smart and low brow jokes woven into every kind of conversation. That liquid chalk shaking had me going lol.
I have a broken back, broken hip, and severe sleep apnea that is so far treatment resistant. I still have been able to lose a total of 105 lbs. Still don't look anywhere near athletic or aesthetic and probably never will due to loose skin, but I still try every day to get my workouts in, sometimes I'm in too much pain or too tired, though.
I’ll be 35 this year. Been at the gym consistently since I was 17. Done everything from bodybuilding style work to powerlifting to CrossFit and now for the past 5 years I do handbalance and calisthenics which has stuck with me the best and I love the most. And I feel better now 35 then I did at 25. All natural of course. Just consistency with training and consistency with eating good.
Fixing my diet, losing some fat, and cutting out booze has ENORMOUSLY improved my health. It's really amazing how much difference a GOOD diet makes. It does take some work and a few weeks of experimenting and calorie counting, but it's 500% worth the effort. I use cronometer which tells me not just calories and macros, but all the vitamins and mineral you're probably ignoring.
I'm 38, started training 3 years ago. I was fat, out of shape and weak, all what you said about living in 20's like a teenager was true for me. Today I am lean, somewhat jacked, strong and 10 times more functional. The only thing that remained the same is my libido. From my experience, don't worry, just train and try to be healthy (eat, sleep, etc). I have checked my test (it was free since my employer paid the whole physical check) and I do have very normal (average) levels, just to be full transparent
Even when you're fit, age makes you more resilient mentally and also wiser. I tap into this resilience and wisdom to go harder, and i'm always trying new activities so that my fitness translates into learning new stuff and freedom of movement in general. To me that's the point, learning stuff/doing stuff i didn't do before.
Great message. I get asked my testosterone levels on a weekly basis at this point. Never been tested nor care. For almost everyone just basic self-care is enough to never need the needle.
I feel you on that, plenty of proffesional athletes competing at the absolute highest levels in their mid 30's yet the dogma online these days suggests that if you are over 30 you will have low T and be on a huge decline, not true - plenty of lifelong athletes continuing to improve metrics into mid 30's.
Hi Jeff, great content btw
@@SUPER8ALTERN8 Because professional athletes at the absolute highest level are all definitely 100% natural? Lol...
EDIT - Just to mention that I agree with Alan about this, but bringing pro athletes in this discussion is just silly imo.
@@SUPER8ALTERN8 You have low T if you do several blood tests that all show you have low T. In such case there's no problem taking T if you also account or rule out other life factors.
Y'all are the boomer equivalent of "depressed people never need drugs they just need to go outside more"
@@djomla9999 obviously PED's are going to used by athletes of all ages and abilities, but we can look at the development of natural bodybuilding on guys like Jeff Alberts who is like 50 years old lifetime natty and understand how he lived his life the last decades and see the attitude that strength muscle and testosterone WILL drop a cliff at 30 years old as complete BS...
Those TRT clinics are the new pain clinics of the early 2000s. It’s big pharma targeting men in their 30s and 40s. I wish more people would see this.
I am 52, stronger than I was in my mid thirties, still hitting PBs/PRs on my lifts! Drug free!
I'm 61 and totally agree.
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Who cares, Stay Safe
@JTFSIX I'm just responding to the video and trying to inspire those who feel they may be past it at 40+, so I'm sure a few more will care about my comment than yours. Stay safe yourself.
@@HerePiggyPiggyyour mother does
Aging is inevitable. Getting old is a choice.
I was 525 pounds when I hit 30. Took a while to figure out what I was doing (went down to 350, then back up to 475), but now at 37 I got it figured out. I lost 3 pounds in the last week and a half, weighed in at 305 this morning, about to go under 300 pounds for the first time in something like 18 years. Goal is to be below 260 next summer, which would be 20 pounds lighter than I graduated at my 20 year reunion.
I also helped my dad drop about 80 pounds in his mid 60's.
You are on the right path, mate! Keep that shit up. Awesome that your dad is on the grind too. Enjoy hitting 299, it's going to be epic :)
@@julianzacconievas Amen! Well done Brian, keep up the good work and consistency! That is awesome 🙌
Hell yeah dude. Makes my 100+ loss look like nothing. Badass. And you will absolutely feel younger and stronger than you did back then.
Praise YHWH and Yeshua! Congratulations!!!
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You're an absolute King mate, and a great son! All the best wishes for you and yours.
People don't talk enough how being sedentary and overweight affects your libido, motivation, strength all the big factors that get people to take TRT in the first place. I'm not against someone taking TRT if they truly need it, but a lot of times they just need to get better habits and their testosterone levels will increase, and so will all the "symptoms of low T" get better.
And stress. And loneliness. And many other things that are a part of our lifestyles in 21st century America. High cortisol wrecks testosterone levels and we are constantly plugged in to devices that stress us out.
Great message and very true.
At 35 I realized my desk job and lack of movement was killing me slowly. Now I’m stronger at 45 than I was at 25.
Currently going through the same realisation and changes (which have been harder and slower to actualise than I’d expected) so this is encouraging to hear!
Did you quit the job? I still workout but spend most of the day at the desk
Did you have to get a desk job after you burned through all the Seinfeld money?
Right on…I am stronger at 39 than in my 20s
Keep it up 💪
Muh thirties
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@@neversate MuH clients call me big houassss
Fancy meeting you here Bill
@@StrongandConditioned Well, I'll be damned. Small yt fitness world I guess.
Take this with a pinch of salt because I can't remember where I heard this but..
I heard about a study where they looked at lifelong trained people, so training since their teens and mapped their performance over their life and worked out that after "the middle age decline" it took them until like their 60s or something before they started performing worse than they did when they were 18.
Which I think is pretty amazing.
As someone who’s currently in their mid twenties definitely gonna keep this in mind
As a mid-30s man, I feel my youngest most vibrant self yet.
Treat your body well and it will treat you well.
I started training at 33 after a lifetime of avoiding all physical activity. I'm in better shape now 2 years later just from 4x a week of lifting. It didn't take a lot to turn the ship around, I just had to actively turn the rudder myself.
Don't forget cardio.
The one thing I'd say is as you get older you don't get away with the bad habits you used to.
In your 20s you can drink more alcohol and sleep less yet and as you get older it's hard to get away with that stuff.
BUT this isn't a bad thing. It forces you to make better choices.
I'm honestly not even sure if that's true. I wouldn't advocate it, but I bet if you binge drank like you did when you were 22, you'd be just as good at it. We've just (thankfully) become de-adapted to it, just like you become de-adapted to anything when you don't do it for long enough. Of course there are confounding factors here, like the fact that we all have more responsibilities and can't afford to drink through an entire weekend and then sleep it off all of Sunday, but I think few if any of those factors are physiological.
@@nikif002 I can't digest a lot of pizza too close to bed time either and trust me that's not due to lack of practice.
Bingo. Forces better food choices too.
Before working out, those commercials used to make me think the products being shilled were needed to get into working out. Many years later and I'm turning 40 next month while in probably the best shape of my life. Thanks, gym. 🎉
I spent my twenties out of shape, pushing 300lbs and generally depressed. At 33 I am stronger, faster, and almost 70lbs lighter. Thanks for the quality content, dude; it's great being able to learn from someone around my same age.
We don't stop moving because we grow old, we grow old because we stop moving.
Yeah, I'm 35, I stopped lifting seriously in my mid 20's and my body def fell apart. I lost a lot of strength and stamina and was skinny af (6'1 168lbs). Now I'm back to lifting again and I easily sit at a lean 195-200 lbs. Mental health improved, daily life improved and I even have more pep in my step too!
How did I do it? I just trained, ate right and prioritized sleep over late nights.
Have I thought about using gear or TRT? Yeah, sure - it is easy to consider it since it is so common place now. But really, I have a lot of room to improve as I am now, and I'm content chipping away at things, there is no rush.
Turning 32 years old in a few months and we're just getting this party started! Big things coming my friend!
Get your T levels checked guys.
I trained and was strong, competed in powerlifting all through my 30s until about 37.
Then I had a rush of bad symptoms, was having a really hard time recovering from workouts and I was constantly tired and lacked all kinds of drive for about a year.
Lucky for me I saw a doctor that understood a few things about hormones, and I got all of them checked. He was quite shocked with the results, I had the hormone panel of an unhealthy 70 year old man. Not just testosterone but others relating to a possible tumor in my pituitary gland.
I am now on trt and it has completely turned my life around.
Don't neglect your health guys. We live in a day and age where we can be optimised into old age. Low T and other problems will happen to all us men eventually. And we have the power to take our health into our own hands.
Thank you alan, most men are too insecure to talk about this and too make these lackluster excuses and would rather buy a pill instead of exercising and eating correctly
Preach brother. I’m a lady three years into menopause, so my hormones are DEFINITELY different than when I was younger 😂. But I train, eat well, sleep well, and feel pretty amazing most of the time. I’m gonna walk to the gym now for some deadlifts 💪
I am 33 and prepping for my first strongman comp in July. I am the most muscular and strongest I have ever been, and I still feel that I have so much potential.
Humble Bragg
There's an interesting phenomenon that happens with belief as well. Studies have shown that beliefs you have about activities, food and behaviors affects how one's body responds to them and produces hormones and neurotransmitters. Simply by buying into the marketing around these products, people can be making it harder on themselves.
At 39, I'm the strongest I've ever been. I also just earned my PhD. Good message, my man!
Starting out in gyms 15+ years ago, the biggest and strongest guys were well into their 40s. I never thought for a second that hitting 30 could be the beginning of the end until this idea started to get floated around social media and TH-cam, usually by people with a product to sell.
Also, if one aspires to be too old, too injured, past their peak, whatever else, it will be a self fulfilling prophecy.
I definitely think strength tends to peak after 30 for most men, especially upper body strength. I grapple with 40 year olds, and I’m surprised how strong their grip strength is. There’s a reason why the “old man” strength is a thing.
@@rico14 I think it would be fair to say that if you’re going to hit your absolute potential peak (ie what you could achieve if you did everything perfectly), it will be in your thirties.
I just don’t buy that in this life we have essentially 10-15 years to make it count followed by a decade of rapid degeneration then a slow steady decline of 40-60 years to the grave.
Are gains harder in your thirties than twenties? For some people sure, but for most people, life is harder in general. Other priorities, more stress, more responsibilities that divert time and effort and other recovery resources away from our athletic goals.
@@dy3662 I mean with certain sports it’s definitely like that, but I feel like strength sports takes longer to develop.
@@rico14 For sure. I guess there’s also an element of your miles may vary. Some people for sure peak in their early 30s, 20s even, then you have guys like Mark Felix.
Self care/injury prevention seems a massive part of it too, but probably the hardest variable to control.
It's probably quite informative to look at the champions of the Ancient Olympics. The Greeks had 700 years of sports science (now lost), and a culture which pushed a significant percentage of their citizen body into athletic training (for both war and sport), with a lot of importance and glory placed on athletes performing well for their city states. I.e. the talent pool, whilst obviously not as large as what we see today, was pretty considerable, & athletic training was presumably pretty decent.
And yet, it's clear from the number of Olympiads attended / won by some Ancient athletes that they were in their mid 30s and still winning. Leonidas of Rhodes, for example, won all three 'sprint' events (one was more like an 800m race in armour) at 4 games in a row, and was 36 or 37 during his last games.
So, at the very least, it suggests that for those particular athletes, physiological athletic decline, even in speed and power, wasn't significant by the latter half of their mid 30s.
Love this message! In my early 40ties now, but still fit and working out almost every day. While also loving a beer now and then.
It’s like willie Nelson said …. “ when ya slow down, ya go down “
Going to be 43 in a few months. I lift 4x/week and do jiujitsu 4x/week and I can hang with kids half my age.
@@bmstyleeI'm similar
Lift 4 times per week and still train judo 3 times despite being 39
Same here , 42 this year, still making small gains even after working out for over 20 years.
Yep. I’m 43 and while joint issues and some normal aging have changed my workouts and limited me in some ways, I still manage to get a session in 3-4 days a week, and I’m in better shape than most guys I see walking around who are younger than me.
I'm 32 and I feel better than I ever did at 25. The reason? I'm out of a parasitic relationship, I'm eating better, doing both strength training and cardio, making sleep a priority and just trying to take care of myself. Heck, I'm about 70ish pounds lighter than I was at 25, as well. This man speaks the truth. It's never too late to make a change.
my poor health(obesity) in my late teens were caused by bad habits formed by my parents when i was a child. im now 28, turning my life around through exercise and diet. i just wish i kicked the bad habit earlier in my 20s, but here i am. i want to be healthy and strong in my 30s and beyond
A friend of mine just won bench nationals in his late 30s. I'm in my early 30s, and I plan on hitting new PRs.
I completely agree with Alan when I look back into my past. I was active till my teenage, then mostly sedentary from 20s till mid 30s.
Then I took charge of my life seriously, I started proper healthy diet and started lifting weights plus basic calisthenics. Now I am almost 44 and feel much much better, stronger, and healthier than I would have otherwise.
Yes my housemate is 40 and complaons that he is too old and injured to play soccer.
I broke it down for him and said you are just really unfit and unprepared to play soccer.
You struggle to jog for 10 mins, find it taxing to do 25 bodyweight squats, lunges, pushups etc can't touch your toes...
Sports like soccer are dynamic, plyometrics exercise, you have to be able to sprint abd jump and change direction, kick high etc and keep it up for 30 mins at a time.
You can't go from doing nothing for several years to playing sport and not expect to get injured.
Give yourself 6 months to get in shape, start by alternating between walking and jogging every 100metres for 10-20 mins.
Try bodyweight exercises, even modified eg squatting to a chair.
Progress slowly but do exercise frequently. At least every other day.
Its humbling but likely if you persist for a year ir two you will be as fit as you were a decade ago.
I'm 39 and feel better than ever. Eating clean, working out, sleeping enough. My recovery after training is much worse than ten years ago but that's pretty much the only thing that got noticeably worse.
Im 40 and recovery isnt half of what it used to be...even though i've never stopped training
This should be the predominant message being shared on TH-cam Fitness and just general life. Too many people (including myself up until recently) believe that it's actually normal and part of life to gain weight as you age, along with developing other issues that could be completely avoided with some basic exercise and nutrition. Thank you Alan for sharing this.
In my 20's I was addicted to games and drinking, my health sucked, I was depressed, bad sleeping schedule. When I was 30 started to turned my life around, got married, started exercise, started BJJ, eating better and now only drinking very occasionally. My sex drive is much better, my mind is clear, my mood is stable, depression gone and I sleep like a baby! I wish I started earlier, but it is what it is, I'm 35 now and my life started in the 30's 🙂
Awesome video - and I can confirm: I started strength training at age 50 and over the last 9 years I've been able to keep getting stronger. (Okay, it helps that I wasn't ever all that strong to begin with - the bar is low). The key is starting somewhere and seeking improvement for as long as you can. When the improvements slow down, pick a different goal post because you get to decide on what that is!
Mid 60s here. Just do whatever you can for as long as you can. Don't worry so much about what you can't do. Exercise will help you do more longer.
4:11 Never change Alan
Literally one of the most honest people in the fitness world. Always appreciated
Training can certainly mitigate some of the aging complaints. But my activity level (construction & utility lineman work) and diet was rather steady from 21-41 yrs old, and the physical change is apparent in something i was doing 40+hr a week every week, year after year.
Absolutely, train and pay attention to diet and rest to be the best version of oneself - 100%. But, age most definitely changes things or competitive sports wouldn't be dominated by people under a certain age.
Thanks Allan I need to hear this I'm turning 30 and just picking up training again for the first time since my early 20's, after partying a lot and just recently starting a family my mobility is awful I'm overweight and recovery is brutal as I've only just started hitting the weights again. Admittedly I've seen a few videos and have checked out the cost of TRT near me and have been tempted, but you are completely right I don't need it I just need to continue making good decisions and forming new habits through my 30's and beyond!! So glad I found your channel again after all this time. TRAIN UNTAAAAMEEDDDD
Yeah you right. Got sober at 28. In my best shape now at 36. Wasn't easy. Wasn't over night. I think achieving 1 pull up was the hard part. Getting over the 5 pull up Mark was life changing. Back squats make me happy.
As always Alan killed it And has the point!!
Alan, I’ve had seven of those decade birthdays and agree with your thoughts. Semper Fi
Great video 👍
Dr Mike just made a trt video recently which also points out a lot of reason to not start trt.
I think it is a good thing for some people but for the majority of us we just need to accept that aging will lead to some losses but lifestyle,training and diet is the best approach to combat them.
Keep up the good work💪
Hey Alan! Sorry for the unrelated comment but your quote "Just because you can’t open a gym tomorrow, doesn’t mean you can’t start writing your story today
" really inspired me. So I'm putting it on the cover page of my soon-to-open gym! Your channel has been a huge help! Thanks a lot!
This video is 100% right. I'm 51 and still pushing the weights 3 times a week. Sprinting and running 3 times a week. Jumping 6 times a week. Kettlebells 3 times a week. You are only going to be as fit as you want to be. Age isn't the problem, it is the individual desire to do something that is the problem. I may not be as strong as I was when I was 21, but I am in better overall shape in terms of lean muscle mass, cardiovascular endurance, and mobility. The biggest challenge with age is recovery. Listening to your body and adjusting to recover is the name of the game. NOT LOW T! Thanks Alan for cutting through the BS once again and giving everyone a dose of reality.
Testosterone Barely declines through your 30ies . Some people however , partially duo to bad habits early on might have lower testesterone levels ( obesity in particular ) it's alright to go check it out , and if You really need it , sure HRT ( the medication ) is an option
not the BS products that are pushed
Everyone I know in their 30s who complains about their body 'getting old' has stopped 90% of the activity that they've done through their teens and 20's. It's just an excuse.
The only people really getting torn up in their 30's and 40's are the very rare athletes who have truly pushed themselves too far, and I'd bet none of them are letting it define them.
Yup, they keep their poor diets as well and the beer and chicken wings catch up and they reach peak dad bod
Exactly! I've been pushing strength pretty vigorously and it was fine for quite a few years, but now at 34 going on 35 if I keep going heavy all the time the knee and elbow tendonitis creeps up and I'm more prone to muscle tears.... So for a while I just backed down the frequency but still kept going at things heavy and more safely.... though I'm at the point now where chasing those new PR's number wise isn't my motivating factor anymore, I'd like to get better at moving my body around again like back in my military and calisthenics days.... I might be a lot stronger but I also like being nimble and not always having something hurt/ache.
In other words, I might dial things back on the strength aspects a bit to focus on overall health and not just abuse my body for numbers!
I’m 76 do full body lifts three days a week as well as cardio and I am probably in better shape than in my 30s. However my libido has declined and I’m sure my T is probably low as well despite my health being great. Exercise, nutrition and healthy living can slow the aging process somewhat but it’s not going to stop it. Just have to embrace the suck and drive on!
I'm turning 40 in a couple of months and I'm healthier and stronger than I've ever been in my life. I'm also much wiser and less ego driven. I know what pushing myself is, and I also know what being stupid and overdoing it is. It's awesome.
Yeah the torrent of complaints from 30 year olds on any reddit post mentioning getting older always made me cringe. People are saying that they're unable to move in any decent way and they're just like "oh well, I'm getting older, nothing I can do about this" while also shooting down any attempts to nudge them in the direction of exercising and taking care of themselves. Infuriating.
There are a few studies that basically state age is not the cause, but rather lifestyle choices.
I will be turning 53 this year and I have never been stronger with plenty of gains to be made on the horizon. Channels like this one, Starting Strength and Greysteel are the reasons why I will continue to strength train until I croak. Thanks Alan!!!
I’m not Alan’s target audience, being a 67 year old woman. But he was one of my inspirations for taking up powerlifting at age 66. Despite decades of exercise aimed at women (yoga, Pilates, light dumbbells) I was frail, scrawny, and weak AF. So I started working with an experienced powerlifting coach in June 2022. I had never touched a barbell previously, and I was absolutely horrified at my lack of strength after literally decades of exercise that was ineffective at building real strength. But what that meant was that there was nowhere for me to go but up. I train with my coach 3x a week doing the barbell lifts and accessories . I do mobility stuff on my own. I admittedly have utterly crap genetics for powerlifting as a competitive sport, but that’s not why I’m doing this. It’s for functional strength. This is THE best thing I have ever done from a fitness and health perspective. At age 67 I am stronger than I have ever been in my life. This really works, folks. It’s very true that it is never too late to build strength, even for a old lady. Many thanks to Alan for his informative and often very amusing videos.
Congrats, M'am!
LOLOL at 4:10 ! 🤣🤣
Great message in this video! I'm currently in my mid-30's and recently started paying attention to my dietary vitamin and mineral intake, particularly magnesium. Also started daily consuming a clove of raw garlic with water on an empty stomach. Both seem to have resulted in increased energy levels and focus. I'm a big believer that dietary adjustments, rather than merely popping a pill for everything, can have great benefits
Just turned 31 last month. Literally bigger and stronger than I’ve ever been in my life. Also, yes, 100% natural. Never taken PED’s.
I started lifting free weights when I was 15-16 and I never stopped. Maybe for 6-9 months after my son was born, but I got back at it.
Now I go places and random people comment on my physique, pay me compliments, and even ask about the gym. You’re absolutely right.
The product I am today is because of the investment I made in myself my entire 20’s.
Congrats!
This vid reflects exactly what I think. During my youth I was into that clear-separated body and brain divided world, and did absolutely no sports but was just reading books and watching TV. At 27yo I decided to practice some sports because I just needed to move. Today I'm 35 and I just realized than now I practiced during 8 years, and my shape and fitness are so much better than when I was 25. It's so great.
Excellent video and message. This TRT and supplement promotion is a massive campaign to extract money from people by convincing them they’re aging and not capable of restoring their fitness through the basics
Thanks Alan. As a 49 year old I needed this encouragement! Keep up the good content.
Truth. Thank you. 45 year old dad. Been working on it (gym, diet, tennis, rest) since COVID broke out. Feels good.
I am 60. Low T but no symptoms, not on TRT or any other PEDs. I've recently squatted 175kg despite a bad knee, benched 137.5kg and deadlifted 227.5kg at 96kg bodyweight. Age is just an excuse. Just keep training.
Absolutely agree with Alan here. Changing the trajectory of your health is under your control.
I’m 48, my test levels seem to go up every year. They were in the 600s this year. I do have to eat less because it’s easier to gain weight, but I have no issue maintaining or gaining muscle. I feel no different than I did when I was 22. I asked my doctor how the test numbers were staying so high when I know so many guys on TRt at my age. He said as long as you keep weightlifting, your body will produce the test it needs to keep up. He basically confirmed what Alan said in this video
Exercise seems to slow ageing
I weighed 370 lbs. 2 years ago at 58 years old. I was weak, depressed, ready to join the 600 lb. club, in size not squats. I was so out of shape that a HIIT workout was sitting down and standing 30 times. lol I changed my mind. Today I'm 275 lbs. Squatting and deadlifting my bodyweight for multiple reps and sets. The deadlift is close to 400 now. The labido is through the roof. I feel 25 years younger. I lost 14" off my waist and gained about 2" on my chest and shoulders. Meat with eggs every day and good smart training and you can build muscle at any age. I take no medication or supplements except a multivitamin. I eat what I want now also. I thank you Alan for teaching me the proper form for squatting and deadlifting also. I would binge on your videos and follow some people you have mentioned like Starting Strength. I haven't tweaked my lower back once in the last 2 years.. I always tweaked my back muscles doing these two lifts as a kid. I tweaked my back yesterday but I did it by changing brake lines on a frigging rust bucket.
I'm 40 and I'm probably in the best shape of my life thanks to 30 me who started weight lifting!
Great message, am 61 and have never used ped's or trt and feel as long as a person can hit some kind of deadlifts and squats and or their variations you will be able to maintain a healthy active life. Of course training upper body is also important.
Gosh dang Alan, you just continue to become more wise. Glad to see you didn’t suffer the same fate as Samson with the loss of your luscious locks! Thanks for the motivation dude, train untamed!
Great video, Alan. I have been working out my whole life and I have had my Best muscle and strength gains in my mid 30s I expect to increase in strength and muscle until I’m 70. I have had to talk my good buddies out of taking TRT. Too many rejuvenation clinics exploiting men’s insecurities. Keep this great educational content coming.
I love this video. I am turning 40 in September, and I feel better than I ever have done. This is because in my 20s, I smoked a ton a dope and played a lot of video games. Since 34, I have been training, and I am more active than ever, and I have more energy than I did 20 years ago. Lifting weights and cardio training is by far the best thing I have ever done
Very true. Having a positive mindset, taking risks and perusing goals matter. Plus get sleep. All basics. GREAT VIDEO
I just turned 49 years old. I’m doing circuit training and running. I feel so much better. I feel like I’m in my 30’s.
alan is so valuable to the fitness industry.. consistently solid information
Could you redo this video by shouting this from up on a rooftop? Cause people need to hear this now! Thanks for this video. Spot on. We aren’t victims to our date of birth. We have the power both ways based on our decisions. I’m 45 and undoing all dumb stuff. Amazing how much better I feel already.
My dad (62 now) told me he never understood the sentiment that people decline in their thirties and forties. He said he was at his strongest and fittest during that time. Sure a lot of people decline after that, but it is mostly due to not being as active and diet more so than purely aging.
Great video. I’ve learned that there are two types of aging, primary and secondary. Primary aging is the part we can’t control, normal wear and tear if you will. But secondary aging if those habits that we do have control over. I’m literally one month shy of my 30th birthday, and this video made me think even more about how I need to take care of myself. I’ve haven’t drank in 6 months and I get to the gym 3-4 times a week but nutrition is where I need to improve.
As a new dad, I needed this. Thank you.
Thank you Alan, I needed to hear this. I'm a 35 year old father of two kids under 5. I keep fairly active but definitely wondering what the hell happened to my body in the last ten years! I find prioritising sleep is the crucial thing for my motivation and general wellbeing but that's easier said than done at this stage in life!
Same here mate, father of two little ones. Keep doing what you can, and don't feel bad if it's not much. The thing that takes the blame out of my mind is something an older friend of mine once told me: one day, you will pick up your child and then put him o her back down, and you will never ever pick them up again. Spending time with them now is irreplaceable. We can go back to lifting when they are a bit older.
Or just lift your kids... Progressive overload will come naturally as they grow XD
Yo I've been a parent for a while and rounding out my 30s... naps, dude. take naps. schedule naps! naps are your friend
I am 39 ...my knees were starting to hurt and I fell in that mindset. I think The issue is that we do want to change but we're not patient enough to invest 3, 4. 5 years of consistent practice to see change. Now that we're 39, we're seeing as time running out and we see it that we have to get in shape quickly. But the reality is everything that we want in life. The good stuff for family love career education, fitness. It all takes time. It doesn't take months, it takes years and as soon as we accept that and have the mindset of investing 10 minutes here, 10 minutes there for big payoff it will all be better
It doesnt have to be that long even though, you can drastically change your life and health in half a year
Amen! I made a decision about 8 years ago to start training right. I've had my highs and lows, but I keep with it. The best I feel is the days after I have a solid workout. I'm on the verge of breaking a 3-plate DL in my late 30s.
Thanks for the inspiration, Alan!
So true. It's a bitter pill to swallow to admit that it was my laziness that made me so out of shape rather than just use the excuse of "I'm old now." Progress feels slower now than in my early 20s but in my early 20s, I also didn't have nearly 20 years of inactivity to recover from. Thanks for the message.
Finally someone called out that bullshit.
You put out some of the best no BS, honest content. So many people are misinformed because of all the horrible advice dished out by the "influencers".
You dropped this literally the day I turned 30, thank you!
I'm going to be 43 soon. Still in the gym 4X/week while doing BJJ 4x/week. It's nice to be in better shape at almost 43 than when I was 23.
What kind of gym routine do you keep to with training BJJ 4 x weekly?
@@one23four68 until recently squat, bench, OHP, and deadlift. I am doing a weightlifting focus from now till it gets too cold outside to drag my stall mats and weights outside. I'm looking at adding some more dynamic stuff to it as well to help with speed on the mat. As someone who is 225lbs I'll never be as fast as really light guys but every bit helps. I haven't been rolling as much because I've been focusing on the self defense stuff in the Pedro white to blue curriculum.
@@bmstylee 39 (40 in two months here) and am blue belt in BJJ--are you doing any accessory lifts as well? I stopped lifting a few months after starting BJJ, but have been wanting to get back into it. I do 5-6 sessions of BJJ a week (yes, addicted), and go for 3-5 mile runs a couple of times a week. So I think I would struggle to get more than two sessions of lifting in. Would like to make them effective, yet short.
Also, it is clear to me that at 39 almost 40, I am never going to be too competitive with the early 20's guys in BJJ. They recover faster, have better reaction time, and are more explosive. I do have a better gas tank and try to have better technique. Need to add strength training back in. I do not feel like many of those guys are stronger, so it would be an advantage.
@@dpcoon1 right now my accessory stuff is push press, high bar squat and snatch grip deadlift. Mostly as accessories to the snatch, c&j and front squat. I'm focusing on the classic lifts until it gets too cold to lift outside because they are very dynamic moments and requires a good amount of flexibility. I make sure I do direct core work. Having a strong core helps a lot. Especially if you get caught in knee on belly. I am still doing pull-ups and chin-ups as well to keep my upper back strong. I don't really do any cardio since rolling is really it's own cardio and you can't really simulate it.
Can’t wait to see Alan’s follow up to this when he’s around 50.
I've made all my greatest progress in life in my 30's because I gradually built good habits and sustainable methods in my 20's.
35 (almost 36) year old here... had my T tested and total level was 386 while my free level was 60.1... was told these both fall within "normal" range but are on the lower side of normal and there's really nothing to worry about... Now on the quest of lifting 3x per week, eating more (I barely hit 2000 calories a day), and staying active.
Truth! I’m 37, soon 38 and I took ownership of my health in my late 20s. I feel better now than when I was 25. I’m excited about my 40s. To see my kids grow and to age as healthy as I can be.
So well put. Most people suffer from their own decisions not some uncontrollable factor. I’m 50 and and doing fantastic physically because I choose to prioritize my fitness and make sacrifices and invest time to achieve my goals. Its hard work, not f’n magic!
I'm 31. I have some injuries from when I was a runner that flare up every now and again. Now I compete in strongman, when those injuries show themselves. I adjust my lifting accordingly and give them time to heal up. I don't do two a days anymore. But still going heavy 4 days a week. Sex drive is no problem, the weight I've gained is intentional, and I'm full of energy!! Work hard, have a good diet, and enjoy what you're doing. And you'll be good to go 🙂🙂
So I literally just turned 30 yesterday, and I truly needed this, thank you
Please make another video like this focused around the message that you are the product of your choices for the last decade, and that you can change the next decade, but not focused on the thirties and forties, and not focused on men, so that I can share with my out of shape older friends and family who need to hear this message.
Good insights. Many people reflexively look for an easy excuse and/or a pill to avoid taking responsibility for their own health and habits.
More truthfull thing I have ever heard. I needed to hear this, glad I'm on the right track
Wait until you reach 50+ then you really see the challenges! That is why I restarted my training program to avoid major issues past 50. Kudos to you Alan for the awesome gym!
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Man I really loved this message, been learning this over the last few years and am still working towards being healthy. Just want to add for the people that had this realization at a low point of health, it took 15 years to F my body and I have learned to not expect 15 years of change overnight. That being said when it come to lifestyle, you can make 100% change overnight and that’s like making a u-turn. Can’t get back those miles but you can get back on the right path.
I just wanted to share that I've always enjoyed Alan's brand of humor. A nice mix of smart and low brow jokes woven into every kind of conversation. That liquid chalk shaking had me going lol.
I have a broken back, broken hip, and severe sleep apnea that is so far treatment resistant. I still have been able to lose a total of 105 lbs. Still don't look anywhere near athletic or aesthetic and probably never will due to loose skin, but I still try every day to get my workouts in, sometimes I'm in too much pain or too tired, though.
I’ll be 35 this year. Been at the gym consistently since I was 17. Done everything from bodybuilding style work to powerlifting to CrossFit and now for the past 5 years I do handbalance and calisthenics which has stuck with me the best and I love the most. And I feel better now 35 then I did at 25. All natural of course. Just consistency with training and consistency with eating good.
Fixing my diet, losing some fat, and cutting out booze has ENORMOUSLY improved my health.
It's really amazing how much difference a GOOD diet makes. It does take some work and a few weeks of experimenting and calorie counting, but it's 500% worth the effort.
I use cronometer which tells me not just calories and macros, but all the vitamins and mineral you're probably ignoring.
I'm 38, started training 3 years ago. I was fat, out of shape and weak, all what you said about living in 20's like a teenager was true for me. Today I am lean, somewhat jacked, strong and 10 times more functional. The only thing that remained the same is my libido. From my experience, don't worry, just train and try to be healthy (eat, sleep, etc). I have checked my test (it was free since my employer paid the whole physical check) and I do have very normal (average) levels, just to be full transparent
This!!!!!!☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾
Even when you're fit, age makes you more resilient mentally and also wiser. I tap into this resilience and wisdom to go harder, and i'm always trying new activities so that my fitness translates into learning new stuff and freedom of movement in general. To me that's the point, learning stuff/doing stuff i didn't do before.
4:10 had me like 👀
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