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Our Brand New ACCELERATED Fat Loss Diet!The reason I ask is because Arnold Schwarzenneger doesn't look the same in some photos I saw of him. I am wondering if those are real (he was sagging) or if it was done by the computer. Do old people live in the gym or do only young bodybuilders? So, if I want to become a bodybuilder, will I have to accept the fact that I won't look the same as I did when I was young? Thanks.
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1 Secondhandloser // Jun 15, 2008
The Ah-nold saggy pics were fake.
2 lestermount // Jun 15, 2008
Lots of older people still exercise and look much better than the average person.
You will not look the same as you did when you were very young, but you will look younger than your age and a whole lot better than if you don't work out.
3 Joy // Jun 15, 2008
Hi, Ariel!
It is an interesting question. The answer is: it depends! I know of no serious study that has been done but I can give you my opinion.
(I cannot comment on Arnold Schwarzenegger. I haven't seen the photographs that you mention.)
In general, anyone who quits strength training and continues to eat as they did when they were training will cause their body composition to deteriorate. In other words, their lean muscle mass will decrease and their amount of fat will increase.
However, many older body-builders keep training, and eating well, even after they retire from competition. This includes such champions as Steve Reeves, John Grimek, Bill Pearl, and Chris Dickerson, who all continued to look good in their 60's and 70's.
Some strength athletes suffer injuries (especially to their joints if they were competitive lifters) that cause them to alter, reduce, or even eliminate strength training.
Steroid users often quickly shirk noticeably once they go off the juice. However, these men and women were not primarily interested in health and vitality in the first place.
If we live long enough, all of us eventually suffer from a kind of creeping muscular dystrophy. The term "sarcopenia" refers to such conditions as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and osteoporosis.
A healthy diet and exercise, both cardio and strength training, work to increase one's vitality and health span. They not only retard the onset of sarcopenia, but also they can sometimes reverse it.
It's very important to think long-term. In terms of health, there is never any reason to adopt any diet or exercise program that is not sustainable well into one's 80's and beyond.
I hope this helps to answer your question, Ariel. At the bottom of this reply, I’ve added links to free Internet resources in case you want to learn more about strength training or suitable free programs for beginners or more advanced.
Train in good health!
All my best wishes.
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