Thread: Over 50 and needs ideas on how to Bulk

I'm 58 and gained 100lbs in the last 4 years. I did it by eating a lot of clean food, but by adding in good fats and trying to eat calorie dense foods. Also as far as supplementation when you hit a sticking point add 8 weeks of an oral like t-bol, then come off the oral and go to peps, ghrp6, ghrp2, ipam, or hex, my preference is the ghrp2&6 along with cjc1295 dac.
I cut my training regimen way back to a power lifters routine where I do only compound movements. Flat bench, squats, deads, military press, bent over rows, curls and tricep extensions. I warm up thoroughly since I'm really old, then do only 5 working sets of the movement I'm on for that day. Now legs I will add in leg presses, extensions and curls, but only according to how I feel that day because 32" quads need a lot of maintenance. For example on arm day I superset curls and lying tricep extensions. I warm up to 135 or 155 depending on my elbows, then do 5 sets. I don't worry about the tricep being too light I just rep it 15-20 reps because I get plenty of tricep work doing bench press, with a working weight of 10 reps at 455-475. I had gotten up to 495 for 10 reps 3 sets, but then had a neck injury. And keep everything in thet 10-12 rep range unless blowing it out with super drop sets. But at my age I have to do these on rare occassions when I actually have that much energy.
I hope that helps some.
Also one BIG thing I forgot to mention is lay off the protein shakes. Use real food!!!! I cannot stress that enough.

Good advice Buff, couldnt agree more bro!

Whats wrong with protein shakes ?

Sweet potatos, Coco nut oil , Sardines , Beef maybe uni-liver ,Alvacados , Wallnuts ,banannas ect. 600mg test-c lol

Have a friend that is 75 and still going strong, dude has done it all from crab fishing in Alaska to being a Mendocino hot shot . He eats canned fish , blue berries and all fresh fruits. Drinks a lot of grapefruit juice as well as cherry juice , Practices Yoga daily and is a life long runner. he has his vices from drugs and alcohol to what ever. But he always gets holy and drys up and takes care of his body. he will probably live to be a hundred. I think he parties a little less these days

In addition to what everyone else has said (especially blood work) your friend needs to load up on quality carbs as well as protein and fats. Hard to build muscle and gain weight without them. I just turned 50 and have been in this game most of my life. I no longer tolerate carbs well if I'm trying to stay lean but if he's losing weight I'll say to pack in the oat meal, sweet potatoes, and brown rice.

Originally Posted by megaman1

Ok guys. I have a buddy at my gym that needs some more ideas on how to bulk up. The thing is....is that he is lactose intolerant and he feels like he has no energy to do his work-out. He tries to eat boiled eggs, fish, chicken, ect... The man is not gaining nothing. He was around 190 and dropped down to 160. I've tried to think up stuff to help him and gave him some ideas, but if any of one has some advice for me to pass on...it sure would appreciated.

1st off get blood work, have thyroid checked. if all is good.
tell him to google "calorie dense food" and start adding them into daily intake. and get iso-whey or iso rice protein powder.
and google "dc training" its decent

I agree with above post. I'm also 52 did 1st national shows this year. 3rd in nationals 2nd in North American. Hormone levels are low I'd see a men health clinic and see about trt and blood work for thyroid etc..